The Cathedral of Attnam - Little detail trivia

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Alveradok
Feb 9, 2008, 4:40 pm

Remember IVAN-detectives? This one is a bit less-depth, but still may be fun.

We post stuff like screenshots or message history and asked stuff about it - \"how can I get this?\", \"Where is this from?\" etc.

I may have not explained that clear, but you\'ll understand if I start (easy, for starters) :

Image scaled. Click here to view the full sized image

Ok - how can one get the message about advancing, without any \"you hit (blablabla)\"?

capristo
Feb 9, 2008, 5:02 pm

Man, I've had a ton of weird questions like that before, wish I had saved them. As for this one, I have no clue, but this thread is a good idea.

slob
Feb 9, 2008, 9:13 pm

you can gain skill by blocking but it would say you block the attack

Alveradok
Feb 9, 2008, 9:38 pm

Yup, that's why it isn't it . If no-one guesses, I'll post the answer by tommorow afternoon. My afternoon that is. A good rule, perhaps. But it's not mandatory.

Full_Metal_Wolf
Feb 9, 2008, 10:43 pm

I'm going to guess(wrongly) that it's because you were polymorphed, kicked some ass with a polearm, and then got polymorphed back, somehow causing a delayed reaction with your skill rising?

Alveradok
Feb 10, 2008, 10:15 am

Nope, just threw a polearm at her while she was out of LoS.

chaostrom
Feb 15, 2008, 4:04 am

In that case, the polearm you threw must've hit her, thus giving you skill with polearms.

Alveradok
Jul 28, 2009, 10:51 am

New question:

How come I lately killed the enner beast with a wand of fireballs that has no charges left, and having no fancy armor, didn\'t hurt myself one bit? When someone guesses this, You will by the way all learn my cheap way to kill enny

BDR
Jul 29, 2009, 3:39 am

Easy, drop it and slap an active mine on top, then wait for the enner to roll through and admire the explosion.

chaostrom
Jul 29, 2009, 6:50 am

I dunno, mines aren\'t that common in UT. Throw it so it\'ll break? Wands are prone to breakage, even if it\'s made of valpurium (as I happen to know from trying a wizard-themed character in WM, who wielded valpurium wands. They still broke after a few hits.)

EDIT: Nevermind.

4zb4
Jul 29, 2009, 9:01 am

[quote=\"chaostrom\";11740]I dunno, mines aren\'t that common in UT. Throw it so it\'ll break? Wands are prone to breakage, even if it\'s made of valpurium (as I happen to know from trying a wizard-themed character in WM, who wielded valpurium wands. They still broke after a few hits.)

Observe my bad formula:

UT =/= Enner Beast

GC = Enner Beast
GC = Mines mines mines mines mines
Wand of Fireballs + Mine = BOOM
BOOM + Enner Beast = Corpse of Enner Beast

Corpse of Enner Beast = Win

capristo
Jul 29, 2009, 11:40 am

Yes but you would need levitation somehow. Al didn\'t specify that so I\'m not sure.
I was also thinking of throwing or kicking it at him

Comrade
Jul 29, 2009, 3:26 pm

I guess you could try activating a mine over a fireball and then kicking the mine with the fireball attacted to Enner.

BDR
Jul 29, 2009, 5:16 pm

[quote=\"capristo\";11745]Yes but you would need levitation somehow. Al didn\'t specify that so I\'m not sure.

Mines don\'t require levitation to activate without dying. Also, as pointed out the enner is in GC5, not the UT; you stand a way more than decent chance of finding dormant mines before the enner.

capristo
Jul 30, 2009, 10:33 am

oh. But if you\'re not levitating, isn\'t there a chance of setting it off immediately after you activate it?

Alveradok
Jul 30, 2009, 12:43 pm

[quote=\"chaostrom\";11740]Throw it so it\'ll break?

Sorry for the kinda late reply, but yeah, that\'s it. It felt really cool to discover it half-accidentally. Score, Chaostrom!

chaostrom
Jul 30, 2009, 1:14 pm

Woot!

BDR
Jul 30, 2009, 4:49 pm

I would not have thought throwing mines would work.

chaostrom
Jul 31, 2009, 8:03 am

He said wand. Mines do not break.

BDR
Jul 31, 2009, 11:01 am

Hm. I see this does happen (but it looks to be somewhat unreliable, definitely a \'only do this if you really have no charges left\' plan).

chaostrom
Aug 1, 2009, 6:10 am

Very unreliable. I\'m wondering with what kind of AStr he\'s throwing the wand with.

Alveradok
Aug 1, 2009, 9:46 am

You\'ve got to be silly! I had no more than 30 AStr, probably more like 15-20. Wands are lightweight!

Ischaldirh
Aug 1, 2009, 9:54 am

I don\'t believe higher AStr would increase the odds of the wand breaking when thrown...? Don\'t trust me on this, this statement is coming directly out of my rectum.

Alveradok
Aug 1, 2009, 10:00 am

Well, it could be that if the wand hit the beast, it stopped beneath on the floor beneath. But maybe then the scream would be enough powerful to break it? Well I asked my rectum and it told me it doesn\'t give a shit if there was a scream or no. We don\'t remember. It might\'ve as well have broken by fuxxoring.

EDIT : I found a screenshot. 40AStr, lol. Sorry!

Leo
Aug 4, 2009, 9:50 am

Cool Story, Bro.

chaostrom
Aug 4, 2009, 11:52 am

Dude, 40 AStr is massive.

Alveradok
Aug 4, 2009, 3:15 pm

40AStr is easy with my secret method I will yet publish. Still working on that \"book\" .

capristo	Feb 9, 2008, 5:02 pm
Man, I've had a ton of weird questions like that before, wish I had saved them. As for this one, I have no clue, but this thread is a good idea.

slob	Feb 9, 2008, 9:13 pm
you can gain skill by blocking but it would say you block the attack

Alveradok	Feb 9, 2008, 9:38 pm
Yup, that's why it isn't it . If no-one guesses, I'll post the answer by tommorow afternoon. My afternoon that is. A good rule, perhaps. But it's not mandatory.

Full_Metal_Wolf	Feb 9, 2008, 10:43 pm
I'm going to guess(wrongly) that it's because you were polymorphed, kicked some ass with a polearm, and then got polymorphed back, somehow causing a delayed reaction with your skill rising?

Alveradok	Feb 10, 2008, 10:15 am
Nope, just threw a polearm at her while she was out of LoS.

chaostrom	Feb 15, 2008, 4:04 am
In that case, the polearm you threw must've hit her, thus giving you skill with polearms.

Alveradok	Jul 28, 2009, 10:51 am
New question: How come I lately killed the enner beast with a wand of fireballs that has no charges left, and having no fancy armor, didn\'t hurt myself one bit? When someone guesses this, You will by the way all learn my cheap way to kill enny

BDR	Jul 29, 2009, 3:39 am
Easy, drop it and slap an active mine on top, then wait for the enner to roll through and admire the explosion.

chaostrom	Jul 29, 2009, 6:50 am
I dunno, mines aren\'t that common in UT. Throw it so it\'ll break? Wands are prone to breakage, even if it\'s made of valpurium (as I happen to know from trying a wizard-themed character in WM, who wielded valpurium wands. They still broke after a few hits.) EDIT: Nevermind.

capristo	Jul 29, 2009, 11:40 am
Yes but you would need levitation somehow. Al didn\'t specify that so I\'m not sure. I was also thinking of throwing or kicking it at him

Comrade	Jul 29, 2009, 3:26 pm
I guess you could try activating a mine over a fireball and then kicking the mine with the fireball attacted to Enner.

BDR	Jul 29, 2009, 5:16 pm
[quote=\"capristo\";11745]Yes but you would need levitation somehow. Al didn\'t specify that so I\'m not sure. Mines don\'t require levitation to activate without dying. Also, as pointed out the enner is in GC5, not the UT; you stand a way more than decent chance of finding dormant mines before the enner.

capristo	Jul 30, 2009, 10:33 am
oh. But if you\'re not levitating, isn\'t there a chance of setting it off immediately after you activate it?

Alveradok	Jul 30, 2009, 12:43 pm
[quote=\"chaostrom\";11740]Throw it so it\'ll break? Sorry for the kinda late reply, but yeah, that\'s it. It felt really cool to discover it half-accidentally. Score, Chaostrom!

BDR	Jul 30, 2009, 4:49 pm
I would not have thought throwing mines would work.

chaostrom	Jul 31, 2009, 8:03 am
He said wand. Mines do not break.

BDR	Jul 31, 2009, 11:01 am
Hm. I see this does happen (but it looks to be somewhat unreliable, definitely a \'only do this if you really have no charges left\' plan).

chaostrom	Aug 1, 2009, 6:10 am
Very unreliable. I\'m wondering with what kind of AStr he\'s throwing the wand with.

Alveradok	Aug 1, 2009, 9:46 am
You\'ve got to be silly! I had no more than 30 AStr, probably more like 15-20. Wands are lightweight!

Ischaldirh	Aug 1, 2009, 9:54 am
I don\'t believe higher AStr would increase the odds of the wand breaking when thrown...? Don\'t trust me on this, this statement is coming directly out of my rectum.

Alveradok	Aug 1, 2009, 10:00 am
Well, it could be that if the wand hit the beast, it stopped beneath on the floor beneath. But maybe then the scream would be enough powerful to break it? Well I asked my rectum and it told me it doesn\'t give a shit if there was a scream or no. We don\'t remember. It might\'ve as well have broken by fuxxoring. EDIT : I found a screenshot. 40AStr, lol. Sorry!

Alveradok	Aug 4, 2009, 3:15 pm
40AStr is easy with my secret method I will yet publish. Still working on that \"book\" .