Comments on: Reverse Engineering ‘Pools of Darkness’: Part 2 http://simeonpilgrim.com/blog/2009/10/06/reverse-engineering-pools-of-darkness-part-2/ Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:48:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Simeon http://simeonpilgrim.com/blog/2009/10/06/reverse-engineering-pools-of-darkness-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4247 Simeon Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:45:01 +0000 http://simeonpilgrim.com/blog/?p=826#comment-4247 I've not looked into those games, but from Curse, the there is a level value for each player (PC/NPC/Monster) and a number of hit dice. But I imagine it should be too difficult to work-out.... the level would be faster to work-out than hit-dice as there is code that displays it, so you could just search for the display code and then decode only that. Could be an interesting task for a rainy day. I’ve not looked into those games, but from Curse, the there is a level value for each player (PC/NPC/Monster) and a number of hit dice.

But I imagine it should be too difficult to work-out…. the level would be faster to work-out than hit-dice as there is code that displays it, so you could just search for the display code and then decode only that.

Could be an interesting task for a rainy day.

]]> By: Null http://simeonpilgrim.com/blog/2009/10/06/reverse-engineering-pools-of-darkness-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4246 Null Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:13:01 +0000 http://simeonpilgrim.com/blog/?p=826#comment-4246 You're probably the only person in the world who can answer this question ;) I'm a FRUAite who's trying to figure out the levels of the human enemies in the various Gold Box games. Have you any idea how they're stored in Death Knights of Krynn and Dark Queen of Krynn? I think I was able to figure them out in Pools of Darkness (there's a number preceding a 242 that corresponds to hit dice as listed in the manual for monsters) and Treasures of the Savage Frontier (though it was a different number), but the same technique doesn't work for the Krynn games... You’re probably the only person in the world who can answer this question ;)

I’m a FRUAite who’s trying to figure out the levels of the human enemies in the various Gold Box games. Have you any idea how they’re stored in Death Knights of Krynn and Dark Queen of Krynn? I think I was able to figure them out in Pools of Darkness (there’s a number preceding a 242 that corresponds to hit dice as listed in the manual for monsters) and Treasures of the Savage Frontier (though it was a different number), but the same technique doesn’t work for the Krynn games…

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