Oh, I know it wasn't what you meant; I just went through a memory dump rebooting the parts of me that remember PiD, and trying to psyche myself up for some more grindy grindy fun. That was triggered by the idea to find a big straight line in a randomly-generated Labyrinth; the part of the post that wasn't threadjack was just about suggesting I'd Rather Be Surfing. Now that I think about it, Ground Floor should be rectilinear enough for any testing purposes. I bet Ghouls don't actually throw much of a fastball.
To get back to the threadjack, if you're cheating you can set time, inventory, and location, so it's pretty moot--you probably can't win the game before it starts, but anything after that is fair game. If you're cheating for ammo and go the Pipes-->Easter Egg-->Bomb sprint route, you'll probably do a few minutes faster than me--I've had to take a few extra seconds here and there for ammo caches and the occasional dodge.
: : I think it's possible to win the game in an hour, without ever picking up
: the
: This isn't really what I meant. When I said 'speed', I meant the speed at
: which our character moves. I'm not sure if I was clear or not, but I
: apologize if I wasn't. Like, for instance, how long does it take for our
: character to move exactly 8 map sectors in any direction? Of course, that
: assumes we have a straight hallway at least 8 sectors in length, but you
: get the idea.
: Nevertheless, you did give me some food for thought. I'll see how fast I can
: cheat-win the game (without giving myself items or cheat-teleporting to
: levels, just getting uber-health). Maybe one day I'll provide my
: conclusions on the matter.
: Vale,
: Perseus
