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	Re: Pathways into Data
	Posted By: VikingBoyBilly	Date: 3/15/17 2:48 a.m.
	In Response To: Re: Pathways into Data (xcalibur) : I appreciate all the feedback. : I've decided to add an addendum. : First, I'd like to clarify that while the gas mask doesn't seem to affect : damage output, I can't rule out the possibility that it does have an : effect on that or some other stat. All I can say with certainty is that it : must be a subtle effect, if present. I also tested the Green Oozes, but : still nothing to report. My personal theory is that the gas mask would've : been used for the green headlesses, which are in the Shapes file but are : unused in the game. This is pure speculation of course. : Speaking of the Green Oozes, I discovered that it's possible to get past them : without using the thick brown potion. Instead, you can drink a bubbling : red potion and straferun through the corridors -- you'll cut it close, but : you can make it through. : When monsters damage each other via friendly fire, it seems to do 2x normal : damage. That's the only way I can explain the discrepancies between : hp/damage output and the effects of friendly fire, e.g. headlesses go down : after 3 slimeballs or 2 bones, and zombies go down in 4 slimeballs or 3 : bones. This does not add up, unless you add a 2x modifier for friendly : fire damage. : Mac OS X port vs original: I found that the port is very faithful to the : original game. However, there are a number of differences. The port has : the gold room glitch, as well as a slowdown glitch (noticeable after : checking the map). But wait, that's not all! The infrared goggles have a : darker red tint in the port, while they seem brighter with a more orange : hue in the original. The MP38 has a more complex firing pattern in the : original. There's also a typo: the port has the level name "Where : Only *Fool* Dare Tread" when it should be, "Where Only *Fools* : Dare Tread". However, there are also positive differences in the : port: portals are much more translucent, it has floor/ceiling textures, : and it offers a larger world view window. The port is also more : convenient, as there's no need to go through the copy protection routine, : or use an emulator such as Basilisk II. : Overall, the port looks/feels vaguely different from the original. It's hard : to pin down what it is, but it's something. This isn't meant to take : anything away from the port of course -- as I said, it's a faithful : reproduction, and the information I posted is consistent across both : versions AFAIK. : One more easter egg: when loading up a game in the port, the worldview window : will briefly have the title "Witness Total Carnage" before : switching to the proper level name, while the original displays : "Untitled" instead. Whatever you do, don't drop the map. That fires off the worst glitch of them all (you're not totally screwed as long as you don't save). I'm pretty sure floor/ceiling textures were a thing in the original? At least, there was an option to turn them on or off, and I think it's in the "off" position at default.

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	Pathways into Data	xcalibur	2/20/17 11:27 p.m.
	Re: Pathways into Data	Bob-B-Q	2/21/17 10:44 a.m.
	Re: Pathways into Data	Bo Lindbergh	2/21/17 3:11 p.m.
	Re: Pathways into Data	VikingBoyBilly	2/22/17 1:48 a.m.
	Re: Pathways into Data	President People	2/23/17 9:26 p.m.
	Re: Pathways Into Speedrunning	aperturegrillz	2/28/17 11:48 a.m.
	Re: Pathways into Data	xcalibur	3/13/17 8:57 p.m.
	Re: Pathways into Data	Bob-B-Q	3/14/17 7:27 a.m.
	Re: Pathways into Data	Godot	3/15/17 7:26 a.m.
	Re: Pathways into Data	Mark Levin	3/14/17 8:25 a.m.
	Re: Pathways into Data	xcalibur	3/14/17 3:44 p.m.
	Re: Pathways into Data	Godot	3/15/17 8:07 a.m.
	Re: Pathways into Data	VikingBoyBilly	3/15/17 2:48 a.m.
	Re: Pathways into Data	Godot	3/20/17 6:58 a.m.
	Re: Pathways into Data	Godot	3/20/17 6:51 a.m.
	Re: Pathways into Data	Mark Levin	3/23/17 9:51 a.m.
	Re: Pathways into Data	VikingBoyBilly	3/24/17 3:30 p.m.

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