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	Re: Tour of Duty DiaBD: Hostage
	Posted By: Yossarian	Date: 6/29/17 4:15 p.m.
	In Response To: Tour of Duty DiaBD: Hostage (Martin) Great write-up! : The name of the club makes me think of : outdoor spas and beachside huts, but unless the lava we see on this level : is just hot water, the reality is not at all the same. Yeah I was wondering what this level actually *was* practically speaking, as far as a setting since Merlin doesn't mention it. Some of the levels do a better job than others of reflecting what they purport to be but this level is really just designed around its puzzles. Takes away from the story somewhat IMO. : which is not too surprising given the scenario’s early inception and that : being the main style example they had. Which is why I can't begrudge the above criticism. : There are a couple of low openings down to the lava pools I : mentioned, and the odd Lava F’lickta down there trying to take pot shots : at us! Are the F'lickta ever sufficiently explained as to how they fit in to the story? I could have sworn in this level the F'lickta were hurling fireballs at the Fighters as well. : I think you can go wrong here, but hitting the switches in : the order you come to them, reasonably quickly, seems to work just fine, : kind of as it did in the original. As long as the two lifts nearest where : you entered are not perfectly out of sync, you're fine. There’s also a : little ammo up there. Really the middle switch is all you need trip but you might have to adjust the timing of it. : The maps : also have real oddities, like this room appears to have separate square : polygons down one side, and a rotated square is overlaid on it, but to no : effect in practice – take a look. Strange! : There are also two circuits on the walls here, but : smashing them doesn’t seem to achieve anything. The old walkthrough I’ve : been consulting suggests much the same. Useful document that :). I do wonder what those circuits were originally intended for, if anything. Not the last inconsequential circuits we'll encounter I think. That walkthrough is super handy, I'm glad it's still up as many community/fan sites from that time no longer are :(

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	Tour of Duty DiaBD: Hostage	Martin	6/28/17 11:28 p.m.
	Re: Tour of Duty DiaBD: Hostage	General-RADIX	6/29/17 12:25 a.m.
	Re: Tour of Duty DiaBD: Hostage	Yossarian	6/29/17 4:15 p.m.
	Re: Tour of Duty DiaBD: Hostage	Hokuto	7/3/17 8:14 a.m.

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