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Re: Help with Schmackle
Posted By: Steve LevinsonDate: 12/11/01 9:34 a.m.

In Response To: Re: Help with Schmackle (SNoblitt)

: Anyway, I managed to play through all of Evil until this level...then it
: seemed to become impossibly difficult. I tried for weeks to no avail. I
: have a feeling I'd still be trying if my HD hadn't crashed, destroying all
: my saved games.

: To those who've beaten it at TC...how did you do it?

Something tells me you never got very far with Marathon Red - I myself had to finally admit that getting past the 1st level on "Deathwish" was not possible for me.

Regarding Schmackle - I think I know how to beat it - it's the execution that's the problem. I can reliably clear out the initial part of the level about 10% of the time. That's still a low number, but not hopeless. Once I jump down into the "pit", however, there's no shield regenerator for a while and the pattern buffer is hard enough to get to. 10% of 10% is only 1% and I just don't have that kind of patience. Putting a non-functioning pattern buffer in the first part of the level was an incredibly crule trick - unless there is a secret way to activate it. Here's hoping . . .

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Help with SchmackleSteve Levinson 12/11/01 7:31 a.m.
     Re: Help with SchmackleSNoblitt 12/11/01 8:52 a.m.
           Re: Help with SchmackleSteve Levinson 12/11/01 9:34 a.m.
                 Re: Help with SchmackleVidMaster 12/11/01 1:30 p.m.
                       Re: Help with SchmackleSteve Levinson 12/11/01 4:28 p.m.
     Re: Help with SchmackleSteve Levinson 12/11/01 6:57 p.m.
           Re: Help with SchmackleJason Harper 12/12/01 1:32 p.m.
                 Re: Help with SchmackleSteve Levinson 12/13/01 5:14 a.m.
                       Re: Help with SchmackleJason Harper 12/13/01 1:46 p.m.
                             Re: Help with SchmackleSteve Levinson 12/13/01 3:28 p.m.
                                   Schmackle spackleJason Harper 12/13/01 3:49 p.m.
                                         Re: Schmackle - Is this a cheat?Steve Levinson 12/13/01 4:27 p.m.
                                               Re: Schmackle - Is this a cheat?Mark Levin 12/13/01 5:08 p.m.
                                                     Re: Schmackle - Is this a cheat?Steve Levinson 12/14/01 10:21 a.m.
     Re: Help with SchmackleAhruman 12/12/01 6:23 a.m.
           Re: Help with SchmackleSNoblitt 12/12/01 10:29 a.m.



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