Descent Vignettes Release Thread!
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Sorry for double posting, but I've found that Claustrophobia is actually possible to complete, even using Rebirth. All players need to do is avoid some cubes. Here's some hints:
- If you don't want the game to crash, always enter the yellow key and red key rooms through the upper doors and exit them through the lower right. Any other approach will crash the game.
- Also the middle area of the red key room (just stay near the edges at all times and you'll be ok)
- The energy center near the red key room is bugged. The one near the yellow key room is alright, though, so if you need recharge, use that one.
If you follow these pointers you can play Claustrophobia on Rebirth with minimal damage to the overall fun factor, and it's otherwise bugless and perfectly completable.
- If you don't want the game to crash, always enter the yellow key and red key rooms through the upper doors and exit them through the lower right. Any other approach will crash the game.
- Also the middle area of the red key room (just stay near the edges at all times and you'll be ok)
- The energy center near the red key room is bugged. The one near the yellow key room is alright, though, so if you need recharge, use that one.
If you follow these pointers you can play Claustrophobia on Rebirth with minimal damage to the overall fun factor, and it's otherwise bugless and perfectly completable.
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I appreciate this. The Yellow Key room has been my vile archenemy for a very long time.Xfing wrote:Yeah, evidently. But I posted only my observations (which are double-checked and accurate). I have no idea what these could implicate, but at least I confirmed it actually is possible to complete Claustrophobia. The boss fight is epic
Amg! It's on every post and it WON'T GO AWAY!!
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So I made an attempted recording run for level 25, and I followed what you said, but after I obtained the red key, as I exited the room to the lower right, the game crashed. I even tried exiting to the same door I entered and the game still crashed...and yes, I stayed close to the edges.Xfing wrote:Yeah, evidently. But I posted only my observations (which are double-checked and accurate). I have no idea what these could implicate, but at least I confirmed it actually is possible to complete Claustrophobia. The boss fight is epic
I guess to me, it's just not possible.
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Just a minor bump:
http://www.youtube.com/user/Darkflamewo ... F820E12C49
A complete youtube walkthrough with every secret and secret level revealed, for those curious about it all. I'm also thinking of starting up a no death, hotshot, speed run series of Vignettes...if enough interest was involved.
http://www.youtube.com/user/Darkflamewo ... F820E12C49
A complete youtube walkthrough with every secret and secret level revealed, for those curious about it all. I'm also thinking of starting up a no death, hotshot, speed run series of Vignettes...if enough interest was involved.
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You know I love your walkthroughs, DFW. I enjoyed the "The Enemy Within" run as hell. The only thing that made me wonder is that you didn't show how to access the second secret level from level 8 in that one.Alter-Fox wrote:Sounds cool.DarkFlameWolf wrote:I'm also thinking of starting up a no death, hotshot, speed run series of Vignettes...if enough interest was involved.
Descent 1,5: Level layouts done: 52/54 Secret level layouts done: 1/6
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I'll have to re-watch it I guess.DarkFlameWolf wrote:I thought I did....or at least I mentioned where it was in the annotations.
Descent 1,5: Level layouts done: 52/54 Secret level layouts done: 1/6
I just finished this mission set in the original Descent (in DOSBox) and I did not encounter any crashes on level 25, though I did get about 4 FPS on level 24.
That aside, I loved the set. The first few levels were rather uninteresting, but it rapidly improved from level 6 onwards. I suppose I'm a little late with this, aren't I?
That aside, I loved the set. The first few levels were rather uninteresting, but it rapidly improved from level 6 onwards. I suppose I'm a little late with this, aren't I?
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