From: eugenehs@girtab.usc.edu (HEUGE aka Eugene Hsu)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: Re: Ultima: UW help... Please...
Date: 28 Dec 1992 01:51:31 -0800
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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In article <cy6gwB5w165w@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca> pjb@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Paul Bolle) writes:
>I've been at this game since I got it yesterday. Addicting as hell, but 
>I'm stuck. I can't get into the shrine on L.1. I've been everywhere (I 
>think) and no dice. I killed off the green goblins, and am presently 
>working on the elimination of the grey. (No small feat, considering I'
>m level 9 and have never been to a shrine) Apparently, the manual says 
>shrines are on every level, but I can't find any...

Just wanted to let you know a little something.  I guess it would
best be called some simple advice.   Please (for your sake in the future
of your UW gameplay) don't kill off everything in the Abyss.

Surely it is possible to obtain many neat items and some experience points
from killing everything off, but it really should be your main priority to
map out the areas of each level (using that convenient automap feature)
and to talk (that's those lips not the sword icon) to the inhabitants.

The information gained from your conversations will allow you to solve 
the game.  In some instances it is necessary to backtract through
the Abyss to find creatures who have either more information or 
items to give to you.  You probably know this already, but I just 
wanted to stress the importance of all this to you.  BTW some of
the conversations are downright enteraining... kinda...  8)

The shrine can be found (from memory unfortunately) on the first level
in the South East of the level.  The room is across from the tall platforms
which are above water.  The door is opened by pressing a button on the opposite 
side of the cavern as the door is on.   The room is shaped like the Ankh.

>I'm also having trouble on L.2 with that damned gazer, but I imagine a 
>visit to the shrine will cure that...

The shrine visit will most likely aid you yes.  If you have seen the 
Gazer on level 2 I would highly suggest to you to check out the
area which you entered level 2.  I am guessing that you didn't fall
down through the goblin area and indeed walked down the stairs from
level 1.  

Go back to the stairs and search opposite the direction from which
you came.  I think that would be toward the North East (ponder)
and there is a shrine out there.

>Thanx for any help...
>Oh, and any/all helpful mantras are appreciated, as well as cheats...

I have the walkthrough still in my directory if you would like it.  It is
the one written up in GameBytes.  Just send me email and it's yours.  original
author my apologies...

One more quick thought.  With that fun hack and slash mentaliity out of your
system now having killed off the goblins.  You may wish to restart your
game.  Just a thought.  I am not sure what will become of your character
flags when you genocide a populations... but hey it's your choice.

I usually genocide the whole ENTIRE abyss if I get realllly pissed off with 
the game and I need to blow off a little steam.   8)

well good luck....  s.   anyone have a U7 walkthrough... it will be posted a request
later... but this s for nwo .

>
>Paul Bolle              pjb@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca 

=Eugene=

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