Organization: The Leader Desslok School of Diplomacy
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1992 17:11:34 EDT
From: Norman St. John Polevaulter <MBS110@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.games.hack
Subject: "I win! I win it *ALL*!!"

FINALLY! A couple years since I played the wretched thing for the first
time, and a couple months since I started playing it again in earnest on
my Amiga... Yuri the Valkyrie *WINS*! Whee!

Now according to the bylaws this means I get to make an ego-boosting
and self-congratulatory post on rec.games.hack, so here we go...

[spoilers ahead]
















Goodbye Yuri the Demigoddess...

You went to your reward with 1150848 points,
and 4814 pieces of gold, after 54177 moves.
You were level 18 with a maximum of 182 hit points when you ascended.

Hit space to continue:
You made the top ten list!

 No  Points     Name                                                   Hp [max]
  1    1150848  Yuri-V ascended to demigoddess-hood.                  182 [182]

Let's see, what did I have? Gray Dragon Scale Mail, of course, Gauntlets of
Power (not that you need them after eating so many giants and bee jelly that
str was 18/**...) Rings of conflict, and regeneration; a stack of wands of
digging (handy for rushing through big crowded levels); Excalibur and
Stormbringer. Those are the high points. Armor class -33 and believe me,
worth the effort. The only wishes I got were two from the castle WoW;
I wished for 3 blessed genocide scrolls, and 3 blessed enchant armor
(so I'm unimaginative, okay!)

Tips... hmm... all right, here are *my* suggestions for winning.

1 - TAKE YOUR TIME. If you rush down into the dungeon as fast as you
    find the stairs, you get slaughtered. Hang back and build up your
    strength first. And don't be afraid to avoid fights.

2 - A blessed luckstone is a nice thing to have. So are unicorn horns,
    skeleton keys, and tinning kits.

3 - Stay out of the maze levels and below until you've eaten enough corpses
    to get every intrinsic you can possibly get.

4 - Don't stand under the drawbridge when it comes down. (cost me my only
    amulet of life saving, and boy did I feel dumb...)

5 - The ring of conflict is your friend. Makes the castle and end levels
    *so* much easier. Often you can just slip past the horrible enemies
    while they pound each other.

6 - The cockatrice is even more your friend, in the form of a corpse, and
    ESPECIALLY against the Wizard of Yendor! You've gotta kill the guy fast
    before he takes the amulet and curses your stuff, so the cockatrice came
    in really helpful there.

7 - Absolutely vital: REDUCE YOUR AC. If the enemy just can't hit you,
    then you're more likely to survive. This involves giving lots of cash
    to priests, and rooting around for the best armor.

8 - It helps to be intrinsically invisible (total freedom of movement.)

9 - If you leave useful stuff behind on levels, it may be handy to write
    down where the best stuff is.

10 - Increase your HP at every opportunity (nurses, potions of healing.)
     Ditto for your strength.

11 - On the way back, don't stop for ANYTHING, cause the Wizard is hot
     on your tail...

12 - You'll need to levitate upon several occasions. Bring a potion (OK),
     spell (better) or ring (best).

13 - Gray dragon scale mail is vital for its magic resistance intrinsic.

There, that's about it. I'm off to bask in the glory. See ya.

[Your blood pressure just went up.]       Mark Sachs IS: mbs110@psuvm.psu.edu
       DISCLAIMER: If it ain't money, Penn State doesn't care about it.
   "Ladies and gentlemen, I've suffered for my music! Now it's your turn!"
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