Path: newserv.ksu.ksu.edu!moe.ksu.ksu.edu!crcnis1.unl.edu!wupost!gumby!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!zip.eecs.umich.edu!panix!cmcl2!hsdndev!husc-news.harvard.edu!zariski!grabiner Newsgroups: rec.games.moria Subject: rec.games.moria Frequently Asked Questions Message-ID: From: grabiner@math.harvard.edu (David Grabiner) Date: 07 May 1994 23:35:13 GMT Expires: 21 May 1994 00:00:00 GMT Organization: Harvard Mathematics Department Nntp-Posting-Host: germain.harvard.edu Lines: 696 Frequently Asked Questions for rec.games.moria Last changes: 4/7/94 (updated information on Imoria, backup FTP site) 2/22/94 (restored BBS) First, a general guideline for posters. When you post any question related to playing or debugging the game, please give the version number, which you can get during the game by pressing "v". These are the questions in the Moria Frequently Asked Questions list. Quick answers to some questions are given in parentheses; more detailed answers to those questions with numbers are in the list which follows. The answers below are separated by form feeds, so that in most news readers, you can get the answer you want without looking at the rest of the spoilers. (Search for the string "Q5", for example.) Many of the answers are only correct for Umoria versions (4.87 and 5.x); I don't know much about the other versions of Moria. Please send any corrections or other suggested questions to me at grabiner@math.harvard.edu. The most common questions, asked by both beginners and others: Q1. How do I get the Moria sources/executables/documentation? (FTP from ftp.cis.ksu.edu; there is also a mailserver.) Q2. I can't get Moria/Angband set up on my machine; is there a server on another machine that I can use? (Yes; telnet bbs.runet.edu and login as bbs.) What does this item do? (Answer is below with the spoilers.) Why do most winning characters carry several copies of spell books? (In case one gets stolen or burned.) What does the (-2) in Chain Mail (-2) [14,+2] mean? (It's a penalty to hit, caused by the heavy armor.) Q3. How do I use wizard mode, and what can I do in it? (In 5.x, just type control-W.) Non-spoiler questions: Q4. How does resistance work? Are two items of resistance cumulative? (Not if both are worn items.) Q5. How does speed work? Do you get faster if you are already Very Fast and get another speed item? (Yes.) Q6. I'm playing Moria version V; how does that compare to the current version? Is it compatible? Q7. I think I've found a bug; what should I do? (Report it with the version number and system.) Common spoiler requests: Q8. What are the special abilities of ego weapons? Crowns? Amulet of the Magi? Cloak of Protection? Q9. How much damage do spells and wands do? Q10. What does spell Y do? Q11. On what level do you find X? (Level 25 is best for gain stat potions.) Q12. How many attacks can I get with this weapon? Q13. How do you kill an ancient multi-hued dragon? (Usually, you don't.) Q14. How do you kill an emperor lich? (With speed and spells.) Q15. What is the grape jelly trick? Does it work in Umoria 5.x? (No.) Questions related to the source code: Q16. I don't like haggling; can I change the source code to turn it off? Q17. How do you create objects in wizard mode? Q1. How do I get the Moria sources/executables/documentation? The following Moria files are available by anonymous FTP from ftp.cis.ksu.edu (IP address 129.130.10.80) or ftp.engg.ksu.edu (IP address 129.130.41.83). They should also be available by gopher from gopher.cis.ksu.edu or gopher.engg.ksu.edu, or from the WWW server at KSU: xmosaic http://www.engg.ksu.edu/welcome.html If you don't have FTP access, there is a mailserver which gives access to ftp.cis.ksu.edu; see below. If you can't use the mailserver, see further below for a BBS which has the files. The sources for Umoria 5.5.0 were also posted to comp.sources.games, so they should be available (in compressed shar form) on any site which archives comp.sources.games, such as