Invisibility Rings in Doom

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In article <Xns968DB10694A40spampaulonultimainfo DeleteThis @127.0.0.1>, Paulon wrote:
>> When I was making my way through Doom in Ultima 5, I noticed that the
>> enemies seemed to be able to see me. As well the "one hit death"
>> trick no longer worked. (For those who don't know, if you strike an
>> enemy while wearing an invisibility ring, 9 times out of 10 they'll
>> die in one blow, no matter how power the enemy should be).
>> Do the rooms in Doom have some special property set so the
>> invisibility rings lose their effectiveness?
>
> Yes. Invisibility doesn't work in there. I suggest regeneration rings
> instead.

Really? What version of the game were you playing? I seem to remember
making heavy use of invisibility rings when I went through Doom (C64
version), though that was so long ago that it's possible I am mistaken.

Regards,
Tristan

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> In article <Xns968DB10694A40spampaulonultimainfo.DeleteThis@127.0.0.1>, Paulon
> wrote:

>> Yes. Invisibility doesn't work in there. I suggest regeneration rings
>> instead.
>
> Really? What version of the game were you playing? I seem to
> remember making heavy use of invisibility rings when I went through
> Doom (C64 version), though that was so long ago that it's possible I
> am mistaken.

I was using PC. I never made it as far as Doom on the C64 before we sold
it. Got stuck in that first room in Shame, spent a few days not finding the
wall trigger, and gave up in frustration.


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Greetings.

In article <Xns9691B81BD653Aspampaulonultimainfo.RemoveThis@127.0.0.1>, Paulon wrote:

> With a deafening roar and a whoosh of spray, Tristan Miller swings about
> and addresses the awaiting newsgroup...
>
>> In article <Xns968DB10694A40spampaulonultimainfo.RemoveThis@127.0.0.1>, Paulon
>> wrote:
>
>>> Yes. Invisibility doesn't work in there. I suggest regeneration rings
>>> instead.
>>
>> Really? What version of the game were you playing? I seem to
>> remember making heavy use of invisibility rings when I went through
>> Doom (C64 version), though that was so long ago that it's possible I
>> am mistaken.
>
> I was using PC. I never made it as far as Doom on the C64 before we sold
> it. Got stuck in that first room in Shame, spent a few days not finding
> the wall trigger, and gave up in frustration.

Heh... same here. Except in my case, I actually wrote a letter to Origin
asking them how to get out of that room. They responded, and I made it to
the entrance of Doom, but by then Ultima VI came out and I temporarily
forgot about Ultima V. It was only years later that I remembered I was
practically at the end of the game, and I finished it in one night.

Regards,
Tristan

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(7_\\ http://www.nothingisreal.com/ >< To finish what you
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