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6256
I'm trying to figure out the Wizard's Password on the original version of Rogue, but am unable to decipher the code. I have it as being...
yigaelc1
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Nov 16, 2004
7:23 pm
6257
In the very first game there were a few passwords used, listed below. rodney (Yendor backwards) wizzard secret But whoever compiled the game could reset it to...
colinvdb
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Nov 16, 2004
10:45 pm
6258
Thanks, I tried all 3 of those but they didn't work. What can I use to decompile it? ... below. ... technical ... try ... as...
yigaelc1
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Nov 18, 2004
4:08 pm
6259
Where did you get that code? It's impossible that you disassembled it or used a disk editor displaying in decimal, because you can't get a 272 that way. How...
Thomas Covenant
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Nov 18, 2004
4:19 pm
6260
It's Rogue version 1.1. It was adapted for the IBM PC by Jon Lane. Don't know if that tells you anything. As for where I got the 272, I've been searching on a...
yigaelc1
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Nov 18, 2004
9:47 pm
6261
Wow...version 1.1...where did you dig up that relic...and what operating system are you using? Since it's obviously either written in BASIC, in which case a...
Thomas Covenant
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Nov 18, 2004
9:59 pm
6262
Don't remember where I got it from, but downloaded it recently out of nostalgia. As for my operating system, it's Windows 98 First Edition. Not sure if I have...
yigaelc1
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Nov 18, 2004
11:06 pm
6263
... I used to work with Jon Lane, while he was porting Rogue to the PC. He had the original C code from Unix and ported it to the PC. There is some assembly...
Ron Melvin
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Nov 19, 2004
12:44 am
6264
There's a DOS based one called "Discassembler". Try searching for "Disassemblers" (with quotes) in Yahoo search. Thomas yigaelc1 <YChetrit@...>...
Thomas Covenant
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Nov 19, 2004
12:54 am
6265
Wow...thanks for the heads up...I had no idea...guess I should have figured it out, though, since it was a port from Unix. Thomas ... I used to work with Jon...
Thomas Covenant
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Nov 19, 2004
12:55 am
6266
De-assembling most versions of rogue will not help you. Most versions of rogue have the password stored in a one-way encrypted form. The password is checked by...
Nick Kisseberth
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Nov 22, 2004
5:35 pm
6267
Well, if it has the password stuff compiled into it, then dis-assembly will work. All you have to do is find the routine that calls for the password (easy) and...
Thomas Covenant
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Nov 22, 2004
6:18 pm
6268
It is a 56 bit DES encryption, not terribly secure these days but sufficient. You can't reverse the encryption without knowing the 56- bit key (which is the...
Nick Kisseberth
nkissebe
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Nov 22, 2004
7:09 pm
6269
... Incidentally this string is an encrypted password for Rogue Clone II by Tim Stoehr and is not encrypted with the standard crypt()/DES encryption but rather...
Nick Kisseberth
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Nov 22, 2004
8:09 pm
6270
Thanks for the FYI- Apparently the version I'm using uses the following code. Guess I'll have to work on deciphering this instead. ...
yigaelc1
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Nov 22, 2004
8:48 pm
6271
Cool. If you get a password, post it! Thomas yigaelc1 <YChetrit@...> wrote: Thanks for the FYI- Apparently the version I'm using uses the following...
Thomas Covenant
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Nov 22, 2004
9:21 pm
6272
Thats a different version entirely than what produced the string you posted. You can get a version number usually with the 'v' command. The source you linked...
Nick Kisseberth
nkissebe
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Nov 22, 2004
9:55 pm
6274
Hello all, I'd like to introduce myself: I'm Casper, 26 years old and I mostly play Slash'em (and NetHack ofcourse). I've played ADOM for quite some time and...
Casper Elshof
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Dec 16, 2004
9:43 am
6275
Welcome, it's probably good if you trawl through the old posts,it's been a little quiet in here recently. If you want any hints, tips or advice just ask, there...
colinvdb
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Dec 21, 2004
1:51 am
6276
I've been playing this game since the 80s, and I've actually won it a handfull of times. I thought I'd post some tips for winning--some may be obvious, others...
wastingmy
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Jan 14, 2005
12:29 pm
6277
Just to add something I forgot to mention about the detect magic trick--when you drop stuff for the detect magic potion, don't drop scrolls because scare...
wastingmy
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Jan 14, 2005
1:44 pm
6278
I was going to mention this. I usually drop all my scrolls (after writing down their names first) just before I exit a level. Then I can quickly ID the scare...
Thomas Covenant
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Jan 14, 2005
3:53 pm
6279
It's tempting to save games, but I prefer not to. I do quit games in various situations, like if I'm getting lousy promotions or I hit level 10 without any...
wastingmy
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Jan 14, 2005
8:27 pm
6280
The exploding pack has happened to me exactly once. I have no idea, no explanation. Wish I did. The 123, 321 you find yourself in a strange place is (I assume)...
Thomas Covenant
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Jan 15, 2005
12:52 am
6281
I still can't get over the fact that I'm not the only one who still plays this game. I remember when I first started playing Rogue on my Tandy 1000 (on 5 1/4"...
wastingmy
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Jan 15, 2005
7:58 pm
6282
I still play it sometimes - I have STeem (An Atari ST emultaor) & I still have the original disk, so I can play it on my PC all I like :) -Tom...
Tom Burke
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Jan 15, 2005
8:39 pm
6283
Heh...or dragon hunt...which is what I call it. L's are good, but I would just bypass the amulet and leave it for the way back and go deeper to hunt to...
Thomas Covenant
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Jan 16, 2005
1:53 am
6284
Hello! I´m new here (also at roguelike games). Well, I have been playing Nethack for some weeks. I really like that game but recently I saw a picture where...
baccilium
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Feb 5, 2005
11:35 am
6285
Hey all! Just dropping in to let you know that my old roguelike restoration project at sourceforge.net is still around. I had to do a new round of source...
Nick Kisseberth
nkissebe
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Mar 7, 2005
12:57 am
6286
Excellent! Thanks for the update...heh...just a question...when I used to play Super Rogue back in the early 80's on an HP mainframe, you could eat just about...
Thomas Covenant
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Mar 7, 2005
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