Lost Desert Plot Discussion #21 (split)

Thu Sep 15, 2005 1:48 am

Okay, are the symbols in the comic in the same place for everybody? I can't find Nem!

I'm either blind or stupid or both. Grr.

Edit: Found it. I'm both.

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Thu Sep 15, 2005 1:49 am

Riyoku wrote:I dunno, I find any mapping at all to be a waste of time. I managed to find ALL of my pieces without one and it really didn't take me all that long (probably the longest a door took me to find was 40-50 minutes and on average they took me 10-20 minutes each).

So let's do the math.

Most people say it took a couple hours to map - we'll call it three-ish. 15 minutes average for twelve doors is three hours. At this point, it looks like both methods are equally effective... BUT, what about libraries and your faerie statue? I'll assume you've memorized the locations of those, but how long did that take you?

Please note I'm not criticizing you, I'm just pointing out why I like having mine mapped.

Thu Sep 15, 2005 1:54 am

I got mine translated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i found out i can't be covered or stuck in a room in the temple to translat the tablet!!! yea im so happy

....to be covered again lol

EDIT: The ancient prince will steal away with the city of Sakhmet IT SAYS

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Thu Sep 15, 2005 1:54 am

Alright, hooray! I got the avatar, now all I have to do is find my blasted statue. At least I've got it narrowed down to two doors, and since I've got my temple mapped, it shouldn't take too much longer to find her. So what, then I tell her the prophecy, go find the scroll with her base symbol, and then wait? Am I caught up yet?

Thu Sep 15, 2005 1:58 am

oogabooga wrote:
Riyoku wrote:I dunno, I find any mapping at all to be a waste of time. I managed to find ALL of my pieces without one and it really didn't take me all that long (probably the longest a door took me to find was 40-50 minutes and on average they took me 10-20 minutes each).

So let's do the math. Most people say it took a couple hours to map - we'll call it three-ish. 15 minutes average for twelve doors is three hours. At this point, it looks like both methods are equally effective... BUT, what about libraries and your faerie statue? I'll assume you've memorized the locations of those, but how long did that take you?

Please note I'm not criticizing you, I'm just pointing out why I like having mine mapped.

Well I didn't even BOTHER with the statue yet (but I know where to find my yellow rectangles

), so not that.. and the libraries I just.. did XD I know exactly how to find all three of mine. I just came across them while looking for my pieces.. and since I memorized the way so I knew I came that way - I of course memorized them that way (so I'd say no minutes since no time was put for them). XD

Wow, I've got creepily good graphical memory for someone who takes months to remember peoples' names'. o_o

Thu Sep 15, 2005 2:04 am

Riyoku wrote:
oogabooga wrote:
Riyoku wrote:I dunno, I find any mapping at all to be a waste of time. I managed to find ALL of my pieces without one and it really didn't take me all that long (probably the longest a door took me to find was 40-50 minutes and on average they took me 10-20 minutes each).

So let's do the math. Most people say it took a couple hours to map - we'll call it three-ish. 15 minutes average for twelve doors is three hours. At this point, it looks like both methods are equally effective... BUT, what about libraries and your faerie statue? I'll assume you've memorized the locations of those, but how long did that take you?

Please note I'm not criticizing you, I'm just pointing out why I like having mine mapped.

Well I didn't even BOTHER with the statue yet (but I know where to find my yellow rectangles ), so not that.. and the libraries I just.. did XD I know exactly how to find all three of mine. I just came across them while looking for my pieces.. and since I memorized the way so I knew I came that way - I of course memorized them that way (so I'd say no minutes since no time was put for them). XD

Wow, I've got creepily good graphical memory for someone who takes months to remember peoples' names'. o_o

ditto

Thu Sep 15, 2005 2:04 am

i actually mapped it quite easy though i didnt use hte methods you did i just screencapped a row and then started chekcign doors and then screencapped next row marking doors both ways, etc. it took me a few hours but it worked well for me

Thu Sep 15, 2005 2:04 am

"Something Has Happened!
You are now eligible to use 'LDP - What does it mean?' as an avatar on the NeoBoards!"

Hooray!! Got it!! And got my tablet translated!! It says: "The prince of Qasala will cause the disappearance of the great city".

Thu Sep 15, 2005 2:06 am

Squee! This makes for my 200th avatar. I've nothing else of significance to add, other than having a cold sucks.

Thu Sep 15, 2005 2:06 am

I just translated, got my spiffy avatar.. covered in Scarabs..

The prince of Qasala will make vanish the great city

Tis my line. O.o

Thu Sep 15, 2005 2:08 am

Another hour, and I too can be gloriously scarab covered...

Thu Sep 15, 2005 2:12 am

"The door slams shut behind you! A statue of Nuria, the fire faerie, stands in the center of the room. A plaque on its base reads:

Whosoever shall speak the prophecy here, shall be rewarded with treasures beyond compare"

I found it!!

Thu Sep 15, 2005 2:14 am

Jez wrote:"The door slams shut behind you! A statue of Nuria, the fire faerie, stands in the center of the room. A plaque on its base reads:

Whosoever shall speak the prophecy here, shall be rewarded with treasures beyond compare"

I found it!!

congratz how many before that one you have tryed?im on my seventh one...

Website · Thu Sep 15, 2005 2:17 am

I've updated the first post with the new information we've gathered.
If there's something wrong with it, please be sure to poke me about it.

Hm. And I guess if you put in the translation, you just end up at the statue from now on?

Thu Sep 15, 2005 2:18 am

ScottNak wrote:I've updated the first post with the new information we've gathered.
If there's something wrong with it, please be sure to poke me about it.

Hm. And I guess if you put in the translation, you just end up at the statue from now on?

If you put in something else ... you get kicked out as you did before.