# What do you get when you mix DDR, Wizardry, and about 100 other games? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 1, 2005, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-get-when-you-mix-ddr-wizardry-and-about-100-other-games/301971 "2005-05-01T19:03:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![CBCD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@CBCD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CBCD)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2005, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-get-when-you-mix-ddr-wizardry-and-about-100-other-games/301971/21 "2005-05-03T19:36:33Z")
> [@CBCD](#): > > Sorry to be dense. How do I set this game up to play once I have downloaded it? I’ve never used Python before. > > What directory should I unzip it to? And then how do I set up the script to run? Say, if I unzip to a directory called Tendril in Program Files, what would the entry look like in the script file? > > Thanks Hola! Thought I’d ask again. WTF do I do do get it to run, once I’ve downloaded it? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Tabby\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2005, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-get-when-you-mix-ddr-wizardry-and-about-100-other-games/301971/22 "2005-05-03T20:31:24Z")
> [@chaoticdonkey](#): > > What the hell does the spoilered text mean? I’m going to wander around when I get home and hope to find it. When you cast the spell Dumapic (you get this spell for saving the kitten), you get your location in coordinates, and your facing as well. Those are the coordinates which you need to get to… hope that helps. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2005, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-get-when-you-mix-ddr-wizardry-and-about-100-other-games/301971/23 "2005-05-03T21:01:23Z")
Oh. I have Dumapic, but I hadn’t tried casting it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-get-when-you-mix-ddr-wizardry-and-about-100-other-games/301971/24 "2005-05-04T00:00:56Z")
> [@](#): > > Automap? Pfah! Automaps are for the weak! > > Well, in a non-grid-based map, such as Wizardry 8, or the Baldur’s Gate series of games, I can see having an automap. It’s hard to sketch that out on graph paper… > > But if I had to suffer through drawing and erasing and annotating maps on graph paper for Wizardry 1 so many decades ago, then you punk kids have to do it today. (I never quite got away with claiming that Wiz1 was “educational” because it “taught me valuable mapping skills,” though.) Hey, if I can draw a map for Zork then any game with trivial topology and uniform metric should be a cinch! I’ll be playing this as soon as I get a chance, but right now, I _really_ don’t need another excuse to not do work. ---
**Author:** ![Tabby\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-get-when-you-mix-ddr-wizardry-and-about-100-other-games/301971/25 "2005-05-04T00:04:41Z")
Yeah, well, there’s a section with non-linear space. And level 9 is nothing but teleporters. It’s a REAL PAIN. The mini games are still cute, though the trap chests and getting a bit annoying. Especially since some of them now instantly kill one member. Not as bad as the one that randomly silences and poisons and stones your party, though. ---
**Author:** ![RancidYakButterTeaParty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/53a042/32.png) [@RancidYakButterTeaParty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RancidYakButterTeaParty)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-get-when-you-mix-ddr-wizardry-and-about-100-other-games/301971/26 "2005-05-04T01:04:20Z")
Emergency help needed!!! I finally found the damn cat, and have made my way to level three. I need to quit now, but found out that you can only save at the Shrines. Where do I find one on this level? Please don’t tell me I have to go back to the first floor!!! I would really appreciate any help. RYBTP ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-get-when-you-mix-ddr-wizardry-and-about-100-other-games/301971/27 "2005-05-04T01:43:36Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Hey, if I can draw a map for Zork then any game with trivial topology and uniform metric should be a cinch! Oh, you’d think so, but wait until you hit the spinners, teleporters, and other such nasties when you have no way to mark your location in the dungeon! Mapping the maze of twisty little passages, all alike, was trivial when you can unique-ify each room with a different object… But kids these days. You try to tell them how it was, and they won’t believe you. ---
**Author:** ![RancidYakButterTeaParty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/53a042/32.png) [@RancidYakButterTeaParty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RancidYakButterTeaParty)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-get-when-you-mix-ddr-wizardry-and-about-100-other-games/301971/28 "2005-05-04T01:53:24Z")
Disregard my above post, as I decoded the secret message in the library, which led to a secret portal door between levels one and three. Thank You. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Dirx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Sir\_Dirx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Dirx)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-get-when-you-mix-ddr-wizardry-and-about-100-other-games/301971/29 "2005-05-04T02:24:38Z")
Could you perchance post the contents of that decoded message (in a spoiler, of course)? I’ve never been able to solve those things… (Not like I really need the portal anymore; I can navigate the first three levels by heart now anyway…) ---
**Author:** ![RancidYakButterTeaParty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/53a042/32.png) [@RancidYakButterTeaParty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RancidYakButterTeaParty)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-get-when-you-mix-ddr-wizardry-and-about-100-other-games/301971/30 "2005-05-04T02:39:02Z")
Here you go. Dear Reader, There is a secret door nearby. Go east twice, north twice, and west thrice. The north wall open, revealing a portal to the surface. Please close the door when you go through. If you head (don’t know this word) discovered that his priests were sneaking off to get drunk we would be very angry. [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-get-when-you-mix-ddr-wizardry-and-about-100-other-games/301971/31 "2005-05-04T05:26:21Z")
Wow. I didn’t even find that and I made it to the 4th floor (although I’m now going insane.) I demand a map. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Tabby\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-get-when-you-mix-ddr-wizardry-and-about-100-other-games/301971/32 "2005-05-04T09:59:40Z")
Tip for the day - the Cleric spell “Escrima” (or something like that) is used to cure status, like Paralysed or Stoned. This game really needs better spell descriptions. ---
**Author:** ![RancidYakButterTeaParty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/53a042/32.png) [@RancidYakButterTeaParty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RancidYakButterTeaParty)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-get-when-you-mix-ddr-wizardry-and-about-100-other-games/301971/33 "2005-05-04T14:46:48Z")
Do I need to open the vault on level three? Anyone want to share the combo? I can’t spend any more time trying to figure it out. I made it to level 4, but I can’t get past the lava, so I’m assuming that it has something to do with that vault. ---
**Author:** ![Tabby\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-get-when-you-mix-ddr-wizardry-and-about-100-other-games/301971/34 "2005-05-04T15:17:17Z")
I didn’t do the vault, either. There’s a code that you can break, something about symbols replacing numerals, but I couldn’t break the code. It’s got nothing to do with the lava, either. You have to run through the first patch of lava, just take the damage. After that, you can get the “mark of fire” That’s got to do with the green key. ---
**Author:** ![robertliguori](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@robertliguori](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robertliguori)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-get-when-you-mix-ddr-wizardry-and-about-100-other-games/301971/35 "2005-05-04T17:48:25Z")
A hint for people stuck on the vault: You see that same symbol repeated in the ones and the tens column? Go through what that symbol can and can’t be, given that each digit is only used once. Also, I found one solution that seemed to work on paper, but didn’t in the vault. Another solution did work, though. ---
**Author:** ![Tabby\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-get-when-you-mix-ddr-wizardry-and-about-100-other-games/301971/36 "2005-05-04T18:13:25Z")
Egads, you managed it? What was the loot? ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Dirx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Sir\_Dirx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Dirx)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-get-when-you-mix-ddr-wizardry-and-about-100-other-games/301971/37 "2005-05-04T19:05:04Z")
There was a Pyros cape (don’t remember what it does), 2000 zenny, and something else that I don’t remember. The code I used (got through partly guess and check) was: 84564 As for anyone who wants maps, I’ve been making them in MS Paint as I go along. They’re not perfect, and probably have some errors, but they can help you get around if you want them. I’ve only got the first three levels so far, though; I just started level 4 last night. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-get-when-you-mix-ddr-wizardry-and-about-100-other-games/301971/38 "2005-05-04T19:33:33Z")
> [@](#): > > Oh, you’d think so, but wait until you hit the spinners, teleporters, and other such nasties when you have no way to mark your location in the dungeon! Mapping the maze of twisty little passages, all alike, was trivial when you can unique-ify each room with a different object… > > But kids these days. You try to tell them how it was, and they won’t believe you. I had a hunch I wasn’t the first one to do that. Did you carry around all of your spare unique-ifying objects in the boat, too? You could pile a ton of stuff (except, of course, for the pump or anything sharp) in the boat, deflate it, and it’d only count as “pile of plastic” for your encumberance. Re-inflate it, and all the stuff is still inside. ---
**Author:** ![Tabby\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2005, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-get-when-you-mix-ddr-wizardry-and-about-100-other-games/301971/39 "2005-05-06T14:34:00Z")
WHEW! Finally, I have defeated mother brain! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![robertliguori](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@robertliguori](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robertliguori)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2005, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-get-when-you-mix-ddr-wizardry-and-about-100-other-games/301971/40 "2005-05-06T14:36:17Z")
> [@Sir Dirx](#): > > There was a Pyros cape (don’t remember what it does), 2000 zenny, and something else that I don’t remember. The code I used (got through partly guess and check) was: 84564 > > As for anyone who wants maps, I’ve been making them in MS Paint as I go along. They’re not perfect, and probably have some errors, but they can help you get around if you want them. I’ve only got the first three levels so far, though; I just started level 4 last night. Ooh! Me wants! Me wants! Me also has a few megs of publically accessable webspace, if you want to give them to me and let me make them available for download. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-get-when-you-mix-ddr-wizardry-and-about-100-other-games/301971.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-get-when-you-mix-ddr-wizardry-and-about-100-other-games/301971.md?page=3)