Hi Lindsay.
Well in shades of doom you can always check your direction facing with I
believe the f key though I could be wrong as it's been quite some time
sinse I played the game. Either way what I always did myself was learn
directions relative to the way I faced.
So for example if I was going north I'd know east was to my right and west
to my left, while if I was going west north was to my right and south to my
left. This let check which way passages were going, like for example in
level one where thelong passage goes to the west then I believe turns
north, then goes back east, meaning I know I'm now going opposite to where I
was before.
You can always check this yourself by using the control and arrow keys to
snap turn right and left and then test out what direction your facing.
Fortunately in shades of doom unless your picking up objects or fighting
monsters all the doors and passages are at streight right angles so you
can always use snap turns as main navigation.
Also, coordinates are your friend. If you are on 1-1 and go east you will be
on 2-1. This is a great way of checking your exact location and knowing if
you've been somewhere before. You can also work this out relative to what
direction your travelling as well. indeed some games like galaxy ranger not
to mention some browser games use coordinates as their main navigation
feature all the time.
My own spacial sense is very lousy, I find it difficult to extrapolate maps
from small peaces of information, bu by using coordinates and directions
it's more than possible to create routes, know if you've been somewhere
before, enter a room and exit it etc, it just takes practice and training
your memory.
If shades of doom is giving you trouble, try something with a less complex
layout but still in first person such as gma tank commander or packman
talks. Indeed perhaps if Shades version 2 has some sort of map editer,
someone could create some practice tutorial style maps so that people can
get to grips with directions.
Funnily enough practicing this sort of thing in a computer game will help
with your mobility, indeed I've recently got the blind square ap for my
iphone which gives very similar information in the real world to the
navigator in shades of doom, eg, what direction your going, what your
passing etc.
I'd also advise mobility wise just keep practicing and learning, start off
with say a streight route with one bend on it say to get to the nearest
shop and go from there, also bare in mind not all mobility instructors are
partciularly good at playing to people's particular strengths (I once knew a
lady who thought I was the spawn of satan because I reffused to step count
and didn't acknolidge my landmarks method at all).
Hope some of this helps.
Beware the grue!
Dark.
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