Hi Dark, I am trying to get 20000 points for the cheat codes, but can't seem to 
find anything to kill, shall I start again? And I am missing some messages, 
which I need apparently, and can't find.

Lindsay Cowell

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Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Shades of doom.
From: "dark" <d...@xgam.org>
Date: 25/04/2014 11:47 pm

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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