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Jeremiah: /* All About Lighting */

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‎All About Lighting

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‎All About Lighting

Jeremiah at 11:43, 5 October 2018

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Jeremiah: /* All About Lighting */

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‎All About Lighting

Jeremiah: /* All About Lighting */

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‎All About Lighting

Jeremiah: /* Human vs Vampire */

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‎Human vs Vampire

Jeremiah at 01:09, 5 October 2018

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Jeremiah: /* Human vs Vampire */

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‎Human vs Vampire

Jeremiah: /* General roguelike skills */

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‎General roguelike skills

Jeremiah: /* General roguelike skills */

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‎General roguelike skills

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 Sunlight never shines from the north.
-With lightning in mind, you can follow these rules of thumb for moving across a level:
+With lighting in mind, you can follow these rules of thumb for moving across a level:
 * As a human, it's safer to make a semicircle around the hotel during the day (moving from east to south to west walls). Be cautious at night.

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 * Evening (3pm-6pm): sunlight is coming from the west walls
-Sunlight never shines from like the north.
+Sunlight never shines from the north.
 With lightning in mind, you can follow these rules of thumb for moving across a level:
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 There are 4 phases of the moon: New Moon, First Quarter Moon, Full Moon, Last Quarter Moon. Only Full Moon will produce moonlight. So you can basically count on getting moonlight for 1 in 4 nights. Moonlight beams follow the same rules as sunlight beams, but offset by 12 hours.
 == Stealth ==

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	There are 4 phases of the moon: New Moon, First Quarter Moon, Full Moon, Last Quarter Moon. Only Full Moon will produce moonlight. So you can basically count on getting moonlight for 1 in 4 nights. Moonlight beams follow the same rules as sunlight beams, but offset by 12 hours.		There are 4 phases of the moon: New Moon, First Quarter Moon, Full Moon, Last Quarter Moon. Only Full Moon will produce moonlight. So you can basically count on getting moonlight for 1 in 4 nights. Moonlight beams follow the same rules as sunlight beams, but offset by 12 hours.
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		+	== Stealth ==
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		+	Stealth in GKH is dirt simple: enemies who can't ''see'' you usually cannot follow or attack you. They will still attack you if directly adjacent and they will follow you if they hear you making a ruckus. There are no other kinds of stat bonuses to being hidden, only the tactical advantage of being able to move freely in the shadows.
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		+	It is important to look for either the 'Hidden' status on your character or a '''?''' above enemies to ensure you are actually hidden. Being in partial shadow does not guarantee stealth.
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		+	Also keep in mind that some enemies can see in the dark and some even make their own light.

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 * Moonlight will turn some humans into werewolves
 * Toadstools can only spawn and move at night
-'''More on visibility'''
+The movement of sunlight beams may be bewildering at first, but it follows simple, predictable rules that are logically similar to sunlight on the northern hemisphere of Earth.
--the day night cycle
+Day light lasts from 6am to 6pm. Each turn takes 4 minutes, so day and night each last 180 turns.
--vision
--can kill vampires
+Sun rises in the east at 6am (casting its beams directly west), rotates clockwise around the hotel, and sets at 6pm in the west (casting its beams directly east).
--moonlight can turn humans into werewolves
--sunlight can buff and heal greenmen
+* Morning (6am-9am): sunlight is coming from the east walls
--can be produced or used by the FOCUS spell
+* Midday (9am-3pm): sunlight is coming from the south walls
--many spells (FIRESTORM, SHOCK) and firestorm produce light for one turn
+* Evening (3pm-6pm): sunlight is coming from the west walls

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	== All About Lighting ==		== All About Lighting ==
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		+	Another unique twist in GKH is the lighting system. You have a great deal of control over light:
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		+	* You can turn any torch on or off
		+	* Glass can be broken with bullets or BLAST, letting sunlight and moonlight in
		+	* Many actions (FIRESTORM, SHOCK, revolver) produce light for one turn
		+	* GLOW gives a longer lasting light
		+	* Moonlight and sunlight can be produced with FOCUS
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		+	Light and the time of day has many effects:
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		+	* Visibility (most monsters cannot see in the dark, Balaurs can ''only'' see in the dark)
		+	* Sunlight hurts vampires
		+	* Sunlight buffs and heals Green Men
		+	* Moonlight will turn some humans into werewolves
		+	* Toadstools can only spawn and move at night
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		+	'''More on visibility'''

	-the day night cycle		-the day night cycle

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 As a human, you want to maximize the damage you do to enemies ''before'' they get to you. That means using revolver, spells, and sunlight whenever needed. Stay in lit areas to prevent from getting ambushed.
-As a vampire, you want to stick to the shadows and avoid getting hit by spells from a distance. '''Your survival as a vampire also depends on collecting almost all the blood that is spilled.''' Every blood pool that you let dry up is a mistake. It's usually better to go ''all in'' on fights (unless you have no hope of winning) rather than disengaging early, losing blood, and having to deal with more ranged attacks. Contrary to the tip about hallways earlier, you should always avoid lit hallways as a vampire. Hallways provide ample opportunity for spelling casters to smack you around while you try to close the distance. Spells can only hit you if you're aligned with enemies, so you can sidestep long range magic in open areas.
+As a vampire, you want to stick to the shadows and avoid getting hit by spells from a distance. '''Your survival as a vampire also depends on collecting almost all the blood that is spilled.''' Every blood pool that you let dry up is a mistake. It's usually better to go ''all in'' on fights (unless you have no hope of winning) rather than disengaging early, losing blood, and having to deal with more ranged attacks. Contrary to the tip about hallways earlier, you should always avoid lit hallways as a vampire. Hallways provide ample opportunity for spell casters to smack you around while you try to close the distance. Spells can only hit you if you're aligned with enemies, so you can sidestep long range magic in open areas.
 == All About Lighting ==

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	But there are many other considerations in GKH depending on your form: fighting in or out of darkness, near or away from sunlight, and out of water.		But there are many other considerations in GKH depending on your form: fighting in or out of darkness, near or away from sunlight, and out of water.
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		+	'''Rest'''
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		+	If you have the resources to do so, you maximize your chances of survival by resting between every single fight and starting the next fight with full HP. Simply press spacebar.

	== Human vs Vampire ==		== Human vs Vampire ==

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 * -Vulnerable to sunlight
 * -Vulnerable to water
 == All About Lighting ==

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 Some players use "stair dancing" to fight enemies one at a time, but at the very least you should exploit stairs to make escapes.
-One other thing you should understand about stairs is that the regular dungeon levels each have 3 staircases going up and 3 staircases going down. If you don't like one entrance to a floor, try the other two!
+One other thing you should understand about stairs is that the main hotel levels each have 3 staircases going up and 3 staircases going down. If you don't like one entrance to a floor, try the other two!
 '''Fight in favorable positions'''

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 '''Back down'''
-Other genres have conditioned us see games as a linear sequence of unavoidable obstacles: keep trying to beat the level until you succeed. And they've treated us as powerful heroes capable of overcoming any challenge. Neither of these are true in roguelikes. The dungeon is much more dangerous than you are. If you refuse to ever back down from a fight, you won't get very far.
+Other genres have conditioned us to see games as a linear sequence of unavoidable obstacles: keep trying to beat the level until you succeed. And they've treated us as powerful heroes capable of overcoming any challenge. Neither of these are true in roguelikes. The dungeon is much more dangerous than you are. If you refuse to ever back down from a fight, you won't get very far.
 In GKH and many other roguelikes, you are intended to encounter situations/monsters/branches that you are too weak to deal with. It's OK to run and come back when you're more powerful. It's OK to take a different route. It's OK to not kill everything.