i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 iScepter of Goth / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i ___ _ / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / __| __ ___ _ __ | |_ ___ _ _ / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i \__ \ / _| / -_) | '_ \ | _| / -_) | '_| / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i |___/ \__| \___| | .__/ \__| \___| |_| / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i |_| / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i __ / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i ___ / _| / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / _ \ | _| / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i \___/ |_| / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i ___ _ _ / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / __| ___ | |_ | |_ / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i | (_ | / _ \ | _| | ' \ / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i \___| \___/ \__| |_||_| / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i╔─*──*──*──*──*──*──*──*──*──*──*──*──*──*──*──*─╗ / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i║1 ........................................ 1║ / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i║2* ........................................ *2║ / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i║3 ........................................ 3║ / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i║1 ...........Posted: 2025-09-17........... 1║ / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i║2* .............Tags: gaming .............. *2║ / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i║3 ........................................ 3║ / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i║1 ........................................ 1║ / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i╚────────────────────────────────────────────────╝ / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 iI had the pleasant experience of playing the first MMORPG with one of the people / gopher.someodd.zip 70 iinvolved, who also happens to be a co-author of The Internet Gopher Protocol: / gopher.someodd.zip 70 iBob Alberti. I met him because I interviewed him for a documentary. / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i## Bonus material / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 iHere are some images I got from Bob Alberti himself, including handmade maps. / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 Ihandmade map 01 /assets/posts/scepter_of_goth/ScepterMap01.jpg gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 Ihandmade map 02 /assets/posts/scepter_of_goth/ScepterMap02.jpg gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 Isome other map /assets/posts/scepter_of_goth/001_Boldhome-Jroldham.jpg gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 iAn open source version: https://github.com/shelches/scepter / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i## Review of stats! / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 iLooking at code of a 40+ year old MMORPG to minmax my fighter.[1] / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 ithis game seems to me a bit brutal. / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 iThe code: https://github.com/shelches/scepter/ / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 iline where character sets stats on creation: / gopher.someodd.zip 70 ihttps://github.com/shelches/scepter/blob/2e04898cd8c523fbad849d5da86b9b421a3a77d0/log.c#L141 / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 idex dodging, attacking first, running? / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 ipiety: resserection penalties? luck? / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 iin the code it's abbreviated str, int, dex, pty, con / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 ithis isn't everything but it'll do (not all inclusive) / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 ialso idk which weapon skill is best for this kinda build / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 iLooks like there are criticals? But unfortunately, it doesn't seem like there's / gopher.someodd.zip 70 iany way to increase the chance, except for just leveling up? / gopher.someodd.zip 70 ihttps://github.com/shelches/scepter/blob/2e04898cd8c523fbad849d5da86b9b421a3a77d0/cmd3.c#L88 / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 iyour weapons can break! / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 isome kind of calculation for time until next allowed attack (cooldown) / gopher.someodd.zip 70 ihttps://github.com/shelches/scepter/blob/2e04898cd8c523fbad849d5da86b9b421a3a77d0/cmd3.c#L367 / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i## Strength (str) / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 iAffects your ability to carry heavier objects / gopher.someodd.zip 70 ihttps://github.com/shelches/scepter/blob/2e04898cd8c523fbad849d5da86b9b421a3a77d0/cmd1.c#L177 / gopher.someodd.zip 70 ii think it's like str * 10 / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i... and even steal heavier objects. / gopher.someodd.zip 70 ihttps://github.com/shelches/scepter/blob/2e04898cd8c523fbad849d5da86b9b421a3a77d0/cmd3.c#L1124 / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 iAlso affects if your hit lands. / gopher.someodd.zip 70 ihttps://github.com/shelches/scepter/blob/2e04898cd8c523fbad849d5da86b9b421a3a77d0/cmd3.c#L72 / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 iDecreases hit cooldown/strike more often? / gopher.someodd.zip 70 ihttps://github.com/shelches/scepter/blob/2e04898cd8c523fbad849d5da86b9b421a3a77d0/cmd3.c#L367 / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i## Constitution (con) / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 iAffects vulnerability to monster's drain ability? / gopher.someodd.zip 70 ihttps://github.com/shelches/scepter/blob/2e04898cd8c523fbad849d5da86b9b421a3a77d0/matt.c#L364 / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 iPrevents you from permadeath! / gopher.someodd.zip 70 ihttps://github.com/shelches/scepter/blob/2e04898cd8c523fbad849d5da86b9b421a3a77d0/cmd2.c#L704 / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 iInvolved in calculating if you're too exhausted to strike! / gopher.someodd.zip 70 ihttps://github.com/shelches/scepter/blob/2e04898cd8c523fbad849d5da86b9b421a3a77d0/cmd3.c#L276 / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i## Dexterity (dex) / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 iAffects logic for if the monster hits you or not (?) / gopher.someodd.zip 70 ihttps://github.com/shelches/scepter/blob/2e04898cd8c523fbad849d5da86b9b421a3a77d0/matt.c#L259 / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 iAffects chance of landing a hit / gopher.someodd.zip 70 ihttps://github.com/shelches/scepter/blob/2e04898cd8c523fbad849d5da86b9b421a3a77d0/cmd3.c#L160 / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 iAffects steal chance / gopher.someodd.zip 70 ihttps://github.com/shelches/scepter/blob/2e04898cd8c523fbad849d5da86b9b421a3a77d0/cmd3.c#L1075 / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i## Piety (pty) / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 iYour DM goes down when you wake up the DM? / gopher.someodd.zip 70 ihttps://github.com/shelches/scepter/blob/2e04898cd8c523fbad849d5da86b9b421a3a77d0/cmd4.c#L15 / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 iIt seems like monsters will sometimes attack or not attack a player based off / gopher.someodd.zip 70 itheir piety, or something? / gopher.someodd.zip 70 ihttps://github.com/shelches/scepter/blob/2e04898cd8c523fbad849d5da86b9b421a3a77d0/matt.c#L153 / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 iAffects how much money you spawn with when you ressurect? / gopher.someodd.zip 70 ihttps://github.com/shelches/scepter/blob/2e04898cd8c523fbad849d5da86b9b421a3a77d0/cmd2.c#L742 / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 iBless spell / gopher.someodd.zip 70 ihttps://github.com/shelches/scepter/blob/2e04898cd8c523fbad849d5da86b9b421a3a77d0/spells.c#L139 / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i# my fighter build / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 iYou die in this game. A lot. I considered intelligence and piety two stats I / gopher.someodd.zip 70 icould leave at minimum, while for a fighter, strength, dexterity, and / gopher.someodd.zip 70 iconstitution are the most important. The minimum you can have is 5, so that / gopher.someodd.zip 70 ileaves us with 45 points to divide amont our three selected stats. / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i* Strength: 18: land those hits (+3 bonus?), carry heavy, hit harder, hit / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i faster/more often / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i* Intelligence: 5 / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i* Dexterity: 9: dodge those hits (only a +1 bonus?) / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i* Piety: 5 / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i* Constitution: 18, crucial for not permadeath and absorbing and enduring / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 iSkills were a bit hard for me to reason about. I think I just will play the game / gopher.someodd.zip 70 ito really figure out which skill/weapon type is best for which scenarios / gopher.someodd.zip 70 ikinda... / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i## Footnotes / gopher.someodd.zip 70 i / gopher.someodd.zip 70 h[1]: Looking at code of a 40+ year old MMORPG to minmax my fighter.: https://fosstodon.org/@someodd/115222607021233114 URL:https://fosstodon.org/@someodd/115222607021233114 gopher.someodd.zip 70