Lao Tzu wrote:Thanks John! I was wondering if the site was on the up and up. I'll download the Dos or 64 version and give it a try.
You have to download a PLATO terminal emulator, and then request access. When I did it, the request process was handled by an actual live person and took several days. Once you have access, you can log in like as if you were using an old PLATO terminal, and Oubliette is one of the available games. I have tried it a couple of times, but there has never been anyone else to play with, and you simply CANNOT play the original Oubliette alone.
Lao Tzu wrote:One other thought I had is it seems kind of unfair my main characters can reach -30 (Mogre my level 69 Ogre Mage actually has a -31 armor class with his shield spell and items: a platinum ring, mithril armor and his wizard staff) and the monsters only get a -15 as their best possible armor class.
Yes, that limit was an artifact of using 5 bits to store the AC in the original DOS implementation (to save memory). I have been thinking that I would like to decrease the AC of some of the lower level monsters. As one who has played those levels, would you find that objectionable?