Quest for Glory 5

Room Descriptions

 

Room 520:  Mino’s Treasure Room

8/18/97

 

Exits:  West to Minos Hallway rm 510.

Panorama:

 

Actors:

Elsa von Spielburg                  20                Event 2, Behind the bars of the Mid right Alcove

Minos                                           33                Event 2, On the Balcony watching the fight

                                                                                Committing suicide by falling off balcony

Mega Minotaur                               78                Event 2, Left side Wall, moving to fight Ego

Goons                                           88                Event 1, If Ego makes too much noise,

                                                                      Event 2, If Ego fails to block the door     

               

Animations:  Standard:  Door opening on West Wall.  Alcove gates opening.  Chest on left opening

                Programming:  Particle Explosions from traps on all Alcove gates and Chest

                                Detect Magic Indicates by Particles that the alcoves, chest and Magical                                                          statue are magical.

                                Particle Explosion when Ego touches magical Statue -- Ego falls to floor, Particle Explosion on Ego, flash entire screen to white.  Change Ego’s form to ???

 

Sound Effects:

Pounding to Break Down Door

Crash and Clatter when stuff from Alcove 1 fall to floor

Explosions for traps being set off

Thunk and shatter of ceramic when Minos commits suicide.

Heavy Breathing and Snorting of bull for Minotaur

Teleport Sound

Standard Procedures:

 

Opening Alcoves: 

Do on Alcoves:  Choice of Examine, Unlock, Disarm, Open

Player must disarm the trap before selecting Open or Unlock.

Traps on all the Alcoves are at the Highest Difficulty Setting.  If Ego sets off traps, then do 500 pts Damage.  Ego dies.  Display Minos Trap Death Message.  Once a trap has been disarmed, display [text/tell/disarmed].  Ego can now click do on the Alcove without it exploding.

Do on Elsa’s AlcoveIf Elsa is in Alcove- Display [Elsa/tell/locked].

 

Toolkit on Elsa:  Elsa thanks Ego.  In 20 seconds, Elsa will open Alcove and get out.

 

Poisoned Dagger on Minotaur or Goons:  Minotaur dies in 20 seconds, Goon just dies.  Once Poisoned Dagger has been used, it just becomes a regular dagger.

Poisoned Dagger on Minos:  (Thrown)  It will automatically miss Minos.  Minos has magical protections.  He will just laugh at Ego’s attempts.

 

Objects in Room for Event 1:

Blackbird is in the chest on the left.  Chest is trapped at highest setting.

Golden Lion Statue is on the chest in the foreground.

Magic Statue sits on top of the center right alcove.  (Not there for Endgame)

 

Do on the treasures while in Event 1: display c_thief:  Saying you pick up some gold and jewelry.  Add 200 drachmas and some jewelry to inventory each time Ego clicks on treasure.

Do on treasures while in Event 2 before Minos dies:  display C_combat:  Saying there is no time for looting now.  After Minos dies, handle as in Event 1.

 

Magic Statue:

Do on Magic Statue:  (From Ground)  Ego must use Rope and Grapnels to get to ledge where the statue sits, else, you are too far away (c_toofar).

                Do on Magic Statue (from ledge):  Particle Explosion knocks Ego to fall flat on ground.  Another Particle Explosin occurs on Ego, all screen goes white.  Change Ego’s form to Upside  Down Bug.  Goto Don’t Touch Death Message.

                Sheet on Magic Statue:  Add Magic Statue to Inventory.

 

Spells on Minos:  Minos has a Magic Item that protects him from magic.

Do on Dead Minos:  Add Defense Amulet, 300 dr., and Poisoned Dagger to inventory.

 

Do on Dead Minotaur:  Add MinotaurA to Inventory

 

Open or Trigger Spell on Alcoves:  All Alcove except Elsa’s are trapped in Endgame.  Trigger or Open Spell will set off the Trap.  If Minotaur is near the door when this occurs, Minotaur will take 300 pts of damage.  (Open Spell will open the Alcove Doors)

Open Spell on Elsa’s Door:  Opens Door.  Elsa runs over to southwest corner, grabs her stuff, and goes to combat.

Trigger Spell on Elsa’s Door:  Does nothing.

 

Do On Elsa: Display [Elsa/do].

 

 

Events:   1)  Stealing the Blackbird                2)  Endgame

Global Variables:

Flags Used:

                                fRiteSevenBegun                Set in Hall of Kings, rm 240

fEranaAlive                                Set in Hades Hall rm 570

fKatrinaAlive                                Set in Hades Hall rm 570

 

Flags Set:

                                fDragonRise                        Set for Room 730

FmetElsaMinos                Set for Romance Code

Event 1.  Stealing the Blackbird

If NOT fRiteSevenBegun, and Ego is Thief,

                (If Ego is NOT Thief and NOT fRiteSevenBegun, then the Ego should not be here.  There is a serious bug somewhere.)

 

Goon Guard Patroling on Balcony

 

Ego must knockout or kill the Goon Guard

 

Ego may steal the Golden Statue of a Lion, all the gold and Jewelry he can carry, the Blackbird from the chest, and the magic statue, as long as he covers it with a spare sheet first.

 

If Player tries to open the southwest alcove, all the things in the Alcove fall down.  This will alert the goons to enter the room.  Three Goons will come through the door and after Ego.  Ego can fight, but more Goons will come in to take dead Goons places.  At this point, the only solution is to use the Mystic Magnets to teleport home.  Otherwise, Ego will die to infinite guards -- Death Message  [Minos Guards Death].

 

Event 2:  Endgame

If fRiteSevenBegun

Minos is holding the Prophecy Stone on the Balcony overlooking this room.

Elsa is in the center north Alcove.

Mega Minotaur is standing by center south Alcove.

 

Actions:

1)  Ego needs to move the chair to block the door.

                (Else:  Door will open revealing Goon Guards.)

 

When Ego steps out into middle of the room, display [Minos/tell/welcome].

                If Door has not been blocked, Door opens to reveal guards. Minotaur will step                                                 out.  Go to Guard endgame death message.

                Else, if door is blocked, start Sound Effect of Guards trying to pound down the          door.

 

Minotaur goes for Ego.  If Minotaur kills Ego, display [minotaur endgame death message]

 

If Ego gives Toolkit or Ethiefkit to Elsa, 20 seconds later Elsa gets free, she runs over to stuff in Southwest corner of room, and squats down.  This means she has gotten back her weapons. Display [Elsa/tell/Attack].

She will attack Minotaur also.

 

When Minotaur is dead, then display [Minos/tell/death].

Minos holds up the Prophecy Stone.

Minos jumps off the balcony, smashing himself and the Prophecy Stone.

 

Cut to AVI of Dragon Rising.

 

Cut back to room with Ego and Elsa near the body of Minos.

Display [Elsa/tell/MinosDead].

Allow Ego to search the two bodies.  After bodies have been searched, or a minute has passed, or Ego tries to leave, Display one of the following:

If fEranaAlive, then display [Erana/tell/dragon].

If fKatrinaAlive, then display [Katrina/tell/dragon].

Else display  [Fenris/tell/dragon].

 

Ego and Elsa are Teleported away.

 

Set fDragonRise

Cut to Dragon Blood Pool, rm. 730.

 

Event 3:  Multiplayer Endgame

 

If fRiteSevenBegun

Minos is holding the Prophecy Stone on the Balcony overlooking this room.

Mega Minotaur is standing by center south Alcove.

Two Goon Guards stand by door to fight the first characters who enter.  When Goons are Dead, then Minotaur will attack.

 

As 1st character enters, Display [Minos/tell/trapped1].  %s = character’s name

As 2nd character enters, Display [Minos/tell/trapped2]. %s = character’s name

As 3rd character enters, Display [Minos/tell/trapped3].

 

 

Mega Minotaur has double HP for this battle.  

 

When Minotaur is dead, then display [Minos/tell/death].

Minos holds up the Prophecy Stone.

Minos jumps off the balcony, smashing himself and the Prophecy Stone.

 

Cut to AVI of Dragon Rising.

 

Cut back to room with actors near the body of Minos.

After bodies have been searched, or a minute has passed, or Actor tries to leave, Display:

[Erasmus/tell/byebye].

Set fDragonRise

Cut to Dragon Blood Pool, rm. 730.