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Two more minor Lens of Truth issues (last few builds)

7 replies · 1,695 views · Started 03 July 2007

The Lens of Truth doesn't reveal the bombable walls (in dungeons) nor does it reveal raft paths.

Bombable walls are a duplicate and fixed.

Most combo flags are shown with the Lens, but the raft and raft branch flags are specifically excluded. Are you sure they're suppose to be visible?

I know they used to be. For some reason it was added back in revision 94, apparently by _L_ (presumably before he had repo access, as the changes were actually committed by me). Unless someone knows of a reason why the raft flags should not show up, I'm going to re-enable them.

My reasoning is that raft paths are not 'secret' combos insofar as they are not secret aspects of the environment that need to be revealed. The flags are instead used to determine the path of travel of the raft. I don't see why that path should happen to be illuminated by the Lens, and I sort of consider it to be a technical aspect that shouldn't really be visible to the player.

I agree with _L_, the lens would ruin the fun of raft mazes or finding a hidden raft branch to find a secret. Hmm, but then for some it might be useful. How about a quest rule?

Quest rules should always be the deciding factor. :shrug: I personally preferred them. If you want to really find a raft path without using the lens, all you have to do is button mash on the arrow keys. How is that challenging? o_o That's luck, if anything. It's not a big deal...

It wouldn't be luck if you give clues, though probably not challenging either... Isle of Winds for example, there were rocks surrounding the raft branches. Another would be the raft game from Hero of Dreams, but you get the point. :P