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Over Faq 1.1.5
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Table of contents
1. Basic information
1.1 What is Over
1.1.1 What is the latest version of over
1.1.2 What is the Over website?
1.2 Where can I participate in discussions about OVER?
1.3 Why can't I choose my character class?
1.4 I'm only getting half of the classes I'm supposed to be getting
1.5 Wizards Suck! Whats the point of using them?
1.6 How come if I drink a potion twice it doesn't have the same effect?
1.7 It takes forever to get past level 5 and I can't survive the initial rush
of creatures on level 2 because there's lots of them and I don't have the
hitpoints and I don't have the armor to survive. What should I do?
1.8 Who should I email if I have any questions or comments for the FAQ?
1.9 Who is the Over maintainer?
2. Strategy Information
2.1 What kind of information is in the Strategy section
2.2 How can I keep myself alive?
2.3 What classes are there in Over?
2.4 What advantages are there for choosing the various classes?
3. Spoiler Information
3.1 What kind of information can I find in the spoiler section?
3.2 What is the WC and AC values of all the standard types of weapons and armor
in the game?
3.3* What are the cheat keys?
*New questions
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Section 1. Basic Information
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1.1: What is Over?
A: Over is a rougelike roleplaying game. Rougelike games are similar to other
rpgs except for the fact that you only control one person instead of a party.
Rougelike games also do not have excellent graphics and more energy is devoted
to the story. Rougelike games also tend to be free.:)
1.1.1: What is the latest version of Over?
A: The latest version of Over is version 0.09
1.1.2: What are the Over websites?
A: You can find the latest version of the FAQ at
http://members.aol.com/TDavis3407/over.html
The official over website is at http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/3875/
Spoilers on Monsters, Weapons, and Armor are available at
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Rampart/1084/over.html. There is also a
survery where you can send suggestions about over.
1.2: Where can I participate in discussions about Over?
A: The newsgroup rec.games.rougelike.misc. If you want the OVER maintainer to
read those posts. You'll have to email it to him also. Currently his newsfeed
isn't working.
1.3: How come I never get any updates any more for that email listing I joined
off of Jeff Barrow's homepage?
A: Jeff Barrow lost that list. I'm not sure if it's still up. Updates from
now on will most likely be posted on the roguelike homepage and the
rec.roguelike.misc newsgroup.
1.4: Is development for Over still active?
A: Yes Jeff is still working on the game.
1.5: Wizards suck! What's the point of using them?
A: The designer intended to give Wizards a random assortment of scrolls and
potions but forgot(again). I reminded him this time so he shouldn't forget.
Also, Wizards start out with the highest intelligence in the game which
seriously helps to identify the potion you just drank. This helps a lot and
helps offset their initial weaknesses.
1.6: How come if I drink a potion twice it doesn't have the same effect?
A: That happens when you didn't identify the potion when you drank it last
time. Jeff probably did this so you couldn't just write down what the potion
did and avoid it if the effects were bad or drink it again if the effects were
good. If you want to know what will happen when you drink a potion you'll have
to identify it.
1.7: It takes forever to get past experience level 5 and I can't survive the
initial rush creatures on level 2 because there's lot's of them and I don't
have the hitpoints or the armor to survive. What should I do?
A: There's a strategy for dealing with this in the strategy section. If you
have the patience you can hang out on level one killing monsters until you
think you're ready to survive level two. Unfortunately most of us don't have
enough patience to do that. Luckily Jeff is adjusting the experience point and
inventories. This problem should be fixed in 0.1.
1.8.1: Who should I email if I have any questions or comments for the FAQ?
A: TDavis3407@aol.com
1.8.2: Who is the Over maintainer?
A: His name is Jeff and is email address is jbarrow@ihug.co.nz.
1.8.3: What about that other guy who maintains the unofficial web page?
A: Halomist@aol.com
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2. Strategy Information
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2.1: What kind of information is in the Strategy section?
A: Currently there is a listing of the character classes and their advantages.
There are also strategies to keep yourself alive. If you don't want to know
that information turn back now. It only gets worse.
2.2: How can I keep myself alive?
A: When you start out you get 10 hitpoints. Here's a tactic that will help you
survive. Whenever you are surronded by tons of enemies use a teleport scroll
and pray you teleport to an area with less monsters. This has actually saved
my live. The last game I tried this tactic in my character advanced to level
7.
2.3: What classes are there in Over?
A: You can choose from Madman, Caveman, Ninja, Fighter, Barbarian, Wizard,
Medic, Cleric, Jester, and Spy.
2.4: What advantages are there for the various classes?
A: Cleric
Strength 8
Intelligence 14
Dexterity 8
Mace
Softleather
Caveman
Strength 18
Intelligence 3
Dexterity 9
Rock
Large Club
Spy
Strength 8
Intelligence 10
Dexterity 13
Dirk WC 4
Trenchcoat
Buckler
Jester
Strength 8
Intelligence 8
Dexterity 14
Stick WC 1
Jester Suit
Jester Cap
Medic
Strength 9
Intelligence 11
Dexterity 10
Scalpel
Labcoat
Wizard
Strength 6
Intelligence 18
Dexterity 6
Dagger
Cloth Armor
Fighter
Strength 14
Intelligence 8
Dexterity 8
Longsword
Ring Mail
Small Shield
Barbarian
Strength 14
Intelligence 6
Dexterity 10
Waraxe
Softleather
Madman
Strength 10
Intelligence 10
Dexterity 10
Breadknife
Rusty Ringmail
Party hat
2.4.2: Can you give me strategies for the various classes?
A: Yes. There are basically four groups balanced classes(basically equal in
all three stats), high intelligence, high strength, and high dexterity. A high
intelligence class will obviously try to try drink every single potion that
comes along. You might lose some stats but eventually(if you can survive)
you'll figure out what every potion does. That's a huge advantage. High
strength obviously helps in bashing monsters quickly. You might want to use a
two handed weapon so they do more damage. And high dexterity is only available
through the Jester(although a thief might be included in future versions). A
good Jester strategy is to keep your armor class as high as possible while
still doing small damage now and then.
2.5: What are the caluculations for everything in over?
A: To hit is a check of your WC against target AC, with modifiers for
randomness, strength & dex and potion effects, damage is the difference in
the calculation modified by strength. This is a straight intelligence check -
A higher intelligence = higher chance of indentifying.
2.6: Does the weapon type make a difference in any calculations or is WC the
only thing that matters?
A: For the most part (and in 0.08 and earlier) WC is the only important thing
- however some of the higher WC weapons are 2 handed, so this limits the armour
potential.
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3. Spoiler Information
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3.1#: What kind of stuff can I find in spoiler information?
A: Currently all there is is a listing of the AC and WC of all the normal items
in the game. If you don't want that information turn back now. Cheat keys are
listed here.
3.2: What is the WC and AC value of all the standard types of weapons and armor
in the game?
A:
WEAPONS
WC Hands
stick 01 01
rock 02 01
bread knife 03 01
dagger 04 01
mace 06 01
long sword 08 01
long dagger 05 01
hammer 08 01
warhammer 10 01
waraxe 08 01
battle axe 10 02
pike 12 02
flail 07 01
sabre 10 01
short sword 06 01
2 handed sword 12 02
2 handed axe 14 02
2 handed hammer 14 02
katana 10 02
wakizashi 08 01
sai 06 01
nunckaku 08 02
morning star 08 01
spear 06 01
iron rod 07 01
trident 10 02
small club 04 01
large club 06 02
dirk 04 01
whip 06 01
blackjack 04 01
scalpel 03 01
cutting tool 02 01
crowbar 06 02
credit card 02 01
truncheon 05 01
ARMOUR
AC
cloth armour 01
soft leather 02
normal leather 03
hard leather 04
elf leather 05
ring mail 06
scale armour 07
chainmail 08
platemail 09
full plate 10
Samurai armour 08
rusty ringmail 05
Dwarven chainmail 09
Elven chainmail 09
troll hide 10
banded mail 09
splint mail 09
holy plate 12
jester suit 01
Ninja garb 06
Hawaiian shirt 00
trenchcoat 02
labcoat 01
BP vest 06
suit 01
CAPS & HELMETS
leather cap 02
cloth cap 01
paper hat 00
iron helm 04
tin helmet 03
winged helmet 04
party hat 00
jester cap 01
Ninja coif 03
visored helm 05
horned helm 04
bamboo helm 05
hard hat 03
turban 01
SHIELDS
small shield 01
large shield 02
tower shield 03
buckler 01
sun shield 09
3.3: What are the cheat keys for over?
A: There are none.
3.4: Are there any secret classes in over?
A: Yes. In the character class selection screen. Keep pressing down until no
class is highlighted then press enter. This character class sucks and has no
items in his inventory or any stats. This is a more of a bug than a secret
character.
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