Newsgroups: alt.games.marathon
From: John Zero <jz...@onramp.net>
Date: 1998/03/11
Subject: That Secret Fatum room

Okay, there's that secret room in "Fatum Iustum Stultorum", right? There's 
evidently no way to get there normally. 

The Story Page taunts me with screenshots that show a terminal in a room full of 
water. And Hamish just says "Read it, Vid Boi!" 

The Spoiler Guide says "There is no way to get to this room without some form of 
cheat." 

So, like what kind of cheat? I know of no way to engineer getting to this room 
except to pry the map out with Forge, stick in an additional teleporter to the 
secret room, and save the map. Unfortunately, Forge doesn't want me to see it 
either, because when I try to use Visual Mode to check my work, it crashes and 
tells me to go make a bug report (like I have plane fare to Chicago, right...). 
Is there a homebrew utility that lets you select where you show up on a map? 

Also, will some kind soul please check my procedure for screen shots: 
1. While playing Marathon 1, 2, etc. 
2. Press "Command-5" to allow background activity. 
3.Press "Command-Shift-3" for a normal screen shot. 

That's supposed to be it, but can anyone tell me why no "Picture 1" PICT has 
ever shown up on my drive with that routine. I could be missing something. 

Props and thanks go in advance to those who won't make wise-ass comments without 
offering some help. Any wise-ass comments along  _with_ help are fine by me. 
!THNX! 
-- 
John Zero 
-  -  -  - 
jz...@onramp.net 
http://rampages.onramp.net/~jzero 




Newsgroups: alt.games.marathon
From: "~Kaye Rogers." <j...@mc.net>
Date: 1998/03/11
Subject: Re: That Secret Fatum room

John Zero wrote: 
> Okay, there's that secret room in "Fatum Iustum Stultorum", right? There's 
> evidently no way to get there normally. 
> The Story Page taunts me with screenshots that show a terminal in a room full of 
> water. And Hamish just says "Read it, Vid Boi!" 
> The Spoiler Guide says "There is no way to get to this room without some form of 
> cheat." 
> So, like what kind of cheat? I know of no way to engineer getting to this room 
> except to pry the map out with Forge, stick in an additional teleporter to the 
> secret room, and save the map. Unfortunately, Forge doesn't want me to see it 
> either, because when I try to use Visual Mode to check my work, it crashes and 
> tells me to go make a bug report (like I have plane fare to Chicago, right...). 
> Is there a homebrew utility that lets you select where you show up on a map? 


Eh,Phforte...The Crashy M2 map maker app. 

> Also, will some kind soul please check my procedure for screen shots: 
> 1. While playing Marathon 1, 2, etc. 
> 2. Press "Command-5" to allow background activity. 
> 3.Press "Command-Shift-3" for a normal screen shot. 
> That's supposed to be it, but can anyone tell me why no "Picture 1" PICT has 
> ever shown up on my drive with that routine. I could be missing something. 
> Props and thanks go in advance to those who won't make wise-ass comments without 
> offering some help. Any wise-ass comments along  _with_ help are fine by me. 
> !THNX! 
> -- 
> John Zero 
> -  -  -  - 
> jz...@onramp.net 
> http://rampages.onramp.net/~jzero 


I'd Like Ta Say,I Got In There,(It's...buggy) 
'n' If ya get to the terminal without gettin crushed,it sez some kinda 
crap about The Assim bobs,like,....? 
I Don't think they finished it,cuz it ends abrurtly (if i remember 
Correctly,) and jes goes to the end terminal of that level...with no 
Teleport out. 
-- 
~Kaye. ~{Tba}~ 
Intel;Stooping Lower then anyone Before. 
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