I was down at the New Undermountain Level 3, and I am amazed at how it was remade... but I can't find the shortcuts to levels 10, 11, 12, or 13.

[ 06-13-2004, 03:42 PM: Message edited by: The Whackmiester ]

Oh my, I wonder where they could have gone [img]smile.gif[/img]

in order to get to the lower levels from lvl three.
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you have to go down one level at a time, testing is over no more short cuts!
but then again maybe not? [img]smile.gif[/img]

So what do we do if we've been all over undermountain and are tired of having to go all the freakin' way down to get to undermountain levels 10 or lower?

search for the new location of the portals on level 3 they are there, they are just hard to find say's Ziroc. He said you will have to search in and behind everything and do the quests on lvl 3 in order to find the secret to open the secret door to the transport room.
He made it so the ubers would have to role play in order to get there too. No more blasting past all of us in order to lay waist to the lower levels. When they find out they can't just run down to the bottom maybe they will not come back!! ;) :D [img]graemlins/dance2.gif[/img]

your first reply really hurts crimesonblade :D . and yes there is a secret way going to lower levels. just find the "clue book" which you can find clicking every crate, wagon, table and bookshelf. its there.

The secret transport portal levels should be heavily trap-laden for those really, really, really determined characters to prove that they are ready to go down there.

Sorry Guys I took the book and it doesn't respawn but once every forth day. When I found it it said read this book and replace it for the next adventurer but, being the thief I am I took it saturday night. Then when I went back tonight the 14th of june with my Paladin the book was still missing!!

just kidding :D it's still there, I knew Harkolar would want to choke me for steeling the book so I thought I'd give him a hard time.

It comes from bordom and old age sorry! some times I just can't help myself [img]graemlins/biglaugh.gif[/img]

I dont know how much longer the secret area will be hidden. I was in the other day and saw a bunch of people on level 13. I went to level 1 with a low level character and everything was fresh. I went through level 2 and then shot to level 4 from skullport, and it was all fresh.

Luckily Z can still move it anywhere.

let me guess you don't know where the gate to lvl 11,12,13 is on lvl 1?
When Ziroc is working on them He turns them on and then off when he's not, if he remembers! :D

Z: tried walking through some of Skullport lastnight with my Ranger-rogue. Encountered the Slavers. Not done yet I guess. Tried the room with Sarvos the Thief. Surprised Xanather Thieves. They picked my pockets, tried to take my money, and they stole the flawless ruby from my bag of holding! Killed the thieves, and lo and behold the thief who took the ruby had it on his corpse for me to retrieve.

That's awesome! Just the way thieves should be. Should now try the disarm feats during combat....

Heheh.. yeah, ya better watch the new Xanather Rogues! They will rip ye off!

Oh god. I was wondering if you could actually make an npc steal from you or the script wizard was pulling my leg. I'm stripping down to the minimum-equpiment wise!

My new Paladin on Lvl 3

This A.M. I took my Paladin into Undermountain and headed for level 3. After ariving I started scanning and checking every square inch of each area in search of the clues to everything "Z" had added in skullport I'm still looking and trying to find these quests but I'm going to find the secrets of skullport no matter how long it takes. :D

Ok! over two hours in skullport and nothing! no quests very little treasure Nothing happens in the docks Tried to talk to everbody in Skullport Dock and nothing happens opened every box and crate and one guard says HAY!. went back to skullport searched everywhere talked to everybody the mage doesn't say anything roddybug just looks at you and says nothing no matter how many times you try to speek to him the merchants have no quests nor are there any papers to be found that say anything about any quests I took 50,000,000 gold pieces into the skullport and bought everything that I thought might help and when it didn't help I sold it back.

What happened to the Quests??????

I eventualy found the surprised theives but nothing much came of that. Ive done the cornered local quest. They are the only two I've found. I found a list of things that the gem merchant wanted. Found them and then he said nothing to me.

I think once someone goes through the quests are done.

Have to wait till the next reset I suppose. I was looking at getting on just then but the server is offline again.

I've found a few secret doors by walking around with my spot skill on but im sure Halaster has some surprises for us soon.

Level 3 is growing more all the time. Z is putting in some quests and some interesting plot lines throughout skullport. I didnt spend too muvh time there, but I found one of the new quests easily enough... its kind of public.

There is a new area also, its no open yet but it looks to be promising when it does.

The Grumpy half orc tavern keeper talks now, you can converse with him.

Im curious to see whats going to be in the tower personally.

I too am very curious about whats goin on in that tower. Looks interesting....

and does anyone know if those slavers are doing anything yet?

Also Z the initial part of skull port when you go past the dwarf merchant and down to where the drow are gets really laggy every time i walk down there. it doesn't matter how many times or for how long i've been in the area it lagg's up the place when ever I go there.

That tower is ready actually.. I just gotta connect it somehow. See, the steps to the door don't allow a pc to walk up them, so I may just draw a trigger like a trap right in front of the steps--would that be cool? Would people understand it?

Instead of putting the trigger at the base of the steps can you put the area of the trigger so it covers the whole set of steps ? Might make it a bit eaiser for people to see it then.

That's a good idea.

Hay "Z" how about making one of the sewer Grates open and be the secret Door into the tower and in fact I was hopeing you would link those sewer grates together something like the sewers in Baldur's Gate 1. from what I see in my maps of Skullport the sewers have a few quests and the carrion crawlers and hell hounds live down there.

Yeah expand the sewers into a whole new area ( you could use the tilesets from level 7 or level 6 I forgot ( The maze as I like to call it ) have a few more theives areound and carrion crawlers.

That would be sweet.

Carrion Crawlers?? eeeewwwwwwwwwww!!!

The sewers idea is kinda cool, I never would have thought that a sub level to a super dungeon would have sewer drainage.... But Halaster is insane right??

Wow... lots of changes... Z, you ever going to find the time to make all these? LOL

I'm starting to eagerly wait for level 14 now.

I heard a rumor about level 14 Ehrys...I found if you get Z talking sometimes.. he lets slip a few things.. LOL

Now I dont know if he has changed his mind on the theme for 14, but I certianly am in no rush to get there... Respawn or no LOL.

Oh.. and im keeping the rumor a secret, the secrets Z lets slip from time to time are followed up with 'Dont you dare Tell' threats.

Hmm secrets for Level 14?? I can't wait for 14 Im always up for a challange. Just a quick question exactly how many levels of Undermountain are there ?

Level 14's plan changed a bit.. This level will be EXCEPTIONALLY weird and odd. You should enjoy it a LOT!

Here is a quote from Z from about 2 years ago...posted 03-17-2002 11:59 PM to be exact! But who is exact around here anyway...


"I've got lots of maps drawn up on paper for each level of the 'Undermountain' Project, and they are pretty big. Undermountain has like--well, LOTS of levels--more than 80. and all are under the Mountain that lies next to Waterdeep (In the Forgotten Realms World)."

What about it? [img]smile.gif[/img] I dunno if I'll have 80 levels, but we'll have 50 atleast--we're getting close if you could each 'unique' map. (Even small room maps). ;)

Why you quoting that?? [img]smile.gif[/img]

Is 'The Void Plane' your rendition of the level that is suppose to be like outer space... I forgot what that level is called...


Btw, i like reading the back posts!!