Here are comments and ideas that people sent in for Merlin's Revenge 3.
I'm currently working full time so unfortunately, there isn't much time available for answering comments, though I will get to them eventually. The Suggestions database is now open again, so please make your suggestions there, as that is the proper place for them, and you can get proper feedback on them there. Suggestions sent through this form will still be considered, but may be forgotten about and won't be credited in the game.
Thanks!
Steve
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On 30th Jul 2008, Twig (Wom Twaits) wrote,
When I try to play MR 1, 2, or 3 on any website it says I need an xtra(text) in a folder and to make sure it's in a folder. I really don't know what to do about that but it won't let me play the game :(
steve replied,
That's a very usual error. It's especially odd since the games don't require any xtras to run. I deliberately didn't use xtras (even though some of them are quite cool) precisely to keep things as simple (and reliable) as possible. Obviously it didn't work. :)
My experience is that the games work best under windows xp running firefox 2. If it's possible to try the games with that setup please do. If not, please tell me what OS and browser you are running and I'll try to look into it, although there isn't usually a lot I can do in these circumstances.
Good luck!
P.S. Does Rapunzel work for you?
When I try to play MR 1, 2, or 3 on any website it says I need an xtra(text) in a folder and to make sure it's in a folder. I really don't know what to do about that but it won't let me play the game :(
steve replied,
That's a very usual error. It's especially odd since the games don't require any xtras to run. I deliberately didn't use xtras (even though some of them are quite cool) precisely to keep things as simple (and reliable) as possible. Obviously it didn't work. :)
My experience is that the games work best under windows xp running firefox 2. If it's possible to try the games with that setup please do. If not, please tell me what OS and browser you are running and I'll try to look into it, although there isn't usually a lot I can do in these circumstances.
Good luck!
P.S. Does Rapunzel work for you?
On 27th Jul 2008, jhakkai wrote,
i love merlin's revenge! i spent countless amount of hours playing the first two games years ago, and i checked back to see that the 3rd game is finished! i love it! and it's just as effing hard as the first two! ...if not harder...
anyways, just a heads up that i've been getting a constant error. when i move merlin to a new screen and try to summon too quickly, the game crashes on me. thank god i save at every screen though.
i also figure out why the towers (that throw axes) are sometimes built and sometimes not. is it random?
in any case, thanks for the great game, it's almost like i've been growing up with it.
lokey57 replied,
Bug will be forwarded to steve when I get the chance to. As for the towers, the dwarves stop building them the instant they're attacked, so make sure you defend them well!
i love merlin's revenge! i spent countless amount of hours playing the first two games years ago, and i checked back to see that the 3rd game is finished! i love it! and it's just as effing hard as the first two! ...if not harder...
anyways, just a heads up that i've been getting a constant error. when i move merlin to a new screen and try to summon too quickly, the game crashes on me. thank god i save at every screen though.
i also figure out why the towers (that throw axes) are sometimes built and sometimes not. is it random?
in any case, thanks for the great game, it's almost like i've been growing up with it.
lokey57 replied,
Bug will be forwarded to steve when I get the chance to. As for the towers, the dwarves stop building them the instant they're attacked, so make sure you defend them well!
On 5th Jun 2008, Andrew wrote,
All the MR games keep crashing by freezing at some random point. I'm using the latest firefox browser.
lokey57 replied,
Can you please give more detail? Is there any paticular message associated with the freeze? Or does it just "die"?
All the MR games keep crashing by freezing at some random point. I'm using the latest firefox browser.
lokey57 replied,
Can you please give more detail? Is there any paticular message associated with the freeze? Or does it just "die"?
On 1st Jun 2008, michael wrote,
merlins revenge isnt working
lokey57 replied,
Can you tell me in what way it isn't working? It'll allow me to help you troubleshoot better.
merlins revenge isnt working
lokey57 replied,
Can you tell me in what way it isn't working? It'll allow me to help you troubleshoot better.
On 15th May 2008, Ross wrote,
I've played all the merlins revenge games and beaten them many times but i have one question what do the castles do?
lokey57 replied,
Err castles? I'll take a guess that you're referring to the towers dwarfs build.
The towers, when fully constructed, will launch giant axes at the enemies.
If this isn't what you're asking about, can you please clarify on what you mean by "castles"?
I've played all the merlins revenge games and beaten them many times but i have one question what do the castles do?
lokey57 replied,
Err castles? I'll take a guess that you're referring to the towers dwarfs build.
The towers, when fully constructed, will launch giant axes at the enemies.
If this isn't what you're asking about, can you please clarify on what you mean by "castles"?
On 9th May 2008, Gunny254 wrote,
In MR3 how do i summon the army?
lokey57 replied,
You can summon the army by doing the following.
First, get the summon army spell.
Second, go to a "blue square map" and fire a blank army summon spell on the blue soldiers. This will "unsummon" them and add them to your army.
Lastly, once you have some soldiers, charge your army summon spell until the desired unit's portrait shows up and fire at a blank spot on the ground.
Congrats! You've summoned an army soldier!
In MR3 how do i summon the army?
lokey57 replied,
You can summon the army by doing the following.
First, get the summon army spell.
Second, go to a "blue square map" and fire a blank army summon spell on the blue soldiers. This will "unsummon" them and add them to your army.
Lastly, once you have some soldiers, charge your army summon spell until the desired unit's portrait shows up and fire at a blank spot on the ground.
Congrats! You've summoned an army soldier!
On 29th Apr 2008, bladecat4 wrote,
The save won't work on MR:TB and MR3 they don't work on MR2 it shuts the game down.
lokey57 replied,
Do you get any paticular error when it pops up? For example Error:x000300x0x or something like that?
The save won't work on MR:TB and MR3 they don't work on MR2 it shuts the game down.
lokey57 replied,
Do you get any paticular error when it pops up? For example Error:x000300x0x or something like that?
On 5th Apr 2008, Darren (BMP) wrote,
Just to say, I tried to get access to MR1 on my laptop just now, using IE6, and it told me it wouldn't work, which does not fit in with the IE7 thing. It's working on Firefox now, but I just wanted to point that out.
lokey57 replied,
o.0 It won't work on IE6 either? Thanks for letting us know.
Just to say, I tried to get access to MR1 on my laptop just now, using IE6, and it told me it wouldn't work, which does not fit in with the IE7 thing. It's working on Firefox now, but I just wanted to point that out.
lokey57 replied,
o.0 It won't work on IE6 either? Thanks for letting us know.
On 5th Mar 2008, Jason S. Kong wrote,
It's an interesting game, but I really believe that the yellow weapon broke the game. I could essentially spam it in every room and wipe out every enemy with ease. Even in the 1% rooms, as long as I summoned an army first, I could still spam the yellow fireballs to my heart's desire.
My guess is that the sheer number of projectiles is what makes the yellow weapon so powerful. My suggestion is either to cap the number of yellow balls on the screen (this will reduce the maximum number of projectiles on the screen) to a smaller number.
I am not sure if even this can help nerf it in the 1% rooms, though, as the yellow balls instantly disappear once you place them (and shoot a single fireball). Even in this state, the last four rooms were ridiculously easy to clear. I used the army for the first time and only lost a total of either one or two units (completely unleveled prior to the last four rooms).
The reason why the spam works so well is that any hit on an enemy causes a stun. Since there is such a large volume of fireballs at any time, the chances are that most monsters on the screen are stunned. If the stun-time could either be reduced or neglected for the yellow fireballs, perhaps that would return the balance as well.
These are just suggestions as to how the game might be further balanced.
lokey57 replied,
I agree with the yellow fireballs breaking the game to some degree, it made the game ridiculously easy once you got it. If you have suggestions on how MR3 can be improved, please submit them to the suggestion database.
Thank you!
It's an interesting game, but I really believe that the yellow weapon broke the game. I could essentially spam it in every room and wipe out every enemy with ease. Even in the 1% rooms, as long as I summoned an army first, I could still spam the yellow fireballs to my heart's desire.
My guess is that the sheer number of projectiles is what makes the yellow weapon so powerful. My suggestion is either to cap the number of yellow balls on the screen (this will reduce the maximum number of projectiles on the screen) to a smaller number.
I am not sure if even this can help nerf it in the 1% rooms, though, as the yellow balls instantly disappear once you place them (and shoot a single fireball). Even in this state, the last four rooms were ridiculously easy to clear. I used the army for the first time and only lost a total of either one or two units (completely unleveled prior to the last four rooms).
The reason why the spam works so well is that any hit on an enemy causes a stun. Since there is such a large volume of fireballs at any time, the chances are that most monsters on the screen are stunned. If the stun-time could either be reduced or neglected for the yellow fireballs, perhaps that would return the balance as well.
These are just suggestions as to how the game might be further balanced.
lokey57 replied,
I agree with the yellow fireballs breaking the game to some degree, it made the game ridiculously easy once you got it. If you have suggestions on how MR3 can be improved, please submit them to the suggestion database.
Thank you!
On 28th Feb 2008, Jeweled Ace (N/A) wrote,
Hey, I just made an awesome run through MR3! I had over 5 level 10 guys and ZERO fatalities in the end! Here is picture proof.
http://i30.tinypic.com/jr2opg.jpg
http://i26.tinypic.com/kamg5k.jpg
lokey57 replied,
Nice!
Hey, I just made an awesome run through MR3! I had over 5 level 10 guys and ZERO fatalities in the end! Here is picture proof.
http://i30.tinypic.com/jr2opg.jpg
http://i26.tinypic.com/kamg5k.jpg
lokey57 replied,
Nice!
On 28th Feb 2008, cjfjcjfjc wrote,
hello. I have a problem. What am I meant to do about the IE7 bug? I cant get my hands on IE6 and I simply refuse to use firefox. This might be a nuisance.
lokey57 replied,
Uh... well for now just use IE7 and pray it works? Can't really do anything if you can't get IE6 or refuse to use Firefox atm. Just have to wait for Steve to fix MR.
hello. I have a problem. What am I meant to do about the IE7 bug? I cant get my hands on IE6 and I simply refuse to use firefox. This might be a nuisance.
lokey57 replied,
Uh... well for now just use IE7 and pray it works? Can't really do anything if you can't get IE6 or refuse to use Firefox atm. Just have to wait for Steve to fix MR.
On 22nd Feb 2008, James wrote,
Hi for some reson on my new computer mrelins revenge 3 or any of them wont open could you tell me why and what to download to use it or if i can download MR3 thank you pleas reply soon
lokey57 replied,
Download shockwave player and flash player to play MR3. If that doesn't work let me know.
Hi for some reson on my new computer mrelins revenge 3 or any of them wont open could you tell me why and what to download to use it or if i can download MR3 thank you pleas reply soon
lokey57 replied,
Download shockwave player and flash player to play MR3. If that doesn't work let me know.
On 20th Feb 2008, John Spulack wrote,
I can't play the Merlin games. What does the picture with the three shapes in the upper left hand croner mean? What do I have to download? Shockwave, Flash Player???
lokey57 replied,
You need shockwave and flashplayer to play the MR games, try downloading both and see if they work.
I can't play the Merlin games. What does the picture with the three shapes in the upper left hand croner mean? What do I have to download? Shockwave, Flash Player???
lokey57 replied,
You need shockwave and flashplayer to play the MR games, try downloading both and see if they work.
On 10th Feb 2008, Allawen wrote,
As for the Merlin's revenge series, I enjoyed one and two but I didn't like three so much. The spells were cool but it didn't seem so great once you go into the woods where you couldn't cast spells. That part just took all the fun out of it. Especially since the soldiers seemed to enjoy getting killed. Maybe next time, you can add something more like a familiar that you can summon and recall when you want to. It could change through the course of the game depending on what you do with it, and it can pull off chained spells or something with you. Or maybe, since merlin is old you could keep the anti-magic areas idea but not for so many places at at time. Maybe only strategic areas where the magic was sealed away then you have to over come a puzzle or something to proceed then give merlin a weapon so that you don't have to rely completely on the "blokes with swords." especially with them being irreplaceable once dead. The bow would be a normal bow that requires ammo, however you could also allow arrows made from magic where magic is allowed. Also, I think it would be kinda nice if you added some puzzles to the game here and there to mix it up a bit. It would make the game more engaging opposed to simply running in and nuking everything in sight. Hope this was constructive enough, and I can't wait to see how your next game works out.
lokey57 replied,
Nice ideas! You should really submit them to the suggestions database.
Sadly I'd have to say MR4 might be a while in coming out. The creator of the MR series and owner of the site has been strucken with carpal tunnel and is in the midst of recovering his hands. So until he's better, or someone else takes over, I'm sad to say that there will be no more MR for a bit.
I'll relay this email to steve when I get the chance though, since I'm only the web administrator. Thanks for your comment!
As for the Merlin's revenge series, I enjoyed one and two but I didn't like three so much. The spells were cool but it didn't seem so great once you go into the woods where you couldn't cast spells. That part just took all the fun out of it. Especially since the soldiers seemed to enjoy getting killed. Maybe next time, you can add something more like a familiar that you can summon and recall when you want to. It could change through the course of the game depending on what you do with it, and it can pull off chained spells or something with you. Or maybe, since merlin is old you could keep the anti-magic areas idea but not for so many places at at time. Maybe only strategic areas where the magic was sealed away then you have to over come a puzzle or something to proceed then give merlin a weapon so that you don't have to rely completely on the "blokes with swords." especially with them being irreplaceable once dead. The bow would be a normal bow that requires ammo, however you could also allow arrows made from magic where magic is allowed. Also, I think it would be kinda nice if you added some puzzles to the game here and there to mix it up a bit. It would make the game more engaging opposed to simply running in and nuking everything in sight. Hope this was constructive enough, and I can't wait to see how your next game works out.
lokey57 replied,
Nice ideas! You should really submit them to the suggestions database.
Sadly I'd have to say MR4 might be a while in coming out. The creator of the MR series and owner of the site has been strucken with carpal tunnel and is in the midst of recovering his hands. So until he's better, or someone else takes over, I'm sad to say that there will be no more MR for a bit.
I'll relay this email to steve when I get the chance though, since I'm only the web administrator. Thanks for your comment!
On 4th Feb 2008, wierdwarmage wrote,
ive beaten mr3 but i was wondering if there are any cheats for mr3? just like in mr2 the i key makes you invulnerable.
i just want to see how it would play out if there are.
thanks,
W.W.M
steve replied,
Yup there's
k - kill all
i - invincible
m - medikit
ive beaten mr3 but i was wondering if there are any cheats for mr3? just like in mr2 the i key makes you invulnerable.
i just want to see how it would play out if there are.
thanks,
W.W.M
steve replied,
Yup there's
k - kill all
i - invincible
m - medikit
On 21st Jan 2008, ♪ (()) wrote,
notworkinmerlin@themetalbox.com?
sorry, that must seem really radnom, but I just got an error message that asked me to report any concerns about the error to that adress. I'm not certain as to whether it has any use, so I figured I'd just put it out in the public and see if anyone knows if the adress still has any use.
Also, I'm thinking of downloading another couple free versions of director and learn some more about it. Do you think Steve could dictate to someone a guide on adding ennemies to the MR3 open? I figured out how to change the stats of ennemies, but any time i try to add some, it errors.
lokey57 replied,
I need to contact steve about it, haven't seen him in a while though... Then again, I haven't seen anyone in a while.
notworkinmerlin@themetalbox.com?
sorry, that must seem really radnom, but I just got an error message that asked me to report any concerns about the error to that adress. I'm not certain as to whether it has any use, so I figured I'd just put it out in the public and see if anyone knows if the adress still has any use.
Also, I'm thinking of downloading another couple free versions of director and learn some more about it. Do you think Steve could dictate to someone a guide on adding ennemies to the MR3 open? I figured out how to change the stats of ennemies, but any time i try to add some, it errors.
lokey57 replied,
I need to contact steve about it, haven't seen him in a while though... Then again, I haven't seen anyone in a while.
On 19th Jan 2008, Bloodhammer wrote,
Bloodhammer here, just sain i love the Merlin's Revenge games but the map editor doesnt seem to have a program to make it work, but you said something about director mx in there and that would suck if thats the ONLY thing to make it run
lokey57 replied,
I'm confused by what you're trying to ask, are you asking for a way to play your maps after you make it? Or something else?
Bloodhammer here, just sain i love the Merlin's Revenge games but the map editor doesnt seem to have a program to make it work, but you said something about director mx in there and that would suck if thats the ONLY thing to make it run
lokey57 replied,
I'm confused by what you're trying to ask, are you asking for a way to play your maps after you make it? Or something else?
On 28th Dec 2007, eMerigo (Sega) wrote,
Create a "map editor" so that anyone who feels like it can create their own battles/adventures with all the merlin monsters.
lokey57 replied,
I believe there's one in the download section already, I could be wrong though.
Create a "map editor" so that anyone who feels like it can create their own battles/adventures with all the merlin monsters.
lokey57 replied,
I believe there's one in the download section already, I could be wrong though.
On 24th Dec 2007, Donut wrote,
Seems that merlin's revenge 2 and 3 aren't working for me.. some kind of script error. it worked better for me without the zoom. do you think you can put an option to use the zoom or just leave it without?
lokey57 replied,
If the bug report section is still up please submit a report there, otherwise for now all I can do is leave Steve a message and hope he fixes it.
Seems that merlin's revenge 2 and 3 aren't working for me.. some kind of script error. it worked better for me without the zoom. do you think you can put an option to use the zoom or just leave it without?
lokey57 replied,
If the bug report section is still up please submit a report there, otherwise for now all I can do is leave Steve a message and hope he fixes it.
On 22nd Dec 2007, Anonymous (None) wrote,
I don't know how to use the army summon spell. Whenever I cast it, nothing shows up on the map at all. Could you explain how it works?
lokey57 replied,
First, you need to collect some troops. Go to the blue squares on the map and "unsummon" the troops already there. Then one you have some troops, charge the army summon until a picture of the desired troop appears. Then release to summon! Hope that helps.
I don't know how to use the army summon spell. Whenever I cast it, nothing shows up on the map at all. Could you explain how it works?
lokey57 replied,
First, you need to collect some troops. Go to the blue squares on the map and "unsummon" the troops already there. Then one you have some troops, charge the army summon until a picture of the desired troop appears. Then release to summon! Hope that helps.
