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Alchemy II:

The

Hangover

was

another

game

that

had

several

incremental

"firsts"

-

it

was

the

first

"comedy"

game

for

The

Major

BBS

,

it

was

the

first

sequel

(to

Quest

of

the

Alchemists

),

and

the

first

game

that

had

a

custom

ending

for

each

user.

The

non-player

characters

were

also

more

advanced

than

Kyrandia

's.

Alchemy

II:

The

Hangover

was

sold

by

Galacticomm

for

a

very

short

time

after

the

acquisition

of

Galactic

Innovations

.

Story

The first "comedy"

adventure

for

The

Major

BBS

,

Alchemy

II

is

a

satiric

take-off

of

previous

fantasy

games,

mostly

as

a

sequel

to

Quest

of

the

Alchemists

,

an

earlier

Moonshae

production.

Players

search

to

find

the

"truth

of

life"

for

themselves,

as

they

face

a

barrage

of

puns,

innuendos,

and

straight

out

buffoonery.

The

quality

of

the

text

matches

that

of

Kyrandia

,

but

with

the

emphasis

placed

on

humorous

scenery

and

messages.

The

game

has

been

carefully

crafted

to

provide

humor

for

all

age

groups.

You

were

just

sitting

there,

when

SHE

appeared.

"Hey,

you're

(hiccup)...

Kyrr...

err...

Kyrr...

err...

raan...

nan..

aah..

ummm...

(hiccup)...

the

one

with

all

those

funky

temples

and

stuff...",

you

barely

mumble,

your

head

pounding

and

your

vision

somewhat

blurred.

"Kyrannalussi,

Goddess

of

Peyennuu,

Lady

of

Virtues,

Defender

of

Dreams,

Queen

of

Fantasy,

The

Eternal

Pegasus,

Keeper

of

Legends

and

Lore,

The

Grand

Enchantress,

Guide

of

Souls,

Ruler

of

Hearts,

Figment

of

Imagination,

Chief

Accountant

of

Olympus,

Surgeon

General,

Jedi

Master,

Secretary

of

State,

Zen

Master

Ninja,

Bachelor

of

Science:

Comp.

Science

major,

from

Harvard,

Maytag

Repair

Woman,

and

author

of

MY

LIFE

AS

A

GODDESS,

to

you!"

For

some

unknown

reason

you

find

this

quite

funny

and

start

to

giggle

to

yourself.

With

great

inebriated

enthusiasm,

you

reply,

"(hiccup)

Oh..."

She

frowns

at

you,

not

amused.

"You

drank

one

too

many

potions,

became

completely

drunk,

cursed

out

several

of

my

clerics,

and

tried

to

have

sexual

intercourse

with

a

bar

stool

– you're

an

utter

disgrace

to

the

realm

of

fantasy!

You

should

be

banished

to

reality

for

your

horrendous

misbehavior.

However,

hmmm,

I

believe

I've

got

a

more

appropriate

fate

to

serve

as

your

punishment...

and

also

teach

you

a

few

things,

you

mortal

fool."

Something

about

her

tone

of

voice

fills

you

with

a

foreboding

feeling

of

impending

doom,

but

nonetheless

your

"high"

sense

of

humor

just

can't

resist

the

smart-aleck

reply,

"It

must

be

that

time

of

the

month

for

you,

huh?"

You

grin

– not

a

particularly

wise

choice

of

actions.

"Why

you,

audacious

fool!",

she

bellows

– in

a

rather

deep

voice

for

a

Lady

of

Virtue.

"Alright,

you

think

you're

so

smart?

Well,

you're

going

to

need

all

your

wit

and

'humor'

to

survive

the

sentence

I'm

going

to

give

you!

You

are

doomed

to

forever

walk

the

land

of

Peyennuu

until

you

find

the

truth

of

life

within

yourself!"

"Hmmm...

(hiccup).

How

about

what's

behind

curtain

number

two

instead?".

"An

eternity

of

fire

and

brimstone,

your

flesh

painfully

rotting

away,

maggots

and

snakes

crawling

through

your

body,

and

icepicks

being

shoved

under

your

toenails."

She

smiles

at

you

sweetly.

After

a

moment's

thought,

you

reply,

"I'll

think

I'll

take

that

quest

to

find

the

truth

of

life

instead..."

Gameplay

Although Alchemy II is a "comedy",

it

is

by

no

means

a

simple

game.

The

game

world

itself

now

becomes

a

three-dimensional

entity

as

suns

and

moons

rise

and

set

(adding

the

factors

of

light

and

darkness

to

game

play),

time

moves

by

in

days

(4

"game

days"

per

day),

months

and

even

"game

years".

Also,

"animation"

has

been

advanced

another

generation

as

computer-controlled

creatures

and

inhabitants

take

on

personalities

as

they

talk

and

interact

with

the

players

extensively.

The

"potion

combination"

system

has

over

400,000

possible

combinations

of

75

potions

which

players

may

drink,

throw

at

others,

pour

on

themselves,

and

more.

Each

player

has

his/her

own

specific

solution,

which

is

randomly

generated

by

the

computer

when

the

player

first

enters

the

game;

hints

given

throughout

the

game

are

then

individually

based

upon

that

player's

"solution".

This,

along

with

the

game's

never-ending

player

vs.

player

combat

and

comedy,

gives

Alchemy

II

a

very

extended

lifetime

of

use

– and

income

generation

– on

your

system.

Of

course,

Alchemy

II's

interface

is

similar

to

other

text

adventure

and

MUD

games.