RUNE: Halls of Valhalla FAQ
For the PC (DOS/Windows)
By Xboxlover2, Copyright 2006
Version 0.71, 1/15/06
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| Table of Contents |
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| I. Introduction/Version History (1A) |
| - Version History (1AA) |
| - Coming Soon... (1AB) |
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| II. Legal Stuff, etc. (2A) |
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| III. Introduction to Rune: Halls of Valhalla (3A) |
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| IV. Mini-Review (3B) |
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| V. Gameplay Guide (4A) |
| - Newcomers to the Rune Series (4AA) |
| - Newcomers to Halls of Valhalla (4AB) |
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| VI. Maps (5A) |
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| VII. Skins (5B) |
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| VIII. Weapons (5C) |
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| IX. Contact Information (6A) |
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| X. Credits (6B) |
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| I. Introduction/Version History (1A) |
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Hello there! :D I'm Xboxlover2, a long-time GameFAQs member and a first-time
FAQ writer. As stated before, this is my very first FAQ (well, at least for an
actual game; I've written dozens of FAQs for games that I've made up :P), so
please don't hold it against me if it isn't exactly what you are looking for. I
will be reading any feedback regarding my FAQ and trying to update it as time
passes to add additional information. If you need to contact me for any reason
whatsoever (like if I have made a mistake in my FAQ somewhere), just look in
the Contact Information section for my contact info. CTRL + F (6B)
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* Version History (1AA) *
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1/15/06 (0.65) - Started on my very first FAQ :)
1/16/06 (0.65) - Completed a good portion of the guide, submitted to GameFAQs.
1/26/06 (0.68) - Added a new "Coming Soon..." sub-section to
Introduction/Version History, included a full list of all
skins available for use. Also added the "Newcomers to Halls of
Valhalla" sub-section and info on honor games. Fixed a few
minor errors I discovered. Have started on the Maps and Skins
sections.
4/17/06 (0.71) - Jesus, I'm lazy. -_- Updated some stuff, added a few more
things.
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* Coming Soon... (1AB) *
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- More info in the "Newcomers to the Rune Series" sub-section
- Detailed descriptions of each map and strategies on how to play in them
- Descriptions of the rest of the skins
- Info on the Rune mod community
- Info on well-known clans and players
- How to efficiently administrate a game
- Weapons section
- Information on the Rune Co-Op Mod
- Who knows what the future may hold for this FAQ...
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| II. Legal Stuff, etc. (2A) |
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| III. Introduction to Rune: Halls of Valhalla (3A) |
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Way back in October 2000, a company called Human Head released a Viking
action-adventure game called Rune. Rune was based off of the Unreal Engine, so
it was basically Unreal with vikings. The game attracted a sort of cult
following, with many becoming addicted to Rune's multiplayer mode. Clans, such
as INI and Clashlords (Fun Fact: I was very friendly with the leaders of both
clans <_<), became well-known in the Rune community and people strived hard to
become members of them. Realizing that they had a potentially big thing on
their hands, Human Head created an expansion pack for Rune, called Halls of
Valhalla, that greatly expanded on the multiplayer mode of the original Rune,
adding an "honor" deathmatch mode and a sort of gory football mode in addition
to the pre-existing deathmatch and team deathmatch modes.
There is no single player mode in Halls of Valhalla. Yes, you read correct,
you can't play any single player games; Rune HOV is strictly online multiplayer.
Why did Human Head decide to do this? Only God knows. But it would've been
nice to play an all-new campaign :(. Meh, multiplayer is the most fun mode
anyway.
Here's a list of all of the new stuff Human Head added in Halls of Valhalla:
* 15 new character skins to use
* 34 new maps to play in, including seven fan-created maps
* All new Arena mode, which allows for a controlled deathmatch game
* New Headball mode, which is basically a combination of deathmatch and
football.
* Improved lag handling
* The ability to deflect thrown weapons
It would've been nice to get some new weapons and powers, as well as a new
campaign mode, but Human Head got lazy on us. Sort of like how those wannabe
gangstas wear their pants around their ankles because they're too lazy to pull
them all the way up. And no, I don't hate gangstas (well, at least the ones
that aren't jackasses), I just hate posers :P
If you are new to the Rune series, I suggest you read my Gameplay Guide section
for more information on how to play the game and the different modes of play.
CTRL + F (4A)
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As the title suggests, this sections consists of a mini-review. Pay close
attention to the word "mini". I'm not going to get too in-depth on the game in
this review, I'm just going to give the basic gist. If you'd like to read a
much deeper review that explains more about the game and whether or not I
consider it to be a good game, you should read my full review for the game
located in the link below:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/review/R95927.html
Anyway, on with the mini-review!
The RuneMatch/Team RuneMatch modes are back from the original and...they
aren't much different than before. Pretty much the exact same modes. You do
get to play on some new maps, but there's nothing new gameplay-wise - except
that you get to deflect weapons that are thrown at you. But who cares about
that, six times out of ten you'll miss and end up getting impaled anyway.
There's no campaign mode...WTF? How the hell can you release a game without
including a single player mode? Even freaking Big Rigs had one. WTF was Human
Head smoking?
The arena mode is actually a nice addition, because it simplifies the whole
"honor RuneMatch" thing. It also prevents people that intentionally try to
piss other people off by messing up honor games from doing what they do best
(which, obviously, would be messing up honor games and pissing the players off)
by making it impossible for them to do that since there are barriers that don't
allow players into a battle until their turn has arrived. Of course, if they
have the password to the administrative side of the game, which would allow
them to use the Ghost cheat to fly right through the barrier into the battle,
that prevents absolutely nothing. But the thought is still there and that is
what matters.
Headball is fun, but hardly anyone ever plays it for some strange reason. I
guess most people aren't too fond of it, but I sure am. As I said before,
headball is basically RuneMatch with some football elements. You can have
your own Super Rune Bowl: The Decapitators vs. The Warlords!
The game could have been very good if Human Head didn't decide to cheap out on
us like the greedy bastards they are. They could've at, AT THE VERY FREAKING
LEAST, given us ONE new weapon. That's it. That's all I wanted. ONE. NEW.
WEAPON. But NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, instead they say "LOL, WE GAVE THEM ENOUGH, LET
THEM MAKE THEIR OWN WEAPONS ROFFLE." Well, HOV didn't sell as well as it
could've. Most likely because Human Head didn't add anything new to alter the
gameplay. Payback's a bitch :D.
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If you're new to the Rune series, you definitely should read this entire
section as it helps to introduce you to the different elements of Rune. If
you're new to Halls of Valhalla, but you've played Rune before, you should skip
down to the Newcomers to Halls of Valhalla section instead. CTRL + F (4AB)
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* Newcomers to the Rune Series (4AA) *
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*sniff* *sniff* What's that I smell? The smell of fresh pu-err, meat. So
you've never played Rune before? What the hell is the matter with you, how can
you have never played a game as fun as this one? DROP DOWN AND GIVE ME 20.
Seriously though, a game as fun as this deserve a playthrough by every GameFAQs
member. Yes, all 3000000+ GameFAQs members - including the purged accounts
and various alternate accounts. It is just that damn fun.
As there is already a great FAQ for the single player mode of Rune provided for
us by akiraZ (http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/game/913855.html), I will
not explain that part of the game to you guys. Besides, this isn't a
walkthrough for Rune, it's for Halls of Valhalla. Instead, I will try to
familiarize you guys with the multiplayer mode. You might be wondering to
yourselves, "What is there to explain about a multiplayer mode? You go in and
kill people, simple." Yes, that is the basic gist of multiplayer. But there's
a lot of more depth to it than that, and things like unwritten rules and
general etiquette that you are expected to know before jumping online. Not
following these "codes of Rune" can lead to you becoming very unpopular and
disliked in the Rune community and even shunned by its members.
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In case you have unfortunately "misplaced" your Rune instruction manual (*cough*
piraters*cough*), I have generously provided the default controls. Learn these
controls and memorize them: not knowing what to press when you're in a game
will, (and not can, but will), lead to a quick and painless (or painful, if they
manage to slice off your head or a limb) death.
Move Forward: Up or W
Move Backward: Down or S
Move Left: Left or A
Move Right: Right or D
Strafe: No default key listed, select your own.
Turn Left: No default key listed, select your own.
Turn Right: No default key listed, select your own.
Jump/Up: Space or Joystick Button 2
Crouch/Down: C or Joystick Button 4
Mouse Look: No default key listed, select your own.
Look Up: Delete (I recommend changing this to Page Up)
Look Down: Page Down
Center View: End
Zoom In: Right Bracket (]) or roll Mouse Wheel Up
Zoom Out: Left Bracket ([) or roll Mouse Wheel Down
Use (an item): Ctrl or Joystick Button 6
Attack: Left Mouse Button or Enter
Defend: Right Mouse Button or Shift
Throw Weapon: Q
(Use) Rune Power: E or Joysticky Button 5
Stow (as in put away) Weapon: 1 or Joystick Button 7
Select Next Sword: 2 or Joystick Button 8
Select Next Hammer: 3 or Joystick Button 9
Select Next Axe: 4 or Joystick Button 10
Send Message: T
Send Team Message: R
Taunt: Y
Toggle Scoreboard: Caps Lock
Toggle TargetStrafe: No default key listed, select your own.
Quick Save (don't worry about this, as it was used for the single player game;
another fine example of laziness by Human Head): F5
Quick Load (don't worry about this, as it was used for the single player game;
another fine example of laziness by Human Head): F7
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You will most likely end up changing 90% of the default keys to suit your
playing style better. TargetStrafe is a VERY useful tool that allows you to
focus your attacks on a specific player. It automatically locks your camera
onto the player closest to you and every direction the targeted player runs to
will cause your camera to turn to that specific location. This allows you to
get some nasty combos in as you don't have to worry too much about missing an
attack. You must take EXTREME precaution and be very careful when using
TargetStrage however - because your camera is locked onto the player, you
cannot change the view, which allows for someone to sneak up on you from behind
and perform a deadly swoop with their sword.
The ability to throw your weapon allows for you to turn your swords, axes, and
hammers into a variety of protectile weapons. The best projectile weapons
would definitely have to be the Dwarven Battle Sword, Dwarven Battle Axe, and
the Dwarven Work Hammer. They are the "heavy" two-handed weapons that swing
slow but pack a huge punch. You are very likely to get an instant KO with a
throw if you use either of the three.
Defending yourself is a very important part of the game, and Human Head has
realized that. They have provided you with a variety of shields, with each
shield holding a unique strength bar. When the bar is depleted, due to the
shield taking one too many blows, the shield will break and you will be
unprotected, leaving you very vulnerable. You'll find out more about the
different types of shields in the Weapons section. CTRL + F (5C)
Rune Powers provide a lot of fun and can make a boring game very interesting
and exciting. What are Rune Powers, you ask? Well, littered throughout each
map are little, square-shaped rocks called...well...Runes. There are three
different types of Runes: blue, yellow, and red Runes. Blue Runes provide a
small burst of health, prolonging your life. Yellow Runes provide a short
burst of energy. When you collect enough of these, you can "trade" the energy
provided by them to summon a Rune Power. The Rune Powers vary, selected by
whatever weapon you used to summon the Rune Power. They can give do anything
from adding a small flame on your sword to add extra damage to giving your
weapon the ability to cause a rockfall. Red Runes are special Runes that add
to your Bloodlust bar. When your Bloodlust bar is filled, your player becomes
enraged and very powerful, allowing to them to perform to super-human feats.
It's as if your character turns into an angry Barry Bonds.
Online, Rune Powers can even turn the tide of a battle greatly. Most long
timers and vets of the game consider the use of Rune Powers as cheap, but
most of the community is fine with it - permitting that you don't overuse
them, especially the really powerful ones. Each weapon has its own unique
Rune Power, some being very weak and some being very powerful. All of them
are listed in the Weapons section. CTRL + F (5C)
Whenever you're tired of battling, you can just chill and socialize with the
other players by making use of the chat function. If you're playing a team
message and you have a very important message that you only want your team
members to see, you can use a privatized form of the chat function, which
only sends your message to the members of your team. This comes in very handy
for setting up strategic team attacks to decimate the other team without the
other team having a clue of what's going on.
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Honor games are normal RuneMatch games that have been adapted for one-on-one
battles. In these games, two people battle to the death. The person that
survives takes on the next challenger and they battle to the death. This goes
on and on until the game ends - that is, of course, IF the game ends. Anyway,
in these types of games, you are strictly forbidden from interrupting an
on-going battle. Doing so can result in you being kicked or even banned from
that particular server. Not to mention that you'll end up with a bad
reputation - which you would deserve anyway because jackasses that do things
like that are idiots.
Sadly, this sort of thing seems to happen often. Since honor isn't an official
game mode, even though you are not allowed to interrupt an honor battle, you
still have the ability to do so and some people like to abuse that ability. I
don't ever recommend doing that because it only serves to frustrate the people
that just want to enjoy a simple one-on-one battle. There are countless other
servers in which they aren't playing honor so there's no reason to join that
one if you aren't planning on playing honor except to be a bitch and cause
trouble.
Most clans that open recruitment servers use honor games since they are real
tests of your skills. Something that seems to happen a lot in Rune is
kill-stealing, which is allowing someone to harm a player to the point of death
and then coming out of nowhere and dealing the fatal blow to the injured
player. In most games, people don't really mind that but it doesn't show that
you have much skill when it comes to actually fighting - it just shows that you
know how to steal a kill. :P
Honor games, on the other hand, are intended to go uninterrupted. It's just
you versus the other player without any unfair advantages. Which is why these
types of battles are favored by clans during recruitment.
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Whenever you play online, you are expected to follow the general, unofficial
rules of the community. Here are some of the more common and followed rules:
* Don't be cheap - Being cheap is one of the worst things to do not only in
Rune, but in any online game. Doing things like overusing
Rune Powers, attacking people while they are trying to get
health, and the like are things that I consider to be very
cheap and that I make a kickable/bannable offense if done
often enough. It shows that you have no honor, and you'll
sink to the lowest point just to win a game - and you can't
even call it a true victory as you needed to resort to
unfair tactics to achieve that. Cheats should only be used
under the following conditions:
- You've created a game for the sole purpose of using
cheats. In this situation, everybody should be given the
ability to use cheats to avoid being labeled as a bad
admin.
- You're using cheats for fun/show and not to get an
advantage in the game. In this situation, you should
NEVER fight using any cheats. Showing cool tricks you can
perform using cheats or just flying around to watch a
battle is alright, but any misuse of cheats is very bad.
Cheating will end up giving you a terrible reputation, and
can get you kicked or even banned from some games. Simply
put, don't use cheats unless you create a game and you use
the cheats for fun or you explicitly state in the game
title that cheats will be used.
* Respect honor battles - One of the rudest things to do in a game is to
interrupt an honor battle. These types of battles
are true tests of a player's skills, and by messing
up one of them by being a jackass (either by
attacking one of the fighters or trying to distract
them), you can expect to be placed on the official
Rune blacklist - the list that doesn't actually exist
but no one ever wants to end up on. There's no
excuse for doing that, so respect the fighters and
let them battle in peace.
* Unless otherwise stated, don't do cheap kills - "Chatkilling", sneaking up on
people and killing them, and the like are very looked
down upon. In most games, you are not allowed to do
things like this, otherwise you risk being kicked or
banned from that server. It's unfair and doesn't
show that you have any skill at all. UNLESS the
administrator of the game themselves says that chat-
killing and the like is permitted, DON'T DO IT.
Give people a chance to at least defend themselves.
When someone is chatting, don't be a punk and sneak
kill - NOBODY likes that. I can't tell you how many
people I've kicked and banned from my games for doing
that crap.
* Remember: It's just a game! - Don't take this game too seriously. Throwing a
bitch fit or temper tantrum over losing a fight
is a quick and easy way to make yourself very
unpopular. Also, leaving a game after losing a
battle just shows that you are really immature
and can't handle losing. This isn't the
Olympics, it's just a game about Vikings going
around slicing off each other's limbs.
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* Newcomers to Halls of Valhalla (4AB) *
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So you know the basics of Rune, right? Well, you've pretty much mastered Halls
of Valhalla. The gameplay and controls are identical to the original Rune, so
there isn't much to introduce to you. I'll just give you guys an in-depth
run-down of the new elements brought in by HoV.
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This is an honor game fan's dream come true. While, for the most part, the
community of Rune is civilized and mature, there are a few little bastards that
sneak in through the cracks. I bet you everyone that has played Rune for at
least three months has encountered at least three people who don't seem to
understand the concept of honor games. They are supposed to be fair battles
between two people, but some people seem to think they can jump into these
battles and mess them up. This is easily fixed by kicking, or if the situation
is bad enough, banning the troublemakers from your server, but it still causes
a lot of aggravation.
After hearing the cries of the members of the Rune community who had been
pissed off repeatedly by jackasses like that, Human Head decided to create an
official honor mode, called Arena. Arena is essentially the same as regular
honor battles, except with one major difference - it is impossible for someone
to interrupt a battle that is currently in progress. Games are played in
matches and the people that play in each match are the Champions and the
Challengers. The Champions are the people that have won the previous match and
the Challengers are the people that are battling them. Challengers are
selected based on the order they arrived in while waiting for a chance to
battle and the only way into a battle is to be a selected Challenger.
In Arena maps, there are two general areas in each and every map - the battle
area and the safe area. The battle area is, obviously, where you battle. The
safe areas are areas in which you cannot be harmed by anyone. You can prepare
for an upcoming battle by collecting whatever weapons you think are necessary
for a victory. You also respawn from death in these areas. Some of the maps
have time-killers, such as targets for you to throw your weapons at or levers
that, when pulled, spawn a human head.
There is a pair of numbers in the upper right-hand corner of the screen in
every Arena game - basically, it looks like this: x-x. That is your win-lose
count. In Arena, your score is based on how many battles you win and not how
many people you kill, which is why in team Arena games, even if you die, if
your team member(s) successfully kill the opposing team, you will still win the
battle and have the win added to your win total. Every time you win a battle,
the number on the left will increase by 1 and every time you lose a battle, the
number on the right will increase by 1.
As mentioned before, Arena games can be either one-on-one or team based. The
size of each Arena team can be anywhere from one (making a one-on-one Arena
game) to four. A match will only start when there are enough players to make
even teams, so you should on make three-on-three or four-on-four during the
time of day when Arena servers are busiest.
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This, in my opinion, is the most fun mode out of all of the default available
modes but, sadly, the Rune community doesn't agree - there are rarely ever ANY
Headball servers up. You'd better get used to seeing "0 Players, 0 Servers"
whenever clicking on the Headball tab when checking for a game to play online.
Anyway, Headball is possibly one of the most unique modes I have ever seen in a
game like this. As I've said earlier in this FAQ, it's basically RuneMatch
combined with football. The object of the game is to cut off the head of one
of your opposing team members and then to take their head, run to an opposing
team's goal, and throw the head into the goal to score a point. I, myself,
find Headball very fun and addictive but the rest of the community doesn't. I
find a few people from time to time when playing online that say they like
Headball as well, but that number is so miniscule, you need a microscope to see
it.
The game doesn't start until a member from each team each in the game pushes
the lever that is the same color as their team. This means that if you are on
the red team, you are supposed to push the red lever, blue team, blue level,
and so on and so forth.
The default weapon you spawn with in the game is the Viking Broad Sword, but
the best weapon to use in Headball would be either the Dwarven Work Sword or
the Dwarven Battle Sword, so look for those weapons as they will make
decapitations incredibly easy.
Your score is based off the amount of points you gain from throwing a head into
an enemy team's goal. There are two types of goals: the close goal and the far
goal. Scoring a goal on the close goal nets you three points while reaching
for the far goal gets you five points. The amount of people that you have
decapitated can be found in the Scoreboard, but that number has absolutely no
effect on your score. You can also see how many times you have been
decapitated, under the Beheaded column.
Note that ONLY decapitations and beheadings are added to those totals - "clean"
deaths are pretty much nothing as far as Headball cares.
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| VI. Maps (5A) |
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There are a ton of maps in Halls of Valhalla, more of them than the amount of
pounds that Oprah has lost. In this section, I'll list all of the maps for
each gametype, give a detailed description on them, how to play in them, and my
personal favorite maps. As this section is quite large, I've created a small
navigation guide to help you get to a specific map quickly by means of using
the Find feature. Just press CTRL + F and type in the letters/numbers
combination found next to each map name to get to the one you're looking for.
T = Map Recommended For Team RuneMatch
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| ARENA MAPS (01) |
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|I. AR-Aeternal (01A) |
|II. AR-Blade Pit (01B) |
|III. AR-Cathedral (01C) |
|IV. AR-Champions (01D) |
|V. AR-Smelting Pot (01E) |
|VI. AR-Team Vent (01F) |
|VII. AR-Theatre (01G) |
|VIII. AR-Time To Vent (01H) |
|IX. AR-Widowmaker (01I) |
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| (TEAM) RUNEMATCH MAPS (02) |
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|I. DM-Acid Chamber (02A) |
|II. DM-Alfheim (02B) |
|III. DM-Bothvar (02C) |
|IV. DM-Chaos (02D) |
|V. DM-Coliseum (02E) |
|VI. DM-Dwarf Forge (02F) |
|VII. DM-Gates (02G) |
|VIII. DM-Geothermal (02H) |
|IX. DM-Havlamahl (02I) |
|X. DM-Hel (02J) |
|XI. DM-Hel2000 (02K) |
|XII. DM-Helevator (02L) |
|XIII. DM-Hildir (02M) |
|XIV. DM-Hudson (02N) |
|XV. DM-Ice Cavern (02O) |
|XVI. DM-Ingles (02P) |
|XVII. DM-Lava Pit (02Q) |
|XVIII. DM-Lost Crypt (02R) |
|XIX. DM-Ruins (02S) |
|XX. DM-Sanctum (02T) |
|XXI. DM-Seaside (02U) |
|XXII. DM-Skorir (02V) |
|XXIII. DM-Team Chasm T (02W) |
|XXIV. DM-Team Mad King T (02X) |
|XXV. DM-Team Ships T (02Y) |
|XXVI. DM-Thorstadt (02Z) |
|XXVII. DM-Zorn (02ZA) |
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| HEADBALL MAPS (03) |
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|I. HB-Agora (03A) |
|II. HB-Aqueduct (03B) |
|III. HB-Decapital (03C) |
|IV. HB-Dragon Keep (03D) |
|V. HB-Helraiser (03E) |
|VI. HB-Montezuma (03F) |
|VII. HB-Montezuma2 (03G) |
|VIII. HB-Pits (03H) |
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| PERSONAL FAVORITES (04) |
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|I. DM-Acid Chamber (02A)|
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"The Blood of the Trickster"
Created by Mick "VerMoorD" Beard
Recommended Game Size: 4-12 Players
Weapons Found Here: Viking Broad Sword, Sigurd's Axe, Trial Pit Mace, Dwarven
Work Hammer, Rusty Mace, Goblin Axe, Viking Axe, and Viking Short Sword.
Items Found Here: 6 lizards, Rune of Power, Rune of Strength, Rune of Health,
Leg of Meat, Dark Shield, 2 Viking Wooden Shields, and Viking Metal Shield.
This map takes place in an underground cavern. It consists of a long tunnel
which surrounds a big chamber in which shallow (but very deadly) acid pools are
located. Asides from water pools, scattered throughout the tunnel are a Broad
Sword, a Health Rune, a Sigurd's Axe, some lizards that provide a little health
boost when consumed, a Power Rune, a leg of meat (provides health), a Trial Pit
Mace, a Viking Metal Shield, a Dwarven Work Hammer, a Viking Axe, and a Viking
Wooden Shield. The cavern is illuminated by multiple light stands. There are
four entrances into the acid pools portion of the cavern from the tunnel. To
help you get around the deadly acid, there is a walkway that to various parts
of the chamber. Make sure not to fall into the acid as you will be harmed
greatly. Follow the walkway around the chamber and you'll find another lizard,
a Bloodlust Rune, a Rusty Mace, a Dark Shield, a Viking Short Sword, a Goblin
Axe, and another Viking Wooden Shield.
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|II. DM-Alfheim (02B|
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"-=Eyes of Valhalla=-"
*FAN-SUBMITTED MAP* Created by ReMoRsELeSs
Recommended Game Size: 4-8 Players
Weapons Found Here: 2 Trial Pit Maces, Viking Axe, Dwarven Work Hammer, 2
Sigurd's Axes, Viking Broad Sword, Dwarven Work Sword, Dwarven Battle Sword,
and Dwarven Battle Axe.
Items Found Here: 3 Runes of Strength, Rune of Health, 2 Dark Shields, 4 Viking
Wooden Shields, and 2 lizards.
This map takes place in a religious-themed building. It consists of four
stories, the first being a wide open floor with many tarps and columns and two
small rooms at each end. Both rooms contains a small skylight and a tarp that
brings you up to the second floor when you jump on it. One of the rooms also
includes a Trial Pit Mace while the other has a Viking Axe. Both of the rooms
are illuminated by small fires burning in two holes in walls. In the main area
of the floor, there are four tarps, each located in a corner of the room.
There is a Dwarven Work Hammer, a Bloodlust Rune, and a Sigurd's Axe. Over the
center of the floor is a small footbridge that takes players on the second
floor of the map from one side to the other. Above that is another footbridge
that runs perpendicular to the first, bringing players on the third floor of
the map from side to side. The only way to gain access to the second floor of
the map is to use one of the tarps on the first floor to get up to the third
floor. From there, you have to jump down onto the second floor bridge.
On both ends of the bridge are two small rooms that resemble the small rooms of
the first floor. The rooms are illuminated by fires in holes in their walls.
One of the rooms contains a Trial Pit Mace while the other holds a Viking Broad
Sword. In the center of the bridge is a Health Rune. In each room is a tarp
that brings players to the fourth floor of the building.
On the third floor, you can look up and watch the sun and stars through an open
ceiling. There are no weapons or Runes located on this floor, but each side of
the bridge leads you to a small walkway in which you can pick up a Dark Shield.
In these two walkways are a pair of stairways that lead up to the fourth and
highest floor. In one of the walkways, taking one of the stairways will lead
you to another Bloodlust Rune while the other walkway will allow you to wield
a Sigurd's Axe. There is also a lizard located right next to it. In the other
walkway, you will find another Bloodlust Rune (Human Head sures like rage...)
up one staircase, and a Dwarven Work Sword and a lizard up the other.
Depending on which staircase you take, you'll end up on a certain side of the
fourth floor. One side contains two Viking Wooden Shields inside of the floor
and a Dwarven Battle Sword on a small platform that juts out from building. The
other side of the floor contains another two Viking Wooden Shields, but rather
than a Dwarven Battle Sword on its small platform, there is a Dwarven Battle
Axe. Both sides of the floor have a huge opening on the floor inside of the
building, allowing you to drop down to the second floor easily and quickly.
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|III. DM-Bothvar (02C) |
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"DM-Bothvar"
Created by Mick "VerMoorD" Beard
Recommended Game Size: 2-8 Players
Weapons Found Here:
Items Found Here:
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| VII. Skins (5B) |
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In addition to the 21 skins that were included in the original Rune, there are
15 brand new skins that you can play as in multiplayer games. The type of skin
you select has no affect on how you will play - all they are there for is for
decoration. In this section, I'll give a general description on what each skin
looks like. It's to help you guys visualize the game better as this will help
you understand what the characters that you will be using look like.
The list of all default skins available for use:
1. Alric
2. Berserker
3. Conrack
4. Dark Viking
5. Dark Warrior
6. Dwarf
7. Elder
8. Gold Valkyrie
9. Jun
10. Karl
11. Leather Ragnar
12. Loki Guard
13. Mongol
14. Remus
15. Romulus
16. Sark Axe
17. Sark Conrack
18. Sark Hammer
19. Sark Ragnar
20. Sark Spawn
21. Sark Sword
22. Ship Wreck Ragnar
23. Sigurd
24. Snake Berserker
25. Snow Ragnar
26. Sven
27. Swashbuckler
28. Syrian
29. Town Ragnar
30. Trial Pit Ragnar
31. Ulf
32. Valkyrie
33. Wolfgar
34. Wren
35. Zombie
36. Zombie2
1. Alric
Alric is a middle-aged Viking with a big grayish-black beard that stretches all
around the base of his head and into his mustache. He's bald and is wearing a
dark blue long-sleeved shirt with light brown cuffs. There is a green cover on
his shirt that sort of resembles a small poncho. He has brown pants on with a
black belt and dark brown fur boots. The boot tops are a very light shade of
brown.
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| IX. Contact Information (6A) |
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If you have any questions about my FAQ or Halls of Valhalla itself, I am very
easy to get in contact with. You can email me at [email protected] or
[email protected]. If you have AOL Instant Messenger, you can
instant message either Xboxlover3 or ModHunterz. I am an administrator for the
YA RLY message boards (http://yarly.thisisgod.net), so you can always get in
contact with me that way. If you have a GameFAQs account, look for me on Life,
the Universe, and Everything, The Elite, the Rune: Halls of Valhalla board, the
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas boards (PS2 + Xbox), or Message Board Help.
There's tons of boards I visit regularly, but I'm only giving you the boards I
check on a daily basis. Make sure you don't make any attention topics
(ex: "ATTN: Xboxlover2") on the latter three boards I have mentioned as they
have topicality and can result in you being moderated. And I don't need
people whining at me for getting them modded. :P
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| X. Credits (6B) |
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I'd like to thank:
-My parents for having me.
-My brother and sister for getting me into video games.
-MastaGus for *trying* to motivate me into FAQ writing.
-Sashanan for giving me some very helpful tips for writing.
-peach freak for being a role model when it comes to FAQ writing (I still
remember the day his very first FAQ was posted...now look at him...)
-Baseman, because I decided to write a FAQ to have a sexier contributor page
than his.
-mdholland, because he helped me when I couldn't remember a word. Yeah, that's
right - just one word.
-Human Head because even though they're cheap bastards, they still made an
alright game. Still doesn't make up for the fact that they're cheap bastards.
-The Rune community for providing hours of fun and entertainment.
-GameFAQs, for allowing me to share this FAQ with others and for being a major
source of entertainment and information for me since 2001 with their great
FAQs, cheats, reviews, and message boards.
-Any other people that I'm on friendly terms with that I have not mentioned
above.
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