<![CDATA[new helmet]]>after seeing yesterday's episode, I just wondered if the new helmet (in addition to allowing the use of the sight spell) was intended to prevent dungeoneers from seeing too much around them. Often in the earlier series' dungeoneers seem to know where they're going without instruction from their advisors. In yesterday's episode the movement was quite clumsy and the dungeoneer seemed unsure of where he was going, even in the initial dwarf-tunnel when most previous dungeoneers have just ploughed straight ahead. The new helmet goes in at the neck a bit more, meaning the dungeoneer has to rely more on his/her advisors, which is surely the point.

what do other's think? Personally I preferred the design of the old helmet, it being more distinctive, but if I'm right about this, then far from each series being made progressively easier this might represent a concerted effort to seperate good teams from poor teams (with dungeoneers being able to see less themselves teams with poor direction commands will probably lose in number puzzle type rooms)

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/topic/1030/new-helmetRSS for NodeMon, 14 Sep 2026 14:38:22 GMTTue, 04 May 2004 12:31:32 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to new helmet on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 01:46:08 GMT]]>The first helmet I'll remember when it comes to Knight will always be the horned helmet. It put me off to see that new helmet was used from series 7 but it slowly began to grow on me.

...but I can give a better view by drawing better. here

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/36208https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/36208Mon, 12 Nov 2007 01:46:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to new helmet on Sun, 12 Dec 2004 00:03:23 GMT]]>The old helmet was much better than the new one. All the people I have spoken to about knightmare remember the old horned helmet fundly but remember little of the helmet that was introduced by Majida.

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/30131https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/30131Sun, 12 Dec 2004 00:03:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to new helmet on Wed, 22 Sep 2004 07:55:05 GMT]]>i dont think any of us needs to see them in real life to prove that the new helmet is the better of the two

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/29079https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/29079Wed, 22 Sep 2004 07:55:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to new helmet on Mon, 20 Sep 2004 19:39:17 GMT]]>I like the new helmet better, but then I've never actually seen them in real life

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/29076https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/29076Mon, 20 Sep 2004 19:39:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to new helmet on Mon, 20 Sep 2004 16:05:20 GMT]]>I liked the new helmet, it was more comfortable in my opinion, and of course the visor rocked!

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/29075https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/29075Mon, 20 Sep 2004 16:05:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to new helmet on Thu, 16 Sep 2004 11:12:10 GMT]]>Since this thread's been updated I may as well add my tuppence. But I'll be frank. New helmet=axe. Please note, this equation is not yet proven!

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/29007https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/29007Thu, 16 Sep 2004 11:12:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to new helmet on Thu, 16 Sep 2004 10:55:14 GMT]]>I personally think the new helmet rocks it looks miles better than the old one

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/29005https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/29005Thu, 16 Sep 2004 10:55:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to new helmet on Sun, 25 Jul 2004 15:33:39 GMT]]>I liked the new helmet too, it felt a lot more secure but I was a little disappointed about the damage that it has sustained... Still I liked the visor too, if it would stop crashing back down on me!

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/28077https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/28077Sun, 25 Jul 2004 15:33:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to new helmet on Fri, 14 May 2004 17:37:25 GMT]]>Hey! Don't diss the pony tail! Makes a very good handle! LOL j/k 😮

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/23444https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/23444Fri, 14 May 2004 17:37:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to new helmet on Fri, 14 May 2004 16:47:14 GMT]]>The new helmet gives the dungeoneer a metalic pony tail.

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/23437https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/23437Fri, 14 May 2004 16:47:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to new helmet on Fri, 14 May 2004 16:08:48 GMT]]>I quite like the modern helmet, it is harder to see out of, which is, I guess, the whole point of having a helmet.

I also like using that visor

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/23434https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/23434Fri, 14 May 2004 16:08:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to new helmet on Fri, 14 May 2004 15:46:31 GMT]]>I always thought the new helmet was stupid.

I liked that bit though where there was a skeleton in the stocks and it had the old helmet on, it added a touch of the macabre.

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/23428https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/23428Fri, 14 May 2004 15:46:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to new helmet on Fri, 14 May 2004 13:21:12 GMT]]>Not really no, I mean they were made for children, so I guess our somewhat larger heads were never designed to fit in them, alas.

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/23419https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/23419Fri, 14 May 2004 13:21:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to new helmet on Fri, 14 May 2004 12:53:20 GMT]]>i had nothing against the new helmet i think it did a god job not letting the little darlings cheat!!!!!!

both the helmets werent the most comfortable of things though were they??

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/23414https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/23414Fri, 14 May 2004 12:53:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to new helmet on Tue, 11 May 2004 17:18:33 GMT]]>Thanks HStorm

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/23054https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/23054Tue, 11 May 2004 17:18:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to new helmet on Tue, 11 May 2004 09:45:56 GMT]]>Mm, foam (not polystyrene as was previously suggested by an ex-dungeoneer - correction will appear in next version of FANSFAQ). I think most of the helmet's weight comes from the horns in fact.

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/22994https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/22994Tue, 11 May 2004 09:45:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to new helmet on Tue, 11 May 2004 09:22:31 GMT]]>The first helmet was made from something I didn't quite expect either

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/22983https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/22983Tue, 11 May 2004 09:22:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to new helmet on Mon, 10 May 2004 21:14:02 GMT]]>Eyeshield was there to add some theme of...real adventuring, it works when you're 7, not quite as well when you're 20 odd!

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/22960https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/22960Mon, 10 May 2004 21:14:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to new helmet on Mon, 10 May 2004 20:33:47 GMT]]>What, like the eye shield?

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/22956https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/22956Mon, 10 May 2004 20:33:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to new helmet on Mon, 10 May 2004 20:07:59 GMT]]>The SIGHT spell and its variations were done using VR goggles inside the visor (which is why they introduced the new helmet). The reason why they included the spells appears to be just as a way to show the technology off. (In other words it was done entirely for its own sake.)

The dungeoneer still needed guidance because the perspective offered by the goggles was pretty useless and confusing. In practical terms there was little point to it.

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/22954https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/22954Mon, 10 May 2004 20:07:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to new helmet on Mon, 10 May 2004 19:01:09 GMT]]>How did those sight spells work? Like today on the trial by spikes, they needed to use the SIGHT spell, and the dungeoneer said he could see - yet he still needed guiding! what was the point of the spell?

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/22951https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/22951Mon, 10 May 2004 19:01:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to new helmet on Mon, 10 May 2004 18:52:44 GMT]]>Treguard, Season 7- "I know its a different helmet. Blame her if you must, its her idea!"

I do, and I will! (Besides I wouldn't blame BVA, as KM was his idea in the first place!)

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/22949https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/22949Mon, 10 May 2004 18:52:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to new helmet on Fri, 07 May 2004 23:57:58 GMT]]>

you had that actual helmet from knightmare? 😮

The answer to that would be...yes. Both, plus a few other things

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/22829https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/22829Fri, 07 May 2004 23:57:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to new helmet on Fri, 07 May 2004 22:40:32 GMT]]>I can't honestly say that I remember many dungeoneers guiding themselves around very much when wearing the old helmet, and I don't think the new helmet gave the advisors more to do (thanks to the Eye Shield and the introduction of those darned seeing spells.) Pity there wasn't more need for guiding, because complicated floor puzzles always added to the tension of an episode.

I think I'm about due for promotion... Onwards to the lower levels!

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/22828https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/22828Fri, 07 May 2004 22:40:32 GMT