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The Don't Fix The Shark Competition! in Blades of Avernum
The Creator BoE Posse Member # 112	written Friday, March 19 2004 02:48 Profile #0 Hang tight, the bizarre title will be explained in due time. Jeff, I'd appreciate it if you read through this. As BoA has just arrived for Mac and is on the way for us Windows users, some of us over at the Lyceum have been kicking around an idea for a novelty competition for BoE. Since BoA is supposed to give us much more power and free us up as scenario designers, we thought a good way to celebrate it's release would be to go to other extreme. We all know the movie Jaws. The story goes that when Spielberg went to shoot the film, he couldn't get the mechanical shark to work very well. To avoid putting a horribly fake shark on screen, he had to shoot the film keeping the main threat off-camera almost completely. Interestingly, this gave the movie a lot more menace and he ended up with a much better film than if he had been able to make it the way he wanted. Self-imposed restrictions on design could make for a very interesting contest. For example, a designer might try to make a scenario that takes place entirely outdoors. Or one that features only four characters. Or even one that gasp uses no nodes. The entries will be judged not only on the quality of the individual works, but on how extreme the restrictions the designer placed on himself were and on how well the scenario performed in spite of them. In other words, a great scenario that is restricted to five towns may well lose to a fairly good scenario that includes no text. Designers are free to choose their own restrictions. I posted this here, as it occurred to me that Spiderweb might like to put up a copy of BoA as a prize. This would work well for everyone, I'm inclined to think. The winner would be talented designer, so putting a copy of BoA in his/her hands could only improve your business. -------------------- Rate my scenarios! Areni Revenge To Live in Fear Deadly Goblins Ugantan Nightmare Isle of Boredom Posts: 1423 \| Registered: Sunday, October 7 2001 07:00
Script question in Blades of Avernum
The Creator BoE Posse Member # 112	written Sunday, March 14 2004 04:30 Profile #10 The basic technique is kill 'em, ressurect 'em. -------------------- Rate my scenarios! Areni Revenge To Live in Fear Deadly Goblins Ugantan Nightmare Isle of Boredom Posts: 1423 \| Registered: Sunday, October 7 2001 07:00
On Thud and Blunder in Blades of Avernum
The Creator BoE Posse Member # 112	written Sunday, March 14 2004 04:25 Profile #1 Fairly interesting, but it takes a long time to make a simple point. Of course the best place to go for design articles is the Designer's Forum - TM's currently working at restoring it. -------------------- Rate my scenarios! Areni Revenge To Live in Fear Deadly Goblins Ugantan Nightmare Isle of Boredom Posts: 1423 \| Registered: Sunday, October 7 2001 07:00
Siege Warfare in Blades of Avernum
The Creator BoE Posse Member # 112	written Friday, February 13 2004 04:23 Profile #25 Drakey, I know I once promised to never make fun of you and RiB again, but you're making things very difficult for me. :rolleyes: -------------------- Rate my scenarios! Areni Revenge To Live in Fear Deadly Goblins Ugantan Nightmare Isle of Boredom Posts: 1423 \| Registered: Sunday, October 7 2001 07:00
Siege Warfare in Blades of Avernum
The Creator BoE Posse Member # 112	written Thursday, February 12 2004 13:02 Profile #22 Desert Plah - the Falling Stars ending is quite predictable. It an Alcritas scenario, after all. Can't have a happy ending. :P Unreleased scenarios count for nothing. E.E.P. - Consider me amazed that you have that many scenarios hidden away. I'll give them a try. Drake - I disagree. If you're going to start a series, you better not have trouble finishing scenarios. -------------------- Rate my scenarios! Areni Revenge To Live in Fear Deadly Goblins Ugantan Nightmare Isle of Boredom Posts: 1423 \| Registered: Sunday, October 7 2001 07:00
4000 Members in General
The Creator BoE Posse Member # 112	written Thursday, February 12 2004 12:51 Profile #42 The name is Thousand, and Saunders does indeed control it. -------------------- Win a free copy of Blades of Avernum! The Don't Fix The Shark Competition Posts: 1423 \| Registered: Sunday, October 7 2001 07:00
Siege Warfare in Blades of Avernum
The Creator BoE Posse Member # 112	written Wednesday, February 11 2004 17:30 Profile #14 ADoS, I was talking to both, fool. E.E.P. - Have you actually released any scenarios? I have played most, and don't recall any by yourself. Though the whole moniker thing could account for that. -------------------- Rate my scenarios! Areni Revenge To Live in Fear Deadly Goblins Ugantan Nightmare Isle of Boredom Posts: 1423 \| Registered: Sunday, October 7 2001 07:00
Siege Warfare in Blades of Avernum
The Creator BoE Posse Member # 112	written Wednesday, February 11 2004 14:18 Profile #11 DO NOT begin a series with your first scenario. Trust me on this. -------------------- Rate my scenarios! Areni Revenge To Live in Fear Deadly Goblins Ugantan Nightmare Isle of Boredom Posts: 1423 \| Registered: Sunday, October 7 2001 07:00
What Kinds of Girls do you Like? in General
The Creator BoE Posse Member # 112	written Wednesday, February 11 2004 14:15 Profile #41 I spent my life searching for the perfect woman. And I found her. But she was searching for the perfect man. -------------------- Win a free copy of Blades of Avernum! The Don't Fix The Shark Competition Posts: 1423 \| Registered: Sunday, October 7 2001 07:00
Stupid, useless, trivial facts. in General
The Creator BoE Posse Member # 112	written Monday, February 9 2004 23:40 Profile #13 Having farmed ostriches for a while, I can say that I have never seen them stick their heads in the ground (though I have seen them do a remarkable number of really dumb things, including eating their own excretions out of curiosity). But then, the ground was very hard. -------------------- Win a free copy of Blades of Avernum! The Don't Fix The Shark Competition Posts: 1423 \| Registered: Sunday, October 7 2001 07:00
Luz Graphics, Please? in Blades of Avernum
The Creator BoE Posse Member # 112	written Monday, February 9 2004 23:16 Profile #2 It's possible. She's still actively making graphics, and won a few of the categories in this year's graphics competition. I think she goes by Falcatta over at the Lyceum, if you want to get in contact with her. And yeah, she rules. -------------------- Rate my scenarios! Areni Revenge To Live in Fear Deadly Goblins Ugantan Nightmare Isle of Boredom Posts: 1423 \| Registered: Sunday, October 7 2001 07:00
home, sweet home: a little joke in Blades of Avernum
The Creator BoE Posse Member # 112	written Monday, February 2 2004 15:57 Profile #14 TM, when did Aceron EVER annoy the player? It's not like he ever made a scenario. EDIT: Silly me. You include Hitler and Dubya and I ask why Aceron's on it. [ Monday, February 02, 2004 16:01: Message edited by: The Creator ] -------------------- Rate my scenarios! Areni Revenge To Live in Fear Deadly Goblins Ugantan Nightmare Isle of Boredom Posts: 1423 \| Registered: Sunday, October 7 2001 07:00
Developer's Update in Blades of Avernum
The Creator BoE Posse Member # 112	written Wednesday, January 21 2004 20:30 Profile #42 TM was joking. Silly Drizzt. :P His idea sounds very much like the beginning of Boredom. The biggest difference being that I only really had one PC doing anything at one time. It could be cool - but then, I thought that everybody would love the Boredom intro. [ Thursday, January 22, 2004 03:27: Message edited by: The Creator ] -------------------- Rate my scenarios! Areni Revenge To Live in Fear Deadly Goblins Ugantan Nightmare Isle of Boredom Posts: 1423 \| Registered: Sunday, October 7 2001 07:00
A little thought experiment in General
The Creator BoE Posse Member # 112	written Saturday, January 17 2004 22:59 Profile #16 I'm thinking that everyone before me took box B and that's why the alien has been right every time. I take both boxes. -------------------- Win a free copy of Blades of Avernum! The Don't Fix The Shark Competition Posts: 1423 \| Registered: Sunday, October 7 2001 07:00
The fourth scenario. in Blades of Avernum
The Creator BoE Posse Member # 112	written Sunday, January 4 2004 14:01 Profile #30 I think it's better than the Staff of Kayolith. -------------------- Rate my scenarios! Areni Revenge To Live in Fear Deadly Goblins Ugantan Nightmare Isle of Boredom Posts: 1423 \| Registered: Sunday, October 7 2001 07:00
Couple questions in Blades of Avernum
The Creator BoE Posse Member # 112	written Sunday, January 4 2004 14:00 Profile #10 Correct. It's been done in a large number of scenarios. Echoes: Assault, The Election, Zankozzie's Big Mistake, Emulations, Chains, Heirs to Theseus, and many others. -------------------- Rate my scenarios! Areni Revenge To Live in Fear Deadly Goblins Ugantan Nightmare Isle of Boredom Posts: 1423 \| Registered: Sunday, October 7 2001 07:00
Rankings in General
The Creator BoE Posse Member # 112	written Wednesday, December 31 2003 03:21 Profile #16 I'm not the only one with BoE Posse. i had it too before he became the Establishment. Alcritas and Brett Bixler (Void Master) have it as well, though they hardly ever post. Edit: Just remembered that I hardly ever post. [ Wednesday, December 31, 2003 03:22: Message edited by: The Creator ] -------------------- Win a free copy of Blades of Avernum! The Don't Fix The Shark Competition Posts: 1423* \| Registered: Sunday, October 7 2001 07:00
idea for an annoying obstacle ... in Blades of Avernum
The Creator BoE Posse Member # 112	written Tuesday, December 30 2003 20:19 Profile #22 Thuryl: That's EXACTLY how I did it. None of my coding is very elegant, it just works. Sometimes. If I come up with an elegant solution, I've usually already implemented the clunky one. As a result of this technique, if you wander around in the swamps in Revenge for a long time, you'll die from 'resting'. I decided I could get away with this, since only a complete idiot would wander around in Uganta's swamps longer than he had to. -------------------- Rate my scenarios! Areni Revenge To Live in Fear Deadly Goblins Ugantan Nightmare Isle of Boredom Posts: 1423 \| Registered: Sunday, October 7 2001 07:00
Accomplishments in General
The Creator BoE Posse Member # 112	written Monday, December 29 2003 14:56 Profile #33 The Great Potato? -------------------- Win a free copy of Blades of Avernum! The Don't Fix The Shark Competition Posts: 1423 \| Registered: Sunday, October 7 2001 07:00
New Programmer in General
The Creator BoE Posse Member # 112	written Monday, December 29 2003 14:52 Profile #9 I hate to break it to you ADoS, but if you can't figure out how to install complicated programs, you may wish to rethink your career as a programmer. -------------------- Win a free copy of Blades of Avernum! The Don't Fix The Shark Competition Posts: 1423 \| Registered: Sunday, October 7 2001 07:00
idea for an annoying obstacle ... in Blades of Avernum
The Creator BoE Posse Member # 112	written Monday, December 29 2003 14:48 Profile #12 Heh. Rest-checking ala Revenge is possible, but far from easy. There'd only be about five designers who could do it. -------------------- Rate my scenarios! Areni Revenge To Live in Fear Deadly Goblins Ugantan Nightmare Isle of Boredom Posts: 1423 \| Registered: Sunday, October 7 2001 07:00
Another quick BoA Status report. in Blades of Avernum
The Creator BoE Posse Member # 112	written Saturday, August 16 2003 20:49 Profile #13 Ah. Yes. The latest version should work - though I wouldn't be suprised if you decided it wasn't worth it. -------------------- Rate my scenarios! Areni Revenge To Live in Fear Deadly Goblins Ugantan Nightmare Isle of Boredom Posts: 1423 \| Registered: Sunday, October 7 2001 07:00
Another quick BoA Status report. in Blades of Avernum
The Creator BoE Posse Member # 112	written Friday, August 15 2003 22:10 Profile #11 quote: Originally written by Desert Plah: I've had a nifty little idea for multiple explosions for BoE. Place invisible monsters over blocked terrain, and have an "Explosion on space" node, with a large enough radius to get all of them. It would also do damage to the party, but that just adds to the realism. I think I'll go test that… Been done. See Isle of Boredom. -------------------- Rate my scenarios! Areni Revenge To Live in Fear Deadly Goblins Ugantan Nightmare Isle of Boredom Posts: 1423 \| Registered: Sunday, October 7 2001 07:00
BoA Status Report! in Blades of Avernum
The Creator BoE Posse Member # 112	written Wednesday, August 13 2003 02:04 Profile #3 Alcritas does also, but I'm not sure he'll be completely co-operative. -------------------- Rate my scenarios! Areni Revenge To Live in Fear Deadly Goblins Ugantan Nightmare Isle of Boredom Posts: 1423 \| Registered: Sunday, October 7 2001 07:00
Ideas for how to work around design options in Blades of Avernum
The Creator BoE Posse Member # 112	written Tuesday, November 19 2002 15:20 Profile #11 I also dislike forcing players to play earlier scenarios. I went out of my way to make sure the player didn't have to play Isle of Boredom to play Revenge, mainly because Isle of Boredom isn't exactly my best work and I can't blame anyone who doesn't enjoy it. Special Spells: As far as I can tell, there won't be usuable special items in BoA. So, I think actual items (say, spellbooks) would be a good way to simulate spells, since they will be able to call scripts in BoA. -------------------- Rate my scenarios! Areni Revenge To Live in Fear Deadly Goblins Ugantan Nightmare Isle of Boredom Posts: 1423 \| Registered: Sunday, October 7 2001 07:00

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