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Gryphon feather -- whoops! in Nethergate
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Bad oafish evil Celts! Bad! *slapping wrists*

Many thanks. It seems in retrospect that the problem wasn't my lack of foresight, but rather a lack of dexterity. Who knew?

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"Mongo only pawn in game of life" -- Mongo
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Gryphon feather -- whoops! in Nethergate
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Somehow I didn't succeed at fulfilling this quest, although I'm not sure why -- I'd been sent on the quest before rampaging the airie, whipping Raven's birdbutt, etc.

Was there somewhere in the airie that the feather was specifically to be found? And if not, does anyone know how to set the quest as done so that I can rightly get my key and experience and move along?

Thanks in advance for your help!

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"Mongo only pawn in game of life" -- Mongo
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The Insidious Infiltrator in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
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Profile #131
Actually, I can imagine Val going with the Shaper ending in a moment of lucidity, realizing the destruction she's brought forth and sacrificing her shattered life for the good of order, and as a final act of penance.

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"Mongo only pawn in game of life" -- Mongo
Posts: 75 | Registered: Monday, August 5 2002 07:00
Energy Preservation in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
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Yeesh -- I'm usually not one for swiping at newbies, but that was a horrible reply.

In fact, I felt compelled to reply if only to state that yes, energy preservation exists, but at least in games past it has been a relatively weak effect, and in GF4 there have always been better equipment options than those offering a bit of energy preservation ... and hence I haven't even tested its (im)potence.

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"Mongo only pawn in game of life" -- Mongo
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warped creature in the grosch pits in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
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Maybe we could be more constructive in our advice if you told us more about your specific situation (what class you are playing, what pets you have, and what specifically is going wrong in the battle).

Having played through a few times, I don't recall that battle being anything unusual...

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"Mongo only pawn in game of life" -- Mongo
Posts: 75 | Registered: Monday, August 5 2002 07:00
help to get new creations (g4) in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
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Everyone's favorite game: Guess what my question means.

Is it possible that you mean "more than three creations at one time"?

You're only allowed to have three different types of creation created at any one time, even if you know how to shape others. In order to create a new kind of critter once you already have three different types, you must absorb one to make room.

Edit: Thanks for the correction, Thuryl. Apparently I missed that memo!...and of course it never occurred to me to try.

[ Wednesday, March 07, 2007 06:18: Message edited by: wary wanderer ]

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"Mongo only pawn in game of life" -- Mongo
Posts: 75 | Registered: Monday, August 5 2002 07:00
Not Using the Geneforge? in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
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Profile #9
Well...let us know how that goes for you!

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"Mongo only pawn in game of life" -- Mongo
Posts: 75 | Registered: Monday, August 5 2002 07:00
Not Using the Geneforge? in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
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If exitzoning out before using the geneforge actually lets you proceed without its unique benefits...then perhaps this actually could form the basis of some excellent masochism scenarios?

Mistaken Identity: Everyone keeps thinking you're some sort of superhero, and trying to recruit or kill you. You go along with it, for the most part, just trying to survive.

You don't actually know how to use pods, canisters, wands, etc. Cast spells? No way. And obviously making creations is just voodoo. Heck, even magic items would probably best be avoided. Stick with nice clothes (silk pantaloons, fine robes, etc). Sticks, daggers even, sure. But you have no idea how to throw a javelin, of course.

Wait -- you think I can attack and kill things? Um, I doubt it.

Training? What's that?

Just how far could you take the case of mistaken identities in handicapping your un-geneforged persona?

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"Mongo only pawn in game of life" -- Mongo
Posts: 75 | Registered: Monday, August 5 2002 07:00
Armor vs Resistances in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
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Profile #5
quote:
Originally written by Noceur:

Thanks for the replies, but I meant the armor %. :P
Like, normal Gauntlets have "Armor: +4%". What does the 4% do?

Welcome, welcome! I'll leave it to a non-lurker to extend the formal board salutations, with regards to where one is to leave one's sanity...

As far as armor goes, if you search around you'll find long discussions on the subject, but I'll try to summarize: Armor % for your various worn items contribute to damage reduction from when you're hit. It's not a simple additive function, however, but slightly more complex.

For instance, if you are wearing a 51% armor item, a 30% armor item, and a 20% armor item, you might think you're invincible -- 101%! Not so.

Your true harm reduction is 51% + (30% of (100-51)%, or 15%) + (20% of (100-51-15)%, or 7%), for a true reduction in damage of 51+15+7 = 73%.

Correct me if I'm wrong, folks.

Hope that helps -- enjoy the games, and have fun on the boards!

[edit: guess I was beaten to the punch!...]

[ Friday, March 02, 2007 13:47: Message edited by: wary wanderer ]

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"Mongo only pawn in game of life" -- Mongo
Posts: 75 | Registered: Monday, August 5 2002 07:00
Combat in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
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Profile #1
Wow. That's really helpful.

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"Mongo only pawn in game of life" -- Mongo
Posts: 75 | Registered: Monday, August 5 2002 07:00
Experience stopped going up in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
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Profile #4
Maybe if you could be more specific -- what creatures are you killing without the reward of experience, exactly? In many areas, 'spawned' creatures exist that give no experience when killed; alternatively, it might be that creatures you don't think are much weaker are actually much weaker.

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"Mongo only pawn in game of life" -- Mongo
Posts: 75 | Registered: Monday, August 5 2002 07:00
I wish to play in this game in Russia in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
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Profile #12
Has anyone else here read "Everything is Illuminated" by Jonathan Safran Foer?...Nice that Alex is a Spiderweb fan!

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"Mongo only pawn in game of life" -- Mongo
Posts: 75 | Registered: Monday, August 5 2002 07:00
What Spells Do You Wish You Could Cast? in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
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Profile #11
quote:
Originally written by Randomizer:

Essence shackles is a missle spell so you need dexterity and/or missle weapons.
Are you sure about this, Randomizer? I didn't think that any spellcasting in GF4 was dependent upon statistics other than intelligence and ability in the spell class of interest, unlike using crystals/gems/fibers, for which dexterity and missile weapons determine their effectiveness.

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"Mongo only pawn in game of life" -- Mongo
Posts: 75 | Registered: Monday, August 5 2002 07:00
Piece of Cake? in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
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Profile #2
Slartucker, in his (excellent) list of "Where to find stuff and what it does," had originally listed a piece of cake from Turabi Gate as conferring +7% Armor / +2 Blessing Magic.

I think it was since determined that this was a joke and/or an error. I don't believe that cake has any properties other than being delicious (and fulfilling a minor quest).

I'll admit I didn't bother to fulfill this quest my first during my first play-through -- so I can't comment as to what the reward is.

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"Mongo only pawn in game of life" -- Mongo
Posts: 75 | Registered: Monday, August 5 2002 07:00
A New Series in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
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Profile #40
kiln

n. Any of various ovens for hardening, burning, or drying substances such as grain, meal, or clay, especially a brick-lined oven used to bake or fire ceramics.

tr.v. kilned, kiln·ing, kilns
To process in one of these ovens.

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[Middle English kilne, from Old English cyln, from Latin culna, kitchen, stove; see pekw- in Indo-European roots.]

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"Mongo only pawn in game of life" -- Mongo
Posts: 75 | Registered: Monday, August 5 2002 07:00
Join the Club? in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
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Profile #20
Just for the record, if upon mars were to join, this (or any?) club would be significantly less appealing...

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"Mongo only pawn in game of life" -- Mongo
Posts: 75 | Registered: Monday, August 5 2002 07:00
The Artifact Belts in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
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Profile #10
I'll admit my servile prefers the Girdle of Genius. For me, the +2 INT has been more valuable than the +2 of END would be. But maybe I have pumped intelligence more than others, and endurance less?

Of course, the extra +2 END to my pet kyshakk would be nice, but he's already a pretty tough meatshield as is.

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"Mongo only pawn in game of life" -- Mongo
Posts: 75 | Registered: Monday, August 5 2002 07:00
The Challenge to End All Challenges in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
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Profile #27
quote:
Originally written by Tarrasque:

How'd ya get past upper southforge without casting war blessing?
Tarrasuqe, for someone who (at least according to his or her signature) places value in the karma rating, simply repeating a joke that was cute the first time [but tiring the second] is probably not the way to get a fourth star...

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"Mongo only pawn in game of life" -- Mongo
Posts: 75 | Registered: Monday, August 5 2002 07:00
Living items in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
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Profile #2
As an aside, what's with the misquote of The Smiths?

And in order to stay on topic, I'll comment that you've left out living tools, spore batons, and plants that produce useful seed pods.

And then there's some of the 'droppings'... Is my PC really wandering around with the skin of a thad draped over him -- a la Silence of the Lambs? And a ratskin shawl can't be very hygienic. Clawbug carapace? Fyoraskin cloak? Gazerskin sandals? Ewww.

[ Wednesday, January 03, 2007 13:33: Message edited by: wary wanderer ]

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"Mongo only pawn in game of life" -- Mongo
Posts: 75 | Registered: Monday, August 5 2002 07:00
Eliza's quest in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
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Not that far along in the game, but anyone else out there recognize the origin of Eliza and Shaftoe?

wiki

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"Mongo only pawn in game of life" -- Mongo
Posts: 75 | Registered: Monday, August 5 2002 07:00
Very quick Geneforge 4: Rebellion Update. in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
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Profile #102
So -- not to ask the obvious question, but has anyone heard from JV if there's a revised release date?

I'm trying as hard as I can not to get any work done, and GF4 would really support this noble cause...

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"Mongo only pawn in game of life" -- Mongo
Posts: 75 | Registered: Monday, August 5 2002 07:00
Creationism in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
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Profile #9
Just think how much more impressive Alorael's stats would be if he only used one account...assuming that wasn't an imposter. After all, anyone can claim to be a deivore these days.

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"Mongo only pawn in game of life" -- Mongo
Posts: 75 | Registered: Monday, August 5 2002 07:00
Shaper hypocrisy vs. Shaper tragedy (SPOILERS) in Geneforge Series
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quote:
Originally written by Savage Ed Walcott:


I also came to a realization earlier. The main reason most drakon personalities and intelligences are disposable is because they lack obediance, empathy, and are highly morally apathetic. Combine that with the fact that they are extremely hardy, long lived, and have a tendency to exhale searing blasts of heat and their inherent danger becomes readily apparent. Due to their pride, it's almost impossible to make a deal with one, and even if one is reached it's slanted heavily in favor of what the drakon thinks would be appropiate. Most of their memories would be of killing, maiming, eating, and terrorizing humans, meaning you wouldn't want to reshape a creature with the same personality. However, hunting down and exterminating the drakons that are a threat would more than likely upset the ones who were neutral or apathetic to human activities and they'd eventually try to avenge their drakonian brethren. Very few would probably go into hiding peacefully. If you committed yourself to destroying only the ones that were a clear threat, you'd have to be prepared to deal with all of them.[/QB]
Am I the only lurker on this otherwise interesting debate who is increasingly unsettled by Savage Ed? This position is truly untenable -- In essence, he posits that dislikability of many members of a race (disobedient, lack of empathy, difficult to bargain with) justifies mass slaughter. He explicitly states that it is *because* of these characteristics that their personalities and intelligences (and thus, lives) are disposable.

You've moved away from flirtation with slavery, and are now dancing with genocide.

Edit: typo.

[ Thursday, August 03, 2006 15:28: Message edited by: wary wanderer ]

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"Mongo only pawn in game of life" -- Mongo
Posts: 75 | Registered: Monday, August 5 2002 07:00
Bug. But not a big deal in Avernum 4
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Profile #3
Perhaps arghhhhhhhhh would benefit from guidelines as to what subjects *do* belong in tech support, so as to dissuade him from offering such suggestions in the future.

As an aside, has anyone ever said less of value in their first 150 posts than has arghhhhhhhhh?

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"Mongo only pawn in game of life" -- Mongo
Posts: 75 | Registered: Monday, August 5 2002 07:00
Greta's upgrade from Khyryk (solved?) in Geneforge Series
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I got the upgrade from him legitimately, and didn't notice any substantive difference in Greta's whuppin' skill. I wonder if it's just ineffectual (or doesn't improve you beyond the previous purchased upgrade)?

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"Mongo only pawn in game of life" -- Mongo
Posts: 75 | Registered: Monday, August 5 2002 07:00

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