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Custom Scenarios in Blades of Exile
Guardian
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Profile #4
quote:
why isn't it working?
Ask TM. Yes I know he's on a Mac, but he's done so many scenarios, there should be little that he doesn't know about this kind of thing.

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Polaris
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Hey Alorael in General
Guardian
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Profile #34
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Trying to find a lost thing on a PC isn't fun.
Should be easy though.

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Polaris
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The Adventure Continues! in The Exile Trilogy
Guardian
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Profile #17
:) Thought it might work. Cheers!

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Background Music in Blades of Avernum
Guardian
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Profile #26
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I'll consider on some utility to make the procedure easy.
That would be great. It's not that difficult now, but some people probably won't like to manipulate the BoA.exe themselves. If JV would just consider to allow for more sound files, everything could be smooth and fine. If we could have 1o or 20 empty sound files in the .exe for custom sounds as we have empty graphic slots, there'd be no problem whatsoever.

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That Sort of Thing in General
Guardian
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Profile #18
Mmmh. There is that KernelKnowledge guy who's working on the new BoA editor. Try him.

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Polaris
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The Adventure Continues! in The Exile Trilogy
Guardian
Member # 2476
Profile #15
SkeleTony talks about it in the link I gave you above. He'll probably mail it to you, if you PM him.

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Polaris
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Backwater Calls submitted. in Blades of Avernum
Guardian
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Profile #50
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gave you the "Permit to Leave"
You are right. I must have met him at some point early on. Why then couldn't I find him when I tried to deliver my letters? I'll try again.

I did love the Giant Slug. It's one of those small things that, I know, I will remember most vividly when thinking of the scenario.

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Backwater Calls submitted. in Blades of Avernum
Guardian
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Profile #48
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How did you do this with a level 30-party?
It was not a level 30 party. I used the one that had returned from Bahssikava. But even with a level 30 party, it depends. You'd need Invulnerability and Energy Potions, Repel Spirit at a decent level, Cloud of Blades and lots of hacking.

edit: Spy, download the Mac version from spidweb and give a feedback, will you?

[ Monday, March 07, 2005 04:41: Message edited by: ef ]

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Polaris
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Backwater Calls submitted. in Blades of Avernum
Guardian
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Profile #45
Thanks for explaining.
I searched high and low for Griffith, but couldn't find him. But I've downloaded the new version, so that may change.
I came upon the rebels by chance, while exploring some caves. I would have liked to talk with them, but they drew weapon and attacked. When they were dead, I met their leader, who, surprisingly, talked with me. I had just promised help when his mad brother appeared, summoned some nasty creatures before I could ever say Hello, and they attacked and killed the rebel leader. I then, in turn, took the wizard's life, because I thought him a nuisance.
But, when I finally met the Haakai Lord, they all reappeared and fought on my side. Now, that's loyalty! :)

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Polaris
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Backwater Calls submitted. in Blades of Avernum
Guardian
Member # 2476
Profile #43
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You probably WON'T be able to finish the scenario if you don't have the demon amulet and you probably don't have it since you haven't been able to talk to the mayor.
I don't understand this, Smoo. When I talked to the mayor, he gave me some papers I never used nor needed. More than that he didn't do. The goblin quest was one of the last I went on, I had already done battle with the haakai at the gates. So I got the amulet late in the game, and when the wizard didn't react, the vampire's help made up for that.

edit: that reminds me of something. The rebels helped me fight the haakai lord, although I had inadvertently killed them before.

[ Monday, March 07, 2005 02:10: Message edited by: ef ]

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Polaris
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Backwater Calls submitted. in Blades of Avernum
Guardian
Member # 2476
Profile #41
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I hope with the errors that have happened that it's still possible to finish.
Yes, it is. And Smoo, don't despair. This is a fine scenario and I really liked to play it. If there is code that gives you a headache and you don't know how to fix, why not ask someone to help you in the forums? Others have done that before.

edit: the boats worked for me, but I also experienced the altar bug, the soldiers asked for help after I'd cleaned the mines, and the wizard in Sattle ignored me at first. He let me talk to the major eventually, but never examined the amulet. Being the pragmatic type, I didn't force the issue, just went on to see that obliging vampire.
I didn't talk much with the wizard in the hut, so I missed out on a few things there. I entered the fortress terrain via main entrance after a battle, exploring led me to the pond where I found an alternate route leading back to the wizard and got the message that this is the route the wizard told me about. Well, he hadn't, as I hadn't asked.

Is it alright that I never met commander Griffith? Couldn't find him.
I'll download the updated version and give you a feedback.

[ Sunday, March 06, 2005 21:10: Message edited by: ef ]

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Polaris
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Relative location... in General
Guardian
Member # 2476
Profile #9
It's not their fault. I remember a thread where maps were posted. Berlin was somewhere in the middle of Poland, and the eastern and western part of the country had changed places. Made me wonder.

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Polaris
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Surprise in General
Guardian
Member # 2476
Profile #17
Ash Lael.

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Polaris
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Surprise in General
Guardian
Member # 2476
Profile #13
He would be substitute then for the Red Queen?

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Polaris
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Surprise in General
Guardian
Member # 2476
Profile #11
I'm no help there. It's been a while. All I remember of that rabbit is its running around with white gloves, mumbling something about coming too late to the party. But Drakey can't have had that in mind.

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Polaris
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Surprise in General
Guardian
Member # 2476
Profile #9
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I neither understand nor like my custom title.
Can't know for sure, of course, but I suspect the 'White Rabbit' from 'Alice in Wonderland'.

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Polaris
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The Adventure Continues! in The Exile Trilogy
Guardian
Member # 2476
Profile #13
Try that selfextracting file SkeleTony is offering. If that also doesn't work, consider changing to Win 2000. It's still the best OS Microsoft ever created and keeps you out of all this trouble.

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Polaris
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Help in Backwater Calls ~spoilers~ in Blades of Avernum
Guardian
Member # 2476
Profile #5
Unfriendly guy. Show it to the vampire then.

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Polaris
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Concentrated Linearity Debate (New Voices Welcome to Participate and Vote) in Blades of Avernum
Guardian
Member # 2476
Profile #12
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Originally written by Dahak:

Is the end or the way to the end more important?
You touch that old question: What is more important in life, the goals you set for yourself or how you move towards them. Or both?

Personally I don't believe that there can ever be an easy answer. Not only because of individual preferences, also because the answer is heavily dependant on and changes with circumstances.

If a scenario's author chooses a linear style, then having few options is part of the story he's going to give a life of its own, and it doesn't make sense to me to ask him to please tell a different tale.

Of course the same is true vice versa. Or for a mix of both.

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Polaris
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Stuck in Bahssikava in Blades of Avernum
Guardian
Member # 2476
Profile #8
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or leave the scripts alone, take your last save, use the character editor on it, click "use advanced features" "give a special item" "1" and "6"
Now why didn't I think of using the editor, when I was stuck at the gates. Instead of searching and searching and searching for the file that contained the code. Ohhh...hurts.

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Polaris
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Help in Backwater Calls ~spoilers~ in Blades of Avernum
Guardian
Member # 2476
Profile #3
If you want to save your neck when entering the building, you need an item that you get someplace else.

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Polaris
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The Adventure Continues! in The Exile Trilogy
Guardian
Member # 2476
Profile #9
There's this info in Tech Support, Ruthie. It might solve your problem.
Topic: 16 but MS-DOS error

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Polaris
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Linear Scenarios v. Non-Linear Scenarios: The doctrine of time = money in Blades of Avernum
Guardian
Member # 2476
Profile #19
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quote:Originally written by ef:
Ever seen silver's maps, Skele Tony?
Avernum 1

Objection! Relevance...?

Well, if nothing else, they prove he's not a moron. Also, that he has already offered his free and unpaid time to contribute to the community. Moreover, the very nature of the maps suggest he knows what he does when programming.

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Polaris
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Linear Scenarios v. Non-Linear Scenarios: The doctrine of time = money in Blades of Avernum
Guardian
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Profile #3
Ever seen silver's maps, Skele Tony?
Avernum 1

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Polaris
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Stuck in Bahssikava in Blades of Avernum
Guardian
Member # 2476
Profile #3
Open your Bahssikava folder and search for the t3Deeps.txt file. Open it with a text editor. Scroll down and look for 'beginstate 20;'.

This is the passage you are looking for:
if (has_special_item(1) == 6)
{add_dialog_str(3,"You notice that the triangles in your pack match the size and shape of the missing points of the star. You fit them into the holes in the star, and you hear a clicking sound. You pull the gates open.",0);

Change the 6 to 7, save and close the file.

Restart your game and try again. Don't forget to set the number back to 6 somewhen later.

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