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Title	Law Bringer
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Registered	Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00

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Nooooo! in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Wednesday, April 13 2005 20:22 Profile Homepage #8 Windows XP has a tool called the "symbol table" or similar. With that, you can paste any special (or standard) character of any given font, without using the keyboard. Oh, and "trolling" might even be the word, if you take trolling to mean posting nonsense in order to get attention. And ben, posting a bunch of spam is possible, but it gives one a bad reputation, and within the meritocracy that are these boards, a bad reputation is not a pleasant thing to have. [ Wednesday, April 13, 2005 20:23: Message edited by: Rebel without a Clue ] -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Nooooo! in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Wednesday, April 13 2005 14:30 Profile Homepage #4 quote: Originally written by Wise Man is quite the: ... I care. I remember when my keyboard broke down, and I spent ten minutes to make a spam post about it on Spiderweb using only my mouse, and you said that. Man did you ever brighten my day, I felt so loved. Seriously. I believe you were the only one who replied. :) -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
is there a way to make it possable to Edit your other accounts posts in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Wednesday, April 13 2005 14:27 Profile Homepage #6 Making trouble anonymously is way underrated. Shouldn't this alone be a reason for double accounts? Also, you can have enlightening conversations with yourself. It will look embarassing once Imban calls you out, of course (and make no mistake, it's almost always Imban; he's unmasked me twice before), but in the meantime, you can satisfy whatever schizophrenic urges you might have. -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Phaedra in Blades of Avernum
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Wednesday, April 13 2005 13:42 Profile Homepage #83 Reading this thread while working on the endless task of indexing the Pied Piper forum archives puts several things into perspective. Whose line is it? quote: Welcome to Spiderweb. Leave your emotions at the door quote: If you look like this (cue picture of Ayumi Hamasaki), and I meet you on the street, then run. I will attempt to stick it to you whatever way possible ... quote: I'd rather not have faceless intercourse... I've become calloused enough as it is. In light of that, I would now like to ask: Who the heck are you and what have you done to the other TM? :confused: [ Wednesday, April 13, 2005 13:44: Message edited by: Rebel without a Cause ] -------------------- Encyclopaedia • Archives • Members • RSS [Topic / Forum] • Blog • Polaris • NaNoWriMo Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. I have a love of woodwind instruments. Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
post-canopy badness in Blades of Avernum
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Wednesday, April 13 2005 13:30 Profile Homepage #6 quote: Originally written by Thuryl: quote: Originally written by Rebel without a Cause: I use Adlerauge in Bahssikava. I don't see how it is cheating; it's powerful but not a McGuffin... or am I not using it correctly? Then again, I'm also using Dämonzerstörer, which does make things a little too easy. 1-9 damage per level, no ammunition required. Compare that to slings, which do 1-4 per level. When a weapon does more than twice the damage of the next best weapon of its type, something's not right. Wait. No ammunition required? But I have arrows in that slot all the time... -------------------- Encyclopaedia • Archives • Members • RSS [Topic / Forum] • Blog • Polaris • NaNoWriMo Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. I have a love of woodwind instruments. Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
SOS kelandon BAHSSIKAVA emergency! in Blades of Avernum
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Wednesday, April 13 2005 10:07 Profile Homepage #21 Don't feel like making a new thread for this. This question is not about gameplay as much as plot coherence. From what I have seen, Ancient Bahssikava was a city of Exiles, former Darklings. New Bahssikava is to the North of the steel doors... the ancient city, you can reach only after going through the doors. The steel doors, however, were all that separated the exiles from their homeland. When Legare opened the gates and passed into the abandoned guardpost, we were technically in the Slith Homeland - yet Bahssikava lay further south. How did Bahssikava come to lie past the gates? Does it have something to do with the cave quake? [ Wednesday, April 13, 2005 10:08: Message edited by: Rebel without a Cause ] -------------------- Encyclopaedia • Archives • Members • RSS [Topic / Forum] • Blog • Polaris • NaNoWriMo Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. I have a love of woodwind instruments. Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
canopy (this is weird)(and funny) in Blades of Avernum
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Wednesday, April 13 2005 01:41 Profile Homepage #14 There are scenarios that only get tough when you attack the vital plot people protected by the designer. Canopy is not such a scenario. In fact, I don't see the point in attacking the plot in any of TM's scenarios; they're impossibly tough even when you do only the things you're supposed to. -------------------- Encyclopaedia • Archives • Members • RSS [Topic / Forum] • Blog • Polaris • NaNoWriMo Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. I have a love of woodwind instruments. Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
post-canopy badness in Blades of Avernum
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Wednesday, April 13 2005 01:34 Profile Homepage #2 I use Adlerauge in Bahssikava. I don't see how it is cheating; it's powerful but not a McGuffin... or am I not using it correctly? Then again, I'm also using Dämonzerstörer, which does make things a little too easy. Oh yes, and the 2-PC party I'm playing was level 40 when starting Bahssikava. I had to edit through Canopy, and then toned my stats down again when I was done. Come to think of it, that's how I play most scenarios by TM. -------------------- Encyclopaedia • Archives • Members • RSS [Topic / Forum] • Blog • Polaris • NaNoWriMo Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. I have a love of woodwind instruments. Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Goal or Rushed Behind? in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Wednesday, April 13 2005 01:29 Profile Homepage #10 quote: Originally written by Ash Lael: Also: quote: Originally written by The Stew Boy: ...I don't watch football... It's too dangerous. Sorry, couldn't resist. :P No crap. Have you ever seen what happens when two people watch a TV match while supporting different teams? It's dangerous. :P -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Favorite Author in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Wednesday, April 13 2005 01:26 Profile Homepage #7 quote: Were you asking me? No, sorry, I was just poking fun. I didn't quite succeed with the books, seeing as I did include your favorite ones in the list. :P And I am still Arancaytar, I just change my name daily. -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Favorite Author in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Wednesday, April 13 2005 00:20 Profile Homepage #5 I pronounce it TOLL-keen. How it is actually pronounced I am not sure. -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Favorite Author in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Wednesday, April 13 2005 00:11 Profile Homepage #3 Tolkien. By comparison, Rowling and Eddings are pale imitations. Jeff Vogel... well... I've read his writings, and I've played his games, and I prefer the games. Stick with programming. Dan Brown? Wonderful books, those. Fascinating and entertaining to read. Some would say they have little literary value, but most of those are snobs wanting to sound profound. Shakespeare's cool. He's underappreciated because it is fashionable to dislike him now. I've read only one book by Hawking, and I wonder why you throw a physicist in among the fantasy authors. Sure you didn't mean Stephen Hawking without the Haw? He's interesting to read, but I like Feynman better in that particular genre. Edit: This poll is incompetently done. I might as well ask. What is your favorite book? The HobbitFellowship of the RingThe Two TowersReturn of the KingThe SilmarillionHarry PotterBelgarath the SorcererPolgara the SorceressOtherOr... where do you come from? New YorkJapanAachenBelgiumTanzaniaEurope (outside Aachen)United StatesThe MoonOther [ Wednesday, April 13, 2005 00:18: Message edited by: To gleam thereon by Elbereth ] -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Do you think there is a Hell? in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Tuesday, April 12 2005 12:52 Profile Homepage #208 Do you believe the Bible is divinely inspired because it tells you so? :) -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
SOS kelandon BAHSSIKAVA emergency! in Blades of Avernum
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Tuesday, April 12 2005 09:09 Profile Homepage #20 Ironically, when I was stuck, the first I did was peek into the scripts rather than look for the readme. :P Edit: Nevermind. Edit2: Seeing Machrone getting smacked by Phaedra was one of the highlights of this scenario so far. Is there some contest for Best Cutscene? :D [ Tuesday, April 12, 2005 09:59: Message edited by: To gleam thereon by Elbereth ] -------------------- Encyclopaedia • Archives • Members • RSS [Topic / Forum] • Blog • Polaris • NaNoWriMo Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. I have a love of woodwind instruments. Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Two years to the day. in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Monday, April 11 2005 21:12 Profile Homepage #95 quote: Originally written by Student of Trinity: From the apparent dearth of alien civilizations I conclude that the universe is a dangerous place even for technologically advanced life forms, and that our odds of surviving for millions of years are probably low. Oh well. If there were a civilization in the system of Alpha Centauri, odds would be we wouldn't know it yet. And that is practically next door. So it's not that unlikely there are a lot of them, and not too far away. [ Monday, April 11, 2005 21:13: Message edited by: To gleam thereon by Elbereth ] -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
SOS kelandon BAHSSIKAVA emergency! in Blades of Avernum
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Monday, April 11 2005 21:08 Profile Homepage #17 Sorry, I didn't know how to reach the walkthrough. I suppose that it is on the top of the forum here and I was just too dumb to see it? Anyway, do these spawners only spawn monsters while the player is near/in line of sight? Or am I going to have a herd of ghosts behind me by the time I get to the lever? [ Monday, April 11, 2005 21:09: Message edited by: To gleam thereon by Elbereth ] -------------------- Encyclopaedia • Archives • Members • RSS [Topic / Forum] • Blog • Polaris • NaNoWriMo Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. I have a love of woodwind instruments. Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
SOS kelandon BAHSSIKAVA emergency! in Blades of Avernum
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Monday, April 11 2005 19:46 Profile Homepage #15 Next question: In the Catacombs, I just stepped over the rune and obviously activated some kind of platform array that keeps throwing tons of ghosts at me. Where do I go to switch it off? -------------------- Encyclopaedia • Archives • Members • RSS [Topic / Forum] • Blog • Polaris • NaNoWriMo Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. I have a love of woodwind instruments. Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Cutscenes and Talkmode... in Blades of Avernum Editor
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Monday, April 11 2005 14:57 Profile Homepage #5 :D The Khassper scene in the Undead city, much more than the one where Kass tells you the Slith history, is roughly what I wanted to do. The way the player has to take another step to begin the scene is annoying, but I suppose it's unavoidable then. -------------------- Encyclopaedia • Archives • Members • RSS [Topic / Forum] • Blog • Polaris • NaNoWriMo Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. I have a love of woodwind instruments. Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Cutscenes and Talkmode... in Blades of Avernum
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Monday, April 11 2005 14:57 Profile Homepage #5 :D The Khassper scene in the Undead city, much more than the one where Kass tells you the Slith history, is roughly what I wanted to do. The way the player has to take another step to begin the scene is annoying, but I suppose it's unavoidable then. -------------------- Encyclopaedia • Archives • Members • RSS [Topic / Forum] • Blog • Polaris • NaNoWriMo Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. I have a love of woodwind instruments. Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Cutscenes and Talkmode... in Blades of Avernum Editor
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Monday, April 11 2005 13:17 Profile Homepage #3 Okay, I suppose I'll just do it like that, and make it a little more obvious that the party should just step forward to see. (Incidentally, I went through that cutscene scene in Bahssikava just moments ago. :D ) Edit: Oh, and yes, in this instance, doing it like in Bahssikava does look stupid. It breaks the line of dialog, and I might be better off doing it like the Trahison cutscenes in Canopy. Perhaps I could end talk mode immediately before the node in question, and use a dialog box for that last bit... [ Monday, April 11, 2005 13:20: Message edited by: To gleam thereon by Elbereth ] -------------------- Encyclopaedia • Archives • Members • RSS [Topic / Forum] • Blog • Polaris • NaNoWriMo Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. I have a love of woodwind instruments. Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Cutscenes and Talkmode... in Blades of Avernum
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Monday, April 11 2005 13:17 Profile Homepage #3 Okay, I suppose I'll just do it like that, and make it a little more obvious that the party should just step forward to see. (Incidentally, I went through that cutscene scene in Bahssikava just moments ago. :D ) Edit: Oh, and yes, in this instance, doing it like in Bahssikava does look stupid. It breaks the line of dialog, and I might be better off doing it like the Trahison cutscenes in Canopy. Perhaps I could end talk mode immediately before the node in question, and use a dialog box for that last bit... [ Monday, April 11, 2005 13:20: Message edited by: To gleam thereon by Elbereth ] -------------------- Encyclopaedia • Archives • Members • RSS [Topic / Forum] • Blog • Polaris • NaNoWriMo Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. I have a love of woodwind instruments. Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Cutscenes and Talkmode... in Blades of Avernum Editor
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Monday, April 11 2005 11:46 Profile Homepage #0 I'm a bare beginner at scripting, and there are a a few things that have driven me to utter despair. One of them is this. Here's what I'm trying to do: The party enters a town via teleport. With the first step they take, they get a message played (message_encounter()), telling them that a figure is visible in the distance. When they approach the person, another state automatically enters talk mode. So far, so good. But now, I want one response in the conversation (several, actually) to end talk mode, display a cutscene, and then re-enter talk mode. I've tried to do this with the following code: Unfortunately, this executes the cutscene before leaving talk mode (I can tell by the way the computer pauses for a few seconds before leaving the talk window. Ouch. Next, I try this: Which, of course, leaves talk mode and does nothing else. The code beyond the end() is not read. Currently, I've tried a workaround that simply leaves talkmode, and then, when the player walks a step in any direction, starts the cutscene. But it looks very stupid. The conversation is far too long to use only dialog windows for it (TM has done that in Canopy with conversation between cutscenes, I believe). Is there any other way? -------------------- Encyclopaedia • Archives • Members • RSS [Topic / Forum] • Blog • Polaris • NaNoWriMo Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. I have a love of woodwind instruments. Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Cutscenes and Talkmode... in Blades of Avernum
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Monday, April 11 2005 11:46 Profile Homepage #0 I'm a bare beginner at scripting, and there are a a few things that have driven me to utter despair. One of them is this. Here's what I'm trying to do: The party enters a town via teleport. With the first step they take, they get a message played (message_encounter()), telling them that a figure is visible in the distance. When they approach the person, another state automatically enters talk mode. So far, so good. But now, I want one response in the conversation (several, actually) to end talk mode, display a cutscene, and then re-enter talk mode. I've tried to do this with the following code: Unfortunately, this executes the cutscene before leaving talk mode (I can tell by the way the computer pauses for a few seconds before leaving the talk window. Ouch. Next, I try this: Which, of course, leaves talk mode and does nothing else. The code beyond the end() is not read. Currently, I've tried a workaround that simply leaves talkmode, and then, when the player walks a step in any direction, starts the cutscene. But it looks very stupid. The conversation is far too long to use only dialog windows for it (TM has done that in Canopy with conversation between cutscenes, I believe). Is there any other way? -------------------- Encyclopaedia • Archives • Members • RSS [Topic / Forum] • Blog • Polaris • NaNoWriMo Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. I have a love of woodwind instruments. Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
The Universe in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Sunday, April 10 2005 20:54 Profile Homepage #113 quote: Originally written by imho: thanks a lot. i would like to see you stating something similar about nuclear energy 100 years ago. don't be so negative. and i already knew the stuff you said i assume that if we react matter with anti-matter in magnetic containment, we should obtain gamma rays. isn't there anyway to turn highly energetic radiation in to useful energy? CERN's public statement concerning "Angels & Demons" by Dan Brown -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Elves anyone? in Blades of Avernum Editor
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Friday, April 8 2005 00:36 Profile Homepage #1 Well, first of all, I recommend you post it to the Louvre database, which stores pretty much all BoA graphics. The submission form is here. Edit: I just realized that that won't work if you're on IE, since it will start up Outlook which you said doesn't work. Ouch. Then again, you could mail it to arancaytar.ilyaran at gmail.com, and I can pass them on to Brett. :) [ Friday, April 08, 2005 00:55: Message edited by: And banner bright with living flame ] -------------------- Encyclopaedia • Archives • Members • RSS [Topic / Forum] • Blog • Polaris • NaNoWriMo Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. I have a love of woodwind instruments. Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00

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