Profile for matt_morgan
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| Displayed name | matt_morgan |
| Member number | 3091 |
| Title | Apprentice |
| Postcount | 30 |
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| Registered | Tuesday, June 10 2003 07:00 |
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| Piecing scenarios together in Blades of Avernum | |
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Apprentice
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written Wednesday, July 23 2003 05:43
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Disclaimer: I have no clue how to create a BoE scenario. I'm trying to add general ideas to this thread. There are probably ways they don't apply perfectly to BoE or BoA. People collaborate on screenplays and books all the time. I knew a guy who wrote screenplays with a partner. They would write the outline of the story together in a couple days, name the characters and locations in another day, and then each go home and write alternating chapters of the story. They then would meet back up and splice the story together, to make sure it made sense, then go back and re-write their own chapters that way. In two passes they'd be done. We should be able to do scenarios this way. It just means you have to have a good story pretty well fleshed-out ahead of time. I would think also, if you've got a group of more than two, you need to start specializing on tasks. One person should be in charge of the story, so other people aren't changing it in inconsistent ways. Of course, this doesn't make it technically easier to splice towns, etc., together. But that's something that can be fixed on a computer. Managing the story is a job for a human. Posts: 30 | Registered: Tuesday, June 10 2003 07:00 |
| not really about a SpidWeb thing, more about Hard Ware... in Tech Support | |
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Apprentice
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written Friday, June 20 2003 06:18
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| Exile vs. Avernum in General | |
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Apprentice
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written Friday, June 13 2003 08:50
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Thanks! I admit that I've been too lazy to try anything with Wine so far, but I've always wanted to, and this gives me a good reason. I think I like the 3D isometric view, so I think I'll stick with Avernum. What a good game. I'm a big fan of the few-frills approach it takes. Such a relief not to have to sit and wait for every little event to happen. I ran Wiz8 (which I loved) on a very fast computer, and it was still a little clunky at times. With Avernum it's worth it to play for just 30 minutes, cuz it doesn't take 10 minutes to get started (and the battles don't last an hour). Posts: 30 | Registered: Tuesday, June 10 2003 07:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Friday, June 13 2003 06:33
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Forgive me for asking a question that has probably been asked a million times, but I can't find the other 999,999 posts ... Reading Spiderweb Software's web site, you'd think Exile 3 and Avernum 3 are the same game. It's like they copied the pages and then just search and replaced the name of the game. What are the differences? I downloaded Avernum 3 and have enjoyed it for the few hours I've spent. But now I see that Exile 3 is available for Linux, which is better for me. Is it easy to switch? Would I have to start over completely? Would the interface be similar, so I wouldn't have to teach myself a new game? Thanks, Matt Posts: 30 | Registered: Tuesday, June 10 2003 07:00 |