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Avernum 4 is out! in Avernum 4
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Thursday, March 2 2006 20:21 Profile Homepage #15
If you don't like clicking, keep using the arrows or numeric keypad. I used the keypad for most movement and the mouse only for long, boring overland treks with absolutely nothing to explore.

—Alorael, who also recommends looking at the preferences just in case there are some you might want to change.
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Items to save in Avernum 4
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Thursday, March 2 2006 20:16 Profile Homepage #2
I believe you need a pillow and/or a towel at some point as well.

[Edit: It sure would be nice to have a tower, but what you get is a towel.]

—Alorael, who had very little trouble coming up with most of the mundane item requirements. The smithing tools was the hardest, as pincers are much rarer than tongs and otherwise apparently interchangeable.

[ Thursday, March 02, 2006 20:16: Message edited by: If I were a Misc. mod... ]
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Pricing in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Thursday, March 2 2006 17:28 Profile Homepage #16
They're $25 or less. That's less than just about any new mainstream game, and we enjoy Spiderweb's offerings just as much if not more. If you're paying for graphics and sound, you want to look elsewhere. If you're paying for entertainment, then Spiderweb delivers.

Quality is an interesting concept, though. I'd have to call BoE one of the lower quality games I've seen, using the term "game" loosely, but it's also one of the best games available.

—Alorael, who supposes it's the definition of quality that's slippery. BoE is a great idea with great execution and an unfortunate plague of mostly minor bugs that add up. It's annoying, but take a look at the scenarios available and it's hard to call it low quality.
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General Chats for This Week in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Thursday, March 2 2006 16:58 Profile Homepage #19
No, it's an AIM chatroom.

Because text communication in real time is more intimate than communication by post, or something of the sort.

—Alorael, who remembers the chat as a kind of several hour ellipsis in his head.
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Exile 3: Ruined World - 7.50 (9.2/5.5) in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Thursday, March 2 2006 13:10 Profile Homepage #17
There's an important tool off the coast of Bigail, but it's not one of the so-called artifact quests.

—Alorael, who would have been very, very happy if Phoenix Eggs were available as throwing weapons.
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PSP in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Thursday, March 2 2006 13:04 Profile Homepage #2
They're a year old.

—Alorael, who has no need for a handheld gadget when a lap-sized gadget can take care of all his computing needs.
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Mac mini in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Thursday, March 2 2006 08:06 Profile Homepage #17
They're all OS X native now.

—Alorael, who hopes never to see the day that he plays BoE with Virtual PC. That would be criminal.
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50 years from now, 50 years ago in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Thursday, March 2 2006 08:05 Profile Homepage #39
I think Thuryl questions "the rich nuptualize their sons into positions of power and usurp everyone else." It sounds bad, but is there a system that works better?

Works, mind you. Treating diseases works. Alleviating symptoms works when the disease can't be treated. Government assistance helps keep the gap between rich and poor smaller than in might be, but it won't get rid of it.

—Alorael, who should know what suggestions to expect from TM. Still, for the enlightenment of Spiderweb, it has to be asked.
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Ideas Refreshment in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Thursday, March 2 2006 07:52 Profile Homepage #72
While I know very little about the Shapers or the Takers, I think the same solution can be used as in E2/A2: if the game begins right in the middle of the war, the whole game can be devoted to ending it.

—Alorael, who has gotten the impression that the causes are already obvious and the lines have been drawn. A beginning at this point could just be delivered by a few pieces of dialogue and some books.
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Exile 3: Ruined World - 7.50 (9.2/5.5) in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Wednesday, March 1 2006 21:20 Profile Homepage #5
There's a massive world. Great puzzles if you want them, but few are essential. Attention to detail is good, and the writing has a nice dash of humor. You're never left groping for the plot: there isn't much, but you always know what's going on.

On the other hand, the world tends towards the generic and the combat towards uninspiring and even frustratingly repetitive. Memorable minor characters abound, but major characters are sadly flat. The plot is lackluster.

—Alorael, who would give Exile 3 roughly 7.5. If it weren't for its two prequels, it would be 7.0: the word is bland to the point of absolutely generic town with absolutely generic townspeople. The part of Ermarian worth visiting is beneath the surface.
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Return of the "Post Your Desktop" Topic in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Wednesday, March 1 2006 18:46 Profile Homepage #50
I respect those folders 7e.

—Alorael, who can't put units on respect.
Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Dumb Question about Windows XP Taskbar in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Wednesday, March 1 2006 12:32 Profile Homepage #4
quote:
Having problems with a game or do you have an answer to someone's question? Post here.
This isn't about Spiderweb games. It belongs in General. However, since answers apparently don't have to relate to the games as long as they relate to a question, they all still belong here.

[Edit: I don't know how this character () ended up in my signature.]

—Alorael, who would be bafflingly dastardly and split the question from the responses if he were a Tech Support mod and if UBB allowed splitting.

[ Wednesday, March 01, 2006 12:33: Message edited by: Closed Path Disintegration ]
Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Blowing People Up in Blades of Exile
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Wednesday, March 1 2006 12:28 Profile Homepage #16
While gender isn't always obvious from context, the post immediately before yours gives some pretty heavy hints as to the gender of the poster. "His" is the wrong pronoun.

—Alorael, who will now duck back out and pretend he was never here.
Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Mac mini in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Wednesday, March 1 2006 12:26 Profile Homepage #14
Most Linux users are using PCs in the IBM PC compatible sense. The others aren't compatible, but I think the real question isn't why PC doesn't apply to Amigas, SparcStations, Macs, and so on but why PC applies to the computers in public libraries, laboratories, and the like.

PC no longer stands for personal computer. It is now a recursive acronym for PC computer.

—Alorael, who wonders if communicating over the internet means you have an interpersonal computer.
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Matchmaker, Matchmaker in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Wednesday, March 1 2006 12:18 Profile Homepage #74
Custom titles override all regular titles. That includes Blademaster. My title here is Blademaster.

Custom titles show up in profiles. My title in my profile is Blademaster.

—Alorael, who deeply thanks Aran for the gesture. It's not triadic or hierarchical, but it's a title. On the other hand, scientific integrity is a little lacking now.
Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Return of the "Post Your Desktop" Topic in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Wednesday, March 1 2006 12:14 Profile Homepage #45
You don't need males for babies. That's what technology is for!

Jewels, I want you to know how much I respect anyone whose desktop includes "New Folder", "New Folder (2)", and "New Folder (3)".

—Alorael, who just switched to British punctuation. It just seems wrong to put the punctuation inside a string.
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Matchmaker, Matchmaker in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Wednesday, March 1 2006 08:26 Profile Homepage #70
quote:
Originally written by Ephesos:

(and on a happy note, I escaped it yet again)
Sniffle.

—Alorael, who has tears trickling silently down his cheeks.
Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Mac mini in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Wednesday, March 1 2006 08:18 Profile Homepage #8
Either, really. An apostrophe after plural acronyms was standard, but I think both are now acceptable and PCs is less ambiguous.

—Alorael, who likes Macs and Mac OS. He's willing to accept the chip change as a necessary step, but he'd really be happier if Apple could have just stuck with their old chip, or at least kept Classic around. He still uses it incessantly.
Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Census of Spiderweb community in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Tuesday, February 28 2006 20:33 Profile Homepage #101
This thread has turned into a pretty example of how Spiderweb can be bad.

IMAGE(http://club.guns.ru/images/convention/1-1-sm.jpg)

—Alorael, who confidently states that attacking TM with or without justification is a recipe for disaster. This thread has hit the inflection point and it's all downhill from here.
Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Ideas Refreshment in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Tuesday, February 28 2006 16:40 Profile Homepage #52
quote:
Originally written by Ash Lael:

quote:
Originally written by Zeviz:

If you look at the big picture, the plot of all RPGs is "You control a character, which does stuff." :) This covers even Creator's scenarios. :P
Except for Ugantan Nightmare and To Live in Fear. :)
—Alorael, who should have quoted that above his previous post. Alas, the quote pyramid was never meant to be.
Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Census of Spiderweb community in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Tuesday, February 28 2006 16:36 Profile Homepage #92
TM's behavior is atrocious. TM has been temporarily banned for it before. It didn't have much (any) effect, and TM also has this unfortunate habit of being on of the most productive BoXers.

In a way, just as Spiderweb can give the boot for minor infractions because it's a company board, it can not give TM the boot for major infractions because he makes BoE/A more worthwhile.

—Alorael, who also figures ever board needs a troll. Better the known evil, right? You know the buzzwords, you know the insults, and at least TM is literate and entertaining to those who aren't his target.
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Matchmaker, Matchmaker in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Tuesday, February 28 2006 16:31 Profile Homepage #36
Dikiyoba! How could you?

—Alorael, who will snuffle softly and console himself with skribbane.
Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
tired of being fat in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Tuesday, February 28 2006 14:48 Profile Homepage #7
Why not hit the mod alert button instead of the reply button?

—Alorael, who doesn't need to explain this one.
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Ideas Refreshment in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Tuesday, February 28 2006 14:47 Profile Homepage #50
Lord of the Rings also breaks the RPG mold. Except it's not an RPG.

—Alorael, who is sure someone has turned it into an RPG against all reason. No, the stock fantasy setting isn't really LotR. Neither is Angband.
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