Profile for Schrodinger
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| Displayed name | Schrodinger |
| Member number | 3 |
| Title | FAQSELF |
| Postcount | 2831 |
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| Registered | Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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| Physics Background in General | |
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FAQSELF
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written Friday, December 15 2006 08:34
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I have a Ph. D. in planetary science, which included 5 graduate level atmospheric geo/astro/physics class requirements. However, I'm definitely a chemist at heart. -------------------- A few cats short of a kitten pot pie... Radioactive cats have 18 half-lives. Check out a great source for information on Avernum 2, Nethergate, and Subterra: Zeviz's page. Finally, there's my Geneforge FAQ, Geneforge 2 FAQ, and Geneforge 3 FAQ. Posts: 2831 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
| 8000: Pseudoscience Postravaganza in General | |
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written Thursday, December 14 2006 12:49
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Yes, the Martian microbes story and hype resulted from a press-release-gone-wrong. I don't think it was the scientists' fault, since they also had to deal with criticism from the scientific front. The original scientific documentation was much more tentative and based on three points, 2 of which are now refuted. The first point was the shape of the purported fossils in the meteorite. The proposed bacteria were globular-like deposits in the meteorite that looked like terrestrial bacteria. However, features like these were shown to result from the preparation method employed by the scientists which forms these structures by accident. A second point was that their were organic compounds in the meteorite similar to those found in life. However, it seems as though there are organic compounds everywhere in space, so this isn't quite as surprising as originally thought. I think it also turned out that these organics were probably terrestrial contamination (the meteorite in which these things were found, ALH84001, has sat on the ice of Antarctica for a few million years). The third point is the presence of small grains of magnetite in the meteorite. The magnetite is chemically, mineralogically, and structurally identical to those formed by magnetotactic bacteria (here), and a non-biotic origin for these minerals is unknown. However, I agree that a healthy dose of skepticism is necessary for this last point, especially given the potential for contamination by terrestrial organisms. The press-scientist relationship is pretty awful in general. -------------------- A few cats short of a kitten pot pie... Radioactive cats have 18 half-lives. Check out a great source for information on Avernum 2, Nethergate, and Subterra: Zeviz's page. Finally, there's my Geneforge FAQ, Geneforge 2 FAQ, and Geneforge 3 FAQ. Posts: 2831 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
| The Insidious Infiltrator in Geneforge 4: Rebellion | |
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written Thursday, December 14 2006 10:04
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quote:It's easy to miss the explanation for the bandit camp- check the nearby chest for a second agate. Apparently they stole it from someone. -------------------- A few cats short of a kitten pot pie... Radioactive cats have 18 half-lives. Check out a great source for information on Avernum 2, Nethergate, and Subterra: Zeviz's page. Finally, there's my Geneforge FAQ, Geneforge 2 FAQ, and Geneforge 3 FAQ. Posts: 2831 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
| Golden Forge in Geneforge 4: Rebellion | |
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written Thursday, December 14 2006 09:57
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First, make sure you're placing 2 items on the forge- one enhancement and one thing you want to enhance. You can only enhance weapons and some of your armor. Rings/necklaces can't be enhanced. -------------------- A few cats short of a kitten pot pie... Radioactive cats have 18 half-lives. Check out a great source for information on Avernum 2, Nethergate, and Subterra: Zeviz's page. Finally, there's my Geneforge FAQ, Geneforge 2 FAQ, and Geneforge 3 FAQ. Posts: 2831 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
| 8000: Pseudoscience Postravaganza in General | |
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written Thursday, December 14 2006 09:38
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quote:While there have been a few scientists who claim that some meteorites originated from planets other than Mars, the evidence for a Martian origin for Martian meteorites is pretty good. There are 3 lines of evidence that demonstrate some meteorites come from Mars- 1) atmospheric bubbles trapped in these meteorites closely match the known atmospheric composition of Mars as analyzed by the Viking lander. 2) the ages of these meteorites are actually pretty young (180 million years), which implies that wherever they came from is geologically active. That's pretty much synonymous with planetary, since asteroids cool too quickly to be geologically active. 3) the trace element chemistry of these meteorites matches predictions for what the trace element chemistry of Mars would be like (high in volatile elements, poor in refractories). Note that meteorite impacts are powerful- the impact that formed the Meteor Crater in Arizona released ~10^16 J of energy, more than enough to propel a few rocks into orbit. Meteor Crater is a pretty small, young crater, and we see thousands that are larger than it on the surface of Mars. Most of the Martian meteorites are small (<~1 kg), which is due to the selection effect of both the Martian atmosphere and the terrestrial atmosphere. So in short, it's definitely not pseudoscience. EDIT: Beaten by SoT! Oh well, this post adds a bit more. [ Thursday, December 14, 2006 09:40: Message edited by: Schrodinger ] -------------------- A few cats short of a kitten pot pie... Radioactive cats have 18 half-lives. Check out a great source for information on Avernum 2, Nethergate, and Subterra: Zeviz's page. Finally, there's my Geneforge FAQ, Geneforge 2 FAQ, and Geneforge 3 FAQ. Posts: 2831 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
| Turabi Gate (spoiler) in Geneforge 4: Rebellion | |
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written Wednesday, December 13 2006 09:52
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It should be in the SW chest. I'm not sure why it's not there for you, but that's pretty crummy. The most likely reason probably has to do with entering the area in beta. -------------------- A few cats short of a kitten pot pie... Radioactive cats have 18 half-lives. Check out a great source for information on Avernum 2, Nethergate, and Subterra: Zeviz's page. Finally, there's my Geneforge FAQ, Geneforge 2 FAQ, and Geneforge 3 FAQ. Posts: 2831 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
| Ridiculous droppings in Geneforge 4: Rebellion | |
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written Tuesday, December 12 2006 10:35
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quote:I received a fyoraskin cloak from a fyora in the forsaken lands, but reloaded since in the process I lost my creations. I did not get the cloak a second time, to my dismay. -------------------- A few cats short of a kitten pot pie... Radioactive cats have 18 half-lives. Check out a great source for information on Avernum 2, Nethergate, and Subterra: Zeviz's page. Finally, there's my Geneforge FAQ, Geneforge 2 FAQ, and Geneforge 3 FAQ. Posts: 2831 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
| Ridiculous droppings in Geneforge 4: Rebellion | |
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written Monday, December 11 2006 09:11
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Hm. The odds are probably on the order of 1 in 1,000,000, given the 1% drop chance. If your luck adds a 1% factor, then between that and 1 in 30,000. Either way, pretty dang lucky. I've not received one yet. -------------------- A few cats short of a kitten pot pie... Radioactive cats have 18 half-lives. Check out a great source for information on Avernum 2, Nethergate, and Subterra: Zeviz's page. Finally, there's my Geneforge FAQ, Geneforge 2 FAQ, and Geneforge 3 FAQ. Posts: 2831 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
| Trainers in Geneforge 4: Rebellion | |
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written Friday, December 8 2006 09:23
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Unlike Geneforge 2, you don't need to hold back on canisters since using canisters doesn't affect your ability to train your skills. I think this ended up being a nuisance in GF2, so it was corrected in GF3 and GF4. So you're okay to use as many canisters as you want. Still, figuring out trainers with prices would be nice. -------------------- A few cats short of a kitten pot pie... Radioactive cats have 18 half-lives. Check out a great source for information on Avernum 2, Nethergate, and Subterra: Zeviz's page. Finally, there's my Geneforge FAQ, Geneforge 2 FAQ, and Geneforge 3 FAQ. Posts: 2831 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
| Strategy Central -- Links to Useful Information in Geneforge 4: Rebellion | |
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written Thursday, December 7 2006 09:16
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Done. Nothing fancy, and it could get messed up if the board is pruned, but hopefully it'll work for now. -------------------- A few cats short of a kitten pot pie... Radioactive cats have 18 half-lives. Check out a great source for information on Avernum 2, Nethergate, and Subterra: Zeviz's page. Finally, there's my Geneforge FAQ, Geneforge 2 FAQ, and Geneforge 3 FAQ. Posts: 2831 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
| Item storage in Avernum 4 | |
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written Thursday, November 16 2006 06:18
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Both items are just flavor. I've gone metal detecting a few times, and have gotten excited about some loud beeps, only to find out it's just a soda can ring or a bent nail. It's probably much the same with your characters. -------------------- A few cats short of a kitten pot pie... Radioactive cats have 18 half-lives. Check out a great source for information on Avernum 2, Nethergate, and Subterra: Zeviz's page. Finally, there's my Geneforge FAQ, Geneforge 2 FAQ, and Geneforge 3 FAQ. Posts: 2831 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
| 1994 Backwards Is 2006 in General | |
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written Wednesday, November 8 2006 09:45
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quote:We also lost all meaningful land conservation measures, and have some ambiguous property-destroying measure linked to anti-eminent domain nonsense. Oh well. At least we squashed that toad-demon Randy Graf. Congrats on Hayworth! -------------------- A few cats short of a kitten pot pie... Radioactive cats have 18 half-lives. Check out a great source for information on Avernum 2, Nethergate, and Subterra: Zeviz's page. Finally, there's my Geneforge FAQ, Geneforge 2 FAQ, and Geneforge 3 FAQ. Posts: 2831 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
| Learnin' me my letters. in General | |
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written Sunday, November 5 2006 12:11
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1) College of William and Mary undergrad, University of Arizona, grad. 2) No, and yes, respectively. 3) No, No. I definitely realized later that the undergrad institution doesn't matter so very much, and that doing well there will get you into the grad school of your choice. 4) Nope. -------------------- A few cats short of a kitten pot pie... Radioactive cats have 18 half-lives. Check out a great source for information on Avernum 2, Nethergate, and Subterra: Zeviz's page. Finally, there's my Geneforge FAQ, Geneforge 2 FAQ, and Geneforge 3 FAQ. Posts: 2831 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
| "This" Vs. "That"? Min/Max questions in Avernum 4 | |
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written Friday, November 3 2006 09:32
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Just a comment on 2). Every point in armor also adds a half point to fire, cold, and energy resistances, so increasing armor can be very useful for decreasing total damage received. It'll depend on your situation as to which is more useful. Yes, spellcraft is identical to magery. [ Friday, November 03, 2006 09:33: Message edited by: Schrodinger ] -------------------- A few cats short of a kitten pot pie... Radioactive cats have 18 half-lives. Check out a great source for information on Avernum 2, Nethergate, and Subterra: Zeviz's page. Finally, there's my Geneforge FAQ, Geneforge 2 FAQ, and Geneforge 3 FAQ. Posts: 2831 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
| I'm starting Avernum 2 soon, and I could use some party creation tips in The Avernum Trilogy | |
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written Wednesday, November 1 2006 09:26
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An archer in A2 is very useful for the bolts of life/arrows of light (or vice versa?), which make some enemies and a boss significantly easier. You'll also need one melee-focused character to wield Demonslayer, and a pole weapons-user (sliths preferred) to use the potent pole weapons. Other than that, I agree with what's been said so far- 4 characters, two fighter types and two casters. It's hard to go wrong- you may not always have the strongest party, but you'll be able to do everything you need. -------------------- A few cats short of a kitten pot pie... Radioactive cats have 18 half-lives. Check out a great source for information on Avernum 2, Nethergate, and Subterra: Zeviz's page. Finally, there's my Geneforge FAQ, Geneforge 2 FAQ, and Geneforge 3 FAQ. Posts: 2831 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
| Help with lost item in Geneforge Series | |
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written Friday, October 27 2006 15:09
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quote:No problem! I realized my first post wasn't clear, too. -------------------- A few cats short of a kitten pot pie... Radioactive cats have 18 half-lives. Check out a great source for information on Avernum 2, Nethergate, and Subterra: Zeviz's page. Finally, there's my Geneforge FAQ, Geneforge 2 FAQ, and Geneforge 3 FAQ. Posts: 2831 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
| Help with lost item in Geneforge Series | |
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written Friday, October 27 2006 13:28
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quote:No, the reward for completion of this quest is the recipe for the all-protector shield, which you can't make till Dhonal's isle as the ingredients are fully available there. You can make an inferno wand using Thuryl's recipe, then trade it in for the all-protector recipe (which is in the FAQ). quote:I agree that it is annoying not having this quest done, but it looks like the wand was swallowed by the merchant-void. [ Friday, October 27, 2006 13:29: Message edited by: Schrodinger ] -------------------- A few cats short of a kitten pot pie... Radioactive cats have 18 half-lives. Check out a great source for information on Avernum 2, Nethergate, and Subterra: Zeviz's page. Finally, there's my Geneforge FAQ, Geneforge 2 FAQ, and Geneforge 3 FAQ. Posts: 2831 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
| Help with lost item in Geneforge Series | |
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written Friday, October 27 2006 09:14
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From what I remember, the reward for that quest is pretty minimal. I think it's a bit of XP and a recipe for an item you can't make till Dhonal's isle anyway. It's usually a better choice to keep or sell the wand and make do that way. If you're wondering what the recipe, check the FAQ. -------------------- A few cats short of a kitten pot pie... Radioactive cats have 18 half-lives. Check out a great source for information on Avernum 2, Nethergate, and Subterra: Zeviz's page. Finally, there's my Geneforge FAQ, Geneforge 2 FAQ, and Geneforge 3 FAQ. Posts: 2831 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
| Avernum 1 ? in The Avernum Trilogy | |
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written Monday, October 2 2006 14:35
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I'd caution against waiting for it to go away. I think I did that in one game, and I lost a point of intelligence on my dumbfounded characters. Very bad! -------------------- A few cats short of a kitten pot pie... Radioactive cats have 18 half-lives. Check out a great source for information on Avernum 2, Nethergate, and Subterra: Zeviz's page. Finally, there's my Geneforge FAQ, Geneforge 2 FAQ, and Geneforge 3 FAQ. Posts: 2831 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
| Piercing Crystals? in Avernum 4 | |
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written Wednesday, September 27 2006 19:08
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Doing a quick search of my FAQ (ctrl+F and "piercing"), and there are lots of piercing crystals in Grindstone (~5), one in a swampy shore cache, one from Giscard, SE of Formello, some in the eastern gallery, Mertis, the honeycomb, and the southeastern road. Beyond that you should get the spell and will no longer need any crystals. -------------------- A few cats short of a kitten pot pie... Radioactive cats have 18 half-lives. Check out a great source for information on Avernum 2, Nethergate, and Subterra: Zeviz's page. Finally, there's my Geneforge FAQ, Geneforge 2 FAQ, and Geneforge 3 FAQ. Posts: 2831 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
| Geneforge 4 FAQ? in Geneforge 4: Rebellion | |
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written Monday, September 25 2006 10:53
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On average I find it takes about 1 month of writing and playing to get to a release version of a FAQ, and about another month to finish it. If you're beta-testing, you have a significant leg-up on others, and can have a final version about 1 month after release. Also, GameFAQs really seems to like Spiderweb FAQs. Be sure to submit it to the "FAQ of the Month" contest. I have won $200 from writing spiderweb walkthroughs (G1, G2, G3, and A4), and I'm pretty sure others have won for A1, A3, and E3. -------------------- A few cats short of a kitten pot pie... Radioactive cats have 18 half-lives. Check out a great source for information on Avernum 2, Nethergate, and Subterra: Zeviz's page. Finally, there's my Geneforge FAQ, Geneforge 2 FAQ, and Geneforge 3 FAQ. Posts: 2831 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
| Caves before Empire Portal in The Avernum Trilogy | |
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written Tuesday, August 29 2006 09:07
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This cave is quite obnoxious, and unfortunately I can't help much more than that since it's been 4 years since I last played through this cave. I remember that you really have to look out for secret doors on the east wall to get through properly. If it comes down to it, you can always use the fight-end cheat to advance yourself further along. -------------------- A few cats short of a kitten pot pie... Radioactive cats have 18 half-lives. Check out a great source for information on Avernum 2, Nethergate, and Subterra: Zeviz's page. Finally, there's my Geneforge FAQ, Geneforge 2 FAQ, and Geneforge 3 FAQ. Posts: 2831 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
| One Planet Down, Eight To Go in General | |
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written Monday, August 28 2006 09:20
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quote:Actually, many geologists were up in arms over the term "Pluton." In geology, a pluton refers to a large-grained, subsurface igneous body. Astronomers chose the name "Pluton" for small planetlets based solely on the fact that microsoft word's dictionary didn't recognize "pluton" as a valid word, so they thought it was undefined. Oh well. -------------------- A few cats short of a kitten pot pie... Radioactive cats have 18 half-lives. Check out a great source for information on Avernum 2, Nethergate, and Subterra: Zeviz's page. Finally, there's my Geneforge FAQ, Geneforge 2 FAQ, and Geneforge 3 FAQ. Posts: 2831 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
| bashing anvils in Geneforge Series | |
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written Thursday, August 24 2006 14:28
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I didn't mean to imply that you're an idiot, but as Slarty said, they're easily confused. Perhaps try using a drayk scale instead? Maybe I messed up there, and you're actually supposed to use the more common drayk scale. I rarely made wands in GF3, so I didn't check any of those recipes. -------------------- A few cats short of a kitten pot pie... Radioactive cats have 18 half-lives. Check out a great source for information on Avernum 2, Nethergate, and Subterra: Zeviz's page. Finally, there's my Geneforge FAQ, Geneforge 2 FAQ, and Geneforge 3 FAQ. Posts: 2831 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |