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have you noticed? in General
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You know, I think that Jeff has started paying attention to different things over the course of his career. Certain aspects of his games receive a more meticulous gaze these days, and certain ones a less. I think he cares more about modern-style (if not better, per se) graphics now. I think he has always cared a lot about gameplay, but less exclusively than now.

Well, we'll see how GF4 turns out. He has said that in making A4, he wanted to make a game with good hacking and not a lot of complicated plot. He clearly succeeded in what he was trying to do. With GF4, he says that he wants to make a game with a cool plot. If he succeeds with that, then perhaps we'll be able to say that his style has changed again.

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me
The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever
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ME! in General
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Sherbie, your face makes me smile. :)

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me
The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever
Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
Bug. But not a big deal in Avernum 4
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quote:
Originally written by arghhhhhhhhh:

PLEASE DON'T CAN ME IF THIS IS ACTUALLY triple posting but i don't think it is,
shouldent this be moved to tech support?

No. In fact, I strongly recommend that you never again suggest that threads be moved.

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me
The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever
Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
TM is banned? (A sad or a celebration topic?) in General
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quote:
Originally written by Desert Pl@h:

Did Ash get banned? What the heck did I miss?
For the last time, Ash got banned because Jeff asked him to change his sig and he refused. More details here (along with a fair amount of misinformation).

TM, on the other hand, got banned for something entirely different. He was warned for misbehavior mostly around the Ash incident, but finally banned for evading the autocensor.

They were totally separate, even though they were near to each other in time.

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me
The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever
Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
Nethergate - 9.04 (10.0/8.0) in Nethergate
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quote:
Originally written by Sibling Reconciliation Bereavement:

But why isn't it on a BoE system where you can download it once you've registered?
I'm fairly certain that it is, now. It just wasn't originally.

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me
The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever
Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
Nethergate - 8.65 (10.0/6.5) in General
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quote:
Originally written by Sibling Reconciliation Bereavement:

But why isn't it on a BoE system where you can download it once you've registered?
I'm fairly certain that it is, now. It just wasn't originally.

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me
The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever
Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
The most ambitious scenario in Blades of Avernum
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quote:
Originally written by Drakefyre:

The rest of the Encyclopedia goes far more in-depth and can basically be considered canon too.
Well, that's a matter of opinion.

By which I mean that I disagree. :P

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me
The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever
Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
Did the forums help you register? in General
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I'm not sure that I would've bought BoA without forums of some kind to back it up. I never ended up buying GF3, and I thought at first that the forums had something to do with that, but then I realized that I actually played the demo most of the way through and gave up because I didn't like it.

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me
The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever
Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
Nethergate - 9.04 (10.0/8.0) in Nethergate
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It also sold the worst, which may be in part due to its original distribution method (only by CD).

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me
The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever
Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
Nethergate - 8.65 (10.0/6.5) in General
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It also sold the worst, which may be in part due to its original distribution method (only by CD).

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me
The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever
Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
The most ambitious scenario in Blades of Avernum
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High Hoper (aptly named): Just to give you some sense of the magnitude of what you're attempting, it took Jeff the better part of year to make A2. That was after he had made E2, so all he was doing was porting the darn thing. And this is his full-time job; no matter how diligent, you will not manage to spend 40+ hours per week on your scenario.

People show up trying to do this from time to time. Believe it or not, this is not the most ambitious scenario ever attempted. Solodric probably wins the prize for the most ambitious scenario ever attempted. He didn't finish and was never heard from again. Many others have succumbed to the same fate, as Stareye mentioned. Virtually none have started beginner epics and finished them.

What I'm getting at is this: please do not make this as your first scenario. Make a small, short, functional, 5-town first. Get that released. Then try to go for something bigger.

EDIT: Designer FAQ, Q3.

[ Sunday, March 05, 2006 15:20: Message edited by: Kelandon ]

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me
The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever
Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
What the heck just happened? in General
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quote:
Originally written by Alex:

quote:
Originally written by Nessus City Planner:

Djur was kicked off for posting a dictionary definition.
I'd love to know which definition he posted.

At the risk of getting banned, I will reveal that it was for this word, particularly the definition involving sticks.

Imban's EDIT: Fixed Kelandon's link. The definition of six stars helps no man. :P

[ Sunday, March 05, 2006 14:26: Message edited by: Imban ]

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me
The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever
Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
Nethergate - 9.04 (10.0/8.0) in Nethergate
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Loved it. Spiderweb's best. I've replayed it more than anything else.

I give it a 10: the world would be a better place if there were more games like this in existence.

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me
The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever
Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
Nethergate - 8.65 (10.0/6.5) in General
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Loved it. Spiderweb's best. I've replayed it more than anything else.

I give it a 10: the world would be a better place if there were more games like this in existence.

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me
The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever
Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
Blades of Exile - 10.0 (10.0/9.25) in Blades of Exile
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I'm confused. Is this including the third-party scenarios (in which case it's obviously a 10), or including only the work that Jeff did on it, including the system that he created for designing other scenarios but not those other scenarios themselves? In the latter case, I'd give it an 8: solidly ahead of A4, but definitely behind Nethergate, and probably behind most of the AT.

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me
The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever
Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
Blades of Exile - 9.82 (10.0/7.0) in General
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I'm confused. Is this including the third-party scenarios (in which case it's obviously a 10), or including only the work that Jeff did on it, including the system that he created for designing other scenarios but not those other scenarios themselves? In the latter case, I'd give it an 8: solidly ahead of A4, but definitely behind Nethergate, and probably behind most of the AT.

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me
The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever
Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
New Town Scripts in Blades of Avernum Editor
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If you don't know how to format it, copy a dialogue script out of VoDT and delete all but one of the nodes (leaving the other things in place, like the begindialogscript or whatever it is). Then use that node as a guide to your format.

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me
The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever
Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
I need to clear things up in General
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Ash's existence separate from the Creator duo is detailed here.

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me
The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever
Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
Ash Got Banned... in General
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This is the problem with deleting that thread. Now it's based on hearsay. My impression (which is probably more accurate than Alec's) is that Jeff didn't just say, "Hey, that's out of context, you know." He said, "That's out of context, and you need to change it."

I'm trying to get a fact-and-rule clarification, but that may or may not actually happen.

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me
The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever
Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
Ash Got Banned... in General
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I think, if anything, this means that one ought to obey the guy paying the bills for the boards when he tells one to do something regarding the boards.

But yeah, if the topic had just been locked and not deleted, a lot less confusion would've been had by all.

[ Saturday, March 04, 2006 07:45: Message edited by: Kelandon ]

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me
The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever
Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
char editor? in Avernum 4
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Apparently not.

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me
The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever
Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
Ash Got Banned... in General
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quote:
Originally written by The Lurker:

And even if he did do something wrong, shouldn't he have been warned first (like, 'could you please remove this quote from your sig, Barcoorah?') ?
Apparently Jeff did say this, and Ash told him to lighten up. Jeff deleted the topic almost instantly after that, though, so almost no one read it.

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.
Smoo: Get ready to face the walls!
Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr.

Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me
The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever
Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00

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