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Kelandon
Off With Their Heads
Member # 4045
 written Friday, July 23 2004 10:05 Profile Homepage #50
You could make that one button not disappear somehow... although I have no concept of how hard that would be to do. I for one would not object to a random button still being there in outdoor mode.

EDIT: And, as you probably noticed, in a topic here, Jeff said that Spiderweb will put up a "utilities for BoA" section beside the scenarios. He implied that it would contain the 3D Editor. So it looks like it will be available on Spiderweb itself, which is far better than I could do.

[ Friday, July 23, 2004 10:06: 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.

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Una ballena bañandose con un pez esponja in General
Kelandon
Off With Their Heads
Member # 4045
 written Friday, July 23 2004 09:59 Profile Homepage #5
Puedo comprender español porque lo estudié en escuela secundaria por quatro años, pero (as you can probably already tell) no hablo muy bien. Yo no escribo muy bien tampoco. El idioma no es dificil aprender, pero yo nunca, er, put much effort into it, which I kind of regret.

Er, mujeres. Sí, hay alguna diferencia. Las de paises hispano-americanos son mas guapas :P . No, um, seriously, no quiero cualquiera relacion con una mujer ahora mismo, y entonces no puedo responder cual es mejor. Quiero una vida simple ahora mismo. Mujeres son amigas, no novias. At least for the time being. Ahora mismo.

I know I butchered at least a few phrases in there, but hopefully that made some kind of sense.

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.

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
Betatesters for 3D Blades of Avernum Editor! in Blades of Avernum Editor
Kelandon
Off With Their Heads
Member # 4045
 written Friday, July 23 2004 05:41 Profile Homepage #48
There is one more empty button, right between force barrier and clear space. (Only in town mode, though.)

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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
Betatesters for 3D Blades of Avernum Editor! in Blades of Avernum
Kelandon
Off With Their Heads
Member # 4045
 written Friday, July 23 2004 05:41 Profile Homepage #48
There is one more empty button, right between force barrier and clear space. (Only in town mode, though.)

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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
Somehow I managed to sneak in 1000 posts in General
Kelandon
Off With Their Heads
Member # 4045
 written Thursday, July 22 2004 20:55 Profile Homepage #0
... in five months without being told to stop spamming. Happy Veteran status to me!

This was once traditional, back in the more spamalicious days of Spiderweb a year or so back, as I gathered from the archive, so I feel no personal shame for creating as ridiculous a topic as this.

Just think! At this rate, I will have as many posts as Alorael does now in... in... almost FOUR YEARS. Some people get Canned for spam, and some people get modships.

Anyway, yay!

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.

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
A small Rebelion Poll in Blades of Avernum
Kelandon
Off With Their Heads
Member # 4045
 written Thursday, July 22 2004 20:50 Profile Homepage #20
While role-playing, it is traditional (and often more fun) to identify with your characters. Using the first person is a common way to achieve this. (This doesn't mean be yourself; it means put yourself in your character's shoes as much as possible.)

So nyah.

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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
Proposed Scenario Difficulty Ratings in Blades of Avernum Editor
Kelandon
Off With Their Heads
Member # 4045
 written Thursday, July 22 2004 16:24 Profile Homepage #8
I realize that. BoE and BoA are different, though -- I think that the measurements should be shifted a little. Meh, not that important, though.

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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
Proposed Scenario Difficulty Ratings in Blades of Avernum
Kelandon
Off With Their Heads
Member # 4045
 written Thursday, July 22 2004 16:24 Profile Homepage #8
I realize that. BoE and BoA are different, though -- I think that the measurements should be shifted a little. Meh, not that important, though.

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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
A small Rebelion Poll in Blades of Avernum
Kelandon
Off With Their Heads
Member # 4045
 written Thursday, July 22 2004 15:24 Profile Homepage #16
Funny how this scenario has taken on a whole new meaning post-9/11. (For those who don't know, the BoE version of this scenario -- the original version -- was made in '97, before terrorism was a major political issue in the US.)

I sided with the Hill Runners, just because the Empire creeped me out at that point. I forget why. I have a certain amount of sympathy for self-determination movements, too, just sort of on general principle.

I guess I chose the Hill Runners because their cause sounded reasonable. Their living conditions were pretty bad, and the people in power were clearly to blame -- although whether the Hill Runners, if they succeeded, would truly improve conditions is an open question. Still, waiting around for a good Emperor to come along and fix things just doesn't seem like a great way of going about it. Historically, rulers don't relinquish power unless forced to.

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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
EM Graemlins, not that anyone cares in General
Kelandon
Off With Their Heads
Member # 4045
 written Thursday, July 22 2004 14:36 Profile Homepage #25
MORS TIBI SVM

As long as we have Romance languages, we might as well have the parent language, too. :P

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.

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
Lets talk politics! in General
Kelandon
Off With Their Heads
Member # 4045
 written Thursday, July 22 2004 14:29 Profile Homepage #6
It is rather peculiar how polarizing Bush is. Even in this simple poll, you can see it: everyone either thinks he's the greatest thing since sliced bread (and is beginning to wonder if sliced bread isn't a bit over-rated by comparison) or thinks that he will be the destruction of the world and everything good in it. No one is in the middle, thinking that he is good but not great or is just about average.

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.

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
Add a utilities section to the scenario list. in Blades of Avernum Editor
Kelandon
Off With Their Heads
Member # 4045
 written Thursday, July 22 2004 11:48 Profile Homepage #1
And it makes me cry like a little baby when people ask what the 3D Editor and the HLPM are.

Especially since BoE has a utilities page. And links to all the appropriate locations on the front page of the SW site.

FIGHT THE POWER! EQUALITY FOR AVERNITES!

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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
Add a utilities section to the scenario list. in Blades of Avernum
Kelandon
Off With Their Heads
Member # 4045
 written Thursday, July 22 2004 11:48 Profile Homepage #1
And it makes me cry like a little baby when people ask what the 3D Editor and the HLPM are.

Especially since BoE has a utilities page. And links to all the appropriate locations on the front page of the SW site.

FIGHT THE POWER! EQUALITY FOR AVERNITES!

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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
Help with a cutscene in Blades of Avernum Editor
Kelandon
Off With Their Heads
Member # 4045
 written Thursday, July 22 2004 11:39 Profile Homepage #5
I do some really freaky things to check the party composition in the HLPM.

From state 12 in t0Party Build.txt:
// Figure out who's in the party. The first character becomes i, the second
// j, and the third k. If there are four, ignore this madness.
i = 0;
while (char_ok(i) == 0)
{i = i + 1; }
if (party_size() == 2)
{if (char_ok(i + 3))
j = i + 3;
if (char_ok(i + 2))
j = i + 2;
if (char_ok(i + 1))
j = i + 1;
}
if (party_size() == 3)
{if (char_ok(i + 3) == 0)
{j = i + 1;
k = i + 2; }
if (char_ok(i + 2) == 0)
{j = i + 1;
k = i + 3; }
if (char_ok(i + 1) == 0)
{j = i + 2;
k = i + 3; }
}
And then if (party_size() == 4), just deal with 0,1,2, and 3 as normal.

It gets rather more complicated if you have joined NPCs, though.

EDIT: Basically, you can use some combination of party_size and char_ok to figure this out. Also that first bit

i = 0;
while (char_ok(i) == 0)
{i = i + 1; }

will figure out the leading character. Unfortunately, first_group_member(0) doesn't seem to do this reliably, and it would be the most obvious answer if it worked.

[ Thursday, July 22, 2004 11:42: 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
Help with a cutscene in Blades of Avernum
Kelandon
Off With Their Heads
Member # 4045
 written Thursday, July 22 2004 11:39 Profile Homepage #5
I do some really freaky things to check the party composition in the HLPM.

From state 12 in t0Party Build.txt:
// Figure out who's in the party. The first character becomes i, the second
// j, and the third k. If there are four, ignore this madness.
i = 0;
while (char_ok(i) == 0)
{i = i + 1; }
if (party_size() == 2)
{if (char_ok(i + 3))
j = i + 3;
if (char_ok(i + 2))
j = i + 2;
if (char_ok(i + 1))
j = i + 1;
}
if (party_size() == 3)
{if (char_ok(i + 3) == 0)
{j = i + 1;
k = i + 2; }
if (char_ok(i + 2) == 0)
{j = i + 1;
k = i + 3; }
if (char_ok(i + 1) == 0)
{j = i + 2;
k = i + 3; }
}
And then if (party_size() == 4), just deal with 0,1,2, and 3 as normal.

It gets rather more complicated if you have joined NPCs, though.

EDIT: Basically, you can use some combination of party_size and char_ok to figure this out. Also that first bit

i = 0;
while (char_ok(i) == 0)
{i = i + 1; }

will figure out the leading character. Unfortunately, first_group_member(0) doesn't seem to do this reliably, and it would be the most obvious answer if it worked.

[ Thursday, July 22, 2004 11:42: 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
Things that work in Blades of Avernum Editor
Kelandon
Off With Their Heads
Member # 4045
 written Thursday, July 22 2004 11:24 Profile Homepage #18
Try it and tell us what happens! That was the point of this topic, 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
Things that work in Blades of Avernum
Kelandon
Off With Their Heads
Member # 4045
 written Thursday, July 22 2004 11:24 Profile Homepage #18
Try it and tell us what happens! That was the point of this topic, 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
Mistake in Manual or Im too stupid?? in Blades of Avernum Editor
Kelandon
Off With Their Heads
Member # 4045
 written Thursday, July 22 2004 10:06 Profile Homepage #1
It's not. This is an error in the docs. The point is to put parentheses around EVERYTHING, rather than relying on normal Order of Ops to save you.

9 - (3 - 3) = 9
(9 - 3) - 3 = 3
9 - 3 - 3 = ????

I haven't tried the last one, but it really doesn't matter. Don't leave numbers naked. Use parentheses. That's all it's trying to say.

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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
Mistake in Manual or Im too stupid?? in Blades of Avernum
Kelandon
Off With Their Heads
Member # 4045
 written Thursday, July 22 2004 10:06 Profile Homepage #1
It's not. This is an error in the docs. The point is to put parentheses around EVERYTHING, rather than relying on normal Order of Ops to save you.

9 - (3 - 3) = 9
(9 - 3) - 3 = 3
9 - 3 - 3 = ????

I haven't tried the last one, but it really doesn't matter. Don't leave numbers naked. Use parentheses. That's all it's trying to say.

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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
Help with a cutscene in Blades of Avernum Editor
Kelandon
Off With Their Heads
Member # 4045
 written Thursday, July 22 2004 09:26 Profile Homepage #3
For effects, you want run_animation, not force_instant_terrain_redraw.

EDIT: And you could combine this with play_sound using run_animation_sound. I wrote an article on this that you may find useful.

[ Thursday, July 22, 2004 09:27: 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
Help with a cutscene in Blades of Avernum
Kelandon
Off With Their Heads
Member # 4045
 written Thursday, July 22 2004 09:26 Profile Homepage #3
For effects, you want run_animation, not force_instant_terrain_redraw.

EDIT: And you could combine this with play_sound using run_animation_sound. I wrote an article on this that you may find useful.

[ Thursday, July 22, 2004 09:27: 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
Spiderwebs future in General
Kelandon
Off With Their Heads
Member # 4045
 written Thursday, July 22 2004 09:24 Profile Homepage #11
He said, oh, somewhere -- I just read about a million interviews with him, Googling +"jeff vogel" +interview -- that he wishes he could have fancier graphics and sounds, and that's the only appeal of a big company to him. He said in the same interview that he isn't sure he'd like working with lots and lots of other people, that a three-person company is just about right for him. And I doubt he'd like relinquishing creative control.

So Jeff pretty much is Spiderweb, and Spiderweb is Jeff. I don't think that will change any time soon.

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Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens.

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
AGE? HOW OLD ARE WE? in General
Kelandon
Off With Their Heads
Member # 4045
 written Thursday, July 22 2004 09:18 Profile Homepage #100
Stug, my impression was that he was saying that he is kind of like what you were at his age, going by your description.

High school was good for me only because I had the incredible good fortune to go to a very good one. Because of the number of APs I was taking, I was effectively doing college in high school by junior year, which was nice -- high school really doesn't need to be four years; two or three will do just fine for the material you're supposed to learn.

And yes, there was FAR too much pressure to date, but that hasn't died off yet in college. It kind of irritates me, because at this particular moment I really don't want a girlfriend, but all the guys around seem to be able to think of nothing else but finding a girl.

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Proposed Scenario Difficulty Ratings in Blades of Avernum Editor
Kelandon
Off With Their Heads
Member # 4045
 written Thursday, July 22 2004 09:07 Profile Homepage #3
I like Imban's system a bit better, but I'd say "High" shouldn't start until level 25 or 30 and "Very High" until level 40 at least.

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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
Proposed Scenario Difficulty Ratings in Blades of Avernum
Kelandon
Off With Their Heads
Member # 4045
 written Thursday, July 22 2004 09:07 Profile Homepage #3
I like Imban's system a bit better, but I'd say "High" shouldn't start until level 25 or 30 and "Very High" until level 40 at least.

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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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