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An Organized Geneforge 3 Wishlist (Please Read Jeff!) in Geneforge Series
Archmage Alex
Skip to My Lou
Member # 40
 written Wednesday, August 25 2004 06:46 Profile Homepage #0
This is the new improved version of the wishlist for easier reading. Also, hopefully Jeff will be more likely to read this than the 10-page, months-long other thread. I will edit this post to update the list as new things are suggested..
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Simple Somewhat-Reasonable Things

-Add an "EXITZONE" cheat
-Fire creations get more power
-Include an option for the unlock spell in the locked door dialogue box
-More living tools
-More colors of clothing for your character
-More slots in your pack
-More different weapons
-Helmets
-Different pictures for special items
-More different armor
-Necklaces
-Stealth (spell?)
-Leg armor
-Luck should be more emphasized
-Larger item graphics

Semi-Complicated, but Possible Things

-New low-level creations we can make near the beginning of the game
-Another category of creations
-Male/female graphics for your character
-More creations
-Third tier of creations, getting 6 in that creation opens another form of it you can shape, e.g. Fyora-Cryoa-????
-Class specific skills
-Dual wield weapons
-Primary stats influence other stats
-Hire mercenaries
-Ability to set default attack for the creations with both a melee and missile attack
-Put things into cabinets and things like that
-Better descriptions of items
-Disguises
-Faction should help in battles
-More different animation
-Stunning blow, piercing missile, or critical strike
-Ranks in factions
-Splash damage weapons/spells
-Make mines and turrets
-More stats
-Make an easier selection technique
-Shops replenish supplies/money
-Boats
-Flying creations
-Arenas
-Larger cities
-More sound effects
-More complex opinions
-Advantages/disadvantages like in avernum

Technically Possible, but Unlikely to be Implemented

-Creations should carry things
-Creations should wear things
-Pack mule creation
-Talk to your smart creations
-Charms shouldn't take up any room in your pack
-Items disappear
-Have a home
-Have a storage chest of your own
-Not parry magic/acid balls/fire balls with parry, those need a different skill (magic parry vs. regular parry)
-Sparks when you parry
-Weapon durability
-Creations that can create creations
-Fuse creations
-Make weapons and armor
-Better graphics
-Translucent walls when your character approaches so you can see your character
-Able to shape more powerful creations from the begining of the game
-Life Drain=Take Enemy HP when you hit them and heal you with thier HP
-Cooking skills
-Smithing skills
-Alchemy skills
-Scenario editors
-Archive the custom scenarios
-Music
-Internet play
-Bank
-Money weighs some thing
-Get the skill 'anatomy' back
-Online play
-’Adopted’ creations are talkable
-Character editor
-Finish game without going back to the shaper council
-Play with keyboard
-Trash should rot and be created by people

Suggestions I Didn’t Understand

-Fix obstacles
-No occasionals
-Drayks carry coins without places to put them
-Shield energy
-On guard ability
-Shaper lab
-More ways to get around fights
-Enhance creations with potions
-AI settings
-Mutate creations
-Network support
-Specialize smaller creations
-Different plot
-Balanced difficulty
-’Pin’ notes on map
-Apprentice
-Left/right hand advantages

[ Monday, August 30, 2004 07:30: Message edited by: Archmage Alex ]

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An Organized Geneforge 3 Wishlist (Please Read Jeff!) in Geneforge 2
Archmage Alex
Skip to My Lou
Member # 40
 written Wednesday, August 25 2004 06:46 Profile Homepage #0
This is the new improved version of the wishlist for easier reading. Also, hopefully Jeff will be more likely to read this than the 10-page, months-long other thread. I will edit this post to update the list as new things are suggested..
---------------------------------------------
Simple Somewhat-Reasonable Things

-Add an "EXITZONE" cheat
-Fire creations get more power
-Include an option for the unlock spell in the locked door dialogue box
-More living tools
-More colors of clothing for your character
-More slots in your pack
-More different weapons
-Helmets
-Different pictures for special items
-More different armor
-Necklaces
-Stealth (spell?)
-Leg armor
-Luck should be more emphasized
-Larger item graphics

Semi-Complicated, but Possible Things

-New low-level creations we can make near the beginning of the game
-Another category of creations
-Male/female graphics for your character
-More creations
-Third tier of creations, getting 6 in that creation opens another form of it you can shape, e.g. Fyora-Cryoa-????
-Class specific skills
-Dual wield weapons
-Primary stats influence other stats
-Hire mercenaries
-Ability to set default attack for the creations with both a melee and missile attack
-Put things into cabinets and things like that
-Better descriptions of items
-Disguises
-Faction should help in battles
-More different animation
-Stunning blow, piercing missile, or critical strike
-Ranks in factions
-Splash damage weapons/spells
-Make mines and turrets
-More stats
-Make an easier selection technique
-Shops replenish supplies/money
-Boats
-Flying creations
-Arenas
-Larger cities
-More sound effects
-More complex opinions
-Advantages/disadvantages like in avernum

Technically Possible, but Unlikely to be Implemented

-Creations should carry things
-Creations should wear things
-Pack mule creation
-Talk to your smart creations
-Charms shouldn't take up any room in your pack
-Items disappear
-Have a home
-Have a storage chest of your own
-Not parry magic/acid balls/fire balls with parry, those need a different skill (magic parry vs. regular parry)
-Sparks when you parry
-Weapon durability
-Creations that can create creations
-Fuse creations
-Make weapons and armor
-Better graphics
-Translucent walls when your character approaches so you can see your character
-Able to shape more powerful creations from the begining of the game
-Life Drain=Take Enemy HP when you hit them and heal you with thier HP
-Cooking skills
-Smithing skills
-Alchemy skills
-Scenario editors
-Archive the custom scenarios
-Music
-Internet play
-Bank
-Money weighs some thing
-Get the skill 'anatomy' back
-Online play
-’Adopted’ creations are talkable
-Character editor
-Finish game without going back to the shaper council
-Play with keyboard
-Trash should rot and be created by people

Suggestions I Didn’t Understand

-Fix obstacles
-No occasionals
-Drayks carry coins without places to put them
-Shield energy
-On guard ability
-Shaper lab
-More ways to get around fights
-Enhance creations with potions
-AI settings
-Mutate creations
-Network support
-Specialize smaller creations
-Different plot
-Balanced difficulty
-’Pin’ notes on map
-Apprentice
-Left/right hand advantages

[ Monday, August 30, 2004 07:30: Message edited by: Archmage Alex ]

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improvements for geneforge 3.... your thoughts in Geneforge Series
Archmage Alex
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Member # 40
 written Friday, August 13 2004 13:02 Profile Homepage #229
Back to the topic: There should be a third tier of creatons. When you get Create Fyora to 3 you can then make a Cryoa. I think that when you get it up to 6, you should be able to make something else. A charged fyora, an acid spitting fyora, a fyora with paralyzing bite, something like that.

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improvements for geneforge 3.... your thoughts in Geneforge 2
Archmage Alex
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Member # 40
 written Friday, August 13 2004 13:02 Profile Homepage #229
Back to the topic: There should be a third tier of creatons. When you get Create Fyora to 3 you can then make a Cryoa. I think that when you get it up to 6, you should be able to make something else. A charged fyora, an acid spitting fyora, a fyora with paralyzing bite, something like that.

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fun on ZKR in Blades of Avernum
Archmage Alex
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Member # 40
 written Wednesday, August 4 2004 11:03 Profile Homepage #17
I didn't kill Khoth. I just lured his own golems into the same room. To protect himself he kept summoning granite golems, but they would appear in hostile mode. :) Took a while, but my singleton wouldn't have been able to kill him.

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What isn't your disorder? in General
Archmage Alex
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Member # 40
 written Saturday, July 31 2004 13:37 Profile Homepage #4
This seems to be the same descriptions the test offers, but with a few bits that were left out.

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What isn't your disorder? in General
Archmage Alex
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Member # 40
 written Saturday, July 31 2004 12:18 Profile Homepage #0
The disorder test caused me to remember the Personality Test and I thought I'd bring it up again.

I am still INTJ, but the percentages are now 100% 78% 44% 44%. I think I shall change my signature.

Edit: After taking another test(Keirsey), I realized that I had misunderstood some of the questions on this test.

Edit2: I also found the descriptions very accurate.

[ Saturday, July 31, 2004 12:55: Message edited by: Archmage Alex ]

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What's your disorder? in General
Archmage Alex
Skip to My Lou
Member # 40
 written Friday, July 30 2004 17:26 Profile Homepage #6
Schizoid!

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How to Say Rakshasa in General
Archmage Alex
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Member # 40
 written Friday, July 30 2004 08:48 Profile Homepage #23
Oddly enough, I also always pronounce it vah-NAH-tee. I beleive the correct pronunciation is closer to VAH-nah-tie

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Poetry in General
Archmage Alex
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Member # 40
 written Monday, July 26 2004 06:33 Profile Homepage #17
Haiku is master
Ruler of all poetry
Short and to the point

Aside from that, I enjoy Poe's poems somewhat. I like the sounds, rythm, and internal rhyme in The Raven and The Bells.

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Somehow I managed to sneak in 1000 posts in General
Archmage Alex
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Member # 40
 written Friday, July 23 2004 06:23 Profile Homepage #9
Though I've been here since the Ikonboards, I have not so many posts. At this rate, I will catch up with Alorael in about 600 years.

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YAY4POLITICALCARTOONS! in General
Archmage Alex
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Member # 40
 written Thursday, July 22 2004 15:24 Profile Homepage #0
I found Jibjab to be amusing.

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Shanti denies death!!! in Geneforge Series
Archmage Alex
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Member # 40
 written Thursday, July 22 2004 09:33 Profile Homepage #0
Out of curiousity I started a new game as a gaurdian and killed Shanti to see what would happen. To my surprise, not even a message popped up! Then to my shock, I walk into the next area to see none other than Shanti slaying rouges! Shanti is able to bring herself back to life!!!

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Shanti denies death!!! in Geneforge 2
Archmage Alex
Skip to My Lou
Member # 40
 written Thursday, July 22 2004 09:33 Profile Homepage #0
Out of curiousity I started a new game as a gaurdian and killed Shanti to see what would happen. To my surprise, not even a message popped up! Then to my shock, I walk into the next area to see none other than Shanti slaying rouges! Shanti is able to bring herself back to life!!!

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Lets have a discussion on SpiderWeb games, in a unique way... in General
Archmage Alex
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Member # 40
 written Thursday, July 15 2004 19:04 Profile Homepage #4
Let's pretend this post has been edited and that this was not actually my original message.

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Wherefore art thou scenarios? in Blades of Avernum
Archmage Alex
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Member # 40
 written Thursday, July 15 2004 07:19 Profile Homepage #0
Would it be possible to make links to scenarios at the top of the page as they are released? (like on the BoE board) It is difficult to find what scenarios have been released and where to download them.

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AGE? HOW OLD ARE WE? in General
Archmage Alex
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Member # 40
 written Thursday, July 15 2004 07:01 Profile Homepage #4
Not to spoil the surprise, but I'm willing to bet that the majority of us are teenage guys.

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improvements for geneforge 3.... your thoughts in Geneforge Series
Archmage Alex
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Member # 40
 written Wednesday, July 14 2004 14:47 Profile Homepage #213
Actually the drakons you make don't have the same ability. None of the drakons I shaped in GF2 were able to shape and it makes sense that if you are making them to be your servant that you not give them the ability to shape.

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Archmage Alex
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 written Wednesday, July 14 2004 14:47 Profile Homepage #213
Actually the drakons you make don't have the same ability. None of the drakons I shaped in GF2 were able to shape and it makes sense that if you are making them to be your servant that you not give them the ability to shape.

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Archmage Alex
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 written Wednesday, July 14 2004 07:41 Profile Homepage #211
I would like to restate my idea from much earlier.

If Gazers, Drakons, and Serviles can think and talk, why can't you be one? Why not in GF3 have you be a Gazer, Drakon, or Servile minion of the mystery monster behind the door? You could decide to aid it or betray it to the shapers. If you think about it, little would really would need to change. Drakons can shape, Gazers can control creations, Serviles can do magic.

Actually, It could be done like Nethergate. Choosing to be Shaper or Creation like you chose to be Roman or Britainian (or whatever they were). Besides, is being a Drakon that much different from being Slithzerikai?

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Archmage Alex
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Member # 40
 written Wednesday, July 14 2004 07:41 Profile Homepage #211
I would like to restate my idea from much earlier.

If Gazers, Drakons, and Serviles can think and talk, why can't you be one? Why not in GF3 have you be a Gazer, Drakon, or Servile minion of the mystery monster behind the door? You could decide to aid it or betray it to the shapers. If you think about it, little would really would need to change. Drakons can shape, Gazers can control creations, Serviles can do magic.

Actually, It could be done like Nethergate. Choosing to be Shaper or Creation like you chose to be Roman or Britainian (or whatever they were). Besides, is being a Drakon that much different from being Slithzerikai?

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If, for one whole day, you could be ANY race in Avernum... in General
Archmage Alex
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 written Wednesday, July 14 2004 06:24 Profile Homepage #20
I didn't really think mages and priests counted as races, but I chose mage.

You people are aware that you were a GIFT you would either have wrapping paper or be a Giant Inteligent Friendly Talking.

The list also did not include Rakshasa, Gazers, Dryads, Gremlins, Ursagi, Gorgons, and Pixies.

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Good books? in General
Archmage Alex
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 written Monday, July 12 2004 09:25 Profile Homepage #51
One of my favorite authors is Raymond E. Fiest. His first two books, Magician: Apprentice and Magician: Master are high on my list of favorites and I enjoyed his other books too.

Terry Brooks' Shanara books are good also.

Read some Douglas Adams!

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Sir Alexander killed Internet Explorer in General
Archmage Alex
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Member # 40
 written Monday, June 28 2004 11:26 Profile Homepage #14
Actually I have tried Mozilla. Or downloaded it at least. My computer rufused to install it. I might as well try that one more time too.

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Religion, Homosexuality, the Usual in General
Archmage Alex
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Member # 40
 written Monday, June 28 2004 11:24 Profile Homepage #61
quote:
Originally written by Kelandon:

Unless you personally witness a god, a miracle, or a prophet, you can't know for certain which religion is correct, and unlike scientific experiments, you can't just follow a set procedure to see religious evidence.
My apologies if I seem to be proselytizing. My religion has a prophet whom I've seen in person, I have family members and friends who have experienced or seen miracles, and we actually have a set procedure for recieving personal religious evidence. "Evidence" may not be the word exactly, but the kind of spiritual confirmation cannot be denied or blown off as a fluke.

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