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Scripts in Blades of Avernum
Agent
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Damn!

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"You dare Trifle with Avernum?" ~ Erika the Archmage
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My Scenarios:
Undead Valley : A small Undead problem, what could possibly go wrong?
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Richard Black - PROOF of his existance (the Infernal one's website).
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MY FORUM! Randomosity at it's highest! :)
Posts: 1370 | Registered: Thursday, June 10 2004 07:00
The World of Avernum in Blades of Avernum
Agent
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Thanks for giving a more basic summary. All I managed to do was the basic history - Which is still important!

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"You dare Trifle with Avernum?" ~ Erika the Archmage
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My Scenarios:
Undead Valley : A small Undead problem, what could possibly go wrong?
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Richard Black - PROOF of his existance (the Infernal one's website).
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MY FORUM! Randomosity at it's highest! :)
Posts: 1370 | Registered: Thursday, June 10 2004 07:00
The World of Avernum in Blades of Avernum
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quote:
Originally written by total_flappish:

Greetings,

I've been thinking about storylines for scenarios but I'm not very familiar with the world in which the game is set. I'll be registering BoA soon but I want to know how I would go about learning about the creatures, conflicts, mythologies etc that inhabit the world of Avernum. Is there a document or something that talks this or would someone be able to post explaining the above?

Thanks,
Total Flappish

Depends what you want to know. There are lots of different things in Avernum's history, and also, probably, it's future. As an Avernite I can help slightly, such as tell you the basic history and so forth.

~Avernum was formed by the Emeror Hawthorne, who was totally cruel and wicked, and expected everyone to serve him. Ofcourse, people resisted, so he sent them down to Avernum. Now the people in Avernum decided that if they were stuck down there, they had better get on with their lives. SO they built cities, and tamed the caves, fighting with the Slithzerakai and the Nephilim. And also the other big evil things that lived down there. Sometime while the Empire was sending down prisoners into Avernum, there was a power struggle amongst the Empire Wizards and Mages. The leader of the group who lost, a young mage named Erika, was sent down into Avernum, along with several of her followers. To make sure that she however, stayed underground, she was cursed by the empire : if she was ever touched by sunlight again, she would die a horrible death.

Now Erika was not happy about that, so she helped the Avernites build a nation. Then she built her own Portal to the surface, for the sole purpose of assaniating Emperor Hawthorne. She sent a band of Adventurers up. Emperor Hawthorne died, but the Empire was not happy.

Five years later they invaded, attacking Avernum. At the same time though, Avernum was being attacked by the Vahnatai, most displeased because the Empire had stolen several of their most precious things - Crystal Souls! With each section of Avernum cut off from each other by the Vahnatai's giant magical barriers, their way of attacking, it was only a matter of time until Avernum was destroyed. Luckily, the Vahnatai wanted to talk to Humans, so they allowed a band of Adventurers, perhaps the same, to come down into Vahnatai Lands, even deeper below the surface.

The Adventurers travelled far through hostile lands, until they met the Vahnatai. After discussions, the Adventurers recovered the Crystal Souls from he Empire, and the Vahnatai agreed to be allies. The barriers were dropped, and Avernum was free to help themselves. The Vahnatai, furious with the Empire, helped Avernum to repulse them. Finally, after many battles, the Empire War was won. The Vahnatai became friends, and Avernum set about the task of rebuilding.

A few years after that, Avernum decided to send an expedition up to the surface, to see if they could claim some land for themselves. They sent two groups of Adventurers, the first, a very experienced multi-race group, was lost in action, so they recruited a band of Amatuers. Amazingly, that group of adventurers managed to go onto the surface. But what they found, was beyond their wildest dreams. They were on the utmost outskirts of Empire rule, and there were very few cities. However, those few cities that did exsit were being plagued by an assortment of monsters, all extinct for centuries. Troglodytes, Giants, Golems, Slimes, Roaches, even terrifying Alien Beasts. After many battles and false trails, the group of adventurers destroyed the plagues, one by one, and enlisted the help of Erika the Archmage. They made a deal with the Empress Prazac. Destroy the sorce of all of the plagues, and Avernum got a quarter of a continent. So the Adventurers travelled far to the the source of the plagues, and they found out that they were made by Vahnatai! After many skirmishes with their former allies, the Adventurers came at last to the lab where all of the plagues were created. There Erika the Archmage fought the Vahnatai Archmage Rentar-Ihnro. The battle was firce, and while it was going on the Adventurers were able to destroy the tower. Rentar-Ihnro began to lose the battle, so she attacked the ceiling of the cave with a powerful magical blast, and a shaft of sunlight hit Erika, and she burst into flames.

With the tower collapsing, Rentar-ihnro teleported away, furious, leaving the Adventurers to their fate. Luckily, the Empress teleported them away, and Avernum got part of Valorim, as they had agreed.~

hope that helps. I'm sure some others will say I've missed things out, which I'm sure I have - But I did say BASIC - didn't I?

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"You dare Trifle with Avernum?" ~ Erika the Archmage
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My Scenarios:
Undead Valley : A small Undead problem, what could possibly go wrong?
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Richard Black - PROOF of his existance (the Infernal one's website).
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MY FORUM! Randomosity at it's highest! :)
Posts: 1370 | Registered: Thursday, June 10 2004 07:00
Scripts in Blades of Avernum Editor
Agent
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Hey, Guys,

Do you know if the GENEFORGE 1 + 2 scripts work with BoA - cause if they do... I'm gonna have some fun...

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"You dare Trifle with Avernum?" ~ Erika the Archmage
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My Scenarios:
Undead Valley : A small Undead problem, what could possibly go wrong?
--------------------
Richard Black - PROOF of his existance (the Infernal one's website).
--------------------
MY FORUM! Randomosity at it's highest! :)
Posts: 1370 | Registered: Thursday, June 10 2004 07:00
Scripts in Blades of Avernum
Agent
Member # 4506
Profile Homepage #0
Hey, Guys,

Do you know if the GENEFORGE 1 + 2 scripts work with BoA - cause if they do... I'm gonna have some fun...

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"You dare Trifle with Avernum?" ~ Erika the Archmage
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My Scenarios:
Undead Valley : A small Undead problem, what could possibly go wrong?
--------------------
Richard Black - PROOF of his existance (the Infernal one's website).
--------------------
MY FORUM! Randomosity at it's highest! :)
Posts: 1370 | Registered: Thursday, June 10 2004 07:00
"A small Rebellion" ending in Blades of Avernum
Agent
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I haven't tried that - what happens? I expect that it says something about his final breath... etc.

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"You dare Trifle with Avernum?" ~ Erika the Archmage
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My Scenarios:
Undead Valley : A small Undead problem, what could possibly go wrong?
--------------------
Richard Black - PROOF of his existance (the Infernal one's website).
--------------------
MY FORUM! Randomosity at it's highest! :)
Posts: 1370 | Registered: Thursday, June 10 2004 07:00
Who's got registered? in Blades of Avernum
Agent
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Yeah, BoA did come out a lot earlier than I thought it would, but I got it about a week after it came out. If you had BoE you shoul have done the discount - $10 off!

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"You dare Trifle with Avernum?" ~ Erika the Archmage
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My Scenarios:
Undead Valley : A small Undead problem, what could possibly go wrong?
--------------------
Richard Black - PROOF of his existance (the Infernal one's website).
--------------------
MY FORUM! Randomosity at it's highest! :)
Posts: 1370 | Registered: Thursday, June 10 2004 07:00
Za-Kahzi Run in Blades of Avernum
Agent
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Guys,

I need help. I'm stuck in the NUTTER Giant clan base, and don't have a clue where the Unicorn horn is - where is it? Please...

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"You dare Trifle with Avernum?" ~ Erika the Archmage
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My Scenarios:
Undead Valley : A small Undead problem, what could possibly go wrong?
--------------------
Richard Black - PROOF of his existance (the Infernal one's website).
--------------------
MY FORUM! Randomosity at it's highest! :)
Posts: 1370 | Registered: Thursday, June 10 2004 07:00
3 anomalies/bugs? in Blades of Avernum
Agent
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I have no idea why that's happening.

QUESTION ->>>? You registered for the forum in 2003, and have only put up 1 post. EEK!

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"You dare Trifle with Avernum?" ~ Erika the Archmage
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My Scenarios:
Undead Valley : A small Undead problem, what could possibly go wrong?
--------------------
Richard Black - PROOF of his existance (the Infernal one's website).
--------------------
MY FORUM! Randomosity at it's highest! :)
Posts: 1370 | Registered: Thursday, June 10 2004 07:00
Characters picture? in Blades of Avernum
Agent
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What you do is press on the open hand sign (ABILITIES BUTTON) On the bottom left side there are two options. Change Name and Change Graphic. Hope this helps. P.S. I know it works for WINDOWS, but I don't have a clue about MAC.

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"You dare Trifle with Avernum?" ~ Erika the Archmage
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My Scenarios:
Undead Valley : A small Undead problem, what could possibly go wrong?
--------------------
Richard Black - PROOF of his existance (the Infernal one's website).
--------------------
MY FORUM! Randomosity at it's highest! :)
Posts: 1370 | Registered: Thursday, June 10 2004 07:00
Who's got registered? in Blades of Avernum
Agent
Member # 4506
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You call a guillotine more modern? Why don't you try strapping me to the back of a cannon, or let Napoleon chop me to pieces. Thats nearly newer!

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"You dare Trifle with Avernum?" ~ Erika the Archmage
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My Scenarios:
Undead Valley : A small Undead problem, what could possibly go wrong?
--------------------
Richard Black - PROOF of his existance (the Infernal one's website).
--------------------
MY FORUM! Randomosity at it's highest! :)
Posts: 1370 | Registered: Thursday, June 10 2004 07:00
Hostile Tallking Spiders in Blades of Avernum
Agent
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quote:
Originally written by Icshi:

Why are there so many players out there who instantly go berserk upon encountering the friendly talking spiders? I think they're great fun and I always look forward to encountering them in each of Jeff's games.
Youre a nutter. they really annoy me sometimes. "You're cute, your cute, your cute."
"I'm called spider, I'm called spider, I'm called spider." You'd think that for INTELLIGENT Giant spiders they would actually be like, INTELLIGENT, and not repeat themselves all of the time.

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"You dare Trifle with Avernum?" ~ Erika the Archmage
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My Scenarios:
Undead Valley : A small Undead problem, what could possibly go wrong?
--------------------
Richard Black - PROOF of his existance (the Infernal one's website).
--------------------
MY FORUM! Randomosity at it's highest! :)
Posts: 1370 | Registered: Thursday, June 10 2004 07:00
Babysitting: Quirky healer. in Blades of Avernum
Agent
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Weird! But he did the same to my characters. they only got half of their health or so. Just plain weird... I dont think Khoth knows how to actually make a proper haler, he just made a state that set the characters health to *** whenever it was called. But youd have o ask him!

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"You dare Trifle with Avernum?" ~ Erika the Archmage
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My Scenarios:
Undead Valley : A small Undead problem, what could possibly go wrong?
--------------------
Richard Black - PROOF of his existance (the Infernal one's website).
--------------------
MY FORUM! Randomosity at it's highest! :)
Posts: 1370 | Registered: Thursday, June 10 2004 07:00
TOWN ENTRANCE PROBLEM - Again... in Blades of Avernum Editor
Agent
Member # 4506
Profile Homepage #2
Thanks a lot. It's working now - and my scenario is back on track, though I'll have to work hard to get it out by the end of the month...

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"You dare Trifle with Avernum?" ~ Erika the Archmage
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My Scenarios:
Undead Valley : A small Undead problem, what could possibly go wrong?
--------------------
Richard Black - PROOF of his existance (the Infernal one's website).
--------------------
MY FORUM! Randomosity at it's highest! :)
Posts: 1370 | Registered: Thursday, June 10 2004 07:00
TOWN ENTRANCE PROBLEM - Again... in Blades of Avernum
Agent
Member # 4506
Profile Homepage #2
Thanks a lot. It's working now - and my scenario is back on track, though I'll have to work hard to get it out by the end of the month...

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"You dare Trifle with Avernum?" ~ Erika the Archmage
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My Scenarios:
Undead Valley : A small Undead problem, what could possibly go wrong?
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Richard Black - PROOF of his existance (the Infernal one's website).
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MY FORUM! Randomosity at it's highest! :)
Posts: 1370 | Registered: Thursday, June 10 2004 07:00
ZKR: Wurm Pit idol (pursuit) in Blades of Avernum
Agent
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Haven't gotten that far yet - sorry. I'm stuck with bloody giants! :mad:

[ Tuesday, June 15, 2004 10:10: Message edited by: Archmagi Micael ]

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"You dare Trifle with Avernum?" ~ Erika the Archmage
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My Scenarios:
Undead Valley : A small Undead problem, what could possibly go wrong?
--------------------
Richard Black - PROOF of his existance (the Infernal one's website).
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MY FORUM! Randomosity at it's highest! :)
Posts: 1370 | Registered: Thursday, June 10 2004 07:00
Cave in in VODT in Blades of Avernum
Agent
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HINT - If you've played Blades of Exile; most of the things are the same here, only in 3D. There are a few minor differences, like that irritating platebug queen. (Try killing it with a Level 3 party and you'll see what I mean!)

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"You dare Trifle with Avernum?" ~ Erika the Archmage
--------------------
My Scenarios:
Undead Valley : A small Undead problem, what could possibly go wrong?
--------------------
Richard Black - PROOF of his existance (the Infernal one's website).
--------------------
MY FORUM! Randomosity at it's highest! :)
Posts: 1370 | Registered: Thursday, June 10 2004 07:00
Who's got registered? in Blades of Avernum
Agent
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Hey - you wouldn't compain if it didn't cost you for Spiderweb games. I mean, it's all very well to support them, but you can't always afford to spend the cash.

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"You dare Trifle with Avernum?" ~ Erika the Archmage
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My Scenarios:
Undead Valley : A small Undead problem, what could possibly go wrong?
--------------------
Richard Black - PROOF of his existance (the Infernal one's website).
--------------------
MY FORUM! Randomosity at it's highest! :)
Posts: 1370 | Registered: Thursday, June 10 2004 07:00
Cave in in VODT in Blades of Avernum
Agent
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quote:
Originally written by Cthulhugus:

Sorry to waste everyone time, but I am stuck in VODT. I have killed the platebug queen and the exit has been sealed with a cave in. Basically what I do next? Is there like a button or a spell I need? Thank you in advance.
You have to set free the dragon. There are steps up on the level you're on. Go there and search for a working control panel. Once there type in 'QUARK' to free the dragon. She will open the cave-in or you.

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"You dare Trifle with Avernum?" ~ Erika the Archmage
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My Scenarios:
Undead Valley : A small Undead problem, what could possibly go wrong?
--------------------
Richard Black - PROOF of his existance (the Infernal one's website).
--------------------
MY FORUM! Randomosity at it's highest! :)
Posts: 1370 | Registered: Thursday, June 10 2004 07:00
VOTD newb question: stuck on 'quest' in Blades of Avernum
Agent
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You know that in the lower part of the School there are two stairways down, right? Both stairways lead to different levels. One of them loeads to a level full of gremlins, which you need to fight past to get to the stairway to the main library. Onjce you have gotten past them you will be near the main library. Tell me when you get there and I will give more instructions... EMAIL IN PROFILE

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"You dare Trifle with Avernum?" ~ Erika the Archmage
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My Scenarios:
Undead Valley : A small Undead problem, what could possibly go wrong?
--------------------
Richard Black - PROOF of his existance (the Infernal one's website).
--------------------
MY FORUM! Randomosity at it's highest! :)
Posts: 1370 | Registered: Thursday, June 10 2004 07:00
Divinely Touched query in Blades of Avernum
Agent
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I didn't even realise that it was meant to boost stats - though that may explain some weird things...

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"You dare Trifle with Avernum?" ~ Erika the Archmage
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My Scenarios:
Undead Valley : A small Undead problem, what could possibly go wrong?
--------------------
Richard Black - PROOF of his existance (the Infernal one's website).
--------------------
MY FORUM! Randomosity at it's highest! :)
Posts: 1370 | Registered: Thursday, June 10 2004 07:00
VOTD newb question: stuck on 'quest' in Blades of Avernum
Agent
Member # 4506
Profile Homepage #1
quote:
Originally written by SupertoneD:

how do i find these vahnatai everyone is talking about? i have hunted everywhere in the mages guild i can get access too, and still haven't found them! grrrr!!!
Have you been to the school library yet?

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"You dare Trifle with Avernum?" ~ Erika the Archmage
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My Scenarios:
Undead Valley : A small Undead problem, what could possibly go wrong?
--------------------
Richard Black - PROOF of his existance (the Infernal one's website).
--------------------
MY FORUM! Randomosity at it's highest! :)
Posts: 1370 | Registered: Thursday, June 10 2004 07:00
Minor bug in Blades of Avernum
Agent
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quote:
Originally written by Archmage Alex:

My rod of Arcana summoned some giants, but only form the waist down.
I had the same weird thing happening to a Augmented Giant I put in the senario I'm building. What type of Giant did it happen to with yours?

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"You dare Trifle with Avernum?" ~ Erika the Archmage
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My Scenarios:
Undead Valley : A small Undead problem, what could possibly go wrong?
--------------------
Richard Black - PROOF of his existance (the Infernal one's website).
--------------------
MY FORUM! Randomosity at it's highest! :)
Posts: 1370 | Registered: Thursday, June 10 2004 07:00
mines... arg! in Blades of Avernum
Agent
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quote:
Originally written by SupertoneD:

is there a way i can disarm them or sneak past them or something? some of these mines are making my life... NOT GOOD!
Using either tool skill or invul potion should work. However, be warned, tool skill doesn't always work, so you may want to save before dis-arming mines.

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"You dare Trifle with Avernum?" ~ Erika the Archmage
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My Scenarios:
Undead Valley : A small Undead problem, what could possibly go wrong?
--------------------
Richard Black - PROOF of his existance (the Infernal one's website).
--------------------
MY FORUM! Randomosity at it's highest! :)
Posts: 1370 | Registered: Thursday, June 10 2004 07:00
Who's got registered? in Blades of Avernum
Agent
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Profile Homepage #2
quote:
Originally written by Tristrana:

Nah, I just cracked the source code open and made the game think it's been registered. Wanna know how?
E-mail me at BAD QUOTE

How did you do it - just out of curiosity - heh, heh. If I'd known how it would have saved me some cash!

[ Tuesday, June 15, 2004 08:13: Message edited by: Schrodinger ]

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"You dare Trifle with Avernum?" ~ Erika the Archmage
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My Scenarios:
Undead Valley : A small Undead problem, what could possibly go wrong?
--------------------
Richard Black - PROOF of his existance (the Infernal one's website).
--------------------
MY FORUM! Randomosity at it's highest! :)
Posts: 1370 | Registered: Thursday, June 10 2004 07:00

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