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Announcing SW/Lyceum Community History! in General
Master
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Profile Homepage #6
quote:
Originally written by Mysterious Man:

What year were the first boards made?

And I don't know how my account getting eaten is NOT history!

Well, it was spit out again after being mauled a little.

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-ben4808
Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00
selling items in Tech Support
Master
Member # 4614
Profile Homepage #4
Also, in some games, items must be identified before they can be sold...

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-ben4808
Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00
Musing on Avernum in General
Master
Member # 4614
Profile Homepage #17
I know. I was talking about an overall slowing in production, over time, or at least lately.

Don't stop making scenarios. ;)

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-ben4808
Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00
Musing on Avernum in General
Master
Member # 4614
Profile Homepage #14
Responding to Zorro, it seems you just have a classic case of the novelty of something wearing off. Sometimes there is something that you get into that really excites you; something that you do and do and can't stop doing. However, after a while, you start exhausting the intriguing areas of that thing, and before you know it the experience becomes more and more mundane, and eventually you lose the urge to continually do that thing.

This may have happened with you. Exile 1 was new and exciting, and the subsequent exiles all had new plots and new features and were very engaging. Then Avernum came around, with basically the same plot but a different engine. You know what will happen next, and you're fine-tuned with the world and tactics of gameplay, and eventually the sense of discovery and intrigue wears off.

As good as Jeff's games are (and they are indeed very excellent), one could only see that six full-length games, the latter three repeats of the former three, are enough to drag out this feeling. Avernum 4 just furthered the effect. Indeed, this may be just the thing that has halted the production of BoX scenarios to a trickle lately.

My solution for this is to find something else that you enjoy and do that for a while and discover something else, whether it be a new computer game or hobby. Often times, after time spent away from something overplayed like Avernum will reinstill the desire to play it again, and it will be much more enjoyable when you do.

Am I making any connections to people here, or do some people just never get tired with SW games?

[ Thursday, September 14, 2006 16:19: Message edited by: Sturg ]

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-ben4808
Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00
Redwall Released! in Blades of Exile
Master
Member # 4614
Profile Homepage #21
quote:
Originally written by Jumpin' Salmon:

To be honest, in Oregon we mostly think about food. Although free and plentiful, hippies make pretty crappy cheesecake.
There is one food that's quite free and plentiful here. And prickly.

IMAGE(http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:PLiwnajVPGAbkM:http://www.humeseeds.com/wildblackberries2.jpg)

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-ben4808
Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00
Redwall Released! in Blades of Exile
Master
Member # 4614
Profile Homepage #17
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It wouldn't allow the ninth one. :/

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-ben4808
Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00
Mod Alerts in General
Master
Member # 4614
Profile Homepage #17
IMAGE(http://www.dartmouth.edu/~rtminsk/TM-herald.jpg)

Ironic?

But likely not. :/

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-ben4808
Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00
Because it's been forever since the last one in General
Master
Member # 4614
Profile Homepage #28
Age: 16
Height:6'3"
Hair Color: Red
Eye Color: Brown

[i]Do you ...[/i]
Have a tattoo? No.
Have any peircings? No.
Have a bf/gf? No.
Like thunderstorms? They're cool.
Ever stop using the computer? Only out of necessity.

[i]Have you/Do you have...[/i]
Considered a life of crime? Nope.
Split personalities? Urr, no.
Obsessions? Changing monthly.

[i]Right now...[/i]
Current clothes: Blue jeans, blue T-shirt
Current mood: pretty good
Current music: That of FairlyOdd Parents
Current annoyance: None, currently
Current thing you should be doing: Homework? Probably.
[i]Favorite...[/i]
Drink: Water.
Color: Yellow.
Candy: Mint Patty
Movie: Dunno.
Person to talk to: Dunno. Interesting people.
[i]Do you perfer...[/i]
McDonalds or Burger King? McDonald's is scrumptious.
Root Beer or Dr Pepper? Either one.
Sunshine or Rain? Sunshine, but mellow.
Spring or Fall? Spring.
Winter or Summer? Summer.
Vanilla or Chocolate? Depends on the thing.
Lights on or Off? Well, probably on.

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-ben4808
Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00
GOOGLE is GOD!! in General
Master
Member # 4614
Profile Homepage #13
My browser defaults to MSN. :/

*clicks Favorites / Google*

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-ben4808
Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00
I think in General
Master
Member # 4614
Profile Homepage #53
With poker and the best players in the world, 80% of the key of winning is luck.

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-ben4808
Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00
Who has the REAL OLD Exile: Escape From The Pit??? in The Exile Trilogy
Master
Member # 4614
Profile Homepage #1
All the Exiles have paint graphics. ;)

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-ben4808
Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00
I think in General
Master
Member # 4614
Profile Homepage #36
quote:
Originally written by Drakefyre:

Baseball is possibly the most boring sport on TV.
Arguably so for those who have little interest in it. There's a lot of walking around, flipping bats, adjusting caps, spitting on the ground, and waiting for the catcher to call the pitch.

However, if you have a team you're rooting for, a player you're following, and love baseball, there's nothing that beats a good game.

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-ben4808
Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00
redwall questions in Blades of Exile
Master
Member # 4614
Profile Homepage #13
Dude, Fry man, play the scenario. :P

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-ben4808
Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00
Assigning Strings to Variables in Blades of Avernum Editor
Master
Member # 4614
Profile Homepage #4
Are you sure the variable string is the correct datatype (declared as a string)?

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-ben4808
Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00
I think in General
Master
Member # 4614
Profile Homepage #8
I've never heard of Battlestar Gallactica. I'd rather watch the baseball game. :/

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-ben4808
Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00
Assigning Strings to Variables in Blades of Avernum Editor
Master
Member # 4614
Profile Homepage #2
char string[] = "Text";
char* string = "Text";

Or maybe there's a different string datatype used in BoA.

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-ben4808
Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00
redwall questions in Blades of Exile
Master
Member # 4614
Profile Homepage #8
when does the feast end?

Edit: sorry, fry agin.

[ Monday, September 04, 2006 10:46: Message edited by: Sturg ]

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-ben4808
Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00
The King is Dead (Others are as well.) in General
Master
Member # 4614
Profile Homepage #14
You'd have to figure it would happen sometime.

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-ben4808
Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00
redwall questions in Blades of Exile
Master
Member # 4614
Profile Homepage #4
when doest the feast start

{Edit: sorry. this is should be small fry.}

[ Sunday, September 03, 2006 17:38: Message edited by: Sturg ]

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-ben4808
Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00
redwall questions in Blades of Exile
Master
Member # 4614
Profile Homepage #2
That's what we do. We picked up all the ingredients in the larders, but when we use the ovens, it says we don't have all the ingredients.

We have honey, chestnuts, milk, sugar, apples, flour, barley, chili powder, peaches, and caramel.

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-ben4808
Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00
WoW in General
Master
Member # 4614
Profile Homepage #8
IMAGE(http://216.244.99.91/images/products/cds/CD-WOW009w_250pixels.jpg)

I actually though you meant this for a second, but apparently not.

I've never played World of Warcraft, though I probably should have. (???)

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-ben4808
Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00
The 4th Rankings Contest is Over! in Blades of Exile
Master
Member # 4614
Profile Homepage #1
TM still has scenarios to rank? :P

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-ben4808
Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00
The Archive is back in Blades of Exile
Master
Member # 4614
Profile Homepage #3
Okay, thanks. :)

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-ben4808
Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00
The Abominable Photo Thread Strikes Back in General
Master
Member # 4614
Profile Homepage #137
Alorael:

IMAGE(http://www.cs.hmc.edu/~pmclarnan/rest.png)

According to Google Images.

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-ben4808
Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00
The Archive is back in Blades of Exile
Master
Member # 4614
Profile Homepage #1
A couple things I noticed:

- The Seventh Plague link in broken.
- How about these scenarios:
Ravaged Land
Homeland
Quenick's Quest
Gray Moon II
Arena of Death

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-ben4808
Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00

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