Profile for Hellchimp5
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| Displayed name | Hellchimp5 |
| Member number | 4763 |
| Title | Apprentice |
| Postcount | 25 |
| Homepage | http://monkeyswithknives.net |
| Registered | Thursday, July 22 2004 07:00 |
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| What do you think of A4 in Avernum 4 | |
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written Monday, July 24 2006 08:36
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I don't really understand a lot of the negative feedback on A4, here. I'd say it was a bit of a step in a new direction, both in terms of story and gameplay. The Vahnati conflict has finally been neatly resolved, for now, and A5 is looking to deal heavily with the internal political forces clashing within the Empire. As far as difficulty goes, this was the first Avernum game that I found myself unable to play on the hardest setting starting from lvl 1, and I can appreciate that (although I also had a few tough encounters in BoA). The entire game was, as always, masterfully narrated, which is a large part of the reason I enjoy Avernum. Regardless of graphics, it's still more immersive than most rpgs I play. I can, to some extent, understand the points made about gear balance throughout the game, and there are fewer moral issues etc. to face (aside from choosing wether or not to steal everything that isn't nailed down), but overall I certainly feel A4 is on par with the other games. Oh, also, the new system with dead characters is severely more convenient, since you don't have to try and lug all their gear around until you get ressurected. Also, being able to carry any amount of weight, despite suffering an encumberance penalty, is very conveneint for loot runs. [ Monday, July 24, 2006 08:57: Message edited by: Hellchimp5 ] -------------------- I once killed a man for his teeth. Posts: 25 | Registered: Thursday, July 22 2004 07:00 |
| Almaria Eternally Hostile Fix in Avernum 4 | |
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written Monday, July 24 2006 08:33
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Edit: Whoops, wrong thread... [ Monday, July 24, 2006 08:34: Message edited by: Mentis Floydberg ] -------------------- I once killed a man for his teeth. Posts: 25 | Registered: Thursday, July 22 2004 07:00 |
| Canopy guard tower in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Saturday, October 15 2005 21:56
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Oo, a proper answer! Thanks, I searched all the loot-piles and found one. -------------------- I once killed a man for his teeth. Posts: 25 | Registered: Thursday, July 22 2004 07:00 |
| Canopy guard tower in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Saturday, October 15 2005 21:46
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Sigh... Okay, yes, killing my party will work, but I fail to see how it will help me beat this wizard, unless there's some sort of special way to do it. -------------------- I once killed a man for his teeth. Posts: 25 | Registered: Thursday, July 22 2004 07:00 |
| Canopy guard tower in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Saturday, October 15 2005 21:18
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I went through efforts to get my party wiped. It didn't help the situation. I think you're lying. -------------------- I once killed a man for his teeth. Posts: 25 | Registered: Thursday, July 22 2004 07:00 |
| Canopy guard tower in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Saturday, October 15 2005 20:53
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I've made it to the floor with all the lasers and mages. I've killed all the lasers and mages. Now how do I kill the mini-boss mage, who's nigh invulnerable? I can do, on occasion, 1-2 damage against him, which doesn't seem to help out much, and trying to force him to burn out all his mp got boring after a while. -------------------- I once killed a man for his teeth. Posts: 25 | Registered: Thursday, July 22 2004 07:00 |
| I'm back, and also a bit stuck in Backwater. in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Sunday, October 9 2005 08:09
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If anyone remembers me, I'm back, after a long absence, caused in part by getting a new computer, and waiting for new scenarios, both of which I am pleased by. Anyhow, here's my problem: How do I get into the Demon Fortress? The trap at the entrance kills me, I can't find any hidden entrances, and I can't find any more quests in town. Any tips? -------------------- I once killed a man for his teeth. Posts: 25 | Registered: Thursday, July 22 2004 07:00 |
| Diplomacy.. in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Friday, November 19 2004 11:07
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This part seems to confuse some people. Same thing happened to me. You have to go fight him again somewhere near the prison cell Sanger was in. Edit: Actually, I'm currently playing Diplomacy again, and I think what I said before was completely wrong.. sorry about that. The correct area, from the second fight with Vahkos, is south down the stairs, east into the room with the purple carpeting and magic skeletons, and then through the exit at the very north-eastern corner of that room. Sorry about being wrong, and all. [ Tuesday, November 23, 2004 13:59: Message edited by: Mentis Floydberg ] -------------------- I once killed a man for his teeth. Posts: 25 | Registered: Thursday, July 22 2004 07:00 |
| Diplomacy questions in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Thursday, November 11 2004 14:19
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The uy in the woods will speak to you if you've killed enough wandering undead to make the area safe. He will sell you some very handy skills. Genrock is unhappy because her husband went missing. He is held in a cell in Vahkos' castle. -------------------- I once killed a man for his teeth. Posts: 25 | Registered: Thursday, July 22 2004 07:00 |
| What is your status on your 4 Characters? in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Tuesday, November 9 2004 21:36
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I have nothing better to do... here's one of my characters: Character name: Lion Race: Slith Strength: 13 Dexterity: 8 Intelligence: 2 Endurance: 9 Melee Weapons: 2 Pole Weapons: 17 Bows: 0 Thrown Missiles: 0 Hardiness: 0 Defense: 11 Assassination: 13 Mage Spells: 0 Priest Spells: 0 Arcane Lore: 1 Potion Making: 0 Tool Use: 4 Nature Lore: 0 First Aid: 0 Luck: 1 Quick Strike: 5 Parry: 1 Riposte: 1 Also, I have to ask what level those other characters were, and if their stats were edited any. This character is lvl 42. -------------------- I once killed a man for his teeth. Posts: 25 | Registered: Thursday, July 22 2004 07:00 |
| Excess gold in The Avernum Trilogy | |
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written Friday, October 22 2004 19:08
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I'm probably posting things too much cause I have nothing better to do, but I need to ask another question about Avernum 2. I have at least lvl 2 of all spells, I've bought 5 levels of gymnastics, vahnati lore, magery, and barter for all my characters who need it, and Silverlocke has sold out of knowledge brews... Is there anything else I can spend all my money on, aside from maybe pathfinder or anatomy? Thanks for all the previous advice and any given in the future, people. -------------------- I once killed a man for his teeth. Posts: 25 | Registered: Thursday, July 22 2004 07:00 |
| A2 Dread Curse in The Avernum Trilogy | |
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written Wednesday, October 20 2004 13:38
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I managed to receive a Dread Curse from some evil witches. I travelled around with it for a while, until a priest somewhere told me to see if the Tower of Magi could help me out. But before I ended up there, the curse had mysteriously disappeared. Could this have been from, say, praying at the statue in Gnass? If so, would I have received some sort of nice blessing if I hadn't been cursed at the time? If I find out I missed something nice like that, I'll be a bit upset... -------------------- I once killed a man for his teeth. Posts: 25 | Registered: Thursday, July 22 2004 07:00 |
| Parallel Fantasy Worlds and Avernum in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Thursday, October 14 2004 08:05
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quote:But the first thing you said was that the Avernum setting seemed to 'pull from' these assorted fantasy works... There was absolutely no philisophical ranting, some of us just disagree with you outright. I suppose I could also point out that the BoA forum isn't the best place to be asking people, but I don't want to seem too argumentative... -------------------- I once killed a man for his teeth. Posts: 25 | Registered: Thursday, July 22 2004 07:00 |
| Beast Shop in The Avernum Trilogy | |
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written Wednesday, October 13 2004 19:05
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Do you need to buy/summon ursagi? They're a decent monster, but not especially tough or interesting. Also, I think they are a monster which you can summon by normal magical means in Avernum 3 anyway... What I like is the concept of The Arena in Avernum 1 at Spire: You get paid to just walk into a room and kill a group of monsters, and you can do it more than once. -------------------- I once killed a man for his teeth. Posts: 25 | Registered: Thursday, July 22 2004 07:00 |
| Scimitar in The Avernum Trilogy | |
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written Tuesday, October 12 2004 14:14
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I'm at a point in Avernum 1 where I need to ask... What are the advantages and disadvantages to joining The Scimitar? -------------------- I once killed a man for his teeth. Posts: 25 | Registered: Thursday, July 22 2004 07:00 |
| Parallel Fantasy Worlds and Avernum in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Sunday, October 10 2004 13:14
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Maybe they just made a bunch of stuff up? Just because similar things have been done before doesn't always mean the ideas are based on or borrowed from another source. I'm pretty sure there were lizard men in Johnny Quest. Unless those were just guys wearing lizard suits... -------------------- I once killed a man for his teeth. Posts: 25 | Registered: Thursday, July 22 2004 07:00 |
| Favorite Race? in The Avernum Trilogy | |
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written Wednesday, October 6 2004 10:49
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My favorite race to fight against are the golems, specifically the golem of blades. Admittedly, they're not really a race, since they're not really alive, but they're still cool. -------------------- I once killed a man for his teeth. Posts: 25 | Registered: Thursday, July 22 2004 07:00 |
| Ending Anama membership w/ false rings? in The Avernum Trilogy | |
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written Wednesday, October 6 2004 10:42
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My memory's not too clear on this, but in the editor, where you can add special items, can you also remove them? If so, that might work. -------------------- I once killed a man for his teeth. Posts: 25 | Registered: Thursday, July 22 2004 07:00 |
| Exile vs. Avernum in The Avernum Trilogy | |
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written Tuesday, October 5 2004 06:06
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Does anyone else miss being able to hold 2 one-handed weapons, and having dozens of spells at your disposal that you'd probably never want to use? Also, most of the more powerful spells targeted an area, rather than individual monsters, and you could create fields. I liked that. Not to dis the Avernum Trilogy, it's just missing some features I really liked in Exile... -------------------- I once killed a man for his teeth. Posts: 25 | Registered: Thursday, July 22 2004 07:00 |
| Perfect Forest in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Tuesday, October 5 2004 05:52
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I made this mistake: When you go to see the machine, you don't just have to enter the room. You have to walk right up to the machine until some text pops up about it. Then you can go check out the mirrors. -------------------- I once killed a man for his teeth. Posts: 25 | Registered: Thursday, July 22 2004 07:00 |
| Erika's old quarters.... in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Monday, July 26 2004 19:12
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She's probably not eternally young or anything lik that, she's just sort of ageless. It's most likely cause of all that innate magic she posses, making her inherently stronger and giving her a longer life span than normal humans. -------------------- I once killed a man for his teeth. Posts: 25 | Registered: Thursday, July 22 2004 07:00 |
| Louvre Updated in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Thursday, July 22 2004 21:44
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I find it amusing that people would pay this much attention, or even notice, a single chair graphic... But I suppose chairs are more important to the game than they're given credit for. -------------------- I once killed a man for his teeth. Posts: 25 | Registered: Thursday, July 22 2004 07:00 |
| Question! in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Thursday, July 22 2004 21:40
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I forget the specifics. However, you probably haven't powered the controls in the dungeon of the pollution's source. You need to bring one of the required items to a certain spot somewhere deep in the lower section of the School of Magery, I believe, and use a control panel there to power up the other. -------------------- I once killed a man for his teeth. Posts: 25 | Registered: Thursday, July 22 2004 07:00 |
| ZKR question in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Thursday, July 22 2004 21:29
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Always remember, Enduring Barrier can help you out quite a bit in a tough fight, and so can hasting your priest for more healing opportunities. -------------------- I once killed a man for his teeth. Posts: 25 | Registered: Thursday, July 22 2004 07:00 |
| Volunteer Beta Tester in Blades of Avernum Editor | |
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written Thursday, July 22 2004 21:16
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I'm looking to do any beta testing anyone needs. I'm only going to be able to play through the Za-Khazi Run and Diplomacy With The Dead 2 or 3 more times before I get bored, and there don't seem to be many other scenarios out yet. I'm fully willing to play through any scenarios anyone is making and give some sort of hopefully useful feedback. I'd make my own, but even if it weren't for my complete ineptitude with the workings of programming, it's more work than I'm willing to put in. -------------------- I once killed a man for his teeth. Posts: 25 | Registered: Thursday, July 22 2004 07:00 |