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dex vs armor in Avernum 4
crossmr
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Member # 5066
 written Sunday, July 2 2006 08:41 Profile #10
well thats good to know now that I've gotten my two main guys up to 8 or 9 toughness.
Posts: 23 | Registered: Thursday, October 7 2004 07:00
dex vs armor in Avernum 4
crossmr
Apprentice
Member # 5066
 written Saturday, July 1 2006 16:58 Profile #8
mainly because the rats I've faced all get two attacks a round? If I get attacked by a single creature its not an issue, when there are more than one, unless I'm going to drain my spell points every battle, I'm not likely to kill them all in one round, which means they get an attack in, which in the case of rats is two attacks a round seemingly doing 35 or so damage total, just seems to me that hardiness and armor should have more effect than that.
Posts: 23 | Registered: Thursday, October 7 2004 07:00
dex vs armor in Avernum 4
crossmr
Apprentice
Member # 5066
 written Saturday, July 1 2006 12:24 Profile #6
quote:
Usually waiting till your strong/armed well enough is the way to deal with early 'uber' bad guys.
I'm not referring to bosses, I"m referring to things like say..rats, which seemingly at levely 8 can attack my guys twice and almost kill them, even though they've got 50 armor and 8 hardiness. Hitting twice they still do say 35 damage. I understand bosses can be hard, but I'm finding that after run of the mill enemies, unless there is a single one I can gang up on, my tanks really take a beating, and I have to spend the fight healing them, and then healing them when its done. I'm only playing on normal.
Posts: 23 | Registered: Thursday, October 7 2004 07:00
dex vs armor in Avernum 4
crossmr
Apprentice
Member # 5066
 written Wednesday, June 28 2006 14:52 Profile #0
So how exactly does the comabt system work?
dexterity makes you harder to hit, but its vague on how much harder. Does armor reduce the chance to hit you, the damage your take, or both, and by how much?

is there any point in wearing good armor? The penalties to hit are huge, and can easily add up to like -50% or more it seems.

I ask because I have a situation where I have a belt. 2% armor +1 dex. i also have another belt which is 6% armor, but I have no idea which one is really better as far as protection goes.

and honestly..what is up with the uber enemies that trash you with every hit ? even with lots of armour and 8 or 9 toughness..hardiness...
Posts: 23 | Registered: Thursday, October 7 2004 07:00
Removal of waiting and interface things in Avernum 4
crossmr
Apprentice
Member # 5066
 written Monday, June 26 2006 11:05 Profile #9
What about camping? Its terribly frustrating to have to walk all the way back to town to be able to replenish. camping with the chance of random encounters before was great.
Posts: 23 | Registered: Thursday, October 7 2004 07:00
10 rats.. in Avernum 4
crossmr
Apprentice
Member # 5066
 written Saturday, June 24 2006 16:36 Profile #0
so for that 10 rat quest, are there any rats that aren't around the city? I've completely explored everything I can find, short of the mine and that wizard with all the undead, and for the life of me, I'm at 8 rat tails. I've checked my map for unexplored sections and unless its behind a high lock pick door (for me 8 or more) then I can't imagine where these other 2 rats are.
Posts: 23 | Registered: Thursday, October 7 2004 07:00
Exile Online? in Blades of Exile
crossmr
Apprentice
Member # 5066
 written Tuesday, October 12 2004 13:52 Profile #17
well I saw something, somewhere long ago... going by the name 'exile online' and had screenshots that looked identical to exile..whether or not it was that I dunno.
Posts: 23 | Registered: Thursday, October 7 2004 07:00
Exile Online? in Blades of Exile
crossmr
Apprentice
Member # 5066
 written Tuesday, October 12 2004 13:09 Profile #15
that would probably explain jeff not being happy with it. Its one thing to fix a bug, its another to change the game entirely.
Posts: 23 | Registered: Thursday, October 7 2004 07:00
Exile Online? in Blades of Exile
crossmr
Apprentice
Member # 5066
 written Tuesday, October 12 2004 09:58 Profile #12
Yep, which is why I was having so much trouble finding this :)
It was really a LONG time ago, but I remember it clearly. I can't recall how I found the game (likely through mpogd.com or a similar site) but I can't seem to find a trace of it now.
Posts: 23 | Registered: Thursday, October 7 2004 07:00
Exile Online? in Blades of Exile
crossmr
Apprentice
Member # 5066
 written Tuesday, October 12 2004 07:22 Profile #10
quote:
Originally written by Prince Albert in a Can:

Kaimorad was a fixed BoE. Jeff was not happy to hear about it.
what do you mean by fixed BoE? I didn't know it was broken?
Posts: 23 | Registered: Thursday, October 7 2004 07:00
Exile Online? in Blades of Exile
crossmr
Apprentice
Member # 5066
 written Monday, October 11 2004 17:19 Profile #6
if the mud was text based, no i'm not..this was seemingly an online version of exile using the same graphics.
[ Monday, October 11, 2004 17:28: Message edited by: crossmr ]From all my searching, I'm fairly sure this is a dead project now... when I saw this it was upwards of like 3-4 years ago at least...
(its just so tough to search because exile is such a popular name)

[ Monday, October 11, 2004 17:28: Message edited by: crossmr ]
Posts: 23 | Registered: Thursday, October 7 2004 07:00
Exile Online? in Blades of Exile
crossmr
Apprentice
Member # 5066
 written Monday, October 11 2004 16:00 Profile #4
The only reason I think it was related was because it used the graphics set from this exile. It could have been a fan project, etc.
I'm still trying various google searches (even if the project is dead, usually you can still find old pages on it) but nothing jumping out at me yet.
Posts: 23 | Registered: Thursday, October 7 2004 07:00
Exile Online? in Blades of Exile
crossmr
Apprentice
Member # 5066
 written Monday, October 11 2004 15:41 Profile #2
I think there was a client, and I can't recall why at the time I didn't download it and try it out.
I just thought of it now because someone had mentioned something about free online games, and having just gotten back into this it struck me as odd that I never followed up on it..i'm trying to google it..but finding way to much unrelated stuff to dig through.
I do recall that it was plainly called Exile Online.
Posts: 23 | Registered: Thursday, October 7 2004 07:00
Exile Online? in Blades of Exile
crossmr
Apprentice
Member # 5066
 written Monday, October 11 2004 15:32 Profile #0
I remember some time ago.. coming across a site that mentioned something about a game being done called Exile online..it had the classic graphics.. and I remember very little beyond that.. I can't even recall how long ago it was.
Does anyone know anything about this? ( I don't think Jeff had anything to do with it from what I remember)
Posts: 23 | Registered: Thursday, October 7 2004 07:00
There's no walkthrough, so I started this faw :) in Blades of Avernum
crossmr
Apprentice
Member # 5066
 written Saturday, October 9 2004 16:09 Profile #2
While the walkthrough is a good guide to the game, it doesn't fall into the definition of what a walkthrough is for most games. Usually walkthroughs are step by step guides complete with all secrets, hidden things, neat and fun encounters, etc.
(including strategies for difficult encounters, etc)
Does one of those exist for the official scenarios at all?
(i.e. a guide with all hidden doors, passages, hidden items, lists of whats behind each barrier, etc)
Posts: 23 | Registered: Thursday, October 7 2004 07:00
How to get skill points or fine lockpicks? (VODT) in Blades of Avernum
crossmr
Apprentice
Member # 5066
 written Saturday, October 9 2004 15:57 Profile #21
quote:
Back on the original topic (old as it is), surely another method (if you wanted to go extreme, without cheating) is just leaving the scenario and coming back to try it again. You have to do all the quests again, but you start with a char better than level 1.
Thats a possibility I suppose, but it seems an extreme measure to take to complete part of the scenario doesn't it? I tried it a few more times but no luck, I couldn't get past the 2nd round in any fight, buffing, a few summons.. it didn't much matter because he just summoned way to many critters (and deadly ones that had attacks that could kill everyone in a single round at once)

quote:
Originally written by Andrea:

You know, the traditional response to being informed that you've violated a community's custom is "I'm sorry, I won't do it again."

Anything less makes you look like an arrogant jerk.
An exasperated response to someone new's innocent mistake makes your community appear just as rude.
Considering its custom in about 99% of forums to always search and find an appropriately started threads to keep your comments within. (unless its exceedingly old, say 1 year+, 2-3 months is not considered old)

Civility is not to be judged by the person who made a mistake and was responded to in a less then courteous manner. Especially when that was received from someone who should be a veteran and the first to extend a kind hand to a new person.
Posts: 23 | Registered: Thursday, October 7 2004 07:00
How to get skill points or fine lockpicks? (VODT) in Blades of Avernum
crossmr
Apprentice
Member # 5066
 written Friday, October 8 2004 19:11 Profile #16
um..get over it?
Posts: 23 | Registered: Thursday, October 7 2004 07:00
VoDT Healing device in Blades of Avernum
crossmr
Apprentice
Member # 5066
 written Friday, October 8 2004 19:10 Profile #6
Yes..see my other post about fighting that demon.. I gave it a go a couple of times..but I got smoked everytime by round 2..
Posts: 23 | Registered: Thursday, October 7 2004 07:00
How to get skill points or fine lockpicks? (VODT) in Blades of Avernum
crossmr
Apprentice
Member # 5066
 written Friday, October 8 2004 11:32 Profile #14
you should maybe stick a bigger warning on it then that..
haste both fighters
triple bless one...single bless the other..summon beast and shade..
read the book
his first turn
summon fire breathing hydras of death (x3)
summon vampie
summon cave giants of beating death x3
hydras blast everyone for fire and he does something else fun..
end result
the triple blessed fighter is dead
everyone else is at 0..
my turn..go..
everyone is around level 13..
Posts: 23 | Registered: Thursday, October 7 2004 07:00
BoA Graphics Entries and Judging Details in Blades of Avernum
crossmr
Apprentice
Member # 5066
 written Friday, October 8 2004 08:59 Profile #22
you might try this site for imagehosting, I use it on my geocities site and its quick and easy.
unlimited bandwidth and a big size (up to 1024kb)
http://imageshack.us
(I just noticed a couple splash screens couldn't be hot linked is all)
you just uplaod the pic and it give you a plethora of links to choose from to display it (including hot linking on your page)
Posts: 23 | Registered: Thursday, October 7 2004 07:00
VoDT Healing device in Blades of Avernum
crossmr
Apprentice
Member # 5066
 written Friday, October 8 2004 08:14 Profile #4
ah okay.. I think I've gotten a couple of those.. but I don't think anywhere near as many as the locked off areas I've found :)
Is there anything worth it in the locked areas? I've pretty much completed the scenario and am standing at the south gate with around 4k gold.
Posts: 23 | Registered: Thursday, October 7 2004 07:00
VoDT Healing device in Blades of Avernum
crossmr
Apprentice
Member # 5066
 written Friday, October 8 2004 00:10 Profile #2
is dispel barrier available in this scenario at all?
Posts: 23 | Registered: Thursday, October 7 2004 07:00
First time here..been around a long time.. in Blades of Avernum
crossmr
Apprentice
Member # 5066
 written Thursday, October 7 2004 12:19 Profile #0
I first played Exile: Escape from the pit back probably right around the time it first came out. Memory is fuzzy..but I'm fairly sure it was before I graduated high school in 1997. I love them all, thought they were the greatest thing ever.
They reminded me somewhat of the old D&D gold box games.
I took fleeting peaks at avernum as they were slowly done and released (never quite understood WHY they redid the series instead of something new) but I have a couple of questions.
Why only 4 characters as opposed to the 6 in the original?
and do the series improve in technology and features greatly like the original did? For those who played them, you'll remember that the interface and features, seemed much nicer by the time Blades of Exile was reached. Does the same thing occur in avernum.. if I go back to 1, will i notice missing spells, skills, options ,etc? or is it the same pretty much all along?
Posts: 23 | Registered: Thursday, October 7 2004 07:00