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Something cool in E3 in The Exile Trilogy
Arenax
Shock Trooper
Member # 5181
 written Thursday, December 16 2004 08:08 Profile Homepage #4
Doing it to Rentar-Ihrno takes a long time. :D

Anyway, if you really need someone back, just use the Editor. It can return all PCs.
Posts: 262 | Registered: Thursday, November 11 2004 08:00
language? in General
Arenax
Shock Trooper
Member # 5181
 written Thursday, December 16 2004 06:37 Profile Homepage #18
quote:
Originally written by The Dog And Pony Show:

So a guy is complaining about how hard it is to dig with a toothbrush. He goes on and on, blaming the entire digging process, the bristles, etc. Someone suggests using a shovel instead. Angrily, he replies: "We're talking about toothbrushes here, not shovels!"
...I don't see many people using Ruby. I do see many people using C++.

So you can use a (horribly designed) shovel that nobody else uses for a (less horribly designed) pick--it ain't a toothbrush and you know it--that is widely used and has genuine commercial applications.

Gee! That's a hard one.
Posts: 262 | Registered: Thursday, November 11 2004 08:00
Betatesters for 3D Blades of Avernum Editor! in Blades of Avernum Editor
Arenax
Shock Trooper
Member # 5181
 written Tuesday, December 14 2004 15:35 Profile Homepage #127
As JV says himself, this code is ten years of kludge.

Oh, wait--so is Avernum! :D
Posts: 262 | Registered: Thursday, November 11 2004 08:00
Betatesters for 3D Blades of Avernum Editor! in Blades of Avernum
Arenax
Shock Trooper
Member # 5181
 written Tuesday, December 14 2004 15:35 Profile Homepage #127
As JV says himself, this code is ten years of kludge.

Oh, wait--so is Avernum! :D
Posts: 262 | Registered: Thursday, November 11 2004 08:00
language? in General
Arenax
Shock Trooper
Member # 5181
 written Tuesday, December 14 2004 12:26 Profile Homepage #15
I was referring to C++ more than anything. That sort of code doesn't fly in C++ (or, if it does, me and two C++ references can't decipher it; not that that's necessarily saying much), unless you make the variable public, which is self-defeating.

[ Tuesday, December 14, 2004 12:47: Message edited by: ARRR-enax ]
Posts: 262 | Registered: Thursday, November 11 2004 08:00
language? in General
Arenax
Shock Trooper
Member # 5181
 written Tuesday, December 14 2004 06:25 Profile Homepage #12
In some cases, a modicum of OO makes sense. For graphics and such (especially with DirectX), it doesn't make sense not to use classes.

My main issue with classes is protection and inheritance. I understand the theories just fine, but I really dislike protection. I don't believe that variables that can affect other parts of the program (for example, a player's stats in a game) should be locked down and unable to be reached without functions. To me, set_health(get_health + 25); is excessive. The alternative is a modify_health routine, continuing with the example, which I feel is awkward. player.health += 25 makes more sense to me.
Posts: 262 | Registered: Thursday, November 11 2004 08:00
language? in General
Arenax
Shock Trooper
Member # 5181
 written Monday, December 13 2004 14:03 Profile Homepage #8
It's C, but using a lot of C++ syntax and coding.

Like what's been already said, he uses classes, but none of their extra features. I can't find fault in that--I do the same--but the problem is that his code is so friggin' ugly.

Commenting and Jeff seem to be at odds through some of his editor code.
Posts: 262 | Registered: Thursday, November 11 2004 08:00
SPOILER ALERT in Blades of Exile
Arenax
Shock Trooper
Member # 5181
 written Monday, December 13 2004 12:34 Profile Homepage #4
THERE ARE VAHNATAI IN VODT
Posts: 262 | Registered: Thursday, November 11 2004 08:00
Hire a NPC on a scenario!? in Blades of Avernum
Arenax
Shock Trooper
Member # 5181
 written Monday, December 13 2004 12:17 Profile Homepage #16
quote:
Originally written by Nasarius:

quote:
Originally written by ARRR-enax:

These are the reasons we need a Lua-based script engine--so we can write our own functions.

Anyone else doubt that JV would ever even entertain this idea?
Hm. I'd never heard of Lua before. It sounds a lot like Tcl. Any reason that Lua would be better than, say, Tcl or Python?
Not really. Lua is just C, and Avernumscript is already based on C, so I think it'd make more sense.

I like Python, but have never used Tcl.
Posts: 262 | Registered: Thursday, November 11 2004 08:00
Hire a NPC on a scenario!? in Blades of Avernum
Arenax
Shock Trooper
Member # 5181
 written Sunday, December 12 2004 15:28 Profile Homepage #8
These are the reasons we need a Lua-based script engine--so we can write our own functions.

Anyone else doubt that JV would ever even entertain this idea?
Posts: 262 | Registered: Thursday, November 11 2004 08:00
Blades of Avernum Editor in Tech Support
Arenax
Shock Trooper
Member # 5181
 written Sunday, December 12 2004 15:24 Profile Homepage #4
Head. Wall. Bang.

Repeat.
Posts: 262 | Registered: Thursday, November 11 2004 08:00
E3--Max points in The Exile Trilogy
Arenax
Shock Trooper
Member # 5181
 written Sunday, December 12 2004 15:20 Profile Homepage #7
Where is it in Avernum? I looked, but couldn't find it.
Posts: 262 | Registered: Thursday, November 11 2004 08:00
THE WORST MAN EVER: Worst Men List (Initial) & Discussion in General
Arenax
Shock Trooper
Member # 5181
 written Sunday, December 12 2004 15:15 Profile Homepage #7
Check again. Putin's doubled.
Posts: 262 | Registered: Thursday, November 11 2004 08:00
THE WORST MAN EVER: Worst Men List (Initial) & Discussion in General
Arenax
Shock Trooper
Member # 5181
 written Sunday, December 12 2004 14:33 Profile Homepage #5
Wasn't I nominated?

I'm the worst man ever, after all.

EDIT: And why are there duplicates?

[ Sunday, December 12, 2004 14:34: Message edited by: ARRR-enax ]
Posts: 262 | Registered: Thursday, November 11 2004 08:00
stupid question... in General
Arenax
Shock Trooper
Member # 5181
 written Sunday, December 12 2004 13:19 Profile Homepage #12
...Wow. I can't believe I said that.

My brain hurts. I'll go shoot myself now. Must have thought it said 200 when I looked at it.
Posts: 262 | Registered: Thursday, November 11 2004 08:00
stupid question... in General
Arenax
Shock Trooper
Member # 5181
 written Sunday, December 12 2004 10:37 Profile Homepage #9
The date is an unsigned char value, I think, so any more than 512 would roll it back to 0.
Posts: 262 | Registered: Thursday, November 11 2004 08:00
Best story? in The Exile Trilogy
Arenax
Shock Trooper
Member # 5181
 written Saturday, December 11 2004 15:39 Profile Homepage #13
This is a hard question. I'm going to have to go with E1 (but that's because I've been playing A1, in part).

E2/A2 is simply too sprawling, and, unlike some of the other BoE/BoA people, I like a game that involves more smashing than wandering around and oohing and aahing at special nodes.

As for E3/A3--no. The game is very fun, but the storyline is pure drek, for reasons Kel explained above.
Posts: 262 | Registered: Thursday, November 11 2004 08:00
Sound the bells... in General
Arenax
Shock Trooper
Member # 5181
 written Thursday, December 9 2004 07:24 Profile Homepage #35
But it's okay for black gay Jewish women to be proud?

(Yes, I'm joking. I agree, for the most part.)
Posts: 262 | Registered: Thursday, November 11 2004 08:00
A1: Killing King Micah in The Avernum Trilogy
Arenax
Shock Trooper
Member # 5181
 written Wednesday, December 8 2004 15:36 Profile Homepage #9
In Exile, if you kill him, it's game over, no matter how he dies. You can't even get that far in Exile/Avernum II, and I haven't tried yet in A1.
Posts: 262 | Registered: Thursday, November 11 2004 08:00
Assorted questions (spoilers) in Blades of Avernum
Arenax
Shock Trooper
Member # 5181
 written Wednesday, December 8 2004 15:34 Profile Homepage #2
You'll soon find that most here hate ZKR (I think it's fine, but that's probably because I enjoy a good long dungeon slog and care less about story) and love ASR--or, in some cases, dislike it 'cause of JV's politics.

Anyway, Kel's link is good for special skills. I *think* there's another way to get through the shrooms in ZKR, but I'm not 100% sure, and I think that room in DwtD is impassable.
Posts: 262 | Registered: Thursday, November 11 2004 08:00
Conflict with Avernum future Storyline in Blades of Avernum
Arenax
Shock Trooper
Member # 5181
 written Wednesday, December 8 2004 11:55 Profile Homepage #6
Yowch. Say that after taking a look at At the Gallows (I went over to a friend's and played around with that--can you say MASSIVE?).

Anyway, good luck.
Posts: 262 | Registered: Thursday, November 11 2004 08:00
Avernum... Mac sadness in The Avernum Trilogy
Arenax
Shock Trooper
Member # 5181
 written Tuesday, December 7 2004 16:33 Profile Homepage #2
A3 uses a different game engine. It also runs a good deal slower on Windows. :/

A2 runs at a steady pace on my (very ancient) Compaq Presario 1230. A3 takes about ten seconds for the blood-spatter animation to play when you hit someone.
Posts: 262 | Registered: Thursday, November 11 2004 08:00
Sound the bells... in General
Arenax
Shock Trooper
Member # 5181
 written Tuesday, December 7 2004 14:15 Profile Homepage #27
Angelfire, Tripod, and FreeServers are the only ones I'd use...
Posts: 262 | Registered: Thursday, November 11 2004 08:00
Pleasing Delis in The Avernum Trilogy
Arenax
Shock Trooper
Member # 5181
 written Tuesday, December 7 2004 12:19 Profile Homepage #7
Did anyone else think of something definitely not PG-13 at the sight of this thread's title?
Posts: 262 | Registered: Thursday, November 11 2004 08:00
Personality Disorder Test, yes, again. in General
Arenax
Shock Trooper
Member # 5181
 written Tuesday, December 7 2004 10:25 Profile Homepage #29
quote:
Originally written by Dragonfly Dance:

Getting concerned, here. The only loonies currently around are me, Ezrah (who? ^^), Rosy and Xan? Liars. :P
Ex-CUSE me?

I'm only a loony in the most important category (y'know, the one that involves going crazy and shooting people?)...
Posts: 262 | Registered: Thursday, November 11 2004 08:00

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