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A4 Bugs in Avernum 4
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Warrior
Member # 5701
 written Saturday, January 21 2006 20:51 Profile #26
Here's a weird one...

Battled the chitrach queen today in the Eastern Gallery chitrach tunnels. I managed to defeat her with all 4 members of my party intact. However, one of my guys was sprayed with acid and managed to die just as the queen was defeated and the victory dialog box came up. Oddly enough, I heard his death scream, but he was still alive with 0 hit points. Even funnier, I was able to use my priest to cast a heal spell on this fallen fighter which allowed him to go from 0 hit points to 35, and then to a full healing.

Anyone experienced something like this before?
Posts: 64 | Registered: Tuesday, April 12 2005 07:00
Cotra area - some quests not registering as complete in Avernum 4
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Warrior
Member # 5701
 written Saturday, January 21 2006 12:32 Profile #2
Oh do I feel like a total noob now...
Thanks for the hint on Grobb quest.

Re-reading the quest description for Cotra Bandit Bounty, I just realized it was Augustus, the mayor of Silvar who offers the bounty. Not the mayor of Cotra.

Guess I'll read these things a bit more carefully from here on out. Sorry.
Posts: 64 | Registered: Tuesday, April 12 2005 07:00
Cotra area - some quests not registering as complete in Avernum 4
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Warrior
Member # 5701
 written Saturday, January 21 2006 12:22 Profile #0
I'm in the Cotra area and noticed that 2 quests I completed successfully won't clear off my list.

The GROBB Axe quest - found the axe, talked to Marshall in western Cotra. No option to tell him/her about the axe is present in the dialog options, yet the axe is in my special items list.

Then, the bandit quest where you need to take out the Yi Mogi (sp?) after killing the bandits underneath Cotra. I found the paperwork, talked to the Mayor and that merchant woman near the eastern entrance. They told me to talk to Yi Mogi, which I did, and then killed her. Now when I go back to the Mayor, he tells me that he heard about the fight and how regretful it is that she's dead. But the Bandit Quest option is still in my list of oustanding quests.

Is this a bug or am I missing some steps?
Posts: 64 | Registered: Tuesday, April 12 2005 07:00
Arrgh! I don't want to pay extra! in General
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Warrior
Member # 5701
 written Friday, January 20 2006 09:31 Profile #6
quote:
Originally written by Commander Edward:

quote:
Originally written by MacProject:

quote:
Originally written by Jewels:

CD's are a bit harder to lose then registration codes.
I find this to be the exact opposite. In my case at least.
I always keep my CD's safe. Espically my spidweb ones.
I'm the same way. It's the registration codes that I'll misplace every now and then.
Posts: 64 | Registered: Tuesday, April 12 2005 07:00
Arrgh! I don't want to pay extra! in General
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Warrior
Member # 5701
 written Friday, January 20 2006 09:13 Profile #4
quote:
Originally written by Jewels:

CD's are a bit harder to lose then registration codes.
I find this to be the exact opposite. In my case at least.
Posts: 64 | Registered: Tuesday, April 12 2005 07:00
Strategy for battle with Hriknis (sp?) in Avernum 4
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Warrior
Member # 5701
 written Friday, January 20 2006 09:10 Profile #5
quote:
Originally written by Slartucker:

Hrickis' lightning will probably make summoning a sub-optimal use of your SP. Acid Spray is by far your most powerful attack spell at that stage, so use it. Haste and the other buffs are no-brainers. Also, it is probably worthwhile to Slow Hrickis as much as possible. Like most of the game's magic-users, he will waste a lot of time hasting himself, and if he doesn't, he'll get few attacks in.

What difficulty are you playing at?
I'm playing at "Normal" on my first time through.
I'll focus on using acid spray as well as following the other pointers. The trouble I seem to have is Hrickis' lightning can kill off most of my party rather quickly. Plus, he seems to summon plenty of undead creatures which makes things even tougher.
Posts: 64 | Registered: Tuesday, April 12 2005 07:00
Strategy for battle with Hriknis (sp?) in Avernum 4
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Warrior
Member # 5701
 written Friday, January 20 2006 06:45 Profile #2
What about the pylon though?
Should I focus on destroying it first or just work on dazing and attacking Hickris exclusively?
Posts: 64 | Registered: Tuesday, April 12 2005 07:00
I'm late! I'm late! in General
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Warrior
Member # 5701
 written Friday, January 20 2006 06:30 Profile #38
quote:
Originally written by Jumpin' Salmon:

Luckily it wasn't needed. I prefer nautical charts to posters, but I understand the sentence.

*this message sponsored by :P *
Something about this post just made me giggle.
Perhaps it's just super early in the morning for me or something.
Posts: 64 | Registered: Tuesday, April 12 2005 07:00
The death of BoE forum in Blades of Exile
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Warrior
Member # 5701
 written Friday, January 20 2006 06:11 Profile #9
I'll be buying BoE after I finish up Avernum 4 (yeah, I'm going backwards a little) so I'll be sure to post some questions and topics then. :cool:
Posts: 64 | Registered: Tuesday, April 12 2005 07:00
Strategy for battle with Hriknis (sp?) in Avernum 4
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Warrior
Member # 5701
 written Friday, January 20 2006 06:08 Profile #0
Northeast of Formella there's a crazy necromancer by the name of Hriknis (not sure how to spell his name, too early in the morning...) who fights your party with the aid of a green pylon plus some summoned undead creatures.

I've tried to finish him off several times and he's just too strong. My characters are all around level 10. It seems that if I attack the pylon, my characters get confused or cursed. If I destroy the pylon, Hriknis and his summoned creatures take acid damage. Yet, he's able to cast some pretty nasty spells which wipe my party out very quickly. I've tried casting Haste, shield and war blessing as well as summoning a few of my own beasts to provide some extra bodies.

I'm kind of stumped. BTW, I did manage to to clear that testing area not far from this Hriknis' lair so I'm not a total noob to the combat.
Posts: 64 | Registered: Tuesday, April 12 2005 07:00
Rosetta in General
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Warrior
Member # 5701
 written Thursday, January 19 2006 06:11 Profile #1
I'd certainly like to know as well since I'm pondering a similar purchase.
My gut tells me that the latest games should run just fine.
Posts: 64 | Registered: Tuesday, April 12 2005 07:00
Will Exile ever be carbonized? in The Exile Trilogy
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Warrior
Member # 5701
 written Wednesday, January 18 2006 17:35 Profile #8
quote:
Originally written by Paneudaimonium:

Which is no longer supported by Intel Macs, so the fate of Exile hangs in the balance!

—Alorael, who actually has hopes for projects like Mac-on-Mac. Chip emulation is a little more work, but people would be willing to pay to keep playing the games of yesteryear.
I suppose in the absolute worst-case scenario, we could all just use or buy an old Mac for the Exile series. I mean, old 1st generation iMacs can be had for under $50 via eBay and some online surplus retailers.
Posts: 64 | Registered: Tuesday, April 12 2005 07:00
Eshalon: Book 1 - anyone intrigued? in General
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Warrior
Member # 5701
 written Wednesday, January 18 2006 17:31 Profile #12
quote:
Originally written by ben12C8:

I expected a preview of the new book MacProject was going to write. :P
Heh, wishful thinking. I'm more a gamer than a writer, at least when it comes to my spare time. :)
Posts: 64 | Registered: Tuesday, April 12 2005 07:00
Quest List in Avernum 4
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Warrior
Member # 5701
 written Wednesday, January 18 2006 17:27 Profile #4
No worries. I just sort of wanted to get that little nitpick out into the open whether or not Jeff takes it into consideration or not.
Game's still great though.
Posts: 64 | Registered: Tuesday, April 12 2005 07:00
Will Exile ever be carbonized? in The Exile Trilogy
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Warrior
Member # 5701
 written Wednesday, January 18 2006 10:11 Profile #3
quote:
Originally written by Thuryl:

Jeff has said that if support for Classic mode is ever completely dropped from newer Macs, he'll do what's necessary to update all his older games so they still run.
That's a relief to hear.
Posts: 64 | Registered: Tuesday, April 12 2005 07:00
Online Games in General
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Warrior
Member # 5701
 written Wednesday, January 18 2006 10:04 Profile #9
There's one called Oberin you can try as well.
It's completely free.
Posts: 64 | Registered: Tuesday, April 12 2005 07:00
Eshalon: Book 1 - anyone intrigued? in General
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Warrior
Member # 5701
 written Wednesday, January 18 2006 09:58 Profile #0
I'm not sure if this is an appropriate topic to post on this forum, so mods feel free to delete if this is deemed an unacceptable post.

IMG today posted a link to basilisk games' official Eshalon: Book 1 page which reveals the first screenshots. Don't know about you, but I'm sort of interested since the early build does bear a resemblance to SW's Avernum games in terms of graphics style. Of course, the Mac version isn't due out until summer and even then nobody really knows how well it plays or what the story and plot are like.

Anyone else interested in this title? Thoughts and opinions?

http://www.basiliskgames.com/games.htm
Posts: 64 | Registered: Tuesday, April 12 2005 07:00
Quest List in Avernum 4
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Warrior
Member # 5701
 written Wednesday, January 18 2006 09:39 Profile #0
I have to say that I really like the "job board" feature in A4. Since I enjoy completing as many quests as possible I wouldn't mind seeing the available quests list revamped a bit in future Avernum games.

Specifically, keep current/open quests in bold or colored font. And when a quest is completed, don't remove it from the list, but rather mark it completed or in a faded font.

This would make it easier to keep a running tally of which quests you took on and finished for subsequent replays. As it is, removing quests from the list upon completion can make it difficult to remember.
Posts: 64 | Registered: Tuesday, April 12 2005 07:00
Quick Note About Graphics in Avernum 4
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Warrior
Member # 5701
 written Wednesday, January 18 2006 09:28 Profile #24
Recently downloaded the Avernum 4 Mac demo and became instantly addicted after a brief hiatus from the series. IMO, I like the Geneforge-esque graphics. Granted, it took some time to get used to , but all in all I think Jeff made the right decision.
Posts: 64 | Registered: Tuesday, April 12 2005 07:00
Which difficulty level do you play at? in Geneforge Series
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Warrior
Member # 5701
 written Friday, April 29 2005 13:43 Profile #0
Me = normal difficulty all the time

Anyone out there ratchet down the settings when coming across a particularly difficult zone?
Posts: 64 | Registered: Tuesday, April 12 2005 07:00
Essence shield in Geneforge Series
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Warrior
Member # 5701
 written Friday, April 22 2005 05:38 Profile #5
quote:
Originally written by Slartucker:

Does essence shield heal you? I can't remember.
Just tried it. No, it doesn't heal you.
Posts: 64 | Registered: Tuesday, April 12 2005 07:00
Hello to all! in General
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Warrior
Member # 5701
 written Wednesday, April 20 2005 17:21 Profile #12
Greetings Jelly.
Posts: 64 | Registered: Tuesday, April 12 2005 07:00
Hint book - worth buying? in Geneforge Series
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Warrior
Member # 5701
 written Wednesday, April 20 2005 17:19 Profile #6
I think I'll get the book anyway. I'm curious as to how they look and the info they contain.
Posts: 64 | Registered: Tuesday, April 12 2005 07:00
Does Spiderweb improve your English? in General
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Warrior
Member # 5701
 written Wednesday, April 20 2005 08:51 Profile #2
When I think about it, yes.
Posts: 64 | Registered: Tuesday, April 12 2005 07:00
Time to finish geneforge 3 in first time in Geneforge Series
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Warrior
Member # 5701
 written Wednesday, April 20 2005 08:15 Profile #5
quote:
Originally written by mok:

250 days.
But I spent a bunch of time wandering back and forth across the islands looking for 1 item in my stash and/or trying to forge items.
I think my first time through will be around 250 days as well (up to day 98 right now and still on the Dhonal's Keep region). I'm really taking my time on this one on the initial playthrough!
Posts: 64 | Registered: Tuesday, April 12 2005 07:00

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