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Did I miss the first trial? in Avernum 4
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 written Tuesday, January 24 2006 01:25 Profile #8
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Originally written by Localized Unreality Distortion:

There's no real hint to lead you to the trials and no real discussion of them, anywhere or ever. They're somewhat half-baked. Actually, as you'll see when you reach the end, they're completely half-baked.

—Alorael, who considers the trial near Motrax's lair to be the hardest.
Untrue. West of Grindstone, near the river, is a huntre that lvies alone. He is friendly enough an speaks with you, and if you ask him about the area he mentions a cave to the south, where adventurers used to travel to, and that he had seen a great number of them enter and leave.

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"..The seventh wave of Thrall stumbled and climbed over the slippery, piled dead and Mazzarin saw The Watcher with them and at last knew the number of his days."
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GF2: guardian claymore or puresteel blade in Geneforge Series
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 written Monday, January 23 2006 04:48 Profile #3
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Originally written by CPeters:


There is a late to really-late game puresteel weapon that hits harder than the guardian claymore or a puresteel blade. Has some sort of stat boosting effect as well. I can't remember what its name was. IIRC, you can only get it as a Taker, and you have to get stat drained by the creation that gives it to you.
Radiant Soulblade.

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"..The seventh wave of Thrall stumbled and climbed over the slippery, piled dead and Mazzarin saw The Watcher with them and at last knew the number of his days."
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The Power of a Shaper Glowing Skin in Geneforge Series
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 written Saturday, January 21 2006 06:07 Profile #12
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Originally written by MagmaDragoon:

In GF2 the final is bad if you use too much canisters? But this is illogic! How you can be a powerful mage without them?
Allot and allot of XP.
You can also alter yourself to gain the powerful spells. Altering does not affect your mind.

In G1, it was virtually impossibel to stay alive without using canisters (unless you played as a Guardian), as the very first skills and spells were gained through use of canisters.
But in G1, canisters only affected your mind after like 10-15 of them, and never caused you to attack anyone.
It might be that canisters have been made "purer" in G2 and G3, and thus has an increased effect on your mind, or that Jeff wanted to show the obviouse side-effect of power, i.e corruption.
My money is on the latter.

[ Saturday, January 21, 2006 06:08: Message edited by: Contra ]

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"..The seventh wave of Thrall stumbled and climbed over the slippery, piled dead and Mazzarin saw The Watcher with them and at last knew the number of his days."
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Trainer skill listing in Avernum 4
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 written Saturday, January 21 2006 02:24 Profile #35
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Originally written by Olo:

It's luck? Either it was Endurance in early beta, there's another Endurance reward, or my memory has failed.

—Alorael, who would not be surprised at all by the last of the choices. His memory has been failing him regularly lately, although he can't quite recall how or when.
Eundurance is given by the priest in Almaria for showing him the real Demonslayer.

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"..The seventh wave of Thrall stumbled and climbed over the slippery, piled dead and Mazzarin saw The Watcher with them and at last knew the number of his days."
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I don't find the wheel to open the grate in Avernum 4
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 written Saturday, January 21 2006 02:23 Profile #23
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Originally written by scottk:

I was trying to get the oozing sword. There was another fine waveblade near the very end. All of these end-of-game artifacts are very nice, in fact! :)
That's the problem. Most of the useful and fine artifacts come so late in the game that you don't have any real use for them afterall.
Somewhat disappointing.

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"..The seventh wave of Thrall stumbled and climbed over the slippery, piled dead and Mazzarin saw The Watcher with them and at last knew the number of his days."
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For a great laugh in Avernum 4
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 written Saturday, January 21 2006 00:52 Profile #2
Defense and Hardiness have always been there, though. Atleast in A?.

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"..The seventh wave of Thrall stumbled and climbed over the slippery, piled dead and Mazzarin saw The Watcher with them and at last knew the number of his days."
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Fort Remote Quest in Avernum 4
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 written Thursday, January 19 2006 04:37 Profile #4
Use the far west side to begin with, then slide across the middle and hit the east.

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"..The seventh wave of Thrall stumbled and climbed over the slippery, piled dead and Mazzarin saw The Watcher with them and at last knew the number of his days."
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Demonslayer in Avernum 4
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 written Thursday, January 19 2006 04:29 Profile #17
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Originally written by Thuryl:

All the archmages who appear in A4 are pale shadows of their former selves, actually. It's a little creepy.
Pffh, X is still alive and kicking. Well, he moves around and is as crazy as he has always been. Plus, he no longer needs to sleep!

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"..The seventh wave of Thrall stumbled and climbed over the slippery, piled dead and Mazzarin saw The Watcher with them and at last knew the number of his days."
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where is the control rod? in Avernum 4
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 written Wednesday, January 18 2006 03:13 Profile #3
Southeastern.

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"..The seventh wave of Thrall stumbled and climbed over the slippery, piled dead and Mazzarin saw The Watcher with them and at last knew the number of his days."
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Best way to kill damned slimes!! in Avernum 4
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 written Wednesday, January 18 2006 02:49 Profile #8
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Originally written by Dikiyoba:

Originally written by VCH:

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I love the exploding slimes. I hit and boom.
Forget pyroroamers. Dikiyoba wants to be able to create exploding slimes in G4.

Edit: Fixed quote.
Like they would be any better? Have Pyroroamers ever been used for anything? Are they usefull..At all?
I think I remember Delicious Vlish saying something about using them for humor reasons. To be more precise; He used to charge Master Hoge with a pack of them, just because he though the idea was funny.

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"..The seventh wave of Thrall stumbled and climbed over the slippery, piled dead and Mazzarin saw The Watcher with them and at last knew the number of his days."
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Cheeseball :( in Avernum 4
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 written Wednesday, January 18 2006 02:40 Profile #7
Look here, if he is Solberg, one of the oldest and most powerful mages of Avernum, he could probably keep his damn cat alive. Even if it died one would thinkt hat he could have animated it.

Edit: But personally, I think Cheeseball was removed because Jeff didn't want to go through the pain of making a nice-looking graph in Poser.

[ Wednesday, January 18, 2006 02:42: Message edited by: Contra ]

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"..The seventh wave of Thrall stumbled and climbed over the slippery, piled dead and Mazzarin saw The Watcher with them and at last knew the number of his days."
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Annatolia or Crewl? (possible spoilers) in Avernum 4
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 written Tuesday, January 17 2006 11:37 Profile #22
A small toolshed (or something like that) with a lever inside of it. Pull the lever to reveal a hidden passage.
The shed can be found up against the rockwall, west of Baghra.

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"..The seventh wave of Thrall stumbled and climbed over the slippery, piled dead and Mazzarin saw The Watcher with them and at last knew the number of his days."
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Where is Crain ? in Avernum 4
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 written Tuesday, January 17 2006 11:35 Profile #1
Actually, it's said that crain is between Mertis and Almera (sp?), and he is indeed inbetween there.
if you need a more exakt location; Just outside the west wall of Fort Samuel.

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"..The seventh wave of Thrall stumbled and climbed over the slippery, piled dead and Mazzarin saw The Watcher with them and at last knew the number of his days."
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Best way to kill damned slimes!! in Avernum 4
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 written Tuesday, January 17 2006 08:21 Profile #5
I was never too fond of the Oozing Blade, or any other sword in A4 for that matter. The only one worth my time was the Radiant Soulblade, but even that felt kinda weak.
Man, I miss the claymores of old, from A2 and G2.

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"..The seventh wave of Thrall stumbled and climbed over the slippery, piled dead and Mazzarin saw The Watcher with them and at last knew the number of his days."
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Key to inner Rentar Fortress in Avernum 4
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 written Tuesday, January 17 2006 08:17 Profile #3
How? The doors can't be opened.

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"..The seventh wave of Thrall stumbled and climbed over the slippery, piled dead and Mazzarin saw The Watcher with them and at last knew the number of his days."
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Stop me before I murder Lark in Avernum 4
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 written Tuesday, January 17 2006 08:16 Profile #12
I collected all Shaper Equipment in G3 on the first three islands, only to sell them on the fourth in a quest.
I got 89 sets, giving me 3560 gold and 356 xp. I found the xp reward kinda low, to be frank.

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"..The seventh wave of Thrall stumbled and climbed over the slippery, piled dead and Mazzarin saw The Watcher with them and at last knew the number of his days."
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Geneforge 4: "Not a Shaper" in Geneforge Series
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 written Tuesday, January 17 2006 05:56 Profile #44
Use the same reasons Sadam, Hitler, Stalin and Pol Pot did.

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"..The seventh wave of Thrall stumbled and climbed over the slippery, piled dead and Mazzarin saw The Watcher with them and at last knew the number of his days."
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Geneforge 4: "Not a Shaper" in Geneforge Series
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 written Monday, January 16 2006 14:48 Profile #41
This whole "Shaped Rebel" thing won't work. That means you have to use Canisters to survive, meaning that you have to grow mad with power, and thus the game becomes very rigid, with only one way to do things.
However, as the war continues, the other magical sects that have been mentioned before (and I have mentioned this before) might very well have somehow gained access to Shaper arts, and studied it without using canisters.
..But of course, that would probably mean that you start out as an "Apprentice" once again. This is a pickle.
In either way, I am actually tired of Canisters by Geneforge 2, and really tired of them by Geneforge 3. The Geneforge world got so much possibility, so many chances of great roleplay. Intra-shaper conflict, sect vs sect conflict, Shaper vs Outsider conflict.
But I know this is too much to hope for, and that Jeff will continue with his original plot. I just hope it will have a new and intresting twist, now that we don't have to play as a Shaper.

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"..The seventh wave of Thrall stumbled and climbed over the slippery, piled dead and Mazzarin saw The Watcher with them and at last knew the number of his days."
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Skill Potions in Avernum 4
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 written Monday, January 16 2006 14:34 Profile #3
The screen south of Koth's Lair, i.e before you actually enter Koth's lair.
You fought an Eyebeast there, which had dominated a Slith, a Human, a Nephil and a Vahanati. Search around that area, and you will find a cave that will lead you across the river to the south-west corner of the screen, you will have to dispell some barriers on the way. Tell the man there that you have killed the eyebeast, and he will make you your potions.

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"..The seventh wave of Thrall stumbled and climbed over the slippery, piled dead and Mazzarin saw The Watcher with them and at last knew the number of his days."
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Helping Jeff advertise in Avernum 4
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 written Sunday, January 15 2006 11:49 Profile #81
Some books, movies and games are worth reading/watching/playing again, simply because the brain has this marvelous abillity to forget things when it haven't experienced it in a long time.
You may remember the grand plot, but not exactly, and not the fine details.
And what makes a book/movie/game is often the fine details.

For me, such a book is Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, or Man's Wordly Goods, and perhaps also A Conspiracy of Dunces (haven't given it a second try yet, but I know I will.)
For an example of a movie I would have to say Twelve Monkeys, and games such as Civilization II and Geneforge 1.

In the end, it is all about preference, I know my dad has read probably over 10.000 books, and rarely reads a book twice, but even he has. Afterall, having read so many books, how can you really remember every single one that good?

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"..The seventh wave of Thrall stumbled and climbed over the slippery, piled dead and Mazzarin saw The Watcher with them and at last knew the number of his days."
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Helping Jeff advertise in Avernum 4
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 written Sunday, January 15 2006 07:26 Profile #78
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Originally written by VCH:

I usually play a game through once, try to do everything, then never look at it again. I mean who reads a book twice. :o
Uh..Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy? 17 times.

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"..The seventh wave of Thrall stumbled and climbed over the slippery, piled dead and Mazzarin saw The Watcher with them and at last knew the number of his days."
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Helping Jeff advertise in Avernum 4
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 written Sunday, January 15 2006 05:02 Profile #76
It's the small things that make the difference. Just give me a few scrapes of change here and there, and I will be fine with the rest of the static, monotome world around me.
In G3, you had the time-display, telling you how much time has passed since you left the school. And time slightly altered things in the game. That was great. I sort of miss the seasons from previouse Avernum, with the special days and festivals.

Another small thing that makes the game more fun is the small, hidden jokes. The ongoing "evil altar" jokes still makes me laugh.

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"..The seventh wave of Thrall stumbled and climbed over the slippery, piled dead and Mazzarin saw The Watcher with them and at last knew the number of his days."
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6th Test in Avernum 4
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 written Sunday, January 15 2006 04:38 Profile #6
I guess another strike for Jeff, who could have evolved the game more.

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"..The seventh wave of Thrall stumbled and climbed over the slippery, piled dead and Mazzarin saw The Watcher with them and at last knew the number of his days."
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GIFTS? in Avernum 4
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 written Sunday, January 15 2006 04:33 Profile #5
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Originally written by Ephesos:

Hm... even if I hadn't made Spire mad by killing Annatolia, I don't think I could have betrayed the GIFTS by subjecting them to that lunatic.
He's not a lunatic, he's just a dedicated fan of anatomy.

..."I'm not a warcriminal, I just really, really suport birthcontroll."

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"..The seventh wave of Thrall stumbled and climbed over the slippery, piled dead and Mazzarin saw The Watcher with them and at last knew the number of his days."
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Opening .Rar for Mac. in General
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 written Sunday, January 15 2006 04:29 Profile #11
Thanks for the tips. Apaprently my Stufit Deluxe was out-of-date. I downloaded the new version of Stuffit Expander, and it worked perfectly.

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