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| Displayed name | Contra |
| Member number | 5785 |
| Title | Infiltrator |
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| Registered | Wednesday, May 4 2005 07:00 |
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| The Invincible Thad, again! in Geneforge Series | |
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written Tuesday, June 21 2005 04:15
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I posted once before about this, a Thad Shade that were more or less unstoppable on Harmony and Dhonalds because nothing could hit it. I got a few replies and the argument went that "Sure, it's good stuff, but only on normal and there won't be enough essence to support an entire army of them". This time, I did it on Torment. With an Int of 14 (P+1 for Skein, +1 for Students Belt) and a BS skill of 7, I pumped 240 essence into this once Thad on Torment, giving it max Dex, two points of endurance and close to max Strenght. Not only did it work, but even on Torment the Shade Pit was a walk in the park. Nothing could stop my Thad Shade. Since one shade is all that is needed, there is no point to support a larger army, especially since one shade even works on Torment. When I started ut on Harmony, the best & to hit my Shade came to 30%, and I had 4 from max Dex. A few levels later and max Dex, the highest hit % came up to 10, and that was only from one creation: Specters in the shade pit. The rest are arounds 0-5%. Nothing hits it. (Okey, another exception, the Battle Aplha guarding the canister in Dwyanna's basement. That thing is just out of controll. Probably ment to always hit on Torment) Even if something did hit the shade, as a Thad it has a rather heavy supply of hitpoints (260 hitpoints at Level 27, with 2 points into endurace.) As an added bonus, Poison has no effect whatsoever on the Shade, and Acid seems to have a really weakened effect, close to nothing but pointless. Level 27 might sound like allot, but with a BS skill of 7 and a Thad skill of 4 (1 Level from South End, 1 from Training Grounds, 2 from training by Dwyanna.) your Shade starts at somewhere around Level 22. So, you now have a creation nothing can touch, that can't be damaged by Poision and hardly by Acid (and oh, mental effects like Terror does not work either, because it's undead, duh), has allot of hitpoints and can hit back decent enough. It works on Torment and since it is only one creation it draws minimal XP from your Shaper. Love it? I shall come back on this topic after i tried the Thad Shade on Dhonald's. Maybe he will fail, but if such I will still have managed to take on an entire island with only one creation on Torment with minimal effort to keep it alive, giving more XP to main character. -------------------- "..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." Posts: 522 | Registered: Wednesday, May 4 2005 07:00 |
| Going Rogue? in Geneforge Series | |
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written Tuesday, June 21 2005 03:59
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Did you buy up their Int? -------------------- "..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." Posts: 522 | Registered: Wednesday, May 4 2005 07:00 |
| Game finished : remaining quest in Geneforge Series | |
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written Tuesday, June 21 2005 02:35
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QUOTE]more intelligence = more essence ??????? :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: I thought that essence came from every ennemy killed. What link with intelligence ?[/QB][/QUOTE] ::Laughs:: Would you mind if I put this as my new Quote, Paulette? Edit: Speaking of quotes, mine seem to have gone awry. [ Tuesday, June 21, 2005 02:37: Message edited by: Contra ] -------------------- "..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." Posts: 522 | Registered: Wednesday, May 4 2005 07:00 |
| Going Rogue? in Geneforge Series | |
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written Tuesday, June 21 2005 02:30
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I don't think Greta and Alwan can go "Rogue". They are not creations, per se. -------------------- "..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." Posts: 522 | Registered: Wednesday, May 4 2005 07:00 |
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written Monday, June 20 2005 14:40
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quote:Are you seriouse? That is like right after you leave Harmony. How did you get the Essence to have 4 creations and Augment/Essence Sheild them all on top of that? I can't recall Augment cost, but I will go with 20. So that is 40 per person, which are 5, meaning 200 Essence just on augment/essence armor. Creation cost will be atleast another 100. What is your int? I am guessing you don't have the Gruesom Charm or Girdle of Geniouse yet, ynless you just Exitzoned a few levels. All and all, it just seems highly unlikely. Sure, the Glaahks might stun the Golems, but since the Golems will be hard to hit and your Glaahks really low level compared to them they will just go down. Edit: And oh, another 40 essence for Alwan. I did not even take the Steel Skin into account, but that would be another huge blow of essence. [ Monday, June 20, 2005 14:41: Message edited by: Contra ] -------------------- "..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." Posts: 522 | Registered: Wednesday, May 4 2005 07:00 |
| Misshaped golem in benarii-eo labs in Geneforge Series | |
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written Monday, June 20 2005 14:33
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If Agent: Haste/Bless yourself. Hit him with "Kill" or "Searer" two times a round, heal when you need to heal. If Shaper: Use a swarm of your best creations, haste them all. I did it with a single creation that I pumped up allot. If Guardian: Never tried it, but with high dex and Missile Weapons you should do enough damage with a nice wand to bring him down. Seriously, how can you fail this on easy? I had more problems with the Golem in Darkstone Mine Core. -------------------- "..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." Posts: 522 | Registered: Wednesday, May 4 2005 07:00 |
| How to safely steal any item not in a container (possible bug?) in Geneforge Series | |
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written Monday, June 20 2005 14:27
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Or give you a bad rep? -------------------- "..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." Posts: 522 | Registered: Wednesday, May 4 2005 07:00 |
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written Monday, June 20 2005 10:13
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11 points of strenght from start? And you did not use Guardian Claymore either? **** man, why go above base strenght of 4? Spend the other 35(!) skillpoints on Intelligence instead. -------------------- "..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." Posts: 522 | Registered: Wednesday, May 4 2005 07:00 |
| Going Rogue? in Geneforge Series | |
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written Monday, June 20 2005 10:09
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No, creatures with and over Int of 2 can go Rogue, this I got positive knowledge of from G2. As for other creatures dominating, well that is beyond the actuall point of this topic. But going Rogue in G3 seems to be very rare, something that is rather sad since it added another level of gameplay back in G1. -------------------- "..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." Posts: 522 | Registered: Wednesday, May 4 2005 07:00 |
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written Monday, June 20 2005 08:32
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It seemed like there was a fair chance of creations going Rogue or running away in terror in G1. It happened pretty often if the health got low enough. In G2 the scale of rogue/terror tipped in the favor of terror, but I still recall creations going rogue on me. In G3? Never. Not even on torment have I ever seen a creation go rogue, no matter the health or how low Intelligence I buy for my creations (I never get more than 2 anyway). Has this rather intresting element in the game been wiped away completly, or is it just so that it is extremely rare/ only happens to creations that has less than Int 2 bought for them? -------------------- "..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." Posts: 522 | Registered: Wednesday, May 4 2005 07:00 |
| What do YOU want to see in G4? in Geneforge Series | |
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written Monday, June 20 2005 07:42
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I would not be surprised if the Sholai appear in the next game as allies to your character or atleast appearing more like good guys (a' la Awakened) than the bad ones. This idea with the geneforge evolving to be a sentinent being is fun, too bad a few games have done things like that before. -------------------- "..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." Posts: 522 | Registered: Wednesday, May 4 2005 07:00 |
| character editor question in Geneforge Series | |
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written Monday, June 13 2005 15:38
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Speak with HawkKing about this issue. -------------------- "..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." Posts: 522 | Registered: Wednesday, May 4 2005 07:00 |
| Darkstone Forging Items (possible spoilers) in Geneforge Series | |
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written Monday, June 13 2005 15:36
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What is the stats on this weak curse? -------------------- "..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." Posts: 522 | Registered: Wednesday, May 4 2005 07:00 |
| Darkstone Forging Items (possible spoilers) in Geneforge Series | |
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written Monday, June 13 2005 15:17
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I think the Ivory Skull is bugged in first version. Steel Spines are efficient, if put on armor they damage those that attack you in melee. If put on weapons the weapon do more damage (I think). -------------------- "..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." Posts: 522 | Registered: Wednesday, May 4 2005 07:00 |
| The Shade Pit in Geneforge Series | |
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written Monday, June 13 2005 15:05
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I am rather positive that I can manage it with a set of speedspores and just regular blessing magic. -------------------- "..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." Posts: 522 | Registered: Wednesday, May 4 2005 07:00 |
| The Shade Pit in Geneforge Series | |
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written Monday, June 13 2005 14:42
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You get ME so early in the game? -------------------- "..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." Posts: 522 | Registered: Wednesday, May 4 2005 07:00 |
| The Shade Pit in Geneforge Series | |
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written Monday, June 13 2005 14:09
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I think that it is very doable with a Shaper on Torment if you don't care too much about your creations. No need to leave Harmony. -------------------- "..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." Posts: 522 | Registered: Wednesday, May 4 2005 07:00 |
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written Monday, June 13 2005 13:12
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Second summoning, not too hard either. Those Specter Sages did not appear in nay great numbers, mostly just basic Specters. One more to go.. -------------------- "..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." Posts: 522 | Registered: Wednesday, May 4 2005 07:00 |
| Most Cost-Effective Spells in Geneforge Series | |
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written Monday, June 13 2005 11:51
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Useful, yes, but is it COST-EFFICIENT? Does the input of Essence+Energy equal the damage and/or effect? Fireball is by far the most cost efficient, since it does most damage compared to the petty 4 energy it takes to cast. -------------------- "..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." Posts: 522 | Registered: Wednesday, May 4 2005 07:00 |
| Most Cost-Effective Spells in Geneforge 2 | |
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written Monday, June 13 2005 11:51
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Useful, yes, but is it COST-EFFICIENT? Does the input of Essence+Energy equal the damage and/or effect? Fireball is by far the most cost efficient, since it does most damage compared to the petty 4 energy it takes to cast. -------------------- "..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." Posts: 522 | Registered: Wednesday, May 4 2005 07:00 |
| Dumped by Greta in Geneforge Series | |
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written Monday, June 13 2005 11:43
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We are talking about the creator on Dhonald's. -------------------- "..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." Posts: 522 | Registered: Wednesday, May 4 2005 07:00 |
| The diferent factions *POSSIBLE SPOILERS* in Geneforge Series | |
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written Monday, June 13 2005 11:42
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If you give the canister away the Shaper in San Ru will be hostile. You can buy two canisters for 500 eatch. there is no "joining" the loyalists, you just have to complete loyalist goals through the game and you will get the loyalist ending. As long as you remain loyal you will get aid from other loyalists. -------------------- "..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." Posts: 522 | Registered: Wednesday, May 4 2005 07:00 |
| Dumped by Greta in Geneforge Series | |
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written Monday, June 13 2005 10:28
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I heard some guy talking about keeping Greta all the way to the loyalist ending, and having her mentioned in the epiloge. Is this true? Does that mean that as long as you fix the Creator you can keep her around untill the end of the game? -------------------- "..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." Posts: 522 | Registered: Wednesday, May 4 2005 07:00 |
| Greta or Alwan? in Geneforge Series | |
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written Monday, June 13 2005 10:25
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Greta tends to get wasted after one hit. I get a Vlish bolt that hits me, takes about 40 out of my 70 Health. Greta gets hit with the same kind of attack, takes 72 damage and dies. -------------------- "..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." Posts: 522 | Registered: Wednesday, May 4 2005 07:00 |
| What do YOU want to see in G4? in Geneforge Series | |
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written Monday, June 13 2005 10:24
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Flying, burrowing, swimming creations. Drayks and Drakons have wings, do they not? So let them fly, and because of this they get some kind of bonus (like being harder to hit with melee weapons). Other, new creations can be allowed to fly aswell. Some creations can move underground if you press a button, to avoid being damaged but can't damage themselves. Swimming creations can move over water and perhaps even carry you on their backs (Like the specialized Drayk from G1) -------------------- "..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." Posts: 522 | Registered: Wednesday, May 4 2005 07:00 |