Profile for John S
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| Displayed name | John S |
| Member number | 5814 |
| Title | Agent |
| Postcount | 1115 |
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| Registered | Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00 |
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| Fresh meat for the Cultists, or, goodbye sunshine in Richard White Games | |
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written Thursday, October 26 2006 14:03
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Well, the descision is more or less unanimously ambiguous. Until further evidence is provided and the matter is inquired or challenged further, I declare Alorael to be tolerati but guilty of violating the Albæ Sententiæ. -------------------- quote: Posts: 1115 | Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00 |
| How to raise skills when level. in The Exile Trilogy | |
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written Thursday, October 26 2006 13:49
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Perhaps dropping and then picking up the items would work? -------------------- quote: Posts: 1115 | Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00 |
| Episode 3: A New Game in General | |
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written Thursday, October 26 2006 13:28
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Thuryl has uses for you. -------------------- quote: Posts: 1115 | Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00 |
| Pan lever in Richard White Games | |
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written Wednesday, October 25 2006 17:59
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quote::( quote:;) -------------------- quote: Posts: 1115 | Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00 |
| Pan lever in Richard White Games | |
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written Wednesday, October 25 2006 14:19
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My friends, accomplices, and acquainances: I have been mulling over a quite distressing matter for quite a long period of time now and I have arrived at a startling conclusion which causes me great dismay: the stony, frozen hell of Subterra, although recently experiencing some feverish activity, is still most unworthy of its lowest-of-the-low domain at the bottom of the forum index (which is coincidentally in close proximity to one's mouse upon clicking the forum index list approximately 75% of the time) and much must be done at once to rectify this. I propose that we once and for all take back what is and was rightfully ours: the seat of power at the bottom of the index, and through this act gain glory and power for ourselves, our compatriots, and our Lord. We cannot allow the heathens of hell to continue to taint our land, mandated to us by the true representatives of White on Earth. We must join together, go on Crusade, take back our honor and dignity and most importantly our holy land, exterminate or convert the heathen menace by any means possible, and finally erect a huge monument to His glory. More or less, let's spam in Subterra for a while. -------------------- quote: Posts: 1115 | Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00 |
| Spiders of all ages... in General | |
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written Wednesday, October 25 2006 13:49
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quote:Wow. I would have placed you somewhere in the college range. Your posts have usually struck me as showing persistence and intelligence, two qualities which are not common among teens. quote:Notice that in the above, I said usually. -------------------- quote: Posts: 1115 | Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00 |
| Pan lever in Richard White Games | |
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written Tuesday, October 24 2006 14:09
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I was just thinking about starting another thread in this forum. I felt sad because it was left out of our festivities. -------------------- quote: Posts: 1115 | Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00 |
| The Bad Get Polling! in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Tuesday, October 24 2006 14:02
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Who was it that first brought that up, anyway? I remember that it was right after DoK was submitted. -------------------- quote: Posts: 1115 | Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00 |
| October Posting Stats Thread in General | |
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written Tuesday, October 24 2006 13:37
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quote:You didn't? -------------------- quote: Posts: 1115 | Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00 |
| The long awaited Census topic! in General | |
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written Monday, October 23 2006 17:50
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quote:I've highlighted the words which use negative connotations and which I find excessive. It's generally expected that, when talking about conquering some territory, it would be by force. As for a "brutal" war, how was it any more brutal than others? By the way, just an observation. If you hear someone praising the Islamic Empire as the pinnacle of tolerance and then feel the need to correct them, then you must feel that you have a culture which better fits that example. Since you also mentioned the Roman Empire, it's probably that one. But I honestly cannot believe that someone would think that the Roman Empire was more tolerant than the Islamic Empire. -------------------- quote: Posts: 1115 | Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00 |
| Census Slartificus in General | |
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written Monday, October 23 2006 13:46
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Favorite adjective brutal Favorite city founded before 0 Rome Favorite computer or video game released before 1990 Hmm. I don't think I've played any pre-1990 games Favorite historical war Thirty Year's War Favorite method of execution Any combination of powerful hand-to-hand techniques Favorite philosopher other than Socrates Blah. If I try to pretend I care about philosophers, I know someone will call my bluff Favorite poet See above Favorite politican (living or dead) I really don't like any of them Favorite scurrilous talk show host Erm... Jerry Springer? Favorite young children's book (i.e., a picture book) If you Give a Mouse a Cookie... -------------------- quote: Posts: 1115 | Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00 |
| Crossbows in Avernum 4 | |
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written Sunday, October 22 2006 15:01
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quote:Just for posterity: Alorael's mother is expensive, heavy, and ineffective. God forbid there should be a single generation that doesn't know who TM is, because they'll be blindsided. But just in case... -------------------- quote: Posts: 1115 | Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00 |
| Wouldnt an Exile/Avernum MMORPG be awesome? in General | |
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written Sunday, October 22 2006 14:52
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"Please, mister Vogel, won't you update the game?" "No, haha! Now give me your delicious souls!" ... That's more or less what would happen. Yep. Anyway, the E/A games don't have really great 1) Plots (although in an MMORPG you can't expect much anyway) 2) Settings (including races, time, organizations, etc.) 3) Combat Systems (including the spell systems) I can't really see what part you would use to make an actual good game. -------------------- quote: Posts: 1115 | Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00 |
| BoA BUGS v6.0 in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Saturday, October 21 2006 19:04
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Let me break out my Eight-Ball... It says that Jeff will follow the trend for BoE and also for previous BoA history. Oh, and look at that! Thuryl agrees, so it must be true. -------------------- quote: Posts: 1115 | Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00 |
| Icon Adjust? in Blades of Avernum Editor | |
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written Friday, October 20 2006 13:33
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I'd always wondered about that. Thanks to the helpful folks in this thread. -------------------- quote: Posts: 1115 | Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00 |
| The Bad Get Polling! in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Thursday, October 19 2006 20:16
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quote:If you honestly feel that this is a personal issue, then I won't try to force you to elaborate any further. However, I want to press this issue. The President of the United States of America is an elected leader, not a representative. The actions of the President reflect on the American people only indirectly. As for other military leaders, like generals, the American opinion has almost no bearing on their decisions or power. And since most of the members of Spidweb are young-to-college age males, I'm going to assume that you weren't alive during World War II; ergo, you could have done nothing to stop the bomb. So why is it a "black mark" specifically to you? -------------------- quote: Posts: 1115 | Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00 |
| The Bad Get Polling! in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Wednesday, October 18 2006 13:27
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Don't blame me; I voted for Kerry. -------------------- quote: Posts: 1115 | Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00 |
| Marralis! in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Tuesday, October 10 2006 11:15
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There is no Marralis in A3. There is a Marish. That's probably what you (Nioca) were thinking of.  -------------------- quote: Posts: 1115 | Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00 |
| Copyrights?? in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Monday, October 9 2006 14:11
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If you want to avoid legal problems, you can generally get good pictures from Wikipedia. Most of the uploaded pictures are on the public domain. Just make sure to check that the picture actually is on the public domain. Also, I think there's a law somewhere saying that a person cannot give out legal advice without being held accountable for the results. But that's not legal advice, and I'm not a lawyer. ;) -------------------- quote: Posts: 1115 | Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00 |
| What's your opinion... in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Sunday, October 8 2006 14:37
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It's not necessary, but surely you agree that it would be more proper? -------------------- quote: Posts: 1115 | Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00 |
| Using the Geneforge as the ultimate character editor. in Geneforge 4: Rebellion | |
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written Sunday, October 8 2006 14:32
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quote:A reward like that is only interesting if you leave alive someone to use it on... I think that scripting would let you give bonuses to different creatures depending on their slot, but that means that a Fyora in slot 1 would get the same bonus as a Battle Alpha in slot 1. So it could be done through scripting, but it would be ugly. If this idea is implemented, it would probably work out better if it was done through the game's engine. -------------------- quote: Posts: 1115 | Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00 |
| What's your opinion... in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Sunday, October 8 2006 12:54
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quote:[/b] I don't care about whether the dungeon is combat-oriented; I care about the fact that gorgons, undead, and spiders do not exist in the same area peacefully. quote:Okay, sure. The scenarios may not be related plot-wise. But I was talking about the use of beams, portuculi, and waterfalls. The fact that they're all in straight rows shows that you haven't yet learned to mix up your tiles or localize them. Instead of thinking, "Okay, how can I paint this entire town/section?", try thinking "Okay, how can I paint this window?". It allows you to focus and develop small details, instead of creating one giant and bland blob. After surfing your site some more, I'd also like to point out that almost all (if not all) of the graphics you are hosting are edits of Spidweb graphics. Yet you make no mention of Spidweb and ask that credit be given to yourself. [ Sunday, October 08, 2006 12:57: Message edited by: Swashbckler ] -------------------- quote: Posts: 1115 | Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00 |
| What's your opinion... in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Sunday, October 8 2006 10:13
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I know this isn't the topic, but now that those screenshots have been brought up I want to say that the third screenshot displays an area sort of like Rentar's fortress in Undead Valley. And as Thuryl more or less once said, "the BoA community generally takes poorly to weird **** for the sake of weird ****" in reference to unrelated monsters being in the same place. -------------------- quote: Posts: 1115 | Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00 |
| Scripting Problems in Blades of Avernum Editor | |
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written Thursday, October 5 2006 13:44
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If you're having trouble pinpointing errors using line numbers, you can insert blank spaces into the script. These will move the error down. So if you get an error on line 90, you can enter two blank spaces. If the error line doesn't change, the spaces were both after line 90. If the error line changed to 91, the error is between the two spaces. If the error line changed to 92, the error line is after both blank lines. -------------------- quote: Posts: 1115 | Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00 |
| Name me! in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Tuesday, October 3 2006 13:30
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Modifiers: Writhing Unholy Caustic Plague Giant Swarmling Base Names: Leech Crawler Grub Spawn Scourge Bane -ipede/-apede (as in Millipede or Gigapede) Worm -------------------- quote: Posts: 1115 | Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00 |