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Displayed name	Dikiyoba
Member number	6600
Title	Councilor
Postcount	4346
Homepage	http://www.freewebs.com/dikiyoba/
Registered	Friday, December 23 2005 08:00

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Alorael in General
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Wednesday, July 5 2006 05:47 Profile Homepage #9 Dikiyoba was posting in General on Dikiyoba's first day. Yay for insanity! Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Alorael in General
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Wednesday, July 5 2006 04:58 Profile Homepage #6 Dikiyoba wonders how many topics get made per year about Alorael. Probably more topics than he creates in a year. Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Civil Unions disallowed in ACT in General
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Tuesday, July 4 2006 22:29 Profile Homepage #185 This must be why people tend to post "It's an oldbie in disguise!" every time they meet an interesting newbie. :P Dikiyoba. Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
What do you think of A4 in Avernum 4
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Tuesday, July 4 2006 21:45 Profile Homepage #25 Originally by Micro Phage: quote: I guess I'm so happy with A4 is because I played it first. I wonder how I'll feel about these earlier versions having played A4 before them. See, that's one reason I like A4 less than some other games. What I remember about the other Avernums is getting in the way with A4. I compare the plot, the skills, and the interface and decide that I like the old Avernums better because I'm more familiar with them. If it were a completely new series, I would have adjusted to it quite easily and been perfectly happy with it. Another little issue I have with A4 is the difficulty I have in role-playing. In three out of the four games I bought, my characters naturally have personality. (My characters in BoA don't. At least, not until the scenario gives it to them). In A4, the characters are just numbers wrapped in a graphics sheet. However, upon realizing this, Dikiyoba decided to try A4 again, and concentrate more on giving those lifeless characters personality. Dikiyoba shall see where it leads... Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Bride of the Abominable Photo Thread in General
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Tuesday, July 4 2006 06:21 Profile Homepage #52 Originally by Thin Air: quote: Guess what I'm looking at? Some sort of animal? --- Originally by MagmaDragoon: quote: A thing that I never understood on SW Boards is if Nico is cute or not. Can I see a photo, please? I spent a long time tracking this down, so at least it's good for something. --- Originally by Ephesos: quote: I still have no pictures from any time more recent than the last time that this particular thread was reincarnated. I might have to fix that, if only for the sake of my facebook account. I think your picture link is broken for that picture, too. --- Two years ago: One year ago: Current: --- Originally by Arancaytar: quote: Good god, another gender revelation. There has yet to be a single photo thread without one (in my time anyway). And what is more, a revelation that wasn't even noticed until it was pointed out. o_O Dikiyoba thinks that these photo threads are shortening Arancaytar's natural life span. Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
What do you think of A4 in Avernum 4
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Monday, July 3 2006 13:46 Profile Homepage #7 No, I think they show up sooner than that. For instance, there is one quest on the job board at Fort Monastery that doesn't appear until after you complete one of the earlier job board quests. But it's been a while, so Dikiyoba could be misremembering. Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Wow (G4) in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Monday, July 3 2006 13:33 Profile Homepage #95 Originally by Marlenny: quote: Edit: if memory serves me right (however, I could be dead wrong about this), wasn't there a kid on GF2? Somewhere with the takers? I could swear he/she was talking about his/her mom or something. I said that already. Although I just looked it up and his name is Tyne, and his mother is Igner. Originally by Little Billy Sue: quote: Say what? I distinctly remember children in A2- they were a nice addition. And anyway, it's possible to go on a homicidal rampage and murder every living being in the Avernums and Geneforge. If the possibility of killing children was to cause outrage, certainly that would cause at least the same amount. I liked the children in A2 a lot as well. They are some of my favorite NPCs, despite the fact that they rarely provide anything of importance. And I know there's an option to kill a bunch of slith children in the Secret Slith hideout, even though your characters feel guilty about it afterwards. But Geneforge and Avernum are different. In Avernum, you are the good guys, so you aren't supposed to run around killing whole towns. If you decide to do that, it's your call, and good luck if you screw up the game. In Geneforge, you decide who the "good guys" are and wiping out towns of enemy factions is a legitimate tactic, so I understand not having children showing up very often in Geneforge. But please, Jeff, children in A5! Dikiyoba. Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
The Hintbook in General
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Monday, July 3 2006 11:58 Profile Homepage #4 Yep. I think it's hard to miss. Originally by i: quote: Seriously, I don't know why Jeff sends it in paper form these days; a pdf would probably suffice and be cheaper. Well, I like to read away from the computer sometimes. However, I'm not living a continent away. And a pdf can be updated to a newer version should a major error or a huge number of minor ones be found. Dikiyoba. Edit: Typo. [ Monday, July 03, 2006 11:59: Message edited by: Dikiyoba ] Posts: 4346* \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Civil Unions disallowed in ACT in General
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Monday, July 3 2006 07:10 Profile Homepage #163 If people are going to argue for and make laws and regulations with that belief in mind (and not take human nature into account), they might as well stop being somewhat sneaky about it and declare their intent openly. Enough with the "Oh no, we can't teach kids about birth control in school. It would encourage the wrong behavior!" sort of stuff. Dikiyoba. Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Wow (G4) in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Monday, July 3 2006 05:50 Profile Homepage #87 Originally by MagmaDragoon: quote: Another curious thing: the name of the new, lighting, creation (It's like a Kodo beast!)... Isn't similar at the name of a Shaper that hide in a tower in GF3? Khyryk and kyshakk? Yes, they are fairly similar. The kyshakk looks similar to an apatosaurus to Dikiyoba. Dikiyoba's 8 year old self is happy. Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Could someone mod a data file for me ? in Geneforge Series
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Monday, July 3 2006 05:39 Profile Homepage #2 You'd have to change the graphic files. Save the graphics you want to replace somewhere safe and then save the graphics you want in the Data folder under the same name as the graphic you were replacing. Be warned that this is untested and unsupported territory, so I don't know whether it would work perfectly or screw everything up. Dikiyoba. Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Helping Litalia? in Geneforge Series
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Sunday, July 2 2006 17:44 Profile Homepage #6 But the wise, experienced serviles have always had a good record of surviving in rogue infested areas. Some of them provide explanations for why they can survive unmolested. Unfortunately, Dikiyoba can't remember any specifics, only that the intelligent creations respect the serviles for their wisdom and the unintelligent creations don't see them as a threat. Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Who becomes a Shaper in Geneforge Series
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Sunday, July 2 2006 17:36 Profile Homepage #7 It probably has to do with how long the apprentice Shaper has been training (and therefore how much they know). After all, Greta knows very little about how to actually shape creations. Litalia, however, was almost finished with her apprenticeship before she tried to kill her master. At that point, she can't just be dumped back into non-Shaper society. She knows too much about Shaping. Her attempted assassination has to be forgiven (and Shaper dogma re-emphasized until her concern for creations is squashed) or she has to be killed. Dikiyoba. Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
You'd Beta Believe It... in Blades of Avernum
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Sunday, July 2 2006 17:21 Profile Homepage #61 Originally by Green Apples: quote: If you see the shade before talking to Rosaline, you won't be able to ask her what she does, and therefore have her identify your items, since SDF(0,6) is used for both situations.This may be intentional, I don't know.. You might have meant to use (1,6) so that the ? only appears once. If I'm wrong, feel free to throw tomatoes at me. Yes, that's what I discovered as well. And even if Green Apple had been wrong, Dikiyoba would never throw tomatoes at Green Apple. It's not nice. Besides, rotten apples would be a more appropriate punishment. Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Wow (G4) in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Sunday, July 2 2006 10:36 Profile Homepage #80 Originally by Kryten: quote: There is at least one in G1. (Awakened Town) Don't know about the others. She/he also shows up in G2. And I think there's a child in Zhass-Uss as well. Originally by Mr. Bookworm: quote: The Rebels could consist of a soggy leaf of lettuce, a fyora, and a five year old kid, and simply because you join them, they will win. Hey, it's possible, provided that the monster AI is still dumb, the fyora is yours to control, the soggy leaf of lettuce is placed on a smooth floor, and the five year old is unnaturally precocious (as all five year olds in these situations are) and so has the capabilities of a fully-trained Agent. All you have to do is send the fyora out on scouting missions. When it runs into an enemy patrol, the patrol will chase after it (or better yet, call for help so that all the patrols in the area can chase after it). Then the fyora runs back to where the soggy leaf of lettuce is with the patrol following. Some of the patrol members will slip and fall after stepping on the soggy leaf of lettuce, thus preventing them from acting for several rounds. Then you and the five year old blast the patrol apart with powerful spells. (The fyora will be spitting fire at the patrol as well, but it probably won't do much damage.) Repeat until Shaper resistance crumbles, go kill the Shaper leaders, and the rebels have won the war! They'd have an awfully hard time maintaining control, though. Dikiyoba. Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Who becomes a Shaper in Geneforge Series
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Sunday, July 2 2006 05:21 Profile Homepage #1 I think it's people with a good natural ability to shape and the determination/work ethic to develop that ability. All three games emphasize the hard work the character has done so far in the intro text. Dikiyoba. Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
You'd Beta Believe It... in Blades of Avernum
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Saturday, July 1 2006 20:32 Profile Homepage #56 Now you will have to pardon my sending of a report after the official version is released. (I couldn't avoid noticing a very tiny bug and a few more typos.) Dikiyoba wonders how these new typos manage to creep into new versions. Do the few surviving typos reproduce? Is it spontaneous generation? Or do the typo gnomes add them in when no one is watching? Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Xylgham udwlnit skretcko!1!! in General
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Saturday, July 1 2006 11:26 Profile Homepage #357 Act 8, Scenes 2, 3, and 4. This update isn't as soon as I had hoped it would be, but now it's three scenes as opposed to just two. And the script has now been visited over 1000 times. Good work, everyone. Dikiyoba is sure that Nikki will find Scene 4 very memorable. :P Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Spells in Geneforge Series
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Saturday, July 1 2006 07:05 Profile Homepage #11 Originally by Hannes: quote: ...I use Aura Of Flames =( Why is that worth a sad face? Dikiyoba. Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Your favorite video game company in General
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Saturday, July 1 2006 06:43 Profile Homepage #41 I don't play anything besides computer games, and I don't play a lot of those. Besides Spiderweb Software, I like Maxis for SimAnt, SimCopter, and the Streets of SimCity. Dikiyoba used to play a few games by The Learning Company, but Dikiyoba is too old for those games now. Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Best game in General
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Saturday, July 1 2006 05:21 Profile Homepage #21 Originally by The Lurker: quote: ... Does that mean you actually played the Homeland 2 demo? I have not. The original one creeped me out. Why would I look at the sequel? quote: (random off-topic remark : I've noticed that Homeland 2 uses the same Gazer graphics as Geneforge 2. Pretty odd, really.) This is the kind of knowledge that interferes with Dikiyoba's ability to play and enjoy Geneforge. Please don't tell Dikiyoba any more. Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Graphics Hoard Unleashed Upon Ye in Blades of Avernum
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Friday, June 30 2006 21:47 Profile Homepage #7 Originally by ADoS: quote: (except the dying animation) Yes, the vile magister appears to die either by being flattened by a bulldozer or crushed by a falling house. Dikiyoba. Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
bug? Or just dumb? in Avernum 4
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Friday, June 30 2006 17:29 Profile Homepage #7 Just pick a place. Preferably a place that you will remember where they are at and can reach easily (like around the pylons in every town.) Dikiyoba. Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Miscellaneous PPP questions in General
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Friday, June 30 2006 17:18 Profile Homepage #8 It looks great. Dikiyoba was going to post two errors here that weren't great, but then Dikiyoba got distracted and by the time that Dikiyoba came back, the errors had been corrected. That's how great it is! Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Quests in Avernum 2 in The Avernum Trilogy
Dikiyoba Councilor Member # 6600	written Friday, June 30 2006 04:40 Profile Homepage #8 I don't worry about fulfilling quests for this part of the game. Instead, I concentrate on exploring, and many of the quests just end up getting done along way. I usually have lots of loot after the vahnatai lands, so I tend to explore outdoor areas from the Tower of Magi to Formello as soon as possible. Then I go back and explore all the dungeons and towns in those areas. Dikiyoba does the Giant Fortress relatively soon as well, but Dikiyoba doesn't remember what level Dikiyoba's party is at when Dikiyoba does it. Posts: 4346 \| Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00

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