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All-Nephilim Group in Blades of Avernum
Dikiyoba
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Member # 6600
 written Thursday, February 16 2006 18:38 Profile Homepage #5
True, but ignoring the time period is easier than trying to figure out why and how a slith can have a human for a sister.

Dikiyoba.
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What to be added in Avernum 4? in The Avernum Trilogy
Dikiyoba
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Member # 6600
 written Thursday, February 16 2006 18:24 Profile Homepage #13
In A2, Dikiyoba's party keeps every pillow they run across and later move them all to the rakshasi lair so that the party has somewhere comfortable to retire to once they complete all the game quests.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
"The End of Blades" Discussion in Blades of Avernum
Dikiyoba
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Member # 6600
 written Thursday, February 16 2006 16:19 Profile Homepage #21
I'd like to see the scenarios that are currently out but buggy, short, unbalanced, and filled with typos but have a relatively (it's a matter of opinion, I know) good premise fixed up than have more bad scenarios created.

Dikiyoba plays the good scenarios more than once as opposed to the bad ones, which get played halfway through and then thrown away.

Edit: Dikiyoba hasn't seen an error message when trying to post before. And yet it's oddly appropriate that it happened in this topic.

[ Thursday, February 16, 2006 16:21: Message edited by: Dikiyoba ]
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All-Nephilim Group in Blades of Avernum
Dikiyoba
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Member # 6600
 written Thursday, February 16 2006 15:47 Profile Homepage #2
I played Mad Ambition as a slith as the lead character, and didn't change the graphic. That was interesting...

Whatever other faults it has, Babysitting at least adjusts the sister's race according to the race of the lead character.

Dikiyoba.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Geneforge 4: "Not a Shaper" in Geneforge Series
Dikiyoba
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Member # 6600
 written Thursday, February 16 2006 15:39 Profile Homepage #72
Originally by Delicious Vlish:

quote:
And there will be bitter complaints from Geneforge fans, about the corruption of their series by hateful Avernum elements.
Nonsense. After the new Shaper graphic of G3 and the squashed profiles in the inventory screen, corruption by Avernum is the least of graphic worries.

Wait, Dikiyoba remembers something about a giant boat...

Edit: If it makes TesabilityBlack feel better, Dikiyoba clearly realized TesabilityBlack was a girl.

[ Thursday, February 16, 2006 15:43: Message edited by: Dikiyoba ]
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
It ain't all over 'til...Oh...Erm... in General
Dikiyoba
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Member # 6600
 written Thursday, February 16 2006 15:32 Profile Homepage #13
I don't suppose you have a sibling who points and yells "Hey! That's you!" every time a fell beast comes into view, though.

Dikiyoba supposes that's what Dikiyoba deserves for yelling "Hey! That's a really nice shot of you!" at said sibling every time there is a shot of a particularily ugly orc.
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Utility skills in Blades of Avernum
Dikiyoba
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Member # 6600
 written Thursday, February 16 2006 15:25 Profile Homepage #3
It's possible to adjust the level of a skill based on how many members are in a party. When I design, I require a lower level for a skill for 1-2 members in a party and a higher value if there are 3-4 members.

Dikiyoba.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Favorite Charecter? in Nethergate
Dikiyoba
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Member # 6600
 written Thursday, February 16 2006 14:09 Profile Homepage #14
Aztecs vs. Spanish conquistadors?

Dikiyoba.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Behold the SMBTI in General
Dikiyoba
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Member # 6600
 written Wednesday, February 15 2006 20:45 Profile Homepage #7
Let's look at Dikiyoba's stats.

Dikiyoba's probably a victim, but Dikiyoba honestly doesn't care. A for apathy.

Yeller vs. Spammer. Look at post count vs. time. Definitely S for spammer. But with occasional good things to say.

Dikiyoba hates romance, so has to go with T for thinker. Admittedly, Dikiyoba is humorous and creative to a fault. But that takes thought.

Probably a descriptivist, but it's getting too late to think it through. Must not fall asleep before completing homework...

So, Dikiyoba is a ASTD. Who has a good acronym?
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
number of people - Ocean Bound in Richard White Games
Dikiyoba
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Member # 6600
 written Wednesday, February 15 2006 20:35 Profile Homepage #2
Sparkz was a good game.

There was an Internet mock-off called Qix or something like that that was pretty good, but only because one could type in any name and quote they wanted if they made the high scores, and making the high score was easy. So there was stuff like "All hail Emperor Bush" and "Never ever ever leapfrog a unicorn" and "I knew it! The blue one hates me!"

Dikiyoba does not need any more encouragement to be weird, so the quotes probably weren't such a good thing. But a small percentage were funny.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Return of Barzhal? in Geneforge Series
Dikiyoba
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Member # 6600
 written Wednesday, February 15 2006 20:18 Profile Homepage #2
Originally by Arancaytar the Grey:

quote:
Uh...
...Barzhal was killed in the Loyalist ending of G2, which was probably the basis for G3. No go.

Now, what would Barzhal's shade look like? Or having some rebel bind said shade to him or her to gain power?

Dikiyoba.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Follow or not follow the Shaper's way? -GF3- in Geneforge Series
Dikiyoba
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Member # 6600
 written Wednesday, February 15 2006 19:42 Profile Homepage #25
I believe they were attempting to weed out the smart serviles at the time because the increased canister use and power-hungry philosophy caused a shift to obedient creations and not independent ones.

Dikiyoba thinks the Awakened in G2 are a lot more powerful than the Awakened in G1. And they get a better ending in G2, too.

Edit: Sig change.

[ Wednesday, February 15, 2006 19:46: Message edited by: Dikiyoba ]
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
A Few Advance Notes On Geneforge 4 in Geneforge Series
Dikiyoba
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Member # 6600
 written Wednesday, February 15 2006 19:21 Profile Homepage #79
Correct Dikiyoba if Dikiyoba is wrong:

There's an artila that can be reabsorbed in the demo of G3. However, it took (relatively) high leadership to absorb it and if the leadership wasn't high enough, the artila would go hostile.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
The Spiderweb Instant Custom Title Generator? in General
Dikiyoba
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Member # 6600
 written Wednesday, February 15 2006 18:42 Profile Homepage #135
Well, at least Synergy tries. TM doesn't.

Dikiyoba.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Let's Go! in General
Dikiyoba
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Member # 6600
 written Wednesday, February 15 2006 16:35 Profile Homepage #16
Top Three Ways To Freak People Out:

1. Go into a store, pick out a mundane item, and then jabber on about it in gibberish to a sales clerk.
2. Sit in an elevator and ride up and down, saying that you aren't getting off on a particular floor because you're only on the elevator because "You can sure meet some interesting people on elevators, can't you?"
3. First, you need a dried date (it's a fruit). Ask an almost complete stranger whether they want a date. If they say yes, give them the date. If they say no, eat the date.

Dikiyoba has done all but the first one. That one Dikiyoba leaves to Dikiyoba's peers.

Edit: Spacing.

[ Wednesday, February 15, 2006 16:36: Message edited by: Dikiyoba ]
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
A4 Causing Crashes in Tech Support
Dikiyoba
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Member # 6600
 written Wednesday, February 15 2006 16:32 Profile Homepage #8
Well, short of advising you to stop putting the computer into sleep mode to reduce the number of freezes, I have no advice to give you. Sorry.

Dikiyoba.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Ain't Gonna Happen in Geneforge... in Geneforge Series
Dikiyoba
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Member # 6600
 written Wednesday, February 15 2006 16:21 Profile Homepage #3
Back away from the drakon idea! Now! Do not, Dikiyoba repeats, DO NOT give I_am_a_Minotaur anymore ideas about playing drakons in Geneforge. Not even a topic titled "Ain't Gonna Happen."
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Runescape anyone? in General
Dikiyoba
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Member # 6600
 written Tuesday, February 14 2006 20:55 Profile Homepage #439
Posting the wish for the topic to die in the topic seems counterproductive. Just let it fade to obscurity and pointedly ignore it should it ever return.

I suppose a mod should be sent in to check on it once in a while, in the name of decency. But only once in a while.

Dikiyoba has made no comment on whether this topic should be allowed to live or die.
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Website in General
Dikiyoba
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Member # 6600
 written Tuesday, February 14 2006 19:42 Profile Homepage #11
Dikiyoba has a link to Spiderweb Software on Dikiyoba's homepage. It's even easier than typing spidweb.com. Incidentally, Dikiyoba didn't even know that spidweb.com even existed until this topic. See, these boards are educational.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Hanged? in General
Dikiyoba
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Member # 6600
 written Tuesday, February 14 2006 19:37 Profile Homepage #34
Iran and Middle Eastern countries with oil (or any country with oil) have a huge advantage over other countries. Modern society can't function without it. All other economic sanctions are basically worthless without including oil as part of the deal, but that would be a larger sanction on modern society than on the Middle East.

Dikiyoba wishes the power of stupidity could be harnessed to generate electricity and run cars. A cheap, renewable power source would work wonders. Better yet, it wouldn't pollute the environment any worse than stupidity does while unharnessed.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
SupaNik, will you be my valentine? in General
Dikiyoba
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Member # 6600
 written Tuesday, February 14 2006 16:54 Profile Homepage #94
Dikiyoba's opinion of Valentine's Day:

Bah, humbug.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
A Few Advance Notes On Geneforge 4 in Geneforge Series
Dikiyoba
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Member # 6600
 written Tuesday, February 14 2006 16:52 Profile Homepage #73
A mammalian origin of vlish is implied in G3...where would nipples be on vlish?

Dikiyoba.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
A Few Advance Notes On Geneforge 4 in Geneforge Series
Dikiyoba
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Member # 6600
 written Tuesday, February 14 2006 16:42 Profile Homepage #71
Sliths are like dinosaurs. They're reptiles, except that they aren't quite reptiles. They're a little too advanced to be plain, ordinary reptiles. Thus, they can have an upright structure, a four-chambered heart, and great intelligence while still being reptiles.

There's no proof the nephil have nipples either, but the fur makes it pretty hard to tell.

Dikiyoba wonders why this conversation has to occur in the Geneforge section. It's a great discussion, but slightly misplaced.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
A Few Advance Notes On Geneforge 4 in Geneforge Series
Dikiyoba
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Member # 6600
 written Tuesday, February 14 2006 15:07 Profile Homepage #67
Originally by Kelandon:

quote:
Well, that doesn't necessarily mean anything. A few mammals are hatched from eggs. But does anyone remember a female slith having breasts (i.e. mammary glands -> mammal)? I can't, but that might just be because I wasn't paying attention.
Sliths are indeed reptiles, since they are described as "lizard men" in the Za-Khazi Run.

As for female sliths, the only thing noticeably sets them apart is the fact that one slith character graphic in BoA wears pink and another one wears a purple "shirt." Even those aren't definitive.

Dikiyoba wonders how much it would take to manually replace a shaper/guardian/agent graphic with a drakon graphic, just to make I_am_a_Minotaur happy and be able to move on?
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
The Spiderweb Instant Custom Title Generator? in General
Dikiyoba
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Member # 6600
 written Tuesday, February 14 2006 14:26 Profile Homepage #107
Originally by VCH:

quote:
The Internet certainly does allow for very heated arguments. Arguments which are generally rare when one is in the presence of another person.
I disagree. Some of the less heated arguements I have seen have all been online. Arguments in person become heated the moment someone raises their voice. Which is most of the time. Arguments online just last a lot longer and enable the quiet people to have their say, which they don't get when the argument is face-to-face. They're easier to ignore, too.

Dikiyoba.

Edit: Fixed quote.

[ Tuesday, February 14, 2006 14:27: Message edited by: Dikiyoba ]
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00

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