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To players of Avernum/Geneforge series in General
Dikiyoba
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Member # 6600
 written Saturday, March 24 2007 19:33 Profile Homepage #16
Originally by Emperor Tullegolar:

quote:
See, oldbies? It's not that hard to make a post without complaining about the topic.
All you have to do is complain about something semi-related to the topic instead!

Dikiyoba.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Are Drakons superior beings? in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Saturday, March 24 2007 19:29 Profile Homepage #228
Originally by Emperor Tullegolar:

quote:
Diki: You're talking about a high combat zone, plenty of both Shapers and Rebels, so of course there will be chaos and loose creations. Plus, the servile you meet there explains that rebels have been disguising themselves as civilians to place mines.
The servile says, "Some rebels and bad people fought back when they came here. They are gone now, and creations were left." The rebels are mostly gone, but the creations are still running loose (or, quite possibly, they weren't even unleashed until the rebels were mostly gone). If the Shapers really cared about the innocents, they'd have the 31st regiment that is sitting right there protect the area instead of uncontrolled creations or they would have evacuated all the people before they released the creations.

And it would be tricky to tell the difference between innocents and rebels. But if the Shapers don't care (and it's pretty clear they don't in this particular instance) how many civilians they have to kill to be sure they got all the rebels, they aren't any better than the drakons and their unbound.

Dikiyoba.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
To players of Avernum/Geneforge series in General
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Saturday, March 24 2007 16:12 Profile Homepage #3
Yay for indecisiveness!

Dikiyoba.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Are Drakons superior beings? in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Saturday, March 24 2007 15:59 Profile Homepage #223
What about the rogues in the farmland just east of Dillame? When you enter the area, the farmers are fleeing for safety because the Shaper creations are out of control, despite the fact that a whole unit of loyal soldiers is there.

Dikiyoba.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Im new can someone help me around? in General
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Saturday, March 24 2007 15:04 Profile Homepage #1
1. Read the Code of Conduct if you haven't already.

2. Download a game demo or two if you haven't already.

3. Don't post. Just read and observe until you figure out how things work.

Dikiyoba.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Where You At Now? in General
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Saturday, March 24 2007 14:47 Profile Homepage #55
Ah, so you're really back then, instead of just stopping in once or twice. Welcome back!

Dikiyoba.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Legends of Divinity OOC in General
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Saturday, March 24 2007 13:28 Profile Homepage #27
Dikiyoba is playing with you, Rakshasi. Or rather, Dikiyoba is playing around you, since Dikiyoba's character wouldn't be powerful enough or brave enough to take yours on.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Legends of Divinity IC in General
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Saturday, March 24 2007 12:46 Profile Homepage #19
Fourty had been traveling for several days, following the road towards the little backwater village he had administered as an ordinary mortal, over 350 years ago. If it even existed anymore, that was. He could have appeared there instantly if he wanted to, but Fourty was out of practice with mortal ways. He needed time to observe them before he interacted with them. So he traveled slowly, completely undetectable to the soldiers, farmers, merchants, monks, and sages passing by him (and occasionally through him).

He rounded a corner and stopped suddenly. His village was still there, all right. In fact, it was much more than just a simple village. Now it was a magnificent city. The setting sun bathed it in golden light, illuminating high, massive walls, a massive palace, a massive park, a massive religious complex, a massive marketplace, and several massive slums. Fourty stared in awe for a moment and then transported himself to the front of the largest temple. It was time to meet the deity or deities of this place.

Fourty took a moment to observe his surroundings carefully. There was only one deity who had more courts than temples and who ordained that those found guilty were to be hung during worship services and then left on display as a warning. This city belonged entirely to Harath, god of harsh justice (probably because of the predictable and fatal punishment meted out to non-believers). He looked over some of the bodies. Each had a sign nailed above them with the name of their crime: "Fraud", "Murder", "Infidelity", "Theft", "Disturbance of the Peace", "Heresy", and many more. One of the executed still wore fine clothing only nobility could afford and another still wore robes that marked him as a priest of Harath. Clearly, no one was immune. Fourty shuddered.

But as Fourty looked around, he could tell that Harath wasn't around at the moment and that another deity had moved in during his absence. A deity Fourty did not want to meet. A deity who clearly belonged on the evil list.

Suddenly, a manhole cover moved. Fourty started, but only an ordinary mortal woman climbed out. She was in her late teens or early twenties; underfed, filthy, smelly, and wearing threadbare clothes. She started moving stealthily towards the bodies. She quickly hid behind a statue as two priestesses exited the temple, conversing in soft, serious tones.

"So, what did you think of the executions today?"

"We should have delayed them. No one expected the head executioner to have that unfortunate accident, or for both of his backups to get sick. We were left with an ordinary priest to fill in, and it was not clean."

"That may be true, but you know what they say about delayed justice."

"I don't care. Unnecessary suffering is not justice! If you think..."

Their voices faded away as they entered a different temple. The woman stood up again, approached the bodies quickly, swore quietly, and hurried back towards the hole. Her sleeve snagged on a jagged edge as she lowered herself into a hole, rolling up to reveal an F-shaped scar branded onto her skin--the exact same scar an especially mutilated body marked "Traitor" had. Fourty was curious. He had never heard of a deity whose followers marked themselves in such a way. Of course, it might not be a sign of a god or goddess, but there was a good chance it was.

But there was no way to track the woman except by following her, and was Fourty really curious enough to climb into--Fourty opened the cover and peered down, wincing as the smell reached him--the sewers to find out? Being a demigod wouldn't make it any less unpleasant.

Fourty hesitated for one minute more and then climbed inside, carefully replacing the cover behind him.

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Dikiyoba.

Edit: Typo.

[ Saturday, March 24, 2007 12:47: Message edited by: Dikiyoba ]
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Spiderweb MMORPG in General
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Saturday, March 24 2007 12:41 Profile Homepage #4
This comes up a lot. Spiderweb Software has no plans to make an MMORPG because, basically:

-Jeff doesn't like them all that much.
-He doesn't have the necessary experience to make and support it.
-He needs to stay with what he knows will sell really well or risk going under.

Dikiyoba knows A5 will come after Nethergate: Resurrection, though.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
G3 Help For TJC Shaper in Geneforge Series
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Saturday, March 24 2007 11:38 Profile Homepage #1
Go check out Schrodinger (Matt P)'s GameFAQ G3 walkthrough in the forum header. It should help answer a lot of your questions.

And no, Dikiyoba doesn't think you ever need rope.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Why were these game decisions made? in Geneforge Series
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Friday, March 23 2007 22:26 Profile Homepage #8
Originally by Eugi:

quote:
I have no idea what I'd do when faced with three or four competing factions in GF1 or GF2. :o
The game plays out basically the same no matter what. You explore and do whatever quests you're given. Just pick a faction (it's pretty obvious what they believe and one isn't better than the others, so if personal feelings don't help, flip a coin or something) and run with it. In G1, you don't even have to debate about canister use vs. no canister use. And there are still enough people around to answer most questions. Between the hintbook, the walkthrough, and the forum, you should have all the information you ever need.

Originally by Randomizer:

quote:
Since graphics are a major time user in creating, you see a lot of generic guards that are all the same sex. Go download an Exile 1 demo and try talking to the guards in a town. Jeff takes shortcuts with what he considers to be unimportant.
I notice that. But I can't think of any other time gender has been horribly unbalanced (with the exception of Agents, I suppose).

Dikiyoba.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Are Drakons superior beings? in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Friday, March 23 2007 17:55 Profile Homepage #210
Originally by Stillness:

quote:
Do I get a prize for catching you?
No.

Dikiyoba's final paragraph will be as long or as short as Dikiyoba wants.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Are Drakons superior beings? in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Friday, March 23 2007 14:06 Profile Homepage #204
Originally by Emperor Tullegolar:

quote:
Am I assuming any more than anyone else?
On this particular point? Yes. There's not much more you conclude about drakons and art than what's given directly in the quote. Overall? No. We've all taken our assumptions and run with them.

quote:
How many people seriously believe that the Drakons actually performed manual labor in the contruction?
Dikiyoba does. They're building their own home, stronger, taller, know magic, never described as being particularily lazy, and in a hurry. Why wouldn't they do at least part of the work?
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Are Drakons superior beings? in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Friday, March 23 2007 09:41 Profile Homepage #199
Originally by Emperor Tullegolar:

quote:
No, I said it must have been serviles because I'm pretty sure drakons don't do manual labor. I can't prove that the serviles put those art spaces there for themselves, and you can't prove that the drakons did. That's why I sort of just let this one go. Don't you have anything better?
Okay, where does in the game does it say that the serviles did all the manual work for the drakons, and where does it say that serviles have such an appreciation for art that they would design for it even with drakons breathing over their shoulders? (The Takers in G1 smashed Shaper art, after all. Though it was mostly motivated by their hatred of all things by Shapers, it shows they don't have much appreciation for art. They weren't razing old Shaper buildings and replacing them with their own or destroying Shaper records.) If you can't provide those sorts of quotes, then you're assuming too much.

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I know they rule everything, but where does it say they kill anybody who stands up to them?
The G1 intro gives something about anyone attempting to learn Shaper arts without Shaper permission is killed either by a Guardian in the day or an Agent at night, and repeatedly states later on that all outsiders in Barred lands must be killed. It's pretty clear anyone who step too far out of line is dead.

Dikiyoba.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Rebel Fort in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Thursday, March 22 2007 14:16 Profile Homepage #19
Probably, but it might depend. Try something with your fyora and then reload to try it with your kyshakk. It certainly has more health, which could be what you need to deflect attacks off of you.

Or, you can keep your fyora with you. It's only 11 essence (or slightly more if you've improved it), and you should be able to increase your intelligence to get more.

Finally, go back and do any zone you didn't do before. Help out the infiltrators and then kill them to gain experience if you haven't already, and make that zone one of the last in the chapter to complete.

Dikiyoba.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
TJC Shaper is stuck on sucia island in Geneforge Series
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Thursday, March 22 2007 04:55 Profile Homepage #5
You know, if you don't play the game somewhat in the order it was intended, it's no suprise you are stuck. (Both the mines and the arena seem written to be entered from the east instead of the west, for instance.) Go to the southeast part of the island and explore those zones. Seriously.

Dikiyoba would put in something about not killing respawning creations, but you seem to really enjoy it, so go right ahead.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Are Drakons superior beings? in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Wednesday, March 21 2007 20:32 Profile Homepage #166
Originally by Emperor Tullegolar:

quote:
You keep harping on the fact that the drakons are so much better than humans at shaping, then where are the products of this genius? The unbound? Bigger and shinier drakons? Please.
You do realize that one of the Barzite plans for defeating the Shapers involved making a bunch of drakons, right?

Fenen, Radiant College:

quote:
question = "How have you improved drayks?";
text1 = "_We have made drayks into drakons, of course. Soon, with the use of the incubation vats, we will make many drakons, and they will defend us from the Shaper Council._"
Dikiyoba.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
TJC Shaper is stuck on sucia island in Geneforge Series
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Wednesday, March 21 2007 19:56 Profile Homepage #3
Have you gone east of Kazg and visted the Sholai refugees and the dock zones south of them? Then gone north up into the mine zones? Stay away from the Guarded Docks for now, you'll come to that later.

You might want to put some more points into mechanics to be able to pass more traps and open more doors. And another point or two into blessing magic so you can cast the most powerful spells on your army of creations. (If you don't have an army of creations, you need to make one. I think vlish, glaaks, and drayks are useful. It's been too long since I played last.)

Finally, check your difficulty level. If you're playing on torment or tough, there's no shame in lowering it a notch if you are well and truly stuck. Even if you're on normal, you can make it easier.

Dikiyoba needs no money cheat.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Rebel Fort in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Wednesday, March 21 2007 19:40 Profile Homepage #7
Stay in the fort. Don't run out to meet the creations. Let them come to you, since they come in small groups. Take out the most dangerous foes first. Try to get the enemies to concentrate their fire on multiple targets. If you have time between waves, heal as many people as you can.

Dikiyoba.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Destroyer of Enemies in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Wednesday, March 21 2007 19:21 Profile Homepage #5
Well, you've got the special item you were looking for now, so (hopefully you can) return to an earlier save before you made this mighty item, replace the edited file(s) with the original one(s), and continue your game as normal.

Also, Dikiyoba prefers using TinyPic for Dikiyoba's picture uploading needs.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Episode 3 Continued in General
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Wednesday, March 21 2007 19:07 Profile Homepage #451
Originally by IFM:

quote:
I just want to fit in, then that would at least be 1 place...
It is far more important to find a place you feel accepted in the non-virtual world than on the Internet. And if you hope to find acceptance within Spiderweb, you need to think again.

Dikiyoba assures you we are not the accepting type. We are all evil, soulless, megalomaniac people. Except for the ones who are evil, soulless, megalomaniac bots.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
You know when you lose your keys........ in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Tuesday, March 20 2007 15:50 Profile Homepage #3
And you've checked any and all stashes of items for it carefully, right?

Well, if you are that close to completing the end of the game, you could easily go without. It's probably more hassle then it's worth to find it at this point in time.

Dikiyoba.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
I Killed the Unbound in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Tuesday, March 20 2007 15:10 Profile Homepage #6
IFM, it is not spam. It was an interesting observation. It's nothing critical, but then very little of what gets posted here is.

Edit: Dikiyoba's Internet connection is acting up worse than a whole shed full of unsellable trowels.

[ Tuesday, March 20, 2007 15:21: Message edited by: Dikiyoba ]
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
GF Questions in Geneforge Series
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Tuesday, March 20 2007 14:57 Profile Homepage #13
Originally by TJC Shaper:

quote:
i havent used enuf canisters and my magic stats are crap but i have good intelegence its at lvl 10 but im (lvl 12 Shaper) and i need cash for mec and luck (mec 2000 buks) (luck 500 buks)
There aren't any consequences to using canisters in G1, so use all the ones you find, if you haven't been.

Anyway, basically like Enraged Slith said, clear the east bridges and head to Kazg. Those will be the level-appropriate zones.

You should have fewer problems with money if you sell everything you don't need, don't buy what you don't desparately need, and don't make shopkeepers with lots of gold left angry at you.

Dikiyoba hopes that helps.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Sects in Geneforge in Geneforge Series
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Tuesday, March 20 2007 14:46 Profile Homepage #2
Dikiyoba stays unaligned, only joining the Obeyers or the Takers at the very end of the game.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00

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