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Merry Christmas! (Statistics 2006-12) in General
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Monday, December 18 2006 12:19 Profile Homepage #26
Originally by Ephesos:

quote:
But in all seriousness... I can't wait to spam the judging forum. :P
Do you think you'll spam enough to hit 3000 posts this month?

Because Dikiyoba looks forward to Ephesos becoming a plant.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Who will I be and who will I join? in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Monday, December 18 2006 11:53 Profile Homepage #3
Both fire shaping and magic shaping have good creations. Battle shaping isn't so good.

As a lifecrafter, you'll want lots of blessing magic to buff your creations and some healing and mental magic. Don't worry about battle magic because your creations will do your fighting for you.

Dikiyoba.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Merry Christmas! (Statistics 2006-12) in General
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Monday, December 18 2006 10:05 Profile Homepage #21
Originally by Alorael:

quote:
...who has changed the names to protect the innocent...
quote:
...I hate Tully. Let's ban him....
Apparently, there are some so guilty that no definition of "innocent" can ever cover them.

Dikiyoba.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Avernum 5 Early, Early Notes in Avernum 4
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Monday, December 18 2006 08:00 Profile Homepage #111
And people have already told you that multiplayer is not going to happen. Let it go and move on. Please.

Dikiyoba.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Uber-Long Census in General
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Sunday, December 17 2006 21:15 Profile Homepage #31
Ever been drunk? No.
Ever been called a tease? No.
Ever been beaten up? No.
Ever shoplifted? Once, as a very small child.
How do you want to die? Meteorite impact.
What do you want to be when you grow up? A field biologist. And a novelist.
What country would you most like to visit? Haven't seen too much of the US, despite living there.
Number of CDs you own: Half a dozen.
Number of piercings: None.
Number of tattoos: None.
Number of things in your past you regret: So many things.
Initials: D.
Last thing you ate: Attempted and failed to eat a slice of pizza in a minute. Ugh.
For or against same sex marriage: For.
Do you believe in God? Yes.
Favorite holiday: Does summer count?
Do you download music? No.
Do you care if your socks are dirty or not? Not really.
Do you love anyone? Again, romantically, no.
Do you like Bush? Not as a politician.
Has anyone ten years or more older than you ever hit on you? No.
How much money do you have? A twenty, maybe?
What was the last movie you watched? Smoke Signals
Do you wear contacts? No, glasses.
Where was the last place you went besides your house? Church Youth Group (thus the pizza).
How many pets do you have? One cat, two dogs.
What do you usually order from Starbucks? Mocha, but they're not good.
Have you ever fired a gun? Just water pistols.
Favorite TV show? Haven't seen TV in several months.
Do you have an iPod? Just a cheap MP3 player named SPoC (Stupid Piece of Crud) because the screen is damaged, it already went through a set of headphones, and it went crazy after getting wet.
Favorite movie of all time: Either The Fellowship of the Ring or Monsters Unleashed.
Have you ever been caught doing something you weren't supposed to? And regret it whenever that happens.
What's your favorite flower? There's this tree in the backyard nicknamed the Popcorn Tree because it gets covered in clusters of small, fragrant, white flowers every spring.
Butter, plain, or salted popcorn? Salty kettle corn.
What magazines do you read? Nickelodeon, until several years worth of subscriptions finally run out.
Have you ever ridden in a limo? No.
What’s your favorite smell? The sweet smell of success. Or maybe rain on dry pavement.
Favorite college football team: Don't have one.
Favorite cereal: Honey Bunches of Oats.
Do you drive? No.
What's the longest time you've gone without sleep? 36 hours or so.
Last time you went bowling? This summer, perhaps.
Where is the weirdest place you have slept? On the floor to avoid sharing a bed, and at least 100 ft away from everyone else whenever possible during camping trips.
Last time you were at work? No job currently, so a really long time ago.

Now all Dikiyoba has to do is read the other responses.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Rising in Richard White Games
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Sunday, December 17 2006 20:34 Profile Homepage #1
What goes up must come down, right?

Dikiyoba notes that Alorael conveniently failed to mention exactly who will be responsible for the sinister things to come. Therefore, Dikiyoba predicts an inside job.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Stuck, please help... in Avernum 4
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Sunday, December 17 2006 20:19 Profile Homepage #6
Originally by allonzoallegro:

quote:
- Bat bits required: this can't be a major one, right? I have too much nature lore to fight bats now...
No, it's minor. Occasionally, as you walk between Grindstone and Fort Monastery, you'll be attacked by a green bat. You'll automatically get a wing for killing it. It doesn't show up every time, but it will show up eventually.

Dikiyoba.

Edit: Fixed quote.

[ Sunday, December 17, 2006 20:20: Message edited by: Dikiyoba ]
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Merry Christmas! (Statistics 2006-12) in General
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Sunday, December 17 2006 20:03 Profile Homepage #14
Originally by Nioca:

quote:
Oh, and Dikiyoba? You forgot Alorael. :D
No, it was intentional. Someone had to come in first, and since Dikiyoba tries to avoid angering people with guns, Alorael was the logical choice.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Unreleased Beta? in Blades of Avernum
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Sunday, December 17 2006 15:50 Profile Homepage #10
That's what I thought.

Anyway, just beat the thing (with a god party, obviously). It's not as awful as I imagined. That is to say, it wasn't quite as awful as Homeland. In fact, it was slightly less frustrating than A Large Rebellion, though there was massive cheating involved (most notably opening the editor and bulldozing a few forests out of existence) and I tried not to cheat in A Large Rebellion.

Dikiyoba did not spontaneously combust or start hemorrhaging. Dikiyoba can still see and hear. Dikiyoba does not have the urge to run out and start killing everyone in sight, although the gates and strings of colored Christmas lights in Dikiyoba's neighborhood may suffer damage. Dikiyoba's mental facilities and ability to sleep at night are still being tested.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Merry Christmas! (Statistics 2006-12) in General
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Sunday, December 17 2006 14:13 Profile Homepage #3
quote:
Jan. 10 6600 Dikiyoba 191 191
Feb. 2 6600 Dikiyoba 421 230
Mar. 4 6600 Dikiyoba 720 299
Apr. 2 6600 Dikiyoba 1036 316
May 6 6600 Dikiyoba 1226 190
June 2 6600 Dikiyoba 1471 245
July 5 6600 Dikiyoba 1611 140
Aug. 2 6600 Dikiyoba 1735 124
Sep. 13 6600 Dikiyoba 1785 50
Oct. 2 6600 Dikiyoba 1912 127
Nov. 3 6600 Dikiyoba 2257 345
Dec. 4 6600 Dikiyoba 2460 203
Aww... Dikiyoba was so close to achieving second place every other month for a full year. *Dikiyoba shakes fist at Randomizer and Nioca.*
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
"Aleister" in Geneforge Series
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Sunday, December 17 2006 13:47 Profile Homepage #1
That holds true for G1 and G2 as well.

Dikiyoba.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Unreleased Beta? in Blades of Avernum
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Sunday, December 17 2006 12:00 Profile Homepage #7
So which version does Tyranicus have?

Also, out of curiosity, what party level is this supposed to be for? It says 1-1, but it can't be... it takes two hits for Dikiyoba's god party to punch out a unicorn.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Uber-Long Census in General
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Sunday, December 17 2006 11:51 Profile Homepage #18
Name: Dikiyoba.
Birthday: Located between Christmas and New Year's.
Birthplace: A hospital.
Current location: Dikiyobia.
Eye color: Blue.
Hair color: Brown.
Height: 5'6 or 5'7
Right-handed or left-handed? Strongly right-handed.
Your heritage: Full-blooded Dikiyobian.
The shoes you wore today: A green Converse and a brown one.
Your weakness: Who said there's only one?
Your fears: Scary things.
Your perfect pizza: Lots of cheese, mushrooms, olives, pepperoni, and more mushrooms because no one ever puts on enough.
Goal you would like to achieve this year: Not to end up with new clothes after Christmas and a birthday party. There's a five-year record against this, unfortunately.
Your most-overused phrase on an instant messenger: Silence cannot be overused.
Thoughts upon waking up: Must... find... glasses...
Your best physical feature: An orange baseball cap, totally.
Your bedtime: Whenever.
Your most-missed memory: Missed a memorable windstorm and flood by one day.
Pepsi or Coke? We've been over this before... Dr. Pepper.
McDonalds or Burger King? Taco Bell has a bike rack. McDonalds and Burger King don't. What do you think?
Single or Group Dates? Being single is great. Wouldn't have it any other way.
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea? Tea is only good when there is nothing else.
Chocolate or Vanilla? Both.
Cappuccino or Coffee? Mocha.
Do you smoke? No.
Do you swear? Very, very infrequently.
Do you sing? You're lucky to get humming.
Do you shower daily? Almost every day.
Have you ever been in love? Romantically? Never.
Do you want to go to college? Currently attending college.
Do you want to get married? No.
Do you believe in yourself? Maybe...
Do you get motion sickness? Occasionally.
Do you think you are attractive? All things with mass have a gravitational force.
Are you a health freak? No.
Do you get along with your parents? Most of the time.
Do you like thunderstorms? Yes.
Do you play an instrument? The flute, sometimes.
In the past month have you consumed alcohol? No.
In the past month have you smoked tobacco? No.
In the past month have you been on drugs? Caffeine.
In the past month have you gone on a date? No.
In the past month have you gone to a mall? No.
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos? No.
In the past month have you eaten sushi? No.
In the past month have you been on stage? Yes. It caused a minor scene.
In the past month have you been dumped? No.
In the past month have you gone skinny dipping: No.
In the past month have you stolen anything? No.
Do you have a short attention span? Yes, Dikiyoba has a... look! A squirrel!

[ Sunday, December 17, 2006 12:05: Message edited by: Dikiyoba ]
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Happy Hanukah in General
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Sunday, December 17 2006 08:02 Profile Homepage #23
Originally by Nicothodes:

quote:
With my friends, I just say "Happy Birthday" for holidays like this. It can't offend anyone based off of religion, and considering I never remember their birthdays anyway... :(
The funny thing is, that would actually make sense for Dikiyoba. Welcome back, stick around, drop off any excess sanity, etc.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Scenario Grouping Game! in Blades of Avernum
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Saturday, December 16 2006 16:10 Profile Homepage #46
Okay, so we have these left unanswered:

pinski_88: A Small Rebellion by Bandits in Cresent Valley of Dying Things is A Good Beginning for A Band of Wanderers, The Magnificient Six, who are then Burned to the Ground by Sir Psycho Sexy after which The Arkenstone of The Lost Town of Obridab is found by the Triad who summon a Demon, but everything goes Back to Normal when Farmhands Save the Day!!

Dikiyoba: In the Cave of Dying Things, Lord Putidus is Babysitting Dallerdin's Rats. In A Perfect Forest, Chapman's Roses are growing Good on Point B.
(Hint: What sort of party would you enter these scenarios with?)

Nioca: Renegade Putidus has a Nine Emerald Run of Xerch'de Cresents.
(Since those are only BoA scenarios, I'm guessing that it has something to do with the content of those scenarios. Is that right?)

Dikiyoba: "The Tutorial for Echoes: Renegade Druids cause A Large Rebellion in Krell that results in an Exodus to Bahssikava was sadly lacking."
(Since Dikiyoba said this one was practically impossible to guess, Dikiyoba will just say that they are all scenarios that crashed on Dikiyoba's computer at some point.)
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
The Spiderweb Art Movement. in General
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Saturday, December 16 2006 13:59 Profile Homepage #98
I have a story, one that I wrote in September but only recently finished typing. The first few chapters of it are up, with the rest to be put up within the next few days.

Now, Dikiyoba doesn't expect anyone to read the whole thing, since the plot is weak and whole thing is composed entirely of inside jokes that you are not aware of. Plus, it's rather disturbing. But if you decide to, Dikiyoba won't stop you.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
draky psychology in Geneforge Series
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Saturday, December 16 2006 12:21 Profile Homepage #7
Originally by opon mars:

quote:
if all creation where not build from pure essence could this explain the rogue thoughts in a creation. So that could explain why creations if not under the the control of a shaper: that would explain why creations are meant to be at a surtain degree free.
From what I remember as the gist of previous debates, complex creations like drayks and drakons are grown in vats and other equipment. This gives them greater longevity and doesn't tie up a Shaper's essence. It also gives them more intelligence and free will.

quote:
and if all drakys where all banned to create why shapers create living crafts which are allterations of drakys?
I've wondered this myself. Either living crafts are so different from drayks that they are still allowed, or Jeff made an error.

quote:
i am sorry for my not very advanced eloquence.
I can see some improvement already.

Just one thing: the creation you are talking about is a drayk, not a draky. Dikiyoba keeps reading this topic title as a corruption of "Drakey [Drakefyre] psychology". Marathon levels and vahnatai, oh boy!
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Magus of Cattlon in Blades of Avernum
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Friday, December 15 2006 22:53 Profile Homepage #4
There are. There are none on the lower level but there are a few in the upper level. (Also, Jewel's walkthrough mentions that Smoo added some rocks to the lower level in a more recent version.)

Dikiyoba.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
The Beginning Was The End in General
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Friday, December 15 2006 22:23 Profile Homepage #15
Originally by -X-:

quote:
-X- does not want to be liked. You haven't figured that out yet?
Just so you know, Dikiyoba pictures you as a comedic dementor floating around feeding off negativity and bemoaning the lack of respect for proper Grammar and Spelling these days. :P
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Physics Background in General
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Friday, December 15 2006 22:11 Profile Homepage #23
Originally by Kelandon:

quote:
I'm not sure that environmental science can ever really be hard (outside of complex statistics, I suppose), but I don't know that much about it.
To Dikiyoba, it sounds a bit more political than the other classes are likely to be.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
I Have A Beef With You All in General
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Friday, December 15 2006 21:56 Profile Homepage #53
Originally by Garrison:

quote:
Just like E. Coli., Kel, you are usually agreeable to the gastrointestinal system, but sometimes you become excessively riley, and then you have to be expelled. Explosively. And yes, I just compared you to a microorganism that often causes people vomiting and diarrhea.
By the time this thread is through, someone will be able to have a signature full of hilarious Garrison quotes.

Dikiyoba.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
how i get in the shapers crypt? And what is in there? in Geneforge Series
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Friday, December 15 2006 21:27 Profile Homepage #21
Originally by opon mars:

quote:
...as you logout do not fail to notice a blade in backs.
Dikiyoba is glad Dikiyoba never logs out then.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Physics Background in General
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Friday, December 15 2006 07:13 Profile Homepage #9
I freely admit that the one high school physics course I took taught me very little about physics. It taught me a lot about the odds of a lone Jedi against the starship Enterprise, things to do with rubber bands, how closely something can resemble a weapon before the school adminostration became nervous, and how easy it is to start a cult anytime, anywhere, but not much else.

Dikiyoba did learn enough to know that the Cult of Perfect Physics's plan to destroy the world by lifting giant concrete blocks into orbit and then dropping them onto major metropolitan areas will fail miserably as it relies on the blocks being lifted into position by a giant pulley with a mechanical efficiency of 300%, however.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
Magus of Cattlon in Blades of Avernum
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Friday, December 15 2006 06:46 Profile Homepage #2
By "cogwheels", Dikiyoba thinks RebelK418 is refering to the machinery that operates the portal and not the usual gate-opening turnable wheel. If that is the case, RebelK418 needs a rock to throw into the machinery. There should be several in the fortress.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
How about new BoA scenarios? in Blades of Avernum Editor
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Friday, December 15 2006 06:34 Profile Homepage #38
Originally by Ishad Nha:

quote:
One thing missing from Avernum is the Exile type 4: secret door node. One substitute is to design a specific terrain, tree or whatever, that can be walked through. Another approach is to have two (or more) out_move_party(x,y) nodes represent this feature, one node on each side of the terrain.
What's wrong with the secret door wall terrain that already exists? That's what Jeff used to port the first three standard scenarios.

Dikiyoba.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00

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