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Serviles! in Geneforge Series
Dikiyoba
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 written Saturday, October 28 2006 14:35 Profile Homepage #19
Originally by Nioca:

quote:
There's one massive danger with this train of thought. The shapable version of the creation is also used elsewhere in the game. Therefore, if you turn the shapable fyora into a slith, you will eventually run across other 'sliths' elsewhere in the game.
That's why I only know it's possible with the main character in G1. The only other Shaper is Go-whatever, and he has his own creature type, so it's fine.

1. Save a backup copy of the files gforscen and G200

2. Replace G200 with this

3. Find this chunk of text in gforscen:

begindefinecreature 0;
cr_name = "Shaper";
cr_graphic_template = 11;
and replace the 11 with a 14. This replaces all the Shaper graphics with servile ones. Then, find the text that deals with attacking/spells:

cr_abil_num 0 = 0; // punch
cr_abil_level 0 = 1;
cr_abil_pose_for_casting 0 = 2;
cr_abil_step_of_launch 0 = 8;
cr_abil_anim_in_reverse 0 = 1;

cr_abil_num 1 = 3; // firebolt
cr_abil_level 1 = 1;
cr_abil_pose_for_casting 1 = 2;
cr_abil_step_of_launch 1 = 8;
cr_abil_anim_in_reverse 1 = 1;
and so on. It's a long list, and some of the spells with have cr_abil_pose_for_casting 1 = 5; instead of cr_abil_pose_for_casting 1 = 2;. Replace all the 5s with 2s, otherwise when you cast the spell, the game will expect a non-existant graphic and the game will crash.

4. Start a new game as a Shaper. It will look normal on the create character screen, but it will be altered in the game itself.

That's it, I think. Now, for all the limitations.

1. You can't ever equip swords, batons, or wands, because they change the graphics and it just looks weird. Javelins are the only weapons you can equip.

2. You will have all the default abilities and sounds of a Shaper. Which is fine in this case, because you're a servile, but would be weird for other creatures.

3. I have not throughly tested this.

4. This is all I know. If you want anything else, you'll have to figure it out yourself.

5. Spiderweb Software won't provide support or be liable if you mess up your game by doing this. And neither will Dikiyoba.
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Libertarianism - yay or nay? in General
Dikiyoba
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Member # 6600
 written Saturday, October 28 2006 14:18 Profile Homepage #72
quote:
Originally written by Ephesos:

quote:
Originally written by Andraste:

Art is necessary to make life more liveable, Tullegolar.
FYT, if you don't mind. Just wanted to make a point.
Besides, Dikiyoba has always seen artists as inventors. They're create new things that we've never seen before, after all, and if they don't, we pan them for it.
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Episode 3: A New Game in General
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Saturday, October 28 2006 13:34 Profile Homepage #170
Originally by Ephesos:

quote:
Besides, if you appear as a villain, I'll have to smite you. :D
Don't be silly, Ephesos. You would never smite someone.

Dikiyoba just doesn't think SMITE!!! is quite intimidating enough.
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The Bad Get Polling! in Blades of Avernum
Dikiyoba
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Member # 6600
 written Saturday, October 28 2006 10:44 Profile Homepage #129
But the narrator was scary. Dikiyoba was terrified of the narrator.
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Serviles! in Geneforge Series
Dikiyoba
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Member # 6600
 written Saturday, October 28 2006 10:40 Profile Homepage #14
There's Heust Blade of the misfits in the Takers land, so it's not until the end of the game.

The first servile isn't in Drypeak. He's in the Awakened Complex in Awakened lands past Medab and over the bridge.

Also, not double posting just means that you can't have two posts in a row. A new post after someone else posts a response is fine.

Finally, I don't recommend editing the scripts or graphics unless you really know what you're doing. I hope you saved a backup copy before you started messing with anything.

That said, Dikiyoba might be able to get a servile as a main character in G1. It won't make sense and there will be limitations, but it might be possible.
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Serviles! in Geneforge Series
Dikiyoba
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Member # 6600
 written Saturday, October 28 2006 10:19 Profile Homepage #8
The closest thing you can get to shaping or being a servile in the first three Geneforges is that you can convince two serviles to join you in G2 if you have enough leadership and an Awakened viewpoint. [Edit: Nioca beat me to it.]

And, for future reference, please don't double post. Use the edit button instead.

Dikiyoba.

[ Saturday, October 28, 2006 10:36: Message edited by: Dikiyoba ]
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Wealth. in General
Dikiyoba
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Member # 6600
 written Saturday, October 28 2006 09:45 Profile Homepage #6
Originally by Jumpin' Salmon:

quote:
Didn't Dikiyoba tell you that you had died? Dead men tell no tales.
And here Dikiyoba thought you had something useful to say, Salmon. Dikiyoba guesses that explains why you only got a 3.8 meters on your personality test.

Edit: Added quote.

[ Saturday, October 28, 2006 09:52: Message edited by: Dikiyoba ]
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Canadian Citizenship Test. in General
Dikiyoba
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Member # 6600
 written Saturday, October 28 2006 09:30 Profile Homepage #19
The topic was interesting (sort of), but the test itself was terrible.

Dikiyoba.
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Episode 3: A New Game in General
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Friday, October 27 2006 20:41 Profile Homepage #163
Originally by -X-:

quote:
-X- also wants to know the name of the board-obsessed person.
His name was Ed, but his final PDN was "&". Look at any topic that he started in General in February or March to see what he was like. It wasn't pretty.

quote:
But, -X- will, indeed, be disappointed if he isn't in Episode 3.
I don't know whether you will appear or not. Please stop asking me, telling me, or implying that you should be in it (especially outside of this thread). It will only annoy people, make it more difficult for me to write, and get you into trouble.

I appreciate the fact that you like the story and want to be in it, but in the end it's not that important. If you really want to be included in a story, write one yourself. Tell a story around how you created your Big Book O' Personality Classification or found a pair of magical socks in your sock drawer or whatever you feel like.

Dikiyoba.
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Episode 3: A New Game in General
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Friday, October 27 2006 17:54 Profile Homepage #154
Originally by Nioca:

quote:
Is Dikiyoba suggesting that something else evil is going on, beside Dinitradon?
It's Spiderweb... there's always something evil going on. Especially the evil mindcontroller who is making everyone mess up their ability to count and spell names correctly.

Originally by -X-:

quote:
-X-'s already severe depression deepens to the state where -X- will post eight sad-faced graemlins in every post until he makes an appearance.
Unfortunately, Dikiyoba is immune to sad faces.
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How to raise skills when level. in The Exile Trilogy
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Friday, October 27 2006 15:18 Profile Homepage #50
It was a joke because people were talking about their age. It was meant to be funny, not serious.

Dikiyoba.
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Libertarianism - yay or nay? in General
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Friday, October 27 2006 14:19 Profile Homepage #55
Originally by Alorael:

quote:
You are all assuming that he agrees that poverty and ignorance are bad in and of themselves. His attitude towards "weakness" makes that seem like a dubious prospect.
The problem with the strong being wealthy and the weak being poor in our current society is that strong becomes synonymous with lucky and weak becomes unlucky, rather than being based on characteristics like willpower or charisma. There are individual exceptions, of course, but it stands as a general rule.

It could work in a society where all children were raised in a controlled and equal environment, though, to fail or succeed in their adult life entirely on their own merit (or lack of it). And their rite of passage from being children raised equally to adults living out strong/weak lives could be so dangerous and desperate that it makes for good reality TV.

(No, Dikiyoba isn't seriously advocating that.)
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Ice cream... in General
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Friday, October 27 2006 11:40 Profile Homepage #11
Favorite Ice Cream flavor?
Tillamook Mudslide. So much chocolate...

Length of Major Sleep?
On a good night, somewhere between 7-9 hours. On a night where I do homework or just don't go to bed, only 2-4 hours.

Favorite Arcade Game?
Asteroids, but I've never actually played it at an arcade, just on the computer.

Favorite movie made from a cartoon?
Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed.

Favorite place to nap?
If I'm napping, it usually means I'm pretty sick or have been in a car (or other vehicle) for a long time. Neither is very comfortable, but I'm probably more comfortable in a car than anywhere when sick, so car.

Favorite print cartoon?
Calvin and Hobbes.

Do you eat ice-cream during cold weather?
Yes.

Favorite hour of the DAY to sleep?
See the napping question to know why any hour in which I'm asleep for the full hour is good.

Favorite Age? Meaning what was the year of your life that you enjoyed the most.
All those years when Dikiyoba was a child too old to be under supervision all the time and too young to have any responsibilities.
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How to raise skills when level. in The Exile Trilogy
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Friday, October 27 2006 11:07 Profile Homepage #47
Nioca, are you paying attention? The next time you create an age poll, be sure to break up the adult categories into very small sections. The adults want bragging rights!

Dikiyoba means no offense or disrespect, of course.
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November Posting Stats Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Poll in General
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Friday, October 27 2006 10:15 Profile Homepage #50
Originally by Nioca:

quote:
It's part of Aran's evil plan to eradicate all users of IE!
Then Dikiyoba is a resistance fighter. :P
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MCMLIX or BUST! in General
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Friday, October 27 2006 09:31 Profile Homepage #44
Originally by Ephesos:

quote:
But if you want to see serious graemlin overload, look at the Happy Birthday thread over at Polaris...
It's a shame that this no longer works as it once did.

Dikiyoba.
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November Posting Stats Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Poll in General
Dikiyoba
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Member # 6600
 written Friday, October 27 2006 08:41 Profile Homepage #46
Thanks to the wonders of multi-tasking, I can now make a new post instead of editing onto my old one.

Jumpin' Salmon, tell the gnomes at Ermarian that Dikiyoba is more than happy to contribute, and the exact level of contribution that they can expect from Dikiyoba will be disclosed as soon as they stop crashing Dikiyoba's browser.
Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00
November Posting Stats Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Poll in General
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Friday, October 27 2006 08:18 Profile Homepage #43
Originally by Ephesos:

quote:
We need less flammable spam, that's what. Right now, it's like a huge pile of tinder... soaked with kerosene.
Or we could just prohibit the use of all matches, lighters, fire-breathing creatures, and explosive spells.

Dikiyoba.
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Life! I give you life!!! in General
Dikiyoba
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Member # 6600
 written Friday, October 27 2006 08:06 Profile Homepage #9
This isn't the greatest solution for reasons already mentioned, but Dikiyoba willing to take the bad with the good for this one.
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Pets? in General
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Friday, October 27 2006 06:24 Profile Homepage #15
Originally by Arancaytar:

quote:
Edit: "Shaped"? As in a fyora? I'd love to have one. Also, does "Dead" apply to my budgie, or are we talking zombies/vampire bats here?
Vampire bats are actual living creatures, so they don't fit into that category. You can have a zombie budgie if you really want it, though. Fyoras also make good pets, but they have to be well trained and a fire extinguisher should be kept close by at all times.

Dikiyoba forgot to mention Neo the fyora earlier. How embarrassing.
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MCMLIX or BUST! in General
Dikiyoba
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Member # 6600
 written Friday, October 27 2006 05:57 Profile Homepage #34
Thank goodness Spiderweb doesn't have a :worship: icon, otherwise it would be the most horribly overused icon imaginable.

Dikiyoba.
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MCMLIX or BUST! in General
Dikiyoba
Councilor
Member # 6600
 written Thursday, October 26 2006 19:52 Profile Homepage #28
Originally by Marlenny:

quote:
How childish is of me to stare at that smiley and think is damn cool?
Not childish at all.

Oh, and congratulations to Randomizer.

Dikiyoba.
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Libertarianism - yay or nay? in General
Dikiyoba
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Member # 6600
 written Thursday, October 26 2006 19:12 Profile Homepage #31
Since we're now sort of back on topic:

quote:
Edit for Dikiyoba's edit: Are you joking? How is a thread on libertarianism not the appropriate place to discuss libertarian economic policy?
I wasn't talking about this thread in particular, just in general, and I apologize for not making that clearer. You are entitled to your opinions and more than welcome to share a political opinion in a political thread. But your basic strong/weak theme comes up so often (and not always in political or similar threads) that it gets a little tiring at times.

Dikiyoba.
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Libertarianism - yay or nay? in General
Dikiyoba
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Member # 6600
 written Thursday, October 26 2006 17:16 Profile Homepage #16
The point is, just because you mean it doesn't mean that you should say it.

The rabid homophobe means what they say on the website, but that's not the appropriate place for them to say it. Similarly, just because you mean your political views doesn't mean you have to espouse them at every possible opportunity.

Originally by Emperor Tullegolar:

quote:
Besides, without cheap labor from the underclass, how do you expect to get cheap products we all love so much?
Doesn't it bother you that you wish the Crusades or the bomb dropped on Hiroshima had never happened, but you couldn't care less that a huge number of people will suffer or die just because you want abundant, cheap material goods?

Dikiyoba.

Edit: Expanded explanation.

[ Thursday, October 26, 2006 17:25: Message edited by: Dikiyoba ]
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Pets? in General
Dikiyoba
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Member # 6600
 written Thursday, October 26 2006 16:31 Profile Homepage #3
I don't know how many pets I (or rather, my family, since I'm away from home) have at the moment. I know I have a cat and a dog, but my other dog recently suffered a stroke and I am uncertain whether my other dog is alive or dead.

On a happier note, Dikiyoba has two semi-feral cats who are friendly and stay close to Dikiyoba's house.
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