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Oh god - I feel euphoric (G4) in General
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Not to mention the problem of animated custom graphics.

And you don't count, Magma :P .

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Avernum V ideas in Avernum 4
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To go by A3 where they fight the roaches, GIFTS are surprisingly strong.

Which may be a downside when you finally decide to kill it and stop the high-pitched, chirpy voice.

[ Friday, July 07, 2006 11:26: Message edited by: Little Billy Sue ]

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Oh god - I feel euphoric (G4) in General
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quote:
Originally written by Randomizer:

TM would probably prefer to see Blades of Exile 2 as the next one.
Hey, who wouldn't?

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new freakin' monsters ideas in Geneforge Series
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And even if there was, sorry, but your suggestions sound like the typical "ZOmG! What if there were huge drakon/eyebeast mutants that could eat whole cities and they could shape and they would have laser eye beams and they would be like cool..."

Taunt skill sounds like a halfway decent idea, though.

EDIT: Oh, it's a typo.

[ Thursday, July 06, 2006 06:17: Message edited by: Little Billy Sue ]

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Laws of Physics? in SubTerra
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Okay, I see what I'm supposed to do now. Maybe I have bad reflexes, but it's still been about two dozen tries to get past the first two puzzles, and every one failed. It's still mostly a twitch puzzle, which I don't really like.

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Laws of Physics? in SubTerra
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Aaargh... I made it through to the Laws of Physics level, but I really don't see what's so great about it. The puzzle idea is original, I suppose... the first time. After a dozen rounds of seeing how fast I can push the sideways and up arrow keys at the same time, mental numbness sets in.

[ Wednesday, July 05, 2006 15:50: Message edited by: Little Billy Sue ]

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quote:
Originally written by Student of Trinity:

Maimonides posts only terse negative statements, usually single sentences. This has been very effective: with only 40 posts, he or she has created more brand awareness than members with dozens of times as many. Occasionally I disagree with these declarations, but most of them seem sound enough. Even if they're wrong, at least they don't take long to read. So I don't care who Maimonides is: anyone so consistently concise is all right by me.
Really? I must have missed all those posts. I remember several decent-lengthed posts by Maimonides in one topic or another, though.

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When did (didn't?) Maimonides start speaking in the third person?

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Wow (G4) in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
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Originally written by ThirdParty:

As it stands, rogue creations and such are a problem because power is in the hands of so few; the majority of people are not able to defend themselves.

If more people were allowed to shape, then there would be more accidents, but they'd each be quickly contained. (Having an evil drakon or two wandering about wouldn't be a problem if every town had ten mages in it--some human, some drayk--capable of shaping, not fully trusting each other but obeying the laws because each is outnumbered.)

The trouble with that is that humans (and genetically modified drakons, I suppose) are social creatures by nature. They would quickly figure out that joining with one neighbor would allow them to overpower another and split the spoils. Pretty soon, factions would form, and you're back where you started, except that armies of Shapers fighting each other can do a heckuva lot more collateral damage that sword-weilding grunts.

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Wow (G4) in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
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FOR AKHARI!!!

*attacks Waylander*

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Wow (G4) in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
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quote:
Originally written by Spidweb:

"Why aren't there any children in Geneforge?"

Part of it is the expense of graphics, as someone mentioned. But, if you'll think on it, you'll notice that there are almost no children in any computer RPGs.

A lot of the reason for that is tactics/cowardice on the part of people in the industry. It's already getting politically and legally tough for us. Nobody wants to open themselves up to someone saying, "Hey! In their game, it's possible to chop up little kids with a sword! Ban it now!"

- Jeff Vogel

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.

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Laws of Physics? in SubTerra
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Does anyone know where I can find this level? I've heard a lot of praise about it, but I can't find it anywhere.

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Who becomes a Shaper in Geneforge Series
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It's interesting how the "mindset criteria" for becoming a Shaper varies. Greta expresses general doubts, and is immediately thrown back out. A mage in South End said he was thrown out for being too kind towards serviles.

Yet Litalia tried to kill her master, and was laughed at and told something along the lines of "This is all part of the process, you'll learn in time."

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Helping Litalia? in Geneforge Series
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You can also destroy the spawner here and convert to the rebels later.

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Agh, meant to edit and quoted instead.

[ Sunday, July 02, 2006 02:10: Message edited by: Little Billy Sue ]

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Much of the same reasoning behind a ban on gay marriage could be used to create a ban on fornication ("Traditional sex is under attack!") and it wouldn't have the same united opposition of the gay community.

[ Sunday, July 02, 2006 02:11: Message edited by: Little Billy Sue ]

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Viva Italia !!!!!!! in General
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Poor, poor Brazil... They had so many chances to come back, but never did.

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Teleportation memory. in Blades of Exile
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quote:
Originally written by Thuryl:

You'll also have to think very carefully about how to make the special item take the party to another town in the first place; the only way to directly send a party to another town is a Stairway node, and you can't call a Stairway node with a special item.
Not to boast or anything, but see here.

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Family Sizes in General
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Okay, who checked every option? Fess up.

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The Final Spire, RELEASED! in Blades of Exile
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Congrats, Bain!

I am immortalized in a readme file! I can now die happily.

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quote:
Originally written by Cairo Jim:

By the way, the reason the Churches aren't to happy towards homosexualti is probably because there is a Commandment that says "Thou shall not commit adultery."
And homosexuality is adultery because (fill in blank) ?

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Man... A huge, country-spanning argument over one measly word.

That said, I agree with basically everyone here. All marriages should be "civil unions". Then the church can grant "marriage status" to whoever it likes, and everyone's happy.

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Creationless Shaper in Geneforge Series
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Getting to the Testing Grounds without a creation is easy. Stealth through the large creation patrols, and get enough mechanics to beat the test easy.

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Inventions in General
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Ah. In that case, what about an artificial river encircling a small planetoid (with water wheels, say)?

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Inventions in General
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Not that I know anything, but if you were able to harness to energy of an object in orbit of a planetary body, wouldn't that be creating energy with nothing but gravity?

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