Profile for Opimus Strenuus Thesaurus
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Displayed name | Opimus Strenuus Thesaurus |
Member number | 7312 |
Title | Apprentice |
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Registered | Monday, July 17 2006 07:00 |
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Avernum V ideas in Avernum 4 | |
Apprentice
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written Saturday, July 22 2006 06:39
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quote:Game balance can be attained, imho, by (as previously stated) upping the spell point cost, or something. The issue for me is more about playability than it is any other issue. It is tedious to have your mage casting repeated single haste spells; by the time he/she starts throwing lightning/fire/ice, the fight's more than half way over. Thanks to everyone commenting on this subject so far! Keep it coming! -------------------- Chuck Posts: 5 | Registered: Monday, July 17 2006 07:00 |
Avernum V ideas in Avernum 4 | |
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written Tuesday, July 18 2006 13:13
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quote:Hope I'm not breaching protocol here by splitting up my replies to these 2 separate issues. Item juggling is always a major chore in these games. Anything which makes this easier/automated would be helpful. If nothing else, it seems like it might be doable to have combinable items routed to the character already carrying them. An idea which might also be helpful would be to be able to "tie" a group of wands together, so that two wands would be combined into one item, much like with scrolls/potions. How about a shotgun-wand technique, whereby one could activate multiple wands or scrolls simultaneously? This would mean going through a lot of magic items at once, but it could really get your party out of a tight spot! And the idea of such a mega blast just makes me all tingly! Tell me what y'all think! Thanks!! -------------------- Chuck Posts: 5 | Registered: Monday, July 17 2006 07:00 |
Avernum V ideas in Avernum 4 | |
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written Tuesday, July 18 2006 12:56
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quote:Thanks for your reply! I am aware of the occasional haste group scroll or wand that's out there. It is very limiting, though, and not remotely the same as having a character or two who can cast it repeatedly. From a tactical standpoint, it means that your most powerful character (your mage) has to use 2 full turns, possibly 2.5, just to get everyone in your immediate party hasted. I understand that group haste is a very powerful spell, but rather than eliminating it altogether (which doesn't make a lot of sense from the perspective of the storyline, imho) perhaps it could be limited to two squares away, or the spell points required could be raised (e. g. costing 6 points for each character hasted). Again, losing this capability won't make me stop playing, or spending my money on the Ave 5, but it is something which I miss. Badly. Am I just whining? Does anyone else out there want goup haste/major blessing back into the magical repetoire of the player's characters? I know that I'm just a new guy in the forums here, but I've been playing these wonderful games for a very long time. Again, any comments/replies are appreciated. -------------------- Chuck Posts: 5 | Registered: Monday, July 17 2006 07:00 |
Avernum V ideas in Avernum 4 | |
Apprentice
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written Monday, July 17 2006 11:19
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Is there no one else out there who misses the haste group and major blessing spells? For me, having to haste each and every character individually detracts from both the game playability and my enjoyment of it. Or did I miss something? I've played Ave 4 all the way through once. I loved it, and will come back and play it again sometime soon. Puhlease, bring back the group haste for Ave 5! Thanks for any comments/replies! -------------------- Chuck Posts: 5 | Registered: Monday, July 17 2006 07:00 |
No longer possible to run windowed? in Avernum 4 | |
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written Monday, July 17 2006 09:28
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I've had good luck with using the Windows key to switch back and forth from the game to my desktop. I'm running Win XP with all of the patches I know about... [ Monday, July 17, 2006 09:30: Message edited by: Opimus Strenuus Thesaurus ] -------------------- Chuck Posts: 5 | Registered: Monday, July 17 2006 07:00 |