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Thank You Master SpiderWeb!! in Nethergate
Amyth
Shaper
Member # 7472
 written Monday, October 1 2007 13:17 Profile Homepage #5
Actually, Tyranicus hasn't updated in a while. TrueSite currently has the most thorough collection.

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Amnesia • El Presidente • Where the Rivers Meet • A Visit to the Madhouse
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Table Updates in General
Amyth
Shaper
Member # 7472
 written Monday, October 1 2007 07:41 Profile Homepage #5
Vlish has Helium and Dikiyoba has Neon.

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Amnesia • El Presidente • Where the Rivers Meet • A Visit to the Madhouse
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NPC Script Question in Blades of Avernum Editor
Amyth
Shaper
Member # 7472
 written Sunday, September 30 2007 20:48 Profile Homepage #2
There is a way to work around that. The creature could be modified to do stuff directly from the START_STATE of the town or scenario script. Of course, this can be tricky and unreliable at times, but it's the best we have available to us.

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Amnesia • El Presidente • Where the Rivers Meet • A Visit to the Madhouse
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Newbie Character Question in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Amyth
Shaper
Member # 7472
 written Sunday, September 30 2007 11:53 Profile Homepage #6
Lifecrafters can trounce any other class, and are very flexible. Personally, I can never get a servile to work, so I stick with lifecrafters.

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Amnesia • El Presidente • Where the Rivers Meet • A Visit to the Madhouse
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I miss Exile. in Avernum 4
Amyth
Shaper
Member # 7472
 written Friday, September 28 2007 18:32 Profile Homepage #9
He's referring to the undead gimmick, probably. It's really been done to death, as are many gimmicks and this pun.

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Amnesia • El Presidente • Where the Rivers Meet • A Visit to the Madhouse
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I miss Exile. in Avernum 4
Amyth
Shaper
Member # 7472
 written Friday, September 28 2007 13:07 Profile Homepage #3
Nija, knock it off.

I prefer the Avernum series to Exile, though Exile does have its charms. Exile just doesn't seem as fleshed out and as well executed as Avernum. Additionally, you really get a feel for the environment with Avernum.

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Amnesia • El Presidente • Where the Rivers Meet • A Visit to the Madhouse
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Which Spiderweb game do you like most? in General
Amyth
Shaper
Member # 7472
 written Thursday, September 27 2007 15:58 Profile Homepage #20
BoA is my favorite. Though I do like A4 a lot. Why? I don't really know. But it's one of the few games I've finished.

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Amnesia • El Presidente • Where the Rivers Meet • A Visit to the Madhouse
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Does anyone know...? in The Exile Trilogy
Amyth
Shaper
Member # 7472
 written Tuesday, September 25 2007 13:20 Profile Homepage #5
You don't call getting cursed and cursed at interesting? :P

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Amnesia • Witch Hunt • Where the Rivers Meet • Foul Hordes
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Tips on solo Celt? in Nethergate
Amyth
Shaper
Member # 7472
 written Monday, September 24 2007 13:58 Profile Homepage #5
You can't. You just have to hope a moderator does.

Don't worry, there's nothing wrong with accidental double or triple posting.

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Amnesia • Witch Hunt • Where the Rivers Meet • Foul Hordes
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Episode 4: Spiderweb Reloaded. Something like that anyway. in General
Amyth
Shaper
Member # 7472
 written Sunday, September 23 2007 10:46 Profile Homepage #128
Unfortunately, whether that's actually true is up to Dikiyoba to decide. It's her story.

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Hz'ii'zt a'iiencf coxnen a'bn'z'p pahuen yzpa'zuhb be'tt'phukh'kn az'ii'ova mxn't bhcizvi'fl?

Nioca's Citadel - A resource for BoA graphics and scripts, as well as my scenarios.
In Last Hope's Light RP - The end is near...
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What have you been reading lately? in General
Amyth
Shaper
Member # 7472
 written Saturday, September 22 2007 08:33 Profile Homepage #524
I actually felt a bit of sympathy for Rowling about the ending. On one hand, many readers wanted Harry to die. On the other, it would send out a message that evil is greater than good. So she came to a compromise.

Fans would have been upset by the ending, no matter how it ended.

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Hz'ii'zt a'iiencf coxnen a'bn'z'p pahuen yzpa'zuhb be'tt'phukh'kn az'ii'ova mxn't bhcizvi'fl?

Nioca's Citadel - A resource for BoA graphics and scripts, as well as my scenarios.
In Last Hope's Light RP - The end is near...
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How Did You Find Spiderweb? in General
Amyth
Shaper
Member # 7472
 written Thursday, September 20 2007 18:02 Profile Homepage #46
quote:
Originally written by Dikiyoba:

Originally by Nioca:

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The only question is: would it work in reverse?
Why oh why would you want to be mistaken for Nikki? :P

Dikiyoba.
Not just Nikki. Nicothodes, Nalyd, and I think someone confused me for another 'N' name once. But think of the possibilities! I could post something, and have everyone react to the wrong person!

Of course, it would have a massive tendency to backfire, and most people would figure out the ruse fairly quickly.

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Amnesia • Witch Hunt • Where the Rivers Meet • Foul Hordes
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How Did You Find Spiderweb? in General
Amyth
Shaper
Member # 7472
 written Thursday, September 20 2007 16:10 Profile Homepage #42
...Maybe I could somehow exploit the inexplicable confusion my moniker creates. I mean, since certain members keep thinking other members are me, maybe I could use it to my own advantage.

The only question is: would it work in reverse?

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[ Thursday, September 20, 2007 16:13: Message edited by: Nioca ]

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Amnesia • Witch Hunt • Where the Rivers Meet • Foul Hordes
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Ordering Headaches in General
Amyth
Shaper
Member # 7472
 written Wednesday, September 19 2007 07:27 Profile Homepage #10
It's not all about postcounts, Nija.

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Amnesia • El Presidente • Where the Rivers Meet • A Visit to the Madhouse
Avatar • Aphobia • IMAGINE THIS SCENARIO
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Geneforge IV Survey in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Amyth
Shaper
Member # 7472
 written Tuesday, September 18 2007 18:53 Profile Homepage #6
1. What is your favorite with-the-shapers character?
Alwan. He symbolized what all that a Shaper can be and should be: Strict, powerful, combined with some compassion. No Drakon could say that.

2. What is your favorite Rebel Character?
Salassar. That poor poor fool.

3. What faction do you agree with most?
Shapers. I'm somewhat sided with the rebels in practice, but the Shapers didn't need to be overthrown.

4. What is your favorite spell?
Diamond Spray.

5. What is your favorite creation?
Fire - Kyshakks (useful if you put all of your points in fire shaping, and need to deal magic damage. Plus, they look and sound cool)
Battle - Clawbug (the one I generally default to as well)
Magic - Wingbolt (they make Gazers obsolete)

6. How would you rate this game from 1-10?
On a comparison scale similar to the Lyceum?

Final Score: 8.9

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What have you been reading lately? in General
Amyth
Shaper
Member # 7472
 written Tuesday, September 18 2007 18:43 Profile Homepage #509
I found Flowers for Algernon to be heart-breaking. Good, but... eh, I won't spoil it.

The Lord of the Rings trilogy was... well, to be honest, I didn't actually care much for it. I found that it had way too many story lines going at once, moved too slowly, and at times was repetitive or tedious. It focused way too much on details that had to be remembered for later and not enough on telling the story. Maybe that's why I preferred [i]The Hobbit[i].

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Nioca's Citadel - A resource for BoA graphics and scripts, as well as my scenarios.
In Last Hope's Light RP - The end is near...
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Screenshot Request (Spoilers!!) in Nethergate
Amyth
Shaper
Member # 7472
 written Tuesday, September 18 2007 07:21 Profile Homepage #4
It looks worse. Well, worse isn't quite the right word (most of the time; Nethergate Village looked far better with wood walls). It just looks too Avernum-ish. I mean, the new intro graphics and chapter panes are nice, but it's sort of like how Geneforge was imposed on A4.

And speaking of such, why is the opening music for A4 imposed over the Character Editor, main menu, and character creation screens?

[ Tuesday, September 18, 2007 07:22: Message edited by: Nioca ]

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Amnesia • Witch Hunt • Where the Rivers Meet • Foul Hordes
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Finding hidden maps in Avernum 4
Amyth
Shaper
Member # 7472
 written Tuesday, September 18 2007 04:48 Profile Homepage #4
Yes. The idea behind that is that you're supposed to survive and take the abuse the shade dishes out. You aren't supposed to kill it.

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Amnesia • Witch Hunt • Where the Rivers Meet • Foul Hordes
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Vanhatai in the sulfurous flats in Avernum 4
Amyth
Shaper
Member # 7472
 written Tuesday, September 18 2007 04:44 Profile Homepage #4
The guy in the orange crystal is Rentar-Ihrno (actually, it's probably Rentar-Bok by now).

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Amnesia • Witch Hunt • Where the Rivers Meet • Foul Hordes
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Blades of Avernum Improvements in Blades of Avernum
Amyth
Shaper
Member # 7472
 written Sunday, September 16 2007 17:19 Profile Homepage #18
...And this is why we need a laughing graemlin. That comment was made out of amusement, not anger.

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Amnesia • Witch Hunt • Where the Rivers Meet • Foul Hordes
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Blades of Avernum Improvements in Blades of Avernum
Amyth
Shaper
Member # 7472
 written Sunday, September 16 2007 08:23 Profile Homepage #13
quote:
Originally written by Ishad Nha:

As for the Blaze Ring, it has one active special ability and no passive abilities at all. Here I am using the terminology from the BoA Editor Help file. If you have both active and passive abilities in the same item, one will suppress the other.
And we all know how accurate that is. I'm not going to stop and test this just now, but saying 'the manual said...' is not proof to the contrary, especially when the person who made said manual admitted he made mistakes.

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The Magic Shop uses up a lot of precious strings in BoA unless you give most items an equal chance of occurring.
How unlike the BoE magic shop which, coincidentally, also gives an equal chance of all items to appear. It's also superior because it allows plot-critical items to appear that the party isn't supposed to have yet!

With BoA, while it may not be set-and-forget, you actually have some control of what shows up there.

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This scenario also illustrates my point about custom spells being second-class citizens. Yes you can buy them and have levels but the description screens are not as good.
You have got to be kidding me. The description screens are not as good? I've heard hollow arguments, but that's the worst one I've heard in a long time. It's made worse by the fact that you're again wrong. Compared to BoE, BoA offers more room to describe it and its effects. In fact, it is in some ways superior to the main spell screen because it can offer larger and more detailed explanations of the spell.

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Rotating the viewpoints, the Neverwinter Nights game does it well. I feel it would add realism to the BoA world. I don’t think it would create that much extra work, apart from the graphics. I have had a stab at it myself.
No, not that much extra work. You only need:Several of the standard graphics rotated.Many, many hours (probably close to at least triple-digits) to build the code, involving modifying the positions and rotation of pretty much everything.Many more hours to test the code, essentially being a massive beta test to hunt out glitches and exploits.Every scenario released for BoA to this day to be compatible with this new feature.Essentially, most of the work would not end up with you, but with the rest of the BoA community, all for a feature for which there is little call.
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Damaged gear is found all through Nethergate: Resurrection, I think designers should alter monsters so they don’t always drop perfectly good stuff.
So a community of designers, some new and inexperienced, some old and talented, should bow to your every whim?

Suffice it to say that I wouldn't hold my breath.

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How Did You Find Spiderweb? in General
Amyth
Shaper
Member # 7472
 written Saturday, September 15 2007 20:02 Profile Homepage #15
quote:
Originally written by Azuma:

Well..did you get your sanity back from the fluffy turtle?
Of course not! Once a turtle gets your sanity, you can't get it back. That, and giving said sanity to the fluffy turtles is a requirement upon entering these boards.

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Amnesia • Witch Hunt • Where the Rivers Meet • Foul Hordes
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Character classes (new) in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Amyth
Shaper
Member # 7472
 written Saturday, September 15 2007 19:27 Profile Homepage #7
Actually, what about specialized classes that were very strong in one set of skills (receiving class-related bonuses as well as cheap training) but weak in the other two. For example:

Creation Master - Strong in shaping, weak in combat and magic. New creations start with innate levels of base statistics. Creations cost less essence.

Blademaster - Strong in combat, weak in shaping and magic. Innate boost to hit chances and damage done. Armor more effective and encumbrance penalties reduced.

Magister - Strong in magic, weak in shaping and combat. Spells are cheaper and more effective.

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How Did You Find Spiderweb? in General
Amyth
Shaper
Member # 7472
 written Saturday, September 15 2007 18:23 Profile Homepage #12
A fluffy turtle ate part of my sanity one day. I pursued it to get my sanity back, and it lead me here.

Actually, I got A3 from CNet and loved it. Purchased that game, then located the site, where they had the prequels and the upcoming game Blades of Avernum. Eventually, I decided to visit the forums, and watched it for a while before joining. Then, in late '06, I did.

I prefer the fictional version, though.

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new scenario in Blades of Avernum
Amyth
Shaper
Member # 7472
 written Wednesday, September 12 2007 12:27 Profile Homepage #4
Oh great. Proving Grounds and A Very Unholy Place, all combined into one scenario. Mind you, I have nothing against VUP, but I think that the two combined just might cause Beethoven's Fifth to be played across the entire BoA community, designer and player alike.

Seriously, work for an original idea, and omit massive multi-level labyrinths with demons. The community will thank you for it.

AMEND: I see you're also going for an Undead Valley and Nephilim Mystery combo as well. I suggest you read all of the articles featured here. Yes, all of them. I also suggest that you read the FAQ at the bottom of the list as well.

[ Wednesday, September 12, 2007 12:46: Message edited by: Nioca ]

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