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Return to the pit? in The Exile Trilogy
The Mystic
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 written Tuesday, July 10 2007 07:50 Profile #3
quote:
Originally written by Relentless:

E1 is much cruder than its sequels, though, so if you don't have anything against the Avernum engine I'd recommend switching to A1.

—Alorael, who on the other hand sees nothing wrong with playing E1 if you have it registered and don't mind the age. You'll miss out on the story of the sliths and Lost Bahssikava, but they're never mentioned again in the series anyway.
As far as challenge goes, I prefer E1 over A1, despite the former being raelly crude. I've beaten A1--quite easily, I might add--on the highest difficulty setting with PCs with the "Cursed at Birth" and "Completely Inept" traits.

And maybe the next Avernum game will continue the Bahssikava storyline.

[ Tuesday, July 10, 2007 07:53: Message edited by: The Mystic ]

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The Forgotten zone in Geneforge Series
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 written Tuesday, July 10 2007 07:37 Profile #50
quote:
Originally written by Dikiyoba:

Clearly, the next game needs to involve talking ornks.
I just thought of something. (WARNING: Mystic's using his brain again! :D )

Since the GF games are scripted, why not rewrite one or two zone dialogue scripts to include a talking ornk? People have rewritten some scripts to make trainers, so this should be possible--at least in theory.

[ Tuesday, July 10, 2007 07:38: Message edited by: The Mystic ]

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Stats in The Avernum Trilogy
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 written Saturday, July 7 2007 17:30 Profile #3
Don't forget to make sure you have enough skill points either (which, of course, goes without saying).

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How does a first aid kit work? in The Avernum Trilogy
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 written Saturday, July 7 2007 17:27 Profile #5
I don't bother with First Aid. Since all 4 of my PCs can cast healing, curing, mass healing, and mass curing, I don't really need it.

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Swamp City in The Exile Trilogy
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 written Wednesday, July 4 2007 05:41 Profile #8
quote:
Originally written by A Sunburned Fractal:

I hate the A3 Golem Factory!!! Those lasers get on my nerves.
It's a good thing I don't have A3 yet then. The E3 Golem Factory is bad enough with its moving floors everywhere.

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The Forgotten zone in Geneforge Series
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 written Sunday, July 1 2007 12:24 Profile #16
Cute little game. Now I have something to do when I get bored online! :D

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Video Game Addiction in General
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 written Sunday, July 1 2007 12:16 Profile #45
quote:
Originally written by Mystking:

Well, no game I've ever seen has made me barf.
Neither have I, but I've come close.

A friend of mine has a much younger sister in preschool, and she has some kind of so-called "educational" number game featuring Teletubbies. After watching for about 2 minutes, I nearly lost my lunch.

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Favourite educational computer games in General
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 written Saturday, June 30 2007 17:52 Profile #20
quote:
Originally written by Yama:

The Oregon Trail was mentioned first, and rightly so I think, as it seems to have achieved cult status. "Caulk the wagon and float it across... Slarty fell overboard! Lost 2 wagon axles! Slarty has died of dystentery!"
Ah yes, I remember it well... ;)

I also have a really old version of it for an apple][e emulator, and I still play it. Managed to score 8500 points once, too.

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The Forgotten zone in Geneforge Series
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 written Saturday, June 30 2007 17:37 Profile #12
quote:
Originally written by Dikiyoba:

For clarification, TJC is talking about Riibu's map of G1. And there's no forgotten zone, just a numbering error.
So that's what was going on. I thought it was something in the actual game, not part of somebody's maps.
quote:
Originally written by Dikiyoba:

And don't forget the souvenir T-shirts!
As long as you can equip it. And it should have something like this written on it: "I finally found the secret zone, and all I have to show for it is this lousy T-shirt"!
quote:
Originally written by Leftover Sauerkraut:

What are you on?
I'll take that as a compliment. :D

Trust me, if I answered you truthfully, you'll probably be sorry you asked. No offense.

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The Forgotten zone in Geneforge Series
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 written Friday, June 29 2007 09:58 Profile #4
As far as I've seen, there's no "Forgotten" zone anywhere in G1--and I've been in just about every nook & cranny in the game.

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Two hints needed in The Exile Trilogy
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 written Thursday, June 28 2007 07:16 Profile #5
I've found some good walkthroughs here, but I rarely use any unless I really need to.

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Game-dooming mistakes in Exile 1 in The Exile Trilogy
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 written Monday, June 25 2007 06:41 Profile #13
It's a good thing I get all 5 then. Just out of curiosity, what happens if you don't get all 5?

Here's another way to get stuck: not thoroughly exploring an area before giving up. This happened the first time I explored the Abyss, and I thought I could get back through Fort Spire without checking in first. After restarting from the beginning, I searched the area again, and found several other places to exit the Abyss.

[ Monday, June 25, 2007 06:51: Message edited by: The Mystic ]

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Either I'm crazy, or everybody else is nuts. And I know I'm not crazy because the little man who lives on my shoulder told me so.

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Exile Trilogy for Vista? in The Exile Trilogy
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 written Thursday, June 21 2007 16:40 Profile #18
Thanks Yama, that's the one I was talking about; I forgot that it was ][e, not IIe.

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In before the lock in SubTerra
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 written Thursday, June 21 2007 16:33 Profile #23
For the custom levels, my count (which was really more of a guesstimate) included all the contest packs, plus the "Zozo & Isi" pack, plus all the levels on the caravelnet forum that aren't included in a pack. I don't think I counted any level more than once.

And as far as I can tell, only the Prime set has hidden levels, one in each row. Also in that set, each level in the top row has a hidden area containing the hard mode exit.

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In before the lock in SubTerra
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 written Thursday, June 21 2007 12:24 Profile #21
I'd say it's easily more than that, maybe even double your estimate. Stew Boy alone probably has close to 70 or 80 in total.

I know I've made about 25 levels myself, with at least another five or so in the works, with the ultimate goal of creating the first levelset made by a single player.

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Game-dooming mistakes in Exile 1 in The Exile Trilogy
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 written Thursday, June 21 2007 11:01 Profile #5
quote:
Originally written by Randomizer:

Any item can be dropped in wilderness and lost forever if you hit "yes." The Orb is classed as a special item in Exile so it should be safe. Now Avernum is a different story where it takes up an inventory slot, but at least can't be sold.
Actually, in E1, it's a regular item, but it can't be sold. And in Avernum (at least in A1), you can sell it, for a small fortune.

The Orb of Thralni is the only item I know of in E1 that you can drop to make the game unwinnable.

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Exile Trilogy for Vista? in The Exile Trilogy
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 written Thursday, June 21 2007 10:48 Profile #16
True, but it is an ancestor of the modern-day Mac, since that's what it eventually evolved into.

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In before the lock in SubTerra
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 written Wednesday, June 20 2007 19:13 Profile #17
Whatever. Will all of you please stop clowning around?

Meanwhile, back in the land of sanity:
quote:
Originally written by Orwellianking:

NO! I finally start playing SubTerra and the forum dies!
No need to panic. There's another forum here. It's pretty good, and the only other SubTerra forum I know of.

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Exile Trilogy for Vista? in The Exile Trilogy
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 written Wednesday, June 20 2007 19:06 Profile #14
quote:
Originally written by Tyranicus:

quote:
Originally written by The Mystic:

Glad to be of help. Vista is a rather funky and finicky OS to begin with.
Really only when it comes to backwards compatibility, and it has more of that than OS X. :P
I'll have to take your word about anything concerning OS X, my last Mac computer was an Apple IIe (remember those?).

And here's a little fun fact with Vista's backwards compatibility: I have a very, very, very old RPG for Windows 3.1 that, amazingly, runs perfectly in Vista with no issues whatsoever.

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Question about magery and mighty drake boon in The Avernum Trilogy
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 written Wednesday, June 20 2007 18:54 Profile #7
I do that in every game I play. As much as I've been known to hoard things, I'm also good at grabbing dropped items (as well as anything else not nailed down), and spending the cash from them just as quickly. You'd be amazed at how fast you can spend a million or two in an Exile, Avernum, or Geneforge game.

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Exile Trilogy for Vista? in The Exile Trilogy
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 written Sunday, June 17 2007 05:33 Profile #3
Glad to be of help. Vista is a rather funky and finicky OS to begin with.

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Question about magery and mighty drake boon in The Avernum Trilogy
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 written Sunday, June 17 2007 05:27 Profile #3
I knew Magery worked for mage spells (as the name kind of implies), but didn't know about the bonus to priest spells. Thanks for the tip!

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Vista Compatible? in Tech Support
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 written Thursday, June 14 2007 11:24 Profile #3
The Exile Trilogy, as well as BoE, all work fine for me on Vista. All I did was run them in compatibility mode.

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Exile Trilogy for Vista? in The Exile Trilogy
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 written Tuesday, June 12 2007 10:34 Profile #1
I have Vista, and know what you mean. Just play the game in compatibility mode; the same is true for the editor, if you want to use it. I suggest you do the same thing with E2 & E3, just in case.

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Gymnastic Skill (In A1) in The Avernum Trilogy
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 written Monday, June 11 2007 06:27 Profile #3
I agree: If someone offers to teach you skills for cash, take it. Why spend the skill points when you don't have to? :D

I wouldn't be surprised if, when combined with certain character traits, invulnerability becomes inevitible in melee. I still take a beating against strong spellcasters, though (like wizards and high priests).

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