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| Displayed name | Thuryl |
| Member number | 869 |
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| Postcount | 9973 |
| Homepage | http://thuryl.desperance.net/blades.html |
| Registered | Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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| Hint book in Geneforge Series | |
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written Sunday, July 10 2005 03:04
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Reading the hints and playing the game simultaneously is not quite the same thing as switching constantly between them. [ Sunday, July 10, 2005 03:05: Message edited by: Thuryl ] -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
| Gazer vs. Eyebaeast in Geneforge Series | |
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written Sunday, July 10 2005 00:06
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Um, I'm pretty sure he was talking about enemy gazers and eyebeasts, not the ones you create. In which case it depends on your class; as a Shaper I'd rather fight a Gazer than an Eyebeast, but as a Guardian or Agent I'd generally rather deal with the Eyebeast. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
| Gazer vs. Eyebaeast in Geneforge 2 | |
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written Sunday, July 10 2005 00:06
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Um, I'm pretty sure he was talking about enemy gazers and eyebeasts, not the ones you create. In which case it depends on your class; as a Shaper I'd rather fight a Gazer than an Eyebeast, but as a Guardian or Agent I'd generally rather deal with the Eyebeast. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
| PassWord for 2nd Ghost in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Saturday, July 9 2005 23:59
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Yes, he's talking about Bahss. The second ghost is a red herring; there's no way past it. Knowing the password to the first ghost just allows you to bypass one or two of the fights, which you may as well fight anyway for the experience. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
| Dispel a Barrier through the script in Blades of Avernum Editor | |
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written Saturday, July 9 2005 19:49
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Seeing 500-pound bloodstains on the "get items" screen would still be something of a surreal experience. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
| Dispel a Barrier through the script in Blades of Avernum | |
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Seeing 500-pound bloodstains on the "get items" screen would still be something of a surreal experience. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
| New Player ? Number of Storylines? in Geneforge Series | |
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written Saturday, July 9 2005 17:11
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quote:You can do this, but in general you'll have an easier time of the game if you keep your words in line with your actions. Several characters who can help you out in significant ways will refuse to do so if they don't think you're loyal. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
| A Question about the Slith and Nephilim in The Avernum Trilogy | |
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written Saturday, July 9 2005 16:53
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quote:Oh, no doubt about it. An elephant's trunk is an even better example. The problem, as you point out, is making tentacles that can support your weight. Octopuses can "walk" along surfaces using their tentacles (and even travel along dry land for short distances), but in general it's not as efficient as using legs. [ Saturday, July 09, 2005 16:55: Message edited by: Thuryl ] -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
| Missing... in Blades of Avernum Editor | |
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written Saturday, July 9 2005 16:50
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The abyss could do with having a bit more colour added to it. Maybe a nebula in that big empty space below and to the left of the party? -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
| Missing... in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Saturday, July 9 2005 16:50
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The abyss could do with having a bit more colour added to it. Maybe a nebula in that big empty space below and to the left of the party? -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
| Orb of thralni in Blades of Avernum Editor | |
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written Saturday, July 9 2005 04:45
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A final quibble; there's an unmatched left brace in your code. Match it and you've finally got a code fragment that works. :P -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
| Orb of thralni in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Saturday, July 9 2005 04:45
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A final quibble; there's an unmatched left brace in your code. Match it and you've finally got a code fragment that works. :P -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
| A Question about the Slith and Nephilim in The Avernum Trilogy | |
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written Friday, July 8 2005 22:10
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No reason why tentacles can't fork into smaller processes at the ends. The issue at hand is one of basic body plan, not fine structure. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
| ANNOUNCEMENT in General | |
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written Friday, July 8 2005 20:35
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The expletive to which you refer is derived from Old English. The word "transit" first appeared in Middle English. So obviously the acronym can't be the real etymology. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
| Different Exile Graphics in The Exile Trilogy | |
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written Friday, July 8 2005 18:03
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'Twas an older version. The older graphics are still available, here and there, if you know who to ask. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
| C GUI? in General | |
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written Friday, July 8 2005 17:54
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C GUI. C GUI run. Run, GUI, run! Sorry. In all seriousness, the way you implement a GUI is going to depend heavily on the operating system you're writing it for. Read up on the operating system's API before you try anything fancy. Of course, if you're planning to write it to work with a cross-platform windowing system like X11, then things are a little different again. [ Friday, July 08, 2005 17:55: Message edited by: Thuryl ] -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
| A Question about the Slith and Nephilim in The Avernum Trilogy | |
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written Friday, July 8 2005 17:45
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Mind you, the evolutionary arguments for bipedalism only apply to a land-based environment. In a water-like environment (the ocean, inside a gas giant, etc.), where appendages don't have to support their own weight, grasping tentacles make at least as much sense as arms. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
| A question to ponder in Geneforge Series | |
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written Friday, July 8 2005 17:36
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You can probably pick the graphics out of the game's resources if you have a basic knowledge of ResEdit. On Windows you don't even need that. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
| Orb of thralni in Blades of Avernum Editor | |
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written Friday, July 8 2005 17:32
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I'm pretty sure your revised version won't work properly for the example case I suggested either. As soon as it sees that character 1 isn't okay, it'll skip out of the loop. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
| Orb of thralni in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Friday, July 8 2005 17:32
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I'm pretty sure your revised version won't work properly for the example case I suggested either. As soon as it sees that character 1 isn't okay, it'll skip out of the loop. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
| Pick my birthday activity! in General | |
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written Friday, July 8 2005 17:27
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If you go skydiving and don't have any friends, be sure to prepare your parachute on your own. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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written Friday, July 8 2005 17:24
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quote:A Jewish person would probably say that the Torah has no revision. How come you're allowed to add to the Jews' holy texts but Muslims aren't allowed to incorporate some of yours into theirs? [ Friday, July 08, 2005 17:27: Message edited by: Thuryl ] -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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written Friday, July 8 2005 14:17
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I think part of the issue may be that Ben is underestimating just how different religions can be from each other. Compared to the Abrahamic religions, religions such as Buddhism have radically different ways of thinking and systems of ethics that make Christianity and Islam seem similar by comparison. The idea that children born with serious illnesses are suffering because of wrongful acts they've committed in past lives probably horrifies most Christians, but it's a view that the Dalai Lama himself has officially endorsed. In India, it's punishable by death to shoot an elephant even if it's charging at you, because elephants are harder to replace than people. [ Friday, July 08, 2005 14:22: Message edited by: Thuryl ] -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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If he doesn't trust an encyclopaedia, I'm not sure there's much we can do to bring him around. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
| Overcoming GF3 Graphics to Play in Geneforge Series | |
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written Friday, July 8 2005 13:47
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Blades of Exile has rather a lot of third-party scenarios made for it, and a few of them have really great plots. The graphics are arguably a step or two down from GF3's, though. If you want to see a good plot that's Jeff Vogel's own work, you might want to go for either Nethergate or Exile/Avernum 2. (The Exile and Avernum games are almost the same plotwise, but with a different engine, so the choice between Exile and Avernum is a matter of personal preference; try the demos of both). [ Friday, July 08, 2005 13:49: Message edited by: Thuryl ] -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |