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RWG in Richard White Games
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Saturday, April 16 2005 17:59 Profile Homepage #32 quote: Originally written by My Friend: "Primary" color, as far as vision goes, is just the types of rods in your eyes. We can see red, green, and blue-purple. All other colors are seen by processing the varying signals from those detectors. Birds are able to detect another part of the spectrum (ultraviolet, I believe), so they have four primary colors. You could call it C-Y-M-UV if you wanted. —Alorael, who doesn't feel any need to respect pidgeons for superior eyesight. Until they start making UV art, they're still airborne rats. Actually, it's cones, not rods, that detect colour (rods just detect light in general; they're mainly important for night vision, because they're more sensitive than cones). Also, having more types of cone doesn't necessarily mean you can see a broader range of colours, but it does mean you can make finer distinctions between shades of the colours you can see. (Incidentally, the mantis shrimp has no fewer than twelve different types of cone, and can probably distinguish about 10 times as many shades of colour as humans, including colours in the ultraviolet range.) [ Saturday, April 16, 2005 18:00: Message edited by: Thuryl ] -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Goal or Rushed Behind? in General
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Saturday, April 16 2005 16:56 Profile Homepage #32 He's an old member with a new account. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Do you think there is a Hell? in General
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Saturday, April 16 2005 16:01 Profile Homepage #237 quote: I do not understand how people can pick and choose which parts of the Gospel they want to believe are real. It makes perfect sense if one sees the Bible as a historical document like any other, shaped by a large number of people with varying influence and intentions over a long period of time. Remember, the Gospels weren't actually put into writing by the disciples to which they're attributed; they're basically a series of traditions which were codified in written form only centuries later. Most myths are known to contain a mixture of historically verifiable aspects and utterly fantastic aspects; why should yours be any different? -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Icon adjustment in Blades of Avernum Editor
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Saturday, April 16 2005 14:52 Profile Homepage #0 Is there any it_icon_adjust value that will turn a brown object (such as a rope or crossbow) grey? I tried tinting to a neutral shade but it didn't seem to do much. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Icon adjustment in Blades of Avernum
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Saturday, April 16 2005 14:52 Profile Homepage #0 Is there any it_icon_adjust value that will turn a brown object (such as a rope or crossbow) grey? I tried tinting to a neutral shade but it didn't seem to do much. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
RWG in Richard White Games
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Saturday, April 16 2005 14:47 Profile Homepage #29 Um, black is not a primary colour and never will be. :P -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Tips Anyone? in Geneforge Series
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Saturday, April 16 2005 14:43 Profile Homepage #19 quote: Originally written by Jonathan Campbell: Do you mean to get a real copyright or just fake it ... ? You don't actually have to do anything to "get a real copyright" -- it's a common misconception that you do. Under the Berne Convention, all artistic works are automatically copyrighted under international law unless copyright is explicitly released to the public domain. You should still include a copyright notice to make sure that people are aware of this. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Tips Anyone? in Geneforge
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Saturday, April 16 2005 14:43 Profile Homepage #19 quote: Originally written by Jonathan Campbell: Do you mean to get a real copyright or just fake it ... ? You don't actually have to do anything to "get a real copyright" -- it's a common misconception that you do. Under the Berne Convention, all artistic works are automatically copyrighted under international law unless copyright is explicitly released to the public domain. You should still include a copyright notice to make sure that people are aware of this. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Wishing Well:Exile II in The Exile Trilogy
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Saturday, April 16 2005 14:35 Profile Homepage #4 TM was having a little fun with you, I'm afraid (and making a reference to a BoE scenario). You'd do well to ignore him. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
canopy (this is weird)(and funny) in Blades of Avernum
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Saturday, April 16 2005 14:33 Profile Homepage #28 quote: Originally written by Le Martyre de la Terreur: *Honestly, the HLPM makes pitifully weak parties. Bahssikava, for instance, cannot be realistically (or at least enjoyably) beaten by a level 30-40 party without* being artifact-blessed.** I used a level-30 HLPM party for Bahssikava and didn't even find most of it that difficult. quote: There are "curves" of items and spell levels in BoA which is made by JV's scenarios. (And even though JV has problems with his scenarios, balance of artifacts is not one of 'em.) EM is purposefully above this curve for its level, whereas Canopy is actually much closer than it appears. (Well, save for Adler and Maxim.) I'll grant that if one looks at, say, DwtD for comparison, the spell balance is pretty close to what it should be (except for the level-10 Create Illusions, which is a crime against God and man). As for item balance, it may be mostly okay (at least as far as the purchaseable items go), but then you get those artifacts which throw the whole thing off. quote: Bahssikava is good and well below this curve, especially for the crazy-deprived magi in a player's arsenal. Okay, considering how high-level a Bahss party is likely to end up, that much I'm willing to agree with. (Treasure balance was significantly improved since the first beta, though. It's still on the low side in terms of items that are actually useful, but not too bad.) quote: Calindor is at the correct place on the curve. Magic Plate Mail, however, is not. On the other hand, Bahss's Robes of the Magi are a lot closer to the right balance than Canopy's zero-encumbrance Mithril Plate. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Singleton Vs. Spellcaster in Blades of Avernum
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Saturday, April 16 2005 14:22 Profile Homepage #9 quote: Originally written by Toasty Warm: 3) The other weakness is a lot of cleric spells are useless like mass healing, mass curing, raise dead. I think I may stop buying spell levels after level 12 in cleric. I am thinking 6 levels mage, 12 levels cleric, then upping my potion making until I get invulnerability elixir. Strategies anyone. I suspect that if you don't build up enough priest levels for Divine Restoration, you'll eventually come to regret it. Healing is fine when you have one or two fighters and multiple priests to keep them healed, but when you only have one character acting every round you want to heal as quickly as possible. [ Saturday, April 16, 2005 14:23: Message edited by: Thuryl ] -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Accidently clicked turn char editor off on avernum 3 in Tech Support
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Saturday, April 16 2005 14:18 Profile Homepage #8 Uninstalling won't work. The preferences file is stored in your system folder; you have to find and delete them manually. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
canopy (this is weird)(and funny) in Blades of Avernum
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Friday, April 15 2005 22:57 Profile Homepage #25 quote: Originally written by Le Martyre de la Terreur: Kel, Canopy "levels" you up. When you leave it, if you have one of the two swords, Adlerauge, the Miracle items, some of the Illusory items, etc... You're FAR more than +10-20 levels higher than you would have been. Canopy doesn't pimp you, it pimps your ride. See, this is bad etiquette because of what it does to designers. It basically makes it impossible to produce useful level recommendations when treasure balance varies so broadly between different scenarios for the same level, so there's no way to know if a level-40 party will come in with steel weapons (HLPM) or ludicrous ones (Canopy). Anyway, I just got through replaying Canopy. It's not as good as I remembered (although some of the bad parts aren't as bad as I remembered either). I'll leave my CSR rating as it stands out of courtesy (and in acknowledgement of the scenario's likely historical value). No other horrendous combat loopholes, although Unumstosslich and Shroud's third form are remarkably vulnerable to Shinibiimu and Shinigami respectively. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
LP Nethergate graphics in Blades of Avernum
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Friday, April 15 2005 16:27 Profile Homepage #13 More specifically, a party that's simply had its spells removed is a hell of a lot more gimped than one that's had its spells replaced with weapon skills. :P -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
canopy (this is weird)(and funny) in Blades of Avernum
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Friday, April 15 2005 16:05 Profile Homepage #24 quote: Originally written by Kelandon: quote: Originally written by Thuryl: not that it helps since most of the monsters in Canopy are so low-level that I don't get much experience from them anyway Is that what my problem was? I never leveled once in the entire scenario, which was annoying. I figured it was just that I was using a level 60 party, but even my level 45 party never leveled in the beginning. Yep. As an example, bugbears are level 26. There are a couple of award_party_xp calls, but some don't work because they try to award more than the 500-xp limit. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
I'm at the last battle in The Avernum Trilogy
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Friday, April 15 2005 06:21 Profile Homepage #5 quote: Originally written by Wolf129: I finally defeated the last guy, after hitting a couple more buttons (the ones by the Rakashas) and Erika did appear, though she started attacking me? What did I ever do to her? I guess she didn't have her magical defenses up and got charmed... Usually when this happens it's because you accidentally attacked one of your summoned monsters earlier in the dungeon, thus making the town hostile. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
canopy (this is weird)(and funny) in Blades of Avernum
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Friday, April 15 2005 06:17 Profile Homepage #21 I'm replaying Canopy with a slightly unusual level-30 party (with heavy disadvantages, not that it helps since most of the monsters in Canopy are so low-level that I don't get much experience from them anyway), and getting by fairly well. So far, I've successfully mystified the AI of two bosses so that I was able to kill them off at a leisurely pace without even getting attacked. Man, I shoulda caught that sort of thing in beta. :P -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Message board basics in General
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Friday, April 15 2005 06:13 Profile Homepage #13 quote: ecscuse for beign king of hawks I'm afraid that being you is inexcusable. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Favorite Author in General
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Friday, April 15 2005 01:17 Profile Homepage #61 I find that looking at a representative sample of Picasso's works throughout his career in chronological order in one sitting is very instructive. Most less ordered art makes more sense when you see where it came from. As for poetry, I'm not really qualified to comment, because I can't write it and don't like to read it. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
LP Nethergate graphics in Blades of Avernum
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Thursday, April 14 2005 06:57 Profile Homepage #5 quote: Originally written by the fatman: I'm currently coding a scenario to take place in Hugh's mansion (Hefner that is). Everyone's in thongs and mono-kini's (women) or full blown tuxedos (the guys, they have dignity and self respect). I cannot help but think this is a reference to a certain other topic on this forum. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
post-canopy badness in Blades of Avernum
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Thursday, April 14 2005 06:52 Profile Homepage #14 Ammunitionless missile weapons really are great. Since I don't like blatantly abusing overpowered weapons, I use slings, which only do around 100-150 damage even at high levels. They still rock. (Slings. Rock. Oh God, I slay me like David slew Goliath.) [ Thursday, April 14, 2005 06:55: Message edited by: Thuryl ] -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Favorite Author in General
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Thursday, April 14 2005 06:01 Profile Homepage #44 Eww, Marlowe. I mean, really. Of the two famous Fausts, his might make the better scenario, but it sure is the worse play. :P -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Phaedra in Blades of Avernum
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Thursday, April 14 2005 03:55 Profile Homepage #112 quote: What? Not all women do everything for the same reasons? No duh. But then again, when they wear things that can and will be read as such, they do not make life easier on men who genuinely want to treat them with dignity. Oh, just put on a frigging blindfold already. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Tough NPC Tournament round two in Blades of Exile
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Thursday, April 14 2005 00:07 Profile Homepage #9 Um, Sarachim? Sovereign is not C-dawg and never was. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
A Perfect Forest Hint in Blades of Avernum
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Thursday, April 14 2005 00:04 Profile Homepage #3 Are you trying to divert the beams that are to the north of the machine? That won't work. The beams you want to direct into the machine are a considerable distance to the south, past the crumbling wall s.t mentioned. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00

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