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Infiltrator making a small investment in Creations in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Thuryl
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Member # 869
 written Monday, April 30 2007 01:27 Profile Homepage #8
quote:
Originally written by Nepharim:

I've found it a struggle to play a shock trooper, since you need to put most points in Shaping, the 'average' combat skills fall behind, and high cost on magic makes it even harder, it's not impossible, but I've had quite alot of problems with shock troopers.
Putting points in Shaping is almost completely unnecessary. You need, at the absolute most, 4 Fire Shaping and 6 Magic Shaping -- you can get bonuses from items to bring you up to 10 from there, and going above 10 is a waste. Better still, either forget about fire shaping and go magic shaping for the whole game, or vice versa.

Ignore magic completely, except for maybe Healing Craft. Rely exclusively on pods and spores. I did a no-magic Shock Trooper once and it was easier than my first attempt at a Lifecrafter.

Pump Intelligence a lot and Endurance a little. Ignore strength and melee weapons for the most part; you get enough points in those without investing skill points. Dexterity and missile weapons are a worthwhile investment, but you can ignore them if you need the skill points elsewhere.

[ Monday, April 30, 2007 01:31: Message edited by: Thuryl ]

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Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
How irritating in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Thuryl
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Member # 869
 written Monday, April 30 2007 01:26 Profile Homepage #10
I'm surprised you left out Cryoas. They're as good as Vlish if you keep them alive, and you can get them earlier.

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Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Huh? in Richard White Games
Thuryl
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Member # 869
 written Saturday, April 28 2007 21:06 Profile Homepage #17
quote:
Originally written by Dragyn Bob:

I find that picture offensive to me as a Jew. Which I am. And not some other ethnicity which is not Jewish.
Sure you are, Wangberg.

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Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Bored... in The Exile Trilogy
Thuryl
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Member # 869
 written Saturday, April 28 2007 04:08 Profile Homepage #39
There's no way in.

Even if you could get in, there's nothing in there anyway.

Don't ask how we know there's nothing in there if there's no way in.

[ Saturday, April 28, 2007 04:12: Message edited by: Thuryl ]

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Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Favorite game genres? in General
Thuryl
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Member # 869
 written Friday, April 27 2007 21:59 Profile Homepage #1
If I'm not in the mood for an RPG, I'll usually go for a platformer.

Also, who are you? :P

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Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Avernum 5, April Update in Avernum 4
Thuryl
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Member # 869
 written Friday, April 27 2007 15:32 Profile Homepage #24
quote:
Originally written by Rebel Muffin in an Airplane:

You skimmed the CoC, didn't you? No flame wars and no masking cuss words are in it.
Actually, the rule is against partially masked profanity. It's okay if you mask out every letter.

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Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Spiderweb, the business in General
Thuryl
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Member # 869
 written Thursday, April 26 2007 15:48 Profile Homepage #16
I seem to recall that Jeff mentioned in one of his articles that the Geneforge series sold reasonably well, but not nearly as well as the Avernum series. That was before G4, though.

[ Thursday, April 26, 2007 15:49: Message edited by: Thuryl ]

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Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Jeff Vogel's RPG hating rant in General
Thuryl
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Member # 869
 written Thursday, April 26 2007 15:41 Profile Homepage #32
quote:
Originally written by Zeviz:

However, GalCiv2 is a typical strategy game and nobody calls it an RPG.
Djur would indeed call it an RPG. That's what comes from being a prescriptivist: you don't care how many other people do or don't use your definition.

[ Thursday, April 26, 2007 15:42: Message edited by: Thuryl ]

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Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Monarch: Who Is He? in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Thuryl
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Member # 869
 written Thursday, April 26 2007 15:35 Profile Homepage #19
quote:
Originally written by Emperor Tullegolar:

Are you saying that Shaper Monarch is Gharzad? Rentar would make more sense.

Edit: What a time to spell Garzahd wrong.
He's suggesting nothing of the sort, merely ranting about people's inability to spell, and pointing out that it's odd that "Garzahd" is misspelled so much less often than "Barzahl" when they're basically the same damn name.

[ Thursday, April 26, 2007 15:39: Message edited by: Thuryl ]

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Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Jeff Vogel's RPG hating rant in General
Thuryl
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Member # 869
 written Wednesday, April 25 2007 23:44 Profile Homepage #27
quote:
Originally written by Andrea:

The definition of RPG used is pretty much the Supreme Court definition of obscenity -- you know it when you see it. Unfortunately, this attitude results in barely-interactive trash like Final Fantasy being used to demean the genre, and it stifles serious innovation.

A definition of RPG based on theme is more meaningful -- a role-playing computer game is one in which you control one or more characters who make significant moral decisions. By this measurement, Deus Ex is more of an RPG than Final Fantasy -- and that's the way I like it, by god.
For the record, Djur and I have had this conversation before; I favour the first (descriptivist) definition and he favours the second (prescriptivist) definition.

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Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Blades of Exile Source Code in Blades of Exile
Thuryl
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Member # 869
 written Wednesday, April 25 2007 00:45 Profile Homepage #2
^________________^

That is all.

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Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
What gloves are better? in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Thuryl
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Member # 869
 written Monday, April 23 2007 23:50 Profile Homepage #4
Except that strength bonuses to creations from items are worthless because of a bug in the game engine.

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Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Matala in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Thuryl
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Member # 869
 written Sunday, April 22 2007 20:06 Profile Homepage #2
I could give more specific advice if I knew what class and build you were, but here goes.

Be sure to find and destroy his restoration pylons before you attack him. He's most vulnerable to magical damage, so wingbolts and gazers are your friends. Watch out for the drakon at the end. Really, it's just a matter of bringing enough essence pods and healing spores to stay alive while you slowly wear him down.

The cheap way to beat him is to surround him with creations so he can't run away to the next part of his complex when he's taken enough damage, but that's no fun.

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Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Quest from Battlemaster Crewl in Avernum 4
Thuryl
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Member # 869
 written Sunday, April 22 2007 14:01 Profile Homepage #3
Killing Annatolia hasn't ruined the game for you, but if you had any unfinished business in Spire it'll just have to stay unfinished.

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The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure!
Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
A2 Preferences in Tech Support
Thuryl
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Member # 869
 written Sunday, April 22 2007 01:21 Profile Homepage #1
Get Info (Command-I) on the preferences and uncheck the Locked checkbox. That should solve your problem.

[ Sunday, April 22, 2007 01:22: Message edited by: Thuryl ]

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Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Get the most out of Sucia Island! in Geneforge Series
Thuryl
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Member # 869
 written Saturday, April 21 2007 16:27 Profile Homepage #4
In G1, you can buy unlimited amounts of Luck with cash. Getting to 30 isn't as impractical as you'd think.

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Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Are agents better shapers than, well, shapers!?! in Geneforge Series
Thuryl
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Member # 869
 written Saturday, April 21 2007 16:25 Profile Homepage #3
It's probably most feasible in Geneforge 4, where Infiltrators (agents) get almost as much essence as Lifecrafters (shapers), and shaping skill doesn't make so much of a difference with higher-tier creations. You'd still have fewer creations than a full-on Lifecrafter, but you could make up for it with your own more powerful magic.

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Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Canapy in Blades of Avernum
Thuryl
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Member # 869
 written Saturday, April 21 2007 16:17 Profile Homepage #5
quote:
Originally written by Nioca:

You can't take the 'special spells' outside the scenario. Any item with a special attached will be removed when the party leaves the scenario.
Normally that's the case. Sometimes it's a little buggy, and the item is kept but stripped of its script.

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Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
What gloves are better? in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Thuryl
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Member # 869
 written Saturday, April 21 2007 16:01 Profile Homepage #2
They're both very good. For a melee servile, though, the Gloves of Savagery probably gives you better total value in terms of skill points you'd have to spend to get the same stat bonuses.

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Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Canapy in Blades of Avernum
Thuryl
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Member # 869
 written Saturday, April 21 2007 02:24 Profile Homepage #3
Do you have the most recent version of BoA? If not, upgrade. Also, make sure the wands you're using were picked up in your current playthrough of the scenario, and not a previous attempt.

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Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
The way it goes in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Thuryl
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Member # 869
 written Friday, April 20 2007 14:16 Profile Homepage #1
Is there a question in there somewhere?

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Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
When you die... in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Thuryl
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Member # 869
 written Friday, April 20 2007 01:31 Profile Homepage #4
Well, there are ghosts in the Geneforge series, so presumably the answer is yes.

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Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Operating Systems in General
Thuryl
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Member # 869
 written Thursday, April 19 2007 15:58 Profile Homepage #41
quote:
Originally written by LF:

the OS on the Apple II
ProDOS IMAGE(http://sa.tweek.us/emots/images/emot-eng101.gif)

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Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Spiderweb MMORPG in General
Thuryl
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Member # 869
 written Thursday, April 19 2007 15:37 Profile Homepage #34
quote:
Originally written by isjoeythere:

A bit off topic still, but Spent Salmon, you do know who Ron Paul is, right? Calling Ron Paul a member of the same breed as the other politicians on the hill is crazy. He is the only elected politician we currently have that is serious about increasing the freedom of ALL American citizens and upholding the constitution of the United States.
It's easy to be serious about something that you know you won't achieve.

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Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
VTech in General
Thuryl
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Member # 869
 written Thursday, April 19 2007 00:02 Profile Homepage #81
quote:
Originally written by Randomizer:

Japan has even tougher gun laws, so when A guy goes crazy he grabs a sword and starts hacking away. It's not as fast and the body count was lower, but gun control won't solve the problem.
You say that as if it doesn't matter to you how many people are killed.

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