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Move mountains in Blades of Avernum
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Wednesday, April 7 2004 23:09 Profile Homepage #1 You can't, but there are several Shattering Crystals in the school, which do the same thing. Don't waste them. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Roses of Reckoning (BoA) is Released! in Blades of Avernum
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Wednesday, April 7 2004 22:20 Profile Homepage #11 The Mac download link on your page appears broken; it should link to rosesofreckoning.sit -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Unix Systems in General
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Wednesday, April 7 2004 22:14 Profile Homepage #6 It depends what you mean by "based on". It's not a Unix in the strict sense, but it's derived from something which itself was derived from something which is arguably a Unix. [ Wednesday, April 07, 2004 22:16: Message edited by: Thuryl ] -------------------- I believe there are 15 747 724 136 275 002 577 105 653 961 181 555 468 044 717 914 527 116 709 366 231 425 076 185 631 031 296 protons in the universe, and the same number of electrons. -- Sir Arthur Eddington Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Are there any ???? in Blades of Avernum
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Tuesday, April 6 2004 20:50 Profile Homepage #5 Okay, Imby, 'fess up. Did you guess Creator's password? :P -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
VoDT: L25 Door in Spider caves... in Blades of Avernum
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Tuesday, April 6 2004 20:48 Profile Homepage #2 I peeked after completing the scenario; looks like there's just an empty 1x1 room behind it. So no, it's not worth building up obscene amounts of Tool Use just to open that door. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Cave south vodt in Blades of Avernum
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Tuesday, April 6 2004 19:56 Profile Homepage #4 There's an undead crypt in there, which is probably the source of the howling. If I recall correctly, you can loot a nice dagger from it. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
key lovvest level school VODT in Blades of Avernum
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Tuesday, April 6 2004 19:35 Profile Homepage #8 I think some French keyboards don't have a W. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Goblins in Blades of Avernum
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Tuesday, April 6 2004 00:44 Profile Homepage #15 I am suddenly and painfully reminded of the giant ogres in Tatterdemalion. :P -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Cleric/Sorcerer Combination in Blades of Avernum
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Monday, April 5 2004 12:42 Profile Homepage #9 I find that I'm building up spell levels significantly faster than I'm learning new spells. Having only one spellcaster is annoying sometimes (although once he's hasted I find I don't really need more spells than I get), but having 3 fighters is certainly nice. I'll probably give one or two of my fighters a few points of bow skills eventually, but the trouble with archery is that I never remember to use it. [ Monday, April 05, 2004 12:44: Message edited by: Thuryl ] -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Mac or PC? in General
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Monday, April 5 2004 12:32 Profile Homepage #67 You don't see Macs in stores because Macs are, for the most part, only sold by licensed Apple retailers. And sometimes, standardisation is better than competition. I'd rather have a computer that's expensive due to lack of competition but that works well, to one where all the parts are at a competitive price but the thing crashes all the time due to hardware incompatibilities. Competition in the computer industry is like competition in the road-building industry: if half the roads in a city require you to drive on the left side of the road and half the roads require you to drive on the right, there are going to be a lot of crashes. -------------------- I believe there are 15 747 724 136 275 002 577 105 653 961 181 555 468 044 717 914 527 116 709 366 231 425 076 185 631 031 296 protons in the universe, and the same number of electrons. -- Sir Arthur Eddington Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Avernum 2 keyboard problems in Tech Support
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Monday, April 5 2004 12:25 Profile Homepage #3 The controls were changed in Av3 to make them less counterintuitive. The behaviour you describe is not a bug. Sorry. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
hostile creatures in Blades of Avernum Editor
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Sunday, April 4 2004 20:26 Profile Homepage #1 Nothing, but type A and B attack each other. Which is useful if you want to set up a fight involving two groups that are hostile to the party but also to each other. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
hostile creatures in Blades of Avernum
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Sunday, April 4 2004 20:26 Profile Homepage #1 Nothing, but type A and B attack each other. Which is useful if you want to set up a fight involving two groups that are hostile to the party but also to each other. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Goblins in Blades of Avernum
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Sunday, April 4 2004 19:51 Profile Homepage #8 Giant goblins? Aren't those called "ogres"? :P -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Favourite Smells in General
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Saturday, April 3 2004 22:49 Profile Homepage #53 I had an old TV's CRT blow up on me once. There was a pop, the picture shifted to one side and got vertical lines of weird colours running through it, and then the whole thing turned to static. There was a smell, too, and an awful one, but it sure as hell wasn't ham. I didn't stay around long enough to ascertain what it reminded me of -- there was white smoke as well, and the whole scene seemed vaguely carcinogenic. -------------------- I believe there are 15 747 724 136 275 002 577 105 653 961 181 555 468 044 717 914 527 116 709 366 231 425 076 185 631 031 296 protons in the universe, and the same number of electrons. -- Sir Arthur Eddington Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Beta-Call for Roses of Reckoning in Blades of Avernum
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Saturday, April 3 2004 22:29 Profile Homepage #3 That was before BoA came out, and the porting function came with 5 pages of fine print explaining how bad it was. :P -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Vale Infestation in Blades of Avernum
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Saturday, April 3 2004 18:18 Profile Homepage #1 Keep following the cave around; there are secret passages in the cave walls around the far north side of the area. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Cleric/Sorcerer Combination in Blades of Avernum
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Saturday, April 3 2004 12:44 Profile Homepage #6 I'm using 3 custom fighters (2 melee, 1 pole; one of the melee fighters has Tool Use built up) and a Hedge Wizard (on whom I build up Mage and Priest spells about equally). [ Saturday, April 03, 2004 17:39: Message edited by: Thuryl ] -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Not working demo file? in Blades of Avernum
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Saturday, April 3 2004 12:36 Profile Homepage #4 Hmm. Do you have the latest version of CarbonLib installed? It may not help, but try getting that before redownloading (you should be able to find it on apple.com). -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Favourite Smells in General
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Saturday, April 3 2004 12:27 Profile Homepage #47 Eww, I hate organic solvent smells: markers, petrol, new paint, etc. I like the smell of most foods, even foods I don't actually like eating. -------------------- I believe there are 15 747 724 136 275 002 577 105 653 961 181 555 468 044 717 914 527 116 709 366 231 425 076 185 631 031 296 protons in the universe, and the same number of electrons. -- Sir Arthur Eddington Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Anyone designing scenarios? in Blades of Avernum
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Friday, April 2 2004 18:39 Profile Homepage #9 Well, there's always Pygmalion. If and when it's released, it'll use Python-based scripting. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Avernum 2 keyboard problems in Tech Support
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Friday, April 2 2004 13:45 Profile Homepage #1 That's how isometric views work. Have fun getting used to it. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
scenario criticism in Blades of Avernum
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Friday, April 2 2004 13:33 Profile Homepage #18 The trouble is that to make a rich world, you have to make it big. This is why the Exile series isn't so glaringly flawed as the BoE scenarios; it has enough scope to add in plenty of background without distracting. In a small scenario, it's hard to prevent the extraneous details from feeling either tacked on (if only one or two are added) or crowded in (if too many are added). It can be done, but it requires subtlety, which, frankly, Jeff isn't that great at. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Mac or PC? in General
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Thursday, April 1 2004 21:09 Profile Homepage #61 quote: How easily can you upgrade a Mac? Is it like in Windows, where you just put in the PCI/AGP/ISA card, Hard Drive, RAM, etc... and install the drivers, or is it more difiicult, or what? With a Mac, you often don't even need to install the drivers (although this is less true than it used to be, thanks to the proliferation of third-party hardware.) -------------------- I believe there are 15 747 724 136 275 002 577 105 653 961 181 555 468 044 717 914 527 116 709 366 231 425 076 185 631 031 296 protons in the universe, and the same number of electrons. -- Sir Arthur Eddington Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
This sentence describes a topic containing an entirely self-referential short story. in General
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Thursday, April 1 2004 03:32 Profile Homepage #24 Was that really necessary? -------------------- I believe there are 15 747 724 136 275 002 577 105 653 961 181 555 468 044 717 914 527 116 709 366 231 425 076 185 631 031 296 protons in the universe, and the same number of electrons. -- Sir Arthur Eddington Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00

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