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Chains in Blades of Exile
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Monday, June 12 2006 23:54 Profile Homepage #1 feodoric -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Anonymity and online identity, yet again. in General
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Monday, June 12 2006 12:08 Profile Homepage #19 This reminds me; I should censor my Facebook profile. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
fan made graphics? in Avernum 4
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Monday, June 12 2006 00:26 Profile Homepage #16 quote: Originally written by Student of Trinity: Not having played A<4 I didn't realize worms and hellhounds were new. They seemed natural beasts for the place, to me. And if they'd been there since Avernum 1 (or, for us real cranky old-timers, Exile 1), I'd agree with you. But they weren't, so adding them mid-series is bound to be a little jarring. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Question. in The Avernum Trilogy
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Sunday, June 11 2006 22:09 Profile Homepage #4 I'm pretty sure that Melee Weapons skill increases your unarmed accuracy and damage (it does for monsters in BoA, anyway.) -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Slarty Does Spidweb -- Explicit Language in General
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Sunday, June 11 2006 21:45 Profile Homepage #6 Regarding my title, it doesn't hurt that Kool-Aid Man's catchcry was also appropriated by Duff Man of The Simpsons fame, and I am of course known for my habitual drunkenness. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Can you explain what the difference between LOAD_SCEN and START_SCEN states? in Blades of Avernum Editor
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Sunday, June 11 2006 16:30 Profile Homepage #2 The START_SCEN_STATE is what you use for any things that you only want to do at the start of the scenario. In general, the only things you want to put in the LOAD_SCEN_STATE are things which the documentation tells you to put there. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Can you explain what the difference between LOAD_SCEN and START_SCEN states? in Blades of Avernum
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Sunday, June 11 2006 16:30 Profile Homepage #2 The START_SCEN_STATE is what you use for any things that you only want to do at the start of the scenario. In general, the only things you want to put in the LOAD_SCEN_STATE are things which the documentation tells you to put there. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
How do you script in events occurring on specific days? in Blades of Avernum Editor
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Sunday, June 11 2006 16:28 Profile Homepage #16 If you expect some players to spend more than a year in the scenario, you'll want to reset the SDF after the month is over (probably by setting it back to 0 in the code for the start of the next month). -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
How do you script in events occurring on specific days? in Blades of Avernum
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Sunday, June 11 2006 16:28 Profile Homepage #16 If you expect some players to spend more than a year in the scenario, you'll want to reset the SDF after the month is over (probably by setting it back to 0 in the code for the start of the next month). -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
The anama r messed up in The Avernum Trilogy
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Sunday, June 11 2006 16:22 Profile Homepage #2 quote: Originally written by i: Also, I doubt it is possible to complete EVERY quest on a single play through due to the decisions you have to make.* It isn't. The vampire and the ogres are one obvious example of a mutually exclusive pair of quests; there may be more. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Probably a repetitive questions but... in General
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Sunday, June 11 2006 16:12 Profile Homepage #7 Jeff is also on the record as saying that he hates music in computer games. As for making his own sound effects using a foley room and a microphone, that's not as easy as it looks. [ Sunday, June 11, 2006 16:15: Message edited by: Thuryl ] -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Macs w/ Intel Dual chips in Tech Support
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Sunday, June 11 2006 16:08 Profile Homepage #2 Newer Spiderweb games that run natively under OS X should run fine on Intel Macs, though. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
fan made graphics? in Avernum 4
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Sunday, June 11 2006 03:41 Profile Homepage #2 quote: Originally written by i: I really don't understand the aversion to Geneforge graphics in Avernum games. They're just a sequence of pixels to represent things. Why reinvent the wheel when certain graphics work just fine? Makes no sense whatsoever. I think the aversion derives from the general impression that many of Avernum 4's monsters were designed to fit the graphics available, breaking continuity with the rest of the series in the process. Since when has Avernum been infested with "hellhounds", for example? [ Sunday, June 11, 2006 03:41: Message edited by: Thuryl ] -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973* \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Easy/Med/Hard in Avernum 4
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Friday, June 9 2006 20:30 Profile Homepage #16 While it's hard to make an AI that actually plays in a realistically smart way, it's not all that hard to make an AI that cheats (e.g. knowing all the PCs' resistances and weaknesses in advance, and choosing attacks accordingly). One could always have an AI that cheats more at higher difficulties. [ Friday, June 09, 2006 20:32: Message edited by: Thuryl ] -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Alwan and Greta questions in Geneforge Series
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Friday, June 9 2006 16:19 Profile Homepage #11 quote: Originally written by Major: quote: Everything a Guardian can do an Agent or a Shaper can do better. Be careful saying that... How about my melee squad leader? With enough points in Endurance and Blessing Magic to improve survivability, a melee Shaper might actually work. I'm not sure if it'd actually be better than a Guardian doing the same thing (and let's face it, a melee squad leader is a suboptimal strategy in the first place), but it'd be interesting to find out. [ Friday, June 09, 2006 16:25: Message edited by: Thuryl ] -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
No canister loyalist? in Geneforge Series
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Friday, June 9 2006 16:15 Profile Homepage #11 quote: Originally written by Retlaw May: Right now I'm on the second island with my no canister loyalist and he has some trouble with the vlish because they act before him and the one hit and then poison kill him. If getting beaten to the punch in combat is causing problems for you, what you want is to invest in more Quick Action and Dexterity -- at least, if you're a Guardian or Agent. If you're a Shaper, what you want is to hide far behind your creations at all times. Until you can get your initiative-boosting stats up to respectable levels, hasting yourself (through the spell or speed pods) also helps you act earlier in combat. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
ADV Shaping (Battle Gamma & Co.) in Geneforge Series
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Friday, June 9 2006 16:09 Profile Homepage #70 quote: Originally written by Waylander: That may be true. Then again, you could say the same thing about any event in the game, including death. Hey, you can continue to save and reload until you finally win that battle you have been trying to win for 5 days. For the record, any game where the best option is to save and reload for 5 days using the same strategy until you win a battle is a very poorly-designed game. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Reputation system in BoA? in Blades of Avernum Editor
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Friday, June 9 2006 16:05 Profile Homepage #21 quote: Originally written by Lancer: I appreciate your help, Lazarus! So then all I need to do is add the following statement everytime the PCs do something to increase (or decrease) their reputation: get_flag(x,y) = get_flag(x,y) + z //where z is the increase (or decrease) in rep due to the deed and x,y are the coordinates of the reputation SDF. That's not how you modify a SDF. The correct syntax for what you want to do is: inc_flag(x,y,z); quote: I am just a little confused about the syntax for the change_custom_abil_uses flag.. Why is it used in two circumstances (in beginstate and LOAD_SCEN state)? It's called in the LOAD_SCEN_STATE to give you the ability in the first place. It's called when you use the ability in order to "recharge" your uses of it. (So every time you use it, you get an extra use of it, so you never run out.) -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Reputation system in BoA? in Blades of Avernum
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Friday, June 9 2006 16:05 Profile Homepage #21 quote: Originally written by Lancer: I appreciate your help, Lazarus! So then all I need to do is add the following statement everytime the PCs do something to increase (or decrease) their reputation: get_flag(x,y) = get_flag(x,y) + z //where z is the increase (or decrease) in rep due to the deed and x,y are the coordinates of the reputation SDF. That's not how you modify a SDF. The correct syntax for what you want to do is: inc_flag(x,y,z); quote: I am just a little confused about the syntax for the change_custom_abil_uses flag.. Why is it used in two circumstances (in beginstate and LOAD_SCEN state)? It's called in the LOAD_SCEN_STATE to give you the ability in the first place. It's called when you use the ability in order to "recharge" your uses of it. (So every time you use it, you get an extra use of it, so you never run out.) -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Absynthe? in Avernum 4
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Friday, June 9 2006 15:54 Profile Homepage #10 TM, just because someone's name sounds like a word doesn't automatically make it comedy gold. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Slarty Does Spidweb in General
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Friday, June 9 2006 15:47 Profile Homepage #24 quote: Originally written by radix malorum est cupiditas: Interesting. Not sure what it's supposed to mean, but interesting all the same. It's a comment on your politics, your gender, and your... aesthetic sensibilities. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Just Wondering in Blades of Exile
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Thursday, June 8 2006 23:58 Profile Homepage #8 If I recall correctly, the hut's layout is inspired by the module, but various liberties have been taken with the plot. The Fog is a much closer conversion of a D&D module to the medium of BoE, and I think there might have been one or two other scenarios based on D&D modules too. There have also been scenarios based on movies. For some reason, most of these were based on neo-noir films that had Charlotte Rampling in them; Johnny Favourite is based loosely on the film Angel Heart, and my own scenario Roots is based very loosely on the film D.O.A. (and, more broadly, inspired by the film noir genre in general). [ Friday, June 09, 2006 03:54: Message edited by: Thuryl ] -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Slithzerkai Sighting! in General
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Thursday, June 8 2006 04:21 Profile Homepage #32 The Mycon are sexy. ^_^ -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Why Did the People Die????!!!! Why!!!!!! in Geneforge Series
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Thursday, June 8 2006 02:57 Profile Homepage #14 Really, the most sensible thing for most civilians to do when a fight breaks out in the middle of town is to leg it. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Why would you buy that?! in Nethergate
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Tuesday, June 6 2006 22:21 Profile Homepage #4 The only things in SW's games that are not made by Jeff, Mariann and/or Linda are the graphical art, which is mostly done by a single freelance artist (with another who has made occasional but notable contributions), and the sound, which is licensed from online sound resources. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00

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