BoA and A3
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Apprentice
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written Sunday, October 16 2005 08:55
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I noticed that Blades of Avernum and Avernum 3 are available for Mac OS X. I've run the demo's and both look the same. What's the difference between these two games and which one is the newest? -------------------- Poster: 'I love your demos, but I have Windows, what do I do?' Answer: 'Get a Mac?' Posts: 23 | Registered: Friday, October 14 2005 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Sunday, October 16 2005 08:59
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Blades of Avernum is the newest game. It is true that they have very similar interfaces. -------------------- Ignorwhat? Posts: 301 | Registered: Thursday, October 2 2003 07:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Sunday, October 16 2005 09:03
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Thank you for the quick reply - needed to know which one to buy! I've been playing Avernum 3. I'll go back to Blades of Avernum demo and explore it further. -------------------- Poster: 'I love your demos, but I have Windows, what do I do?' Answer: 'Get a Mac?' Posts: 23 | Registered: Friday, October 14 2005 07:00 |
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Off With Their Heads
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written Sunday, October 16 2005 09:10
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Buy BoA if you want to play lots of different third-party scenarios. Buy A3 if you want one huge integrated world by Jeff. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Sunday, October 16 2005 09:13
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So, which one do I play first? Decisions, decisions, decisions.... -------------------- Poster: 'I love your demos, but I have Windows, what do I do?' Answer: 'Get a Mac?' Posts: 23 | Registered: Friday, October 14 2005 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Sunday, October 16 2005 09:31
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A3 is a single game with a single plot. It's a fairly standard RPG setup. BoA lets you create smaller scenarios of your own and play through scenarios. Four made by Jeff Vogel are included with BoA, including the one available in the demo, but the better scenarios are made by various Spiderwebbers, most of whom are on these boards. —Alorael, who recommends playing through the A3 demo to get a feel for the system. If you like it and you like the idea of scenarios, get BoA. Don't judge it by the plot of Valley of Dying Things, which is a fairly lackluster effort. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Sunday, October 16 2005 15:19
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Can you tell me where the senarios are for downloading? I went to a few sites and saw forums for discussing or rating senarios, but I didn't see any references for the downloads. *I found a site (http://www.avernum.com/blades/scen_stuff/solid.html), but if anyone has others, please email me. Thanks! [ Sunday, October 16, 2005 15:23: Message edited by: aheisey ] -------------------- Poster: 'I love your demos, but I have Windows, what do I do?' Answer: 'Get a Mac?' Posts: 23 | Registered: Friday, October 14 2005 07:00 |
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Trademark
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written Sunday, October 16 2005 15:53
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Get A3. More goblins. Posts: 24 | Registered: Saturday, October 15 2005 07:00 |
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Off With Their Heads
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written Sunday, October 16 2005 16:41
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quote:Player FAQ, question 1 -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Sunday, October 16 2005 18:16
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Note that downloading scenarios won't do you any good until you register, as the unregistered version will only let you play Valley of Dying Things. —Alorael, who would like to point out that BoA can begin with postmodernism, whereas A3 does not. This is clearly a significant difference. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Monday, October 17 2005 02:50
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Just wanted to see what was out there. Registered Avernum 3 today and will probably purchase BoA in a few months after playing Avernum 3. Thanks for all your help! -------------------- Poster: 'I love your demos, but I have Windows, what do I do?' Answer: 'Get a Mac?' Posts: 23 | Registered: Friday, October 14 2005 07:00 |
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Master
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written Monday, October 17 2005 03:21
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What I recommend doing is, since you can't play the third party scenario's, to download the BoA 3Deditor and look at some scenario's. That's what I did. Go here for the editor. However, if you want to look at the scenario's in 3D, as they would appear in the game, then go here. [ Monday, October 17, 2005 03:24: Message edited by: Thralni, emperor of Riverrod ] -------------------- Thralni's almighty Avernum pages: My webpage, containing scenario's and graphics made by me (And maybe someday the homepage of the almighty chicken gods). Click here for more information on Olga's fortune teller kiosk Olga's fortune teller kiosk has been temporarily closed down, but you can contact the prophet with a PM - Was signed by the prophet of the almighty chicken gods, gods of everything that is a chicken. Posts: 3029 | Registered: Saturday, June 18 2005 07:00 |