Why do javelins go away?
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Apprentice
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written Sunday, January 6 2008 20:27
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I've played every Spiderweb game since the first and recently started playing Nethergate Resurrection. Oddly this is the first time I've ever used javelins in one of your games. After a battle I looked for the "used" javelins and didn't find any and that brings up the question, "Why not?". Javelins are not any small item and should be recoverable. Comments?? Posts: 1 | Registered: Sunday, January 6 2008 08:00 |
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written Sunday, January 6 2008 20:48
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Historically, javelins were designed to break when they hit something so that your enemy couldn't throw them back at you. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Monday, January 7 2008 06:44
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You can recover javelins and arrows in BoA, don't know about N:R. -------------------- "NOW PASS ME MY BOOTS. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A FACE." -Nikki Frostbite: Get It While It's...... Hot? Posts: 900 | Registered: Monday, August 8 2005 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Monday, January 7 2008 09:47
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I think original Nethergate allows for the recovery of javelins that miss hitting their target. Switch to sling as soon as possible and then you won't waste money buying javelins. Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
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BANNED
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written Monday, January 7 2008 10:06
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From what I remember Javelins are considerably stronger than SLings and batons so they are more expensive and harder to find/unrecoverable. -------------------- When I close my eyes at night I see David Bowie. PLAY AVERNUM 1!!!!!!!!!!! Posts: 157 | Registered: Saturday, August 25 2007 07:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Monday, January 7 2008 10:13
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They also have weight. A hell of a lot of weight. -------------------- "Fear that which mortality has rejected" -Galvin Magnus Posts: 942 | Registered: Sunday, October 8 2006 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Monday, January 7 2008 10:20
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I remember the first time I played Geneforge 2 as an agent using almost only javelins, I used to leave caches of javelins at each entrance of the zones I was currently working on. -------------------- How many shapers are there? Why is Drypeak controlled by Zakary? Why is Barzahl a Guardian? How does the Geneforge work? What's as small as nothing? Why am I asking stupid questions? -------------------------------- Shaper teacher : "DON'T TOUCH THAT!" BOOM!! apprentice :*little voice* "Sorry..." --------------------------- Travian The Roost Do you know what is the answer to the greatest question ever? It's here. Posts: 576 | Registered: Wednesday, March 2 2005 08:00 |
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BANNED
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written Monday, January 7 2008 10:20
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I would only use Javelins if playing as a Gaurdian or Romans to help with the weight problem but they were still really ****ing heavy. -------------------- When I close my eyes at night I see David Bowie. PLAY AVERNUM 1!!!!!!!!!!! Posts: 157 | Registered: Saturday, August 25 2007 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Tuesday, January 8 2008 01:52
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If you pump up the Sling skill in Nethergate, or Thrown Missles(?) in Avernum, slings are actually pretty strong. Sure, you aren't going to be able to do javelin-esque damage without serious investment, but when I played N:R recently, I found myself using them more often than casting Lance of Fire, which has got to be a good thing. -------------------- Nikki's Nook - one lump or two fer ya blues? Posts: 2864 | Registered: Monday, September 8 2003 07:00 |
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Electric Sheep One
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written Wednesday, January 9 2008 23:08
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Your javelin didn't just go away, my friend. You threw it away. Remember? Now you want it back. But you can't have it back. You set it free; maybe you broke its heart, or its head; but it's stronger and wiser now than it was when it was with you. It's not coming back. It's its own missile weapon now, out there in the world, making its own choices. Maybe someday it will find another wielder. That will not be you. Learn to deal with this, and you may become stronger and wiser too. Killing some more monsters may help you with that. And remember these hard life lessons, when you equip your next javelin. Realize what you're getting into. And if you don't want to pay the price, settle for a sling. -------------------- Listen carefully because some of your options may have changed. Posts: 3335 | Registered: Thursday, September 4 2003 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Friday, January 11 2008 15:10
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Usually, there are better weapons then javelins and how did Starman get banned? I see , excuse me for creating an otherwise useless and uninformative post. [ Friday, January 11, 2008 15:13: Message edited by: Leftover Sauerkraut ] -------------------- "640K ought to be enough for anybody." -- Bill Gates, 1981 I stay warm the same way a walrus stays warm. Stacy's Mom Posts: 152 | Registered: Monday, November 6 2006 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Friday, January 11 2008 17:58
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I've found Razordisks to work much more effectively than Javelins. Of course, they're not readily available in all games, but I abused them to no end in Exile 2. I liked how you could recover missed javelins in Nethergate, kudos for Jeff for adding that in. -------------------- And everybody say....Yatta! Posts: 1287 | Registered: Thursday, August 14 2003 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Friday, January 11 2008 18:16
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Razordisks are efficient at encroaching upon a creature's throat but they bear the burden of expense. Javelins, on the other hand, are relatively cheap and often found in dungeons. -------------------- I dub thee... Posts: 1384 | Registered: Tuesday, February 6 2007 08:00 |
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? Man, ? Amazing
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written Friday, January 11 2008 18:21
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quote:FYT. -------------------- Synergy, et al - "I don't get it." Argon - "I'm at a loss for words..." Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |