Exile vs. Avernum

Author	Topic: Exile vs. Avernum
matt_morgan Apprentice Member # 3091	written Friday, June 13 2003 06:33 Profile #0 Forgive me for asking a question that has probably been asked a million times, but I can't find the other 999,999 posts ... Reading Spiderweb Software's web site, you'd think Exile 3 and Avernum 3 are the same game. It's like they copied the pages and then just search and replaced the name of the game. What are the differences? I downloaded Avernum 3 and have enjoyed it for the few hours I've spent. But now I see that Exile 3 is available for Linux, which is better for me. Is it easy to switch? Would I have to start over completely? Would the interface be similar, so I wouldn't have to teach myself a new game? Thanks, Matt Posts: 30 | Registered: Tuesday, June 10 2003 07:00
Talent in a Previous Life This Side Towards Enemy Member # 3098	written Friday, June 13 2003 07:24 Profile #1 They are the same game. It's just Avernum is an updated version with isometric view. There are minor differences in spells and abilities, but that's what it boils down to. I think it's fairly easy to get the Avernum games to run on Linux. You'd have to ask someone like Nascimento to find out. I'd recommend that you go with Exile 3 or another Avernum game. Avernum 3 very quickly gets dull due to the pathetically easy combat. -------------------- Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned I'll tell you my story, man Though I wish I'd never been born I'm loose at the seams, I've broken my dreams And my hand it shakes the pen Come on, come on now baby, Let the good times roll again Posts: 961 | Registered: Thursday, June 12 2003 07:00
xxo Erudite* Member # 3042	written Friday, June 13 2003 07:25 Profile #2 Differences: -Avernum has 3D-ish graphics and Exile has 2D graphics. -You pick what you say out of some pre-made choices in Avernum, but in Exile you have to type keywords. -Avernum has more side quests than Exile -Avernum has a quest log, but Exile doesn't -Exile has more spells than Avernum, but Avernum has spell levels There are many other reasons than those, but I can't think of more right now. -------------------- The Club of All Chance Forums I was once member #2475, but then my account was deleted because of a bug. Post count=406+whatever it says below. Posts: 402 | Registered: Thursday, May 29 2003 07:00
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Friday, June 13 2003 08:26 Profile Homepage #3 Yes, you will have to start over and yes, you might have some trouble adapting to the different interface and slightly different combat, especially the lack of area spells and proliferation of arrow spells. Since the plots are the same in Exile and Avernum, try them both and decide which system you like more. —Alorael, who prefers Avernum for a variety of reasons. But that has been argued to death multiple times, so he'll leave it at that. Others prefer Exile, though. The boards are probably evenly split between Exile and Avernum lovers. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
O Nascimento Conduz A Morte Babelicious Member # 3092	written Friday, June 13 2003 08:42 Profile #4 Wine runs all the Exile and Avernum games well. Don't get E3 for Linux, it sucks. It's actually better to play E3-Win under Wine than E3-Linux. E3L has some font issues, not to mention it's slow and ugly as sin. -------------------- (( take my hand and join us )) Posts: 49 | Registered: Tuesday, June 10 2003 07:00
matt_morgan Apprentice Member # 3091	written Friday, June 13 2003 08:50 Profile #5 Thanks! I admit that I've been too lazy to try anything with Wine so far, but I've always wanted to, and this gives me a good reason. I think I like the 3D isometric view, so I think I'll stick with Avernum. What a good game. I'm a big fan of the few-frills approach it takes. Such a relief not to have to sit and wait for every little event to happen. I ran Wiz8 (which I loved) on a very fast computer, and it was still a little clunky at times. With Avernum it's worth it to play for just 30 minutes, cuz it doesn't take 10 minutes to get started (and the battles don't last an hour). Posts: 30 | Registered: Tuesday, June 10 2003 07:00
Sir David Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire! Member # 919	written Friday, June 13 2003 15:25 Profile #6 I say A3 is better, so good choice. If it's too easy for you, use Prefs to make it harder. -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon TEH CONSPIRACY IZ ALL Les forum de la chance. In case of emergency, break glass. Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00
X Shaper Member # 496	written Saturday, June 14 2003 02:29 Profile #7 Actually just ran through the A3 demo. I really did like the graphic quality and the plot in-fill with sidequests, etc - but not how extremely truncated the play area was, a hell of a lot less generous than the E3 demo. Playing in Normal, I still found some challenges. Even at ave. 19th level, I couldn't take the Drakelord under Bolton volcano after the preceding fight. A lot of the rest was pretty Aunt Sally though, esp. with that lighting strike spell. EDIT: The mutant lizards just above the Valley of the Ursagi were impossible too - guaranteed to kill one or two of your party before you even got your turn in the 1st round, and supertough thereafter. [ Sunday, June 15, 2003 06:56: Message edited by: X ] Posts: 2333 | Registered: Monday, January 7 2002 08:00