April Chat Times?
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Law Bringer
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written Tuesday, April 4 2006 13:08
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Will there be any scheduled Blades chats for this month. I noticed that Stareehas yet to post a schedule. -------------------- "You're drinking liquor because you're thirsty? How nasty is your freaking water?" —Lazarus Spiderweb Chat Room Avernum RP • Summaries • OoC • Roster Shadow Vale - My site, home of the Spiderweb Chat Database, BoA Scenario Database, & the A1 Quest List, among other things. Posts: 1556 | Registered: Sunday, November 20 2005 08:00 |
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The Establishment
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written Tuesday, April 4 2006 18:41
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Blades chats have little demand, I could post a few, but they are never well attended. -------------------- Your flower power is no match for my glower power! Posts: 3726 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Tuesday, April 4 2006 19:19
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There would be if the game had a sequel. I'm sure many would be interested in a Blades of Avernum 2... because it's the only one with an editor. -------------------- ~There can be only one. Posts: 10 | Registered: Friday, March 10 2006 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Tuesday, April 4 2006 19:27
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NTJedi: There's no reason for a sequel, the point of the game is that it is expandable. An updated version with bugs fixed and maybe even added features would sure be nice, but it still wouldn't attract a great deal of attention. (It's also not true that it's the only game with an editor. A couple of forums down you will find BoE) *i: I quite agree about the general low attendence, but some of the chats have been quite productive. -------------------- Überraschung des Dosenöffners! "On guard, you musty sofa!" Posts: 627 | Registered: Monday, March 7 2005 08:00 |
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Off With Their Heads
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written Tuesday, April 4 2006 19:37
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I'm getting a little tired of the unfocused, general Spiderweb chats, personally. It would be nice to have another Blades chat, although perhaps not one every week. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. 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 Tuesday, April 4 2006 19:53
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I concur... I rather miss the chats. It's always nice to be reminded how many people are working on stuff. -------------------- Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Wednesday, April 5 2006 00:37
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If I were to join in the chats though, one of them at least would have to be on at around 5pm GMT. And I'm not sure many people could make it at that time... -------------------- And when you want to Live How do you start? Where do you go? Who do you need to know? Posts: 2864 | Registered: Monday, September 8 2003 07:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Wednesday, April 5 2006 07:15
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quote:added features, more user friendly functionality, perhaps slightly improved graphics, random map generator, more monsters, improved AI with monsters.... all would make a sequel very interesting. Saying there's no reason for a sequel is saying the game is perfect. And NO GAME is perfect. quote:What other Spiderweb software games have editors? [ Wednesday, April 05, 2006 07:16: Message edited by: NTJedi ] -------------------- ~There can be only one. Posts: 10 | Registered: Friday, March 10 2006 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Wednesday, April 5 2006 07:52
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Blades of Exile I believe subTerra also has an editor. -------------------- "As our circle of knowledge expands, so does the circumference of darkness surrounding it." --Albert Einstein -------------------- Posts: 536 | Registered: Sunday, September 7 2003 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Wednesday, April 5 2006 09:41
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NTJedi, if you read the rest of the sentence that you quoted from my post, you would see my answer. Different graphics, AI, and maps are the entire point of BoA. The game itself is technically just the executable program, the actual gameplay comes from the scenarios people design. Speaking of a sequel is quite meaningless. -------------------- Überraschung des Dosenöffners! "On guard, you musty sofa!" Posts: 627 | Registered: Monday, March 7 2005 08:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Wednesday, April 5 2006 10:28
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quote:And all of these can be improved from its current design and the interface can be made more user friendly. If you believe BoA cannot be evolved any further by the developers that's underestimating the developers and overestimating the current game. -------------------- ~There can be only one. Posts: 10 | Registered: Friday, March 10 2006 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Wednesday, April 5 2006 10:35
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The point is that this can all be done with a patch or update. Additionally the editor is open-source, and new versions such as the 3D editor have been released. A sequel in the traditional sense loses its meaning in situations like this. -------------------- "As our circle of knowledge expands, so does the circumference of darkness surrounding it." --Albert Einstein -------------------- Posts: 536 | Registered: Sunday, September 7 2003 07:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Wednesday, April 5 2006 11:43
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quote:A sequel serves many purposes... first it brings more money in to the developer which increases sequels for other games. Second more people are likely to use an official expansion or sequel which keeps everyone on the same page, compared to something unofficial. Third and most important a sequel will bring new game reviews which will bring new gamers to increase this gaming community... no big game website is going to review an unofficial mod such as the 3D editor. [ Wednesday, April 05, 2006 11:44: Message edited by: NTJedi ] -------------------- ~There can be only one. Posts: 10 | Registered: Friday, March 10 2006 08:00 |
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Off With Their Heads
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written Wednesday, April 5 2006 12:43
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Jeff has said that he's not going to make another game with an editor for a long time. The discussion is moot anyway. But the only way that I can imagine a sequel to BoA is using a completely different engine, such as the A4 engine. In that way, I could see the potential for a BoA2, even though it's not going to happen. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. 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 Wednesday, April 5 2006 13:05
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True it's not going to happen unfortunately. I was just saying if it did happen members in the chat would definitely increase.... then the topic started leaning other directions. :) -------------------- ~There can be only one. Posts: 10 | Registered: Friday, March 10 2006 08:00 |
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BANNED
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written Thursday, April 6 2006 05:44
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quote:Emphasis added- what the hell is wrong with you? >8E -------------------- * Posts: 6936 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Thursday, April 6 2006 09:12
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Seriously... we're having enough "fun" keeping BoA 1 alive... why should we think that a BoA2 would be any better? (Personally, I'd expect the bug count to increase exponentially... BoG would thus be totally unplayable for a year) -------------------- Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
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Councilor
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written Thursday, April 6 2006 10:14
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There really must be some way to get the people who keep tinkering with A4 to convert to BoA. There's plenty of people who want to mess around with scripts and such. Perhaps we could get the tinkerers to write the Character Editor for A5 so that Jeff has more time to fix the bugs for BoA? Dikiyoba. Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Friday, April 7 2006 16:21
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quote:Well if I do buy one of the spiderweb software games it will be BoA. :) -------------------- ~There can be only one. Posts: 10 | Registered: Friday, March 10 2006 08:00 |