A plea to your creative sparks
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Warrior
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written Friday, July 2 2004 11:07
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A Bloodthirsty Slith Hungers For Scenarios Grow Them Quickly Please! -Haiku by Doodoo [ Monday, July 05, 2004 09:47: Message edited by: Doodoo ] -------------------- "'I saw the duckling hatch and disappear. Sadly I ask who may have taken it.'" Posts: 67 | Registered: Monday, June 28 2004 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Friday, July 2 2004 11:10
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If you ask someone to do something for you, always be ready to do it by yourself, if that person would refuse. I say: Go make a scenario! BTW: Nice poem. [ Friday, July 02, 2004 11:11: Message edited by: Abu Dhabi ] -------------------- I am pleased to make contact with your entities. Posts: 123 | Registered: Sunday, July 7 2002 07:00 |
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BANNED
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written Friday, July 2 2004 11:13
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Blades of Exile. -------------------- * Posts: 6936 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Friday, July 2 2004 11:37
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It takes a long time to write one - you know. I've been working for over a month now, (including a week of fried computer), and I still haven't finished it. But maybe a few more weeks in the making... I'll post a topic asking for testers in the BLADES OF AVERNUM forum when I'm finished, so just wait... -------------------- "You dare Trifle with Avernum?" ~ Erika the Archmage -------------------- My Scenarios: Undead Valley : A small Undead problem, what could possibly go wrong? -------------------- Richard Black - PROOF of his existance (the Infernal one's website). -------------------- MY FORUM! Randomosity at it's highest! :) Posts: 1370 | Registered: Thursday, June 10 2004 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Friday, July 2 2004 11:42
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quote:Me, A Creator? My Creative Skills Will Blaze Once I Learn This Thing -------------------- "'I saw the duckling hatch and disappear. Sadly I ask who may have taken it.'" Posts: 67 | Registered: Monday, June 28 2004 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Friday, July 2 2004 11:44
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I think that the rating of a scenario would increase, if it was released already done, betatested and unforesaid. Betatesting it online would drop the suprise, wouldn't it, now? It's a god thing if you have friends who play Avernum somewhere nearby. -------------------- I am pleased to make contact with your entities. Posts: 123 | Registered: Sunday, July 7 2002 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Friday, July 2 2004 11:49
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quote:What? You don't believe in yourself? Itisn't THAT hard to learn to make proper scenarios. Well, scenarios free of technical bugs, at least. If you read the Docs and Appendix, you'll get most of the idea how. Of course, there is a certain problem with understanding avernumscript - you need minimum exposure to programming. -------------------- I am pleased to make contact with your entities. Posts: 123 | Registered: Sunday, July 7 2002 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Friday, July 2 2004 11:50
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quote:Programming languages like Visual Basic 6.0 are a lot easier than AvernumScript. Sorry Jeff, I heard you tried... -------------------- "You dare Trifle with Avernum?" ~ Erika the Archmage -------------------- My Scenarios: Undead Valley : A small Undead problem, what could possibly go wrong? -------------------- Richard Black - PROOF of his existance (the Infernal one's website). -------------------- MY FORUM! Randomosity at it's highest! :) Posts: 1370 | Registered: Thursday, June 10 2004 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Friday, July 2 2004 11:56
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quote:I beg to differ. -------------------- I am pleased to make contact with your entities. Posts: 123 | Registered: Sunday, July 7 2002 07:00 |
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Off With Their Heads
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written Friday, July 2 2004 11:58
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Avernumscript is not hard. I did not know one bit of programming prior to attempting it, and I can handle it just fine. Well, I mean, it does take dozens of code experiments, months of effort, and a message board or two in order to figure it out, but it's not too bad, as far as these things go. I think I'll write an article that covers some of the basics, something that covers a little bit more advanced material than the BoA docs but is not as hard to understand as just reading through the calls in the Appendices. -------------------- 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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Infiltrator
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written Friday, July 2 2004 12:12
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quote:Visual Basic is the worst programming language ever invented. In fact, I wouldn't classify it as a humane programming language. It has the worst syntax I've ever seen. C-based scripting languages are the way to go. :cool: -------------------- Apparently still annoying. Posts: 612 | Registered: Saturday, October 13 2001 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Friday, July 2 2004 12:34
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I agree that C is a good language, but I dissagree about Basic. It's supposed to be _basic_! I can remember I had Basic on my Commodore 64! The language is OLD, but not that extremely bad. -------------------- I am pleased to make contact with your entities. Posts: 123 | Registered: Sunday, July 7 2002 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Friday, July 2 2004 12:36
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It's the lack of brackets that makes me hate it. I mean, which if statement from each language is easier to read faster? [ Friday, July 02, 2004 12:36: Message edited by: Shining Lightbulb ] -------------------- Apparently still annoying. Posts: 612 | Registered: Saturday, October 13 2001 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Sunday, July 4 2004 09:55
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Yeah, I learned C well before I learned BASIC, and I do believe that BASIC's syntax is positively awful. Everything in C is just so ... intuitive. Great language, that C. Posts: 293 | Registered: Saturday, May 29 2004 07:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Sunday, July 4 2004 10:33
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Haiku is 5-7-5, not 5-8-5. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy Encyclopedia Ermariana - Trapped in the Closet ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
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Off With Their Heads
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written Sunday, July 4 2004 10:40
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More importantly, they are 5-7-5 in JAPANESE, and Japanese syllables are much shorter than English syllables usually are. Haiku in English are often shorter than 5-7-5. I wasn't going to say anything, but since it came up.... [ Sunday, July 04, 2004 10:40: Message edited by: Just Call Me Kel ] -------------------- 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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Infiltrator
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written Sunday, July 4 2004 12:20
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I learned Mallard Basic first - on an old Amstrad machine where the entire unit was just the monitor - the CPU was in the monitor and such, and the floppy disk drive (different floppies from now) was alongside the side of the monitor. The most common cause of failure on the machine was the rubber band inside the floppy drive had snapped and needed replacing. And the monitor was only two-color - bright, cold green against black. One-color, even, if you don't count black. Anyway, yeah, I learned Mallard Basic first, but I still think C-Based languages are better. Yeah. End post. -------------------- Apparently still annoying. Posts: 612 | Registered: Saturday, October 13 2001 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Sunday, July 4 2004 19:23
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EDIT: Whoops, looking at the wrong Haiku... [ Sunday, July 04, 2004 19:24: Message edited by: Prophet_of_Doom ] Posts: 293 | Registered: Saturday, May 29 2004 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Monday, July 5 2004 00:26
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I haven't tried C yet, but BASIC isn't that bad. I mean, it has some very annoying kinks - but... P.S. If you want new scenarios. Either WAIT, or MAKE ONE YOURSELF!!! -------------------- "You dare Trifle with Avernum?" ~ Erika the Archmage -------------------- My Scenarios: Undead Valley : A small Undead problem, what could possibly go wrong? -------------------- Richard Black - PROOF of his existance (the Infernal one's website). -------------------- MY FORUM! Randomosity at it's highest! :) Posts: 1370 | Registered: Thursday, June 10 2004 07:00 |