Registering (not quite a technical question)
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Shock Trooper
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written Tuesday, April 11 2006 17:40
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OK, this isn't exactly a tech support question, but I don't think it really fits under any other category. I'm 16 years old, a fan of Exile (and, more recently, nearly everything else ^_^) for 7 years, and I want to register at least something. (I've wanted to meet the awesome-sounding Erika for ages– I love you A3!!) However, I don't think my parents would buy me registration codes for computer games, because of the whole "computers waste your time" thing. I haven't got a credit card, which rules out the whole email thing; I could probably come up with $25 at some point from playing a gig or babysitting, which happen pretty infrequently, but existently. I know you can send checks, but I don't have a checking account, only savings. Anyway, is there a way to register Exile without my parents being uber-involved (because if it's up to them, at any point that something depends on them, even if they agreed to it in the first place, they could change their minds and say no)? If not, what way to register would require the *least* involvement from my parents? (Or am I just doomed to wait until college or whenever I can obtain a credit card? XD) I'd also be interested to hear from other teenagers who are/were in the same situation. ^_^ [ Tuesday, April 11, 2006 18:06: Message edited by: Erika Maroonmark ] -------------------- A C, an E-flat, and a G walk into the Tower of the Magi. Ambrin walks up to them and says, "Hey! It's the Triad!" Kelner snorts and says, "Pretty minor Triad if you ask me." Posts: 242 | Registered: Thursday, June 16 2005 07:00 |
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The Establishment
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written Tuesday, April 11 2006 17:57
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If you are in the US, I would suggest going to the local post office and procuring a Money Order. -------------------- Your flower power is no match for my glower power! Posts: 3726 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, April 12 2006 10:07
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Teenagers under 18, while unable to get credit cards, can open a checking account at a bank and get a debit card that can be used in place of a credit card. That's what I did when I was a teen anyway. Heh, listen to me, I've only been 20 for a month, and I'm already talking about my teenage years as ancient history. :rolleyes: -------------------- "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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Guardian
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written Wednesday, April 12 2006 10:49
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I got all the Avernum games through money order. I'm assuming you can withdraw cash from a bank, change money into American currency, and buy a stamp without your parents being involved. I think the way it works is that JV sends you an e-mail with the codes. I don't know; I chose to get the games on CDs. -------------------- quote:Where would we be without puns? Posts: 1509 | Registered: Tuesday, January 10 2006 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Wednesday, April 12 2006 11:37
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quote:Is in the tower of Magi: is in America? :D Anyway, don't you have some friends or, like me, a brother that is 18 years old? -------------------- Download Geneforge 4: Rebellion You have 6 posts. Nobody cares what you think. - Thuryl Wikipedia may be your friend, but UBB is not. - Dikiyoba Posts: 1310 | Registered: Tuesday, December 20 2005 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, April 12 2006 11:40
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quote:And here I thought that we had seen the last of the puns with Thuryl's absense. :P -------------------- "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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Shock Trooper
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written Wednesday, April 12 2006 11:55
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Yeah, I'm actually from New York. =D I'm not actually British, I just say stuff like "colour" and "grey". Because it looks better. ^^ Money order is a good idea. Must try this. And puns are awesome. Thanks, everyone. ^^ [ Wednesday, April 12, 2006 12:35: Message edited by: Erika Maroonmark ] -------------------- A C, an E-flat, and a G walk into the Tower of the Magi. Ambrin walks up to them and says, "Hey! It's the Triad!" Kelner snorts and says, "Pretty minor Triad if you ask me." Posts: 242 | Registered: Thursday, June 16 2005 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Thursday, April 13 2006 03:36
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quote:At last! Someone with taste... - Archmagus Micael -------------------- "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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Guardian
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written Thursday, April 13 2006 06:53
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By Erika Maroonmark: quote:FYT. -------------------- Leprosy. What? - Belkar (OotS) Posts: 1509 | Registered: Tuesday, January 10 2006 08:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Thursday, April 13 2006 10:58
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"FYT"? "For Your Tin-formation"? Either I'm missing something really obvious, or I've never seen that abbr. before. -------------------- A C, an E-flat, and a G walk into the Tower of the Magi. Ambrin walks up to them and says, "Hey! It's the Triad!" Kelner snorts and says, "Pretty minor Triad if you ask me." Posts: 242 | Registered: Thursday, June 16 2005 07:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Thursday, April 13 2006 11:00
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"Fixed Your Typo" -------------------- ??? ?????? ???? ????? Posts: 883 | Registered: Wednesday, October 19 2005 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Thursday, April 13 2006 11:32
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Ah. :D -------------------- A C, an E-flat, and a G walk into the Tower of the Magi. Ambrin walks up to them and says, "Hey! It's the Triad!" Kelner snorts and says, "Pretty minor Triad if you ask me." Posts: 242 | Registered: Thursday, June 16 2005 07:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Friday, April 14 2006 01:24
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about the registration codes. when you recieve them, do they ever like have an Expiry Date coz im gonna register Exile 3 sometime soon and i have a straaange feeling ima gonna need to re-format my PC coz its bein a biznotch. ive played the demo to Exile 3 too many times lol its getting annoying that those mystical barriers stopping me going to interesting places. im new here if ya didnt notice :P im glad to see im not the only person who likes these games (all my mates think im weird :confused: ) -------------------- WooP! Posts: 2 | Registered: Friday, April 14 2006 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Friday, April 14 2006 02:08
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quote:If you reformat your computer, all you have to do is email Jeff, give him the details you registered under (name, address), and give him the new code. He'll send you an email. Or you could jst back up Exile 3 on a disk and copy it back to your system after reformatting it. But if you've registered with Jeff properly, you can keep on asking him for a new code whenever your computer dies for some reason or another. BTW, Exile 3's a great game. Was my first one that I actually registered. Then I got hooked on Avernum (after I decided I liked the new engine). - Archmagus Micael EDIT: In your case, Codes (don't forget the editor's code also). [ Friday, April 14, 2006 02:09: Message edited by: Archmagus Micael ] -------------------- "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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Lifecrafter
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written Friday, April 14 2006 03:16
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quote:Please learn how to spell correctly. Many more people will respect you if you do. -------------------- ??? ?????? ???? ????? Posts: 883 | Registered: Wednesday, October 19 2005 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Saturday, April 15 2006 02:08
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True, but no need to be so harsh. (although it may be the only way that works :P ) Anyway, Erika, I had the same situation as you. I solved it by just not buying the games. The demo is enough fun for me. :P -------------------- I'll put a Spring in your step. :ph34r: Posts: 2396 | Registered: Saturday, January 29 2005 08:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Saturday, April 15 2006 07:21
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hahaha. personally i know how to spell but im not anally retentive about my own spelling. its called abreviations and internet speak incase ya didnt know ;) but for everyone who helped. Cheers! :) and yeah Exile 3 is a great game lol. i dont care what my friends say ^^ [ Saturday, April 15, 2006 07:22: Message edited by: W@r_PsychoHippy ] -------------------- WooP! Posts: 2 | Registered: Friday, April 14 2006 07:00 |
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Off With Their Heads
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written Saturday, April 15 2006 08:28
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quote:"Its" called being illiterate. Internet-speak is frowned upon here, because it is painfully hard to read. -------------------- 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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Councilor
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written Saturday, April 15 2006 08:28
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Originally written by W@r_PsychoHippy: quote:[Edit: Kelandon beat me to it.] Dikiyoba believes that constant mispellings, excessive abbreviation, and "Internet speak" provokes the fluffy turtles into a feeding frenzy. On that note, welcome to Spiderweb Software. Leave your sanity at the door. [ Saturday, April 15, 2006 08:30: Message edited by: Dikiyoba ] Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Saturday, April 15 2006 08:42
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Spring– maybe, but it would be so much fun to finish. And to actually explore the whole world and find all the stuff that's out there. (P.S. "Abreviation" is an abbreviation for "abbreviation"? Personally, I don't think it's SUCH a waste of time to double-tap the "b" key. =P) -------------------- A C, an E-flat, and a G walk into the Tower of the Magi. Ambrin walks up to them and says, "Hey! It's the Triad!" Kelner snorts and says, "Pretty minor Triad if you ask me." Posts: 242 | Registered: Thursday, June 16 2005 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Saturday, April 15 2006 09:33
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Let's be honest. We don't frown on internet-speak. We practically use it as a form of profiling. Posting while less than literate is considered grounds for immediate examination for other criminal activity. No matter what you say, everyone will assume you're not saying anything worth reading because you didn't write it properly. —Alorael, who considers it partly a matter of courtesy and respect and partly one of those crazy knee-jerk community things. Spiderweb likes its proper writing. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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BANNED
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written Saturday, April 15 2006 11:30
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I also had the same problem as you some years back. Why don't you just ask a neighbor or someone you know who has a credit card to buy it for you when you give them the 25 dollars? That could be an alternative solution. -------------------- --------------------------------- Live long and prosper. Viva mucho tiempo y prospere. Habiter long et prospérer. Leben Sie lang und prosperieren Sie. Lever lang og prosper. Longos vivos e prosper. Lunghi in tensione e prosperano. ??????????? ????????? ???? ? ????. Posts: 84 | Registered: Wednesday, July 6 2005 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Saturday, April 15 2006 11:51
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Then they'd know I was buying a computer game… -------------------- A C, an E-flat, and a G walk into the Tower of the Magi. Ambrin walks up to them and says, "Hey! It's the Triad!" Kelner snorts and says, "Pretty minor Triad if you ask me." Posts: 242 | Registered: Thursday, June 16 2005 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Saturday, April 15 2006 16:15
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quote:I know. :( -------------------- I'll put a Spring in your step. :ph34r: Posts: 2396 | Registered: Saturday, January 29 2005 08:00 |