Fledgling Fyora FreefallGeek Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 I grew up on Exile 3 and it was one of the first RPG games I really fell in love with. I didn't realize until recently this company was still making games! I'm thrilled. What game should I get into? I downloaded Avadon off Steam but I wasn't thrilled that the character creation system that existed in Exile appears to have been gone. Should I keep playing Avadon or grab one of the other titles? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Get Blades of Exile. E3 interface, actually runs on modern OSes, lots of scenarios. Also FOSS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Avernum is closest to Exile with the first three being remakes with added content. The Second Avernum Trilogy uses a continuous map and some other changes that require a different strategy. Nethergate is a good choice since it's similar, but a different world. Welcome to Spiderweb Software. Please leave your sanity at the door. Otherwise the fluffy turtles may attack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Harehunter Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Welcome, etc, (read my signature) Having begun my experience with Spiderweb Software with Exile (the first episode), I recommend the Avernum Series. You may also find my website helpful, with maps and other stuff. I am currently working on maps for Exile III. I also recommend Blades of Exile. There are a couple of newer scenario editors available. For scenarios and assistance your best site is True Site for Blades. http://www.truesite4blades.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Trenton. Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 The Geneforge series for pure Jeff Vogel awesomeness. Preferably Geneforge 5. Scratch this. What is the value of the storyline of Geneforge? Will you be completely lost if you play the last one first? Other than that? What Sylae said about BoE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Mosquito---Slayer Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 What is the value of the storyline of Geneforge? Will you be completely lost if you play the last one first? I did play the last one first,(mainly because I started with Avernum and never really cared about the other games until I ran out of Avernums), by then since G5 had the best engine I started with it, and really it doesn't cause any problems at all, you may not be able to relate to the occasional remark here and there when talking with the important characters, but otherwise the game is pretty much totally self contained. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Prince of Kitties Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 I concur re open BoE, it runs on modern Windows and fixes many old bugs. You can grab the latest version (1.2.0a) from here: http://code.google.c.../downloads/list There are also a ton of scenarios. The ones I'd recommend if you liked the Exile series are those by Stareye and by Alcritas. Especially try Falling Stars.(But mind I don't play BoE much any more, and probably see some scenarios through the rose-colored glasses of my youth.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Harehunter Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 My most favorite BoE scenario is Tatterdemalion. It is three scenarios in one, each one presenting a completely different set of challenges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 BMA, Cmiller and nikki. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Trenton. Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 I have the strangest feeling your desktop is that image... Either that or you have another tab with it open all day. BMA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Mosquito---Slayer Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 I have the strangest feeling your desktop is that image... Either that or you have another tab with it open all day. It's worth it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Trenton. Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Worth it? He's insulting the poor people with worse computers who can't afford to have another tab open all day! —Trenton, who is currently suing Tyranicus. Hope you have a good lawyer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Mosquito---Slayer Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Worth it? He's insulting the poor people with worse computers who can't afford to have another tab open all day! OK, unless these people are really fond of antiques they should upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 I have the strangest feeling your desktop is that image... Either that or you have another tab with it open all day. No, I just know the filename, so I can hotlink it without looking it up. Lauren CW 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 These days, browsers' history features are pretty advanced. At least the firefox nightly's is. "us [down][enter]" takes me to my windows user dir, "s [enter]" takes me to SW, "c [enter]" takes me to calref, and "s [down][enter]" takes me to my web-hosted profile dir. I would imagine tyranicus has similar conveniences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 (edited) Shortcuts? I don't need no stinkin' shortcuts. Back in my day, we typed out URLs by hand and had to walk uphill through two feet of snow to do so. Edited December 24, 2012 by Tyranicus Grumble, grumble, damn kids need to get off my lawn. Mosquito---Slayer, Harehunter, Trenton. and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Juan Carlo Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 You don't have to play the geneforges in order, but they do have an overall storyline and one does lead into the next. So even though you definitely won't be lost or anything if you play them out of order, you'll get more out of it if you play them in order. Plus, they are relatively short for a spiderweb game (just like 35-60 hours each, depending on if you do everything or not). So you could almost play the first three in the time it would take you to play one avernum game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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