Ethermind

Originally Posted By: Earth2025 Originally Posted By: Ethermind But i repeat - gf5 has excellent interface and playing window which takes whole monitor area. If it can be better? Of course it can when graphic cards get better and comps get faster etc. I do not mean grafix effects etc (though I have imagine Avernum story on Warcraft 3 engine : ) ) ) ) ) I mean utility, usefulness and comfortability of interface.

CRT (pardon - GeneForge five interface : ) anyway i hope engine will be improved, or just interface of playing window and it's resolution. also it's will be good to keep old sound effects : ) i know, time and progress always go forward, so interface could not be exactly the same, but more comfortable and playable. But i repeat - gf5 has excellent interface and playing window which takes whole monitor area. If it can be better?

err.. 19inch... : ) ) Windowed mode very interesting idea... Changing of resolution too.. But playing zone is too small anyway. Less then 1/2 of full window. Party stats, inventory and game log are always on screen. And than i switch map on too, there are none of space to game at all. Just compare two screens of exile1-3 and avernum 5 or geneforge 3. Feel difference : ) Only new engine, only ==== PS I just have see GENEFORGE FIVE - that is ideal window of game!! I hope that reissues of exiles will be on the same engine : ) ) )

I never played first and second parts, but i want. I can nat play it with 90inch monitor. So i awaiting engine emprovement. Hmmmm... I played on avernum side, and empire side. It would be interesting to play as Vahnatai, Nephilim and Slith : ) )

I used all spells of shields, blessing, augmentation, cast two creatures, and bought few invulnerability potion.

Dorikas too asks to join at the and of game...

I meant higher level of engine's evolution... : ) Yeah, on surface of quality : ) ) And above 65k graphix. PS i play on 17-19 inch monitor...

_wee bit big monsters._ : ) I want to show very small playing window : ) I remember DOS text RGP, where you can only see command prompt: > "now you see door," > turn left > "now you see window" > look around > "you are in you home..." etc. It is beyond compare, i know, but do you have seen HM&M 3 playing window: http://u.foto.radikal.ru/0703/0d/fb959bdd50fc.jpg And with E3 my eyes become glass... : ) ) Graphic of all games in BMP-files, without transparency and with 256 colors... very interesting, but eyes... : ) ) Though it was very pleasant to see in a5 fresh spells effects etc. It would be good if next issues of games will be "upstairs"... : )

What's about this? http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/3611/asdfgsdfgsdfgsdfgay4.gif

Originally Posted By: beetie ... edit: Also, I heard jeff planned to redo avernum 1-3 with the new engine,... It would be cool!! Exile's antology, like big interesting book.... Nice... : ) ) But 320x240x8bit was VERY asketic... May be will be done FULLscreen version with "autohiding" panels - move mouse down, and panel pop-ups (or rise from transparency), left - char. edit "left"-ups : ) Wow, whats about mobile/smartphone version? just joke

Yeah, i am too can see abilities of bow's for example only after it hit foe...

Originally Posted By: maddz Getting back on topic, I found A4 & A5 to be somewhat linear, and they felt somewhat on the short side. I guess it's because the map seems .... Yes. I think the same way. Originally Posted By: maddz Spells I'd like to see back from Exile are the afore-mentioned Mass Haste, and the priest Move Mountains(?) ... I too miss Move Mountains. And Orb ... : ) And map seeing... : ) Originally Posted By: maddz Loot - I'm happy with not selling every last potted plant for 1 gold, but I'd like to see more being done with low value/worthless items. Yes, agree. Originally Posted By: maddz Storage - I'd like there to be a better way of storing.... Your own castle, for example? ; ) Originally Posted By: maddz Do you see what I'm getting at? As it is, I can go through A5 in under 30 hours of game play. A3 took me 60+ hours, and that's the sort of thing I'd like back. Yeah! I played Exile 3 with party of six fighters... for a month. So, is in A4-5 random a wandering dealer on your way with valuable artifacts? I think he's depends on luck parameter... i want more interesting accidents...

Originally Posted By: Evnissyen I don't know.... There're other games for war-play and war strategy, and I'm not sure I want to see Avernum start shifting toward that category. I agree. But it make me laught then full armed party cleanup few monsters. From Exile 3 i never used my party for full exhaustion. So power's gain is needed for that? I killed Dorikas in A5 with firebolt, smite and may be unshackle mind few times. But it was more interesting to fight with splitting monsters - one was splitted into 30 - with aura of flames, for example : ) I like rpg and quests very much, but sometime in gameplay i need big shaking. A5 was the slow. Game was very logical and sequented. And at the end in general has stopped... All was tranquil. Practically there were no surprising moments. Even treachery of a Cienna for some reason has not surprised me... There were no turning-points. I needed to get from A to B. And i did it... The same exile 3 - cities collapsed eventually, in middle of game was destroyed tower of magi, later i bought own castle, then much golems suddenly attacked city etc. It was quest and rpg with adrenaline!

Originally Posted By: Eigenvalue Another unrealistic hope is to participate at a fight between two real armies, say 100-200 fighters on each side, Great idea. Very tasty thing. It would be one or two shot wars, time-linked. Prepared you or not - war will begining (may be you will be forced teleported on field of battle). For begining, 50x50 soldiers.

Oh sht! I thought that master of pit was soultaker... Very sad, because dungeon is clean except that room... Any way, i killed dorikas. : ( Strange game. dorikas "fortress" was not stronger that outpost... last map can be named "dorikas house", but not _lands_. i disappointed... in avernum 5 ever was none of surface maps... The intriguing "exile's" beginning, the disappointing end... waiting for av six.