Maledictis
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- Birthday 11/19/1989
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I just got Avernum 3 on my new computer (Gateway laptop running Vista), and I can't seem to get my USB numpads to work for movement. I have two, and they both worked fine for movement on my old computer. When I try to use them, keys take up to 2 seconds to register, and with the way I move, that just won't do. The only thing I can use to make the numpad work is to use the FN numpad (maps some various keys to the right of Y, H, and N on a normal keyboard into the keys on a numerical pad), but when I do that, I can't use a bunch of hotkeys, like priest spells, inventory, and loading. Any suggestions?
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A2: Single-character Vahnatai Lore
Maledictis replied to Maledictis's topic in Avernum Trilogy (2000-2002 original versions)
I usually go with a bit of everything, because of how readily available money (and therefore knowledge brew) is. Versatility is truly the key. At least in A3 I'll be joining the Anama for added challenge, and will therefore not be casting mage spells. Funny, iddnit? -
A2: Single-character Vahnatai Lore
Maledictis replied to Maledictis's topic in Avernum Trilogy (2000-2002 original versions)
That's what I thought, too. It's hard for me to balance my munchkinry with my need to play singletons. And I imagine encumbrance is gonna be a problem, what with the lack of Natural Mage. Whee. Another question on the subject... What's the level cap in A2, if there is one at all? I've already hit the level cap in A1, and I haven't even raided any slith forts yet... -
Mmkay. Once again, I'm playing through the Avernum series with a single character; Cursed at Birth and Completely Inept this time. Something I'd like to know before I move on to A2: Is there any way for a single character to get enough Vahnatai Lore to succeed in all Vahnatai Lore-related encounters? Thanks in advance.
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When do you feel you must steal?
Maledictis replied to DOA Assassin's topic in Avernum Trilogy (2000-2002 original versions)
If I see something remotely valuable, especially early in the game, and I can rip it off without being seen, I will go to great lengths to do it, simply because I can. Does that make me a bad person? -
I cannot stand unreachable loot and unreachable areas. Back in Exile 3, I randomly found a debug while mashing at keys early in my playing that let me move freely through walls (I was about 10 at the time, leammealone), and when I saw the areas you couldn't get to (IE: Erika's tower, Sulfras' room, the 3rd empire army base), I bashed my keyboard with just about every appendage I possessed until I found the debug code again. I've never found any other treasures I couldn't reach, though, and I don't recall a body in A2 that I couldn't reach, either...
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OCD and Avernum go hand-in-hand. Aside from literally having one hand on ctrl+S at almost all times, I will generally save and cast far sight every few steps... I've practically got it down to a science. And anybody who were to see my single-character's room in Hawke's Manse in A3 would immediately be able to see my obsessive gathering of remotely rare items, and absolute kleptomania, and that's not easy to do with only one character's inventory. I don't even try to justify it by saying I might need it anymore. The entire game is an exercise in OCD, and I love it to death.
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G2 - canisters and the ending
Maledictis replied to Maledictis's topic in Geneforge Series - Originals
Thank you all for your replies... I got the message that Zeviz mentioned and got worried, but I don't think I used more than 5 canisters before I got it... Is it possible that the demon I mentioned earlier does something, as well? -
Right... I decided to play through G2 as a Servant, and try as I might, I just can't resist the allure of canisters. So I want to ask... How many canisters can you use before the ending changes? And does the spell cast on you by the demon in the Experiment Chambers in the Magus Complex do anything? This has probably been asked before, and I seem to recall reading an answer somewhere... But I've looked, and haven't been able to find anything. Thanks in advance.
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Nonetheless, it would be nice if there were a few more. I'm sad that X isn't in the game directly. I want to see him not dead. And it would be neat if his anvil spell was somehow usable in A6...
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I do remember there being a few difficulty settings in Exile. But that aside, it's definitely possible to do. Even without crazy power, it's possible to do almost anything if you think hard enough, and know AI behavior well enough.
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A3 - savory herbs
Maledictis replied to Rent-an-Ihrno's topic in Avernum Trilogy (2000-2002 original versions)
That courier route was the way I made most of my money in Exile 3... I was peeved when they limited it in Avernum. But really, it's for the best. It's still a great way to make a bit of cash.