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TPSullivan1

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    Northern Virginia
  • Real Name
    Tim
  • Favorite Games
    Avadon, Avernum:EFTP, Avernum 6, Eschalon Book I & II, Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate II, Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition, Neverwinter Nights, Neverwinter Nights 2, Icewind Dale, Icewind Dale 2
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    cRPGs, cycling, soccer, reading

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  1. I was new to the editor functions in Avadon and Avernum: EFTP as I had never played any Spiderweb games on PC or Mac. I started with Avadon and then found Avernum in the AppStore and played on my iPad. I immediately loved the games and it was going fine until I got stuck a couple of times and turned to the forums here for some help. I got my whole party wiped out after killing King Hawthorne in Avernum: EFTP and I was told to try the 'returntostart' cheat and my party came back. I was so psyched that I began plowing through the boards for my tips/tricks and then I found the Avernum Remix. Since I normally play on an iPad, I instead grabbed my Windows laptop and purchased Avernum: EFTP for Windows from the Spiderweb site and promptly installed the Avernum Remix files. I'm just getting started (Level 4) but already seeing a big difference in how thrown missiles (yay javelins!) and bows work and I'm loving it. I think I'm going to continue to try playing 'within the rules' on the iPad and use the cheats and Remixes on my PC to expand the possibilities with these games. Thanks to Slartibus for creating the remix, I am loving it! I'm also now very likely to start buying direct from Spiderweb as a result. I like the ease of the AppStore and have loved the iPad versions of Avernum: EFTP and Avadon, but find this expanded play very enjoyable on its own. I also want to support Spiderweb, so I think it's worth the extra couple of dollars to purchase directly from them as opposed to Steam or some other service like that. I'm definitely hooked on Spiderweb games now! Also, having just plowed through this topic, I see how lucky I was that Jerakeen saw my post about being unable to return to Avernum with only 4 brooches. I had seen the note that '4 would work but 5 was better' and attempted to go after Hawthorne with only four. I was quite upset to find, after getting that (Nefarious? or Pathetic?) old bastard, that I couldn't be brought back by Erika. Jerakeen tipped me off to the 'backtostart' cheat and VOILA! I was back in the game. I'm rolling forward on iPad to complete with as few cheats as possible while simultaneously using the Remix version on my Windows laptop to really play with the gameflow and abilities trees for the characters. Thanks again to Slartibus for writing the Remix, to Jerakeen for that timely tip, and everyone else for your thoughts/input/tips in the threads.
  2. Jerakeen let me know that the 'backtostart' cheat would restore my team back in Avernum. I have very thankfully tested it and it worked. I did not realize that code would work if the entire team is killed off on a quest. If you get stuck like I did, give it a try.
  3. Thank you so much Jerakeen, I was able to use that code and my team was back with all their stats and gear - now I can try to complete some of the other quests. Many, many thanks for that tip!
  4. I had read some of the tips and tricks here in the forums while playing the game on my iPad but I was also trying to play as much on my own as I could and limit cheats. After over 60 of hours of play on Casual level, I was able to defeat Grah-Hoth and went after King Hawthorne. I had seen Erika mention that five brooches were better but four would work, and I had four in hand. I really wish there was a warning that starting this task without all five brooches was a game-ender; my last save was made in the Castle before I killed the King and then I could not teleport back to Avernum. After at least 60 hours of solid playtime my entire team was wiped out along with all the abilities and gear I had earned in the game. This is EXTREMELY frustrating, as I'd busted my butt to get these characters set up. Since Avernum: EFTP only had six slots to save a game, I did not save multiple versions at different stages so I could back out of a fatal error like this. I love the game but am not sure I'll put another 60 hours in to get back to the point where I can have all five brooches and try this Quest once again. Since I'm playing on my iPad I do not believe there is any way to modify the saved game files to at least get my team back to Avernum before this happened. Any tips/tricks on how I might be able to get back would be greatly appreciated. I'll also accept sympathy if that is not possible.
  5. I had read some of the tips and tricks here in the forums while playing the game but I was also trying to play as much on my own as I could and limit cheats. After over 60 of hours of play on Casual level, I was able to defeat Grah-Hoth and went after King Hawthorne. I had seen Erika mention that five brooches were better but four would work, and I had four in hand. I really wish there was a warning that starting this task without all five brooches was a game-ender; my last save was made in the Castle before I killed the King and then I could not teleport back to Avernum. After at least 60 hours of solid playtime my entire team was wiped out along with all the abilities and gear I had earned in the game. This is EXTREMELY frustrating, as I'd busted my butt to get these characters set up. Since Avernum: EFTP only had six slots to save a game, I did not save multiple versions at different stages so I could back out of a fatal error like this. I love the game but am not sure I'll put another 60 hours in to get back to the point where I can have all five brooches and try this Quest once again.
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