Garrulous Glaahk Eclipse Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Exile 1, 2, or 3? I'm going to play Exile 1 + 3 completely and see what I think. I'll probably still like E2 the most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Enraged Slith Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 E2. I'm biased though, I never played the other two past the demo. E3 might have been fun but it's a little too late for me and I don't like Avernum 1-3, so I suppose I'll wait until the next version roles around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 E3, because it was the first I found, and has the best interface of the trilogy. Originally Posted By: Enraged Slith I suppose I'll wait until the next version roles around. I have a feeling it will play a roll in your decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulate Vlish Unrulyevil5 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 E3 because I liked how it was on the surface and not underground and I also think that the summoning spells are the best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Callie Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 E3, since it's the only one I bought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Retrospectively, E3 is my favorite. A2 beats A3 in the later series, though, and I don't recall sweeping engine changes between E2 and E3. In fact, the major upgrade was in the graphics. I therefore can't justify liking E3 more, but I do anyway. —Alorael, who takes the opposite view from Unrulyevil. Take the Exile/Avernum series to the surface and it's just generic fantasy minus elves, dwarves, and orcs. Underground it's a sufficiently different world to be interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Exile 2 FTW. Other engine changes I can remember between E2 and E3: expanded (and improved) PC advantages and disadvantages, more inventory slots (24 instead of 16), encumbrance exists, acid exists, a few spell changes. The nice thing about Exile 3, that overcomes the surface setting (about which I agree with Alorael), was its vibrant color. It both looked fun, and was fun to play. Avernum 3 lacked that entirely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Encumbrance existed ever since E1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon The Almighty Doer of Stuff Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 There is encumbrance, as Thuryl says. There is, however, no weight in E1. Your frail priest can carry 12 suits of plate mail and suffer no ill effects. I tried playing BoE again after playing Exile for so long, and I found the dialogue system of BoE uncomfortable. Probably just because I had grown used to the Exile 1 dialogue system, though. I was unhappy when I saw the face of Walner in Warrior's Grove, however. That's not how I pictured him. I don't know why, but he's always been one of my favorite minor characters in the series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Yeah, I meant weight. E3 also introduced clickable dialogue keywords, though I still preferred the older style dialogue boxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 You could still type "a" to bring up a dialog box. It came in handy after I wore out two mice and my first laptop's touchpad from clicking so much. Then again, I also had a mild addiction to Minesweeper at the time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Mistb0rn Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 I've only played E1 all the way, only demos of the second and third. Naturally, E1 is my favorite. ;-) I also prefer the old, exile type-y way, not the blades click-y way. It takes a bit of getting used to to switch between E1 and Blades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Celtic Minstrel Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 I'd say Exile 2, but E3 is a close second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Aran Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 I started out with Exile III, and I have never quite gotten used to the interface of E1 and E2. It's not that it's retro - I love ADOM and NetHack. It's just clumsy in some occasions, and I never really felt immersed. That is why Exile III remains most memorable (and therefore favorite) in the Exile series for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Eclipse Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 Exile 1, which I'm playing, was very hard to cope with. I hate only being able to move with my mouse, the sound is annoying. But since the story line's keeping me going, it's all good. I really want to play Exile 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 You can move with the keyboard in Exile 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon The Almighty Doer of Stuff Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 In Exile 1, you can't move with the arrow keys, which are assigned to switch between the party overview, the special items list, the PC overviews, and the PC inventories. You can, however, use the number pad, as in all Exile games. You really shouldn't be relying on the arrow keys to move anyway. Sometimes you have to move diagonally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 I played Exile 3 with arrow keys on the number pad before finding out that the diagonal movement didn't work and I couldn't get to the stolen Vahnatai statue. After clearing the rest of that area, I finally figured out that I would need to use my mouse to move diagonally. I always like Exile 2 the best even though I started with Exile 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Celtic Minstrel Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 I assume you're using Windows? Did you try playing with Num Lock on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Aran Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Please note that laptops have no numpads. Or at least none that can easily be accessed. There is a special lock that will switch the 789uiojkl (or somewhere in that region) square to numlock, but it's no easier to handle than just using the number row instead of numpad. ADOM trained me to know which numbers are which directions, even when they're all in the same row... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon The Almighty Doer of Stuff Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 You can't use the number row to move, as far as I'm aware. Those have different functions as well, namely bringing up the respective PC's inventory (in E1, stats page and then inventory if pressed again). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasoned Roamer Hondero Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 I started with Exile 3, but Exile 2 is my favorite. I like how the whole cave setting is there just as in Exile 1, only expanded. Lots of games have big outdoor areas which are easy to imagine, but imagining hundreds of miles of expansive caves is something different... kind of a mysterious quality I can't really explain. But it's original. Also, how it has nearly the same combat and spell system as E3. IMO, E2 combines the best of both E1 and E3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Originally Posted By: Arancaytar Please note that laptops have no numpads. My laptop has a numpad programmed into one side of the keyboard, and is activated with Num Lock. Also, you can buy a numpad as a peripheral device, though it's rather expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon The Almighty Doer of Stuff Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 I've seen them for less than $10, although those probably break easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Possibly not. A full keyboard without ergonomic design or other bells and whistles will be less than five times that price and comes with a whole lot more buttons. $10 for an important but not actually necessary chunk of keyboard seems about right. —Alorael, who of course knows that reasonable pricing and the actual price of an item have little or nothing to do with one another. Still, it should be at least possible to get a simple and serviceable numpad for significantly less than the price of a keyboard including the numpad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Eclipse Posted January 11, 2009 Author Share Posted January 11, 2009 Yes I use a keyboard on my laptop. And Numlock did the trick, I feel pretty silly now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 That's okay, it happens to everybody eventually. Originally Posted By: The Almighty Doer of Stuff I've seen them for less than $10, although those probably break easily. $10? Wow. the cheapest I've seen was at least $60. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon The Almighty Doer of Stuff Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I just searched for "USB number pad" on Amazon and came up with multiple number pads selling for less than $5, let alone $10. Granted, that doesn't include shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasoned Roamer Emz Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Exile 3 is my fav by far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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