Oh yeah, A:EftP was a definite improvement, although you could see the glimmer of bling in the older versions. They just wore it on their toes or something, and Avernum is cold, you need to cover up warm. Trouble was, there's always bling in first drafts. I'd love to pinpoint what the problems were in earlier games and detail the specific improvements. From where I stand here on this really strange, high, tall horse... wait a minute, how did I get up here. Lemme get my soap box. *Jumps on soapbox* From what I see there's an ease of use for A:EftP, although I do miss exploring to find walls that parted like blue jelly and let me discover secrets on the other side. I also found the character creation to be better than its sisters, like Maiar said. And even though A: EftP is still wordy, its not as much a Shakespearian dissertation as an over-talkative checkout chick. Thoughts?