Micawber

It's hypothetical, see the other thread.

If anyone does know a way in, that'd be interesting, but I'm not going to hold my breath. I daresay there's nothing there.

I think I know the area you mean; in the SE corner, underground, one zone south of the Basalt Fortress. I've never got in there, and Schrodinger's walkthrough doesn't mention it.

I strongly suspect it is impossible to get in to (Jeff likes to leave a few teaser areas that are impossible to reach, like that room in Dharmon in A1).

Fire and Magic is the best of the options available, but personally when I play the game I usually just go for Magic and Magic...

Assuming you mean the locked door in San Ru. Apart from the key Diwaniya has, there is also a key in the Ambush Pit (under the Gatherer Camp) to the west. It's on one of the dead bodies.

A start would be an //OBoE// comment or something whenever you make a change, make it easier to find...

I think the third problem will be resolved by helping Moseh and then returning to Alwan in Rivergate Keep (who will give you the papers you require).

(which is what I meant by cheating)

If you want them you have to buy them; it's only $25 for the whole trilogy.

Oh no, it's groundhog day all over again...

Fort Avernum

It has been mentioned (in the Geneforge forum if I remember correctly, I think this affects not just BoA but other games too) and Jeff has patched the installer. Of course this doesn't help those of us who have a CD already...

As you said however it is still possible to install the game manually by exploring the CD.

Edit: Another wrinkle, if you want to be able to read the Exile help files on Vista you have to manually download the old version of windows help from the MS website.

Go east of Silvar (i.e., south-east of Duvno).

I'd say it was more like 2/3 damage for most of the game, as better poles are often available before before better swords. I'm not sure 16% more armor is enough to compensate for 20%-30% less weapons damage.

Athron has important info that you need later to complete a major game-winning quest. If you killed her, then you need to start the game over. That should keep you busy for a while.

Killing Motrax is also not recommended. You will want him alive later on, to survive one of the other major quests. You can't take his treasure without making him hostile (well, not without cheating).

Edit: If you're truly bored try the Avernum 2 or Avernum 3 demos.

A character with no pole skill and average melee skill still does more damage with poles than with swords. Swords suck, basically.

Ask Erika about the Crystal Souls. She tells you to ask Athron.

Of course it would be quicker if you were a mod and were able to do the linking yourself.

Oh, hang on...

Add one more voice to the chorus:

Yay for Avernum 5! It sounds super-cool.

Well they're not strictly comparable, as Adze-Haakai is a single big battle, whilst Sss-Thsss is more a test of stamina. But certainly I always deal with the sliths before the demons, as it helps to have leveled up a bit more (and the slith fights are good for providing xp).

Well, it's amusing reading what one wrote 2 years ago. My answer hasn't changed since then. (Not that I've played Exile very much over the past 2 years.)

If you've already killed the Adze-Haakai, you won't have any trouble with Sss-Thsss.

Changing your screen resolution down to the lowest possible will make the game easier to see.

The link is safe it's purely a plain text file and can't hurt your computer.

Just to emphasise what Randomizer said: before installing either editor, back up your scripts folder and keep it in a safe place, because you may not like some of what the editor(s) do.