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I would love for G1-5 to have the perfect and brilliant hud of Geneforge 4.

I believe it would take a very highly skilled shaper to create a fyora that is able to speak, thus the "evolution" to drayk would be mildly feasible. It is entirely plausible, because there is a battle alpha (gamma?) in Geneforge 3 in the snowy chapter that is able to speak fluent and intelligent sentences.

I haven't done the same thing with my creations but hey that might be something fun I can do in subsequent playthroughs

I forgot to mention that in G3 as well as G4, I like to "rank up" my main character and any other traveling companions (Alwan or Greta) via renaming them different ranks of the army depending on what chapter of the game I am at. Army ranks do exist in the Geneforge universe so it's perfectly legitimate. For example, in G3, Greta would start off as "Private Greta" in Chapter 1 (I would call myself Lord at the beginning because you can't rename yourself in G3), and as I progressed through the chapters, she would go through several ranks in Corporal, Sergeant, Colonel, General, and Lady. In G4, the same principle applies, but this time, I could actually rename myself, not just my companions. I'd start off as "Private Vinny" and end up eventually at "General Vinny". It's a small thing, but I enjoy doing this because it makes me feel like I'm impacting the world by climbing the ranks in a subtle, but compelling way.

I thought I was done playing Geneforge 4 dammit! Now I wanna play through it for the 100th time AGAIN

I name my two fyora's "Yharim and Yharon" one being a reference to Terraria's Calamity jungle dragon Yharon, and the other being a reference to Yharim, the tyrant ruler of Calamity. The fyora's eventually become Cryoas, then drayks, then drakons, then Ur-Drakons. It's kinda poetic how they start of as fire spitting lizards, to two colossal titans that wreck havoc upon everything that dares challenges them.

Yeah I've accidently done that on several occasions. I do the same thing in Skyrim where I quicksave into a death loop by accident haha

My deal with playing such a perfect, polished game series as Geneforge, every other RPG that's similar I often would draw comparisons from that game to Geneforge, only to realize that Geneforge sits on the absolute pinnacle.

Well done brother man ❤️

Do themmmm they add another layer of value to the game!

I messed around with the resolution and changed it to 1024x768 and although it makes it seem like the same ratio, there's just a bunch of minor differences that makes it somewhat obnoxious. Especially the pointer, it doesn't quite feel right if that makes sense. Oh well worth a try again haha

Is there a way to make G5's, I suppose HUD or Overlay, whatever you wanna call it, the same as Geneforge 4's? Geneforge 4 just feels a lot more clean and easier to control, and frankly just looks better than Geneforge 5. Geneforge 5 is just very zoomed out, and I know I did this topic already but it's two years in the future, maybe someone can help me out? https://imgur.com/a/ve1RLmv - all the photos comparing and my thoughts.

Geneforge 4 has the perfect blend of story and action imo. There's so much variety in G4 and despite having "less" content than G5, I got a lot more enjoyment out of 4. One of the things that I think that one of the previous Genforges, specifically in Geneforge 2, is that 2 referenced the hidden endgame dungeon in it's ending, which is completely absent in 1 and 3-5. I always imagined how cool it would be if at G4's ending, it would say something along the lines of, "and in an isolated hall, past the sealed crypts, and past the great black iron doors, lies an entity unlike anything before - an entity that was deemed to powerful for the outside world. It waits and bides it's time, waiting for the day that it would be unleashed upon Rebels and Shapers alike" of course referencing The Titan.

2020 Rereading this and there's tons of areas with my torment warrior that I just breezed through without much thought with 2 fire creations, war blessing (mass energize later) and protection along with basic healing items. It's really not difficult to beat the game on torment with warrior because the game is not very difficult at all with basic knowledge of the mechanics. This topic intrigues me and despite finishing G4 for probably the 20th time, I'd replay it and mark down exactly what I did to make a similar "How i beat the game/guide" thing.

Yeah it's unfort that he isn't even mentioned seeing how much of a character he was in G3 and G4.

Whatever happens to Khyryk in 5? I've only played through 5 once because I'm not particularly fond of this Geneforge (mainly because of the aspect ratio, it's too zoomed out for my liking). and i don't recall Khyryk being in that game, although I might've missed it it's been awhile

Litalia is a canister fueled rebel while Greta is pure. I could play through G4 to get to the Fens to recall exactly what she says tbh

It's kind of inconsistent with G4's story because in the Fens, Greta sends you to rescue Khyryk, claiming it would be nice to see a friendly face, which wouldn't be the case because in order to be accepted into the rebels ranks, he must die.

What I ended up doing was accepting Khyryk's quest on saving the shapers (while heavily alligned with the rebels) just to obtain the Ornkskin Gauntlets (bless them). I found out if you kill the shapers inprisoned, Khyryk disappears from the tower, and the rebel questline doesn't continue, (because Khyryk disappeared without him being killed by your hand) which results in a softlock state. He disappeared but I'm not sure if he reappears somewhere else. Regardless, I reloaded a save, got the gauntlets, and went back to kill Khyryk, as much as it pains me to say so. Those drawings of the young Agent he keeps under lock and key gets me crying.

Is there a way to play through as a rebel without killing Khyryk to progress the story? He's such an interesting and complex character and I would love to progress without killing him.

Replaying Geneforge series during the quarentine!

Oh STOP it you! You're gonna make me blush, calling me smart and all!

Yessir, it's in the agent's house in the Western Burwood area behind a locked door. There is a lightning aura canister next to it,

This is what i absolutely adore about Geneforge. The choices the game forces you to make feel very real and consequential. You, the player, actually can make an incredible impact to the characters around you and you begin to see that through dialogue the characters give you throughout the game. Very early in the game, at the forsaken shore, you can run into a small group of rebel soldiers. They're clearly in horrible shape, the dialogue states that the rebels are extremely relieved to see you, one even jumping up to shake your hand. If you're playing for the shapers, cutting down these people who just showed you great admiration and respect is heartbreaking. Damn I should play through Geneforge again.

It is unfortunate, yeah. Your best bet is to go back through areas and grab some items that you may have missed that will boost your mechanic skill. Luckily for you, I have compiled a list of all the mechanics boosting items and where to find them! (Hopefully I didn't miss any) Tinker's Gloves (+2 Mechanics) Purity Workshop B Infiltrator's Tunic (+1 Mechanics) The Eye's Road Cloak of Shadows (+2 Mechanics) Forged. Perfected Cape (Shaped Fiber Robe + Purification Elixir), Pure Crystal Shard (Breeding Pits), Purified Essence (Circle of the Drayk in a hidden room where you initially find the Crazed Drayk. Infiltrator's Shield (+1 Mechanics) Grayghost Gates in the Drakon Living Quarters, be sneaky! Tinker's Bauble (+1 Mechanics) Dillame - Gretchen: Reward for Nodules. Infiltrator's Charm (+1 Mechanics) Western Burwood from Agent Yngrid, obtaining it will be different if you are pro Rebel or Shaper! Mechanics Canister (+1 Mechanics if you don't mind using canisters) - Western Burwood This should give a huge boost to your mechanics! Hopefully it's enough to bring your mechanic skill high enough to proceed into the final area! God Speed.