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Well now I'm trying to think of a creature that isn't represented by anything else yet. Something that isn't pulling from mythology like the cockatrice... actually, why not rip off the cockatrice? You could have a phoenix-like creature that spits lots of fire and "rebirths" itself one time when it dies - especially if it dies with a fiery explosion. If you want something reptilian, there's always the dinosaur route. A stegosaurus whose plates thermoregulate by releasing an inferno onto enemies, perhaps? Fyoras are basically flaming velociraptors. Giant, man-eating flame beetles?

Yeah, but modifying yourself to spit out lighting-fire breath that stuns people is a bit different from modifying yourself for the long-term preservation and expansion of drakon-kind. Wait a minute. No it's not. Nevermind.

Artilas can't be that big, right? In my head they're like, 2-3 feet long.

I know, I'm just being pedantic. But I am thinking of a much larger worm. Like, 15 feet long at least. Anacondas with magma for blood and a thirst for stone. And rogues, I guess. If I was a shaper, I'd definitely get myself killed doing some kind of stupid experiment like this.

I'm sure this comes up in a later game and I've forgotten, but drakons can still breed, right? Oh, god. What's stopping them from shaping themselves to naturally breed more drakons? At that point, they would need to worry more about social cohesion & resource allocation than any external threat. Maybe drakons cost too much essence and they can't modify themselves further.

That's... true. Why aren't those under fire shaping? I guess because they're squishy and frail. The wyrm would not be! The wyrm would have blood made of lava.... yeeeeesss....

Might as well rename "Fire Shaping" to "Dragon Shaping" at that point. What about a giant worm that burrows by superheating rock and melting into enemy fortifications? That's big, scary, something different, and NOT a dragon. You could even call it a "wyrm" to frustrate people who are expecting a dragon and get... a worm. Maybe a dragon-worm. It sounds LUDICROUSLY irresponsible and destructive, but I suppose that's kind of the point of tier 5 creations. If you wanted to be real funny, you could have its basic attacks be a giant AOE flamethrower.

Why do the drayks simply not outpopulate the drakons, then?

Clearly Drayks are the apex of all creations, not drakons. Ghaldring should be retconned into a Drayk for GF3.

Yeah, my Zora always had 6 AP. I thought that was a Torment thing, lol

Man, I love friendly fire. A shame that it makes battle shaping even worse!

The base purifying sword is cracked. I had that thing maxed out as soon as possible, then never stopped using it for the rest of the game. I literally used it from the moment I got to Drypeak up until I left.

If I keep playing v1.01 of Overrun in v1.02 of the base game, am I gonna have a bad time?

Trust me. You don't wanna know.

Just when I was making roamers and thinking I had a handle on this mod, what do I see when I leave the Drypeak area? Just hitting me with -10 skill points again, huh? I see your game. I don't even need stats to win.

Would it be okay for Sharon to jam creations into a ring if she made weird lobotomized versions of them first? Y'know, so they don't really know what's happening? How much different is it from sending a pig to slaughter?

Counterpoint: There isn't a Purifying Blade equivalent for ranged weapons. That thing is crazy strong and Lifedrain was healing me for 80-170 HP per turn if I could get two attacks off.

I scored 9 or 10 in Drypeak, the Drypeak Warrens, and Sharon's Grove. I need them for my own research...

I must admit it feels a little weird to get introduced to this cool enchanted anvil at the start of the game, only to go over half of my playthrough being completely unable to use it. By the time I finally upgraded my Helix Band, it was obsolete since I was fighting drakons in the snowy peaks.

HAH! Finally I have hit level 3!! I had to sneak and scrap and scrounge up all the iron I could for XP, but getting saltweed from Sharon's finally put me over the edge and I can get Zora now. What a gamechanger. I dumped all 10 of my first skill points into Leadership and Mechanics so this never happens again. I can't wait for my 90 lb Shaper to guzzle every canister he comes across! I am sure this will have no ramifications later on.

"Only" lore related things? That's half the reason to explore.

Not walking into Drypeak with any mechanics or leadership is probably the worst part. I'm passing up so much loot!!

Oh, yeah, right. No cosmetic changes here. Nope.

I quite like the title screen music in this one, it really helps set the vibe for such a fraughtful, manipulative journey full of discovery. I dunno what kind of instruments are used, but I dig it. Would anyone happen to know something that sounds similar, or would be suitable listening while playing? The various Oddworld soundtracks give me a similar semi-oppressive feeling.

This is fantastic. I love the Geneforge games, but I also have a love for more complex RPGs. It's nice to see someone take the time to focus on G2 now that Jeff's done with it and will probably move onto something else soon. This is just in time for my Shaper Barzite/Taker playthrough. Thanks! EDIT: Woah, the shaper is blue now. Was it always like that? DOUBLE EDIT: Oh boy. With a warning like this, you really know how to treat a fellow, huh? You're not joking about being weaker...