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Yeah. The whole combat engine is based on one swing per character. Without some complex concoction, you can't really do that.

Well, you can't forget that a sizable portion of each game is free for download, presumably just enough to get the player captivated and ready to buy the full version at all costs. So that puts out the possibility of putting games like Exile 1 up for free download so you can try out how the Exile games work. BoE will continue to sell at full price for a very long time. No one wants to miss out on all those scenarios there for the playing.

Your computer is just stubborn. - Take Thuryl's advice -

TM has a good point. If we were to have a contest, not only should the stories be rated according to the general uniqueness of the story, but the amount of work and detail presented. Also, for the maps, I don't think it would be too much of a stretch to just load up the editor and draw some terrain, press print screen, resize, and there's a map. It wouldn't necessarily need to include trees, rocks, precise mountain lines, etc., but just have the general layout. The main point here is that anyone can draw terrain, even if they have rather limited experience in scenario making itself. But then again, it comes to a point where the more detail you specify, the more it suggests you should just finish up the scenario yourself. I think this should be limited to storyline, layouts, and specific puzzles/features, but have limited information as specific as SDFs or even quoted dialog (unless of course it's important for the scenario). The editor should be used for layouts or anything simple enough to turn into an image and post online, but not that much else. If you know what I mean... I think this is a pretty good idea, though. I find that coming up a good idea for a scenario is far more difficult than the scenario creation itself. Even if complex special node sequences may be more difficult in reality, at least you know what you're doing. Or so you should. So, by emphasizing performing a good planning stage, not only would you give BoE designers, both new and experienced, more skill in this stage that I think is often neglected. Then, if you find your idea particularly interesting, if someone else does not want to make your scenario for you, you have a good groundwork for making it yourself, and it has much more potential to become a good scenario. Also, as Brett has said, other ideas can be turned into the more renowned designers. But new designers might also take a look at the result and form a good idea themselves. However, I am inclined to believe that oldbies will be a little hesitant or even feel a little guilty for taking someone's idea and forming it into a scenario with their name in the author column. So, if this contest, or activity, does take place, I think anyone using an idea for a scenario from this contest should include the original creator of the idea as the reciever of very obvious credit if not even a co-author title. Short stories might be good, too, but they may become less oriented to what can be done with the BoE editor. What my ideas are at any rate. Accept or disagree, whatever.

Stareye warned him rather severely, and he has since settled down quite a bit. Since he's still not being insolent or unkind to other members, there's no reason to punish him. Some members just need a chance to adjust to the way of these forums vs. what it was like on their other(s) forums or just their personal lifestyle.

We already discussed it a while back. You can dig through General topics if you want and try to find it, but this is the wrong place for that.

Sure, I will, provided you stop spamming and act more intelligent. Enough said.

No, just smash your computer through the wall. Er, what does it say when you try to download? Anything?

There. You are now again Demonslayer.

Yeah, you always want to save it, so you'll have a copy that you can refer to later without redownloading. As for the timing out, you may want to use some kind of downloading program that will save your progress and continue as soon as it can reconnect. Most of these programs are also download accelerators, which are rather hard on the servers, but at least you'll get the files. Others may say not to do it, though. Anyway, for those purposes, I use Star Downloader . It seems to work fairly well.

I didn't know you could get Spiderweb games from anyone other than Jeff. You might want to contact him, though.

You may have to start coming up with some clever monikers.

Yeah, the story is why most of us play Spiderweb games in the first place. Also, 2D graphics are about as good as you need in a game like Exile.

Reinstall game.

I don't think people really regularly check the Spiderweb Tables anymore anyway - there's so many better places to get scenarios.

I still see TM scenarios on the Spiderweb tables. Even if you're still not happy, there is a link to Alexandria on the Spiderweb webpage. A wise move if you ask me.

Maybe you've used the character editor on your last save. I don't ever remember a flaming broadsword on VoDT, but then again, I never did beat that city of lizards or those hydras.

Well, you may want to wait until you get it to test your scenario, and in the meantime, finish the rest of your town so you can test it all at once.

Yeah, and I think experience can be a big factor too. BoE has been out for a lot longer, more scenarios have been made, and there's just more knowledge present on how to manipulate the scenario editor, so to speak, to do what you want in your scenario. I think as BoA gets older and more scenarios are made, they will continue to grow in quality to or even beyond the stage we see with BoE now, but it will take time. Just as it will take time also to associate up and to the right with north, but I also agree that those are definite limitations. However, for now, BoE is better.

Google Hmm, so it does work today. Whaddaya know?

I think there is something wrong with the URL thing. I can't get it to work either. Anyone else?

The tower of Magi seems to be a pretty weird place. There's also a square of terrain that you can't get into, even though I tried all the walls for secret passages. It's not like Jeff you just leave that black. I don't think I was ever able to get into that room.

You're sure that the Maidword font file in the same directory as the game itself, right?

Urfff. Ugg. *cough*shoot*cough*I meant*cough*SDF*cough* Sometimes common acronyms get in the way of what you were trying to indicate. Wow, maybe I better just type out "stuff done flag" from now on.

Jeff should've included a comprehensive list of what STD was used where, not too much different than the special node lists. But that'll probably never happen.