BainIhrno

I'll just mention that I have finished replaying Exodus - definitely better than I remember it being the first time (albeit I did feel immense pressure to dislike it at the time); anyway, I'll probably be able to be a bit more thorough in the next Homeland beta test, whenever that is ready.

I should not that I am NOT the author of "War Preparations"; not sure how a file called "War Preperations by Bain-Ihrno" exists. (Milu K is the designer of War Preparations). My BoE scenarios include: Fort Emerald Robbery The Nephils' Defense The Final Spire 100 Evil Sliths The Crusaders I did also create two (pretty useless) utilities, which include: The Fifth Tower of Magi The Portal

For my "Of Good and Evil" port, you should probably use this download to ensure it works properly; some older versions had game-killing bugs. https://drive.google.com/open?id=10ggHmbDffS7a_nja_BmlpB-dt2uykE2L

I haven't received any beta reports for the update of my Redemption port; I'm still interested if anyone would like to test. I guess I haven't been around much lately, so wasn't sure if anyone thought I'm still going with this. This is the most recent version, or I can email you a copy if you would like. Again, you can contact me by email (in the file) or by DM. Let me know what type of party you used, and your familiarity with the BoE scenario. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XIp4oSu5VvUDN5lVygAcp8xiWsOtrDSb/view?usp=sharing Hopefully I can get to an official release in early 2023.

I've been playing Exile III: Ruined World, but at some point, after the Troglodyte/Giant mission, Anaximander stopped giving me messages as I walked into his office - it seems the game stopped responding to my actions in some places. I'm playing v.1.0.3, on an OS 9 emulator.

To clarify my comments on this, I'm not saying this is a problem or a bad thing - I only pointed this out to help give you a realistic idea of what a player is likely to find on their first play through; I'm only one person, but I felt if other people also say similar things, you might get an idea of how much people are finding without a hint file - whether you're okay with that finding out is your decision

I have sent in a beta report - not sure if you saw it.

I'm ready to begin the second round of testing - this version will be less buggy than the first beta, but may not quite be ready for release. This will be a public beta, so if you would like to test, download the scenario and play through. If you send a report, please let me know whether you have played the Blades of Exile scenario, and what type of party you played with, both in terms of level and the composition (Human/Nephil/Slith) of the party. You can send a report via email or by DM - it will transfer directly to my email. Without further ado... https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XIp4oSu5VvUDN5lVygAcp8xiWsOtrDSb/view?usp=sharing Thanks!

I just downloaded it. It could be a while before I actually get to testing it; I'm just making the final touches to the "Redemption" port, and I have only just started replaying Bahssikava - as it's been a while since I've played it and Exodus, I'm not sure how good a job I can do if I don't have sufficient memory of the storyline established so far. Congratulations!

I read "One of Us is Lying" a while back. It was fairly good, but came off as cliched at times, with the ending making the mystery less interesting. (The idea in the book seemed similar to 'Pretty Little Liars')

Sorry for the double post- I'll be ready to start round 2 soon, so if you'd like to test the next round, let me know, I'll be able to send it as soon as it's ready.

On this subject, does Jeff have any plans to remake Avernum 4 in the format of the newest Avernum games? I actually enjoyed the new ones quite a bit, despite my general loyalty to Exile.

I got BoE working on an Mac OS 9 emulator. I've been curious: - Has anyone found a way I could make the graphics tone for custom graphics files match the Mac tone. As many know, the graphics have a lighter tone on Windows than Mac - this is reflected in custom graphics files in many scenarios. I remember one version of OBoE allowed you to set the general graphics tone in Preferences, but has any method been found to adjust it with custom graphics files? - Does anyone have a copy of the alternate default graphics file with the blue cave floors? I believe they were made by Skyle and Stareye, and I hosted them myself back when I had my own Blades website, but if anyone could send me the Mac alternate file, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

It has come to my attention that the fix created a new bug in the Old Manor - that has been fixed in the version above.

Just letting everyone know - first betas are sent out. If you haven't signed up, and would like to test, I have transferred the ZIP file to iCloud, which I can access from my iPhone (although I don't have internet from there), so you can get the beta immediately after signing up.