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I'll try to do that, can I attach files to posts/PMs? Finished VoDT (cheated via debug mode) to get into the School. Other bugs: - Training in a level of Dexterity costs 503 gold per level, instead of 50. - Special nodes diseasing the party don't work. - Opening stone doesn't work in town 11 (Student Quarters) - Steal Food ability doesn't work. - Sometimes monsters from other towns pour into current towns. Specifically, when leaving Administration, Zombies/Ghouls showed up when the town doesn't have them, as did Talking Spiders (with town 9 personalities). Some other notes (things I fixed in VoDT) - Seems like other nodes become buggy when beginning with 'One-Time and Set', maybe it worked differently before, but should be eliminated as first node. - Piercing Crystals are VERY weak, for a scenario where the party can't cast "Dispel Barrier", it's almost impossible to get past a Force Barrier. Ability strength is 1, maybe should be ~7. - Alien beasts set to their E3 graphic.

Scenario.XML, when searching line 971, all i see is <storage>, don't see any syntax errors.

Sorry, new problem - a modified VoDT produces an error (when clicking 'custom scenarios') says 'parse error, line 971 column 9).

Got it.

The "custom scenario" button doesn't read any scenarios in the "Blades of Exile Scenarios" folder.

Terror's Martyr would demand boycotts! (sorry, couldn't resist)

Well, the walkthrough (at least the one listed on CalRef) mentions nothing about a bug. Apparently, the scenario can't be edited to fix it - the editor edits the .boes files but the game seems to read the .exs files. Also mentioning that custom scenarios aren't read by the game at all.

I've also noticed some scenario bugs in VoDT, given that they didn't exist before, maybe something weird is going on. The Runed Stone won't open the gates of the School of Magery - looking at the editor, a "one-time and set" node is called with the same SDF before calling the dialog box, so the SDF sets before the gate can open with the stone. Don't know if the noding changed somehow, because this wasn't an issue when playing BoE before OBoE.

The Anama Member doesn't show, haven't tried to use mage spells. As for the Save As, not sure, but I have noticed that SDFs don't reset when loading to an earlier version. For example, in VoDT, there's a special encounter with Hydras - died the first time, reloaded the game, but didn't get a second chance to fight the Hydras. Could be a huge problem w/ more important flags. Also, the new editor seemed to undo all "hide town" settings. Some towns I know are supposed to be hidden in VoDT are visible - they were not set as visible in the editor now.

Okay, playing BoE again, starting with Valley of Dying Things. Some gameplay observations: - The "Anama Member" trait doesn't work - I've made one PC Anama, but the player isn't registering that way, whether from the Character Editor or the Create New Party. - The "Go Back" button doesn't work. - As already stated, "Save" doesn't always work, have to use "Save As" for now.

Ah. Guess I haven't considered that JVs descriptions weren't granted for use. Thanks for the replies.

Thanks for the reply. The Outdoor Name works sometimes, but it should definitely be looked into. My question about the sounds is how they were converted from a Sound file to individual .WAV files. If I can get a list of descriptions, I could enter them manually (albeit it would be time consuming). I'm on a Mac for reference, and my computer does tend to act up sometimes when not using Blades.

I downloaded the editor and am beginning a new scenario. Some questions and comments: 1. The "place monster" feature really slows down the computer, sometimes even causes the editor to quit. 2. Can't rename outdoor sections. 3. Is there any documentation of the editor? Not sure how some of the new features actually work. 4. Any chance of finding the Exile III descriptions of items? Maybe I could make an alternate bladbase with preset items with E3 descriptions. 5. How exactly was the 'sound' file unpacked, maybe I could switch out some sounds. Thanks!

I noticed most of my scenarios are on your list. I've emailed them to you - enjoy, but beware, the storylines can be pretty dumb.

I've imagined this idea as well - my thought would be that the first season might involve Sss-Thsss as the main villain, and would focus mostly on the Slith conflicts, although there'd be episodes involving Nephilim, Empire enforcers, etc. The second season could focus on the battle of Grah-Hoth and ultimately Hawthorne. Finally, season three would be the Empire war and the Vahnatai. That would cover A1-2. I suppose the series wouldn't follow every mission, but could keep the general plot.

To liven up the forums, these are my top ten scenarios made in BoA. Feel free to post your own if you like (not limited to 10, of course) or let me know what you think. 1. Frostbite - A great challenging, fast paced scenario with a creepy storyline and good battles. 2. The Magic - a unique, bizarre plot with interesting tricks and challenges. 3. Canopy - Challenging, fun and lots of cool technical tricks, and one of the most fun scenarios BoA has to offer. 4. Mad Ambition - a good story, short but sweet with good battles and technical tricks. Should Canopy have taken the better rank in the contest? Depends - I preferred the gameplay in Canopy, but MA has a better plot, so depends on one's criteria. 5. Echoes: Renegade - another good fast paced scenario with good challenges. 6. Shades of Gray - a great two path scenario with good custom graphics and challenging fights. 7. Embers of Rebellion - A fun mystery although a bit too short, but still good. 8. Tales of the Tabard Inn - a good storyline told from five different perspectives. 9. Bahssikava - While some of the dialogue can be silly at times, it fits well into the Avernum universe and offers lots of challenges. Lots of the criticism of the scenario seemed more based on it not being like the top BoE scenarios. For what it is, it's a good game. 10. A Perfect Forest - Although the laser puzzle was pretty awful, the rest had a good plot, cool tricks, and good battles. Other Aphobia - fun, but just didn't make the top 10. Exodus - I found the scenario to be too difficult to enjoy, but one has to appreciate the huge effort made and the expansive engine written for the scenario. In the Shadow of Dragons - a great first scenario, fun to play. Thoughts?

Will it run on CrossOver? I can't seem to get it to work.

Well, I just played the released version. Very well done, I'd say it's probably my second favorite BoA scenario (although I thought some shops and more arrows would have been helpful, maybe they're there, dunno) but very well put together and interesting storyline.

I've recently graduated from college, have a new job, and am getting my own place soon, so... 1) Go to Finland 2) Go to Australia and so on.. One "goal" that I don't think will ever really happen: Make Alcritas' "Of Good and Evil" (which I ported to BoA) into a feature film.

Well, if you've played scenarios you haven't played before, I'd love to know what you thought of them.

Ok, so I made a .bmp file, but the scenario editor isn't displaying the graphics. I'm using the windows editor, and I've typed in 1030 for the custom graphic, but despite having one in the file, the editor isn't reading it. It's reading the other .bmp files for other scenarios. Thanks.

Hmm, I thought the combat was reasonably balanced in OG&E and Algiers was a good tactical challenge. I'll have to replay An Apology and Falling Stars soon. OG&E is probably my favorite BoE scenario (hence my porting it to BoA) as I liked the morality play and the side quests. Anyway, here, the story on its own makes the scenario worth playing, but the gameplay was disappointing. I'm still going with a Good rating on CSR.

Congratulations, I'll look forward to playing it. Are we going to get a CSR thread?

Okay, a new survey - does anyone here like to travel? Where are some of your favorite places to go? Where would you like to go? I've been many places, but the most exciting trip I've taken was to Honolulu, HI. Great weather, interesting place. I also very much liked Southern California and Chicago, IL. I'm very much into theme/water parks and my favorite water park so far is Wet n Wild in Phoenix, AZ. I'm going to DisneyWorld in a few weeks (coinciding with my graduation from college). May also hit DC this year. Some places I'd still like to visit include Helsinki Finland, Costa Rica and Fort Myers FL Any exciting places you've been or want to see?

How far are you on DS9? I thought it was good although in S7, they seemed to turn Dukat into Voldemort.