Dikiyoba

Originally by Arancaytar the Grey:

Now, what would Barzhal's shade look like? Or having some rebel bind said shade to him or her to gain power?

Dikiyoba.

I believe they were attempting to weed out the smart serviles at the time because the increased canister use and power-hungry philosophy caused a shift to obedient creations and not independent ones.

Dikiyoba thinks the Awakened in G2 are a lot more powerful than the Awakened in G1. And they get a better ending in G2, too.

Edit: Sig change.

Correct Dikiyoba if Dikiyoba is wrong:

There's an artila that can be reabsorbed in the demo of G3. However, it took (relatively) high leadership to absorb it and if the leadership wasn't high enough, the artila would go hostile.

Well, short of advising you to stop putting the computer into sleep mode to reduce the number of freezes, I have no advice to give you. Sorry.

Dikiyoba.

Back away from the drakon idea! Now! Do not, Dikiyoba repeats, DO NOT give I_am_a_Minotaur anymore ideas about playing drakons in Geneforge. Not even a topic titled "Ain't Gonna Happen."

A mammalian origin of vlish is implied in G3...where would nipples be on vlish?

Dikiyoba.

Sliths are like dinosaurs. They're reptiles, except that they aren't quite reptiles. They're a little too advanced to be plain, ordinary reptiles. Thus, they can have an upright structure, a four-chambered heart, and great intelligence while still being reptiles.

There's no proof the nephil have nipples either, but the fur makes it pretty hard to tell.

Dikiyoba wonders why this conversation has to occur in the Geneforge section. It's a great discussion, but slightly misplaced.

Originally by Kelandon:

As for female sliths, the only thing noticeably sets them apart is the fact that one slith character graphic in BoA wears pink and another one wears a purple "shirt." Even those aren't definitive.

Dikiyoba wonders how much it would take to manually replace a shaper/guardian/agent graphic with a drakon graphic, just to make I_am_a_Minotaur happy and be able to move on?

Dikiyoba speaks just for Dikiyoba but:

1. They're too powerful for an avatar.

2. They're arrogant.

3. The idea has been done to death around here.

4. They're not creative or impressive, just powerful.

So I used first person. I always use first person if there is more than one paragraph in my post, if I'm trying to say something serious, or I can't think of anything else to add.

Dikiyoba's final paragraph is where Dikiyoba speaks in third-person. And it's more than third-person, since Dikiyoba never refers to Dikiyoba's self in any form other than "Dikiyoba." If Dikiyoba can't think of anything witty to say, Dikiyoba just signs Dikiyoba's name.

You can always murder someone if no one sees you do it, can't you?

Dikiyoba.

Originally by YamiNoRyuu:

First, pull the clawbugs out of battle shaping and replace them with something like golems. Rename clawbugs giant scorpions.

Arachnid shaping should be expensive to level, but the essence cost should be reasonably low.

Tier 1:

Level 1: Giant mites-Small, hard to hit, weak melee attack. Very small change of diseasing enemy during melee attack.

Level 3: Giant ticks-Larger, better melee attack, fairly good chance to disease enemy during melee attack, easier to hit.

Tier 2:

Level 1: Giant scorpions-Bonus AP, strong melee attack.

Level 3: Venemous scorpions-Bonus AP, strong poisonous melee attack.

Tier 3:

Level 1: Giant spiders-Throws webs, strong melee attack. Occasionally tells you how cute you are.

Level 3: Giant tarantulas-Throws webs, strong acid melee attack. Ocasionally tells you how cute you are.

Tier 4:

Level 1: Giant vinegaroons-Bonus AP, spits acid, strong venemous melee attack, occasionally tells you how powerful you are.

Level 3: Stunning vinegaroons-Bonus AP, distance stun attack, stun melee attack, occasionally tells you how powerful you are.

Dikiyoba.

I suppose it all depends on perspective. For me, "gene forge" makes perfect sense and it would be nearly impossible to see the word in any other form. I was, however, caught by surprise to see that the Geneforge was in fact a physical object and not metaphorical the first time I played G1.

Dikiyoba.

What exactly is the problem with the first part of the editor? (The one in abandoned vale, correct?) The more details you give, the easier it is to solve the problem.

Dikiyoba would guess that the person who created Croikle's G1 editor is Croikle.

It's a compound word, so it should be pronounced like the words are when they are separate.

Dikiyoba.

Keep anything obviously rare and unusual, like purified essence, because they are probably ingredients for powerful items. You may sell gemstones and emeralds or keep them until a quest that doesn't provide experience. Keep shaper equipment. Research notes may or may not be useful, depending on the path one takes. In short, just keep anything that looks like it may be valuable, at least the first time through.

Dikiyoba.

Edit: Fixed typo.

I thought the question sounded familiar.

The only point in continuing to play is to finish any side quests or find any final loot. It's not really important, because a meticulous person will have done so already. Just the fact that it is possible is empowering for some people though. Sometimes my party wanders for days in Avernum 2 because they don't want to start all over at the beginning again.

Dikiyoba notices that Kelandon is living up to his custom title today...

Next time someone demands free registration codes multiple times, let's tell them that the registration code is youareamoron or something along those lines and see how long it takes them to figure it out.

Dikiyoba.

Read the Code of Conduct and use your common sense, DanandJulie1994, and you'll do fine here. Be patient too; it will take several hours and least and a day or two at most to get an answer once the question has been determined.

Dikiyoba.

Since A4 is only out for Mac (except for Windows testing), it is logical that the cheats work for Macs.

Dikiyoba.

It's not about the Minotaurs at Spiderweb Software. It's about the giant spiders. Too bad there haven't been any in the Geneforge series. At least, not yet.

Dikiyoba.

Yay!

Dikiyoba's reaction subject to change.

Originally by Vespucci:

An occasional double post can be lived with, but a triple post is rather ridiculous. Just edit the old post by adding what you want to say in a new paragraph. The time difference between post 2 and 3 probably justifies separation but there is no reason for 1 and 2 to be separate.

I don't think stone crescents are worth anything, probably to keep people from accidentally selling them. And because it's just a pretty rock, after all.

Dikiyoba's favorite cheat code is igotarock. Why? Because it's there.

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