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The character editor is included with the game, at least on the CD-ROM version. You have to open it outside of the game to use the editor. I haven't used the store in a few years, but you can always email them if you have a problem finding a product. Welcome to Spiderweb Software. Please leave your sanity at the door.

Originally Posted By: Niemand In the meantime I'm reading old Analog magazines; my grandparents recently moved out of their house into an apartment, and my grandfather gave me his collection of magazines, containing most of the issues since 1966. At the moment, my living room is literally filled with an approximately lifetime supply of science fiction short stories. You will be surprised at how many you've read that were expanded into novels. There used to be books containing the best of Analog.

Originally Posted By: The Mystic *nods in understanding* I'm in a similar situation. I've had to save up for every Spiderweb game I've bought, and am currently setting money aside for one of the collection CDs. Jeff's running a sale on CD collections right now.

Email to get the registration code and using digital download is the fastest method. The advantage for the CD-ROM is you have a registration code as long as you don't lose the disk. I did a preorder for Avernum 4 and there was a long wait for snail mail to deliver. Then Jeff started releasing updated versions to fix problems.

Originally Posted By: Rentar vs. Ghaldring NO RUSH And would you want to play with the Exile 1 engine now? I miss recharging wands. That's pretty much all I miss from Exile 1.

Originally Posted By: Sage of Numenor 6. I once, in the Lethia Pass, I think it was, anyway, it was the one with the Plated Artila and the Gazer...Anyhow, I went up there with a kyshakk and four alphas, and staged a heavy-duty fifty-seven round shootout. I had to break formation when the patchworks got out, though. Can anyone else claim better? I would have succeeded if not for a shortage of essence pods. You needed creation? Daze and/or charm really helps for the final battle to keep the patchworks under control as you take out that gazer. Quote: 7. I, too, battled the Ornk Lord of Geneforge I. What the heck was that all about? What I like best about Geneforge I was the exceptional depth of the background. None of the other games come close. The Ornk Lord is an easter egg type monster.

Originally Posted By: Lilith Originally Posted By: The Ratt You make it sound like the Republicans didn't even read what was trying to get passed. They almost always don't. Most legislation these days is literally written by lobbyists and voted for by whoever's in their pockets. The reason given why senators no longer should be elected president was that senators spend their time doing what the little notes in their pockets tell them to do. These notes are written by their aides that actually spend time reading the legislation.

When you see the Avadon engine it fixes plenty of criticisms of the older games. It still needs works since the auto move AI is from the older games and some of the paths taken when you move can be really bizarre. There was nothing wrong with the Ultima I game engine except it would only work on DOS 1.0.

There is also the possibility that Monarch was the mad guardian at Kratoa-Kel Stoneworks that decided to try a different line of research. There are indications that he fled to start over.

Jeff will eventually remake all the games so they will run on newer computers. The remade Avernum 1 to 3 will have some features from the A6 game engine, but it will return to older dungeons aren't seamless part of the outdoors that you have in Avernum 4 to 6. It will probably use a modified version of the Avadon game engine and graphics. There are lots of new features that Jeff will want to reuse beyond just the Avadon series.

Originally Posted By: B.J.Earles Republicans, as a mostly conservative party, want there to be a smaller government in general. We don't want the government to tell us what to do with our money, our lives, our businesses, or even our garbage. It's all about keeping personal liberties. Unless you are homosexual, foreigner, environmentalist, or other group that doesn't fit in with the Republicans. Face it the Republicans got voted out a few years ago because they were wastefully spending money even worse than the Democrats. The bridge to nowhere just got more air time because it was harder to defend. Government debt has increased more under Republicans because they increased spending while cutting taxes. It took Democrat Clinton to produce a surplus budget to rein in the debt.

The limits to campaign funding has just meant that both parties are pushing independently rich candidates that can run on their own personal funds and can therefore ignore limits. It started with Ross Perot founding and funding his own political party and now means ex corporate CEOs and Goldman Sachs partners are running for office. Republicans are pushing for lower taxes and smaller government because it's popular with the voters. However, David Stockman, president Reagan's budget advisor, calculated that the Republican plan can produce no more than $50 billion in reduced government spending and needs to increase taxes to reduce the deficit.

There will be trainers and canisters that you can use to gain spells and other abilities. The first character is usually just to get an idea of how the game works and what to do.

Jeff definitely has more than enough power gamers. Avernum 6 had problems where the more casual gamers that joined in the second round of testing weren't completing the game that the power testers were breezing through. That bump in difficulty in Avernum 5 at the Azure Gallery was the result of trying to restrain the worst exploits of power gamers.

Also what difficulty level. The harder the difficulty level than the sooner you reach the point where you can't dodge getting hit. For a rogue type character you want an agent since it can more easily bless herself to get protection spells. All the classes are equal at disarming traps, but the guardian has a better starting stat (mechanics) than the others. Shaping is using essence to make creations that can fight for you. You need to learn how to make the creation and then you are limited in making them to those that you know and how much essence you have. Welcome to Spiderweb Software. Please leave your sanity at the door. The games make more sense that way.

Originally Posted By: Death Knight When will pc be able to try this on beta? Mac version won't be released until February 2011, so the Windows version won't start testing until March and new testers will be April or May.

Jeff's last comment to us was that he was working on writing the game. All the applications may just be sitting in his in box while he's eating Thanksgiving leftovers.

You need leadership of 7 after talking to Makar to get Somini to give you the key. Mechanics 7 and leadership 6 will allow you to recruit golems to help in two places.

There isn't light in A4 in spite of all those lamps and lanterns lying around. What you have to do is readjust your monitor's brightness. There are plenty of blackened bodies full of loot lying on black floors obscured by walls in the darken caves.

On Thanksgiving night, the Great Turkey rises out of the garbage can and brings presents to all the good little rug rats.

For those of you who can't wait until February to play Avadon and don't mind the game being a little buggy. Get that spider away from me, argggh. "You're cute" *in a high pitched voice* Beta Testers Wanted Warning for dial-up users - the beta is about 80 MB at the moment. This can change up or down in size as files and graphics are changed. Edit - Allow up to 1 week after applications close for a reply. If you are chosen and get a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) you can expect another week's wait before getting the game.

Originally Posted By: The Mystic Yeah, I hear the novelty of falling from a cliff wears off pretty quick, usually within the first 100-200 feet. Then you can spend the rest of your time avoiding hitting the ground.

Fine waveblades are a random drop until you get past Fort Remote.

Beta testing is just playing the game until you find a way to make it fail.

Bows and thrown weapons.