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The Avernum games will get redone eventually so you might want to wait for 1-3 to play them then. After the Exile series I stopped for a while and then played Avernum 4. Then Geneforge 3. Then Geneforge 4. Then Avernum 5. Then Geneforge 5. Then Avernum 6. I had a blast so I recommend exactly that order.

Aragorn beat up the old version, before Gandalf washed them away. "No man can kill him" was an upgrade for version 1.1

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Wow, that was helpful.

Also the fantastic graphic novel V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd..

I would recommend the Ringworld saga, Mote in God's Eye and Protector, all by Larry Niven. I haven't read The Magic Goes Away yet, but will do in the near future.

Where did you get this information from?

I think you read the wrong section of the walkthrough then. That happens much later. Just walk out through the city's gates and continue your merry mission.

Funny you should say that. That's what I thought when I last read it, too.

I don't know what region you're in, but we have a couple of organic food stores and supermarkets (Here or here) that sell different varieties, processed and non.

tegut, aktiv, extra, famila, real, metro all have real vanilla beanpods and Vanillezucker with 6% Bourbon and more, at least up north

I'm with you here. I want to know when I can use the word 'bean' in the context of vanilla. Language-wise. Being a non-native, it's sometimes hard to unearth such arcana.

Reunion used to be called Bourbon, hence the name. It belongs to France, however, not Madagascar, and is curiously part of the European Union.

 

But when's the pod a bean, is what I want to know

I guess it is called 'bean' then, even though I'm still not sure from when on.

Said bean, which you can buy in most well-sorted supermarkets in Germany, can also be cut lengthwise and then be boiled in milk to add its superb flavor to some baking later.

What stores have you been to looking for real ('Bourbon') vanilla extract? Not all German supermarkets have it, granted, but the better ones usually do.

Is it really a bean? Not an orchid? Or do you call the pod bean? Or only the processed pod? I'd love to know.

Welcome to the boards. Leave your sanity at the door. Don't feed the fluffy turtles. And be careful about calling interface changes improvements. We are not alone

While this is certainly true, regulated things tend to get abused as well, as people will go looking for loopholes.

From my experience the truth is somewhere between these extremes. Wherever there are deadlines to meet, things to wrap, reports to make, presentations to prepare, most people I have worked with (and I have worked with a lot of people), would immediately cease to slack off and jump right in. Which is what I meant by getting the job done. Also, there are some days when my creativity takes some time off and I find it very hard to come up with that one idea I've been circling for days. I don't think it would help me a lot if all I could do with my computer was surfing my employer's intranet. Getting things done seems to be the issue and more employers seem to be getting that and allow for some slacking. The best I have worked with and for even encourage it.

Regarding SoT's initial reply which somehow started the thread: I understand the notion that if somebody gives you a computer to work with for them, they want to be able to control what you do with it. On the other hand, they also give me a job to do for which to use said computer. If I do that job to everybody's satisfaction, why would they still want to control what else I do on that computer unless it's illegal? Isn't it in my employer's best interest to provide me with a workplace that's as much fun to be at as possible, provided I do my job?

 

OK, that was a rhetorical question. Prohibiting use of professional resources for private activities is rarely a good idea if you are looking for an exceptional workforce.

The list of cheatcodes you are referring to is from Geneforge. Geneforge and Avernum do not use the same cheatcodes. Shieldsup is, for instance, leetbuffz in Avernum. Check the cheatcodes for Avernum 5 - they should be identical.

What's your job? IT supervisor in a nuclear power plant? Just wondering

While GF1 did have me charmed in its own, subtle way, I thought interface and some of the gameplay improved tremendously over the course of the series. That is to say, I thought GF got progressively better.

Avernum did, too, gameplay and interface-wise. And it will continue to do so. The next redesign of Exile/Avernum will possibly see my favourite Spiderweb games of all time (the new game set aside for a minute), and they will be called Hades 2 & 3 (or sth like it).

Avernums 1-3 might be more popular around here, but not when it comes to sales figures IIRC. To some (me included) Exile 2 is even more popular - at least I liked it better than Avernum 2. Still, I enjoyed Avernum 5 & 6 a lot. Really. With all the sparkles and stuff.

Ah, finally an insider providing insight on the evil works of Linda Strout. I pray thee, do tell: anything else we need to know about Spiderweb Software?

There are a lot of valid perceptions in what you complain about, but I am not entirely sure how playtesting has anything to do with this.

First, not knowing what it is exactly an enemy does and how they do it is not a flaw but a design decision. You are entitled to dislike it, but it ain't a flaw.

The mouseover help is something that I sometimes would like to see as well, but I don't think there's a lot can be said against RTFM. But still - that's a good point.

Having your mage attacked by fiends he just attempted to kill is something that I find quite understandable. Protect your mage better. That is a tactical element that makes both sense and the game more entertaining.

Having only some items stack is a design decision and is probably to do with game balance. It is annoying, yes.

Plus - don't let the ghost in the basement kill you. That will add to your fun experience.

Consider Danish hotdogs, made with original Danish "rode polser" (means red sausage - imagine a slash through the o's and it's Danish). They are of a truly special flavour, probably enhanced by their substantial food-colouring, hence the name. It'll help create very lovely contrasts with bright green pickles and yellow cole-slaw. Makes for great advertisement shots.

Really. Never experienced any lag, though. That might have something to do with it.

I actually replied to this mainly to celebrate the 500!!! Yee-haaaw...