Nioca

Quote: Originally written by Randomizer: Go into the folder for preferences for the operating system and look for the different Spiderweb game preference files. Copy those files to a disk or flash drive and you can reload them when your games "loses" their registrations. Or, in the Avernum series, when you deactivate the character editor.

Quote: Originally written by Peter Principle: looking for the ruined stone tower the wyrm supposedly came from or something like that? The ruined stone tower is the wreckage of the Tower of Magi.

Why do I get the feeling that you're not being serious?

-X-, please refrain from posting just to say that someone has earned a point in your book.

Eh, it's been a long time since I played GF1.

Quote: Originally written by Student of Trinity: And now instead of just being able to absorb them, you can mix them all into an unbelievable gumbo. Really? By the way, has Anatomy returned to Geneforge?

Quote: Originally written by Emperor Tullegolar: I'm interested in why, Nioca. Because it's the one place that I could actually sort of kick back and relax in, and the one place that didn't have the same air of panic as the rest of the cities in Avernum. Also, in A2, it was the first place I had found magic lockpicks, and in A4, it was the only way to get through Almaria. I think those are excellent reasons for choosing Camp Samuels.

Quote: Originally written by SNM: 1) Is it possible to get an ending for G1 in which you rejoin the shapers (after destroying the Geneforge) where they don't distrust you? (ie, you don't get the "always wonder what might have been" thing). Similarly, is there a way to use the Geneforge without going insane? I think so, but I haven't played it in a while. Quote: 2) I played G1 as a Shaper and just started G2 as a Guardian. The fyora I created at the beginning really sucks (he misses his shots as often as not, and I don't think that ever happened in G1). Is this because I'm a Guardian or because in G2 fyoras suck? Both. Fyora, along with other creations, were going through a bit of re-balancing. Also, Guardians aren't as good as Shapers when it comes to making creations. Quote: 3) In G1 you can pause the game by hitting escape and then switch into some other applications. I haven't found a way to switch out of G2 yet; is there one? If you're on Windows and have a certain keyboard, you can hit the Windows key (It's the weird little key with the flag-like Windows thing on it.) and it will minimize GF2. It can take a while, though.

Quote: Originally written by Come the Rivers: Are you thinking of Total Annihilation, Nioca? The game does let you choose music, but it already has a good selection. Wow. You recognized it just from the small description I gave? At any rate, Total Annihilation does have excellent music. I actually wanted to have some of the music in a format that could be used outside of the game, but couldn't find any sort of soundtrack, or files on the game CD. I know I would play those tracks in both Avernum and Geneforge.

It may be because A4 was switched over to a brand-new engine. Spellcraft wasn't in the previous Avernums, but Magery was. Spellcraft was adopted from another Spiderweb series, Geneforge, and the skill worked on the same principles as Magery. When some of the elements of Geneforge were built into the new Avernum engine, slight oversights may have been made. Or, more likely, Magery is a sort of bonus for powerful mages. A cheaper way to boost the power of your spells.

Quote: Originally written by Burning Shiv: —Alorael, who now vaguely remembers that Realmz allowed one to assign one's own music to various situations as well as using the (terrible) defaults. That may be a false memory but it's a good idea. I had a game like that. It was an RTS, which allowed you to reassign either the default tracks or your own music to certain categories (Peaceful, Combat, etc.). I preferred the in-game music though.

Quote: +1 to [Mage/Priest] or +1 to Spellcraft? Mage/Priest skill if you're just starting out, Spellcraft if you have a fairly high levels of Mage/Priest skill and are part way through the game. don't neglect Mage/Priest spells, though. Keep adding a point to it now and then. Quote: +1 to [Mage/Priest] or +1 Magery? Same as above. Quote: +1 to Spellcraft or +1 to Magery? Whichever one's cheaper at the moment. They both have the same effect.

Quote: Originally written by Shiboito: this is gonna be y Excuse me, but what does y mean? Looking at the screenshots... The graphics are so good that I almost thought this was a big budget title. Wow. And yes, I like the new fyora graphic. Although when it's facing NW, it tends to look like a fire lizard from Avernum.

Fat chance of that happening. Oh well, I can always join the scripting contest. I think I have some very good entries for it, too.

I've done that before, except I use MP3 songs. I stopped, because Windows Media Player started having some fun with me. Nothing says 'fight to the death' like an old, twangy country song.

30. Though I had one game which had an FPS of 50.

Try a three person party. A Nephil warrior/archer, with high defense, a mage, and a priest. Then battle most of the monsters in the first part of the game. Then, when the apparition appears in Formello, look around and recruit Becca into your party. She will be your pole-arm warrior, and also will have far more experience and abilities then anyone else in your party. (Assuming you aren't cheating)

I think Jeff has released the final version of BoA. The chances of him updating it again are lower then you'd probably ever want to think about, let alone hear.

I only have the demo, but the hardest part in my opinion, was trying to figure out what to do first. Maybe I'm a bit new to do this, but Welcome to the Spiderweb Software Forums!

I don't know if my villain will be considered any good. I'm aiming for trying to make the party somewhat sympathetic to the villain's cause, yet they still hate his guts. Whether I pull it off is yet to be seen. I know this isn't related, Kelandon, but I sent you a PM a week ago about your scenario.

Relax, -X-. It's not like you made a supertypo.

That's pretty much how things start in the first two Geneforge games. Then you come along and mess everything up.

Do you want me to heat up a bowl of milk, or are you just going to eat those straight out of the cooler?

Quote: Originally written by Kelandon: As a hint, I think it would involve going into gf3itemschars.txt and replacing a creature that you can shape with a servile. (That is, swap in servile stats in place of a fyora or a thahd or some other creation.) There's one massive danger with this train of thought. The shapable version of the creation is also used elsewhere in the game. Therefore, if you turn the shapable fyora into a slith, you will eventually run across other 'sliths' elsewhere in the game. An example? In GF3, I tried to turn the shapable version of the Ornk into a cameo of myself, which could cast Diamond Spray at will. Imagine my surprise when I walked into San Ru and discovered a bunch of 'me' grazing near the back of the town. This would have been bad enough, except that those 'me' creatures were also mooing! Needless to say, I promptly returned the script to normal, and never again attempted to modify a creature.

Quote: Originally written by Dikiyoba: But the narrator was scary. Dikiyoba was terrified of the narrator. Yeah, he was a little frightening. Especially when he smote my L66 party without so much as an afterthought.