Doomblob

@Alorael Sorry I should have clariied this. The Baldur's Gate game I have played was called 'Baldur's Gate II: Dark Alliance'. I played it on a console (a gamecube if you want to know), and the gameplay consisted of: - running through a dungeon killing hundreds of enemies by button bashing (not turn or stat based, apart from your strength, weapon strength and such.) - go back to town, sell loot, spend exp making your character stronger etc. - go run and kill more enemies, and so on. Im pretty certain it was hack 'n slash. I've seen a friend of mine playing a Baldur's Gate game that looks completely different to the one I played. Maybe Dark Alliance is a spin-off and there are more than one Baldur's Gate II games? -Doomblob, who is wondering why Aloreal is called so. Was that his original username?

I've played Baldur's Gate 2 which was more a hack-n-slash type of game than a straight RPG, though I have heard there are other games in the series which are more RPG in their design. WHats the predecessor to the series your mentioning?

Since I have joined the forums I have seen and witnessed many peoples opinions on why Avernum is so good. Although I cannot remember which thread it was from, I read that people especially like the game because of the descriptive text which is found in every Avernum (and Spiderweb) game. This, as the poster there rightly points out, can tell so much more than walking into a room with next-gen graphics which attempts to use the pictures to convey information. The same level of detail just cannot be conveyed. This got me thinking that this is quite a rare thing that will rarely occur outside of sharware titles................or is it? As well as being a huge Avernum fan I am also a huge Metroid fan. Thinking about these two series, I suddenly realised a coonection they both have. Focusing on the Prime series (specifically Metroid Prime 1) the amount of text in this game is something much closer to Avernum, rather than other large games such as Halo, in that these scans provide a depth of information that screens alone cannot provide. (for example at the start of the game, you can scan bodies for it to tell you that they died from spinal damage and other such ways). I'm just curious as to what other peopes thoughts are on this? Do you see a similarity between the Prime games and Averum in the use of text to add depth to situations? Are theyre any other large games which also employ this tactic?

Thanks Alorael, I've got mages in my party so I think I will not join for my first playthrough. So does joining the anama disable mage spells? And what are the bonuses to priest spells like?

Curently running my first run through of A3. I've heard of the Anama but haven't met any of them yet. I also know you can join them aswell. My question is does this have a large affect on the game (difficulty and such, please tr to avoid large spoilers ). Thanks

Can either of these emulators run 8-bit mac games on my vista pc, like my al time favourite game Boom? It isn't available on windows.......

I think this is probably the best spell in the Avernum games. My question is is there a way to decide what you want replaced by the new creature you are capturing? Every time I capture a soul it seems random which slot it takes, even if I don't want it to wipe something. Is there any way to choose where it goes? Thanks in advance.

Do you use the same characters with the same names for each game you play? I find myself sticking to the same character names, graphics, abilities and order for each game I play. I don't know why, but I think I've grown attached to my Wii, Ssscheth and the like. This might sound stupid, but I sort of like to think my heroes are the same ones in each game (I kno they're not), or the children of the previous heroes, with their parents identities hidden in order to protect them. Sort of like a legacy of heores. What do you think? Do you become attached and use the same characters all the time, or do you not care and continually switch between games?

Originally Posted By: human of the year Originally Posted By: Randomizer The early games are really fun so enjoy. The downside is you have to wander back an forth all over the world talking to people. That's not a downside! I agree, I enjoy having to trek across the whole of Avernum, since it makes the games feel so epic. (im some one who doesn't mind backtracking either), so the old games are fine for me. So far I've only played the older games and the demo of A4. Not sure I will like the changes, but I'm sure I can get used to them.

God, so its to do with Garzhad's fortress? I can't wait! The later games are enjoyable aswell arn't they? (surely its not under fort remote?!)

Hi, im new to the forum and signed up because I love the Avernum games and have a few questions. I am currently playing through all 5 games in the series, in order, and for the first time for each game. Its going to take a long time! I'm near the end of A2 and was wondering if anyone knows how to reach the secret passage in Fort Remote. My far sight spell picks it up in the south of fort remote, a short tunnel leadng to a staircase. However, I cannot get through the wall to reach it, and move mountain does nothing. Anyone got any idea what this is? (thanks in advance)