Cmiller

Thank you Dikiyoba. Its good to know we have everything in one place now. I assume you'll be doing the same thing when Avadon 2 and the new Avernum 2 rewrite come out . But actually there are a lot of links broken from the time we did the major switch from "ubb" to "ipb". Such as when someone referred a thread before the switch now, when you click on a link it turns out to be a 404 error . Do you think that'll ever get fixed? Sorry if it's irrelevant but i wanted to know a long time ago just couldn't find the time to ask.

I'm glad you enjoyed the game. If you want to try a new ending I'd reccomend the one where you help Trajkov. It has a bit more of a twist to it, and is actually one of the stronger endings. Also, if you decide to move on to Geneforge 2, you will like it a lot better than Geneforge 1, believe me . There are over 20 more spells to play with, better artifacts, and even a crafting system (yes, Geneforge has that ) And more surprises . Well whatever you do, I hope you have fun with it. Cmiller

Hmm...movies I watched. Here is what i have from memory, Dark Knight Rises Abe Lincoln The Hunger Games Ted Amazing Spiderman The Details (horrible) Ted The Avengers and a bunch of others. Could think of more if I could remember better That's because TED comes from the makers of Family Guy. The voice for ted was the exact same as the voice for Peter Griffin, for those who couldn't notice.

Thank you very much. Its good to know there is at least "one" game out there. And wow, such a good discount. I will buy and download this as soon as I can. And, considering I have never played Avadon, it might be worth my while. Though I'm not sure how play experience differs with mobile devices. Nevertheless, Thanks very much! -Cmiller

I'm a week late, does that mean I get a bonus? Happy New Year

Do you think Jeff will ever release his games out for Android for the non-Apple users? I'd like to play his games on the go, or when I won't be at home for a while you know. But I don't own any Ipad

You're probably right, but I've always though the Agent's Essence Orbs were a potent Spray gem. Besides I've always liked using the Shaped Blade until i could get my hands on the Guardian Claymore. Another thing to note Dear Potato, if you do not want to use the Green Crystals, do not just throw them away, but actually sell them. You could get a fair amount of coins from them. Edit: Sorry Randomizer, i didn't read your sentence all the way through :-P. Yes Spray gems are good because they save you from having run back to town back and forth all the time. Also they can get you out of the tight situations sometimes. Also note, battle magic isn't the only way to avoid situations. Mental magic is perhaps the key to not getting beat up all the time. Using dominate and terror can mean the difference between life and death at the endgame. This is especially true on Torment and Tricky difficulties. Just wanted to add that. Oh its a "Rough" Crystal . I thought it was a Flawed Crystal. Because in later Spider Web games that is the usual name given to those green Crystals. Silly me.

Triumph said, I don't recall any item that said "-3 attack skills," There is armor like that, but i haven't notice any significant difference Dear Potato said, By the way, I've spent some points on Intelligence and Endurance, (both are at 5 right now), I usually have at least 10 Int by end game. Try raising Int more if you can (but its hard to level up at 18). Of course if everything is going well, I think you should be alright. Also, if you do raise Int, you can have more Essence to get yourself a Glakk. Like I said earlier somewhere, a Glakk can act as a Tank which will keep enemies away from you.

Are those the green crystal you find in the mines? Those crystals are used to make wands, icy and spray gems, and swords. The most benificial thing you can get with them is a Shaped Blade. A shaped blade is the second strongest sword in the game (base damage is around 40-70 damage i believe?). You have to collect 50 flawed crystals and insert them into the machine somewhere on the west side of the northern mines. There is one more in the game, but I can't say without spoiling.

Hello fellow Geneforge Fans (and the anonymous Avernum fans too )., I'm going to do my Second play through of Geneforge 2 on torment!. Now the last time I played Geneforge 2, I only cleared the zones that were necessary to only beat the game. Basically i was just too eager to finish the darn game. That last play through I allied myself with Zakary and went total shaper style (What can i say, the Shapers are awesome ). With that said I'm not too familar with 'everything' in the game. However, this play through I plan on exploring everything in the entire game and clear every single zone to the best of my ability. Last playthrough I played as a Shaper primary Shaping Circle Magic Shaping. So this time around I'm going with my all-time favorite the Guardian. (the best things should always come later, not first imo.) I want my Guardian to be primarily a missile weapon user, and have him be teamed up with powerful army of Vlish (Hopefully at least 5). I might also but a clawbug or two in the party as well for some tanks. Yes the Guardian could be a tank, but why should do a job when there is the option of someone else doing it for you . So this is my plan. I'll update you guys on my progress and if I have any questions I'll make sure to ask. Wish me Luck! Cmiller

No wonder I could never figure it out. The print at the bottom is so small. Plus i usually never pay attention to the print at the bottom of a website Lol. Thanks

This is not related to any Spiderweb game, but on the forum. I'm not sure if this is belongs in this thread, but I'll go ahead and ask it anyway. How do I mark all topics in the entire Forum read. All my membership here, and I could never figure it out. Thanks, Cmiller

As an Agent, I would reccomend putting points into Intelligence so that you can increase the amount of spell energy and essence you have. By the way, at later stages of the game (end game preferably), you might want a Glahk or two to hang around as tanks. That way monsters will hit them instead of you. And you can just blast the foe at your leisure . There is a canister that will give you Magic Shaping, and some cyrpts and even items. So it would be worth the patience. Another good General skill is what Randomizer said, Endurance. Put maybe 1 or 2 points there. At higher levels End will really start to make a difference due to multiples. And there is a special cloak that will get you two free points in Endurance too Strenghth? Maybe a point or 2, But no more than that. There are items that can raise this for you. (and some canisters) Randomizer, Potato is playing Geneforge 1. Augmentation and Essence Shield do not exist until Geneforge 2. P.S. I hope i am not giving to much away. I'm just pointing things out as so to help you strategize when spending your skill points.

Happy New Year

Thanks for telling me. I actually never knew that. I've seen it somewhere that Luck does effects monster drops. Apparently that was wrong. Thanks for informing me. Mosquito--Slayer said, "Luck also helps in some special encounters. That is indeed true. I believe you only need a couple of points in luck to get most encounters. Usually they involve item finds. Some are better than others. So it doesn't hurt just to have a few points even if you don't want all 30.

Potato, save your money, because later on, there are trainers in the game which will sell you the skills in the "General Skills" section for luck, leadership, and mechanics. Its like spending skill points, but with coins. However its worth it, 'cause you can use those skill points in other useful areas such as spellcraft. By the way, there is also an item late in the game that gives you 2 free skill points in leadership. I would raise you leadership to level 8, then buy two more points from the trainer, then use the item to get your last 2 which will get you 12 leadership which is all that is needed for the game. For Mechanics, there is also an item that gets you two free points in this skill. Luck is pretty cool actually, because its raises your chance to hit with everything (including spells, melee, missles), by 1% for every level of it. It also effects how often monsters drop gold and other valuable accessories like rings. And provides extra armor. The cap for all skills is 30. Very huge actually, becuase you'll never reach them by end game. (Trust me, its impossible) But it is indeed possible with Luck because you can buy this skill from a trainer for 500 coins each. If you can invest the money, and get the skill all the way up to 30. You will almost always hit in the game, and this is not to mention the resistances %, the extra gold drops from monsters, and even extra armor. Luck effects the game in many cool ways in G1. And to get the money, you'll have to grab every item in the game that is completey worthless to you (armor, daggers, and sorts of junk), and sell them to the merchants. Drain them dry of their money. There are quite a few merchants who have 1000s of gold, so after a while of collecting junk you'll have the money to spend for extra skills with the trainers. It might sound tedious, but its worth it in the end. I don't want to give locations, 'cause I'm afraid i might spoil things. But you could find them somewhere on these forums (or just ask me). I hope this helps in terms of focusing you're General skills section. Cmiller EDIT: Do not cofuse these concepts with there later Geneforges in the series. Geneforge 1 is very different from G2-G5. However, the later Geneforge games are superior in their gameplay experience imo. EDIT: There is also two canisters in the game that give you free points in Leadership. So really you should only need to invest in 6 (or 8 if you're not buying two points of leadership from the trainer. I just always do that because it save me 4 points which i use for an extra point in spell craft

In G1 and G2, all you have to do is attack your creations and the one you attack goes rogue. I have done this many times, mainly becuase its a great way to get experience late in the game, and well, its just fun beating up your own creations Lol. I don't know abbout the other Geneforges, but this was a pretty cool feature. Oh btw, if you do make your creations go rogue, do not do it in a friendly town or else the town goes rogue to.

I like the part in G1 in Central Labs where you talk to Vershinin. He tells you they are exploring the 'Gene', and Shaper Secrets, and how he'll rewrite the scrolls in Life. And then you ask, "What will you write on the scrolls". And he frowns, becomes bored, and says, "What will we write? Whatever we want fool!" That was funny. When I beat the game, i ended up using the Geneforge becoming Ultra Shaper Lord. He was somewhere on my hit list. Lol

I love Mal, Also if you liked his first playthrough make sure to see his Second Playthrough of Geneforge 2. I am amazed that he is finally playing G2. Awesome! This guy is legit :-).

When should we expecting the A2 remake?

Thank you Triumph for the insight. I did not know joining the sects effects endings. In which case i suppose I failed on that part, since I milked every sect for their benefits. I'm part of the Obeyers now and will most likely stay there for the remainder of the game. Thankfully the last couple of times I played Geneforge I covered over half of the servile endings. I will just follow your advice, and I might save once I've met both Trajkov and Goettsch, and then start experimenting from there. Also, when I'm done experimenting I might even try the Shaper Crypt as I have never been there before :-). Thanks very much, Cmiller P.S. This irrelevant, but I noticed that the times people have been posting (including me) in all the forums are like 6 hours off from my time zone. Is there a way I can change this, so I may have accurate information?

Can someone answer these questions too...

One more question, can someone explain THE GREAT SECRET In Drayks Vale? I didn't really catch onto that in Matt P's walk through. What do you actually get for that. I could never really accomplish it (maybe I'm overthinking).

After finally getting through the mines I made my way toward Flig in the winding Road killing rogues in the Arena and some-what difficult (not really) sholai. Then bought my mechanics to 10, which with the Tinker gloves I got from the mines, makes it 10 overall. The mechanics issue was finally resolved. That was when I went to the power station and power core for azzo's quest (mainly to get it out of the way, i hate those levels). After those annoying parts were finished I took advantage of my high mechanics and went through the Ancient Crypt and made my way to Drayks Vale to get the rest of my leadership from Learned Halm (not to mention the leadership from the 'Girdle of leadership.'). And made some hefty amount of coins from Rakkus and the Emeralds in the pillars. After ALL of this work was done, I was finally ready to milk the Sects of their benefits. However, when I turned my back on the Takers kazg is now hostile on me. Is this going to effect the ending of the game? Or is it not effected until I kill Gnorrel? Also I'm hoping my question, about when would be the best crucial point to save my game to get the benefit of all endings will be answered. I believe this game is going to turn out just fine. I didn't think I'd do this good considering it was on torment. But by trying it i discovered it wasn't that bad after all Thanks everyone for your advice, Cmiller

Okay, where can I find the leadership trainer, if there is one?