Tenderfoot Thahd Park Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 I have been wandering around the chitrach nest looking for the mindwarp chitrach for ages. I have killed the queen and everything else other than the grubs(?) that pop up every time I go to the west. I have looked for releases and pushed everyone I can find. What am I doing wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Marak Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 There's an area just to the Southwest of where you fight the queen, when you first enter it the game pops up a text box... something about the area feeling funny. I'm not sure about the exact sequence here (I did this like 3 weeks ago), but when I got that message I just kept leaving that area to the south (thru a series of narrow tunnels that connects to a different exit) and then doubling back to the "funny" area. Eventually, I got a new text box to pop up that said a new exit had appeared in the West wall. Sure enough, I left via this new opening and it takes you to a tiny outdoor area that contains some mind-controlled monsters and (eventually) the Mind-warp Chitrach. Be warned: you want to kill the Windwarp Chitrach as quickly as you can, as it has the ability to drain 100+ points of Spell Energy from the entire party every 7-ish rounds or so. Unless, of course, you're looking for an excuse to blow thru a half-dozen Energy Elixirs Edit: also, I seem to recall getting advice on tracking down the Mindwarp from that crazy Chitrach Hunter guy in town; perhaps if you haven't done his quests and gotten his advice the Mindwarp's Lair won't appear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd Park Posted September 21, 2009 Author Share Posted September 21, 2009 I have already angered the town and killed most of the people in it so I may have missed the opportunity. No matter how many times I wander around the nest I only get a pop up is when I either exit or enter the entrance to the nw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Yes, you need to get advice from the Chitrach Hunter before you can find the Mindwarp Chitrach. You're out of luck now. Dikiyoba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Marak Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 It's little things like that that prevent me from ever making those "make the game different" choices like old Gladwell's Geas that compels you to steal and make entire towns hate you. Sure, the storyline is somewhat different and you're getting rewards from Gladwell, but at what cost? Half of Lark's quest chain? It probably interferes with Shanker's quest chain too, I would imagine. Bleah. The moral to me is that you should never anger a town if you can at all help it, as you pay for it some significant way almost no matter what - especially in A5. --Marak, who wonders what happened to the Party-wide Reputation "stat", as he misses it greatly. He always strives to get the highest Goodie Two-Shoes Ranking possible in A2/3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 But not A1? Originally Posted By: Marak --Marak, who wonders what happened to the Party-wide Reputation "stat", as he misses it greatly. He always strives to get the highest Goodie Two-Shoes Ranking possible in A2/3. But not A1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Marak Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Haven't played much of A1, I started with A2 and A3 years ago and I can't justify shelling out another $25 for the (comparatively primitive) A1, even if I'd love to get a party to Erika and be the ones to off the old heartless Hawthorne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Earth Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Gladwell's quests don't interfere with Lark or Shanker, only times they interfere are near end and making certain group (besides Harkin's but those you need to make angry if you want that Cap) angry but at that time you have got chance to kill Gladwell. As for A1 buy trilogy cd and maybe Jeff gives you discount due you own A2 and A3 already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Jeff will give a discount for the trilogy CD if you already own individual games. Specifically, he'll discount $8 per game you own. You still spend $4 more for buying one game as a trilogy CD. —Alorael, who suspects that a cheaper Avernum trilogy is not more than a year or two away. Perhaps $25 for the whole series like Exile? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Marak Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Having the original Trilogy on CD would be pretty sweet, I would seriously consider it at a discount like that. (I feel obligated to throw more money at Jeff for all his hard work, but it needs to slip in under the dreaded Wife Radar, ya know? ) But... how would I go about it? Do I type in my registration codes for A2/3 when ordering or somesuch? Or is it something I should e-mail Jeff/Spiderweb Software about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 E-mail Spiderweb Software first to see what they will do. Give them your name and information about your registration like the e-mail account that you used at the time if it was a download. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 If you're just ordering the CD with the standard $8 per game discount, there are fields where you enter the name and address of your registration for those games. Jeff keeps registrations on file, probably for purposes of world domination. For anything more complicated or for asking about when the trilogy will be discounted, email is the right choice. —Alorael, who bought the trilogy after already having purchased the games separately. It seemed like a nice gesture and a much easier way to get all three registered across operating systems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Marak Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Yeah, I need to read the site more closely, I didn't realize that the discount was a standard thing... Thanks for the heads-up though folks, I appreciate it Ugh, now the problem is remembering the proper address and such, I've moved since '04 when I bought A2/3... although Jeff WAS able to dredge up new Registration codes for me out of the blue since my copies of A2/3 didn't survive the Great Hard-drive Crash of '06, Operating System Re-install of '07, and Complete Computer Re-build of '09 as Registered copies. Imagine that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Originally Posted By: Marak my copies of A2/3 didn't survive the Great Hard-drive Crash of '06, Operating System Re-install of '07, and Complete Computer Re-build of '09 as Registered copies. This is kind of why I buy the games on CD; you don't have to re-register every time you reinstall. Keeping a backup of all the registration files is another good idea. EDIT: Therefore, my copies survived registered through the External Hard Drive Crash of '03, the Laptop Monitor Break-off of '04, the Computer Tower Death of '07, and the Great OS Reinstalls of '02, '05, '06, '08, and '09. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Toby-Linn Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 When I had my Windows XP computer, I had to reformat and reinstall the OS every year. There was also a motherboard crash and the installation of a new video card that necessitated reinstalling the OS. I also buy all the games on CD, in case you were wondering. Haven't had to reinstall the OS on my new Vista computer yet.... (*crosses fingers and knocks on wood*). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 I had to reinstall Win98 once, WinXP twice (once each on two different computers), and Vista twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Marak Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 I feel lucky now, I've been using XP pretty much since it came out and this is only my 3rd re-boot of it (and the 3rd one wasn't truly necessary, but I figured "copy-pasting" Windows from one Hard Drive to another wasn't going to work so well so I just bit the bullet and reinstalled XP while I was at it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Earth Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 thread became competition who has most hd failures. not bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Callie Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Why the need for all the re-installations? I've never had to do that with mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Originally Posted By: The Mystic This is kind of why I buy the games on CD; you don't have to re-register every time you reinstall. Keeping a backup of all the registration files is another good idea. Honestly, you should be backing up all the important files on your computer anyway -- preferably online, in case your house burns down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Sss-Chah Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 they have websites that automatically backup your hd now. i don't know if i'd like that very much myself, but they do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk ĐªгŦĦ Єяŋϊε Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 why IS everyone having to reinstall so often? i only had to do this once but my computer was running windows 95 so it probably doesn't count Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Earth Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Originally Posted By: lifeguardernie why IS everyone having to reinstall so often? i only had to do this once but my computer was running windows 95 so it probably doesn't count So many programs come and go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Marak Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 Last year, my wife took classes at a psuedo-technical school to get herself into the IT Job Market and got herself a handful of Microsoft Certifications. In one of the first books she was given, Microsoft admitted IN WRITING that Windows XP breaks down over time, its performance degrades over time, and that periodic re-installs of the operating system are both expected and encouraged. It's not just your imagination that Windows isn't running as smoothly now as it did when you last installed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 In other words, it's planned obsolescence. Or, more accurately, programmed obsolescence, since it's Microsoft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 Well, no, because you can still reinstall from the original disc: planned obsolescence is when something fails over time to force you to buy new stuff. It's more a matter of Microsoft not being able to get their act together and release an OS without serious bugs (which, admittedly, is easier said than done). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Quiconque Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 yeah -- obsolescence involves being obsolete, which is a very different problem from being quick to degrade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Student of Trinity Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 And what's wrong with rapidly degrading products, anyway? Food has to be reinstalled at regular intervals, but nobody disses farmers for that. Microsoft gets a bum rap here, I'm telling you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Thuryl, Slarty, SoT - Point taken. Also, I just thought of something as I reread the thread: Originally Posted By: Marak It's not just your imagination that Windows isn't running as smoothly now as it did when you last installed it. Not necessarily, especially if you perform routine maintenance. The first time I reinstalled an OS was because I'd gotten a virus that my antivirus software couldn't handle. This was the only time I had to reinstall the OS on that computer, and it outlasted the computer itself. Nevertheless: Originally Posted By: Student of Trinity And what's wrong with rapidly degrading products, anyway? Food has to be reinstalled at regular intervals, but nobody disses farmers for that. Microsoft gets a bum rap here, I'm telling you. Food is a necessity; unless you work from and/or take classes at home via the internet, a computer pretty much isn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Marak Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Heh, I think you missed the [sarcasm][/sarcasm] tag in SoT's last post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 No, I got the sarcasm. The tag wasn't there when I posted; besides, I'm a poor marksman, and would've missed it anyway had it been there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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