Seasoned Roamer Kingdom of West Brom Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Hi there, I am a new member and wished to say hello from The Black country - ala Birmingham, England! I have recently rediscovered Avernum through the epic and nostaglic re-release of the first game. I had many great memories of playing Spiderweb games when I was younger and its great to see Jeff is still successfully plying his trade with these unique and timeless games! I have played games created by large teams and with massive budgets such as Assassin's Creed, Fifa etc but Jeff's games always had an uncomparable charm, relying on an imaginative story and idea. To be honest after playing any of the Avernum games you realise how meaningless ultra-slick graphics can be if the game has no soul! I also had memories of posting on this board, and out of curiosity I searched for old posts using the email address I just about remembered using all those years ago, and I must say I have had a huge laugh reading how the only Blades of Exile scenario I made turned out to be some sort of in-joke reference to the worst scenario imaginable! (I was called lost_king) I was probably 10 or 11 at the time I made it haha! Good to have grown up since that episode clearly... but boy is it great to revisit your childhood playing Avernum: Escape From The Pit !! Roll on the sequel ASAP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Hey, welcome back! Remember to leave your sanity at the door again (assuming you picked it up as you left last time). The Avernum 2 remake is still about a year off, but Avadon 2 will be out in the meantime so you should stick around for that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasoned Roamer Kingdom of West Brom Posted October 2, 2012 Author Share Posted October 2, 2012 Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results! Yeah I saw Avadon, it looks interesting... Is it comparable to Avernum in terms of feel and story? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 It's actually much closer to Geneforge, or something like Dragon Age: Origins (and maybe DA2 though I haven't played that). You make one character, and are joined by others on the way, for instance, instead of making a group of adventurers off the bat. The plot is much more politically-orientated too, and the black and white Heroes-vs-Villains type of story from Avenrum is problematised so that you have a couple of groups who are fairly grey (some less so than others, perhaps) instead. That said, it's still a SW game: retro-graphics, oodles to read, huge world, great writing. You should download the demo at least and try it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Cairo Jim Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Originally Posted By: The Kingdom of West Brom Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results! Oh please, sanity was just a silly gimmick to begin with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasoned Roamer Kingdom of West Brom Posted October 2, 2012 Author Share Posted October 2, 2012 Originally Posted By: Cairo Jim Oh please, sanity was just a silly gimmick to begin with. Absolutely, went out of fashion years ago! Re: Avadon - Thanks, I will definitely check it out when I finish Avernum Escape From The Pit, I'm sure it will kick ass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk adc. Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Another member... ---------- I've noticed at a very short span of time, you are active. Unfortunately, the days on this board is numbered. It will be moving soon. But you had a good start anyway... Also, I appreciate your reviews on Jeff's games... ---------- -A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasoned Roamer Kingdom of West Brom Posted October 2, 2012 Author Share Posted October 2, 2012 Bummer is the board closing? Or just moving? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 The board is upgrading to a new software that is not UBB. Based on the events of the last upgrade (read: "upgrade"), we are preparing for the worst. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Student of Trinity Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 We have faith that we will but pass from this vale of tears, called UBB, to a brighter world up yonder. Yet this existence is the only one we know. Will there really be another one to follow it? If so, will it really be better? Will our friends be there, too? We don't really know, but we hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Melodrama aside, it's probable (not certain, but certainly intended) that the transition involve no losses. Same accounts, same posts, same mistakes, and all. Of course real life is rocky and it's likely there will be some manual labor involved in making all the pieces fit together right after they're disassembled, packed up, and transferred. —Alorael, who doesn't expect to lose anything big. If you're registered here, you'll be registered in the misty future. And there's some emphasis on misty: it's unclear when any of this moving will happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Originally Posted By: Sylae Based on the events of the last upgrade (read: "upgrade"), we are preparing for the worst. To be fair, UBB.threads is a lot better than the previous version. It's still not very good, but it's definitely better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Nioca Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Originally Posted By: Tyranicus Originally Posted By: Sylae Based on the events of the last upgrade (read: "upgrade"), we are preparing for the worst. To be fair, UBB.threads is a lot better than the previous version. It's still not very good, but it's definitely better. One feature I think I'll miss, though, is the thread-type private messages. So far, I haven't seen any other board software that does that other than UBB, and it makes private messaging so much neater and more organized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Trenton. Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 ^ This. I was going to mention this, but Nioca beat me to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Originally Posted By: Nioca Originally Posted By: Tyranicus Originally Posted By: Sylae Based on the events of the last upgrade (read: "upgrade"), we are preparing for the worst. To be fair, UBB.threads is a lot better than the previous version. It's still not very good, but it's definitely better. One feature I think I'll miss, though, is the thread-type private messages. So far, I haven't seen any other board software that does that other than UBB, and it makes private messaging so much neater and more organized. SMF actually has an option (as of the 2.x versions) to make PMs appear in this fashion, in the PM display prefs. It's not quite as good as the UBB layout, but the other PM options more than make up for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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