Tenderfoot Thahd jonpfl Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 All, Just found out about this series, what is the best one to start with? I have a long flight ahead of me in about a week and want to get something that will kill a bunch of time. Thx jonpfl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 In terms of what's available for iPad, either Avadon 1 or Avernum 1: Escape from the Pit would be a good starting point. The Avernum games tend to be more open-ended and focus on atmosphere and exploration, while Avadon is more linear and plot-focused. Avernum is longer, but Avadon is still easily long enough to last you through a flight; a full playthrough can take over 30 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd jonpfl Posted July 8, 2015 Author Share Posted July 8, 2015 In terms of what's available for iPad, either Avadon 1 or Avernum 1: Escape from the Pit would be a good starting point. The Avernum games tend to be more open-ended and focus on atmosphere and exploration, while Avadon is more linear and plot-focused. Avernum is longer, but Avadon is still easily long enough to last you through a flight; a full playthrough can take over 30 hours. Ok, thanks! One of the legs of my flight is 17 hours so I will probably buy Avadon 1 and Avernum 1 : Escape from the Pit. Thx jonpfl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Wow. Mind if I ask where you're going? Even when I flew from Melbourne to Los Angeles it only took 14 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd jonpfl Posted July 8, 2015 Author Share Posted July 8, 2015 Wow. Mind if I ask where you're going? Even when I flew from Melbourne to Los Angeles it only took 14 hours. I am flying back from Addis Ababa (capital of Ethiopia) to Dulles (with a 1 hour stop in Dublin for fuel). I believe it is 16.5 or 17 hrs. My fiance and I are doing a 2 week safari in Tanzania. Thx jonpfl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Well, enjoy yourselves. I think a month is about the shortest trip I'd be willing to tolerate a 17-hour flight for, although I guess it depends on where I was going and why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd jonpfl Posted July 8, 2015 Author Share Posted July 8, 2015 Well, enjoy yourselves. I think a month is about the shortest trip I'd be willing to tolerate a 17-hour flight for, although I guess it depends on where I was going and why. It was a hard call to fly that far but we didn't want to miss that much work. On the flight over, I will probably take an Ambien CR so hopefully it won't feel like a 17 hour flight!! Also, I personally can only take about 2 weeks away from home and then want to get back. Thx jonpfl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Yeah, on a flight like that sleeping through as much as possible is a good strategy. On my flight they turned the lights off overnight, so trying to stay awake and use media devices throughout the whole thing would have been a good way to get eye strain as well as jet lag. I found it harder to sleep than I expected; I didn't get much sleep the night before the flight but it still took me a long time to drift off in those uncomfortable economy-class seats. Hahaha, look at me acting like I'm all wise and worldly and stuff when that one flight was the first time I've been overseas in my life. Anyway, if you've got any more questions about Spiderweb games I'm happy to try and answer them, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Edgwyn Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Sleeping is certainly an essential way to pass time on Pacific or US to Africa flights, they are just so long. Having a way to keep your devices charged that long can be problematic so a book or two or a book of puzzles is normally part of my travel kit in addition to my electronics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Some planes now have outlets and/or USB chargers. But no, there's really no way to make a long flight fun. The seats are cramped and uncomfortable. Sleeping is hard. You just bear up as best you can and remember it's not the journey, it's the destination. —Alorael, who dislikes flying even on one-hour jaunts. Planes are unpleasant and airports take too long while being also unpleasant. Come to think of it, given how more time is spent in airports than in the air when taking those very short flights maybe in his mind it's really the airports that make travel so annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd jonpfl Posted July 9, 2015 Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 All, I was told by Ethiopian air that their seats have USB chargers. I hope they know what they are talking about. And part of the trip I will be sleeping as I will take an ambien cr. Thx jonpfl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Having a way to keep your devices charged that long can be problematic. That depends on the device. An ereader will easily last that long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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