Kyshakk Koan Lifecrafterandnoobeditor Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 that shall be scary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Evnissyen Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Forgive me if this has already been asked and answered, because, well, these Update threads are long, man, and I don't remember this being answered fully. But... people have noted that Jeff has said that G5 would 'tap some of the power of our graphics card'. Considering that the Spiderweb games have been considerably and eminently easy on my computer's graphics capabilities... what kind of dazzling graphical effects can I be looking forward to? Some more (& better) animation, I hope? Honestly... based on the screenshots: although it is graphically prettier than any of SW's predecessors, the graphics aren't drastically improved (and actually the game seems to be retaining many if not most of them in literal form). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 If it's using the graphics card, that means 3D effects of some sort. Iiinteresting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted November 15, 2008 Author Share Posted November 15, 2008 It seems to be more a change in how graphics are done by the program rather than a major shift in what you see. There are some new graphics for spell effects that you haven't seen before. Jeff is using OpenGL and added windowed mode as an option. Also there are a few changes in the display interface for players with larger screens and higher resolutions in their monitors that older computers won't be able to take full advantage when playing. *sigh* lousy 14 inch laptop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Luca Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Originally Posted By: Randomizer *sigh* lousy 14 inch laptop. Ever seen a promethean board? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk pitchblack Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 I also noticed in the screens that he killed most of the interface and made most of it into the playing screen. Might this have anything to don with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Acky Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Originally Posted By: Randomizer *sigh* lousy 14 inch laptop. pats randomizer on the back gentley Yeah I figured that. I do like it more this way too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Evnissyen Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Originally Posted By: Randomizer *sigh* lousy 14 inch laptop. And here I was actually looking forward to getting a new 13" Mac laptop. (...Waiting for the prices to drop.) I'm sure the graphics card is sufficient, though. At any rate, I miss my old Mac, I hate this buggy Windows system, the fan's disorderly conduct is driving me crazy, and I like the portability of laptops; I've never had a laptop before. Anybody here think it's a bad idea? No doubt the desktop computer is superior in numerous ways, but... especially for a writer, I'm sure that the laptop must be, in comparison, like a kind of faithful traveling companion, always there when you want/need to write something. I don't want to use the word "notebook". Having a laptop means you can always have your computer by your side, whenever you travel anyplace, whether it's to visit your parents, or an old friend in another city. You can always sit down to write... or check email. Or post on Spidweb. There's a Mac store practically next door. I really should head on over there and check out their products. If there's an option to shrink the resolution beyond 1024x768... that would be real nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall The Ratt Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 My suggestion for a laptop, depending on how intensive your mouse usage is, is to buy a wireless mouse. Especially if you need to scroll or move fast for a game. A question I have, is has Jeff fixed the annoying trait of poison damage (or any for that matter) to interrupt the healing process (i.e. you heal yourself for 300hp but you take 2 poison damage at 100hp and the poison interrupts the healing so you only gain back 100)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Originally Posted By: Evnissyen ...especially for a writer, I'm sure that the laptop must be, in comparison, like a kind of faithful traveling companion, always there when you want/need to write something. Meh. When it comes to writing anytime and anywhere, laptops are nice but the spiral notebook still wins. It weighs less, resists dirt better, can be knocked around without being damaged a lot more, loads up quicker, and has a battery life of weeks rather than hours. Dikiyoba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk pitchblack Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 And is a lot easier to record on, especially in crowded (or bumpy) areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Luca Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Neb hears the stone tablet is making a come-back as well. That is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Originally Posted By: Dikiyoba Meh. When it comes to writing anytime and anywhere, laptops are nice but the spiral notebook still wins. It weighs less, resists dirt better, can be knocked around without being damaged a lot more, loads up quicker, and has a battery life of weeks rather than hours. Quoted for truth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Lyric Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 is the new game linear as the g4, or does it have some of the g2 mystery? In g4 i kinda felt like someone was pushing me through the plot against my will, or was this feeling only present because i've got familliar with the story? As many peeps said that g3 was linear, but for me this one was the first in the series and i still consider it the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk BlueRivets Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 I think all of the Geneforge games were fairly linear, the maps have been laid out correctly so if you try to go in different orders you get your ass beat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Lyric Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 hehe, that's not what i meant, i was referring to the "flow" of the story, in g4 i just didn't learn any interesting stuff about the Geneforgian World, as i did in the first 3 games, i guess we'll just have to wait for the game... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk pitchblack Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Originally Posted By: Mythrael As many peeps said that g3 was linear, but for me this one was the first in the series and i still consider it the best. Ok, so what happened to G1 while I was away? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall The Ratt Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 I think he meant the first one that was linear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Lyric Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Originally Posted By: pitchblack Originally Posted By: Mythrael As many peeps said that g3 was linear, but for me this one was the first in the series and i still consider it the best. Ok, so what happened to G1 while I was away? don't quite get what you mean either, the first three games were nice, as one could discover the geneforge world without being driven into the story by "force", the fourth installment, well i already stated my opinion about it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Acky Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 This could be true for G1 and 2 but G3 was way, way more linear than any of the other games in the series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk pitchblack Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 No, I mean about G3 being the first game in the series... Like I said, what happened to G1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Obviously, Mythrael played the series out of order. Dikiyoba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Luca Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 Neb gets irritated at people who play things out of order, gets irritated at those people who make the game need to explain everything that just happened in the last one because they were too lazy to start at the beginning but ended up going back to the beginning because they decided they liked the story and needed more of it. *looks back* And that's the definition of a run-on sentence. Neb has only played one game series out of order and found that it sucked later. Also remembers a topic about this placed here before... That is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 Yeah, but what doesn't irritate you? Dikiyoba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Sudanna Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 Neb, nobody cares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Lyric Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 well, i play many things out of order. Hope you don't go so annoyed at me as to have a brain capillary burst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Luca Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 Neb isn't evil, dikiyobia doesn't irritate me, Nalyd is comming close. Neb like cake. Tia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgeoning Battle Gamma Terra Alcolyte Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 Andrace thinks g4 was the most linear geneforge game so far, because the map forced you to follow the plot line.Andrace will also go out of his mind soon with impatience and boredom if there isn't a new update or demo release soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted November 17, 2008 Author Share Posted November 17, 2008 Repent, repent, for the end is near. The Unbound walk the lands of Terrestia destroying all. Only a minion of Shaper Rawal will decide the fate of Terrestia. Ehpah, ehpah. Windows users will have plenty of time to get sackcloth and ashes. Jeff should be providing an update soon so watch the game ordering part of this board. This offer may change without prior notice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Luca Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 Originally Posted By: Randomizer Repent, repent, for the end is near. The Unbound walk the lands of Terrestia destroying all. *sobs over dead shapers* No! No! that is never all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgeoning Battle Gamma Terra Alcolyte Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 Yay! All the shapers are dead now we can finally have a safe haven for canister addicts and geneforge freaks. now if only we could get rid of the unbound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Acky Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 Originally Posted By: Randomizer This offer may change without prior notice Why must it always change? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Luca Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Originally Posted By: Shaper Andrace Yay! All the shapers are dead now we can finally have a safe haven for canister addicts and geneforge freaks. You will perish, soon. Although Neb must admit this is an odd statement given your name. That is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk pitchblack Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Originally Posted By: Nebulan Although Neb must admit this is an odd statement given your name. Look at Barzahl. And Litalia. And... well, you get the idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Luca Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Originally Posted By: pitchblack Look at Barzahl. Yes, that was quite odd Neb wonders where that came about. He still pronounces it brazier, because, well, who wouldn't atleast once. That is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Acky Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 This just goes to show that you shouldn't play a game of poker with a shaper Click to reveal.. They'll make a mini fyora and go around your back to see your cards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgeoning Battle Gamma Terra Alcolyte Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Andrace is a traitor to his kind, all he wants to do is become more like Sharon. Andrace would like it if learned darian will came back 1 more time no one said she was dead yet. Andrace also thinks it would be creepy if Barzahl came back or if monarch was Barzahl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Originally Posted By: Nebulan Originally Posted By: pitchblack Look at Barzahl. Yes, that was quite odd Neb wonders where that came about. He still pronounces it brazier, because, well, who wouldn't atleast once. That is all. Er, I didn't ever pronounce it "brazier". Edit: From SW's front page: "We are now mainly focused on porting Geneforge 5: Overthrow to Windows. We hope to have it out in early March, 2009. For Mac users, we are also developing Intel-friendly versions of Geneforge 1-3." That means GF5 for Mac is pretty much wrapped up. So stop your complaining, all y'all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Luca Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Originally Posted By: The ear bone is attached to the leg bone all he wants to do is become more like Sharon. Sharon wasn't a traitor, not as one should define a trator. Sharon just wanted to be left alone and have privacy; she did not flee to the mountains join an army and create hordes of creations to attack her former allies. That is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Lyric Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 she was a traitor by shaper standards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Luca Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 But not by Neb's. tia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgeoning Battle Gamma Terra Alcolyte Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 That is all andrace wants. In a play through of g4 he evicted uchitelle and moved in so he could have, a place to retire with his creations and experiments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Acky Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 If she was a traitor, she was a damn good one. She's actually one of my favorite characters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Luca Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Why shouldn't she be? She made her contribution, when she was done she moved to the woods. Sounds awesome to Neb. That is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgeoning Battle Gamma Terra Alcolyte Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 If sharon had had her own faction witch she should have, other than unaligned Andrace would have joined every time he plays. Sharon is his favorite character next to khyryek or what ever his name is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd AdamWe Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 I was fooled by the message on the front spidweb page! Must play now...grrr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Luca Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 Originally Posted By: Shaper Andrace Sharon is his favorite character next to khyryek or what ever his name is Khyrik? Lordy, why can't we just have important characters named Bob? That is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Acky Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 Khyrik sounds like a magical name while as "Bob" sounds like a trucker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk pitchblack Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 Because Bob is a copyright if (Insert Company Here) International and all uses of the name Bob in fiction are copyright infringement and punishable to the full extent of the law. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgeoning Battle Gamma Terra Alcolyte Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 3 Things 1.Andrace doesn't think there is a company named bob international, if there is andrace will do a facepalm 2.His real name is khyryk 3.According to randomizer all shapers we have met so far are backwater losers Andrace dose not think this is so.Random noted Diwaniya spcificly saying he was sent to a boring swamp but he was a brand new shaper on his first assignment and still put up a tough fight if you tried to kill him. I hope Andrace doesn't offend anyone these aren't exact quotes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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