JarlFrank
I like Thief THIS much
So this is basically Avernum 3 3?
What are you playing mate? I am starving for a good rpgs to sink a few days in. I go tired of replaying the good olds like "Ascension to the Throne" and "battle mages". Even tried out Seven the days long gone,sadly a few mechanics are killing it for me. The retarded slow item picking and the inventory weight.it has been exactly enough time since Crystal Souls was released for me to play and enjoy Avernum 3 now. Can't wait!.. Although I'll have to since I have a ton of other games I'm playing atm.
What are you playing mate? I am starving for a good rpgs to sink a few days in. I go tired of replaying the good olds like "Ascension to the Throne" and "battle mages". Even tried out Seven the days long gone,sadly a few mechanics are killing it for me. The retarded slow item picking and the inventory weight.it has been exactly enough time since Crystal Souls was released for me to play and enjoy Avernum 3 now. Can't wait!.. Although I'll have to since I have a ton of other games I'm playing atm.
Avernum 3 was accidentally released a couple of days ago. I posted in another thread and in the shoutbox to let some people know, and then I sent an email giving Spiderweb Software a heads up.
Avernum 3 was accidentally released a couple of days ago. I posted in another thread and in the shoutbox to let some people know, and then I sent an email giving Spiderweb Software a heads up.
lolwut. You should have posted it here.
It was there since Exile 3.The biggest change is that the game world is affected by the passage of time. This is used for insignificant reasons (time limits on some delivery quests), and for major reasons (significant changes if the player is too slow to complete certain, important tasks). I haven't actually tested to what extent the world can change, but apparently it gets pretty severe.
I am playing the game now. Is the time thing for real,it is total opposite of all the other games,now i feel ripped off.
I am at 10 day in krizsam,it took me 8 days to explore the caves. If i knew that it will effect things i would have acted faster,i don't remember a massage saying that time effects things. It is stupid to expect people to know about the mechanic,you have more than 10 game where there is no time mechanic and suddenly there is. Does anyone know a cheat to reset the time count or something similar?I am playing the game now. Is the time thing for real,it is total opposite of all the other games,now i feel ripped off.
Yes, the time thing is real, and yes I had the same immediate reaction.
Then, I went and checked online to see what things change and when the changes will occur. I also figured out that if you look at the map it tells you what day you're currently on.
Spoiler:
Each "continent" or area is on a different timer. The first area (the one with the slimes) will undergo a change around day 11 if you do not kill the slime boss. Basically, the cities will suffer a series of disasters (walls will crumble, some characters will die, etc). As the days go on, you continue to see progressively greater disasters until you either destroy the big baddie for that area, or otherwise the cities are taken over.
If you do kill the main enemy for the region, it's over. No more changes at that location; you can sit on your hands all day long.
Anyway, I am playing on hard and I have easily beaten the timer without really paying much attention to it. I defeated the main enemy in the first region around day 7 or 8, and that's taking my time and doing various side-quests and exploring the underworld. You have to actually do side-quests and explore because otherwise you will get your head kicked in (or slimed).
I'm currently in the cockroach region, perhaps day 15 or something, and nothing will change for a long while. I am fairly confident that 1 or 2 changes will be meaningless, too; who cares if some of these cities suffer a minor setback? I just don't want to have them suffer 3+ disasters and get totally wiped out.
I was also just offered the opportunity to join some sort of weird anti-mage cult. I obviously declined, but I'm thinking that would be a fun way to replay the game: priests and warriors only. Maybe summoning priests.