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  1. RPGs on Vista?

    How does Windows Server 2003 compare? There seems to be a trial image. http://www.vmware.com/appliances/directory/649

  2. PnP RPG "Dogs in the Vineyard"

    I don't know anything about Dogs in the Vineyard but isn't it billed as a 'narrativist' PnP in GNS Theory-speak? Why is that? From your description it sounds rather gamist.

  3. RPGs on Vista?

    I'm going to get a new computer, and if it's anything new it'll have Vista, not XP on it. It's not really an intentional change. Keep in mind that Blackcomb/Windows OS 7 will be built off the same kernel as Vista so eventually we'll all have to switch in some way or another. One practical...

  4. RPGs on Vista?

    Thanks a lot racofer, that was helpful. Edit: @inwoker, yeah, I was considering that but they only got out of beta like a month ago and there are still issues, some of which may never be resolved. It'll always remain an option though, since I already have Ubuntu 8.04 running as a guest on...

  5. RPGs on Vista?

    I'm going to buy a new computer in a month or two and it's probably going to have Vista on it. Are there any games, especially RPGs that don't work on Vista that I should be aware of? I'm not too worried about recent games (2000+), but mainly old games (90s-era) since they're less likely to...

  6. Small example of why game companies need good translators.

    I've used the Merriam Webster site many times before; it's incomplete. Presumably the "unabridged" online version would have all the definitions. http://www.merriam-webster.com/premium/mwunabridged/ I prefer dictionary.com, which is the only other online dictionary I know of that supports...

  7. Unofficial Arcanum Patch (Original Thread)

    I guess not, the fix would still be technically wrong. Sounds like something that was probably directly hardcoded and can't be changed now. That's too bad. Good job with all the changes, some of the ones I mentioned were a bit nitpicky mainly because you got all the major ones covered...

  8. Unofficial Arcanum Patch (Original Thread)

    (1) I think that all the evidence so far points to the save preventing all damage, not halving it. Here's a (shoddy) copy of the manual online (I don't know if you have it still?): http://www.iowadsl.net/leagary/Georgie/ ... manual.pdf . See page 91 and tell me what you think. Either the...

  9. Unofficial Arcanum Patch (Original Thread)

    (1) Yes, it is an instakill spell, but that doesn't preclude it having a reasonable save. You have to wonder, if even on save it does 15,000 damage, does it seem likely that this was the intended behavior? Keep in mind that it's not as if all Arcanum damage spells have saves, harm doesn't for...

  10. Unofficial Arcanum Patch (Original Thread)

    1) Ok, I think I wasn't clear enough. What I'm saying is that the manual implies that it is possible to resist disintegrate, but in the game, this is either not possible or not possible enough to a reasonable degree. See http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin ... 1360638305 for a fellow...

  11. Unofficial Arcanum Patch (Original Thread)

    I'd argue that is more of a game balance issue than a bug.

  12. Unofficial Arcanum Patch (Original Thread)

    Some problems, not all necessarily bugs in the strictest sense: (1) Disintegrate has a save according to the Arcanum game manual. In the actual game, I've never seen anything save against a distintegrate. I'd check that spell internally if I were you. (2) I don't know if this counts as a...

  13. The MORALITY of piracy

    Stop being retarded. He said earlier that he didn't feel piracy was immoral. Then he goes on to talk about his contract fetish during your plagiarism discussion, when one of the whole points why piracy is immoral is because it represents a violation of contract. I was pointing out this...

  14. The MORALITY of piracy

    Not this contract crap again. DU explained to you before why you're completely wrong but it seems you still don't get it. When someone for example puts a copy of their game on a torrent, they usually violate a EULA, aka a contract, on the software. Why is that fine, but it's not okay to...

  15. The MORALITY of piracy

    Epic fail at bait followed by a sheepish, rather cheesy retort. Try again. Oh, and the OP already talked about Kant's categorical imperative in the first post. Sounds like you can't read well either. @ Naked Ninja Yeah I know, I was just bored. Hadn't visited the Codex for a while so...

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