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Post by Ghost Bear on May 6, 2005 17:42:35 GMT
That's how I used to play them before Project Aon. I couldn't be bothered with keeping track of my stats and running the fights - I just wanted the story.
-GB
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Post by North Star on May 7, 2005 19:01:06 GMT
I'm glad someone else out there used to do that too! However, I always used to come back and actually play through them properly afterwards, when I already knew the story, just so I could say that I'd played them as well as reading them. NS.
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Post by Relenoir on May 8, 2005 22:23:58 GMT
I've done it that way as well, but only on the rare occasion that I was trying to find out about something specific in the book or get some sort of source material for my game.
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Post by Laguna Blade on May 10, 2005 7:25:58 GMT
So, some of you did that. I wonder, did anyone make a network diagram connecting sections to sections? You know, transforming the sections into a chart or something, just to know the entire story for each book?(as well as a book guide to obtain the least EP loss ? )
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Post by Relenoir on May 10, 2005 12:13:39 GMT
So, some of you did that. I wonder, did anyone make a network diagram connecting sections to sections? You know, transforming the sections into a chart or something, just to know the entire story for each book?(as well as a book guide to obtain the least EP loss ? ) I think that can be done through the PA Editor's Companion, but I have no idea of how to do it myself. I once skimmed every section of a book to try to decide where the small illustrations might be placed instead of doing it the easy way! Outspaced or Thomas will know! *Tries to summon Outspaced or Thomas* <- Intense concentration smiley, not an angry smiley.
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Post by outspaced on May 10, 2005 13:10:29 GMT
Something like this, you mean? First you will need to install the (free) Adobe SVG viewer software here for Internet Explorer, or here for Mozilla Firefox. (Firefox 1.1 will reportedly support SVG files natively, which will remove an awful lot of hassle.) To install the SVG Viewer properly in Firefox, follow the instructions found on this page. Once you've managed to get the darn software installed you'll be wanting the actual SVG flowcharts for the books. You can find the SVG files via the Project Aon Editor Companion here. Select a book from the dropdown menu at the top, then click the Graph button (bottom left). Note: Internet Explorer users may experience difficulties in using the Project Aon Editor Companion page. To scroll around the flowcharts, hold down L-ALT and using the L-mouse button to scroll around the chart. Combats are indicated in red, and illustrations are noted in green. Oh, and the sections numbers in the circles link to the Project Aon online editions of the books. Thomas, it has to be said, is a genius! ;D
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Post by Relenoir on May 10, 2005 15:42:15 GMT
Aha! Thanks Outspaced! Good to know my summoning skills are still up to par. Now, if I could only summon the Wytch-king to the boards so easily!
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Post by Thomas Wolmer on May 10, 2005 21:38:48 GMT
Thomas, it has to be said, is a genius! ;D Be easy on the credits! I've just made some small improvements/been doing the dirty work on things that another of our key contributors, Ingo Klöcker, made/investigated. With contributions from Jon too.
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Post by outspaced on May 11, 2005 8:49:31 GMT
OK, fine, Ingo's also a genius (but we all knew that already, right?). And Jon is Jon--we'd be nowhere without him. But there's still the fact that the SVG flowcharts are the most important and useful tool for editing out incorrect links. How else would Project Aon have ever worked the Grey Star books into a genuinely playable state? ;D If only Joe had had them in the first place, there would have been no broken links in any of the books.
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Post by Dusk Fox on May 31, 2005 2:06:48 GMT
A few times I just played them in God-mode, as in unlimited Endurance, auto-winning fights etc., just to read the story. After all, they're great for story as well as interaction! NS. That's how I used to read them as a kid, actually--I won every fight, I had every item and discipline if it ever asked, et cetera. I got bored of that pretty quickly, since there was absolutely no challenge, but at least I got to read a great story.
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Post by Dusk Fox on May 31, 2005 2:11:10 GMT
I feel like a bit of a dork saying this, since everyone is being so noble and honest, but...
I cheat like a bastard.
Not only do I max out my stats at 19 & 29 in the beginning (hey, it's not like I'll ever get a chance to reroll them!), but if I die I backtrack immediately, irregardless of how many times I've already died.
Of course, being as curious as I am, I usually check out where all of the alternate decisions would have led me, but that's because I've found that after years of playing these books, I get stuck in the same rut and have the same adventure over and over again. I check out all of my options now to see what I've been missing (and hey, sometimes it results in better adventures or cool special items, like the Bronin Warhammer).
Still, the end result is that by comparison with everyone else, I am a total and complete cheater. I still choose Disciplines, resolve combat, and store items by the rules, but when it comes to my stats and dying, I take no chances. I must be the lone soul without integrity here.
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Post by Zipp on May 31, 2005 2:57:01 GMT
Welcome to a site full of cheating bastards. We all did it, some of us still do it, and I still think some of these guys are crazy *cough cough Sol cough cough* for what they've managed to do in the world of Lone Wolf.
By the by, I love all of you like my brothers, even if you are cheating bastards ;D
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Post by Dusk Fox on May 31, 2005 2:59:42 GMT
Welcome to a site full of cheating bastards. We all did it, some of us still do it, and I still think some of these guys are crazy *cough cough Sol cough cough* for what they've managed to do in the world of Lone Wolf. At least I'm not the only one admitting it. I felt so alone saying, "Yeah, I break the rules pretty much every time I flip a page." By the by, I love all of you like my brothers, even if you are cheating bastards ;D Well... nice to meet you, too.
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Post by North Star on Jun 1, 2005 12:18:33 GMT
Anyone ELSE wondering that why we can talk about cheating bastards, but not about sons-of-a-[pregnant dog]? NS.
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Post by Zipp on Jun 1, 2005 21:53:57 GMT
Discrimination against women.... or wait, would that be discrimination? Or would it be, uh, protection?
In answer to your question: I have no idea.
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