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[Apple Master]

So, what version are we using, what timish, and via what? (Hamachi etc)
Either post details or PM me them.

[alfie275]

Lol:

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[Moogie]

Well I have already reinstalled to 1.2 since that's the only way forsaken can play with us. But if in the meantime he finds a way to get 1.3 working, it's a quick and simple upgrade.

@Apple Master: Some details have been posted already, see page 15. No times set yet; I'll leave that up to whoever wants to host.

[forsaken1111]

Well I have already reinstalled to 1.2 since that's the only way forsaken can play with us. But if in the meantime he finds a way to get 1.3 working, it's a quick and simple upgrade.

@Apple Master: Some details have been posted already, see page 15. No times set yet; I'll leave that up to whoever wants to host.

I will mess with it some more today and see if I can figure out how to get 1.3 working correctly. I would hate for you all to miss out on the powerglove feature.

[Halfman]

I actually own the powerglove.... Is that weird that I bought it for B&W?

[forsaken1111]

I actually own the powerglove.... Is that weird that I bought it for B&W?

Does it... work? Do you like it?

[Moogie]

I'm here, I'll be around pretty much all day/night, so if a host wants to post their preferred times, that would be helpful. :]

[Halfman]

I'll be here most of the day too.

The powerglove is a little laggy. I think i became to comfortable using the mouse for it to be useful. Also you have to have your arm lifted in the air the entire time you are using in so it can make you tired of playing games fairly quick.

[Kilowatt]

I'm actually quite curious. I've played the second one- how does it compare to the first?

[NEOPhyte]

I'm actually quite curious. I've played the second one- how does it compare to the first?

Strangely. Mouse buttons are inverted (leftclick moves, rightclick interacts), villages only serve to provide miracles (which there is more of) and expand your influence ring (which is based on the non-homeless population of a village and their belief in you), you need to use scaffolding made from a workshop to place buildings, and other generally strange things.

[Moogie]

The second one has no soul. It feels lifeless; the AI is even dumber than before (which is a horrifying sight to see) and the Creatures became automatons, mere tools to be dragged around on the leash all day, having no spontaneous ideas of their own, no unique personalities, no behaviours that serve their own needs and desires- just yours. Sidequests became a grindfest of "Create 20 Disciples" or "Build 20 Houses", as opposed to the first game where they actually made some sense in context. B&W1 is the opposite of all these things. Even the islands felt smaller in the sequel; they probably weren't, but they were still boring, empty landmasses. Ugh, I could rant about it all day. It was the big pre-Spore disappointment of the gaming world, IMO.

[forsaken1111]

Though you have to admit, even the first game fell far short of the mark. You don't even feel like a god, just some big powerful helper entity that does quests.

[NEOPhyte]

Sidequests became a grindfest of "Create 20 Disciples" or "Build 20 Houses", as opposed to the first game where they actually made some sense in context.

Pretty sure those were just "hey you can get tribute for doing shit" things, there's still the Silver Scroll sidequests.

:edit: and yeah, B&W1 does feel a bit bland as well. Wonder what you'd get if you combined the two games, taking the better parts of each? Would be nice to not have to use scaffolding to make fields.

[Mono124]

I'm actually quite curious. I've played the second one- how does it compare to the first?

Well... in the second, you have armies, less miracles, less creature interaction, more town building interaction, and migration. I haven't really played the second in depth, but I have played it for a couple days before I "upgraded" my computer and it wouldn't play it any more due to a graphics problem of the game.

Basically, first game:

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You are a god. You have many miracles under your power, such as wood, food*, water*, storm**, lightning**, fireball**, megablast** (meteors), heal**, forest, physical shield, spiritual shield, creature love (makes creature nice), creature aggression, enlarge creature, weaken creature, shrink creature, strengthen creature, teleport, holy flies (irritates creature), winged creatures, pack of animals, and probably a few more that I can't remember.

Your main way of converting villages is your creature. In order to convert a village you have to generate belief in that village using your creature or by doing godly things (flinging rocks, trees, poo, villagers, using miracles, etc.). You have no armies, and villages do not come and migrate to your town if it is "impressive". You also have to use scaffolds made from a village workshop to make buildings..... it takes forever, and if your village workshop is gone, your pretty much done. You also cannot help build buildings. You can give the villagers wood to build them with, but you cannot hold the right button and build it yourself.

* means they have an increased version
** means they have an extreme version

Sidequests became a grindfest of "Create 20 Disciples" or "Build 20 Houses", as opposed to the first game where they actually made some sense in context.

Pretty sure those were just "hey you can get tribute for doing shit" things, there's still the Silver Scroll sidequests.

:edit: and yeah, B&W1 does feel a bit bland as well. Wonder what you'd get if you combined the two games, taking the better parts of each? Would be nice to not have to use scaffolding to make fields.

If you took the better parts of each game and combined them, I have a feeling that the universe would explode. Well, actually, take multi player, the creature, miracles, and quests from the first game. Combine them with the ease of city building, armies, impressiveness, and epic miracles from the second game. I smell win.

[NEOPhyte]

Sidequests became a grindfest of "Create 20 Disciples" or "Build 20 Houses", as opposed to the first game where they actually made some sense in context.

Pretty sure those were just "hey you can get tribute for doing shit" things, there's still the Silver Scroll sidequests.

:edit: and yeah, B&W1 does feel a bit bland as well. Wonder what you'd get if you combined the two games, taking the better parts of each? Would be nice to not have to use scaffolding to make fields.

If you took the better parts of each game and combined them, I have a feeling that the universe would explode. Well, actually, take multi player, the creature, miracles, and quests from the first game. Combine them with the ease of city building, armies, impressiveness, and epic miracles from the second game. I smell win.

Honestly, I'm half tempted to say keep the belief from the first game, force the gods to actually have to go out and mingle in order to win. Impressiveness should certainly still feature somehow though.