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[squeakyReaper]

This must be one of the very, very few games where carrying detox/antidotes is actually worth it.  I usually just sell them en masse in Pokemon and Final Fantasy...

[Aklyon]

This must be one of the very, very few games where carrying detox/antidotes is actually worth it.  I usually just sell them en masse in Pokemon and Final Fantasy...

More of a "Hey, actually use your healing potion stockpile and you outlast it!", since I don't remeber a actual antidote item here.
Also, Artillas spit acid. part of the reason i hate them early game, I've lost at least a legion of Fyoras (total) to that dang acid damage, I only have so much essence leftover to heal with and healing spores (group heal) are scarce right now.

[squeakyReaper]

I play roguelikes rather often, and if there's one thing you learn from RLs it's that you never save anything for later.  Have a one use nuke weapon?  Use it on the first enemy you're having problems with, don't think you're miraculously survive.

[Akhier the Dragon hearted]

   Saving things for later just means that the RNG will
kill you now so you can't.

[Aklyon]

The main thing I've learned from roguelikes (mostly Nethack) is that if you get a lot of nice stuff (or one really nice thing) early, you're doomed to death by RNG, since every time I get a wizard starting with an Identify spellbook, he dies before (or very shortly after) the Mines.

on a side note, theres a thing about Combat mode I wanted to mention before I made the next update: There is a place in GF 3 (maybe 4, not 100%) that, if you stay in Combat mode the entire time and gratuitously heal yourself (leaving your creations to distract any rogues nearby), you can get in, do whatever you're supposed to (don't remember what exactly) and get out without actually being strong enough to go there yet.

[Aklyon]

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Vat #2 is...A Raging Fyora. Dagnabit.
...
Well, at least it didn't take much to kill.

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Broken Walls...never a good sign. Carefully onwards!

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Craaaap!

Spoiler: Vs. Rawbone the Green Thahd! (click to show/hide)

(Holding down Tab overlays all the names. I only have 15 HP, it has 100!!)

Ok, now just need to avoid Rawbone! otherwise he'll likely punch me into the wall

The Tovaz name seems to bring durability with it, that punch looked like it should have crushed him!

Great shot Thresh! Rawbone is dead!

Huzzah!

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We already know you're a good shooter Thresh, you didn't need to hit it that hard...though it certainly helped.

[squeakyReaper]

I love how nonchalant the dialogue responses are.

"I WILL MURDER YOU AND SHIT DOWN YOUR NECK"
"1. OK"

[Aklyon]

"1. OK" is the default responce to everything they didn't actually put a flavor responce for or expect you to say anything about (like area descriptions). Sometimes (like this), it gets a bit weird to see. (and yes, it does work if you push 1 instead of click, usually.)

[Akhier the Dragon hearted]

   This looked cool so I tried the demo but when I try
to make a new game, when I click the check button
on the character creation screen my monitor loses the
signal from the computer and I have to alt-tab out of
the game before it comes back. Does anyone know a
fix or answer for why it does this? My computer a
windows XP.

[Aklyon]

Geneforge 1, right?

[Akhier the Dragon hearted]

   Yes, I figured might as well start at the beginning.

[Aklyon]

did you try setting the display to 16-bit color before starting? (the first two are a bit picky about resolution and color)

[Akhier the Dragon hearted]

   Yes I tried that after it did not work the first few times
and some different places online suggested that. Will try
again though in case I had only changed res or something.

   Edit: Nope it does not make it work.

[Aklyon]

are the graphics drivers updated? (might as well ask)

[Akhier the Dragon hearted]

   Oddly enough it is not. I guess I forgot to update it
a few days ago after formatting my harddrive. Will
update and check if works.

   Edit: It worked, thank you for that dose of common
sense.