tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post606568773650977312..comments2024-03-28T12:11:15.628-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Serpent Isle: Wolf Like MeCRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-61935317759148657502023-02-26T06:19:19.786-05:002023-02-26T06:19:19.786-05:00I do believe the poison is a (poorly imnplemented)...I do believe the poison is a (poorly imnplemented) design choice to force you visit / intereact with Karnax at least once befor eleaving Monitor by dying. This confused me in my original play through near release as well, and after finally dying realised the posion slowed down a lot. The problem is they need to make the first course of posion way MORE deadly, so as the player you realise there is no hope at all of not succumbing the poision. As it is, it works so slowly you thgink maybe you can get through. A bit of text from the monks along the lines of "there is no way anyway could have survivied that... now it is much slower" etc would have helped tooTalorchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10982264677728619223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-72999013893669109862023-02-20T05:16:52.625-05:002023-02-20T05:16:52.625-05:00The Knight's Test is far, far less lethal if y...The Knight's Test is far, far less lethal if you take one training session first. This is the reason the Avatar starts the game with 3 training points. Abacoshttps://strategywiki.org/wiki/User:Abacos noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-40169486852184803872023-02-19T21:33:26.926-05:002023-02-19T21:33:26.926-05:00I'm enjoying reading this. I'm thinking of...I'm enjoying reading this. I'm thinking of going into a playthrough of Serpent Isle. <br /><br />Ultima III was one of my favorite games of my pre-teen years, and it's still one I remember fondly because it was my jumping-on point for the series. But I wasn't able to play Ultima 7 or Serpent Isle until 20 years later because the computer I had at the time was nowhere near enough to run them. It is kind of interesting how the writers of the game sort of lampshade the complaints people were starting to have with Lord British and the Virtues by that point. Is the combat less chaotic In SI than in BG?Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-59996612045559707882023-02-17T19:17:12.367-05:002023-02-17T19:17:12.367-05:00The TV series is the first thing to pop up when yo...The TV series is the first thing to pop up when you search for the expression online.<br /><br />Hadn't heard of it myself. Thought Chet was going for some animal-related theme with his titles on the game so far (Serpent - mutton - wolf). Might be a coincidence, though.Buscanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-64228502491813731792023-02-17T14:41:10.077-05:002023-02-17T14:41:10.077-05:00Don't know what Anonymous is referring to, but...Don't know what Anonymous is referring to, but one inconsistent thing about the portraits is the weird style mismatch of those little pixel tattoos that were added to the faces.<br /><br />Another thing that might be noticeable is that some portraits are very realistic and others less so, probably because not all portraits are based on photographs. (You could play a guessing game and then check the character on the Ultima Codex wiki to see whether the portrait is based on a model.)Bitmapnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-50638916652681746872023-02-17T12:20:42.892-05:002023-02-17T12:20:42.892-05:00I let this anonymous comment stand just in the hop...I let this anonymous comment stand just in the hopes that he or she would return and explain how portraits can look "inconsistent." Inconsistent with what? Each other? Some other version of the game?CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-58280835775869229222023-02-17T07:04:35.409-05:002023-02-17T07:04:35.409-05:00A visual aid, like, say, a diagram? Or an infograp...A visual aid, like, say, a diagram? Or an infographics? Or, dare I say it out loud, a chart?KarbonKittynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-84119184039626572362023-02-17T06:23:05.555-05:002023-02-17T06:23:05.555-05:00@Lasagna A few hints that might help at the beginn...@Lasagna A few hints that might help at the beginning of U5:<br />1. cynl nybar jvgubhg n cnegl - lbh qb abg arrq nalbar. Onggyrf jvyy fpnyr.<br />2. gurer vf n zntvp nkr gb or sbhaq va n pregnva svtugre pvgl.<br />3. syrrvat sebz pbzong unf nyzbfg ab rssrpg<br />4. rkcynva pnfgyr oevgnaavn irel gubebhtuylClarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17488871871166757469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-45273260456023060902023-02-16T22:57:12.107-05:002023-02-16T22:57:12.107-05:00Gannt seems like a complicated figure. I'm hav...Gannt seems like a complicated figure. I'm having trouble keeping track of all the stuff he's involved with. I might need some kind of visual aid.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-55436766256069062362023-02-16T22:55:56.248-05:002023-02-16T22:55:56.248-05:00Oh, Black like me. I was looking for something to ...Oh, <i>Black</i> like me. I was looking for something to do with a wolf. No, it wasn't a reference to that. There was a recent TV series called "Wolf Like Me" that I must have had in mind.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-62207470679031175032023-02-16T22:04:32.322-05:002023-02-16T22:04:32.322-05:00I figured out how to get into the expansion by com...I figured out how to get into the expansion by complete accident on my first play-through. I'm not even certain they ever tell you in game how to get there.<br /><br />Gur bayl guvat lbh unir gb qb vf qvr bapr. Ba lbhe svefg ivfvg gb Zbax Vfyr, Xneank tvirf lbh gur nzhyrg bs onynapr. Vs lbh hfr vg arne nal Frecrag Tngr lbh'er gryrcbegrq gb gur rkcnafvba nern. Gur rapbhagref gurer ner cerggl gbhtu, gubhtu, fb V glcvpnyyl jbhyq qb vg nsgre trggvat zl fcryyobbx va Zbbafunqr.Adamantyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14962009901412877763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-40157728385240347012023-02-16T18:24:45.940-05:002023-02-16T18:24:45.940-05:00It's been a long time since I played SI, but I...It's been a long time since I played SI, but I think you can't play the Silver Seed expansion until you're a bit further on the game. Need to trigger something first?Didiernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-8426006849521283942023-02-16T17:56:18.668-05:002023-02-16T17:56:18.668-05:00Eventually in the game you can find out what happe...Eventually in the game you can find out what happened to Gannt: Va gur fyrrcvat ohyy vaa, ur nfxrq n cvengr gb chg bhg uvf sbhy-fzryyvat pvtnerggr, naq tbg fgnoorq gb qrngu bire gung. Uvf tenir vf va n erzbgr qhatrba abjurer arne gung vaa, naq gur cvengr gheaf bhg gb or n fbsgjner cvengr.<br /><br />I am not making this up.Radianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03866535042372152723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-49801980445148841322023-02-16T17:49:23.037-05:002023-02-16T17:49:23.037-05:00Ha, sorry about that - I didn't mean to be obt...Ha, sorry about that - I didn't mean to be obtuse. <br />This was a fairly influential book in its time, but not so well-known these days:<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Like_MeAlphabeticalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-15306221646019298012023-02-16T17:35:30.174-05:002023-02-16T17:35:30.174-05:00Apparently either the children's book Good Wol...Apparently either the children's book Good Wolf by Pamela Griffin, or the romance novel Mated Alpha Wolf by Alexa Griffin. I had not heard of either of them before today. Turns out there's also a book named Wolf Like Me, but that's a thriller by one Andy Fitz, and it doesn't seem to involve any griffins.<br /><br />The plot thickens...Radianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03866535042372152723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-20541004048494562692023-02-16T17:19:17.720-05:002023-02-16T17:19:17.720-05:00I can't even figure out what you're talkin...I can't even figure out what you're talking about by Googling.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-74022210560342131542023-02-16T09:02:16.370-05:002023-02-16T09:02:16.370-05:00I think this is a good point. Traditionally RPGs h...I think this is a good point. Traditionally RPGs have treated losing combat or dying as a final game-over state, but that's not always going to be the case with every game. So it's probably worth resisting the habit of reloading after every failure if the game is designed to integrate failure as part of the story.<br /><br />The big exception is if not reloading adds lots of tedious replay work to get back to the actual challenge. In that case I'd be more selective.asimpkinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-40720246307406969962023-02-16T07:31:03.707-05:002023-02-16T07:31:03.707-05:00Regarding Erik's comment:
Gur evat, jvgu gur ...Regarding Erik's comment:<br /><br />Gur evat, jvgu gur snyfr pbva fcryy, yrgf lbh dhvpxl npdhver arneyl rirel fcryy va gur tnzr. Vg nyfb nyybjf lbh gb pnfg fcryyf gung erdhver ener erntragf yvxr avtugfunqr, znaqenxr, naq rfcrpvnyyl oybbqfcnja va cerggl zhpu nal rapbhagre fvapr erfgvat gb erpbire znan vf arneyl nyjnlf cbffvoyr. Lbh'er evtug gung gur fgng vapernfrf (cnegvphyneyl gur 60 fgeratgu) ner zber vzcnpgshy bire nyy, ohg V jnf whfg ersreevat gb gur vgrzf va Sbetr bs Iveghr. Sbe fgngf, Fvyire Frrq qbrf tvir lbh gur tnhagyrgf naq oryg gung ohzc fge naq qrk hc ol 10, VVEP.Danielnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-39039246735863582092023-02-16T02:43:03.286-05:002023-02-16T02:43:03.286-05:00I don't really agree with that.
Gur evat vf f...I don't really agree with that.<br /><br />Gur evat vf fhcre pbairavrag, abg fhcre cbjreshy. Vg'f abg nf vs lbh pna'g trg gur erntragf sbe gur fcryyf vafgrnq, gubhtu fbzr ner nqzvggryl enere ba Frecrag Vfyr. Abe qb lbh arrq zntvp rabhtu sbe vg gb or gung hfrshy. Gur 30 va rnpu fgng (60 va fge) cyhf gur oynpx fjbeq jrer zber cbjreshy. <br /><br />On the timing of the addon, if you don't recall the plot of the game it might be a good idea to play it rather late in the main game. It doesn't spoil the main plot events, but it does reveal some important setting/background details before you would usually get to them.Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00947258450306994754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-37943085256745961022023-02-15T21:02:29.132-05:002023-02-15T21:02:29.132-05:00I may be a bit slow, but nobody else seems to have...I may be a bit slow, but nobody else seems to have mentioned it -- is the title a reference to Griffin's book? I found it to be a fascinating read when exposed to it in college.AlphabeticalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-59806981861231710282023-02-15T18:34:50.704-05:002023-02-15T18:34:50.704-05:00Silver Seed completely breaks the game. One item (...Silver Seed completely breaks the game. One item (Gur evat bs erntragf) is an order of magnitude more powerful than the most powerful item in Forge of Virtue (Gur Oynpx Fjbeq). If not for the key ring, I would say save it until after you've made it to the north of the continent to start the expansion.Danielnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-15854662160700875042023-02-15T17:23:53.579-05:002023-02-15T17:23:53.579-05:00I think you should treat death in this game the sa...I think you should treat death in this game the same way as in Planescape Torment. Sometimes you reload, but sometimes just let it happen and be okay with it. The game expects you to die at least once, that's probably why the difficulty is so hard this early. <br />On another note, I really like how this game uses the Ultima 7 engine. The original didn't actually really use it's click and drag much in general gameplay, but this game is much more puzzle heavy. And it's these kinds of environmental puzzles that require you to use the "physics" of the game for solution.Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05221709065580128004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-51422333905843616852023-02-15T17:13:08.485-05:002023-02-15T17:13:08.485-05:00I'm on team Misanthropy! Boo everyone!I'm on team Misanthropy! Boo everyone!Iffy Bonzooliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07519858732154180575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-34944199811610199062023-02-15T16:47:30.217-05:002023-02-15T16:47:30.217-05:00Unfortunately while I like the expansion it isn...Unfortunately while I like the expansion it isn't really organically integrated.Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00947258450306994754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-74873833246102185012023-02-15T15:55:23.126-05:002023-02-15T15:55:23.126-05:00(Filling you in on older games, not beating you up...(Filling you in on older games, not beating you up.)CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.com