tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post9162040591846238605..comments2024-03-28T18:43:06.423+11:00Comments on The Adventurers Guild: Lure of the Temptress: Talking To People: The GameThe Tricksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-36590076997731470022018-07-15T13:46:47.858+10:002018-07-15T13:46:47.858+10:00"Paste" jewels are made of glass. See fo..."Paste" jewels are made of glass. See for example https://www.britannica.com/art/paste-jewelryarcanetriviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02033767865654085177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-70336808663694825032017-09-17T16:35:48.504+10:002017-09-17T16:35:48.504+10:00And each character in that game wander within a mu...And each character in that game wander within a much more narrowly defined area. I think the only characters with a significant walking range are Ynzo naq Zef. Cvrezbag, naq Uboovaf sbe n gval nzbhag.Laukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-68404558509933583742017-09-17T04:24:16.829+10:002017-09-17T04:24:16.829+10:00IMHO the virtual theater works very well in Beneat...IMHO the virtual theater works very well in Beneath a Steel Sky but it may have to be with the fact there is much less people wandering around...Alfred n the Fettuchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15586336731691674651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-1971763273202423052017-09-13T19:39:46.174+10:002017-09-13T19:39:46.174+10:00Was I the only one thinking of something else when...Was I the only one thinking of something else when you mentioned 'heavy metal bars'?<br /><br />https://metalpubs.com/<br /><br />Yes, I assume I am the only one thinking that.TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010934567583163570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-35542800197729105102017-09-13T06:20:33.587+10:002017-09-13T06:20:33.587+10:00@Kus
You explained it far better than I. Thank yo...@Kus<br /><br />You explained it far better than I. Thank you!Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-75000329375749187602017-09-13T06:20:05.449+10:002017-09-13T06:20:05.449+10:00@Laukku
I was going to play in DOSBox, assuming t...@Laukku<br /><br />I was going to play in DOSBox, assuming that it was the default emulator, but it turned out to be ScummVM and I didn't feel much like mucking around so I said "Screw it," and decided to roll with it. Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-11468924214638152252017-09-13T06:18:23.987+10:002017-09-13T06:18:23.987+10:00@Alfred
It does have an interesting setting and p...@Alfred<br /><br />It does have an interesting setting and premise. I'm just not ready to declare Virtual Theater broken yet. Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-36128683739304697222017-09-12T12:42:28.440+10:002017-09-12T12:42:28.440+10:00"I don't know how easy that is to transla..."I don't know how easy that is to translate for non-English speakers"<br /><br />Ironically, it's quite easy in many European languages, since they can say "coat of arms" in one word, for instance:<br /><br />Finnish: vaakuna<br />French: blason<br />German: wappen<br />Italian: stemma<br />Estonian: vapp<br />Esperanto: blazonoIlmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-61626837545752433682017-09-12T11:50:05.341+10:002017-09-12T11:50:05.341+10:00There's a really interesting historical reason...There's a really interesting historical reason for this "trend" that I can bore you with if you like....<br /><br />Ah bugger it, I'll bore you anyway.<br /><br />In the middle ages (ie before breweries) people in towns would take it in turns to make beer. When they'd made some, they'd put up a flag to let everyone else in the town know where the beer was. Their houses became "public" for that time, hence "public house" now largely abbreviated to "pub" (at least in the UK). This is where the British tradition of having signs hanging outside taverns came from - when people started selling the beer in specially made premises they still needed something that would direct people to them.<br /><br />The "The ______ Arms" trope comes from "Coat of Arms" - I don't know how easy that is to translate for non-English speakers but they're the picture-on-shield-type-things that most towns and cities still have (in Europe at least). Naming your pub The town-your-pub-is-in Arms and using it's Coat of Arms as your pub sign was/is an easy choice for pub owners.Kus of the Valleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06934962993210684339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-63265737724333666952017-09-10T02:31:24.486+10:002017-09-10T02:31:24.486+10:00I thought you said in the introductory post that y...I thought you said in the introductory post that you'd play in DOSBox? Don't say my technical instructions scared you.Laukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-2325872265982965732017-09-09T23:58:49.911+10:002017-09-09T23:58:49.911+10:00I have a lot of memories from this game. It was (b...I have a lot of memories from this game. It was (badly) translated in french so I remember it was one of the few adventure games I could actually play as a youth. <br /><br />The most I remember from it is wandering around the city during endless hours and trying to talk to people while they were bumping into each other and drowning the screen with random nonsense. I don't think I ever went past the city part of the game.<br /><br />Always loved the overall feeling of the place though. Great setting, broken "virtual theater" mechanics.Alfred n the Fettuchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15586336731691674651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-9865737395156215212017-09-09T06:03:55.872+10:002017-09-09T06:03:55.872+10:00@Voltgloss
1) I did not know that. Thanks! Still,...@Voltgloss<br /><br />1) I did not know that. Thanks! Still, I like to imagine the citizens of Turnvale walking around with seed in their pockets (I'm weird, I know).<br /><br />2) I am playing in ScummVM and pathfinding is really weird, to say the least. I *did* find out what happened to Ratpouch, and as you'll see in the soon-to-be-written post 3, it was vital that I did. Thanks for the link though!Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-67464624311578931162017-09-09T06:02:37.078+10:002017-09-09T06:02:37.078+10:00@Laukku
There's a trend in Ye Olde Endland, o...@Laukku<br /><br />There's a trend in Ye Olde Endland, or Commonwealth countries (including America) for inns, taverns, or even apartment buildings to be named things like "The ______ Arms," for example, "The Garrison Arms." So "The Severed Arms" is just so . . . it's just such a bad and obvious pun I can't help but smile.<br /><br />And regarding Ratpouch, I figured that out--you'll read all about it in post 3. But I appreciate the tip!Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-86078795877737508692017-09-09T04:26:12.991+10:002017-09-09T04:26:12.991+10:001. "Groat" is a term for an old English ...1. "Groat" is a term for an old English or Scottish coin. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groat_(coin)<br /><br />2. Are you playing in ScummVM? I see some forum discussions about pathfinding issues leading to Ratpouch potentially getting stuck in a loop of early-game rooms. See, e.g., http://forums.scummvm.org/viewtopic.php?p=82309&sid=42e3b119a6d9cdead35084a32ea718a5 and https://sourceforge.net/p/scummvm/bugs/5340/<br /> (no spoilers in those links).Voltglosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07893726442063421240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-58221969082756955372017-09-09T00:16:49.745+10:002017-09-09T00:16:49.745+10:00>The Severed Arms
What is it a pun of? Explain...>The Severed Arms<br /><br />What is it a pun of? Explain for us non-native-English people.<br /><br />Regarding the disappearance of Ratpouch, in my playthrough he sometimes lingered in the taverns. He should eventually find you again, if you don't find him first.Laukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.com