#Avernum 6 bone shards mac#

I once started this game but soon got fed up with it. Perhaps I will one day write some notes about this game, but this is very unlikely as I have no intention of buying the game. It was so nice in the first trilogy to be able to use the native file system to store as many saved games as I wanted to. At least the saved games are stored correctly in the user's home directory, but still only 16 slots. The Engine also annoys me: no differnce between towns and outdoors the curious method of moving around sometimes makes combat difficult, because the characters do not always take the route I expected. This means that if you are using a keyboard with a layout other than the American standard the keys are interpreted wrongl z (that is what I get with my German keyboard). The engine reads directly from the keyboard rather then using the proper driver. There are only 16 slots for all users to store saved games. In order to play it as another user on XP you have to alter the file rights of the directory called “data”. It stores saved games along with the program files.

#Avernum 6 bone shards mac#

The transfer from Mac to Windows has been done very badly. Be that as it may, I have had some difficulty getting into the game. The blurb says that “all the stuff that caused busywork and confusion has been ruthlessly pared away”. This game uses a new engine and has a completely new look. If I ever get around to it, I will however make a few notes on points where I do not agree with him. Since Rache has produced a detailed description of all towns and quests in this game, I do not intend to duplicate his fabulous work. Most of the action takes place on the surface but for the final showdown you have to descend into hostile caverns and fight many dark creatures. The transfer from Mac to Win has been mastered brilliantly. With this immense game which continues the saga of the Avernites, a people condemned to a life underground, Spiderweb reached a zenith in the production of RPGs. I have started on the Vahnatai lands and the Eastern Province is more or less complete.

Chapters one (The Barriers) and two (The Dark Waters) are finished. I have started collecting information for this game.

The tranfer from Mac to Win has worked much better this time. This game starts out where Avernum 1 finished but has some interesting new twists. The exploits of Adventures have resulted in severe repression by the Empire which has decided to eradicate Avernum.

Please email me about any mistakes or omissions. There is however a work around: the right mouse button does nothing other than work as the left one should – it moves you exactly one space and not as you would expect give further options or information. It is possible to navigate with the number pad, but this is not exactly easy. Navigating with the left mouse button sometimes results in moving two spaces. All Spiderweb games have been devoloped on Macintosh and the transfer of Avernum 1 to Windows resulted in an annoying bug. You find many puzzles, some of which are difficult to solve without help, and lots of jokes. There are three Great Quests and four Major Quests as well as many minor missions. This game is a remake of Exile and as such is well thought out. Navigation: the games ( first trilogy, second trilogy, further games, Avernum reworked ), general hints, further links I have also used other sites in the link list as a source of information. Naturally many are straight out of the Hints Books. Many of the Hints come from what I remember of the Annotated Maps. I have nevertheless decided to make these tips available to the Avernum Fan Community. So I decided to try and produce a few hints and tips myself for people who still play these fabulous games.Īfter three months work I had nearly finished the hints for Avernum 1, only to find that the “Annotated Maps” had been resurrected. I wanted to tell him where I had found lots of hints about the games on the Web but I discovered that the wonderful Avernum Annotated Maps had disappeared. He liked it so much that I bought the whole trilogy for him for Christmas. Once when my grandson was visiting me he found the adult conversation rather boring. Pehaps I am just too old fashioned – I like the old Dungeons and Dragons type of Games. I tried Geneforge but never really got on with it. I have also played Nethergate which (except for the ending) I liked. I started with Exile and went on to Avernum which I really enjoy. I have been playing Spiderweb games for years.