LadyCrimson

Haven't tried the beta ... so can you be more specific? I've often disliked it when stashes have little "ordering" buttons, for example, because I tend to accidentally hit them. Is your dislike related to that or something else entirely? Edit: the overall patch notes sound great to me, tho.

There was a post elsewhere that I saw a while back, and someone there replied that based on pics posted to one of his 'net thingies, it appeared he was indeed on vacation. If he was, we all need/deserve time off and I hope he had a fun time. As to his posting habits ... no idea.

I recall during my Beth. FO:NV foruming days that there was this program or coding thingie or something that some were using to personally define the way the Beth. fora looked to them. eg, they would change colors, remove background forum images/transparency, etc. Does anyone know what I'm talking about/where/how to find it? My eyes have never loved white text on black background and as I get older it bothers me more and more (hard to focus on words for some reason, no it's not blurry hard to explain). But if I change theme to the default one, then it's the opposite issue (black text on lotsa bright white background). If I set Firefox to use my own colors ("not allow sites to choose") then for some reason I lose all the button image icons etc. ...all I need is black text on a darker grey background.

Ah, ok. Makes sense, thanks. The wording confuzzled me.

Yeah, I do the copy entire game folder elsewhere thing sometimes ... it's just a pita if a game is patched a lot and you end up with 10 different versions...heh. As to Steam - yes it doesn't download the patch at all if you have that setting checked. That wasn't my point. The point was if you go back offline, some games will not run, afterwards until you DO patch it. I haven't tested Pillars so it's possible it will start even if not patched when you go online. Like I said, some games may/will. But I've had plenty of Steam-games where they would not, once you went online/then offline again. So if you want to be sure, do the backup copy of the game route the first time you try, just in case.

Anyone care to explain this one to me? I assume you can get minus mechanics via gear or glitches or something?

The problem with this is for a lot of people, it doesn't work. As soon as you go Steam-online, even if the patch is not downloaded, Steam knows "a patch is required" and disables being able to play the game until you do patch it. eg, the game won't start (you'll get a "game needs an update!" msg instead). Now, as I've stated in other threads on this topic, this may not apply to/occur with every single Steam game, but it's often enough that relying on the "don't patch" checkbox option as a way not to patch is (still) a crapshoot.

Good luck, Calax! ...it's a gorgeous day, which again has me wanting to just lie out in the sun and get a tan. But I won't. I stopped doing that in my late 20's...as a result, very few wrinkles/lines - but a very pale me. But I can sit in the shade, browsing the 'net on a laptop whilst drinking tea. *raises glass* It's a fine life.

Wanted new wallpapers so I spent an hour glancing around at what felt like tens of 1000's of supposed cat photo wallpapers and only finding a few that I liked enough to use. Not into "kittens in a basket"/Hallmark card type of stuff, for example. But apparently, in my case at least, there still aren't enough cat pictures on the internet. I did like these for cuteness, tho, if not wallpapers.

The Cipher's Focus does feel a bit like mana - whereby they have a natural, always-on "mana leech." Having one chr. like that and no other feels a bit odd/imbalanced design wise, but whatever. If you like that type of style, Cipher is the one to pick. I neither miss nor dislike not having "mana." In the end it all achieves the same thing - a limitation on spells cast before renewal of some sort. Instead of running out of mana and drinking pots (or something) you have to rest. What I do miss (in general gaming, not just Pillars) is the eventual powerful mage. It may be better for balance and sometimes makes for better gameplay, no doubt/no argument, but all the mage-gimping over the years sometimes gets kinda boring.

Remind me not to have 5 wine coolers in a fairly short time span, ever again. I had forgotten how much bile/indigestion that gives me, hours later. My belly hurts. The day was nice, tho. Got home bit after dark and hubby was still in the garage, apparently taking apart his drill press. His "cat b gone" idea has him spending his days running around to part stores and puttering in the garage, trying to make everything by scratch. eg, he likes to do things like made his own little metal springs by wrapping wire. I don't know if he's ever going to finish the project (and I don't really care), but it's wonderful to see him really involved in something besides the TV. He seems to be having a lot of fun/is happy. Which makes me happy.

Noticed Path of Exile now has purchaseable Awakening beta keys (via supporter packs) so I bought a pack, loaded up the beta (separate install), made a lvl 1 guy and started playing. Noticed a waypoint was moved, that the balance for Act1/normal is indeed altered a bit, and that yes, the passive tree now has slots for gems - but not very many can be easily/sensibly reached per chr, seems like. beat up the first Butcher-like partial-boss and quit. ...not sure I'll play the beta more. A peek into it is enough. I'd rather wait until June when I can use my lvl60's to check out Act4, vs. having to start allll over again just to see it in the non-permanent beta.

Perception is not for finding secrets, Mechanics is what you need for that.

Oh I'm still me, I'm sure. Although, judging by the mystery boxes of catnip, wheatgrass and chicken liver treats appearing on my doorstep recently, I'm starting to think leaving my laptop out in the living room at night might be unwise...

Anyone ever read Asimov's short "Hostess?" This thread reminds me of that, a little.

Running my allergic butt up to Inverness to hang out with a relative in Point Reyes. Inverness is one of those few places around here that I would love to retire to. Probably won't happen, but it's one of the places. Fond childhood memories, weather that suits me, etc.

Taken, the "extended" cut. Mostly, it's interesting to note the tiny bits they removed to get the PG-13 rating (I think that's why). I mean, sometimes these 1 frame bits. Hardly anything, really. It's all so silly.

I've tried starting solo runs (just on Normal...) but I lose interest pretty fast. Solo for me is kinda dull in these games. Nothing to do with challenge/difficulty. Maybe I just prefer more mindless/action for solo, without all the story padding. I still haven't gotten a Pillars "2nd run" past Act1. Lots and lots of new chrs. started, none get past that point. Kind of gave up for now. Maybe in a few weeks. Right now I'm not playing anything. After playing survival games a while, then Pillars, I'm back to being largely uninterested in gaming at all, period.

Caught up on Supernatural again, although I might have missed an episode or two. Still not grooving on this season, but nice to have Castiel back, and the "boys are back in town" car scene was awesome. And Crowley is always fun. Maybe he should have his own spin-off someday.

^ I've been coughing a lot the past couple days. No flu...think it's mold/pollen allergies again. Constant/bad post nasal drip that clogs the lungs, where you start sleeping sitting up. Hope it doesn't get like it did a few summers ago. Blargh.

^ Kind of what it sounds like to me, too. But who knows.

I kept choosing the bonus spells...they were occasionally handy to have in longer fights after using up most of his high lvl slots, vs. needing scrolls or having him just using his wand, since they become per encounter use later. No idea if that was the "best" decision to make, however.

Hubby's running through The Guardian, an older lawyer type of series. In one, Michael Dorn has a small guest role. I'll always think of him as Mr. Woof and hence it's always a bit odd to see him without Klingon makeup. Makes me want to toss in some ST:TNG DVD's.

A couple of wasps have somehow made their way into my kitchen and my husband is not here to kill them for me (I have adverse reactions to stings). Trying to figure out a way to kill it with zero danger to me/not spraying insecticide all over the pantries/house. Maybe I'll just leave the house for a while...

Original thread/part 1 Link to actual review: http://www.rpgcodex.net/content.php?id=9867 Discuss/continue.