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Dimensional Traveler wrote:

On 9/3/2025 1:10 PM, candycanearter07 wrote:

Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote at 00:49 this Wednesday
(GMT):

On 9/2/2025 5:24 PM, Ant wrote:

candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid>
wrote:

Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 23:11 this Sunday (GMT):

Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:

On Sun, 31 Aug 2025 04:22:40 -0000 (UTC), in
comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Ant wrote:

Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> wrote:

We need to resume this again!

I nominate Ant to write up the framework for the new csipga FAQ! >>>>>>>>>>
Although honestly, given the lack of traffic in this
newsgroup... do
we even HAVE any _frequently_ asked questions?

What did you play last month :P

Am I too early to start this question for August 2025? Is it
September
1st, 2025 anywhere yet? ;)

I refuse to answer to anyone but master. Nice try, imposter.

Bah. I need to overthrow him.

But why? :(

Because... :P

Because he's got nothing better to do.

get a hobby smh

Being a genius glutious maximus is my profession, not a hobby.

Civ V
Wizardry VII
The Avernums
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On Sun, 7 Sep 2025 17:51:51 -0500, Praetor Mandrake
<horchata12839@gmail.com> wrote:

Civ V
Wizardry VII
The Avernums

Three games I own and three games I haven't played yet. Two of those
are even installed. I have too many unplayed games. I need more years
then I have left to play them all.
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Mike S. wrote:

On Sun, 7 Sep 2025 17:51:51 -0500, Praetor Mandrake
<horchata12839@gmail.com> wrote:

Civ V
Wizardry VII
The Avernums

Three games I own and three games I haven't played yet. Two of those
are even installed. I have too many unplayed games. I need more years
then I have left to play them all.

I also played a short amount of Ultima V. It's like Ultima IV with
fairly ridiculous copy protection. Until I find a way to list the
spells I have concocted, I'm shelving it. It seems that if I don't know
what spells I have they will not be available when I need them most.
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On Mon, 8 Sep 2025 19:12:14 -0500, sion F2 <sionf2@drum.cc> wrote:

I also played a short amount of Ultima V. It's like Ultima IV with
fairly ridiculous copy protection. Until I find a way to list the
spells I have concocted, I'm shelving it. It seems that if I don't know >what spells I have they will not be available when I need them most.

I played and completed Ultima V awhile back. I am pretty sure the game
does tell you what spells you have in one of the menus and also how
many you made. It has been awhile though, so I may be mistaken.

The only thing about the spell system that annoyed me was having to
make spells one at a time. I remember wanting the full 99 spells so I
had to sit there mixing the reagents one by one by one.......
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On Tue, 09 Sep 2025 09:03:53 -0400, Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com>
wrote:

I played and completed Ultima V awhile back. I am pretty sure the game
does tell you what spells you have in one of the menus and also how
many you made. It has been awhile though, so I may be mistaken.

It does indeed! You need to use the "Stats" (Z key) feature, then
press the arrow keys to navigate to the appropriate screen. (You get
two screens per character in the party, then the equipment screen,
then reagents, then readied spells, followed by items and remaining
inventory. But it does loop, so if you have a big party just press
left arrow three times to get to spells ;-))

The only thing about the spell system that annoyed me was having to
make spells one at a time. I remember wanting the full 99 spells so I
had to sit there mixing the reagents one by one by one.......

Actually, that was one of the things that attracted me to the game.
Well, not the 'having to make 99 spells', but the idea that you'd have
to prepare/mix the spells to begin with. It lifted the game out of the
arcade, where spells were essentially just big guns that you could
fire at will.

It was also one of the earliest forms of crafting in games...


Also, if you're not playing Ultima V with the fan-made upgrade patch,
you really should be. Improvements include slightly better visuals,
music, a cleaner way to exit the game, and a variety of game fixes.

Available here:
https://exodus.voyd.net/projects/ultima5/


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On 9/6/2025 11:04 AM, Xocyll wrote:

Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> looked up from reading the entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs say:

Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> looked up from reading the entrails of
the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs say:

On Sun, 31 Aug 2025 15:45:27 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Xocyll wrote:

Now you get a Dr Moreau type experimenting and the next thing you know >>>> we have Kangarants (Antaroos?) bouncing around all over the place.

Oh Christ. As if Australia wasn't dangerous enough as it is!

Antaroo
https://preview.redd.it/encyclopedia-of-impossible-animals-hybrids-part-v0-71bpylcsltva1.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=6f1716b34987d576742909b13c98407d31a37670

Someone already did a bunch of hybrids (graphically at least.)

Sheesh, those are horribly done.

Oh. There was a link to someone else who does this hybrid thing but
without AI.

Here's one of his, making AUS more dangerous.
Crocoroo https://preview.redd.it/encyclopedia-of-impossible-animals-hybrids-part-v0-wrgm8kpwp0wa1.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=194a616b260a7c179e1b8cfac035b41167d914d6

I've seen a bunch that were done in photoshop from years ago that were
much better than this too.

Here's one with a lot:

https://www.boredpanda.com/animals-hybrids-photoshop/
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Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote at 14:18 this Thursday (GMT):

On 9/4/2025 7:00 AM, candycanearter07 wrote:

Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote at 00:35 this Thursday (GMT): >>> On 9/3/2025 1:10 PM, candycanearter07 wrote:

[snip]

get a hobby smh

Being a genius glutious maximus is my profession, not a hobby.

didnt know you could be a professional in that

I'm fully trained and accredited.

So what do you do with that training?
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On 9/10/2025 1:00 PM, candycanearter07 wrote:

Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote at 14:18 this Thursday (GMT):

On 9/4/2025 7:00 AM, candycanearter07 wrote:

Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote at 00:35 this Thursday (GMT):

On 9/3/2025 1:10 PM, candycanearter07 wrote:

[snip]

get a hobby smh

Being a genius glutious maximus is my profession, not a hobby.

didnt know you could be a professional in that

I'm fully trained and accredited.

So what do you do with that training?

Mess with people's heads.
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dirty old man.
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