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Alright. I wanted to make a list of what the ghosts in Abydos responded to. These aren't the real, real responses, just something like it.
Tavara- Shakes violently
Mage- Looks ashamed
Name- shies off
Abydos- gestures around
Die/Death- Nods head
There were a couple other, but I can't remember.
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Posted 23 May 2006 - 04:56 PM
If you haven't noticed, dialogue in Cythera is based only on the first four letters of the word you enter. This explains why asking a Dodona about "Paris" usually elicits a response about "Parium." It makes no difference whether you ask about "Alaric," "Alar," or "Alarizizzle," so I'm in the habit of entering in only the first four letters of what I want to ask about ('cause I'm lazy).
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Posted 24 May 2006 - 02:20 PM
\'Sea\' also generates a valid response...
I bet there are others guys--try everything you can think of; people,places, things, everything. Perhaps it will \"say\" something about the sapphire books, or the Tyrant?
I bet there are others guys--try everything you can think of; people,places, things, everything. Perhaps it will \"say\" something about the sapphire books, or the Tyrant?
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Posted 24 May 2006 - 08:13 PM
Sea? Oh yes, they were Seldane. Perhaps Tavara used the Undine to destroy Abydos, and then went to the Stronghold. Perhaps Tavara is an Undine.
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Posted 24 May 2006 - 11:39 PM
I wouldn't have thought that the ghosts of Abydos were Seldane, as they were driven underground long before the humans arrived from Thera. I had always thought the ghosts were the ghosts of the mages killed when Abydos fell?
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Posted 25 May 2006 - 02:59 PM
That's what I thought too, and I also think that Tavara is most likely an undine who betray the undine, kind of a rebellious undine. And I love asking the ghosts about Demodocus, because they think I'm asking them about demons. And I also like to ask Hector and such Demon, and they'll answer to Demodocus.
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Posted 27 May 2006 - 03:22 PM
...which is evidence for the four-letter system, not against it 
In other words, all humans are taught what an antidote is. Some are then given information about Antiphus, and they can't distinguish between the two because they only consider the first four letters. The more specific information overrides the general.
In other words, all humans are taught what an antidote is. Some are then given information about Antiphus, and they can't distinguish between the two because they only consider the first four letters. The more specific information overrides the general.
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Posted 04 June 2006 - 08:12 PM
Think of it this way:
* Humans know about antidotes
* Cademians (?) know about Antiphus
When you're talking to Berossus, and you mention "antidote," the game first asks "Does Berossus know about 'anti'?" If so, it reports what he knows. If not, it asks "Do Cademians?" If still nothing, it asks "Do Humans?" In this way, more specific groups of people (Cademians vs. Humans, Berossus vs. Cademians) can have more specific knowledge.
* Humans know about antidotes
* Cademians (?) know about Antiphus
When you're talking to Berossus, and you mention "antidote," the game first asks "Does Berossus know about 'anti'?" If so, it reports what he knows. If not, it asks "Do Cademians?" If still nothing, it asks "Do Humans?" In this way, more specific groups of people (Cademians vs. Humans, Berossus vs. Cademians) can have more specific knowledge.
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