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- Publisher: SouthPeak Games
- Release Date: Sep 11, 2009
- Also On: PlayStation 3
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 400 Ratings
User score distribution:
Positive: 354 out of 400
Mixed: 31 out of 400
Negative: 15 out of 400
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Dec 30, 2011Fantastic visuals. Someone cared deeply about the art. The voice acting is great, the game play is very fun. Don't hesitate to get this or it's sequel.
Dec 2, 2011The game is extremely pretty to look at. It's a good length game consider the price tag and there welcome complexity to the character designs. However, the game play is very lacking. The puzzles are extremely easy and repetitive. The jumping controls are unresponsive and lack precision. You see largely only 1 enemy type throughout the whole game which gets dull extremely quickly. The coop play is awkward as the game is obviously not design only for single player. The music lacks variance.… Expand
Sep 14, 2012The graphics are really great with very beautiful colors and effects. Story is mediocre but that doesnt affect the game overall. The puzzles are very clever and can be solved with every character you got, either thief, wizard and knigth. A bit small on gameplay length, featuring 15 levels and a secret one after you finish the game.
The intro before every level is very good and the narrator puts you in the story pretty well.
The music is just epic, one of my favourite scores in gaming.… Expand
Dec 3, 2011I don't understand the hype for this game. The controls are botchy, the graphics are average, the gameplay is boring. I've spent 16 hours on this game getting all the achievements...trying to like it. But i don't see what it is that makes people like it. There are so many better games out there that this just gets lost at the bottom. Save your money and don't pick this up unless it is for REALLY cheap.… Expand
Apr 25, 2013I picked it up on a Steam sale, along with its sequel, looking for a good platform game. Graphically is just great for a platform game, cool sound, and cool characters, each one with his own specialties. Sadly, the games has many flaws that make's it really boring after just a couple of levels. First is the physic engine, which makes really hard to jump to small areas. The puzzle were just to easy to deserve that name. And the levels feels repetitive almost immediately. There is no sens of progression. The story is average, but you will hardly see any connection with the gameplay. And the worst part, what will make you want to quite the game after less than 30 minutes of playing THE COMBATS!! First of all, the enemies are EXTREMELY REPETITIVE. Basically bats and different kind of skeletons (knights, archers, flame throwers, etc) and I can't describe how boring is to fight them... Avoiding them by jumping without being cut is really hard, and you will be in many situations were as soon as you kill a skeleton, a new one spawn. And fighting them is also terrible, the archer can't throw arrows in the air, and has no defense. Basically stay away and throw as many arrows as you can. The wizard only can crash skeletons by levitating stuffs, has no defense skill, and has no way to kill bats!!!. And finally the knight, the combative one, you basically stay cover with you shield, wait for the skeleton to hit you, and then just click many times until he is dead. Compare this with the old DOS prince of persia combat system, and this is just patetic.... So in the end, a boring, yet graphically beautiful platform game to soon be forget.… Expand
Nov 18, 2010Awesome game, it is so beautiful. I finished it but kept coming back and playing it again and again. It is exactly as another reviewer put it, I fell in love with Trine. I can´t wait for Trine 2!
Aug 17, 2010What is Trine? Trine is a platform game. Trine is also in a sense a puzzle game. You should consider it a more problem-solving/logic Mario Brothers. You get 3 unique characters to control and you use their powers to progress through stages collecting powerups and defeating monsters while circumventing pitfalls and traps with your abilities. The great part about this is that there is a physics engine giving the game gravity that effects just about everything.
This isn't simply box pushing and jumping from platform to platform, this is a box stacking, pendulum swinging, puzzle of motion that I've put many ours happily into. There is also a very strong artistic effort into the backgrounds and all the other details that just drip with emotion and beauty.… Expand
Aug 24, 2010Basic platforming plus good physics engine = good fun but not particularly revolutionary or mind-blowing. I find this game enjoyable, and I know a game doesn't have to be full of new stuff for it to be fun, but really it doesn't capture my imagination. The story is pretty much traditional claptrap with very heavily stereotyped and simple characters, and the biggest challenge in later levels is trying to platform while enemies repeatedly respawn in the same place, not very creative IMO. The physics does make for some slightly different puzzles from the usual, but it's nothing that hasn't been done before.… Expand
Jul 15, 2013One of those little gems that you will love. I got it on Steam summer sale for really cheap together with Trine 2 and so far (more than halfway through) its a fantastic game with amazing visuals and good game mechanics,
Jul 19, 2011Kind of a cool concept 2D scrolling adventure, but the lack of an online coop mode means I likely won't play this game more than I would have liked to. Local coop only = fail.
Jan 2, 2011Fairytale. The word that very well embodies the game as a whole. As you progress through the game, it feels like each level is a page in a bedtime story. Trine's highest points are it's amazingly well made narrative and the stunning visuals. Voice acting is top notch and the characters have very defined personalities, even the narrator feels like he's a part of it all.
The gameplay is solid and the physics engine is fun to mess around with. Many of the levels are semi-linear, allowing for multiple ways to cross gaps and beat down enemies. However, Trine does have it's low points. The length of the game is rather short, I would say 5 - 7 hours for anyone with any sort of gaming knowledge. I don't really expect much more form an indie game but it certainly isn't your Red Dead Redemption. Another is that it lacks any satisfying boss battles or climax points.
Really though, at the end of the day, it's a nice platformer that I would recommend to anybody with a couple bucks to spare.… Expand
Jul 15, 2011Its a fun game, I like to play co-op with my friends, but it can get boring pretty fast. The graphics and physics are really neat for a sidescroller, and everything seems to run pretty smoothly.
Jan 14, 2011Trine is really a beautiful game and honestly the best platformer I've played in years. The atmosphere and art style make it incredible easy for you to dive into this mystic, yet colorful and lovely fantasy world (that, by the way, looks astonishing thanks to the modern engine) and the storytelling makes you feel like you're in a Grimm fairytale. The typical platforming elements combined with the physics puzzles and hack'n'slash moments make for an amazing experience. What might be a downpoint to some is actually one of the best arguments FOR the game: it's as entertaining as you make it. Uncreative players will soon find themselves using the same techniques for every obstacle and puzzle over and over again. If you let your fantasy do the work you can make it an incredibly entertaining experience though. The only downpoint is that the end feels rather aprupt (which is, according to the developers, due to deadlines). Overall it's simply fantastic and, at least to me, one of the best games of 2009 at all.… Expand
Jul 17, 2012Trine is a game that takes pride in it's work. From the story, to the graphics, to the level design every part of Trine shows care, polish, and pride. That is up to the end. There are no spoilers here, just know that the ending is very anti-climatic. The ending is what lead me to give Trine a 9 and not a 10. The path to the end, however, is very enjoyable and will keep you enthralled and frustrated at the same time. It took me 2 days or 12 hours to complete Trine and the whole time I just couldn't seem to force myself away from the PC. If you like puzzle platforming, then you will certainly love this game. Actually, if you just like games that require a bit of free thinking and puzzle solving then you will enjoy it. It can get frustrating at times, but remember: If at first you don't succeed, Trine, Trine again.… Expand
Jul 5, 2011Amazing platform/action/adventure game. The graphics are beautiful and the gameplay is both complex enough to be engaging but simple enough to master.
Mar 15, 2011Graphics/Performance(10/10): The game has a three dimensional backdrop but it plays in 2 dimensions. Not bleeding edge graphics, but not too shabby either. Game runs like a dream.
Singleplayer(8/10): Good length, however most levels begin to feel very â
Jul 9, 2011Trine is a very cool game from graphics to music, and with the classic fairy tale story it's a can't miss. Very gorgeous too look at and to sum up in one word the graphics are wonderful! Everything is put together so well and very pretty i might add. Music is great wonderful fantasy themed and is perfect for the atmosphere of the game. A downside is a not very long campaign, or very much variation. The puzzles are simple but yet there are at least 3 ways to solve each one depending on who is left alive in your party. If you can get this game for $10 or less, do it. Its a fun game that will give you around 5 hours of once-through game play :)… Expand
Sep 19, 2011A full 10/10! Not many games are worthy of full marks....this one is. Side scrollers seem to have all but dissapered, well not anymore. I have always been a fan of these types of games so maybe my score is a little bias but i love it. 3 different characters with different skills, all well balanced. Good mixture of combat and puzzle solving. A masterpiece!
Jan 5, 2012Trine is a nice cool breeze in the gaming world were we're run over by violent games in general. Trine is a very nice looking game with a lot of fun features. It's a cheap game that continuously goes on sale on example Steam (where I bought it for 0,99â
Apr 8, 2012At first glance Trine might seem like a simple side-scrolling adventure game, but there is actually a lot more to it than that. The game has a lot of charm to it. Although its story is not anything too special, the game's main strengths lie in its absolutely beautiful graphics, very magical music, and incredibly fun puzzles. You get to play as three characters, that is as all three in one go with the option to swap between them during the game as each one is useful for different situations. You have a Thief who wields a bow to destroy enemies from a distance and also has a grappling hook for climbing purposes. You have a Wizard who can levitate various objects and also to create new ones and to drop them on enemies. And you also have a Knight who is the most action-oriented of the three and is mostly for the moments when you're swarmed by groups of enemies and need to go melee style. As a result of being able to control any of the three characters at any time, the gameplay has a lot of spice and variety to it. It never gets repetitive. Although you do encounter a lot of enemies throughout, the game is also filled with a huge variety of different puzzles and obstacles which you need to overcome by using the skills your characters possess. A lot of the time there are even multiple ways to solve a certain puzzle. Like you could build a bridge with a Wizard character, or you might wish to instead use the Thief and her grappling hook to swing across. A single playthrough only lasts about 5 or so hours in total, but those 5 hours are really great as you get to enjoy the visual, auditory, and intellectual beauty of the game, not to mention that the replayability is good too, so you're likely to come back to the game a lot.… Expand
Aug 5, 2011Wonderful graphics and music quality, all along with an extremely smooth and varied gameplay.
Sure, the game is relatively short, but it has an above average level of re-playability, since you can strive to get all the hidden bonuses and try to maximize your gameplay with one of the three characters available.
Moreover the major point some reviews brought at release (a little expensive for the play time it offers) is now definitely moot, since you can easily find the game at a discounted price (and it means that it is now extremely cheap...).
If you have any minor interest in platforming or fantasy or just generically nice-and-easy games, I cannot but recommend Trine...… Expand
Jun 14, 2011Trine is a short and sweet physics platformer with great visuals and music. Controls are intuitive and it never gets overly difficult. It's definitely worth its $20 price tag.
Sep 30, 2011great game, gorgeous graphics especially for a 2d platformer and some interesting puzzles. Its reasonably short though so don't go into this expecting more than a few decent hours worth of gameplay, the lack of an end boss or real end challenge was a bit of a disappointment but it is a great ride whilst it lasts.
Jul 5, 2011Get this game!!!!
I normally don't like or play "side scroll 3rd person games." But Steam had Trine on sale for only $1.99. I had to stop playing and come write this review I was so impressed! In fact, I've never played a game that was designed like this. An amazing narrator tells a story while you play, music really sets the mood and the challenges and obstacles are fun. It's a perfect recipe I had never imaged before. Everything is amazing about this game. The voice over, the music, the story and the graphics pull this game together. It's a breath of fresh air and a great change from all the other cookie cutter games out there.
I feel bad now only paying $1.99 for it, and feel I should send the creators another $18 dollars. It's worth it!
Get it and play it! You will love it! I don't give great rating to ANYONE unless I feel they deserve it. Love this game!… Expand
Jul 6, 2011This is the kind of game that is often overlooked in the sea of games but it's a real gem. My game library consists of every other type of game but this one and let me tell you..... I can't put it down now. It's very pleasing to the eyes and fun for the brain. I've got fast paced racing and ultra violent shooters .... but this game has gotten a good chunk of time since I got it last month. It's like a sweet little escape into a pretty world with fun physics puzzles and a little old fashioned combat.… Expand
Jul 9, 2011The game looks fantastic, and plays pretty well. However, a few things hold it back. It's based entirely on physics. Balancing on things, tipping planks around and such, but sometimes these physics fail. One of the characters, the wizard, can levitate things, but sometimes whenever you try to levitate and object, and make it float, say, down, or left or right, it simply floats upward. Also, once an enemy starts their attack animation, even if you hit them first, or kill them before they swing their weapon, you still get hurt. This makes it incredibly hard to play without getting damaged.
But it's still a great game, and definitely worth the 2$ I payed for it on steam. Had I payed the full 20 it normally costs, I would still be happy with my purchase.… Expand
Mar 23, 2012This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The premise of this game is similar to that of SNES game The Lost Vikings. You switch between three distinct characters and use their unique abilities to navigate through puzzle-filled action-platformer levels. Trine really kicks it up a notch though, with realistic physics interaction and gorgeous, fluid visuals. Although your character only moves along the 2D plane, there's a lot of stuff going on in the background. Huge blades will swing from the background, past your player and into the foreground, before slicing back again. It's a really special touch that is testimony to the level of visual detail in Trine. There's a huge amount of colour in the environments, which are extremely distinct from one another but all look beautiful. Characters move well for the most part, which is handy seeing as most of the puzzles involve jumping around on tiny platforms. Trine includes some light RPG elements; you can collect experience that allows you to upgrade your abilities when you level up. You can also find lots of unique items throughout the game, some of which are tailored for certain characters. Speaking of the characters; you'll definitely be using all of them. All three characters can solve most of the puzzles in the game, but you'll quickly learn which to use in certain situations. Because you shift between the three characters/classes so often, the RPG elements really come into play, and you'll want to spread out your items fairly evenly. Combat is fun, if a little repetitive, with enemies such as sword, bow and fire-wielding skeletons, ferocious ogres and smaller creatures like bats and spiders. Obviously the knight is the best character in close quarter combat situations, with his strong sword and hammer attacks and the ability to block.
The dialogue is pretty funny at times, especially thanks to the great voice acting. It makes you care for the characters a little more than if they had generic, similar voices. All in all Trine is a great game, taking about seven hours to finish and with a stack of replay value. Pick it up on Steam for $15 and you won't have many regrets.… Expand
Jul 18, 2011Great graphics. Puzzles that will make you think twice before trying them out. Straightforward game play for beginners and advanced players. For those who are looking to overcome challenges and solve puzzles with a drop of combat and adventure, this is a game that is worth your time.
Jul 26, 2011An excellent platformer, looks beautiful, and a lot of fun. Local co-op available (if you have a spare XBOX 360 controller) Buy it now, it's definitely worth it.
Aug 21, 2011Really innovative, beautiful, and hearty game to play! I was hooked on it until the end - which in my opinion came a little too fast (not that the game is short, but it is not long either: was done in 7-9 hours). The gameplay is really addictive; the thought-through puzzles, physx engine, and pretty colors make this an awesome sidescroller :)
Oct 8, 2011It's part puzzle and part adventure game with a light touch of RPG thrown into the mix. For an independent game it's amazingly well produced and has a flow that few games can match. Reminds me of the first time I played the first Prince of Persia. Fascinating puzzles with an addictive mechanics.
Feb 9, 2012Why you have to buy this game?
1) great graphics
2) smooth gameplay
3) here and there a puzzle
Why not?
1) After five hours of playing you're bored already
3)Only local co-op
Jan 6, 2012Trine is a charming fantasy platform with fantastic 3D visuals despite only being navigational in two dimensions. The canvas of the game is vibrant and glowing with true fantasy which draws in you in and keeps you continuing this pleasant and humorous tale. The puzzle elements aren't overly taxing and never angered or had me stumped for too long to discourage me from the game. The developers have cleverly combined three unique and individual characters into the players hands that can be switched between to fulfil specific challenges and tasks though the player is never given a concrete solution to each obstacle and can complete each encounter in their own way. The game is not too short nor too long and has replay value via Steam achievements and finding all the secrets within the game.
One annoyance I did find was that if I had to quit the game mid mission then I would have to start from the beginning of that level when I returned; despite having passed numerous checkpoints I still had to begin from the start even if I was within footsteps of the finish.… Expand
Jun 13, 2013With a graphic quality setting and very neat, Trine is one of the more indie games market production values. The coop is one of its strengths, having completely different characters is one of its strengths, it's a shame you do not have online and there are some compatibility issues with the joysticks. The use of physical and 2.5D elements are very well made, the puzzles become very original. The items and system levels is very basic, and much depends on finding the secrets that are scattered on the map (which give rise to an interesting replay value), which sometimes results addictive have all the experience points level. The sound section is pretty basic, since its quite repetitive themes and sound effects with a decent level. The voices do not stand out much because the dialogue is almost nonexistent. Title is a very innovative and different from the usual, recommended for anyone who enjoys the platforms, puzzles and medieval times.… Expand
Dec 12, 2011This has been the most suprising game that i have played in quite some time.
I often remember those times where game developers still put gamplay on first priority and graphics second. Games that were Epic for their time, remember games like GODS on DOS, Shadow of Memories on Windows 95, games like that! games that sucked you right in and made you not even notice the minor downsides.
Trine is that game this time, it offers a good old fashion platform type of gameplay with some new twists, a good old fashion story, and wonderfull graphics of this generation.
Just buy the game its worth every penny :-) and then some.… Expand
Dec 20, 2011This is a great game overall, it's so innovative how the puzzles make use of each of your characters abilities to solve it. It has a great platforming but a repetitive combat which tends to annoy when you are deeply immersed. The story is also pretty good and the environments following the story look absolutely amazing. This is overall a great game and you should really buy it.
Jan 26, 2012A good platformer game with some fairy tail story and three characters, unique in each way. The most time you will spend solving average difficulty puzzles and the hard ones which will drive you mad, because a game physics are frustrating sometimes, so you make a mistakes. The biggest disappointing of characters skills, was that archer couldn't shoot in the air, so combat was less entertaining for me. The mage's problem was when you pull up box or a cage, it was keep spinning, so it was hard to manipulate object the way you want. Controls are very unresponsive, which is a very big problem for a game, where you have to jump a lot. Also there are skill system, where you can upgrade your characters abilities and after that solve puzzles easier. But these annoying skeletons!!! They spawned in a small number and were easy to kill, but it was annoying to wait till they all spawn, one after you kill one, - that's a biggest fail in the game. Music and game theme, atmosphere were ok. Graphics very average. The game could be better, if not all these fails in it.… Expand
Feb 14, 2012The art in this game is stunning, I enjoyed the beautiful environments, vibrant colors and great visual effects. The story is simple enough and gets you into the story enough to want to play but doesn't bore you with too many details. There are some game-play issues especially with the wizard's moves and its hard not to rely too much on one character. But for me at least the amazing art, great game-play, good music and great narration more than make up for this issues. GREAT GAME.… Expand
Apr 10, 2012Trine is a beautiful indie co-op platformer, akin to Blizzard's classic Lost Vikings. With stunning visuals, great music and excellent voice acting (the Knight is especially funny to listen to), Trine is no doubt a treat to your senses. Three on-the-fly selectable characters, each with unique abilities, fills the thoughtless void typically native to the genre. A leveling system linked with secret collectibles adds a satisfying, appropriate and very familiar element of replayability. Trine could use some more diverse enemy models, as the Skeleton proved tiresome after the first encounter. Trine's strongest weakness lies in the clumsy-feeling physics-based gameplay, often adding an element of frustrating uncertainty to the movement of your character - thankfully, Trine is not overly challenging (completed in 7 hours, and 100% Steam achievements in 16), but more challenging puzzles and co-op would have been most welcome. Setting the controls for multiplayer, using a standard xbox gamepad, proved to be an unneeded headache.
Overall, Trine is a must-have for indie game fans and is highly recommended to platformer fans interested in something unique.… Expand
Jul 29, 2014Liked the D&D theme not a great fan of the platforming genre, so I was pleasantly surprised how absorbing this game was overall. How you can use the three principle characters and switch between their different abilities to solve a problem is really fun in single player mode. Not tried co-op so can't comment how well that works. Oh yeah and the graphics, sound and voice acting is top notch and the story is half way decent too.… Expand
May 3, 2012I absolutely loved this game. The game is very fun, not too long, not too short. The 2D gameplay is great and reminds me of Castlevania 3 with its varied characters each with their own unique strengths. In Trine the characters are well balanced, the wizard almost being an exception since his only offense is to drop a box or plank on enemies and you can't move while you're summoning, but this vulnerability makes it interesting, especially if he's the only character left alive. The music is absolutely beautiful and perfectly suited to the game and just for listening in general. I completed all achievements and was still left wanting more.… Expand
May 14, 2012I will be frank, the idea is neat... I expected something clever as Lost Vikings. And i got less. the game offers too many solutions... So much you don't really have to think at all. The game is also too easy. The enemies are repetitive. The knight voice, and the jokes... OH MY GOOD... they are really really bad. To the point Im trying to be kind to that aspect.... But I CHOKED hearing so bad jokes... The first problem... The Characters never interact between them. That's lame... I understand during the first half of the game they just say some lines. But near the end they still don't have a normal Dialog... Example...
"I smell something is burning"
"I wish it is not the woods"
" I wish is Turkey" I made this by myself and I think i made a better joke that what I have in that game... But they interact like that.. Remember When a level started in Lost vikngs and the characters had actual conversations? Remember they INTERACTED talking to each other and playing pranks and jokes between themselves!? Ok here we have characters who constanly say something about something but never criticize each other or have some kind of interaction. And Is not like that is not possible, the knight is so terrible flatminded it deserves the thief play pranks on him and the wizard calms everybody, But no, they dont do anything ... the jokes are bad, the characters have little characterization and they don't even talk to each other (is like they talk to thin air)
Now the game itself. The physics are unaccurate, but not to the point is unplayable... But mark my words... If you die, Is because of the physics.
The enemies range from bats... to skeletons. to monsters. to skeletons... Add some skeletons, some bats, some skeletons, some more skeletons. and . Maybe some more bats... But don't forget the skeletons!
This is not the prince of persia times, where your only enemies where swordmen and skeletons. This game really needed difficulty. Voices, and depth...
Overall I think this game is really hollow and was made with little to no heart.
I Enjoyed the run... But not enough to play the game again. It just don't have replayability, this is the first platformer I probably will not play again. Is not bad or mediocre... But really average… Expand
May 31, 2012Wake me up when there is some kind of challenge. The monsters are all identical from start to end, the "puzzles" are extremely easy. The gameplay, three heroes to control and freedom to pass the level like you choose, along with the nice levels design and artistic direction makes it worth playing despite these flaws.
Jul 13, 2012This is a fantastic indie game and platformer. The game is fun to go through single-player, but it really shines when you can get one or two friends to play through it with you. Solving the puzzles together while making sure all of you can get through while fighting off bats and skeletons is great fun. The platforming is very solid and while the puzzles are not terrible complicated, getting all the characters through in 3 player can be harder than you think. Graphically the game is gorgeous, the backgrounds and character are incredibly well animated, colorful, and just fun to look at. The one area of the game that I feel could use a little improvement is the combat. The way the enemies spawned could get a bit tiresome at times. There were often only 1 or 2 spawn points in an area but you would have to fight a dozen or more skeletons. This would drag out the fights painfully with you waiting right by the spawn point to kill the same skeleton 5 or 6 times over the course of several minutes instead of just fighting them all at once and moving on. You would kill it for the 5th time and turn around to move to the next puzzle and *whoosh* another skeleton spawns behind you. Still a very fun, solid, and thoroughly enjoyable platform puzzle game. Recommended for anyone that enjoys a good platforming game. Play with friends for the full experience.… Expand
Sep 12, 2014Trine is a fun somewhat unique, beautiful game.
Trine's character are fun and unique with some fun side scrolling action and good humor very easy and quick game. only lasts about 6 hours of gameplay so it doesn't get stale which is nice a good game doesn't need to be long just good.
worth $5
Aug 16, 2012I enjoyed the game and played through it about four times. It had some challenges and was a really beautiful world to explore. I would have given it a 10 if it was more non-linear... only out of what I prefer but I recommend it as a physics guy.
Jan 3, 2013Trine is a good example of what happens when developers set out on a quest to make the greatest game ever. Interactive physics puzzles, useful and fun characters combined with breathtaking visuals so awesome it's magical, make this game worthy of passing on to your grandkids.
Nov 3, 2012If like me you played first Trine 2, this can be a surprise. Both are set in a fantasy world but they are different. Trine is more combat style and there are fewer puzzles. The setting, with its artistic style is always a pleasure; hidden treasures contain trinkets that can be worn by the characters, so you are more interested in finding them. The short length (six hours) and lack of different enemies, they are all skeletons, put Trine few steps under his successor but It is a good game for your collection.… Expand
Dec 11, 2012Side scrolling platformer where you control three characters in a fantasy setting. In theory each character has their strong points and should contribute to specific areas of the game. However in reality for the majority of the game you could pick which of the three you like the best and roll through levels with them. Compounding on this problem is the fact that the Knight character is mostly useless leaving you to use him to eat damage. The narrative is clever with good voice over work between levels but can't seem to figure out if it's trying to be humorous or quaint. The graphics are beautiful but many parts made me wish I had been able to walk into the back/foreground (like Bug 3D). If you enjoy platformers or RPGs this will be worth checking out since it combines elements of both well.… Expand
Jul 29, 2013It's a rather average game with good graphics (for an arcade game). The physics puzzles are interesting at some places, but sometimes they require precise timing and very accurate key presses which gets annoying. You may like it if you like arcade games but let's say Limbo is way way better than this one.
Dec 25, 2012Trine is quite good game. I've played only 2 hours, cause i don't like games with magic. But for someone, who like fantasy, Trine is very good game.
Jan 10, 2013I just checked a couple of screenshots before getting Trine and thought about having it as a resting game from some heavy time-consuming titles I was playing.
Still when I started the game and saw the story and the amazing visuals... felt so happy to have bought it. Not to mention the collaborative approach that makes you think that one skill is never enough but is team work what can make things really really work.
I completely congratulate the company and developers for this game that gave me some really nice hours of fun. You can see in every aspect of the game that the people were putting their heart, from the visuals, to the gameplay, the story to the puzzles, its a game designed and developed with passion.
The only downturn is that the "Very Hard" difficult only unlocks when you first beat the game and I am the kind of person who would like to play a game only once and in maximum difficulty, besides being only slight difference among them.
Thumbs up for this amazing game!!!… Expand
Feb 3, 2013I picked this up in a steam sale along with its sequel and was initially impressed with its fantastic visuals and controls. The three character dynamic works well for the most part and each character has their specific roles. However I felt that the gameplay was unpolished and I solved a few puzzles by abusing the physics engine and I encountered various glitches. I didn't finish the game because of this and have no desire to. I recognize there's a good game underneath the outdated physics engine and glitches but I recommend you skip straight to Trine's superior sequel.… Expand
Feb 12, 2013great game, great platormer gameplay. the graphics are pretty good for a side scroller and i dont know of many games like it for the pc. maybe rocket knight, but that one is a bit different in gameplay. trine uses three characters that combine their skills to get past each level. its really fun to play with another in co-op mode. the story revolves three characters a wizard, thief, and warrior that come together to save their world from evil unleashed. anything less than 9, is saying there are platformers better than this on the pc...… Expand
Aug 1, 2013Trine is a pretty, "artsy" game that would like to be something special but in the end it's just your average platformer. Characters are as well drawn as irritating and story is dull.
Jun 25, 2013An excellent 2D platformer, and I generally hate this type of game. The wizard in particular is enjoyable to play with- there is no jumping puzzle you can't get through with him. It was enjoyable to have a platformer reward you for thinking outside the box. Some parts can be extremely frustrating, but it might just have been me being an idiot.
Oct 17, 2014It is a worth-playing-game overall but there's a lot of deficiency to be pointed out. Especially the jumping. The final moment is so rewarding, even made me jumped out of my chair.
Nov 4, 2013Reasonably entertaining side scrolling platform adventure game. The game draws you in with its superb visuals and quick character changes which make the game feel very dynamic at first. As progress is made in the game you realize that the characters lack balance and the game just drags. Every puzzle can be most easily solved by the Wizard and once the Thief is strong enough there is never a reason to use the slow and clumsy warrior. Experience is found in bottles, mostly hidden in the scenery, causing you to often focus more on maneuvering the scenery than solving puzzles and advancing the game.… Expand
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Informed Decisions and Faster Claims Settlements Have Resulted in Renewals Rising to About 70 Percent in the General Insurance Category
Colombo, Sri Lanka. – April 30th, 2012
News Facts
· Asian Alliance Insurance PLC, a leading player in the Sri Lankan insurance industry, implemented the Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12, to enhance its customer satisfaction and manage its operational costs more efficiently by cutting its claims processing from three days to less than five hours.
· Prior to deploying the Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12, Asian Alliance Insurance relied on a non-integrated technology system to manage customer interactions forcing the organization to manually enter data and use spreadsheets for analyzing performance, delaying critical business reports and hampering timely decisions.
· The successful implementation of the Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 has helped Asian Alliance Insurance integrate and automate its financials, better manage integration between its Core Insurance (iSYS) solution, the in-house developed IT system, and Oracle applications, while ensuring the organization is able to consolidate information from its Life/Non-Life Strategic Business Units.
· Oracle E-Business Suite Financials has helped settle most insurance claims in less than five hours, down from two to three days, and can generate real-time reports as required.
· As a result of faster claims processing and enhanced customer satisfaction, the first year renewal in general insurance has risen from 55 percent to 70 percent; the first year renewal in life insurance has risen from 72 percent to 75 percent; the second year renewal has risen from 51 percent to 54 percent; and the third year renewal has risen from 46 percent to 50percent;enabling Asian Alliance Insurance PLC to achieve a return on its IT investment in three years.
· Other modules successfully implemented by Asian Alliance Insurance PLC are Oracle Inventory Management and Oracle Purchasing, which have been tightly integrated with the company's bespoke iSYS solution, resulting in settling creditors within the agreed credit period and thus improving the credibility and image of the company.
· DMS Software Technologies (Pvt.) Ltd, a Gold Level Member of the Oracle Partner Network implemented the solution at Asian Alliance Insurance PLC. DMS was selected by the customer due to their reputation for on-time delivery and support, which was evident during the implementation process.
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· "The Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 has helped us satisfy customer expectations in both general and life insurance segments, while providing timely, relevant, management information to fulfill our statutory and regulatory reporting requirements," said Saliya Wickramasinghe, General Manager Finance, Asian Alliance Insurance, PLC.
· "Financial companies like Asian Alliance Insurance PLC need a solution that helps them better manage and provide real time data across their products and services. Oracle provides such organizations with a flexible, robust and easy-to-use system to facilitate management of the volume of information across their products," said Akkasha Sultan Shaikh, Country Manager, Applications Business, Oracle Pakistan and South Asia Growth Economies West. "We look forward to working with other companies from the Sri Lankan business community to help them better manage their portfolios."
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· Oracle E-Business Suite Financials
· Oracle Inventory Management
· Oracle Purchasing
· Oracle in Insurance
· Asian Alliance Customer Reference Story
· Organizations Around the World Successfully Implement the Oracle® E-Business Suite Release 12
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Asian Alliance Insurance PLC commenced operations in December 1999; today the company has grown from strength to strength to become one of Sri Lanka's leading players in the insurance industry. The company caters to a clientele that consists of corporate and individuals. Asian Alliance Insurance is ranked 6th in Sri Lanka's Total Life Premium market (source: IBSL Annual Report 2009). RAM Rating Ltd. has assigned a BBB- Rating to AAI based on the performance and internal processes. The rating underscores AAI's claims paying ability (CPA), based on the soundness of the Company's operations and financial strength. The secret behind the Asian Alliance Insurance success story lies in its ability to offer tailor-made insurance solutions to its customers. http://www.asianalliance.lk
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Burmese Curry is about as cheap and good as it gets in a rice way.
I've always wanted to try the Sunrise Cafe but have never quite summoned up the courage.
In the long term you may need to use that gas burner on your desk for more than coffee JB. I'm thinking about a feed a friend lunch exchange with mates at the moment. Todays menu is lambs fry (grilled at table) with new potatoes and turkish tomato salad.
You probably need to clarify whether the $10 must include a drink, or simply a dish/meal of some description.
My thumbs-up go to:
Phat Duck, Bunda Street. Freshly prepared dishes with plenty of flavour for under (or around) $10.
Zambrero, East Row or Lonsdale Street: Awesome Burritos for $9.90
That Pizza Place, London Cct: Two generous slices of pizza for $9.
Sushi Sushi, Canberra Centre: Cheap hand rolls or various sush trays for under $10.
Shalimar Indian, Marcus Clarke Street: $8 lunch box prepared on order, great flavour.
Thumbs-down to sub-$10 lunches from:
Indo Cafe, London Cct: Cooked hours before (if not the day before), often lukewarm and rubbery.
Sizzle Bento, Garema Place: Sushi train lacks variety and has questionable hygene.
Grill Fusion, Garema Place (now renamed or closed?): Like drinking grease from a fryer.
+1 for Zambrero's… although throw in some Guac on your burrito and your over $10.
Perfect Poultry near suparbarn does cheap meals, they have a hot bar where chips and gravy is less than $5, Schnitty rolls less than $10. Or my bargain lunch from there – a chicken and corn roll with some mayo for $2.60, walk over to Bakers Delight and buy a roll for 60c !! Lunch for just over 3 bucks =)
Nutmeg does affordable salad's. $6.50 or $7.50 for a container..
The Glasshouse has yummy meals too. Sangas for around $7 plus they have a variety of hot take away meals for $10.50.
Turkish Grill lunch boxes are $8.50 and are very filling (I just finished one)
Meze down near the Uni Lodge have the best kebabs in the city and are around $8-$9
Asian cafe lunch boxes are good at $8 for a large box
+1 for La Pasa, Zambero, That pizza place and Sushi Sushi.
Also the new Wok place opposite Oporto also looks good, but haven't had a chance to try it yet.
It's been several years since I worked in Civic, so this advice is probably useless, haha, but back in the day the Shalimar "Curry in a hurry" deal was always pretty good.
Asian Cafe on West Row also offered reliable, but not spectacular grub, for a good price.
Not sure if they fall under the $10 limit now, but Blue Olive has generally remained a good gourmet sandwich option despite several changes of ownership.
Mrs Caulfield, who does work in Civic, does tell me Phat Duck is good, but, again, not sure on prices.
The Sushi place in the original lower food court is generally okay as well and definitely comes in under budget.
I used to frequent the Baytree near the Customs overpass. Renamed the days of the week to suit the menu.
Cajunchickenday, beefrendangday, [forget what wed was now, I think it was something spicy, maybe pork], beefburgundyday [nobody messed with beefburgundyday], and Friday. Friday was a bit boring.
Also – Aisan Cafe on Moore St – not great food, but cheap and they pack it into the takeaway boxes.
Agreed re Burmese (though it's a one bowl bloat situation), Glasshouse Cafe in Industry House Binara Street, Zambrero.
I'm no sushi expert but people who apparently are (rolleyes) tell me that Sushi Sushi is the best in Civic.
I like the $9 vege laksa at Civic Asian Noodle House on Northbourne.
Subway for vege 6 inch with cheese and sauce, about $5
Another little cafe on Binara Street (Republic?) has take out fresh rice paper rolls for about $7.50 that are great.
+1 zambrero – i get my guac as part of my $9.90 vege burrito price so keeps it under $10.
i am going to counter the thumbs down to indo cafe – i think they are awesome. my lunchbox is always cooked fresh on request – i ring ahead from my desk and it's there waiting when i walk over. the $10 lunch deal is your curry/rice, a spring roll/curry puff/corn fritter and a water/can soft drink. value!
my new favourite is the turkish place in the bus interchange next to phoenix (the name escapes me) does a great small (freshly made) pide for $8.50.
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i am going to counter the thumbs down to indo cafe – i think they are awesome. my lunchbox is always cooked fresh on request – i ring ahead from my desk and it's there waiting when i walk over. the $10 lunch deal is your curry/rice, a spring roll/curry puff/corn fritter and a water/can soft drink. value!
my new favourite is the turkish place in the bus interchange next to phoenix (the name escapes me) does a great small (freshly made) pide for $8.50.
I'm sure if you call and make a specific request they will provide it fresh, but the bain-marie that sits full of pre-packaged lunch containers suggests that the majority of food is pre-cooked.
I've tried that new Turkish place a few times and their kebabs are very nice, far better than Ali-baba.I also like that they do a small kebab for the times I just want a snack. Stay clear of the gozzleme though, that stuff is most definately pre-cooked and reheated prior to serving because they do it in plain sight.


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Since the Second Vatican Council, mainstream Catholic theology has focused on the experiential dimension of faith. How do Catholics, as individuals and as a community, experience such things as God, prayer, the Mass, the sacraments? How do the encounters with these transcendent realities concretely affect the lives of Catholics? The Fathers of the Church always referred their developing understanding of the nature and person of Jesus Christ to the experience of salvation described in the Bible. From this starting point they developed the Christological teachings that we take for granted today: Jesus is one in being with the Father, He is fully God and fully man, and so on.
Human experience, then, is a valid source for theological reflection, though problems arise when it dwells too much on the human aspect and forgets the role of the divine. Unfortunately, a fair amount of contemporary theology, some of which has been popularized and filtered into parish life, has fallen into this trap. For example, definitions of the Mass as "the community meal" and the sacrament of confirmation as an ecclesial "coming of age" ceremony immediately exclude the divine element of these sacred rituals. In order for human experience to bear fruit in our spiritual lives, it must lift us upward to God, not collapse downward in a celebration of ourselves.
Beginning from shared human experience is helpful in contemplating the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which falls annually on August 15. In one of only two dogmas ever declared infallible by the pope, Pius XII definitively taught a reality of faith that slowly became better understood after centuries of theological reflection and liturgical celebration: "the Immaculate Mother of God, the ever Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory."
What does Mary's assumption have to do with our own human experience? Although she was the mother of God and thus the pinnacle of human existence, Mary lived a most ordinary life, a life with which we can all identify. She cooked dinner nightly, she cleaned the house, she was married and she raised a son. Her chores were perhaps even more strenuous than ours: she washed all the family's clothes by hand (clothes which she likely sewed herself), she cleaned her home without aid of a vacuum, and she stoked the fire to stay warm. Above all, she experienced the emotional highs and lows of human life: she married a holy man and gave birth to a son; but she also buried her husband and endured the ultimate tragedy for any parent: she watched her innocent son die a torturous and agonizing death.
The readings for the Mass of the assumption encourage such contemplation. The first reading, from the Book of Revelation, points us immediately to our holy Mother in Heaven: "A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars." But, as the gospel relating Mary's "Magnificat" reminds us, Heaven is not a pious thought unrelated to human experience; rather it is the final fulfillment of all the longings and desires of our human life:
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my Savior
For he has looked with favor on his lowly servant. . . .He has come to the help of his servant
Israel for he has remembered his promise of mercy, the promise he made to our fathers, to Abraham and his children forever.
Secularists who aim to banish religion from public life assert that religious belief is fine in private, but it is not fundamental to human experience. Today our celebration of the assumption proposes a jubilant counter to this dreary secular dogma, one that cries out from the depths of human desire for the transcendent. Brother Philip Anderson, prior of Clear Creek Monastary, powerfully sums up the Catholic response:
We certainly need to feel that Our Lady is close to us, but if ever there was a time in which human beings needed to be reminded of exalted and heavenly things – of purity and light not of this world – it is surely ours. While politicians and the shapers of popular culture lead us bravely downward, along the slippery slope into a moral quagmire. . .we stand in need of a heavenly reference point, of a guiding star. As we watch the Gospel of Life being trampled under foot in ever newer ways, we have to remember to look up to the stars. Gate of Heaven, Morning Star, pray for us. Lady, uplift us!
We certainly need to feel that Our Lady is close to us, but if ever there was a time in which human beings needed to be reminded of exalted and heavenly things – of purity and light not of this world – it is surely ours. While politicians and the shapers of popular culture lead us bravely downward, along the slippery slope into a moral quagmire. . .we stand in need of a heavenly reference point, of a guiding star. As we watch the Gospel of Life being trampled under foot in ever newer ways, we have to remember to look up to the stars. Gate of Heaven, Morning Star, pray for us. Lady, uplift us!
David G. Bonagura, Jr. is associate editor of The University Bookman.
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After my pro tablesaw of 20 years' hard use burned up, I bought a $300 Cr*ftsm*n brand that lasted on the jobsite less than a year, so I bought this as...Read complete review
After my pro tablesaw of 20 years' hard use burned up, I bought a $300 Cr*ftsm*n brand that lasted on the jobsite less than a year, so I bought this as a a quick, inexpensive solution until I can pay out the cash for another pro saw.This little saw really does a great job ripping anything I've put on it, so my disappointment is entirely with the table guide; which is S-O-O-O cheap and difficult to lock into a square and stable position. It literally has no way of squaring itself. I have to eyeball it or use a framing square each time I move the guide. The second problem with the guide is that when it's locked down, the handle can block the saw blade height crank on narrow cuts, so if you want to raise or lower the blade - you have to unlock the guide, move the blade and put the guide back in place. Add and decent table guide H-F,and this would be a great saw!
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By Wolfie
from Portsmouth RI
About Me Avid Do-It-Yourselfer
Comments about Chicago Electric Power Tools Professional Series 10 in., 13 Amp Industrial Table Saw:
I love this saw. I replaced this saw because my old table saw was on it's lest leg and fell apart. For the money it got me out of a jam. The more I use it the more I like it. I love the safety guards as well. If you buy this saw don't be a fool and not use the safety guards. It is a very safe tool. I recommend this tool all day long. Great value. Came with a 15 month warranty Cant go wrong.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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By JHON
from SAN ANTONIO TX.
About Me Hobbiest
(13 of 14 customers found this review helpful)
This is a great saw!
By Crocker Twin Creations
from Lewisville, Tx
About Me Thrifty
I started a small wood working business out of my garage. I used to only use a circular saw to rip boards in half, my cuts were never straight. Then I picked up this table saw and it works AMAZING! Very easy to put together and mount on a table. It was on sale for only $99, you just can't beat that! I had it for a month and one day it just didnt turn on. So i took it to a local HF store and i was seriously in the store for 5 minutes and i was walking out with a brand new replacement saw, no questions asked. I didnt purchase the extended warranty or anything. It was within the 90 days, so they gladly exchanged it for me. I couldn't be happier with this saw and how easy it was to get a replacement when it had a falty switch. I have purchased a whole garage full of tools now from HF and i am very happy with how they all work.
(8 of 10 customers found this review helpful)
Dont let neg nellies spoil a good buy
By Adams custom millworx
from leland ..nc
ok first of all don't think this is the end all of table saws..rem what you paid for and do yourself a favor get a new 60 tooth blade and use it instead of the one in the box.. then use care and caution and don't force the tool. io have used mine to do some pretty heavy jobs and it keeps on running . I use my air compressor //also HF// to clean it every use and I love it .I have remodled several homes with it and it just keeps on going like forest gump.. ty harbor freight I love this thing and will use it till it dies and get another
(8 of 9 customers found this review helpful)
Love This Saw
By Jaco
from Mechanicsville, VA
About Me Parent
I bought this saw because I need to cut and lay about 1000 s.f. of Bamboo flooring and trim. I did buy a Diablo carbide blade to go in it. This thing was awesome! It cut the Bamboo like it was nothing, including ripping boards. It cut straight and was accurate on angles. Only improvement that came to mind: Make the front label out of something other than cardboard as it was often raining outside when I was working and I worried it might damage the front label.
(10 of 10 customers found this review helpful)
Pretty Good Saw for Average DIYer
By Frank
from Minneapolis, MN
The holes for the installation lag bolts do not accept 3/8th bolts very well. You have to use a 9/16 socket to ratchet them down through the plastic and it's slow going. Instead, I just used 5/16th and called it done. I ran a few test boards through it and it cuts very straight for such a low price tag. This looks very familiar to another saw out there (red brand) that has reviews stating it has an uneven iron surface. The surface of this saw is straight and true. I was surprised to see that it comes with a carbide-tipped blade. The blade isn't too bad but an upgrade in this area could really make this saw sing. Ordinarily, I buy older, used equipment. But why when for the same or less money you can get a decent new saw. Of course, this isn't a cabinet-grade saw. You get what you pay for but what you get will get the job done for most of us out there. By the way, this does not come with a stand any more. I built my own out of 2x4s to get going. Perhaps one day I'll make up a proper stand that allows bigger cuts but for now it gets the job done.
(13 of 13 customers found this review helpful)
Did a super job
By Tommya
from Paramus, NJ
I bought this saw to rip pieces of Trex decking to finish off my deck. I wasn't too concerned with long term quality or ease of use because I figured I'd only use it once. I have a lot of tools but this was my first table saw. I have to say it was real easy to use, accurate, and did exactly what I needed it to. Since the deck I've found other uses for it and it works like a champ.
(14 of 16 customers found this review helpful)
Good Buy
By Keys
from Los Angeles, CA
Turns out the stand is included. Had I known before I would have purchased it long ago. Also looks much better than display unit in store due to customer mangling.
(20 of 20 customers found this review helpful)
By Semper Fi
from San Jose
(11 of 12 customers found this review helpful)
Great product
By Handy Andy
from Columbus, OH
I used this product to cut 12 sheets of T-111 it handled the 4x8 sheets great no problem the directions to put it togeather were not so great i had to do guess work, and had to twist the stand to get the holes to line up right but after that its a great saw for home use!!!
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Quality HD wedding video for a low price
Serving the Portland, Vancouver, Salem, the Oregon Coast and Tacoma WA.
Beaverton, OR 97008
The owner has indicated they are no longer in business.
Laura 1 Reviews
Mark was great to work with. We are so happy with the finished product. Highly recommend him!
Wedding: 09/01/2013
Services Used: Videography
Private User 2 Reviews
Definitely great value for the money, if you want a professional video recording of your wedding events.
Wedding: 1+ year ago
Services Used: Videography
Natalie 2 Reviews
Mark was very accommodating and easy to work with. The price was great for us, and we were very happy with the end result!
Wedding: 07/06/2013
Services Used: Videography
Event One was wonderful. The video was great and we recieved a highlight reel and all the raw footage from the wedding, 4 hours worth. Great quality for a low price.
Wedding: 06/29/2013
Services Used: Videography
Julia 4 Reviews
Pros: Mark was easy to work with. His services are very affordable. It was really important for us to be able to hear the vows in the video, so he used a lapel mic on the groom and it caught every word! The color and quality of the video itself is very good. The video messages left for us by friends and family during the reception were really fun to watch. Mark volunteered to stay an hour later than the contract said so that he could capture the toasts and the first dance. We're thrilled to have a record of my maid of honor's HILARIOUS toast!
Cons: My husband does not like watching the video, because the lapel mic recorded his panic in the minutes leading up to the ceremony as he scrambled to find the iPod (used for postlude music). Twenty minutes of live music, done by two of our friends, was not captured. Instead, Mark superimposed his own soundtrack on the beginning of the video, and the effect is a little corny. My mom likes it, though.
Wedding: 06/09/2013
Services Used: Videography
It was very important to my husband and I that we videotape our wedding. I found Mark at Event one. He was reasonable priced, giving a range of options to fit our budget. He was very responsive to our request. We received the footage very very quickly and the footage was excellent. I would definitely recommend him for any videographer needs
Wedding: 05/19/2013
Services Used: Videography
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Mark was great!!! He was on time, and made my guest feel comfortable talking in front of the camera. He also captured all of the most important moments, and also not so important. Which we loved!
Wedding: 08/20/2012
Services Used: Videography
Mark did a wonderful job in all aspect of capturing our wedding. A wedding is kind of a circus with multiple vendors trying to corral the bride and groom. Mark did a great job working with the photographers and dj. Kathleen and I are happy to have the memory captured on video. I recommend Mark for videography services.
Wedding: 03/17/2012
Services Used: Videography
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I have to admit, it was frustrating Took me like two hours. I wasn't aware that you can get Balthazar to join you and I've been forced to face all of them...
I summoned a planetar and four fire elementals to act as meatshields for illaseera and her dispelling arrows.Also, I put a wall of spike traps first. I decided not to use the supreme cheese: I wasn't wishresting to cover the entire map with those to blow all of the five to the moon instantly.
The traps, unfortunately, always picked Abazigal as the target. I wanted them to blow up Ilaseera, but well, at least Abazigal was killed instantly.
I cast focus with my F/M/T and stopped time with my Berserker/Mage while casting breach on Balthazar with my wildmage. For some reason this removes his immunity to time stop & makes him take more damage. He had to go down first - his aoe stun/knockdown is just too much and screws up the whole tactic, plus, he constantly heals himself, making it nearly impossible to kill him outside the timestop bubble. As he went down, I breached Ilaseera. When Melissan joined the fight, I had to do a tricky stunt that took me loads of reloads: My F/M/T and B/M moved to mop the floor with Ilaseera, my planetar moved with my Wild mage to cast insect plague on Sendai, while my Ranger/Cleric cast insect plague on Mellisan herself to stop her from using Timestop. Sometimes it worked, sometimes not. I'm not sure why - sometimes i.e. the plague would reach Sendai but not affect her, and sometimes, she could just cast normally under the plague. Not sure.
Either way, it worked after like 10 reloads and both Mellisan and Sendai couldn't stop time anymore. This was important because under Time stop, Mellisan could easily kill one of my party members and hoping she would get drawn to my wall of summons instead of my party members was a lottery.
The next stop was easy. My wildmage used greater alacrity and with a combo of Spellthrust+spellstrike+Breach, Sendai was exposed and vulnerable. Took me three seconds to remove her from my sight. I also got rid of that annoying celestial next to her.
Yaga shura was formality. At this moment Mellisan succeded in destroying stoneskins of most of my party, so I had to manouver a bit and draw her to my summon so that my guys can recast their buffs. Unfortunately, for some reason, Melissan insta-killed my Ranger-Cleric when he was tanking her. Oh well, pity. I still could raise him through my next Planetar, but decided he wasn't really needed now that just Melissan remained.
Well, both my damage dealers (F/M/T and B/M) had high APR (10 and 9.5, respectively), and 24/25 str, plus F/M/T used assassinate and critical strike, with Wildmage constantly breaching any attempts of using PfMW, so... it took only like 20 seconds to finish the battle. My poor R/C got revived by the Solar.
Frustrating (especially that insect plague part - bug?), but it worked. Thanks for the mod, I managed to successfully beat it, without too much frustration. Good job and great work Yup I used a custom team but just because I consider the original NPCs very weak and inapriopriate for a high difficulty mod.
-Abazigal too weak. Shouldn't he transform to his dragon form? He's a dragon, after all. makes little sense he sticks to his weaker human form & dies in it.
-Yaga-Shura too weak. He does nothing, pretty much, and dies even to fire elementals attacking him... Some limited ability usage, maybe?
-Sendai too strong. Again, she uses the cheesy wish that ALWAYS allows her to get rid of all spell protections. There is no counter against this except for power word: reload. I'd suggest getting rid of that component: it's not fair (it always gives them the destroy spell protections wish, even though it SHOULD be a random choice between 5 options if SCS2 is meant to play fair).
-Breach removes timestop invulnerability, not sure if that was intended?
-Also, without breach, Balthazar/Ilassera refuse to die at times. They stay at "almost dead" and take damage but don't die. Scripted? This is especially tiresome with Balthazar who can heal himself.
-Balthazar can get hasted. Being a monk, he shouldn't be able to.
-Insect plague aka the only way not to go insane in this fight behaves very randomly. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I didn't have the "fire shield destroys insect plague" component on because imho it nerfs the spell too hard and makes it utterly useless but neither Sendai, nor Mellisan cast fireshields, so...
The final ToB battle - Ascension/SCS2
Started by czacki, Feb 25 2012 03:29 AM
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Posted 25 February 2012 - 03:29 AM
Posted 26 February 2012 - 03:43 PM
-Balthazar can get hasted. Being a monk, he shouldn't be able to.
applied to bhaalspawn, shouldn't class restrictions have 'wiggle room'? maybe consider it a HLA.
Posted 27 February 2012 - 10:52 AM
Well, in that case PC should also have "wiggle room" and he doesn't and iirc SCS2 is meant to be fair and true to rules.
Posted 23 June 2012 - 08:47 AM
SCS2 doesn't touch Balthazar, so you're seeing either the Ascension, or the vanilla ToB, power set.
I sometimes revert really blatant breaches of the rules, but this doesn't feel like one: it's not clear to me that Balthazar (being a very high-level Bhaalspawn) can't have powers that transcend the standard ruleset. After all, the PC does by this stage.
I sometimes revert really blatant breaches of the rules, but this doesn't feel like one: it's not clear to me that Balthazar (being a very high-level Bhaalspawn) can't have powers that transcend the standard ruleset. After all, the PC does by this stage.
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Julien Macdonald puts a spring in your step this summer
From May this year shoppers at Debenhams could reach dizzy new heights in fashion footwear with the launch of the new Star by Julien Macdonald shoe range. Our women's copywriter, Jade Shaw, has the details.
A collection of striking safari print, studded and tribal designs and 4-inch heels not for the faint-hearted, every pair makes its own individual style statement.
Our designer exclusively handed his first pair over to Jimmy Choo, and sealing approval from the iconic shoemaker is a sure sign this range is set for success.
In July, Choo and Macdonald will be appearing together on Britain's Next Top Model, their close working relationship can only mean great things for our Designers at Debenhams.
When Julien was asked what inspired his towering stilettos he replied, "watching Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz and those fabulous red slippers, and I had that in mind when I was designing." Great news for the girls in our office, who have been clicking their heels with excitement.
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July/August 2000
"The WAM-120 Diesel"
"Wilksch Airmotive's new diesel aero engine is due to go into production next year. Report and photos by Philip Whiteman."
"Twenty years ago, in Australia, an aircraft mechanic told Mark Wilksch, "You'll never change a Lycoming or Continental". How wrong they were!
We now have the new Wilksch engine that is water-cooled, has three cylinders, is a two-stoke and, most radical of all, is a diesel.
In some ways the choice of a diesel, at least, was obvious as, for years, we've all known that diesel cars use less fuel. Now, they even go as well as petrol ones, as many motorists will tell you. Wilksch, though, was sure he could not just 'dieselize' an existing aero engine. For a start, some form of supercharging would be needed to provide adequate performance. The peak cylinder firing pressure of a diesel is very high and the engine's bearings have to be beefed up to cope with it. Not only that, but the firing impulses give the propeller, or any reduction gearing, a very hard time as well.
However, as he was well aware, there are historical precedents for diesels powering aircraft, and the most successful of them all was the Junkers two-stroke diesel aero engine of the 1930s and 40s. Why a two-stroke? The rationale was simple, double the number of firing impulses and you get more, if not quite double, power from an engine of a given size. At any given power output, the two-stroke operates at a lower mean cylinder pressure than the equivalent four-stroke, lowering the stress on the connecting rods and crankshaft. This recipe would give the essential power-to-weight ratio, smooth torque delivery and mechanical simplicity.
There remained one design issue. The turbocharger would offer the dual advantages of not consuming any drive power and automatically compensating for falling pressure with altitude. But it wouldn't produce any boost at idle or low power settings, indeed, the engine could not even be started without some form of auxiliary blower.
Wilksch's solution was to fit a secondary, mechanical blower downstream of the turbocharger, where it would be driven by induction air whenever the turbocharger was working, therefore removing the need for a clutch or having to accept drive losses when the blower was not actually required.
For the first Europa test hop, made in December last year, the Eaton supercharger from a Mercedes SLK sportscar is used. Now a new, lighter and more efficient blower, devised by aircraft cabin blower experts at City University, is to be fitted. Intercooling (putting an air/air radiator between the turbocharger and engine) increases the basic engine's output to 150 hp, making the WAM-1 50i a near4erm prospect. Wilksch also proposes an expanded range of aero engines based on the 600 cc WAM-1 20 cylinder module. Thus, in time, we may see a 1 60/200 hp (intercooled) 'four' and a 200/250 hp 'five', providing a range of Wilksch engines to suit much of the GA piston fleet.
Mechanical ingenuity
Like a 'six', the three-cylinder in-line layout of the 1 20 hp WAM-1 20 gives perfect primary and secondary balance. The inherent 'rocking couple', caused by the two end cylinders, is countered by balancer shafts-so the engine should run very smoothly.
The 'little end' bearings tend to be the Achilles heel of high performance two-stroke engines. The WAM-1 20 uses one fix used in many heavy-duty two-strokes -a spherical bearing. Piston crown oil cooling is enhanced by an amusingly-named, but highly effective, 'cocktail shaker' arrangement. One further, elegant refinement is a novel single-piece connecting rod/spherical bearing design. The spherical little end drops info a simple aluminium piston and is secured by a locking ring that is threaded over the base of the rod-very neat and the subject of a patent application.
Wilksch Airmotive has designed their own three-point engine mounting system. It plans to incorporate the engine mounts in the rear timing-chest cover, which would allow different mount configurations simply by changing covers. The radiator mounts on the front of the engine, below the propeller centre line. The WAM-120 will be supplied as a complete functional unit, the cooling system being an integral part of the package.
WAM-120 Engine DataRating 120hp @ 2,700 rpm
Mounting Three-point Wilksch Para-Focal(TM)
Cooling Liquid, integral radiator
Target weight 100kg
TBO 1000hrs (at launch)
2000hrs+ (target)
Fuel diesel/turbine
Height 63cm (25 inches)
Length 81cm (32 inches)
Width 58cm (24 inches)
MT three-blade, variable pitch.
For further details contact Wilksch
Airmotive Public Relations and Press
Office, 12 Pattison Lane, Woolstone,
Milton Keynes MK15 OAX.
Tel: 01908-392003, fax: 01908691619,
web: www.wilksch.com"


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Dev Chair : My love-hate relationship with Apple development
Whether you love or hate Microsoft, you have to give them credit for popularising programming on Windows. While I was a junior programmer fresh out of college learning C++ and working on train control software, truckloads of CS/Engineering graduates were learning to program in Visual Basic. Whatever faults VB has, the way it allows even beginner or causal programmers to learn the craft and produce quick and dirty applications means that programming for Windows was no longer the eminent domain of the traditional CS/Engineering graduates, where FORTRAN and C/C++ rules. Microsoft continues this trend with C#/VB.NET and the .NET Framework, providing a lot of built-in functionality that used to require hand-crafted code or expensive third-party libraries, freeing up developers' time to concentrate on problem solving instead of mechanics.
With OS X, Apple began with Objective-C and Java as the programming languages of choice but ever since version OS X 10.3 Java had been put onto the back burner and is expected to be phased out eventually. Unfortunately, making Objective-C the sole language of the platform also makes it difficult and 'expensive' for Windows programmers, such as yours truly, to join the party. The difference in syntax (despite the 'C' in the name it does not have much resemblance to C or C++), difference in framework and API, difference in IDE philosophy, and the lack of refactoring tools (ReSharper, CodeRush, etc.) and unit testing tools (NUnit, JUnit, etc.) mean that some of the more open-minded programmers (mostly Java and .NET) will not take an active interest in Apple software development.
The upcoming Xcode 3 looks like it would make a big step in closing the gap, but the IDE still lacks the tools mentioned above to attract the time-constrained, less hard core developers from the Windows side of the world. The dark horse may be the combination of Eclipse IDE and Mono project. The Eclipse IDE is mature and has a flexible plug-in architecture so refactoring and unit testing tools can be integrated into the IDE by third party developers. Meanwhile the Mono project has been making lots of progress as far as compatibility with Microsoft's implementation is concerned. And the ability to take code written in Windows and runs it in Linux or OS X (with some limitation, of course) will appeal to Windows developers, at least as a starting point.
In fact, Eclipse/Mono may actually achieve what Sun tried to do with Java all those years ago. Remember 'Write once, run anywhere'?