... There's your problem. Use Dosbox. It eliminates most of the freaky conventional memory problems you get from running old DOS stuff under newer versions...
... If you go way, way back in the archives (probably around six months after ME was released), Matt has a long technical discussion of just why it would be...
I've finally gotten Darklands to work. I've tried before, many years ago, but I could never free enough memory to get it to run. Now I'm using DOSBox and it...
... Most people go with a more general approach on both combat and religion - since if everybody can fight and pray, it divides out the work load. I always...
... If you want to know what the requirements are for each profession, get your hands on the clue book. There are different kinds of requirements Family status...
... Once you've played for a while, you'll notice that weapon skills are trivial to increase, while others are much harder (well, except maybe artifice). I...
My front man has to wear too many hats. a) he has to be a fairly charismatic talker b) he has to be a pretty strong fighter (and lockpicker for me). The first...
The battle leader doesn't need to be the same as the party leader, infact he shouldn't be. Can't do both well enough. Put the perception guy to lead in mines...
... infact he ... lead in ... stepping into ... Agreed. Battle leader needs to be the first one on the list, so he will be first in single-file formations....
What happens if you forget to switch leaders (like me ;) )? In a dungeon crawl the "leader" is the one who has to open doors and pick locks. In the interaction...
Hey guys, Just wanted to introduce myself and say that I'm glad I finally found a group dedicated to this incredible game. I'd really like to help with the...
... Ah, well, that would be a problem. ;-) It does seem like it would be difficult to have one character be amazing at streetwise, speech, woodwise, riding,...
... amazing at streetwise, speech, woodwise, riding, artifice, alchemy, etc. The other characters would be pretty worthless, then, except as fodder or...
I find something seriously screwed up if a game in BETA is already for retail. Furthermore, the free-flow combat descibed is too good to be true, or maybe it's...
... for ... Agreed. I don't like the smell of that at all. ... or ... combat ... and ... games ... will ... Free-flow combat is not workable on anything but...
Military flail is nice, but I think the mace is better. First, you don't get a strength bonus with it, as you get with the mace, with 34str the damage is the...
... Technically, Fable has a leveling concept similar to Darklands. You gain experience points for particular areas such as melee or magic and can use these...
Btw. Is anyone of you playing World of Warcraft? I think someone who plays Darklands would really like WoW. It has allmost all aspects of Darklands, but also a...
... One of the things I don't like is the pathfinding during combat. If all your characters are in single file in a narrow corridor, the last one effectively...
What would be better though, is an MMORPG set in the Holy Roman Empire. I don't know... Darklands Online? With expansion sets for France, Italy, Russia, etc. ...
... We discussed this sort of thing for a long time in some earlier posts (About 4 months ago, I think), and came to a universal conclusion. The conclusion...
... that. Maybe the axe head on it is lighter than I imagine? ... Ever use a halberd? A halberd is a slashing and stabbing weapon, more like a bladed spear...
... Well, it's not like you have to pay to play it. You can download it and play until level 6 without purchasing it. And you're only paying $12 USD (full...
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Hi everybody, I have been out of Darklands action due to work commitments. But my last project finished last friday and my next one doesnt start till tomorrow....
Hey there, I first played Darklands when I was a little kid, but I never really understood the stats on the weapons and armour. For example, I have no idea...
The manual gives the penetration and damage values for weapons in words. That should give you some info how to choose your weapon. 10 points difference in...
... [mwirkk] <snip> ... [mwirkk] Also, the Clue Book has extensive tables on weapon properties and distributions, as well as opponent skills, and a detailed...
Okay, thanks guys, but the thing is I don't have the clue book, and due to my incompetence I can't find it on the net. Is there a site I can just go to and see...
... Not due to incompetence. There do not seem to be any electronic copies of it. I'm pretty sure I typed up some of the weapon figures for Ron. They're...
