Just as I am about to lay waste to the Demon, the game kicks back to DOS, game unsaved, and start over again and again.. Is this a known issue, (WIN XP),...
No message appeared, and all that work for nothing.. After reading some more, I downloaded and installed DosBox... I was then able to break the Second Seal and...
Just a reminder that when you reach a "cutscene" or decision point in a battlefield, you have an opportunity to save your game. The Templar Fortress contains...
My wife's problem with the Templar fortress is that at some point you come to a screen where you have to pray to a saint, but all of the options are shaded out...
No, I do play GuildWars, but not a lot of similarities there. I did recently get Die Gilde, Patrician III, Port Royale and Tortuga - entertaining myself :) ......
did you finish the fort? I have played to this point at least five times over the years, and had four crashes...usually blamed my system never thought it...
As an addition to my earlier post about saving at "cutscenes", make sure that you have plenty of saved games left. Darklands only allows 99 saved games. I...
I too play Guild Wars! Definitely different from Darklands but very enjoyable MMORPG for sure. What's your IGN? And WoW is much different from Darklands too,...
Of course they are really differrent. Like how they work. Solo play vs. MMORPG. 3D vs 2d and so. But WoW has many of the things I liked in Darklands. -It has...
... Really? I've had more than 99. The internal engine does do something weird ("-1" is after "99"), and the game itself slows down, but I could swear I have...
... If you happen to see that again and could save the game and upload the dksave??.* files here, I would be interested. I never came to a menu where there was...
I forgot to mention that one possible reason for a screen with grayed-out options is that the level of difficulty is set to beginner or standard level....
I found this project on SourceForge.net A cross-platform game engine for creating RPGs with interactive, dynamic worlds. Inspired by MicroProse's Darklands. ...
... Yeah, I've been working on it on and off for maybe a year. Unfortunately I'm back in a period where I have to focus on other things right now. I'm almost...
Just wanted to let you guys now that I've finally received the Darklands Clue Book. I have no intention of posting everything in it, but I will answer ...
Hi again This is a list of the various armour materials, with the "thickness" or protective value of each type. Some thickness values have two materials, with...
Looks like they made little-to-no progress, and there hasn't been any development in a while. Too bad, eh? [Non-text portions of this message have been...
... Yes. I used to play all Cuirbouilli just for the speed advantage.. but if you read more about penetrations and how damage is calculated, the heavier...
... if you read more about ... *does* help you. I've ... works pretty well, and ... Aha! I have used half-and-half armour for a long time, since it keeps the...
... armour ... Personally, I often keep my characters overloaded in combat as a matter of principle. I know it's terrible for their attack speeds, but...
... It is also 1lb lighter that way around... ... It may, but even then, you'll stay at normal for longer. Plus you can usually ditch your bow and gain a few...
... That's why I said "characters who are not primary combatants". The one or two party members who are expected to bear the brunt of melee combat should, of...
Financially, I try to get up to brigandine vitals and cuirboulli limbs. After everybody's had a couple strength fruits I go to chain limbs. ... [Non-text...
... You're free to check out the code in the Subversion repository. It's a pretty solid start towards a 3D tactical combat engine; I've got C++ and Python...
Aha, it was my Python install that was broken. Here's the formatted list: http://www-student.cse.buffalo.edu/~pkdawson/darkworlds/research/ It's dynamically...
Peter Knutsen and I, back and forth. ... Yep. But all of my party are primary fighters... ... The clue book will give you hints, but the only ones you'll ...
The best way is to have all figh not 1 or 2 warriors. It's easy to get everyone skilled and geared up. About weapons, the most important is penetration, then...
I ran into some classic looking Knight toys at Target recently. They are by German(?) company Schleich, and look pretty awesome. I picked up a few because they...
... Ah, I try to never use 2H weapons, because even small shields are a major asset. Taking into account all of the factors (p42): no shield: +5% adjustment...
