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7646
i have a major problem and i hope someone can steer me in the right direction? i am suffering from darklands withdrawl! my old computer took a dump and i had...
ranger_haas
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Nov 4, 2006
6:13 pm
7647
The simplest solution would be to do a web search for a program called Dosbox. It emulates a DOS environment including sound and memory handling. It can also...
Allan Mills
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Nov 5, 2006
9:20 am
7648
... Well.. if he's already running Win98, then the hardware definitely has DOS legacy support. 98 runs as a shell on top of DOS. You could try tweaking your...
merle
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Nov 5, 2006
3:46 pm
7649
I haven't posted in a while here, but I do still check in occasionally. For everybody interested in mods for Mount & Blade: granted, it is the closest thing...
ronmlosey
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Nov 19, 2006
1:43 pm
7650
thank you for the info. sorry for the long delay in posts...moving north to get closer to work.... have just started playing DL once again on a new XP Pro...
Brian Brady
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Dec 5, 2006
12:50 am
7651
....So nice to meet you all! Will be starting my journey in the DL world tonight and will die die die I am sure, but just like 12 years ago, I will persevere...
John
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Dec 27, 2006
10:38 pm
7652
Have fun. To this day it remains one of the most addictive games I've ever played. ... From: John<mailto:uk_john2005@...> To:...
Michael Martin
seetherest
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Dec 28, 2006
10:12 am
7653
i agree with Michael, very few of today's games compare to the challenge of DL...and seasons greetings to everyone. Michael Martin <lungtoss@...> wrote:...
Brian Brady
nairbydarb
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Dec 30, 2006
9:11 pm
7654
... occasionally. ... I've ... to ... Somebody mentioned a Darklands mod for M&B as well... if that project comes to fruition, it will be pretty much a dream...
mravac_kid
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Jan 8, 2007
3:03 pm
7655
... Darklands ... Can you scan it and pdf it, or just scan it as I cant find it anywhere!!!! Please. Pretty please! John...
John
uk_john2005
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Jan 14, 2007
12:30 am
7656
Somewhere around here I have a disk that has a Darklands editor on it. It has the ability to change names, stats, quality, etc. If anybody is interested in it,...
Jim W
madjim_pa
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Jan 15, 2007
7:03 pm
7657
Hello everyone, I recently dusted off my copy of Darklands and I'm shocked by how little I really know about how the game actually works. Although the manual...
saebah_emit
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Jan 15, 2007
7:04 pm
7658
... Every site on Darklands is looking for the clue book, replacementdocs is looking, I am looking, someone here has it, and I asked if he could scan it or pdf...
John
uk_john2005
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Jan 15, 2007
8:21 pm
7659
The ambush does work afaik. You just wait and wait and then some bandits or something pass by. But it's best used against raubritters. You ambush his men....
Sami Rieppo
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Jan 15, 2007
10:34 pm
7660
... I have never played the game for any length of time with the same party, so I don't know this for a fact, but I'd assume it has to do with Reputation in...
Peter Knutsen (list)
peter_knutsen
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Jan 16, 2007
2:37 pm
7661
... In situations where enemies are funneled (street alleys, dungeon doors), I can sometimes pick off *all* enemies just with ranged weapons. The more people...
merle
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Jan 16, 2007
3:40 pm
7662
... And if you use stone tar potions to slow down their advance, then melee combat can often be completely avoided. - DC...
Daniel Collins
jugglindan
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Jan 16, 2007
10:41 pm
7664
... I seem to recall a number of bugs relating to town hall quests but I don't recall the details. I just don't do these quests ever. Apart from that, there...
Daniel Collins
jugglindan
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Jan 18, 2007
3:35 am
7665
... Never ever? They're great for local rep, and 35fl is not to be missed. There is indeed *some* problem around the town hall reward thing. I spent a month...
merle
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Jan 18, 2007
6:33 pm
7666
I was going thru some old boxes of stuff and ran across my old Darklands 5-1/4" diskettes. That sent me searching online about Darklands and I found Darklands...
songofruth2002
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Jan 20, 2007
3:05 pm
7667
... Well, all I can tell you is what I did. I bought a 5 1/4" version of Darklands with no intention of getting a 5 1/4" drive, but rather downloading the game...
John
uk_john2005
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Jan 20, 2007
3:59 pm
7668
... Matt: you still collecting floppy versions? ... It's not as easy as it used to be, but there are some CDs on eBay. Since you do already own the game, I see...
merle
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Jan 20, 2007
7:52 pm
7669
... possible ... version ... burn a ... As Darklands is now abandonware and can be downloaded easily all patched up to the latest version, I think it would be...
John
uk_john2005
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Jan 20, 2007
8:22 pm
7670
I actually have a copy of the cluebook in great shape. I want to hold onto it but is there a way to make it available to people? Probably not legally I...
Arthur Dougherty
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Jan 20, 2007
10:15 pm
7671
Well, it's probably not legal, but if it was, I'd scan it into a PDF document. ;) Al Lowe spacecadet@... http://www.space1889.org...
Al Lowe
al_lowe666
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Jan 20, 2007
10:48 pm
7672
... hold onto it but is there a way to make it available to people? Probably not legally I imagine. What's the best way to go about this? ... ...
John
uk_john2005
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Jan 20, 2007
11:33 pm
7673
As the game is officially abandonware and therefore so is the manual and map, I don't think you would have any problem uploading a pdf to Replacementdocs for...
John
uk_john2005
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Jan 20, 2007
11:38 pm
7674
As long as you do not distribute it for gain, you'll be okay as the game is now abandonware. Upload it to ReplacementDocs and that would be it. UK_John ... ...
John
uk_john2005
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Jan 20, 2007
11:43 pm
7675
... Although Darklands does *appear* on some abandonware sites, I have never heard any formal announcement from the copyright holders indicating that they have...
merle
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Jan 21, 2007
9:02 pm
7676
Easier to contact replacementdocs.com, they have the experience and I am sure if you get permission to upload it to their site that will then become there...
John
uk_john2005
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Jan 21, 2007
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