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7253
Thank you for your help; where or how would i go about getting the DOSBOX program? Allan Mills <amills1@...> wrote:The simplest way to make it work...
TeKara Averett
t_m_averett
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Nov 7, 2005
5:15 pm
7254
http://dosbox.sourceforge.net It's worth noting that older versions of DOSBOX can also be downloaded from the same site. Some people find that Darklands is...
Allan Mills
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Nov 7, 2005
8:13 pm
7255
... From: "Allan Mills" <amills1@...> To: <darklands@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 7:12 AM Subject: Re: [darklands] Running...
Greg Woodstock
gpw87
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Nov 7, 2005
10:41 pm
7256
As 'dosbox' is being mentioned, I'd be interested to know whether anyone here got Darklands running in dosbox with both MUSIC (i.e. the Midi tunes) and SOUND...
karnachkarnanz
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Nov 8, 2005
3:02 pm
7257
I am also interested in this info, as well as armor stats. If anyone can provid me with the info I will put it all in one file to make things easier for...
moyles00
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Nov 11, 2005
5:19 am
7258
I just downloaded the game, but i cant play it! dosbox doesnt work. Im on a laptop running windows XP. Can anyone help me please?...
joseph10th
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Nov 12, 2005
8:13 am
7259
You have to help us help you. Tell us exactly what you did or tried and the errant behaviour you have witnessed. Doesn't work doesn't work. As Jack Webb would...
mwirkk@...
mwirkk
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Nov 12, 2005
9:00 am
7260
I downloaded the whole game, about 12MBs to my hard drive. And then I used DOSBox. I follow the directions DOSBox gives me, but nothing works, you know, the...
joseph10th
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Nov 12, 2005
2:01 pm
7261
Did you unzip first? and did you mount the hard drive as per the dosbox directions? ... Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. [Non-text...
Robert Falcone
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Nov 12, 2005
5:54 pm
7262
... From: "joseph10th" <joerambo82@...> To: <darklands@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2005 1:00 AM Subject: [darklands] Re: HELP! ... Have you...
Allan Mills
holywhippet
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Nov 13, 2005
8:56 am
7263
... Having just tried out the shareware version, I'd like to endorse Matt's comments and encourage other Darklands fans to check out this game. I would have...
Jeremy
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Nov 13, 2005
6:25 pm
7264
The Darklands CD that is out there, which I am glad exists, nevertheless has a pesky, confusing and obnoxious custom DOS install program that gives people...
quadkorex
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Nov 16, 2005
10:33 pm
7265
Is this concerning using the DOSBOX application to enable you to play the CD-rom version of Darklands on an up-to-date computer system, (i.e. Windows XP)? If...
TeKara Averett
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Nov 21, 2005
9:09 pm
7266
... Yes, we hope such an install utility would help cases like yours. And we are happy to try to get you up and running! First off, check the files (Help and...
quadkorex
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Nov 21, 2005
9:28 pm
7267
try installing darklands cd thru your dosbox application ... Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. [Non-text portions of this message...
Robert Falcone
white_falcon...
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Nov 22, 2005
5:20 pm
7268
... can't reach it ! must be some trouble with the edge of the map. ... Detmar, I recently found a similar problem (cave S of Basel), however, I couldn't see...
Jeff Donville
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Nov 24, 2005
9:41 pm
7269
i have tried that, and it didnt work-when i go to the dosbox website for a free download, it still will not play the game. just to make sure i did it...
TeKara Averett
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Nov 25, 2005
2:25 pm
7270
... I probably have time to write such a tool. I promise this time to write it in standard c++ so versions could be built for other platforms (but C# is so...
Daniel Collins
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Nov 25, 2005
11:45 pm
7271
... Doh!! Where this all falls down is that I don't have the CD version of darklands. - DC...
Daniel Collins
jugglindan
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Nov 26, 2005
12:00 am
7272
... So close! :D Yeah, C# is nice for programmers, I was tempted to just put one out. I finished my deadline, so may have some time next week. But again,...
quadkorex
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Nov 27, 2005
7:07 am
7273
... something like that) ... Oh, you are so close! Don't give up. See if you have a c:\darkland folder on your computer. If so, you have it installed, and just...
quadkorex
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Nov 27, 2005
7:16 am
7274
thank you-i will try this as soon as i get home from work and let you know! i'm trying not to give up, but i hate that this game is based on such an old PC...
TeKara Averett
t_m_averett
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Nov 28, 2005
2:08 pm
7275
I have started on a plain-vanilla c++ command-line windows install program. I'll see what progress I can make to get *something* working, even if difficult to...
quadkorex
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Dec 28, 2005
7:56 pm
7276
Once you have the command line version working, I could write a GUI interface for it if required. I imagine this would be little more than a "browse for...
Daniel Collins
jugglindan
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Dec 28, 2005
9:44 pm
7277
how the heck do you use potions on yourself? like essence o grace, new wind, stuff like that? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
joerambo82@...
joseph10th
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Dec 30, 2005
3:52 pm
7278
The answer is in the manual, albeit only mentioned once, I think. Press P when the potion is highlighted on the equipment page. You must transfer a potion to...
Cooper, Paul - SEQ
tallguy_78
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Dec 30, 2005
5:09 pm
7279
Sweet, thanks. I havent seen the manual in years. I used to have the game on the 5 1/2" disks, now I had to download it off the net. Doesnt seem like anyone...
joseph10th
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Dec 31, 2005
4:18 pm
7280
You can download the manual from here: http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=278 Allan ... From: "joseph10th" <joerambo82@...> To:...
Allan Mills
holywhippet
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Jan 1, 2006
12:27 am
7281
... sorry to speak up so late in the game, but I just ran across your group. I'm very interested in helping. Professionally I'm a technical writer. I'm also...
cyeiser
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Jan 4, 2006
5:26 pm
7282
I just joined the group a few weeks ago, but haven't looked through past threads much. Is there any work currently going on with this? Just curious. Thanks! ...
David Raasch
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Jan 4, 2006
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