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7431
I suggest you try re-installing the game as the file banner.dat should reside in your main darklands directory. If you still have this problem email me and i...
Max Brown
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Jul 2, 2006
4:29 pm
7432
... It does sound a lot like a corrupted install, as that's one of the startup files. Interesting: I hadn't looked at that file much before, but there's a...
merle
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Jul 8, 2006
1:44 am
7433
Merle re the little menu...spent three days playing with that about 97 when changing over computers from 386 to "super fast 486"...never did get things to...
Brian Brady
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Jul 8, 2006
4:37 am
7434
... It sounds like this is a menu that would let the developers skip directly to a battle with option 1, or to the normal "role-playing" mode with option 2. At...
Daniel Collins
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Jul 8, 2006
6:09 am
7435
Hi to all, I have a couple of questions regarding the game play: 1. How can I scroll on the battle screen? 2. Is there any way to avoid the appearing test ...
RolandTakács
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Jul 10, 2006
9:34 pm
7436
... From: "Roland Takács" <roland takacs@...> To: <darklands@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 6:03 AM Subject: [darklands] simple questions...
Allan Mills
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Jul 10, 2006
10:53 pm
7437
From: Allan Mills; Mon, July 10, 2006 3:30 PM ... <snip> ... <snip> [mwirkk] And your next question will be "how do I make it stop?!" ;) ... [mwirkk] Nope,...
Matt Wirkkala
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Jul 10, 2006
11:36 pm
7438
... If you look in the files section of the Darklands Yahoo group: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/darklands/files/ and then inside "Quadko's Files", you...
Daniel Collins
jugglindan
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Jul 11, 2006
12:21 am
7439
Latest version still asks the alchemy question more than once per play session, not just the first time you leave a city, iirc....
Carl Howard
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Jul 11, 2006
1:18 am
7440
... Well -- not a *great* bug fix. Mine went for several years without it asking, then suddenly it was asking once an hour for about a month, then stopped....
merle
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Jul 15, 2006
2:20 am
7441
... There was also that problem a couple of years ago with the version of DosBox that was causing various Darklands events to get lost. Among other things it...
Daniel Collins
jugglindan
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Jul 16, 2006
8:43 am
7442
... Sounds lovely. I still wish I knew where the "I've passed copy protection" bit is stored. Never did find evidence of it in the saved games, and aside...
merle
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Jul 16, 2006
7:21 pm
7443
... I think we have two separate bugs here. There is definitely a logic bug relating to quest rewards from the town hall. The lost events bug with an old...
Daniel Collins
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Jul 18, 2006
2:13 am
7444
... Good point. I had forgotten about that horrible DOSBox bug. It was an odd bug, too, unless DL was using a bizarre way of updating event data on the hard...
merle
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Jul 18, 2006
2:01 pm
7445
Hello, all! Found this enjoyable game at www.abandonia.com I've been playing it everyday for a week and a half or so. Lots of fun, very realistic. I took the...
Kristopher Garrett
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Jul 24, 2006
3:16 pm
7446
... It can be a long hunt at times. One game, I was over eight game-years into it before I found the Essence of Grace formula, even though I had been to every...
merle
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Jul 24, 2006
3:26 pm
7447
Now I feel silly. The next place I came to, Ulm, had everything I needed. Now I've got Eyeburn and Stone-tar. Sweet. I vanquished an evil lord and the...
Kristopher Garrett
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Jul 24, 2006
9:02 pm
7448
Yes, they do. Like all "bad guys" they get progressively harder and more numerous as your party gets tougher and more skilled. I remember going up against...
Carl Howard
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Jul 25, 2006
12:56 am
7449
... Stone tar works really well in combat when combined with archers. ... Heh heh. Whenever I end up with loads of florins and a feeling of invincibility I...
Daniel Collins
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Jul 25, 2006
1:01 am
7450
Hey now, I didn't say I felt invincible. This is a pretty realistic game, and I still have found any nice healing saints or whatnot. A few lucky shots from...
Kristopher Garrett
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Jul 25, 2006
1:24 pm
7451
... I know the feeling. Many a party of mine has gone through 4 alchemists before one stays alive long enough to become handy with a weapon. - DC...
Daniel Collins
jugglindan
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Jul 26, 2006
2:28 am
7452
...Like Might and Magic II. Went through loads of spellcasters and characters in general before some "stuck". I've had a couple fatalities, but not with any ...
Kristopher Garrett
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Jul 26, 2006
2:57 am
7453
... Hmm.. must be a difference in how we play. I've never had a big problem with alchemists dying. They get wounded more easily, but that's it. Then again, I...
merle
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Jul 26, 2006
2:12 pm
7454
i agree with merle, give your alchemist some archery skills and once you get a decent bow they can be quite handy in a fight. I tend to have weak alchemy...
Brian Brady
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Jul 26, 2006
5:03 pm
7455
[snipped remarks about weak alchemists] In my defence I should point out that I advanced in the arts of character creation and alchemist/cleric combat. Now...
Daniel Collins
jugglindan
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Jul 27, 2006
12:39 am
7456
... Yes, I'm not big on using alchemy and saints in battle. Somehow I always forget. I do try to start with thrown weapons rather than bows -- bows are ...
merle
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Jul 27, 2006
11:26 pm
7457
Do you guys think a new updated graphics version of Darklands would sell, or have people become so used to shallow, plot-less, graphic intensive games that...
Acheson
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Aug 14, 2006
5:23 pm
7458
Hello, I'm new to this group forum thing. I've been a big fan of Darklands for yrs now, and I just had the itch to play it again~! Problem is, my memory isn't...
foamy_pp
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Aug 14, 2006
5:28 pm
7459
My brother Shawn just opened up an online NES store. So if you're a game dork, check it out: www.triforcegamez.com <http://www.triforcegamez.com/> I figure...
Acheson
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Aug 14, 2006
5:28 pm
7460
I've always thought that Darklands was a fairly dark, spooky game. Which is a large part of why I've enjoyed it so much over the years. I'm attempting to...
Acheson
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Aug 15, 2006
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