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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
10:05 pm
7677
... I used to think that, but I've seen the-underdogs put up and take back down Darklands at least twice so far. It's very hard to tell without an official...
merle
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Jan 22, 2007
12:59 am
7678
You'll find, if you go to Home of the Underdogs, that the right to Darklands was given to a third party, so HOTU took it down. That third party went out of...
John
uk_john2005
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Jan 22, 2007
1:17 am
7679
... In the bad old days when I ran this group, I contacted Hasbro on behalf of all of us to ask them to make Darklands public domain and got a reply from the...
Michel Boucher
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Jan 22, 2007
1:03 pm
7680
Well Hasbro defintely has not done anything about Darklands being available on multiple abandonware sites, along with the pdf manual and map. This includes...
John
uk_john2005
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Jan 22, 2007
1:42 pm
7681
I have spoken to the guy at replacementdocs and he points out they have all the AD&D cluebooks with no lawyers chasing them, which are of the same era, and he...
John
uk_john2005
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Jan 22, 2007
7:20 pm
7682
From the HOTU FAQ itself: " But isn't abandonware illegal? " " Unfortunately, yes. Despite the fact that publishers no longer derive " revenues from these...
merle
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Jan 22, 2007
7:36 pm
7683
HOTD also notes: "MicroProse has granted distribution license to UltimateDarklands.com, which was selling the latest version on CD-ROM (as "shovelware" until...
merle
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Jan 22, 2007
7:39 pm
7684
... (Quick tangent - HOTU's URL change is irrelevant to the discussion. The original domain expired and then was squatted on by 3rd party. The .info was the...
quadkorex
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Jan 22, 2007
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