Some SSI Games - Page 2

Retro-Nerd · 11 January 2008, 19:44

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Originally Posted by coze

ok, I have treasures of the savage frontier, gateway to savage frontier and buck rogers also, but I think they're already in the SPS right ?

Looks like SPS is missing the most German versions, they probably dumped all English games.

Quote:

any ssi fantasy missing?

There are a lot, do you have a list?

Psygore · 11 January 2008, 19:53

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Originally Posted by coze

ok I found them

actually I already dumped them long time ago, so I'm uploading from my archives. one of them was broken though (floppy) I think it was treasures ... now uploading all to zone.

Thanks for the disks image.

Just done a quick slave for The Dark Queen of The Krynn, it seems to run without prob.

Retro-Nerd · 11 January 2008, 19:57

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Originally Posted by Psygore

Thanks for the disks image.

Just done a quick slave for The Dark Queen of The Krynn, it seems to run without prob.

Good news!! Thanks a bunch for your work, Psygore.

Psygore · 12 January 2008, 14:18

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Originally Posted by Psygore

Just done a quick slave for The Dark Queen of The Krynn, it seems to run without prob.

Same for Pools of Darkness!

Zetr0 · 12 January 2008, 15:17

some fine work guys!!!

now to let KG know in time for the new pack updates.

Retro-Nerd · 12 January 2008, 16:37

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Originally Posted by Psygore

Same for Pools of Darkness!

Xmas in January!!!

coze · 12 January 2008, 21:25

great job, can't wait for the update

Calgor · 13 January 2008, 05:42

@Psygore

If Heroes of the Lance is easy and you have time, that would be great too. If only the patches could be done in C, then I would have a go.

I think I will have to play Pools of Darkness once it makes it into the pack as it looks great.

ungi · 13 January 2008, 23:43

well, i got origs of the following ssi rpgs here:

9 gold box games
phantasie 1 + 3
shadow sorcerer
star command
demons winter
hillsfar
questron 2
buck rogers

Retro-Nerd · 13 January 2008, 23:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by ungi

well, i got origs of the following ssi rpgs here:

9 gold box games
phantasie 1 + 3
shadow sorcerer
star command
demons winter
hillsfar
questron 2
buck rogers

Looks like these games were dumped by SPS, not sure if all were made from the "Gold Box "editions.

btw: Is Hillsfar in German Language? I'm after that one.

solamnic · 14 January 2008, 10:46

Very promising news....

THANKS A LOT tO EVERYONE...

Retro-Nerd · 14 January 2008, 22:39

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Originally Posted by Psygore

Same for Pools of Darkness!

The patch works fine, just made a quick test.

Is it possible to support the cracked German v1.1 version too?

MazinKaesar · 22 January 2008, 23:48

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Originally Posted by Retro-Nerd

Pools of Darkness is imho the best game of this Forgotten Realms series. It deserves a WHDLoad install. Psygore?

Really, but there're some "AD&D mistakes": Bane is a Lawful Evil deity, and his strongest followers in this games are Tanar'ri, demons form the Abyss, and they are Chaotic Evil. Usually servants of Bane are devils from the Nine Hells ("devil" is different from "demon" in the AD&D universe), and demons are his enemies as good characters are.

Anyway, POD still remains a great piece of game!

Marcuz · 23 January 2008, 10:50

Poos of Darkness was a great game, but i prefer the low level settings of the prior games and also, the prior chapters had to me a more mythical, lost age feeling than this one.
Gateway to the savage frontier and the first two chapters of the Krynn saga were also great.

coze · 23 January 2008, 11:55

yes, actually it would be great if pool of radiance was redesigned and redone with pools of darkness engine, with paladin and ranger classes, more non-linear play and so ...
any volunteers ?

(actually pool of radiance was ok about linearity, secret of the silver blades was the most boring AFAIK)

MazinKaesar · 23 January 2008, 12:31

Well, maybe you can recreate Pool of Radiance as a module for Forgotten Realms Unlimited Adventures, but it is available only for MS-DOS. Maybe someone can make first a port to Amiga of Dungeon Craft, an open source clone do FRUA, but it works only on directX so you must convert it to SDL before

EDIT: I loved Secret fo Silver Blades ... it was the first time I had some Hi-level characters in a CPRG

coze · 23 January 2008, 12:49

well, high level characters were nice, but I got the "mice in the labyrinth searching for cheese" feeling cause all you got was dungeon after dungeon with no chance on the players part to choose the next challenge ...

Marcuz · 23 January 2008, 14:38

i played around with Frua and Dungeon Craft, years ago, they aren't worth the efforts imho, you see too much of what's behind the game to actually enjoy it...

MazinKaesar · 23 January 2008, 15:54

Yes, It's much like to do the Dungeon Master in the real AD&D. But some modules I remember were well-done and funny.

Marcuz · 29 January 2008, 14:06

so basically it remains :

Gold Box serie:
Curse of Azure Bonds
Secret of the Silver Blades
Gateway to the Savage Frontier
Treasures of the Savage Frontier

Related or similar from SSI:
Demons Winter
Heroes of the Lance
Dragons of Flame

All of these games, if someone wants to undertake the slave writing, have SPS releases, according to HOL.

Also, as the characters are to be imported from a game to the next, in the Gold Box serie (in Hillsfar too) are they possible to be extracted or are they buried in a image disk in whdload?
For instance, i remember that some game asks for the actual disk number # to be inserted in drive for the extraction process and conversion to happen, so it 's not just a matter of moving files between directories... am i wrong?
i apologize in advance if all of this is addressed already in the current whdload installs, i never played those games from there.

23 January 2008, 12:31	#36
MazinKaesar Super Robot Pilot Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Modena (Italy) Age: 48 Posts: 870	Well, maybe you can recreate Pool of Radiance as a module for Forgotten Realms Unlimited Adventures, but it is available only for MS-DOS. Maybe someone can make first a port to Amiga of Dungeon Craft, an open source clone do FRUA, but it works only on directX so you must convert it to SDL before EDIT: I loved Secret fo Silver Blades ... it was the first time I had some Hi-level characters in a CPRG Last edited by MazinKaesar; 23 January 2008 at 12:44.

23 January 2008, 15:54	#39
MazinKaesar Super Robot Pilot Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Modena (Italy) Age: 48 Posts: 870	Yes, It's much like to do the Dungeon Master in the real AD&D. But some modules I remember were well-done and funny. Last edited by MazinKaesar; 23 January 2008 at 18:06. Reason: grammatical correction :P

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12 January 2008, 15:17	#25
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	some fine work guys!!! now to let KG know in time for the new pack updates.

12 January 2008, 21:25	#27
coze hastala vista winny vista Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: mt fuji Age: 46 Posts: 1,335	great job, can't wait for the update

13 January 2008, 05:42	#28
Calgor (Amigas && Amigos)++ Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Anrea Posts: 999	@Psygore If Heroes of the Lance is easy and you have time, that would be great too. If only the patches could be done in C, then I would have a go. I think I will have to play Pools of Darkness once it makes it into the pack as it looks great.

13 January 2008, 23:43	#29
ungi Amiga Games Historian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Vienna Age: 51 Posts: 302	well, i got origs of the following ssi rpgs here: 9 gold box games phantasie 1 + 3 shadow sorcerer star command demons winter hillsfar questron 2 buck rogers

14 January 2008, 10:46	#31
solamnic Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: GREECE Posts: 67	Very promising news.... THANKS A LOT tO EVERYONE...

23 January 2008, 10:50	#34
Marcuz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: . Age: 48 Posts: 5,562	Poos of Darkness was a great game, but i prefer the low level settings of the prior games and also, the prior chapters had to me a more mythical, lost age feeling than this one. Gateway to the savage frontier and the first two chapters of the Krynn saga were also great.

23 January 2008, 11:55	#35
coze hastala vista winny vista Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: mt fuji Age: 46 Posts: 1,335	yes, actually it would be great if pool of radiance was redesigned and redone with pools of darkness engine, with paladin and ranger classes, more non-linear play and so ... any volunteers ? (actually pool of radiance was ok about linearity, secret of the silver blades was the most boring AFAIK)

23 January 2008, 12:49	#37
coze hastala vista winny vista Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: mt fuji Age: 46 Posts: 1,335	well, high level characters were nice, but I got the "mice in the labyrinth searching for cheese" feeling cause all you got was dungeon after dungeon with no chance on the players part to choose the next challenge ...

23 January 2008, 14:38	#38
Marcuz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: . Age: 48 Posts: 5,562	i played around with Frua and Dungeon Craft, years ago, they aren't worth the efforts imho, you see too much of what's behind the game to actually enjoy it...

29 January 2008, 14:06	#40
Marcuz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: . Age: 48 Posts: 5,562	so basically it remains : Gold Box serie: Curse of Azure Bonds Secret of the Silver Blades Gateway to the Savage Frontier Treasures of the Savage Frontier Related or similar from SSI: Demons Winter Heroes of the Lance Dragons of Flame All of these games, if someone wants to undertake the slave writing, have SPS releases, according to HOL. Also, as the characters are to be imported from a game to the next, in the Gold Box serie (in Hillsfar too) are they possible to be extracted or are they buried in a image disk in whdload? For instance, i remember that some game asks for the actual disk number # to be inserted in drive for the extraction process and conversion to happen, so it 's not just a matter of moving files between directories... am i wrong? i apologize in advance if all of this is addressed already in the current whdload installs, i never played those games from there.

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