Lords Of Time !

i hear ur talking about lords of time ... the 1992 one.
has anyone got any idea how to complete this game?!!!!
its frustrating the hell out of me

the only time i play it is when i feel in a retro mood, amd then i play it until i get bord of it again. this takes around a few days before it gets packed away until next year.

can anyone offer any help wotsoeva

please.

[slideyfoot]

Complete? Bah - I hate completing RPGs! That ruins all the fun. Ideally, I'd like an RPG you can't complete, except maybe death from old age.

alrite then.
not complete just help with it!!!
anyone know anything that is helpful to the game?

I've been searching in vain for a guide to this game for years, to no success. So any help in finding a guide or just some general tips would be fantastic.

[Ironclaw]

LORDS OF TIME


LOOK-EXAMINE PICTURE-TAKE HOURGLASS-N-TAKE CANDLE-TAKE MATCHES-LIGHT CANDLE-
EXAMINE CLOCK-WIND CLOCK-IN-TURN COG 1-SWING PENDULUM-N.

ZONE ONE: THE PRESENT
W-W-OPEN DOOR-OPEN DOOR-W-UP-N-TAKE RUCKSACK-WEAR RUCKSACK-TAKE ROPE-EXAMINE
RUBBISH-TAKE TIN OPENER-S-W-TAKE JEWELLERY CASE-E-DOWN-TAKE SPEAR-OPEN DOOR-
E-E-E-N-N-TAKE PICK-TAKE PLANKS-S-S-W-W-OPEN DOOR-W-S-OPEN CUPBOARD-TAKE
CATFOOD-W-TAKE LOOKING GLASS-TAKE METRONOME-OPEN DOOR-W-NW-TAKE VALERIAN-SE-
W-UP-S-WAVE VALERIAN-N-N-TIE PLANKS TOGETHER-DROP PLANKS-W-EXAMINE NARCISSUS-
GIVE LOOKING GLASS-ACROSS-S-UP-E-SW-WAVE LODESTONE-UNLOCK DOOR-IN-TAKE AXE-
TAKE SHOVEL-OPEN DOOR-OUT-NE-W-UP-S-CHOP WILLOW-TAKE TEARDROP-DROP AXE-N-UP-
E-SW-E-E-EXAMINE COMPOST-EXAMINE COMPOST-E-EXAMINE PORSCHE-TAKE PETROL-DOWN-
DROP LODESTONE-DROP JEWELLERY CASE-DROP TEARDROP-DROP HOURGLASS-DROP
METRONOME-DROP VALERIAN-SCORE (SHOULD BE 150/1000)-TURN COG 2-SWING PENDULUM
-N.

ZONE TWO: THE ICE AGE
N-N-N-POUR PETROL-LIGHT MATCH-LIGHT PETROL-TAKE COAT-WEAR COAT-TAKE TUSK-E-
UP-UP-TAKE BONE-UP-OPEN TIN-GIVE TIN-TAKE TOOTH-IN-S-SHOUT-TAKE ICICLE-N-E-
E-GIVE BONE-E-BREAK WALL-S-TAKE CANDELABRA-N-W-S-DROP ICICLE-NW-NW-BREAK CUBE
S-IN-W-DOWN-DOWN-DROP TUSK-DROP CANDELABRA-DROP SWORD-SCORE (SHOULD NOW BE
225/1000)-TURN COG 1-SWING PENDULUM-N.

ZONE ONE: THE PRESENT(Second visit)
W-W-OPEN DOOR-W-W-OPEN DOOR-W-SW-E-E-EAT MUSHROOM-LOOK-GIVE TOOTH-NO-YES-E-
DOWN-DROP SPEAR-DROP SILVER COIN-TURN COG 3-SWING PENDULUM-N.

ZONE THREE: THE STONE AGE
W-W-E-E-E-E-W-W-W-W-W-TAKE LEAVES-TAKE MIRROR-WAVE LEAVES-E-WAVE MIRROR-E-UP-
IN-DROP MIRROR-N-TAKE EGG-N-TAKE STONE POT-N-TAKE PEBBLE-E-SE-TAKE STONE CLUB
-E-THROW PEBBLE-E-TAKE FIGURINE-W-SE-THROW CLUB-S-SAY EUREKA-IN-SAY JAMES
WATT-IN-TAKE WHEEL-DOWN-DROP FIGURINE-DROP NUGGET-DROP EGG-DROP STONE POT-
DROP TIN OPENER-SCORE (SHOULD NOW BE 350/1000)-TURN COG 4-SWING PENDULUM-N.

ZONE FOUR: THE VIKING ERA
N-GIVE FUR COAT-S-SE-E-E-DIG-DIG-TAKE PARCHMENT-W-READ PARCHMENT-SW-PUSH
STONE-W-W-W-W-UP-UP-DROP LUR-E-OPEN CHEST-W-TAKE LUR--PLAY LUR-IN CHEST-TAKE
(OBJECT) (whatever has been stolen from you)-PULL HANDLE-DROP LUR-DROP OLIVE
BRANCH-DROP PARCHMENT-SCORE (SHOULD NOW BE 400/1000)-TAKE NUGGET-TAKE SWORD-
TURN COG 5-SWING PENDULUM-N.

ZONE FIVE: THE TUDOR ERA
N-EXAMINE MILESTONE-TAKE MILESTONE-E-OPEN DOOR-IN-TAKE ALE-GIVE NUGGET-TAKE
ALE-OPEN DOOR-OUT-E-E-E-GIVE ALE-EXAMINE FOOD-W-W-N-E-E-GIVE FOOD-YES-TAKE
WING-TAKE FROG-KISS FROG-S-IN-TAKE GAUNTLET-SE-W-TAKE ARMOUR-WEAR ARMOUR-S-W-
W-W-DOWN-DOWN-DIG-DIG-TAKE COFFER-DIG-DROP COFFER-DROP ARMOUR-DROP GAUNTLET-
DROP WING-DROP MILESTONE-SCORE (SHOULD NOW BE 475/1000)-TURN COG 6-SWING
PENDULUM-N.

ZONE SIX: THE MEDIAEVAL ERA
N-W-S-TAKE DRINKING HORN-TAKE SWEETMEATS-N-E-E-S-TAKE PLAYING CARDS-SHUFFLE
CARDS-TAKE JOKER-TAKE BELL-RING BELL-GIVE JOKER-N-W-UP-UP-N-W-S-TAKE RUG-S-
GIVE SWEETMEATS-OPEN OTTOMAN-EXAMINE OTTOMAN-TAKE JEWELLED CROWN-N-N-E-E-S-S-
TAKE LUTE-PLAY LUTE-N-N-W-S-PLAY LUTE-E-W-W-SW-E-N-SE-IN-DRINK WATER-N-DROP
DRINKING HORN-DROP BELL-DROP CARDS-DROP CAP-DROP RUG-DROP JEWELLED CROWN-DROP
LUTE-SCORE (SHOULD NOW BE 625/1000)-TAKE GAUNTLET-TAKE SILVER COIN-TURN COG
7-SWING PENDULUM-N.

ZONE SEVEN: THE FUTURE
W-W-GIVE SILVER COIN-E-N-UP-UP-WEAR GAUNTLET-TAKE STAR-DOWN-DOWN-S-E-E-N-N-
OPEN DOOR-N-W-TAKE EMERALD-E-N-TAKE MATTRESS-TAKE ROCKET-S-OPEN DOOR-S-S-S-E-
DOWN-S-E-TAKE LIGHTSABRE-W-S-OPEN DOOR-W-TAKE PHIAL-FIRE ROCKET-N-GIVE GROAT-
N-FIGHT CYBERMAN-E-EXAMINE WORKBENCH-TAKE SCREWDRIVER-W-S-IN-DOWN-TAKE RUBY-
UP-OUT-N-OPEN ROBOT-EXAMINE ROBOT-TAKE SILICON CHIP-S-IN-DOWN-DOWN-DROP RUBY-
DROP SCREWDRIVER-DROP CHIP-DROP ROCKET-DROP LIGHTSABRE-DROP MATTRESS-DROP
STAR-DROP EMERALD-DROP GAUNLET-SCORE (SHOULD NOW BE 775/1000)-TAKE DRINKING
HORN-TURN COG 8-SWING PENDULUM-N.

ZONE EIGHT: THE ROMAN ERA
N-W-IN-KNEEL-PRAY-OUT-E-N-N-N-TAKE BUCKLE-S-S-S-NE-E-IN-TAKE NET-TAKE
TRIDENT-OUT-W-SW-S-S-IN-THROW NET-THROW TRIDENT-WEAR SANDALS-TAKE BUCKLE-
OPEN DOOR-OUT-E-N-NE-NE-NE-FILL HORN-S-PULL GRATE-S-S-DRINK WATER-W-W-S-DROP
SANDALS-DROP HORN-DROP BUCKLE-DROP MATCHBOX-DROP WHEEL-SCORE (SHOULD NOW BE
825/1000)-TAKE TEARDROP-TAKE TUSK-TAKE EGG-TAKE OLIVE BRANCH-TAKE WING-TAKE
CAP-TAKE CHIP-TAKE BUCKLE-TAKE MILESTONE-TURN COG 9-SWING PENDULUM-N.

ZONE NINE: THE FAR FUTURE
S-DROP MILESTONE-S-S-S-DOWN-W-S-DIG-TAKE BOTTLE-N-E-S-UNLOCK CAGES-S-UNLOCK
BARS-E-E-IN-DOWN-DOWN-DROP BOTTLE-E-E-UP-UP-UP-TAKE CLOAK-WEAR CLOAK-OPEN
TRAPDOOR-UP-UP-E-THROW TEARDROP-THROW TUSK-W-E-THROW EGG-THROW OLIVE BRANCH-
W-E-THROW WING-THROW CAP-W-E-THROW CHIP-THROW BUCKLE-W-E-THROW BOX.

[Belgarath]

Sorry Ironclaw but that's no good, it's actually the solution to the graphic and text adventure Lords of Time which is the first part of Time and Magik

[slideyfoot]

Originally Posted by kronikal

I've been searching in vain for a guide to this game for years, to no success. So any help in finding a guide or just some general tips would be fantastic.

I'm presuming you mean the Hollyware one where you're a pilot crashed into a fantasy world, rather than the text adventure Ironclaw is referring to? As if so, I think I've got a map floating around somewhere.

General tip would be to stock up on water and apples as both are free (waybread if you can afford it), stay close to towns in case you start getting overwhelmed by zombies/dogs/dwarves etc, and aim to get training in magic and swordsmanship as quickly as possible. If you don't mind doing the old 'save' trick just before you try and steal anything, thats also a handy way of beefing up both your experience and money (from selling the stuff on).

Also, ALWAYS save before eating a mushroom. Those things can do some weird stuff to you.

Thanks for the tips Slideyfoot.

I did make a map years ago using WinUAE to play, Casting the map spell during the game, taking a Screenshot and pasting into Photoshop but then managed to delete the damn thing.

What i was really after is some sort of guidance as to what I'm supposed to be doing in the game.

I can find the dragon but not kill it. I can find the entrance to the druids temple but can't enter, etc etc.

If you could dig out that map though that'd be much appreciated.

[slideyfoot]

Originally Posted by kronikal

Thanks for the tips Slideyfoot.

I did make a map years ago using WinUAE to play, Casting the map spell during the game, taking a Screenshot and pasting into Photoshop

Yeah, thats exactly what I did - not sure I completed the whole map, but think so. Will check through my CDs tonight after BJJ training.

I can find the dragon but not kill it. I can find the entrance to the druids temple but can't enter, etc etc.

I haven't had any luck killing the dragon either - got the fire resistant cloak thing and the relevant potion to stick on my sword, along with potions training, but wasn't able to actually put the damn stuff onto the sword, meaning I just stared at the dragon while it tried to burn me. Which was fun.

The druids temple I have managed, however - its an arrangement of four twigs from different trees (sure I wrote this down somewhere: would be with the map if I have), lit on the night of a blue moon. When you have it set up right, the wall in front of the stairs disappears. You're supposed to then get a book from the maze lower down, but the time I tried it, hadn't beefed up enough so got slaughtered by blokes chucking fireballs at me.

Fireproof cloak??? Must have missed that one, I've got the dragonsbane though(northern mountains) but i could never figure out what to use it on. It seems to just end up on the floor unless i eat it, which seems to have no effect anyway.

I could never get the gate to open even after the 4 twigs and blue moon bit, I can only assume i went wrong somewhere.

This time through i did manage to find a spell book on the top floor of a castle somewhere, maybe Bessak's. (Edit: Don't know what use it is, makes player feel funny then disappears after reading.)

Thanks for your help though.

[slideyfoot]

Originally Posted by kronikal

Fireproof cloak??? Must have missed that one, I've got the dragonsbane though(northern mountains) but i could never figure out what to use it on. It seems to just end up on the floor unless i eat it, which seems to have no effect anyway.

Yeah, you get the fireproof cloak thing (don't think its called that, but same function) from the druids shop.

I could never get the gate to open even after the 4 twigs and blue moon bit, I can only assume i went wrong somewhere.

It has to be in a specific order, both in terms of which ones you lay out on which pyre, and which order you light them in - took me a while to work it out. I just looked on my CDs at home, and I don't appear to have my notes or map: hopefully its on my other laptop.

This time through i did manage to find a spell book on the top floor of a castle somewhere, maybe Bessak's. (Edit: Don't know what use it is, makes player feel funny then disappears after reading.)

I don't think I even managed to get into Bessak's castle - thats the one the women in the pub has a key for, presumably? More fun to work it out on me own, though. Or at least try, fail miserably, then ask.

Thanks for your help though.[/quote]

[slideyfoot]

Damn - looks like I didn't note down the exact order or quite complete my map. But meh: hopefully the two attachments will help a little.

I'll have to remember to pop on here again when I next go through my nostalgia craving and whip out Lords of Time.

Nice one!

Now I can at least start heading in the right directions when i'm tryin to find somewhere.

And it's not gonna take much at all for me to finish what's missing.

Thanks a lot.

[slideyfoot]

Originally Posted by kronikal

Thanks a lot.

No problem - I'm always thrilled when someone else knows what the hell game I'm talking about when I mention Hollyware's Lords of Time. That and Amberstar are the Amiga RPG nostalgia motherlode for me (I would say Bards Tale too, but I first played that on the Spectrum +3).

Originally Posted by slideyfoot

Also, ALWAYS save before eating a mushroom. Those things can do some weird stuff to you.

Which reminds me, for anyone else reading (I assume you already know this, kronikal) - same goes for wells, as some of them are poisoned. You can fill up your water flask from wells and rivers, but the water isn't always safe (I think its normally ok from rivers: can't remember getting hurt from that, but its been a little while).

[stainy]

Ok.. I`ve just completed re-mapping this.. from scratch. I can`t upload to the ftp because access is denied for some reason.

[DamienD]

Originally Posted by stainy

Ok.. I`ve just completed re-mapping this.. from scratch. I can`t upload to the ftp because access is denied for some reason.

I don't see an ~Uploads directory for you stainy?

Have you setup an account? You can't upload without one...

See here

[slideyfoot]

Originally Posted by stainy

Ok.. I`ve just completed re-mapping this.. from scratch. I can`t upload to the ftp because access is denied for some reason.

Cool! I look forward to seeing the completed map. Good work!

[malko]

Originally Posted by stainy

btw, anyone know of any other games that resemble Lords of Time and Faery Tale???

go on!!! I`m `andy.

Ok. Old thread, and as a huge fan of Faery Tale Adventure I am sure you are already aware if it but there was a FTA2 .
The game is quite good. I did enjoy it a lot (but never had time to finish it ).
Unfortunately, it's a PC game and it was never released on Amiga .
Just in case (or for the youngest one knowing nothing about FTA ) here is a link.

[slideyfoot]

Originally Posted by malko

Ok. Old thread, and as a huge fan of Faery Tale Adventure I am sure you are already aware if it but there was a FTA2 .
The game is quite good. I did enjoy it a lot (but never had time to finish it ).
Unfortunately, it's a PC game and it was never released on Amiga .
Just in case (or for the youngest one knowing nothing about FTA ) here is a link.

I've never been able to get Faery Tale or the sequel to work properly on my phone emulators for some reason, so I'll have to give that link a go. Does it generally work ok in DOSBox or WinUAE?

[malko]

Originally Posted by slideyfoot

Does it generally work ok in DOSBox or WinUAE?

I did play FTA2 on a real DOS environment (not emulated). I should still have the original CD copy somewhere.
Regarding others games I have tried in DOSbox several years ago, I guess FTA2 should work without any issues.

PS: I just think about it right now and it can be worth the try to have a look with a search engine. Maybe someone has updated the engine for FTA2 to work with any recent Windows version (I know Descent, Tomb Raider, etc. have got one). Why not FTA2 ? I don't have the time right now to check but if you have...