Some SSI Games - Page 3

31 January 2008, 22:56

I'd also like to chime in and add that for Curse of the Azure Bonds, at least, there were multiple versions of the game, that progressively had fewer bugs. (I remember specific problems with the Girdle of Dwarvenkind, for example).

Presumably this was the case for other games as well?

NewDeli · 08 July 2008, 13:32

Hi,

I am about to add two SSI games to my small list (1 item

) of HD-installable repacks.

First one is a classic wargame : Conflict : Korea

Second one is Pool of Darkness

Both can be downloaded in a "ready to play from AmigaOS" format from my french-soon-to-have-an-english-download-pad web site :
http://www.netcomet.info/download.php

A few remarks :
- There was really no challenge since the games were already cracked and the content of the adf immediately available, but if you want to congratulate me, don't hesitate !
- To me, SSI was more famous for their wargames than for their RPGs.
- I never played any of their RPGs. Just heard the glorious names : Pool of Radiance, Dark Queen of Krynn long ago.
- I was aware of the existence of Dragonlance board game. Was it something like a romanced Ad&D type game ?
- Pool of Darkness seems to have the nicest graphics of the series, hope the gameplay is up to par with Radiance.

TCD · 08 July 2008, 13:48

Hi Deleauvive,

there is already a WHDLoad install for Pool of Darkness : http://hol.abime.net/1100

Thanks for Conflict : Korea installed

Pool of Darkness has the nicest graphics (along with Dark Queen of Krynn) of the old SSI RPGs. The gameplay and story are good as far as I remember (it's been quite a few years since I played them

).

Retro-Nerd · 08 July 2008, 17:09

And i'm still searching for the German Original from Pools of Darkness. Anyone? Psygore would problably support it too, but there is no Original.

Minuous · 08 July 2008, 22:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by marco pedrana

so basically it remains :

Curse of Azure Bonds
Demons Winter

These actually work OK in my OS3.9 environment without needing a WHDLoad slave.

Quote:

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?

Have a look at http://amigan.1emu.net/releases/rpg-form.txt

IIRC for the case of Hillsfar, they are "buried" in the image disk, but that is easy to work around: you just copy or rename Disk.1 to foo.adf and then insert foo.adf.

NewDeli · 09 July 2008, 03:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Minuous

These (Curse & Demon) actually work OK in my OS3.9 environment without needing a WHDLoad slave.

True to a certain extend, if I may say so.
I just added SSI's Curse of the Azure Bonds to my HD pre-installed repacked games list. You may download it from the above URL

.

Demon's Winter, on the other hand, doesn't have a quit key, so it does not qualify for a HD repack.

Minuous · 09 July 2008, 13:00

Quote:

- I was aware of the existence of Dragonlance board game. Was it something like a romanced Ad&D type game ?

You might be thinking of "War of the Lance"?

TCD · 09 July 2008, 13:07

There is also a board game that is simply called 'Dragonlance' by TSR from the year 1988 : http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/795
Do you have infos about the War of the Lance board game Minuous?

Minuous · 10 July 2008, 06:46

Definitely different from the board game you mentioned.

The "real" (non-computer) version of War of the Lance was, IIRC, Dragonlance module DL8.

The computer conversion came out for C64, IBM and Apple ][.

http://www.mobygames.com/game/war-of-the-lance

TCD · 10 July 2008, 06:55

The AD&D module DL8 was 'Dragons of War' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ragons_modules)
I know that the first series of books by Tracy & Laura Hickman was called War of the Lance, but I really would like to see that board game. I somehow collect (at least the info of) Dragonlance AD&D stuff. So if you stumble over any info about the board game somewhere it would be nice to let me know

.

NewDeli · 10 July 2008, 12:11

Have you heard of the board game Glorantha / Hero Quest ? This follower to Runequest can hold his own in the crowded market of fantasy games, considering the somehow rigid gaming system of Ad&D.

The following Amiga game :
http://hol.abime.net/698 is based on the Hero Quest license.

Glorantha has its weaknesses, most notably some unexploitable not-playing-characters and not so well documented areas, but the good point is that it draws directly from the imagination of it's fan base.

I have made a pack of scanned "fanzines" and unofficial add-ons, as usually pm me if you're interested.

TCD · 10 July 2008, 12:16

Yes I know Hero Quest. Played it for about half a year regularly with my friends. I have heard it still has a quite active fanbase, but didn't got into it yet. I'll PM you for the scans when I'm back home. Thanks for sharing Deleauvive

10 July 2008, 13:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Retro-Nerd

And i'm still searching for the German Original from Pools of Darkness. Anyone? Psygore would problably support it too, but there is no Original.

Hiya!
You're probably lookin' for this (see pic below) . Now, when there is an english whdload version looks like i do not need it anymore so i could sell it - if You are interested - let me know (artekrulez@yahoo.com)
cheers

Retro-Nerd · 10 July 2008, 13:28

Hi artek75,

welcome to EAB and thanks for the offer. You could sell it anyway, AFTER doing some ADF images. I don't need the real game with box and manual, only the disk images.

10 July 2008, 13:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Retro-Nerd

Hi artek75,

welcome to EAB and thanks for the offer. You could sell it anyway, AFTER doing some ADF images. I don't need the real game with box and manual, only the disk images.

OK, I think I could send You some images just for free of course, just give me 2-3 days. Allright?

Retro-Nerd · 10 July 2008, 13:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Artek75

OK, I think I could send You some images just for free of course, just give me 2-3 days. Allright?

Awesome, thanks a bunch.

btw: Do you need the English disk images or the preinstalled WHDLoad game?

10 July 2008, 13:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Retro-Nerd

Awesome, thanks a bunch.

btw: Do you need the English disk images or the preinstalled WHDLoad game?

thanks but I have it already (I am registered user of whdload)
cheers

Retro-Nerd · 10 July 2008, 13:40

Aah, i see.

15 July 2008, 11:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Retro-Nerd

Aah, i see.

Hi Retro-Nerd.
I have a problem with sending disk images of Pools of Darkness (german) to You. The thing is that my amiga does not have internet connection and those disk images after packing have about 1 mb (for every disk) so it is more than i can put on standard floopy disk ( I thought that then I can use floppies from pc and send files from there). Maybe You know another program for packing files - I used standard program from Aminet (I think it was "image2disk") which will be better or maybe there is another way - of course i can send you copies (disks) . Just let me know and sorry for delay
Art

Retro-Nerd · 15 July 2008, 18:18

Hi Artek,

i've sent you a pm.

31 January 2008, 22:56	#41
dreadwin Posts: n/a	SSI game versions I'd also like to chime in and add that for Curse of the Azure Bonds, at least, there were multiple versions of the game, that progressively had fewer bugs. (I remember specific problems with the Girdle of Dwarvenkind, for example). Presumably this was the case for other games as well?

08 July 2008, 13:32	#42
NewDeli Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Paris / FRANCE Age: 50 Posts: 1,248	Get pre-installed HD packages of Pool of Darkness & Conflict : Korea from my web site Hi, I am about to add two SSI games to my small list (1 item ) of HD-installable repacks. First one is a classic wargame : Conflict : Korea Second one is Pool of Darkness Both can be downloaded in a "ready to play from AmigaOS" format from my french-soon-to-have-an-english-download-pad web site : http://www.netcomet.info/download.php A few remarks : - There was really no challenge since the games were already cracked and the content of the adf immediately available, but if you want to congratulate me, don't hesitate ! - To me, SSI was more famous for their wargames than for their RPGs. - I never played any of their RPGs. Just heard the glorious names : Pool of Radiance, Dark Queen of Krynn long ago. - I was aware of the existence of Dragonlance board game. Was it something like a romanced Ad&D type game ? - Pool of Darkness seems to have the nicest graphics of the series, hope the gameplay is up to par with Radiance. Last edited by NewDeli; 09 July 2008 at 02:15.

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08 July 2008, 13:48	#43
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,615	Hi Deleauvive, there is already a WHDLoad install for Pool of Darkness : http://hol.abime.net/1100 Thanks for Conflict : Korea installed Pool of Darkness has the nicest graphics (along with Dark Queen of Krynn) of the old SSI RPGs. The gameplay and story are good as far as I remember (it's been quite a few years since I played them ).

08 July 2008, 17:09	#44
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,448	And i'm still searching for the German Original from Pools of Darkness. Anyone? Psygore would problably support it too, but there is no Original.

09 July 2008, 13:07	#48
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,615	There is also a board game that is simply called 'Dragonlance' by TSR from the year 1988 : http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/795 Do you have infos about the War of the Lance board game Minuous?

10 July 2008, 06:46	#49
Minuous Coder/webmaster/gamer Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Canberra/Australia Posts: 2,642	Definitely different from the board game you mentioned. The "real" (non-computer) version of War of the Lance was, IIRC, Dragonlance module DL8. The computer conversion came out for C64, IBM and Apple ][. http://www.mobygames.com/game/war-of-the-lance

10 July 2008, 06:55	#50
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,615	The AD&D module DL8 was 'Dragons of War' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ragons_modules) I know that the first series of books by Tracy & Laura Hickman was called War of the Lance, but I really would like to see that board game. I somehow collect (at least the info of) Dragonlance AD&D stuff. So if you stumble over any info about the board game somewhere it would be nice to let me know .

10 July 2008, 12:11	#51
NewDeli Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Paris / FRANCE Age: 50 Posts: 1,248	Have you heard of the board game Glorantha / Hero Quest ? This follower to Runequest can hold his own in the crowded market of fantasy games, considering the somehow rigid gaming system of Ad&D. The following Amiga game : http://hol.abime.net/698 is based on the Hero Quest license. Glorantha has its weaknesses, most notably some unexploitable not-playing-characters and not so well documented areas, but the good point is that it draws directly from the imagination of it's fan base. I have made a pack of scanned "fanzines" and unofficial add-ons, as usually pm me if you're interested.

10 July 2008, 12:16	#52
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,615	Yes I know Hero Quest. Played it for about half a year regularly with my friends. I have heard it still has a quite active fanbase, but didn't got into it yet. I'll PM you for the scans when I'm back home. Thanks for sharing Deleauvive

10 July 2008, 13:28	#54
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,448	Hi artek75, welcome to EAB and thanks for the offer. You could sell it anyway, AFTER doing some ADF images. I don't need the real game with box and manual, only the disk images.

10 July 2008, 13:40	#58
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,448	Aah, i see.

15 July 2008, 18:18	#60
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,448	Hi Artek, i've sent you a pm.

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