October: Shard of Spring

[rusty_shackleford]

Anyone want to make a little badge for those that completed Shard of Spring before I do it?

[wndrbr]

@rusty_shackleford size?

[rusty_shackleford]

@rusty_shackleford size?

Not certain yet, going to guess something like 32x32, or maybe 24x24 if that's too big. Possibly non-square due to the nature of it.

[wndrbr]

[rusty_shackleford]

Thanks @wndrbr for the badge. Only recipient so far is @Watser.

[rusty_shackleford]

I can't get the dosbox mapper to work for the GOG dosbox version. I change the keys, save, but it doesn't seem to actually affect the game. Any ideas?

[rusty_shackleford]

Apparently it wasn't clear, but anyone(not just the first) who beats the game within the month gets the prestigious high quality badge that took @wndrbr days to create.

[Watser]

Any ideas of what to play next month? I was going to suggest Tunnels & Trolls: Crusaders of Khazan(1990).

Legends of Amberland has been suggested
https://www.gog.com/en/game/legends_of_ ... tten_crown

and i am suggesting Dragon Wars as a potential candidate.
https://www.gog.com/en/game/dragon_wars

Question is how do we determine what would be suitable? Doubt we'll be a large enough group of people to vote so random number generator or through mutual agreement?
Potentially, we could do a schedule looking something like this:
1 month 'off' which will be used for discussing which games to play for the following months (say 3-4) and which release versions so there's time to get everything set up. Have a thread dedicated for discussing future games and a new thread for each month to keep the discussion of the played games confined to their individual threads. Avoids cluttering it up more than necessary. Maybe even a dedicated subforum.

[Emphyrio]

Apparently it wasn't clear, but anyone(not just the first) who beats the game within the month gets the prestigious high quality badge that took @wndrbr days to create.

it's not worth it

[rusty_shackleford]

Apparently it wasn't clear, but anyone(not just the first) who beats the game within the month gets the prestigious high quality badge that took @wndrbr days to create.

it's not worth it

FAKE news
gonna get me that shiny badge

[Watser]

Gotta catch them all

[Rigwort]

Does anyone know the best way to make VICE load everything faster off the top of their head? My play-through is fixing to die before it even begins.

[Tweed]

Does anyone know the best way to make VICE load everything faster off the top of their head? My play-through is fixing to die before it even begins.

Warp Mode Alt-W

[Boontaker]

RPGHQ playing Shard of Spring

[Emphyrio]

I like typing out the spell name. Actually faster than mousing through a hotbar, or searching the spellbook for a two-digit code. They should have stuck with short names only though.

[Nemesis]

They should have stuck with short names only though.

Or allow acronyms. It'd be better to type "COF" for "Column of Fire".

[SpellSword]

Legends of Amberland has been suggested
https://www.gog.com/en/game/legends_of_ ... tten_crown

and i am suggesting Dragon Wars as a potential candidate.
https://www.gog.com/en/game/dragon_wars

Either of those two games would be interesting.

[SpellSword]

For a party I went with four fighters (2 Dwarf 2 Troll) and one Gnome mage, so far its working out pretty well against everything but encounters with large groups of high level wizards... those can be painful.

I've just finished clearing the area to the south 'Islanda' and I think all I've got left to do is figure out how to get into that area east of Athe.

One thing that I noticed is that the charts in the manual are not perfectly accurate and sometimes you will gain one more point of HP when leveling than your character's Endurance would suggest:

► For Example

► Despite this I've started dreading gain levels as...

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► More often than not...

► The roll of the dice...

► Doesn't go in your favor...

► And can be just plain cruel.

Has anyone been using the magical items? They seem pretty cost prohibitive and each item's effects don't appear to be listed in the manual which is making me a bit hesitant to drop thousands of gold on one.

[Watser]

Has anyone been using the magical items? They seem pretty cost prohibitive and each item's effects don't appear to be listed in the manual which is making me a bit hesitant to drop thousands of gold on one.

You got a storm ring from the sidequest in Islanda, and staves can drop in the Tower of Rylath. They provide spells for you (at a base level as for as I can tell) and will eventually break.

[SpellSword]

Victory!

► Ending Screen Spoiler

And a final loot drop.

► A few random thoughts

The Ice Elemental casting Column of Fire was unexpected.

Healing potions only restore 10 HP!!!

The random encounters are more deadly than the bosses.

Priesthood really does make a Wizard worth having.

Overall Game Rating For Shard of Spring:

The game is so close to being fun, but in the end it's just a very frustrating experience.

I agree with @Watser's assessment, hopefully they smoothed out enough of the rough parts when creating Demon's Winter.

[Element]

Apparently it wasn't clear, but anyone(not just the first) who beats the game within the month gets the prestigious high quality badge that took @wndrbr days to create.

it's not worth it

Tried it. Couldn't get into it at all. Hopefully next month has something a little more engaging.

[rusty_shackleford]

Apparently it wasn't clear, but anyone(not just the first) who beats the game within the month gets the prestigious high quality badge that took @wndrbr days to create.

it's not worth it

Tried it. Couldn't get into it at all. Hopefully next month has something a little more engaging.

You can submit some suggestions for next month
viewtopic.php?t=1060-adventurer-s-guild ... s-upcoming

As long as a couple people seem interested I'll add them.

[Landers78]

Play Realms of Antiquity; The shattered crown. Dude made it for the TI-99 computer a couple of years ago, but it is great experience and doesn't "feel" as antiquated as some of the old greats today. The download comes built in with an emulator, so it plays by just clicking on the exe.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1539 ... red_Crown/

And you even get into the devs hall of fame if you finish it.

[rusty_shackleford]

Play Realms of Antiquity; The shattered crown. Dude made it for the TI-99 computer a couple of years ago, but it is great experience and doesn't "feel" as antiquated as some of the old greats today. The download comes built in with an emulator, so it plays by just clicking on the exe.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1539 ... red_Crown/

And you even get into the devs hall of fame if you finish it.

It's on the list.

[Tangerine]

This took me about 18 hours to complete.

► Show Spoiler

Proof.

sos1.png

My party consisted of three troll warriors and two gnome wizards. I used my wizards to engage in melee combat with enemy wizards and saved their SP to destroy major enemies in a single hit. Freeze is also an incredibly good spell, especially against the elementals. I really enjoyed being able to decide how much power I could put into a spell and wish more games did that.

I liked the action point style combat, but the adventuring left a lot to be desired, as the experience and gold grind is rough. Having to get training to level up is a good feature, but I'd have preferred if there were guilds earlier on that had a level training cap so you're not hauling around level 1 wizards for a while.

I hate teleporter dungeons.

Warning: I had to do a dungeon reset because I died after collecting a key item without saving. When I reloaded, I didn't have the item, but it also wasn't in the dungeon.

@DagothGeas5 Moving on to VTMB.

[DagothGeas5]

This took me about 18 hours to complete.

► Show Spoiler

Proof.


My party consisted of three troll warriors and two gnome wizards. I used my wizards to engage in melee combat with enemy wizards and saved their SP to destroy major enemies in a single hit. Freeze is also an incredibly good spell, especially against the elementals. I really enjoyed being able to decide how much power I could put into a spell and wish more games did that.

I liked the action point style combat, but the adventuring left a lot to be desired, as the experience and gold grind is rough. Having to get training to level up is a good feature, but I'd have preferred if there were guilds earlier on that had a level training cap so you're not hauling around level 1 wizards for a while.

I hate teleporter dungeons.

Warning: I had to do a dungeon reset because I died after collecting a key item without saving. When I reloaded, I didn't have the item, but it also wasn't in the dungeon.

@DagothGeas5 Moving on to VTMB.

I joked about doing a killstreak, but you are doing this for real Once again best of luck for your run!
Also, no need to mention me if you don't want to anymore, I just needed a first step to scramble the list, but thank you once more for letting me know

[Tangerine]

This took me about 18 hours to complete.

► Show Spoiler

Proof.


My party consisted of three troll warriors and two gnome wizards. I used my wizards to engage in melee combat with enemy wizards and saved their SP to destroy major enemies in a single hit. Freeze is also an incredibly good spell, especially against the elementals. I really enjoyed being able to decide how much power I could put into a spell and wish more games did that.

I liked the action point style combat, but the adventuring left a lot to be desired, as the experience and gold grind is rough. Having to get training to level up is a good feature, but I'd have preferred if there were guilds earlier on that had a level training cap so you're not hauling around level 1 wizards for a while.

I hate teleporter dungeons.

Warning: I had to do a dungeon reset because I died after collecting a key item without saving. When I reloaded, I didn't have the item, but it also wasn't in the dungeon.

@DagothGeas5 Moving on to VTMB.

I joked about doing a killstreak, but you are doing this for real Once again best of luck for your run!
Also, no need to mention me if you don't want to anymore, I just needed a first step to scramble the list, but thank you once more for letting me know

I'm going to go for 10 now, since I already hit my goal of 5. Fortunately the holidays are slow, so it gives me plenty of time.

[Oyster Sauce]

This took me about 18 hours to complete.

► Show Spoiler

Proof.


My party consisted of three troll warriors and two gnome wizards. I used my wizards to engage in melee combat with enemy wizards and saved their SP to destroy major enemies in a single hit. Freeze is also an incredibly good spell, especially against the elementals. I really enjoyed being able to decide how much power I could put into a spell and wish more games did that.

I liked the action point style combat, but the adventuring left a lot to be desired, as the experience and gold grind is rough. Having to get training to level up is a good feature, but I'd have preferred if there were guilds earlier on that had a level training cap so you're not hauling around level 1 wizards for a while.

I hate teleporter dungeons.

Warning: I had to do a dungeon reset because I died after collecting a key item without saving. When I reloaded, I didn't have the item, but it also wasn't in the dungeon.

@DagothGeas5 Moving on to VTMB.

I joked about doing a killstreak, but you are doing this for real Once again best of luck for your run!
Also, no need to mention me if you don't want to anymore, I just needed a first step to scramble the list, but thank you once more for letting me know

I'm going to go for 10 now, since I already hit my goal of 5. Fortunately the holidays are slow, so it gives me plenty of time.

Spend some ******* time with your family

[1998]

Wild game...

► Show Spoiler

[Oyster Sauce]

Wild game...

► Show Spoiler

Is this you beating the game?