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Tweed wrote: November 24th, 2025, 02:52
Aleshar The World of Ice:

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This one is really rough though and I didn't stick with it for very long.
What's wrong with it?
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rusty_shackleford wrote: November 28th, 2025, 23:00
Tweed wrote: November 24th, 2025, 02:52
Aleshar The World of Ice:

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This one is really rough though and I didn't stick with it for very long.
What's wrong with it?
Manual doesn't explain anything about anything. If I had no working knowledge of Ultima there's no possible way I'd have figured out the controls or how to talk to anyone. There's no description on what skills actually do. Getting around in a nightmare because you have to rotate to the direction you want to walk. It's also hard sometimes to tell if there's anything useful on a particular tile.
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Tweed wrote: November 29th, 2025, 02:39
rusty_shackleford wrote: November 28th, 2025, 23:00
Tweed wrote: November 24th, 2025, 02:52
Aleshar The World of Ice:

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Image
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This one is really rough though and I didn't stick with it for very long.
What's wrong with it?
Manual doesn't explain anything about anything. If I had no working knowledge of Ultima there's no possible way I'd have figured out the controls or how to talk to anyone. There's no description on what skills actually do. Getting around in a nightmare because you have to rotate to the direction you want to walk. It's also hard sometimes to tell if there's anything useful on a particular tile.
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I really liked that Aleshar used descriptions/color coding for your skill levels rather than numbers
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Why don't you play it and tell us all how good it is.
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Tweed wrote: November 29th, 2025, 02:39
rusty_shackleford wrote: November 28th, 2025, 23:00
Tweed wrote: November 24th, 2025, 02:52
Aleshar The World of Ice:

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This one is really rough though and I didn't stick with it for very long.
What's wrong with it?
Manual doesn't explain anything about anything. If I had no working knowledge of Ultima there's no possible way I'd have figured out the controls or how to talk to anyone. There's no description on what skills actually do. Getting around in a nightmare because you have to rotate to the direction you want to walk. It's also hard sometimes to tell if there's anything useful on a particular tile.
This might help. eXoDos comes with a manual txt file and I think it will give you everything you need to play:
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Icewind Dale having already been mentioned...

Parts of:
  • Diablo 2: Lord of Destruction - Act V
  • WarCraft 3: The Frozen Throne
Clutching at straws:
  • Jazz Jackrabbit - The Christmas Chronicles
  • Delta Force: Land Warrior - some missions take place in icy areas
  • Project Borealis - A Half-Life 2 fan project
  • DooM - WAD: Whitemare
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This (very good, very fun) Quake map should fit the bill:

Altar of Storms

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Skyrim with a good survival mod and a bleak ENB such as Fimbulvinter was a great experience. Trying to reach the Mages' College without freezing to death, taking shelter at the entrance of caves (trying not to trigger any enemies because you were debuffed half to death), looking for the right path under a snowstorm with the navigation UI disabled. Good times, good times.

The only problem was, once you got to your destination and enjoyed the medieval traveller's exhultation at finally entering a solid stone building with a warm firepit and plenty of food... well, then you had to play a Skyrim quest.
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. wrote:
Kalarion did this a lot better you know.
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Mizzurna Falls for the PS1, pretty comfy game.
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Tweed wrote: November 29th, 2025, 02:39
Manual doesn't explain anything about anything.
Lol, manuals. Kids these days. Men of the sea don't need manuals.
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I've been playing Therzie's Deep North mod for Valheim for some time and it's pretty wintercore.
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I hate them.
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