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Gold Box SSI's Gold Box Series Thread
- Thread starter Saxon1974
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Do you guys use tandy sound? It sounds better than PC speakers to me, but am I supposed to be riding a horse?
Does anyone recommend tandy graphics/monitor/video mode or whatever? It seems to load faster initially but I haven't noticed any other differences between it and EGA.
Does anyone recommend tandy graphics/monitor/video mode or whatever? It seems to load faster initially but I haven't noticed any other differences between it and EGA.
Alchemist
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Tandy graphics look identical to EGA if I recall correctly. They both use the same 16-color palette.
It's because you are being followed around by this guy:
If you are just starting out and can get your hands on an Amiga emulator you may want to give that version a go instead. I have heard that the graphics and sound are superior than those of the PC versions.
They are for most of the earlier titles, but then you'll have to play the complete series arcs on that platform if you want character transfer, and I am not even sure they are present on Amiga in their entirety.
Only the second Buck Rogers game didn't get an Amiga release.
dragonbait
Augur
Awesome job on the rotating translation wheel.
Yes, if you play the DOS version, use Tandy sound. It is your best option sound-wise.
Borders look a bit nicer unless you prefer the ornate style of DOS, but portraits look way better:
Combat otoh looks almost identical except for borders:
Think I'll stick with DOS though. It's not worth the trouble of finding and setting up an Amiga emulator.
I've never ever tried the Tandy video setting. I actually like that better (The portraits rock). Looks like FRUA artwork.
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Tandy sound is better. IIRC it uses 3 speaker channels whereas regular PC speaker only uses one. I always have Tandy mode in DOSBox on, and always choose the Tandy mode in games. If the game doesn't support it, it'll sound exactly the same anyway. Some of the Gold Box games do sound much better in Tandy, as does IIRC Sentinel Worlds, some of the older Sierra games (Manhunter I think was one that sounded very different).
I don't think Tandy video and EGA look any different, I've never noticed a difference in DOSBox at least. I usually stick to EGA.
Oh heh. I thought it was odd that Tandy looked THAT good. 
When monsters defeat the whole party they kill the party. When guards defeat the party they leave them unconscious.
Oh, ok. That doesn't really explain why I can walk around unconscious but good to know.
dragonbait
Augur
The guards in Phlan get bored with having to keep all the drunkards in the supposedly civilized section of town in line, so occasionally when they get their hands on some magic potions from Ohlo, they get their kicks by injecting their victims with the funky liquid which often causes sleepwalking in the unconscious. This sometimes causes panic when the clerics at the temple find out about the "walking zombies" strolling about the city, much to the amusement of the guards. Or something like that.
Pool of Radiance: If you use the thief "Restal" in Cadorna Textile House to open and re-seal the lock on the treasure, you can get the loot more than once! If you leave the Cadorna Block and re-enter, and visit Restal again, you can get the money and Gauntlets of Ogre Power again and again and again. So you could have an infinite number of Gauntlets of Ogre Power.
Not sure if actually true.....
If so, that is one hell of a bug....
Not sure if actually true.....
If so, that is one hell of a bug....
Pool of Radiance: If you use the thief "Restal" in Cadorna Textile House to open and re-seal the lock on the treasure, you can get the loot more than once! If you leave the Cadorna Block and re-enter, and visit Restal again, you can get the money and Gauntlets of Ogre Power again and again and again. So you could have an infinite number of Gauntlets of Ogre Power.
Not sure if actually true.....
If so, that is one hell of a bug....
Those who would take advantage of this bug are the same players who just max out their characters' STR to 18(00) in the first place.
Dorateen
Arcane
Check your human male fighter privelege.
Oh my, with all the D&D nostalgia I decided to dig up my old Goldboxes and set them all up with the D fend program Jaesun suggested and boy is it just sweet, the templates make things so much easier (still having issues with the Tandy sound not playing effects) and having a handy link to all the games is blessing for my cluttered desktop
Now if I handt lost almost all my Adventure's Journals...
Now if I handt lost almost all my Adventure's Journals...
Yup Null Null, I only wished I had been a little more carefull with those; I hate having to play in windowed mode
Just wish these would be updated in gog like Wasteland did with the journal entries beign added to the game itself
Just wish these would be updated in gog like Wasteland did with the journal entries beign added to the game itself
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