Gold Box SSI's Gold Box Series Thread

[Servo]

In PoR when you approach a locked door and are given the option to bash or pick, should I made sure my thief is selected before I attempt to pick it?

Also wtf is this?

 

[Jaesun]

In PoR when you approach a locked door and are given the option to bash or pick, should I made sure my thief is selected before I attempt to pick it?

Yes. What ever selection you choose (BASH, PICK, KNOCK), it will select the CURRENTLY SELECTED character and then check for the appropriate skill (or spell in the case of the KNOCK option). If you have your fighter currently selected, and choose PICK it is not going to work.

 

[ProphetSword]

Ah yes...Pool of Radiance: Myth Drannor.

Many a shattered dream lie at the feet of that abomination.

 

[Zorba the Hutt]

What is that shit doing in the hallowed Gold Box thread?

ban Servo

 

[Servo]

Ah yes...Pool of Radiance: Myth Drannor.

Many a shattered dream lie at the feet of that abomination.

I don't know anything about it. What's wrong with it?

 

[Erebus]

I don't know anything about it. What's wrong with it?

A better question would be : what's right with it ? And the answer would be : fucking nothing.

 

[Jaesun]

Ah yes...Pool of Radiance: Myth Drannor.

Many a shattered dream (and your Operating System) lie at the feet of that abomination.

 

[Renevent]

you win. hence the explanation. magazines at the time didnt always refer to to the engine, and dark sun was described as the new "gold box game" despite using a new engine. other non gold box games by ssi came in gold boxes. didnt fact check thoroughly before posting

I thought the same thing when I was younger as well. Besides Darksun I always considered Hillsfar part of the gold box series since the box was kinda similar, was made by the same folks, and hell, you could even import your characters from PoR into it.

 

[Revenant]

If someone spends almost 2 years on the Codex and still don't know what Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor is, other Codexers should abstain from enlightening them and let them burn enjoy the authentic experience.

Also: this is the guy who doesn't know how to use DosBox and tries to install MS-DOS programs in Windows 7. Non-prestigiousness levels critical

 

[Servo]

Fuck you.

 

[GarfunkeL]

Sick burn

Most embarassing post award goes to Servo

 

[dragonbait]

Spin the Dethek / Espruar translation wheel?

...I made one that rotates: http://pajamaman.github.io/poolwheel/

 

[ProphetSword]

If there was ever a game that didn't deserve the title "Pool of Radiance," it was that piece of garbage. I want my $60 back, damn it!

 

[Unkillable Cat]

...I made one that rotates: http://pajamaman.github.io/poolwheel/

*spinning intensifies*

WHEEEEE! :D

 

[Servo]

Couldn't find an image of an entire area like this so I made one.

 

[Servo]

Have you ever wondered what one of those areas would look like on a flat battlemap? Well I have, because I've been trying to figure out how to generate it algorithmically for a super SEKRET project.

Spoiler

Paste in Gridmapper:

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[rezaf]

Your area showcases how the approach falls apart a bit when starting a battle near the edge of the map, but I always thought it was cool how the battlefields were based on the actual layout of the level map.

If you want it to be a 2D battlefield, I have to wonder why you don't use the exactly same approach and thus generate a well laid out 2D map based on the level geometry?

 

[Null Null]

Just 'cause I'm a noob myself, and perhaps a little too sympathetic:

Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor was an attempt to cash in on the reputation of the original by making a sequel. It was notorious for its many bugs, and it was actually possible to reformat your hard disk by doing the wrong thing when installing or uninstalling it.

Given the contrast between a game that effectively spawned 11 sequels and a game that would destroy your computer, not to mention the nostalgic feelings people tend to have about their favorite games from childhood/adolescence (I can still tell you which dungeons are on each of the 8 Pool of Radiance disks), you can understand why emotions are little...heated. It's a lot like the way G1 Transformers fans feel about Michael Bay's live-action movies, or 80s/90s TMNT fans feel about... Michael Bay's TMNT movie.

 

[Null Null]

BTW, anyone notice that the wheel, in 1988, contains the string 'GOOGLE', 8 years before the origin of the famous search engine as a project in 1996?

I think we need to buy stock in the next company called 'AXEIAX'.

 

[Servo]

Your area showcases how the approach falls apart a bit when starting a battle near the edge of the map, but I always thought it was cool how the battlefields were based on the actual layout of the level map.

If you want it to be a 2D battlefield, I have to wonder why you don't use the exactly same approach and thus generate a well laid out 2D map based on the level geometry?

Well, I want to reproduce that area exactly. I can't tell if any of those rooms around the perimeter even exist based on the layout of the level map alone.

gg pointing out that the battlefield is based off of the level map though. It had crossed my mind but due to the aforementioned problem I wasn't sure.

 

[Null Null]

Think I should clarify: the forest of 1x1 squares to the left of the combat does not, in fact, represent actual locations in Pool of Radiance. The trolls and ogres tossing things fight occurs at the western edge of the Slums map, and that's how the primitive GB engine renders 'out of bounds' areas--fight on the edge of any Gold Box map and you'll notice the same thing.

If you want to be 'true to canon', an alternative might be to look up the map for Kuto's Well (which adjoins the Slums on the left) and use that.

 

[Jaesun]

Just a FYI to those of you that have a iPhone, you CAN play DOSBox games on it. Article here: http://ultimacodex.com/2014/11/dosb...-app-store-and-i-have-ultima-6-running-in-it/

If you need help, let me know. I got Gateway to the Savage Frontier working on it just fine for me. <3

Also wondering, did FRUA ever come out on a CD? I don't believe it ever did, and was only in a box, with 3 floppies and a manual. Just wondering if anyone possibly might know more.

 

[Desktop Commander]

Also wondering, did FRUA ever come out on a CD? I don't believe it ever did, and was only in a box, with 3 floppies and a manual. Just wondering if anyone possibly might know more.

It definitely did, though I don't know if it came as a fully boxed release + manual or CD-only (as part of a compilation, cover mount, or something similar). For reference, here is a link to a loose disc that is for sale on ebay right now.

 

[Servo]

Whats a iphone?

 

[Jaesun]

Also wondering, did FRUA ever come out on a CD? I don't believe it ever did, and was only in a box, with 3 floppies and a manual. Just wondering if anyone possibly might know more.

It definitely did, though I don't know if it came as a fully boxed release + manual or CD-only (as part of a compilation, cover mount, or something similar). For reference, here is a link to a loose disc that is for sale on ebay right now.

Thanks dude! I finally was able to do a quick search, and looking at that EBay item, that company Slash Corporation did indeed sell CD versions of some D&D games. So I bought that copy, thanks! :D