Bard's Tale The Bard's Tale IV: Barrows Deep - Director's Cut

[agris]

Lol, bought by MS and poof win7 compat is gone. $10 it’s a bit switch and they just disabled backwards compat with older driver framework and dx versión to please new overlords.

 

[lukaszek]

deterministic system > RNG

 

[Zed Duke of Banville]

thinking about giving it a run, but I have both versions, vanilla and director's and I've read everything about them, from shit vanilla difficult, to shit directors easy, to downgrade, etc

And I have not found any thorough analysis with the differences between versions

any insight?

The Director's Cut added a Song of Exploration allowing the player to skip the puzzles, which are really the only exploration present in the game, so I recommend playing the original version.

Or you could wait for the Producer's Cut, with another new Song of Exploration allowing the player to skip the combat.

 

[ProphetSword]

Will there be a Gaffer's Cut that will include another new Song of Exploration that will allow me to skip the game?

 

[V_K]

Will there be a Gaffer's Cut that will include another new Song of Exploration that will allow me to skip the game?

Yes, but it will be very, very expensive.

 

[anvi]

Whenever I think about trying this game I think about how I want another MMX Legacy instead.

 

[Infinitron]

https://steamcommunity.com/games/1091980/announcements/detail/1691602358999846771

February 20 Patch - The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut Update

The Bard’s Tale IV: Director’s Cut – February 20 Update

• Fixed solved trap puzzles becoming unsolved after loading a save game in Kylearan's Tower
  
• Adjusted some collision to prevent players getting stuck
  
• Fixed bug when entering combat while some Songs of Exploration were active
  
• Fixed crash related to navigating the UI
  
• Fixed some tooltips having incorrect text in Chinese
  
• Fixed crash/hang when exiting game
  
• Fixed crash related to inventory filter
  
• Fixed crash related to selecting abilities with gamepad
  
• Fixed crash when the Blessed affix activated with no room left in the party
  
• Fixed some instances of memory corruption that could lead to crashes

 

[V_K]

I guess all of their three players are now very happy.

 

[Saxon1974]

Tried to start this game at least 5 times and always just get bored. Really liked Wasteland 2 so not sure what happened with this one. W2 felt like a sequel to W1 but this feels nothing like the originals

 

[ArchAngel]

https://steamcommunity.com/games/1091980/announcements/detail/1691602358999846771

February 20 Patch - The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut Update

The Bard’s Tale IV: Director’s Cut – February 20 Update

• Fixed solved trap puzzles becoming unsolved after loading a save game in Kylearan's Tower
  
• Adjusted some collision to prevent players getting stuck
  
• Fixed bug when entering combat while some Songs of Exploration were active
  
• Fixed crash related to navigating the UI
  
• Fixed some tooltips having incorrect text in Chinese
  
• Fixed crash/hang when exiting game
  
• Fixed crash related to inventory filter
  
• Fixed crash related to selecting abilities with gamepad
  
• Fixed crash when the Blessed affix activated with no room left in the party
  
• Fixed some instances of memory corruption that could lead to crashes

So still no win7 compatibility LOL. So I cannot even play this game if I wanted..

 

[ProphetSword]

So still no win7 compatibility LOL. So I cannot even play this game if I wanted..

There are some games so defining that you need to update your operating system and move into the modern era with the rest of the world just to play them.

This is not one of those games.

 

[ArchAngel]

So still no win7 compatibility LOL. So I cannot even play this game if I wanted..

There are some games so defining that you need to update your operating system and move into the modern era with the rest of the world just to play them.

This is not one of those games.

None yet that force me to downgrade my windows.

 

[Lacrymas]

The only good game(s) that require win 10 are the Age of Empires definitive editions. And they can still run on win 7 if you are lucky.

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

Seeing all the praise and adulations for this game and Underworld I decided to pick it up. It was 1/2 off and I go fuck it. Fargo needs help badly during these desperate days. I bought the director's cut deluxe edition even. Lookies!!!!

My papercraft codewheel pinned to a portable WD hard drive box. I solved the cosmic paper puzzle wheel. HUZZAH!!!! I'm sooo special that the sky has brightened and angels are singing. Then An avatar of Fargo came down and said: "WELCOME MY CHILD, THOU ART GREATER! PURCHASE MORE!!!"

And then, in a poof, he vanished, and my beer buzz started to wear off.

NOTE: laser printed to paper and glued on card stock & covered with lamination. I would have printed directly to card stock but printer ink smeared. Bah. Cut, paste and pin. Its ok.

 

[fantadomat]

LoL did those glorious devs managed to make digital wheel of uselessness,is it part of the game when you buy it ?

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

Dunno. I was just playing the best part of the game I heard (paper craft)

 

[Jenkem]

can i play this game in VR?

 

[Incendax]

I played vanilla on the highest difficulty and found it to be the wrong kind of difficulty. The enemies had extremely high amounts of HP. I had no problem winning, but I did it very slowly. That said, the scene with the forest was amazing.

 

[anvi]

I played vanilla on the highest difficulty and found it to be the wrong kind of difficulty. The enemies had extremely high amounts of HP. I had no problem winning, but I did it very slowly. That said, the scene with the forest was amazing.

Isn't that the case for 99% of games?

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

Damn hidden BTIV TREASURE PUZZLES!

 

[Zombra]

God damn I am bad at these

 

[V_K]

God damn I am bad at these

You're probably not. It took me some googling to figure out I did actually have the right answer, it's a pun on a very uncommon word.

 

[Zombra]

Damn, a pun? That explains why I gave up and used an anagram maker and STILL didn't get an answer! CURSE YOU, TRICKY CEREAL PALS!

 

[V_K]

Damn, a pun? That explains why I gave up and used an anagram maker and STILL didn't get an answer! CURSE YOU, TRICKY CEREAL PALS!

Yes. And a bad one too. Apparently "steer" is another word for a castrated bull brought up for meat.

 

[Zombra]

Ehhhhhhhhhh that is indeed a weak pun. I guess that was the point of KeighnMcDeath posting it in the first place, to illustrate a puzzle that is not good. Thanks friends.