Tenderfoot Thahd skinnymike1 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Hello, it has come to my attention that in the age we're living in that there is no direct way to buy and download the full game Blades of Exile to your laptop! I can download and play the demo wonderfully! But I can't for the full game unless I go through some rather dishonest routes, and I like the game so much to not be doing that. So I'm asking, does someone here know a legit way to buy and download BoE directly to ones computer without any hassle, also since my laptop has no disk drive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Blades of Exile is now open license so go to the Blades of Exile Forum and in the header is Google link to the latest versions. Welcome to Spiderweb Software. Please leave your sanity at the door. You'll notice that none of the people here have any left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd skinnymike1 Posted June 17, 2012 Author Share Posted June 17, 2012 So are you saying the WHOLE game of BoE is free to play in the legit way too? All I have to do is go to that site and download it? And thanks for the welcoming, but it is only brief. I only created this account to post this question. But I'll hang on to what's left of my sanity, thank you very much . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 The whole game and all those scenarios for BoE is now free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd skinnymike1 Posted June 17, 2012 Author Share Posted June 17, 2012 Thank you very much for that. Now I can never leave my house again! Just kidding. But if this is true, why are they still selling the game for $30 on the main website? This seems too good to be true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 I see it as $15, but that might be because you are getting the CD-ROM. Or Jeff forgot to completely update the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd skinnymike1 Posted June 17, 2012 Author Share Posted June 17, 2012 Yeah, true, $15, I remember that from somewhere. So are you sure I or anyone can download this without stealing or legal implications, 100% guilt-free?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Yes! Here is the page where Spiderweb released the source code: http://www.spiderwebsoftware.com/blades/opensource.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd skinnymike1 Posted June 17, 2012 Author Share Posted June 17, 2012 But that's the source code though, not the game, unless I'm technologically nooby? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 The freely available game was updated for compatibility and produced using that source code, with Spiderweb's blessing (which I think is on the page I linked, and is somewhere else if not on that page). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd skinnymike1 Posted June 17, 2012 Author Share Posted June 17, 2012 Alright then, if you guys say so, I'm gonna download the whole game from the links above and be able to sleep at night . Thanks for answering my questions. Though it's rather odd they're still showing that they're still selling the game if they already made it free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Apparently, there is a tiny trickle of people who would rather buy the original (and fiddle with emulators or compatibility modes) rather than trust a version that was refurbished by someone other than the developer. It is an unusual setup, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd skinnymike1 Posted June 17, 2012 Author Share Posted June 17, 2012 I see. Well, can't wait to tackle the second scenario! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 The original SW site is sadly lacking with regards to updated info about BoE. Which is understandable, given that Jeff probably doesn't make more than a couple bucks from people who buy it anyway. Some helpful links to get you going in the right direction: Online version of the BoE documentation - This is mostly a direct copy of the original docs in all their incorrect glory, but is handy for newer Windows machines that no longer support the help file standard. Should you make the plunge and start designing, the editor docs are here. Also check out the BoE forum here on SW. TrueSite's archive of all BoE scenarios - The SW scenario pages are quite outdated with regards to this. Jewels has put ridiculous effort into archiving all of these and making them available. The BoE CSR - There's more than a couple scenarios, and this'll help you find the right one to play. Note that you have to fiddle with the display settings at the bottom of the page to see all posts. Nightly Builds of the openexile code. Development has been a little slow lately, but if a dev commits a new feature or something and you absolutely can not wait for a release, this'd be the way to try it out. And if you do hit any hitches (you will if you play for any length of time, the game is a tab bit outdated), feel free to post down in the BoE forum! We don't bite, I promise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd skinnymike1 Posted June 19, 2012 Author Share Posted June 19, 2012 Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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