Tenderfoot Thahd Whateley Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 I've played several Spiderweb Software games, and I'm excited about BOE being free. However, I can't seem to find a site to download it from. I do know someone has to have compiled the source code, but I figured someone would have done it already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd Whateley Posted October 19, 2008 Author Share Posted October 19, 2008 Oh, if this helps, I have Windows, sothe Mac sites don't work for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Niemand Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 I believe that this would be the place to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd Whateley Posted October 19, 2008 Author Share Posted October 19, 2008 Oh, and I probably should have mentioned this also, I found http://info.wsisiz.edu.pl/~kowalsg0/ , but all I download is something called a "RAR" file, and I don't know what to do with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 It's an archive, similar to a .zip file. Use 7-zip to extract it. http://7-zip.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd Whateley Posted October 24, 2008 Author Share Posted October 24, 2008 Thanks. I'll try that. Any suggestions for what to play first? I take it my BoE shareware characters that beat Valley of Dying Things won't work, but I'd be glad to find myself wrong about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Check the CSRs (Comprehensive Scenario Rankings) over yonder: http://forum.nethergate.net/index.php?showforum=32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon The Almighty Doer of Stuff Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Your saves will still work, by the way. Also, I recommend you type "&*()" (without the quotes) while playing BoE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Celtic Minstrel Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Originally Posted By: The Almighty Doer of Stuff Also, I recommend you type "&*()" (without the quotes) while playing BoE. Why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Just try it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 You know, I've been wondering ever since E3 what sick joke it was whenever I hit the * key. I always managed to hit it whenever going NorthEast... Ormus must have disabled it, because it doesn't work in his version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 The series of messages you get is: Click to reveal.. If Valorim You want to save Back up your save files Burma Shave Most of the time, Burma Shave ads didn't actually use "Burma Shave" as the fourth line of the poem like that, but Jeff can be forgiven a little creative licence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon The Almighty Doer of Stuff Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Originally Posted By: w-dueck Ormus must have disabled it, because it doesn't work in his version It works for me, although granted it's not the latest version. I don't see why he would have disabled it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd Whateley Posted October 30, 2008 Author Share Posted October 30, 2008 I'm still having a little trouble with the free BOE being convinced I have no scenarios even though there are some in the folder. Is there a necessary install path? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Make sure that your save file is in the same folder as the exe file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Celtic Minstrel Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 ...That shouldn't be necessary... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 It should allow the user to specify a special savegame and scenario folder, perhaps as a thingymabob in blades.ini. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fledgling Fyora Wulf_ Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 Does it include the three (I think..) scenarios that come with the CD, as an introduction to the game and its mechanics or are they just for actual buyers of said CD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 Ormus's just comes with VoDT, but if you mosey over here and doenload the code, I think the other two were in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Celtic Minstrel Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 Originally Posted By: Nobody likes you, but I'm a nobody. It should allow the user to specify a special savegame and scenario folder, perhaps as a thingymabob in blades.ini. ...No, it should allow the user to choose a save file from a file dialog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd Whateley Posted November 6, 2008 Author Share Posted November 6, 2008 I have no trouble loading save files. However, whenever I hit the "Custom Scenario" Button, with a party loaded (because of course it won't work without a party loaded) it tells me that there are no scenario filed in "Blades of Exile Scenarios Folder". I never saw "Blades.ini", I just unzipped it from the rar. file. "Load Scenario", of course, just takes me to Valley of Dying Things. I can only wish for a file dialog. I keep getting more and more interested in playing BoE scenarios, but it seems as if they just keep getting farther away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 if all else fails, move Valley of dying stuff to a different folder and rename the scenario you want to play to valleydy.exs and name the graphics file accordingly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Celtic Minstrel Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Whateley: Are there scenarios in the Blades of Exile Scenario folder? If you can enter Valley of Dying things, then wherever that scenario file is found, is where all the other scenarios should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Not necessarily. I have found that VoDT is located at 'Blades of Exile.exe/scenarios', whilst your scenarios are found at 'party123.sav/scenarios'. I guess it makes it really convenient if you have multiple versions all being used at the same time, or if you are testing builds and such. Also, blades.ini is generated when the program is first run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Celtic Minstrel Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 ...What? There's no such location "Blades of Exile.exe/scenarios", because "Blades of Exile.exe" is not a folder. Same for "party123.sav/scenarios". Or, if there is such a location, there shouldn't be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Where the Application is. That's what happens when I post in the morning... So, if your BoE folder was: E:\Documents\Games\Blades of Exile Then your application is: E:\Documents\Games\Blades of Exile\Blades of Exile.exe Your scenarios are: E:\Documents\Games\Blades of Exile\scenarios\scenname.exs (or whatever) And your parties are: E:\Documents\Games\Blades of Exile\partae.sav (or whatever) Maybe we could have a section in blades.ini for your scenario folder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Celtic Minstrel Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 So, games are documents now? Can't you put saved games anywhere you want? By the way, does anyone have a registered Windows copy of BoE from before it was released as open source? I'm curious as to what the stanim.bmp graphics file looks like in a registered copy (if it's different, that is). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Originally Posted By: Celtic Minstrel So, games are documents now? Can't you put saved games anywhere you want? By the way, does anyone have a registered Windows copy of BoE from before it was released as open source? I'm curious as to what the stanim.bmp graphics file looks like in a registered copy (if it's different, that is). Actually, that's just my backup copy in case I do something stupid. The one I use is at: C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Administrator\My Documents\boe_full\Blades of Exile.exe My old copy of Ormus is here: C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Administrator\My Documents\My Stuff That I Need but am not Using Now\games\boe_bin\Blades of Exile\Blades of Exile.exe My custom graphics are located here (I don't know why they are there): C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Administrator\My Documents\My Stuff That I Need but am not Using Now\games\boe_bin -and- C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Administrator\My Documents\My Stuff That I Need but am not Using Now\games\boe_bin\BoA Graphics And you SHOULD be able to have savegames wherever, but I guess that it's a bug or something Lord Vogel put in there for whatever reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Celtic Minstrel Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Originally Posted By: Exile of Blades C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Administrator\My Documents\boe_full\Blades of Exile.exe But it's still oddly in Documents and Settings. Games would normally go either in C:/Program Files or C:/Games. Originally Posted By: Exile of Blades And you SHOULD be able to have savegames wherever, but I guess that it's a bug or something Lord Vogel put in there for whatever reason. If so, it's Windows-only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon The Almighty Doer of Stuff Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 I have four stanim.bmps. The one currently in Ormus's program is modified from one of my modifications. Here they are: Unregistered Registered Common Public License GNU General Public License 2.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Celtic Minstrel Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 That's interesting — the unregistered one that I have replaces the Nethergate mention with a "Like boardgames?" mention... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Anyone else notice how much Jeff uses "At last,"? I've seen all over spidweb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd Whateley Posted November 16, 2008 Author Share Posted November 16, 2008 I tried reloading OBoE, and the changing name to VALLEYDY trick (which I tried before, but it didn't work). It worked! It's alive! I've already played "On a Boat to Algiers" and am in the middle of "Of Good and Evil"! I love Blades of Exile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Callie Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 Originally Posted By: Whateley I love Blades of Exile. You are not alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Artila Zkal Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Hi, Is there a Linux version somewhere ? (I have openSUSE 11.1 x86-64) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon The Almighty Doer of Stuff Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 No, but BoE should run fairly well in WINE, from what I'm told. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Prince of Kitties Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 BoE works fine in Wine, but sound may be a problem. Prior to recentish (1.1.8 or so) versions of Wine, BoE/OBoE would crash on playing certain sounds in ALSA mode, necessitating the use of OSS (and as a result monopolizing the sound card). If OpenSuSE uses PulseAudio, you should be able to play without sound mixing problems, but expect occasional crashes. The best solution seems to be using a recent version of Wine. (Also, Ubuntu's version of Wine seems to be patched to fix some problems, which incidentally fixes the issue with BoE and ALSA. Not sure if SuSE uses the same patches. My advice is, if in doubt, just use OSS or turn the sound off.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgeoning Battle Gamma Paroxysm Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 BoE runs on WINE 1.1.13 with no problems. I've never attempted to play with the sound on though. It interferes with my music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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