brian@sky.COM (Brian Pelletier) (11/22/90)
Is anyone playing this game yet? It showed up on my local dealer's shelf last week, and since Ultima V was still not available, I picked it up. My general impression? I like it! It's a lot like the Bard's Tale series (especially the graphics), and in fact can import your Bard's Tale's characters. It is not copy protected, hard disk installable, it seems to multitask properly, and it exits cleanly when you quit the game. The documentation is excellent, consisting of a large 'Dragon Wars' manual, and a smaller Amiga specific reference booklet. There is one documentation error in the booklet (actually the program seems incorrect here) where the 'Change Order' command is really P, not O. The game plays like your standard adventure - you start with a group of characters with no clothes, money, weapons, etc., and you have to explore an interesting world and rid the place of the evil Namtar, who has despoiled the formerly beautiful land. There are some interesting twists in DW - for example, increasing your AC by buying expensive armor often decreases your attacking ability (AV). Most games track these two independently. Also, when you gain experience levels, you are allowed to pick and choose where you want your extra skill points to go. It adds a nice touch to the game, and also makes for some interesting strategic choices. Another nice touch is the auto mapping feature. You won't need your graph paper to complete Dragon Wars. I've played the game for several days, and was wondering if anyone out there had found a way to defeat the Water Slime (or whatever they're called) in the Mystic Forset. These guys are tough! Brian Pelletier, Hardware guy | Disclaimer: These are MY opinions, not SKY's. Sky Computer Chelmsford, MA | Amiga! UUCP: pelletier@grove.uucp (home) UUCP: brian@sky.com (work) | Plink: TACK
A_ASENCIO@UPR1.UPR.CUN.EDU (Hard Bytes Amiga User Group) (01/03/91)
Hi everybody:
Question:
At this point I want to know if there is an effective way to avoid or
minimize the damage of the Breath Weapon of the monsters.
Comentaries:
I have found more useful to increase Fistfighting than the weapons, I do
more with the Fists that with a sword!
(And only costs 1 point to increase it)
For those who don't know Dragon Wars, if you like Bard's Tale, this your
type.
This is what Bard's Tale should been, great graphics, animated, great
music, HD instalable, no copy protection, and the best of all, great
auto-mapping. Also you can transfer 4 of your Bard's Tale characters.
Best wishes to Namtar,
Angel//
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ECZ5ACK@OAC.UCLA.EDU (Andy Kohler) (01/03/91)
>For those who don't know Dragon Wars, if you like Bard's Tale, this your >type. >This is what Bard's Tale should been, great graphics, animated, great >music, HD instalable, no copy protection, and the best of all, great >auto-mapping. Also you can transfer 4 of your Bard's Tale characters. Is this game challenging (like Bards Tale II) or is it fairly routine (like Bards Tale III)? I enjoyed the puzzles in BT II, along with the hack/slash parts, but BT III (played on my C64) was too simple - the game guided me along too much, like Champions of Krynn did. How does Dragon Wars compare? Andy Kohler ecz5ack@mvs.oac.ucla.edu or ecz5ack@UCLAMVS
vgibbs@nmsu.edu (GIBBS) (01/25/91)
I have been playing for about a day on this game, and haven't figured out, through reading the manual or game play how to get back spell points. Any tips? Thanks, vgibbs@dante.nmsu.edu
robinson@delux2.cs.umass.edu (Richard Robinson) (02/13/91)
HELP! I just got Dragon Wars and tried it on my 512K Amiga 1000. It loaded, went past the title screen, came to main screen and then died - GURU. Has anyone else had this problem or is it my disks? They copy fine and have no read/write errors on them. Thanx in advance. -Dread -- robinson@elux1.cs.umass.edu
A_ASENCIO@upr1.upr.clu.edu (Hard Bytes Amiga User Group) (04/25/91)
Hi:
I'm stuck in the Magic College test in Rustic.
How I pass the Gargoyle that turn my group into stone?
Thanks,
Angel//
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******* \___/ Get an Amiga, it's the best! \___/ *******jcc@frog.UUCP (Jim Chagnon) (04/30/91)
In article <1991Apr25.225352.5287@watdragon.waterloo.edu> trhubman@dahlia.waterloo.edu (Troy Hubman) writes: >I'm stuck with the following problems: >1) Nergil, in Necropolis, wants to be fed and served. What do I feed him? Mushrooms, found in the magic forest. >2) How do I get out of the initial room in the College of Magic? I couldnt get out of there either. I may have to start over, cause I sold some stuff that seemed useless and I needed some dragon stones. Also, don't steal stuff. I joined the Byzanople(?) army, was told to wander about the town, and "borrowed" some stuff I found. At some point, the stairs went away and no magic I tried would let me out. End of game. jcc
DA3721A@acad.drake.edu (05/02/91)
Have found three pieces of Lanc'toor, need to find his head, any ideas where it might be located? David Aschbrenner