Dark Sun: Shattered Lands is fucking great

[Zariusz]

I started having crashes after saving, as far as i remember first save had no such problems. Anyone had something simillar, is there a fix for this?

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

Well, demons from Sanctuary and that universe aren’t making it to Athas so easily.

 

[Zariusz]

I wish that Dark Sun music would be more in this style or something atmospheric

 

[BING XI LAO]

Started a second playthrough (I forget why I stopped 1st one)
Decided to try repeat arena fighting on hard difficulty. 4th fight was a Dune Reaper... more like Raper. Reloaded, missed an attack on enemy mage and he instagibbed half the party with fireball. eventually got a manageable fight, but using grease/entangle to slow the fight down makes the crowd bored.
I think I'll try to keep arena fighting out of curiosity. Got a human fighter levelup at least.

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

I haven't checked. DSO on discord in a bit. I'd love to see all three games deconstructed and turned into a construction set with people adding their own ideas, gfx, etc just like the old FRUA. Hell, why not a full blown EOB/DH as well. I'd say toss in the original LOL as well. And you know, maybe some sort of bastard creation of the Ravenloft engine/undermountain/Menzoberranzan. Eh, UM was a different beast so meh.

 

[The Limper]

Started a second playthrough (I forget why I stopped 1st one)
Decided to try repeat arena fighting on hard difficulty. 4th fight was a Dune Reaper... more like Raper. Reloaded, missed an attack on enemy mage and he instagibbed half the party with fireball. eventually got a manageable fight, but using grease/entangle to slow the fight down makes the crowd bored.
I think I'll try to keep arena fighting out of curiosity. Got a human fighter levelup at least.

Entangle/Web are your Best friend in the Arena. I like to have 1 human Ranger that i immediately flip to Preserver. (As long as i am NOT planning to take the same party thru Ravager…) Win a few fights without backtalking the Douche commentator to gather xp in easier battles and you soon have Haste or Fireball on your Preserver. Then even the Dune ‘Raper’ becomes the rape victim.

 

[damager]

Hey bros how is the game holding up to todays standards?

I'm especially wondering how UI and controls are. I'm a millenial baby and used to mid to end 90's rpg's. Will it feel as clunky as lets say "Realms of Arkania"?

 

[damager]

I wish that Dark Sun music would be more in this style or something atmospheric

Damn this is fuckin sick

 

[Butter]

Hey bros how is the game holding up to todays standards?

I'm especially wondering how UI and controls are. I'm a millenial baby and used to mid to end 90's rpg's. Will it feel as clunky as lets say "Realms of Arkania"?

The mouse controls should feel familiar if you've played Fallout. It's janky, but not to the extent of Realms of Arkania.

 

[damager]

Yeah I recently played Fallout1. That's great. Downloading it right now and looking forward to it.

 

[JarlFrank]

Hey bros how is the game holding up to todays standards?

I'm especially wondering how UI and controls are. I'm a millenial baby and used to mid to end 90's rpg's. Will it feel as clunky as lets say "Realms of Arkania"?

It's one of the more user-friendly early 90s RPGs when it comes to interface. Full mouse control, pretty easy to read icons.

 

[damager]

I got the collection. Should I start with the first or the second? Is there a consent?

Rate this post with poop for part 1 or with merry christmas for part 2.

 

[damager]

Damn this character creation is as smooth as the jazz in the background. I'm enchanted

 

[Zed Duke of Banville]

I got the collection. Should I start with the first or the second? Is there a consent?

Might as well start with the first, which is somewhat better constructed and has fewer bugs. Note that the worst bug in the first game seems to be caused by not picking up a message on a corpse in the desert, found early in the game, that provides important plot information.

 

[Lonely Vazdru]

I got the collection. Should I start with the first or the second? Is there a consent?

Start with the first, both are good but first is the best.

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

I loved these games. I wonder how the DSO project is going? A full construction engine and builder for DS would rock.

 

[damager]

So I can just freely ramp up all the attributes to max on all my chars? This seems a bit weird.

I guess you are supposed to set yourself some house rules?

 

[Ryzer]

Dark Sun is a tough setting, so characters with low stats were filtered.

 

[The Limper]

You’re going to need some Strength as good AC is hard to come by, so killing quickly will help overcome that obstacle. A Dual wielding Half-Giant with pumped up Str is a real help against Dune Reapers, Mastyrials and mobs of Magera.

 

[Beans00]

I used one of those giant mantis and i called her

bzzt bzt bzzzt or something

 

[Zed Duke of Banville]

So I can just freely ramp up all the attributes to max on all my chars? This seems a bit weird.

I guess you are supposed to set yourself some house rules?

The same as Pool of Radiance and the rest of the Gold Box games, where the player could set all ability scores to maximum for all PCs, if he so desired, and only the first game had any punishment for doing so.

I used one of those giant mantis and i called her

Thri-kreen, introduced in the AD&D Monster Manual II in 1983, though they didn't come to prominence until the Dark Sun campaign setting in 1991.

 

[damager]

The paralyzation is crazy 16 rounds paralyzed is a death sentence baby. I was wondering if they can quad wield when I was in the character creator yesterday. That would be cool lol

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

One reasoning (like the old dunjonquest Apshai games) was so you could play your tabletop alts in the goldbox universe (assuming you played tabletop AD&D).

 

[damager]

I used one of those giant mantis and i called her

bzzt bzt bzzzt or something

I think bzzt bzt bzzzt is on fire in this picture

 

[ERYFKRAD]

I used one of those giant mantis and i called her

bzzt bzt bzzzt or something

I think bzzt bzt bzzzt is on fire in this picture

I mean, it's a hot day in Athas.