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• I have just read a post in youtube that said someone had combined M&M 6, 7 and 8 into one game.. - tp ( Wed 07-Apr-21 04:30:58 ) +12

Check out this link.... (n/t) - ragwort ( Wed 07-Apr-21 15:29:48 ) +1
- Stripped it for some reason.... - ragwort ( Wed 07-Apr-21 15:31:08 ) link +1
  - I've amended your link slightly – I think it will work now. - Peter2 ( Wed 07-Apr-21 15:51:53 ) link +1
    - Thanks. I'll have to remember to strip HTTPS off in future.. (n/t) - ragwort ( Wed 07-Apr-21 19:17:56 ) +1
      - Yes, our old PERL script doesn't recognize the 'S'. - Bones ( Thu 08-Apr-21 10:01:20 ) +1
        
        If you wanted, I could modify the script for you... - Ramillies ( Thu 08-Apr-21 18:51:55 ) +1
        
        That would be great! - Bones ( Fri 09-Apr-21 19:34:46 ) +1
        
        You should have a mail from me. (n/t) - Ramillies ( Sat 10-Apr-21 06:47:32 ) +1
        
        OK, let's see if this works. Drum roll, please.... - Bones ( Sun 11-Apr-21 22:23:26 ) link +1
        
        Woohoo! \o/ (n/t) - Bones ( Sun 11-Apr-21 22:28:34 )
The Answer - Dr Dre ( Thu 08-Apr-21 10:05:43 )
I am playing it . It's rather interesting . Because of it I finally completed MM6 - Little Krishna ( Thu 08-Apr-21 10:52:43 )

• (Off-topic, sort of) Load * 8, 1 - The Elf ( Sat 20-Mar-21 22:26:47 ) +24

Commodore memories - Eric B ( Sun 21-Mar-21 05:11:05 ) +1
- As you say, a FLOOD of memories - Peter2 ( Sun 21-Mar-21 12:10:23 ) +1
  - Over here, it was a magazine called Electronic Gaming (or something like that) - The Elf ( Sun 21-Mar-21 13:17:00 ) +1
    - Wasn't that "Scorpia", or something like that? - Ramillies ( Thu 25-Mar-21 13:50:25 ) +1
      - Yes! Scorpia, absolutely. - The Elf ( Fri 26-Mar-21 14:02:00 )
Those were the days, eh? - Rustavius ( Sun 21-Mar-21 12:51:56 ) +1
- Forgot to mention. . . - The Elf ( Sun 21-Mar-21 13:05:22 ) +1
  - Cassettes vs. floppy disks - Eric B ( Sun 21-Mar-21 19:29:20 ) +3
    - Oh yes, floods of memories! - The Elf ( Sun 21-Mar-21 21:52:15 )
    - The dust cover as the last step - memories! - Ossie ( Mon 22-Mar-21 01:22:45 )
    - Did anyone play Temple of Apshai? - Rustavius ( Mon 22-Mar-21 19:42:04 ) +2
      - OMG! Yes, Temple of Apshai - The Elf ( Tue 23-Mar-21 12:38:52 ) +1
        
        I think there were two sequels. (n/t) - Rustavius ( Tue 23-Mar-21 19:15:53 ) +1
        
        I think you're right. (n/t) - The Elf ( Wed 24-Mar-21 11:16:45 )
      - I never came across those - Peter2 ( Wed 24-Mar-21 21:07:48 ) +1
        
        The first MMs - The Elf ( Thu 25-Mar-21 12:22:18 )
Then, of course, there were hints and tips. . . - The Elf ( Mon 22-Mar-21 12:15:06 ) +1
- Hint Books - Eric B ( Mon 22-Mar-21 22:39:40 ) +1
  - Sierra On-Line (May it rest in peace!) . . . - The Elf ( Tue 23-Mar-21 12:44:27 ) +1
    - Sierra hint books - Eric B ( Tue 23-Mar-21 13:43:08 )
Well, many of those things haven't changed too much . - Ramillies ( Thu 25-Mar-21 13:44:21 ) +1
- How to fly - The Elf ( Fri 26-Mar-21 14:12:51 ) +1
  - The Bard's Tale games had the wheel, as well as...... - Ossie ( Fri 26-Mar-21 17:25:07 ) +1
    - The Gold Box games! How could I forget? - The Elf ( Sat 27-Mar-21 12:10:06 )

• (Off-Topic) Where is Finland's Crazy Bear When You Need Him? - The Elf ( Fri 26-Feb-21 14:48:54 ) +29

Possible answer - Eric B ( Fri 26-Feb-21 16:57:26 ) +1
- Thank you, Eric - The Elf ( Fri 26-Feb-21 17:40:28 ) +1
  - Finnish is one of the three Finno-Ugric languages - Peter2 ( Sat 27-Feb-21 07:23:21 ) +1
    - Wow! Thanks--I had no idea. - The Elf ( Sat 27-Feb-21 12:26:47 ) +1
      - Definitely not. If you're interested, here's a short tale about where it came from... - Ramillies ( Sat 27-Feb-21 13:57:14 ) +1
        
        Ramillies, that's fascinating! - The Elf ( Sat 27-Feb-21 16:46:31 ) +1
        
        You're quite correct about comparing them to Cossacks... - Ramillies ( Sat 27-Feb-21 20:15:50 ) +1
        
        I agree with Elf, this is indeed fascinating. - Peter2 ( Sun 28-Feb-21 07:09:37 ) +1
        
        That's only natural. - Ramillies ( Sun 28-Feb-21 08:55:10 ) +1
        
        I actually hated history in school! - The Elf ( Sun 28-Feb-21 12:29:49 ) +1
        
        Sadly, you can sometimes meet the same horrible teaching style even today here. - Ramillies ( Sun 28-Feb-21 16:24:21 ) +1
        
        History was never one of my favourite school subjects, either - Peter2 ( Mon 01-Mar-21 11:36:07 ) +2
        
        That's interesting. I would guess exactly the opposite ,... - Ramillies ( Mon 01-Mar-21 14:17:27 ) +1
        
        Yes. A good teacher makes all the difference - Peter2 ( Thu 04-Mar-21 07:16:10 ) +1
        
        That's a common problem with tutoring... - Ramillies ( Thu 04-Mar-21 12:36:18 )
        
        I found the "Life's too short...." quote attributed to Sam Levenson. It sounds like one of his aphorisms. (n/t) - Bones ( Mon 01-Mar-21 19:38:37 ) +1
        
        My favorite Levenson quote: - The Elf ( Tue 02-Mar-21 11:41:41 ) +1
        
        That's a hilarious one! (n/t) - Ramillies ( Wed 03-Mar-21 05:57:12 )
I'm pretty sure that's Finnish, although others have probably told you so as well. (n/t) - Ramillies ( Fri 26-Feb-21 18:39:09 )
My sister lives there ,thoigh she is in Swedish speaking minority in Finland - Little Krishna ( Sat 27-Feb-21 02:41:28 ) +1
- I play Dungeon Lords and there's class Budoka for Eastern type Rogue . Sounds like Sudoku))) (n/t) - Little Krishna ( Wed 03-Mar-21 14:30:14 )
I thought I read somewhere that FCB had gone to join Zedd and Flamestryke in the Great Game in the Sky. Please correct me if anybody knows otherwise! (n/t) - Peter2 ( Sat 27-Feb-21 07:43:40 ) +3
- Was it FCB or. . . - The Elf ( Sat 27-Feb-21 12:23:39 )
- Alas, he was active way before I came, so I have no idea about his whereabouts. (n/t) - Ramillies ( Sat 27-Feb-21 13:59:00 )
- Chlala and I have similar recollections. FCB last posted in November of 2008. (n/t) - Bones ( Mon 01-Mar-21 19:35:43 ) +2
  - Goodnes gracious! I didn't realise it was THAT long ago!!! (n/t) - Peter2 ( Wed 03-Mar-21 11:38:50 ) +1
    - Great people posted around ten years before Harpsichordist , Hodge ,Zedd players from Celestial - Little Krishna ( Wed 03-Mar-21 14:48:40 )
  - The last mail I have from FCB is - Chlala ( Wed 03-Mar-21 19:06:17 )
Finnish for sure! Norwegian I can easily read since it's very similar to danish. (n/t) - Chlala ( Wed 03-Mar-21 19:00:34 )

• Have you ever seen trinkets of Water ? - Little Krishna ( Thu 18-Feb-21 15:30:28 ) +22

There are two. One is a ring, and the other is an artifact. - Peter2 ( Thu 18-Feb-21 17:50:37 ) +1
- Great to know ) - Little Krishna ( Fri 19-Feb-21 23:52:34 ) +1
  - Morgan is (I believe) found in *spoiler*....... - Ossie ( Mon 22-Feb-21 17:09:33 ) +1
    - Well, yes and no. - Peter2 ( Tue 23-Feb-21 05:48:35 ) +1
      - Artifacts (Spoilerish) - Eric B ( Wed 24-Feb-21 15:54:45 )
Found amulet of Mind magic . - Little Krishna ( Fri 19-Feb-21 23:55:44 ) +1
- I'm not sure what it is, but I strongly suspect that is not what you are looking for - Peter2 ( Sat 20-Feb-21 04:18:11 ) +1
  - It is Merge Mod for MM6-8 ,while it is almost the same as original games ,there few modifications - Little Krishna ( Sat 20-Feb-21 10:40:21 ) +1
    - Ahh, right. In that case all bets are off. - Peter2 ( Sat 20-Feb-21 18:01:58 ) +1
      - Most play Moks patch . Patches are like mods but the goal are mostly different . Patch - Little Krishna ( Sat 20-Feb-21 23:22:33 ) +1
        
        I still play the v1.0 versions of mm6–8. - Peter2 ( Sun 21-Feb-21 11:51:53 ) +1
        
        And of course good old forgotten MMX - Ossie ( Mon 22-Feb-21 17:12:14 ) +1
        
        Having the Ubi client forced on you was the reason I didn't buy the game. - Peter2 ( Tue 23-Feb-21 05:37:04 ) +2
        
        Agree with Peter2 - Eric B ( Tue 23-Feb-21 09:01:19 )
        MM6 vs MMX - Ossie ( Tue 23-Feb-21 19:49:58 ) +1
        
        So I'm not the only heretic! - The Elf ( Wed 24-Feb-21 12:04:04 ) +1
        
        I never finished the MM7 Dark Path either. - Peter2 ( Wed 24-Feb-21 15:29:34 ) +1
        
        Why? - Ramillies ( Wed 24-Feb-21 17:38:48 ) +2
        
        I found it boring and I wasn't enjoying it - Peter2 ( Thu 25-Feb-21 04:41:22 ) +2
        
        Try might party for some challenge - Little Krishna ( Thu 25-Feb-21 05:56:18 )
        I see. - Ramillies ( Fri 26-Feb-21 09:21:26 )
        
        Eofol can be reached easier by killing monsters in spme areas and then using invincib in couple of places (n/t) - Little Krishna ( Thu 25-Feb-21 05:50:19 )

• Is there any quest connected to Shadow Huild in Frozen Highlands or its free to loot only ? (n/t) - Little Krishna ( Thu 04-Feb-21 22:40:53 ) +3

No, there is no quest directly connected with that, but . . . - Peter2 ( Fri 05-Feb-21 05:44:13 ) +1
- Triggering that teleporter room always takes me a few goes - Ossie ( Sun 07-Feb-21 15:50:31 ) +1
  - Yes. In theory, you should only need to go round the room once, but . . . - Peter2 ( Mon 08-Feb-21 10:31:47 )

• Quiz for gamers: What do these new and old games have in common? - The Elf ( Wed 03-Feb-21 11:38:15 ) +5

I forgot the HTML for blanking text, so here are the answers: - The Elf ( Wed 03-Feb-21 11:42:33 ) +3
- You're absolutely right – fooled me completely! (n/t) - Peter2 ( Wed 03-Feb-21 12:43:36 )
- Oooo. Elf is tricksy! (n/t) - Bones ( Wed 03-Feb-21 21:19:39 ) +1
  - But isn't that what elves do? (n/t) - The Elf ( Thu 04-Feb-21 15:49:15 )
- Awesome! I too was fooled! (n/t) - Ramillies ( Sat 13-Feb-21 08:02:16 )

• Chaos Consiracy - DaveO ( Sat 16-Jan-21 12:47:15 ) +24

Not me. - Peter2 ( Sun 17-Jan-21 11:56:26 ) +1
- Where may I find the files with install directions? (nt) (n/t) - DaveO ( Mon 18-Jan-21 11:44:31 ) +1
  - Many individual files can be downloaded from attached link.... - ragwort ( Mon 18-Jan-21 18:17:30 ) +1
    - Intended link didn't stay attached. Trying again, will include in body... - ragwort ( Mon 18-Jan-21 18:20:10 ) link
Do a Find against chaos for 10000 days to see past entries... (n/t) - ragwort ( Sun 17-Jan-21 16:35:07 ) +1
- Find tcc also returns entries... (n/t) - ragwort ( Sun 17-Jan-21 16:39:53 )
I started it - Ossie ( Tue 19-Jan-21 21:33:39 ) +1
- That happened to me in the vanilla game, but in Kriegspire rather than Darkmoor - Peter2 ( Wed 20-Jan-21 14:55:34 ) +1
  - You know what? It WAS Kriegspire! - Ossie ( Wed 20-Jan-21 15:46:43 ) +1
    - Well I never – I shall have to change my conclusions yet again ***Warning – Possible Kriegspire bug!*** - Peter2 ( Thu 21-Jan-21 06:05:58 ) +1
      - re: New discoveries - Eric B ( Tue 26-Jan-21 08:52:54 ) +1
        
        What I also find amazing is what HAS been found. - Peter2 ( Wed 27-Jan-21 06:46:31 ) +1
        
        Hidden items: New Sorpigal - Eric B ( Tue 02-Feb-21 06:42:20 ) +1
        
        Yes. I still regret the "unfinshed" quest in Mist, too. - Peter2 ( Wed 03-Feb-21 05:43:00 ) +1
        
        "Missing" quest in Mist (SOME partial spoilers) - Eric B ( Sun 07-Feb-21 07:07:27 ) +1
        
        Missing quest, etc. - Peter2 ( Wed 10-Feb-21 11:59:13 ) +1
        
        Rumors - Eric B ( Thu 18-Feb-21 08:29:04 ) +1
        
        Free Haven sewer torches - Ossie ( Thu 18-Mar-21 16:38:40 ) +1
        
        I believe I always got the key out of various sewer grates... (n/t) - ragwort ( Fri 19-Mar-21 12:28:20 ) +1
        
        Sewer key (Spoilerish) - Eric B ( Fri 19-Mar-21 18:55:40 ) +1
        
        Once again, memory fails! - Ossie ( Mon 22-Mar-21 01:14:42 )
I'll be playing the MM6-MM8 Merge mod instead of Chaos Conspiracy next on my YouTube channel(nt) (n/t) - DaveO ( Wed 20-Jan-21 02:44:57 ) +1
- I've been thinking of this next. Please post a link to your channel (n/t) - Ossie ( Wed 20-Jan-21 15:47:58 ) +1
  - YouTube channel link - DaveO ( Sat 27-Feb-21 09:49:13 )

• It's a new year! - Eric B ( Fri 01-Jan-21 10:14:44 ) +1

Thank you for your good wishes, and we also wish you all the best – Keep Well and Stay Safe! - Peter2 ( Fri 01-Jan-21 16:17:57 )

• And as 2020 draws to a close, there's nothing I'd enjoy more than wishing you all a ... - Bones ( Thu 24-Dec-20 21:10:19 ) link img +5

Thanks Bones - Rustavius ( Fri 25-Dec-20 10:49:11 )
Christmas music - The Elf ( Fri 25-Dec-20 13:37:26 )
Thanks Bones! - WizIce ( Sat 26-Dec-20 09:41:58 ) +1
- https://www.portailsmm.com (n/t) - WizIce ( Sat 26-Dec-20 09:43:44 )
Holiday greetings - Eric B ( Sat 26-Dec-20 18:20:15 )

• It's 00:01 GMT on 25th December 2020 – MERRY CHRISTMAS! (n/t) - Peter2 ( Thu 24-Dec-20 19:00:24 ) +3

To you as well! (n/t) - Rustavius ( Fri 25-Dec-20 10:50:43 )
re: Christmas - Eric B ( Sat 26-Dec-20 18:21:50 ) +1
- Thank you. Yes, I did - Peter2 ( Sun 27-Dec-20 13:27:00 )

• MM8 Extensions and MM8 Choose your party - Rustavius ( Sat 12-Dec-20 01:18:50 ) +2

I haven't used. Have you used the datafiles feature to easily and non-permanently modify TXT files in icon.lod? (n/t) - ragwort ( Tue 15-Dec-20 16:38:41 ) +1
- No, I haven't tried that. - Rustavius ( Tue 15-Dec-20 19:19:02 )

• Thank you, Bones, for put up the lights - Peter2 ( Fri 11-Dec-20 06:57:09 ) +3

*sigh* For "put" please read "putting" . . . - Peter2 ( Fri 11-Dec-20 07:00:24 )
Always my pleasure! I just I knew enough HTML to have them appear on the 'new message' pages. (n/t) - Bones ( Fri 11-Dec-20 09:01:06 )
Agreed - Rustavius ( Fri 11-Dec-20 19:52:29 )

• Theoretical question - Eric B ( Fri 27-Nov-20 18:28:54 ) +27

First off... - Rustavius ( Sat 28-Nov-20 01:09:42 ) +1
- Re: - Eric B ( Sat 28-Nov-20 04:26:47 ) +1
  - That's an interesting question. I would say ~ 2 months. - Ramillies ( Sat 28-Nov-20 09:58:55 ) link img +1
    - (Apparently the boards don't want to include the image, but if you copy its location and paste it in your browser, you will get to it.) (n/t) - Ramillies ( Sat 28-Nov-20 10:00:13 ) +1
      - Re: Emerald Island - Eric B ( Sat 28-Nov-20 16:47:16 ) +1
        
        You're absolutely right, a warm current can have a huge effect. - Peter2 ( Sat 28-Nov-20 19:41:53 ) +1
        
        I was wondering about the position of Emerald Island too. - Ramillies ( Sun 29-Nov-20 00:22:19 ) +1
        
        Plockton - Peter2 ( Sun 29-Nov-20 04:19:29 ) link
Enroth Transit Times - Eric B ( Wed 02-Dec-20 17:09:34 )
NPC Availability Determination - Eric B ( Tue 26-Jan-21 10:48:51 ) +1
- Looked into my spreadsheet for MM7 and found... - ragwort ( Tue 26-Jan-21 18:41:20 ) +1
  - NPC Availability - Eric B ( Wed 27-Jan-21 17:53:14 ) +1
    - Town Portal - Eric B ( Thu 18-Feb-21 08:14:32 ) +1
      - And have you finished it yet? I would be eager to read it . (n/t) - Ramillies ( Fri 26-Feb-21 18:43:35 ) +1
        
        Fanfiction progress - Eric B ( Sat 27-Feb-21 17:47:53 ) +1
        
        I see. I also really like that you base the story on experiments with the game . (n/t) - Ramillies ( Sun 28-Feb-21 09:01:07 ) +2
        
        Fanfiction - Eric B ( Sun 28-Feb-21 13:32:22 )
        Writing sample - Eric B ( Fri 02-Apr-21 10:36:08 ) +1
        
        Nice! - Ramillies ( Wed 07-Apr-21 20:16:13 ) +1
        
        A bit on my writing - Eric B ( Wed 07-Apr-21 23:16:18 ) +1
        
        That sounds like a material for a sizable book... - Ramillies ( Thu 08-Apr-21 03:28:54 ) +1
        
        Story - Eric B ( Thu 08-Apr-21 09:58:26 ) +1
        
        Comments and sound files... - Ramillies ( Thu 08-Apr-21 18:50:45 ) link +1
        
        Sounds - Eric B ( Thu 08-Apr-21 19:56:00 ) +1
        
        You're welcome... - Ramillies ( Thu 08-Apr-21 21:37:25 ) +1
        
        LF and LM - Eric B ( Fri 09-Apr-21 15:56:14 ) +1
        
        Thanks! I thought that liches get a different portrait and voice only in MM8. - Ramillies ( Fri 09-Apr-21 17:20:15 )

• Well, I started MM7, but... - Rustavius ( Fri 20-Nov-20 00:32:27 ) +20

I recommend using Grayface patches. - ragwort ( Fri 20-Nov-20 11:13:39 ) +1
- I would also recommend that, although I have no idea about what is causing your problem. - Ramillies ( Fri 20-Nov-20 12:50:50 ) +1
  - Can't hurt to try. :-) (n/t) - Rustavius ( Fri 20-Nov-20 19:14:30 )
Are you using original discs? If so, I highly recommend the GOG versions - Ossie ( Fri 20-Nov-20 23:08:50 ) +2
- I might get myself these. - Peter2 ( Sat 21-Nov-20 06:56:04 ) +1
  - The GOG packages are really good. - Ramillies ( Sat 21-Nov-20 07:50:11 )
- I am using the old discs - Rustavius ( Sat 21-Nov-20 11:21:38 ) +1
  - I guess so, but I haven't tried. - Ramillies ( Sat 21-Nov-20 11:47:04 ) +1
    - I can't find the link now, but I believe GOG versions incorporate all "usual" patches up to Greyface - Ossie ( Sat 21-Nov-20 19:00:58 ) +1
      - Thank you, Ossie. - Peter2 ( Sun 22-Nov-20 13:12:51 ) +1
        
        Their "GOG Galaxy" is just a program that can help you access all your GOG games from one place. - Ramillies ( Sun 22-Nov-20 13:37:47 )
Update to patches on GOG versions - Ossie ( Fri 04-Dec-20 17:00:03 ) +1
- Fascinating! Please let us know what happens. - Peter2 ( Sat 05-Dec-20 15:03:12 ) +1
  - Druids in MM7 - Ossie ( Sat 05-Dec-20 19:08:40 ) +1
    - Thank you. That's very interesting, especially about Archibald. - Peter2 ( Sun 06-Dec-20 04:46:15 ) +2
      - Druid (Spoilerish) - Eric B ( Sun 06-Dec-20 06:00:50 ) +1
        
        Dragon Flight - The Elf ( Tue 08-Dec-20 11:51:36 )
      - Druids and Eeofol - Ossie ( Sun 06-Dec-20 15:44:53 ) +1
        
        The best Druid I ever came across in these games was the one in MM9 - Peter2 ( Tue 08-Dec-20 16:57:05 )
The GReyface patch got me going again. - Rustavius ( Sat 12-Dec-20 01:13:36 )

• Hello old friends. I hope all are safe. - Rustavius ( Sun 15-Nov-20 01:02:57 ) +11

Hello Rustavius, it's good to hear from you - Peter2 ( Sun 15-Nov-20 12:06:22 ) +2
- Ooh! There's an idea - The Elf ( Sun 15-Nov-20 12:33:09 ) +1
  - It's great to hear from you both. - Rustavius ( Sun 15-Nov-20 13:13:39 ) +1
    - MM7 is a great game... - Ramillies ( Mon 16-Nov-20 09:29:30 )
- It's great that everyone managed to avoid the illness so far... - Ramillies ( Mon 16-Nov-20 10:32:38 )
Welcome back! So good to hear from you.... - Bones ( Sun 15-Nov-20 15:25:58 ) +1
- Good to hear from you too, Bones. - Rustavius ( Sun 15-Nov-20 18:17:14 ) +1
  - It sounds as though Covid hit you pretty hard - Peter2 ( Tue 17-Nov-20 10:24:45 ) +2
    - I've read that it can happen because... - Ramillies ( Tue 17-Nov-20 11:55:44 ) +1
      - This is correct - Rustavius ( Tue 17-Nov-20 19:27:15 )
    - Actually, the VIRUS wasn't too awful... - Rustavius ( Tue 17-Nov-20 19:23:14 )

• Grand Druids promotion quest (spoiler) - tp ( Sun 08-Nov-20 23:52:23 ) +5

Nice bit of sleuthing. Thanks, tp! (n/t) - Bones ( Mon 09-Nov-20 20:40:10 )
As I remember, if you completed this quest you couldn't later.... (n/t) - ragwort ( Tue 10-Nov-20 13:25:26 ) +1
- Oops. You couldn't later complete the first promotion and receive its experience. (n/t) - ragwort ( Tue 10-Nov-20 13:26:31 ) +1
  - Really? Let me check. I am very close to Mar/20. (N/T) (n/t) - tp ( Tue 17-Nov-20 00:36:46 ) +1
    - No, you can still complete the Great Druid promotion after you had completed the Arch Druid promotion - tp ( Tue 17-Nov-20 02:21:02 )

• I am looking for android heroes of mm 2 - Little Krishna ( Thu 22-Oct-20 00:08:29 ) +2

This is a good question.... - Bones ( Thu 22-Oct-20 09:32:58 )
Sorry, but I can't help – I know almost nothing about the Heroes of Might & Magic - Peter2 ( Thu 22-Oct-20 12:44:05 )

• Yes, California is very hot (112 F., approx. 45 C.) - The Elf ( Sun 06-Sep-20 22:37:25 ) +8

And I hear that today was another scorcher. (n/t) - Bones ( Mon 07-Sep-20 20:58:51 ) +1
- A bit of irony on Tuesday - The Elf ( Thu 10-Sep-20 12:42:54 ) +1
  - This won't be anything out of the ordinary to you, but . . . - Peter2 ( Fri 11-Sep-20 09:47:26 ) +1
    - Hmmm. Ossie, what's your take on this? (n/t) - The Elf ( Fri 11-Sep-20 11:56:59 ) +1
      - Christmas and fires in Australia - Ossie ( Fri 18-Sep-20 21:03:43 ) +1
        
        Hogmanay on the Royal Mile - Peter2 ( Sat 19-Sep-20 17:23:41 ) +1
        
        Hogmanay was fantastic - Ossie ( Sun 20-Sep-20 07:58:34 )
However, I'm mightily relieved that you don't live in "fire country" - Peter2 ( Tue 08-Sep-20 06:43:16 )

• News from north-central California - The Elf ( Wed 19-Aug-20 23:00:17 ) +3

oh, Elf! We didn't know that you lived in *that* part of California.... - Bones ( Thu 20-Aug-20 08:33:34 ) +1
- Oh, no--we're pretty safe - The Elf ( Thu 20-Aug-20 11:47:30 ) +1
  - According to the noon news: - The Elf ( Thu 20-Aug-20 16:15:22 )

• New keg for the Tavern - The Elf ( Sat 15-Aug-20 18:02:25 ) +4

Many happy returns! (n/t) - Bones ( Sat 15-Aug-20 22:15:23 ) +1
- I'll second that – Many Happy Returns, Gene! - Peter2 ( Sun 16-Aug-20 18:48:43 ) +1
  - Belated greetings - Eric B ( Wed 19-Aug-20 08:38:24 ) +1
    - Thank you all on behalf of Papa Elf - The Elf ( Wed 19-Aug-20 12:02:46 )

• Has anyone heard from Stryker lately? - The Elf ( Mon 03-Aug-20 15:08:57 ) +9

Stryker? Are you sure? - Peter2 ( Tue 04-Aug-20 06:22:47 ) +1
- No, I'm not really sure - The Elf ( Tue 04-Aug-20 11:52:13 ) +1
  - Klaravoyia posted the original list. The one I actually found was a repost of that one by Vilx. - Peter2 ( Tue 04-Aug-20 13:42:09 ) +1
    - By the way, Vilx's post was made on 31st July 2005 – just over 15 years ago. Long time . . . - Peter2 ( Tue 04-Aug-20 13:58:23 ) +1
      - Do you mean Flamestryke? - Ali ( Tue 04-Aug-20 15:49:50 ) +2
        
        Yes, that's it! (n/t) - The Elf ( Tue 04-Aug-20 20:19:53 )
        Senior moment--yet again - The Elf ( Thu 06-Aug-20 12:48:39 )
Flamestryke? (n/t) - Ossie ( Thu 06-Aug-20 19:45:52 ) +1
- Flamestryke, of fond memory. R.I.P. April 2008 - Peter2 ( Mon 10-Aug-20 07:30:18 )

• MM& rev 4 mod - Corak ( Mon 29-Jun-20 13:22:43 ) +10

I'm not sure I can really help, but I'll try. - Peter2 ( Tue 30-Jun-20 02:05:03 ) +1
- It's the mod I need - Corak ( Tue 30-Jun-20 02:09:23 ) +1
  - Ahh, right. It wasn't in our files, but . . . - Peter2 ( Tue 30-Jun-20 11:53:41 ) link +1
    - thanks - corak ( Thu 09-Jul-20 19:46:10 ) +1
      - Yes indeed. - Peter2 ( Thu 09-Jul-20 21:05:22 ) +1
        
        It's working!!! - corak ( Tue 14-Jul-20 14:45:31 ) +1
        
        Superb!! I'm delighted for you. - Peter2 ( Wed 15-Jul-20 03:28:02 ) +1
        
        Unfortunately, my savegame file has become corrupted, so I'm going to have to restart the game with a new party. - Peter2 ( Sun 19-Jul-20 17:55:40 ) +1
        
        My new party has just cleared out Vertigo and taken its first few steps outside. - Peter2 ( Mon 20-Jul-20 15:04:25 ) +1
        
        Dwarf Mines done, and quite a bit more. - Peter2 ( Mon 10-Aug-20 16:34:24 )

• MM7 fly spell - Andy B ( Mon 18-May-20 06:39:16 ) +4

fly spell - Andy B ( Mon 18-May-20 06:51:15 ) +1
- That certainly is strange. Did you reboot the computer or just close and relaunch the game? (n/t) - Bones ( Mon 18-May-20 13:09:54 ) +2
  - I've found that the occasional hard reboot helps all sorts of things, not just computers. - Peter2 ( Mon 18-May-20 22:25:40 )
  - Well, I can only think of the keyboard acting out. - Ramillies ( Tue 19-May-20 03:28:41 )

• To Ossie, with apologies - The Elf ( Sat 09-May-20 18:40:03 ) +1

Thanks Elf - Ossie ( Tue 12-May-20 00:48:11 )

• Ubisoft strikes again! - The Elf ( Fri 08-May-20 17:15:53 ) +15

P. S. It gets worse. . . - The Elf ( Fri 08-May-20 22:37:25 ) +1
- Well that's it for me as far as Ubisoft is concerned. - Peter2 ( Sat 09-May-20 10:42:09 ) +1
  - Oops – correction - Peter2 ( Sat 09-May-20 10:49:36 ) +1
    - I said this when the game first came out - Ossie ( Tue 12-May-20 00:45:23 ) +1
      - Stymied right and left - The Elf ( Tue 12-May-20 13:06:28 ) +1
        
        William Setag IS the villain! - Ramillies ( Wed 13-May-20 11:46:34 ) +1
        
        Please can you tell ne exactly what you mean by "calling home" with win10? (n/t) - Peter2 ( Wed 13-May-20 16:34:20 ) +1
        
        Ah, "calling home" is often used in this context to mean... - Ramillies ( Thu 14-May-20 07:02:43 ) link +1
        
        Thank you very much indeed. - Peter2 ( Fri 15-May-20 05:56:23 ) +1
        
        You do very well to be cautious on the Internet. - Ramillies ( Fri 15-May-20 06:48:50 ) +1
        
        And here I thought I was the only one. . . - The Elf ( Fri 15-May-20 13:43:23 ) +1
        
        Well, if I (as a physicist, or better put, physics student) haven't loved math, I couldn't have been doing physics at all! - Ramillies ( Sat 16-May-20 16:40:06 ) +1
        
        Amen! And the reason I never took physics. . . - The Elf ( Sun 17-May-20 05:21:04 ) +1
        
        I started off my career as a chemist - Peter2 ( Wed 20-May-20 08:45:18 ) +1
        
        Practice does make perfect - Ramillies ( Fri 22-May-20 00:40:55 )

• Might & Magic 10, revisited - The Elf ( Sat 02-May-20 19:03:19 ) +13