Comments on: Curse of the Azure Bonds – build 1.0.21 http://simeonpilgrim.com/blog/2009/11/04/curse-of-the-azure-bonds-build-1-0-21/ Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:48:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Simeon http://simeonpilgrim.com/blog/2009/11/04/curse-of-the-azure-bonds-build-1-0-21/comment-page-1/#comment-5970 Simeon Thu, 06 May 2010 13:20:07 +0000 http://simeonpilgrim.com/blog/?p=865#comment-5970 Try build 1.1.0, it now runs under Vista Try build 1.1.0, it now runs under Vista

]]> By: Ken http://simeonpilgrim.com/blog/2009/11/04/curse-of-the-azure-bonds-build-1-0-21/comment-page-1/#comment-5931 Ken Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:01:15 +0000 http://simeonpilgrim.com/blog/?p=865#comment-5931 No apologies needed. It's a great game, and you did some good work. I considered running it in an emulator, but I thought I'd see if there was another solution, first. Thanks again! No apologies needed. It’s a great game, and you did some good work. I considered running it in an emulator, but I thought I’d see if there was another solution, first.

Thanks again!

]]> By: Simeon http://simeonpilgrim.com/blog/2009/11/04/curse-of-the-azure-bonds-build-1-0-21/comment-page-1/#comment-5929 Simeon Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:49:26 +0000 http://simeonpilgrim.com/blog/?p=865#comment-5929 I'm sorry that is does not work on Vista, I still only have XP on my development machine... If your very keen, you can download DOSbox, and then find the original PC Dos version, and play it in the emulator. I’m sorry that is does not work on Vista, I still only have XP on my development machine…

If your very keen, you can download DOSbox, and then find the original PC Dos version, and play it in the emulator.

]]> By: Ken http://simeonpilgrim.com/blog/2009/11/04/curse-of-the-azure-bonds-build-1-0-21/comment-page-1/#comment-5924 Ken Fri, 30 Apr 2010 05:06:42 +0000 http://simeonpilgrim.com/blog/?p=865#comment-5924 Loved these games, back in the day and played them on my Commodore 128 (I can remember getting up to make a sandwich while the game loaded from 5 1/4" floppies). Now my kids are playing D&D and I was going to show them this game. I downloaded it at work on Windows running XP with no problem and thought "This is great!" I got home, though, and tried running it on my computer there (Vista), and I just get an error that says "MainUI has stopped working". Doh! I've got .Net Framework 3.5 SP1. Any ideas? By the way, these games did an awesome job of transferring the AD&D experience to the computer. Keeping it alive in C++ is very cool and well appreciated. Loved these games, back in the day and played them on my Commodore 128 (I can remember getting up to make a sandwich while the game loaded from 5 1/4″ floppies).

Now my kids are playing D&D and I was going to show them this game. I downloaded it at work on Windows running XP with no problem and thought “This is great!” I got home, though, and tried running it on my computer there (Vista), and I just get an error that says “MainUI has stopped working”.

Doh!

I’ve got .Net Framework 3.5 SP1. Any ideas?

By the way, these games did an awesome job of transferring the AD&D experience to the computer. Keeping it alive in C++ is very cool and well appreciated.

]]> By: Simeon http://simeonpilgrim.com/blog/2009/11/04/curse-of-the-azure-bonds-build-1-0-21/comment-page-1/#comment-4006 Simeon Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:15:00 +0000 http://simeonpilgrim.com/blog/?p=865#comment-4006 In the original DOS ports it’s not possible, the value 6 (total PCs) and 8 (total party size) are hard coded throughout the code. Well actaully less-than-equal 7... Also the display code for the part list in non-combat screen does not have the space to fit a larger team, you could manage this with a paged/scrolling list as per shop code. The port could be made to handle this. As the UI code is open to early rewrite, but I have no plan to support this in the near term. Interesting idea. The code is just a giant control loop so does not care how many players there are (as long as total monster size is less than 255 currently) In the original DOS ports it’s not possible, the value 6 (total PCs) and 8 (total party size) are hard coded throughout the code. Well actaully less-than-equal 7…

Also the display code for the part list in non-combat screen does not have the space to fit a larger team, you could manage this with a paged/scrolling list as per shop code.

The port could be made to handle this. As the UI code is open to early rewrite, but I have no plan to support this in the near term. Interesting idea. The code is just a giant control loop so does not care how many players there are (as long as total monster size is less than 255 currently)

]]> By: Ayhan Kara http://simeonpilgrim.com/blog/2009/11/04/curse-of-the-azure-bonds-build-1-0-21/comment-page-1/#comment-4004 Ayhan Kara Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:59:17 +0000 http://simeonpilgrim.com/blog/?p=865#comment-4004 Hi, I am a big fan of the old goldbox AD&D games. I really appreciate your efforts. I was wondering, if there is any way, that I can remove the party size cap in the gold box games. I would really like to play with more than just 6 PC and 2 NPC. It has nothing to do with game difficulty, I just like to play with big parties. I have been searching the Internet, and noone seems to have figured out how to remove/alter the party size cap. Do you know how to do that? Hi,

I am a big fan of the old goldbox AD&D games. I really appreciate your efforts.

I was wondering, if there is any way, that I can remove the party size cap in the gold box games.
I would really like to play with more than just 6 PC and 2 NPC.
It has nothing to do with game difficulty, I just like to play with big parties.
I have been searching the Internet, and noone seems to have figured out how to remove/alter the party size cap. Do you know how to do that?

]]> By: Simeon http://simeonpilgrim.com/blog/2009/11/04/curse-of-the-azure-bonds-build-1-0-21/comment-page-1/#comment-3875 Simeon Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:10:48 +0000 http://simeonpilgrim.com/blog/?p=865#comment-3875 Hi Paul, Well it's been one and three quarters years since your first comment on 1st March 2008, but yes it has been some time. I've been focused on non-game things for the last month or two with the pending move to the USA. I may get sometime to spend working on the game over Christmas break. I've just purchased a iPod Touch so have been thinking about porting the game to that system. Hi Paul,

Well it’s been one and three quarters years since your first comment on 1st March 2008, but yes it has been some time. I’ve been focused on non-game things for the last month or two with the pending move to the USA. I may get sometime to spend working on the game over Christmas break. I’ve just purchased a iPod Touch so have been thinking about porting the game to that system.

]]> By: dreadwinaard http://simeonpilgrim.com/blog/2009/11/04/curse-of-the-azure-bonds-build-1-0-21/comment-page-1/#comment-3855 dreadwinaard Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:32:04 +0000 http://simeonpilgrim.com/blog/?p=865#comment-3855 Has it been a year already? I'll have some more time soon to get back into Curse of the Azure bonds. Great to see that you've still been improving it. Has it been a year already?

I’ll have some more time soon to get back into Curse of the Azure bonds. Great to see that you’ve still been improving it.

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