Realms of Arkania - Star Trail [Archive] - Page 2

Guest

01-05-2006, 09:17 AM

Im having that Battlefield without characters bug aswell just a bit more intense...The first few rounds are normal, then the characters are wiped off the battlefield and will sometimes pop up for a short while when doing certain things but you are unable to move, to attack or anything else. When I tell the computer to automatically simulate the battle some more weird bugs appear:

Im not sure how the Experience part is covered in the english version but in the Pen and Paper version of this its level 2 = 100 exp, level 3 = 300 exp, level 4 = 600 etc. Now usually after the priestess tells you she will share some Experience with you, you will pop up to level 3 gaining 300 Exp, however, I gained 17k Exp, still only hopping to level 3. This may or may not be a bug, Im not sure.

Now it becomes funny. I did my usual increasements everything fine (just al ittle unlucky but oh well). Right after doing all theese changes 5 out of my 6 Characters just die. The 6th (a dwarf) survived with a crushing 9/9 Hitpoints. The others have 0/4 or 0/9 Hitpoints (while even during the level up they had 30/40 for example). After spending 1 Night (because I couldnt move and I jsut wanted to see what would happen) my dwarf also died.

I reloaded my old savegame and tried again...nearly exactly the same thing happened: Battlefield without Characters after the first couple of turns, but this time, ALL Party members died after the level up!

Now you guys said I should run fix.com, however Im somehow too stupid to find it. I found fx.something 2 times but not fx.com for that matter and certainly no fix.com.

Can you please tell me where that file should be or where else I could find it or if there is any other solution to this problem?

Thanks in advance.

idicus

13-05-2006, 04:46 AM

:eeeeeh: Nuts!

i download game and got the "guru magic has been screwed with..
message." *sighs* i played this game a long time ago and it rocked
but this one download is beyond me.

do i need to download the crack program?
using a 366hmz 98SE windows to play old games on. :blink:

i'll check back later this week. :ok:

Idicus

The Fifth Horseman

15-05-2006, 10:52 AM

No, you don't need a crack with this version.

Is your problem with downloading the game, unpacking it or running? Your post wasn't too specific.

Also, try running it in DOS... some games just aren't compatibile with Windows.

Can you please tell me where that file should be or where else I could find it or if there is any other solution to this problem?
Look above. The version up on Abandonia doesn't need a crack to run - and as far as I remember, this copy ran perfectly on my DOS system.

Knaecke

24-05-2006, 08:27 AM

Originally posted by Sinitrena@Oct 8 2004, 09:18 PM
Oh no!! Star trail seems to crash right after you exit the Temple of Phex in Tiefhusen! Have any of you experienced the same problem?
I came across this problem when playing the german version with DosBox. I'm not exactly sure why there is an error, but here's my solution: IT was caused by the mous. The moment i moved the mouse the game crashed. The solution is to cut off the mouse just for this little scene, play it and save it right after leaving the temple using your keyboard. After that you can start the game again and use the mouse again, at least that's how I solved this little problem in the german version.
First a big THANKS to this site, I've downloaded and played many games for hours or even weeks since I found this site.

I've got the same problem as mentioned in the quote. I also tried the solution with the mouse. The problem is I have no idea how to save with keyboard. You can get the save dialog while pressing F7 or Ctrl+D. But I don't know how to navigate there. Tab doesn't work, neither does pressing Ctrl+S or anything else. The only things I can do there is scrolling up and down through my savegames by cursor keys and hit Enter (Return) to load the game...

If the guy in the quote is right, he managed to save the game. Can anybody else try to figure out how? I'm totally dispaired by now because I guess I already tried every combination of keys...

I also changed my mice ( I use a PS/2-Mouse, tried an old serial one on COM1 and also a newer USB-Mouse) but there the game also crashes. Doesn't matter if I try this (the English) version or the German one...

JuhaFromFinland

25-05-2006, 06:47 AM

Have anyone played Realms Of Arkania - Shadows over the riva?
It's technically better than first and second ,but it's easier...

kmonster

25-05-2006, 10:33 PM

I played it with an imported high level party from Star Trail.
The battles weren't easier (at least at normal level) but the storyline was.

Lich

04-06-2006, 05:58 AM

1. Before my favourite cRPGs was Ishar and Eye of the Beholder trilogy. I tryed play Realms of Arkania and start from Blade of Destiny but i dont understand this game. Now i decided learn how run and play Star Trail and i must say its probably best cRPG trilogy. Many details is olways welcome, Baldurs Gate is simple hack&slash compare to it.

2. My team is three warriors (because olways or mostly you will be put into close combat, enemy quickly surround) two silvian elves (second line in battle- hit from arrows and speed spells, anyway they got best stats, i got one person with mostly 12 and 13 stats!) and one battle mage.

3. Probably best skill to learn is thread wounds, i found it most usefull in every team member (also haggle but that skill may have one person)

4. Question: it is possible to take some money or equipment from defeated opponents? I finish some battles with nice equipped orcs and i wonder if i could take his swords and armours.

5. My first travell on worldmap was off-road trough wilderness. I go little west then south and cross river, go on south and i encounter elvish village called "salamanderstones" or something. There was woman which tells me that they have salamander stones here !! but allow to enter only elves (human and dwarves make some troubles before) So maybe it is possible to get that item very quick using elves team! Anyway using elves team should be possible to enter some teritories guard by elf patrols. And team made only from silvian elves should have best stats. Someday i must try it.

kmonster

04-06-2006, 02:44 PM

@Lich:

2. Better replace one warrior with a dwarf. Warriors get -2 magic resistance penalty while dwarves get 10 extra hitpoints. Since dwarfs can wear the same armor as warriors they are better tanks. There a also dwarf specific situations you will miss without a dwarf in your party. Dwarves can also get good at lockpicking faster.

You only need one wilderness leader. I'd also replace one silven elf with an ice elf. They get 5 extra HP and +1 magic resistance.

My party had 13 in all positive stats. Take your time to roll the characters manually, you can raise nearly all negative stats without facing negative consequences to reach 13 in the important positive stats.
Dexterity and charisma is useless for combat, strength is more important than all other stats together.

4. After combat the items you can loot are diplayed (if there are any), among the money you got. You don't always get something.

5. You can always part your party and have just the elves proceed. Spellcasters can use a spell (there are at least 3 different ones) to sneak by unnoticed.
It's not too difficult to get 13 in all stats for any class if you roll manually.

firetree

11-06-2006, 10:11 PM

hey, i just down loaded star trail and went to play it and it starts me in Gashok. there is not intro or nothing. no screen to make a new party. when i go to a temple to make a new party it says i have to go to kvirasim to the temple of peraine but i cant find kvirasim?
am i being stupid?
how am i to start with my own party?
please help!

Scatty

12-06-2006, 08:38 AM

When you started a game an auto-saved game has been loaded. Just click on the disk icon and select one of the icons there to start a new game, then you can create the party members at the temple, add them and begin the game.

The Fifth Horseman

14-06-2006, 02:57 PM

Whoops. Forgot to remove the auto-save from the copy I uploaded in place of the malfunctioning one.

fallen angel

17-06-2006, 10:57 PM

hi, recently downloaded star trail but its cracked! all characters are 50th lvl with max stats, how BORING
:wallbash:
is there absolutely ANY way to start the game again and create characters from the start?
ive tried many ways but cant seem to do it
can anyone help?

your's in need

fallen

Scatty

18-06-2006, 06:20 AM

Did you read my post, only two posts above? Also you can delete the already existing characters if the first temple where you're starting a new game. Simply click on one of the icons in the menu for deleting characters, and you can choose whom. Of course it's best to delete all of them as they should have been in the first place. Somebody seems to have forgotten to remove not only the savegames but also own characters... :whistling:

scruffer666

18-06-2006, 07:58 AM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Scatty @ Jun 18 2006, 07:20 AM) 237456</div>
Did you read my post, only two posts above? Also you can delete the already existing characters if the first temple where you're starting a new game. Simply click on one of the icons in the menu for deleting characters, and you can choose whom. Of course it's best to delete all of them as they should have been in the first place. Somebody seems to have forgotten to remove not only the savegames but also own characters... :whistling:
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unfortunately clicking on the disk icon reveals no such button to start a new game. the "new" button there
refers to saving a new game... :(
and btw if u get rid of ur party and create new members they appear at a place called kvirasim at the temple of peraine but i have no idea where that is!

can anyone help?
has anyone got a save game in the starting city of kvirasim? can u post it on the forum? help!

Scatty

18-06-2006, 09:34 AM

Ok sorry, I gave a wrong information. I forgot that this game didn't have this option available yet like the newer games :P
You can start a new game when you into the sub-folder of where the game is located named games (i.e. c:\trail\games) and delete all games and remaining files in it. Then, when you start the game, you'll be asked for the difficulty level you prefer, and begin in the temple of Peraine in Kvirasim where you can create new characters, save them and import them into your party. Also when you get rid of party members you can then find them in this temple (might be a long way to this town from where you are later in the game, though).

scruffer666

18-06-2006, 11:36 AM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Scatty @ Jun 18 2006, 10:34 AM) 237488</div>
Ok sorry, I gave a wrong information. I forgot that this game didn't have this option available yet like the newer games :P
You can start a new game when you into the sub-folder of where the game is located named games (i.e. c:\trail\games) and delete all games and remaining files in it. Then, when you start the game, you'll be asked for the difficulty level you prefer, and begin in the temple of Peraine in Kvirasim where you can create new characters, save them and import them into your party. Also when you get rid of party members you can then find them in this temple (might be a long way to this town from where you are later in the game, though).
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you are a true star in the heavens mate, it works GREAT :) cant wait to get stuck in when i get back from shopping with my girlfriend. and hopefully my baby daughter stops crying too LOL but thats just RL probs LOL
why do people make cracks? i understand cracks to alleviate copy protection (LOL) but not cheating ones! they suck. the idea of a game is to be a bit hard so you enjoy it more when u finally overcome a problem :)
at least thats what i think :kosta:

ive donated 10 euros to this site coz it ROCKS and frontier elite rocks too :) man they dont make games like this anymore......pity :blink:

keep the forums alive guys :max:

The Fifth Horseman

20-06-2006, 10:54 AM

Actually, I think you can recruit characters in any temple.

Scatty

20-06-2006, 05:43 PM

If you create new ones in a temple, yes, but the ones you dismiss from the party will always land in that temple in Kvirasim. Which should be considered before dismissing already existing party members (why ever one would wand to dismiss them and/or replace with another one).

The Fifth Horseman

21-06-2006, 10:10 AM

I remember that when I was playing, a character dismissed in any temple stayed at the temple (s)he was left in.

Guest

14-07-2006, 02:16 PM

Please, I need help. I stucked in the Dwarfen Mines Finsterkamm. There are 5 or 6 red plates on the floor. I can´t pass them, all my charakters died.

The Fifth Horseman

14-07-2006, 02:42 PM

It's been a while, but I remember that there was a chest nearby with some special clothing... belts, I think?

Anyway, when worn, they will protect your characters from getting burned.

Scatty

14-07-2006, 09:34 PM

There is a set of leather pants, boots and armors in the chest, exactly matching the number of members in your group. And you better save the game before walking on the red tiles and entering the room with the golem, there's namely a way to get the salamander stone AND the asthenil sword.
When you get the sword from the golem give it to one of the party members who has the highest exp, then split him from the party and let him walk back to the chest. After that change back to the rest of the party and get the salamander stone, the golem still asks for exchanging it for a deposit but nothing is taken from you (if not counting the stone medallion as the deposit that you already gave away anyway). Sometimes it still can happen that your party dies on the way back to the chest after that, so that's why you should have a savegame before entering the room with golem.

Guest_AngelusCordana_*

22-07-2006, 03:29 PM

Hey...all new generated Chars will be at the Temple in kvi...the first town ^^
characters you leave behind at an temple will stay at exactly that temple

but my question is...how to configure the sound right ? i want sounds AND the cool music from the speech pack ^^ any suggestions for dosbox 0.65 ?

Guest_AngelusCordana_*

22-07-2006, 08:50 PM

there is another nice bug ;)

But i won't tell ya how to get up to 60k Ducats in ingerimm's forge WITHOUT ruining the game ;)

The Fifth Horseman

25-07-2006, 03:21 PM

My suggestion: Sound Blaster Pro 2 (or, if that won't work, Sound Blaster 16). Try that.

Guest

05-09-2006, 09:28 AM

Hey there, I am having some kind of problem at the Netherswamps...
Iv slain the wizard and killed the witch but I cant open the chest...Iv also tried to open it before killing the wizard or the witch but it never worked. I also tried to take Asgan and the herbs without the Scroll in the chest but this didnt work because I couldnt acquire the herbs....Do I have to find something else in order to open the chest? Iv looked at several solutions because of this as to find out in which exact order I might have to try it but it never said I would be missing something or doing something wrong...

Thanks in advance

Scatty

05-09-2006, 11:24 AM

When the wizard is slain by his own elemental he leaves few items behind. Among them the crystal ball that the witch wants. After you bring it to her and kill her, you should be in the end in possession of a scroll describing those green monkeys. When you have it, you should be able to open the chest. If you don't then I don't know, maybe you encountered a bug in the game.

Guest

05-09-2006, 11:50 AM

Errm when I kill the witch the witch is dead and I dont gain anything...Or is that because I usually chose to let the Computer simulate the battle? But that really shouldnt be the reason or?Anyhows I just tested it...witch dead, chest closed...

Scatty

05-09-2006, 12:51 PM

I think you get this scroll rather from the wizard, the witch doesn't leave anything behind. In any case you need this scroll to open the chest and get a net (to capture the guy), yet another scroll (I think) and a healing potion.
Btw., you're better off to combat the witch manually, as she might petrify one of your characters which wouldn't happen if you petrify or blind her first.

Guest

05-09-2006, 02:51 PM

Well the Wizard does indeed drop a scroll...but that only tells me something about a picture with a heather or something...and even with it I cant open the chest...with or without having slain the witch...Thats why Im pretty confused...

Guest

06-09-2006, 02:08 PM

I read the review but it didn't say what sort of combat system this game has. Is this turn based or real time? Thanks.

The Fifth Horseman

06-09-2006, 02:53 PM

The combat system is turn based.

Elbenfreund

18-09-2006, 09:17 PM

heya ! :) i made my way up to page 9, then i gave up. :)
do you ( Freddy ? ;) ) think its possible to find a way me getting the german version ? ;)
if you could upload / direct send whatsoever i would be realy grateful about hti sone... so long
thanks for your time, Eric.

RPG fan

28-09-2006, 02:17 AM

Of the little that I've played I find that this game is great! However, I can't play much because I can't save. I've read through the posts and I don't think anyone has this problem. There's no copy protection or anything, but rather the inability to save. Everytime I try to save, it says that I must create a game file, so I click on the "new" button and it asks if I want to save my game. I click on "yes", type in the name of my file, and....nothing happens. That's it. No new file, no save game. I hope someone can help me with this problem. I've played a bit of the game and I'm eager to give it a try as I'm a big fan of RPGs. By the way, I'm running WinXP and played the game on DOSBox. Every other aspect of the game seems to be fine, except for saving the game.

Guest

28-09-2006, 07:54 AM

Try to mount not the folder of the game in DosBox, but the main drive, and then switch to the folder of the game manually via cd folder, for example cd c:/games/trail.
I had the same problem until I mounted the drive like above, and then I suddenly could save the game.

RPG fan

30-09-2006, 03:20 PM

Help! I'm stuck at the dwarven pits. I've just emptied out the water part and lifted the trapdoor and went down. On the next level, however, there is a wall that can't passed. I've checked walkthroughs that tell me to take a set of leather and wear it all to pass, but there isn't any chest with any set of leathers. There are only 2 chest, and they both don't contain anything leather. One of the chest has FIVE of each of the following: shirt, pants, quilt armour, robe, winter coat. The other chest contains weapons. Oh, and I don't have any torches left :( Someone please help!

RPG fan

30-09-2006, 03:23 PM

Oh there's another chest that I left out. The chest that contains the parchment that describes about having a set of clothes etc. However, in that chest, other than the parchment, there isn't any other leather. Just more weapons and girdles of might. Again, please help :(

Guest

30-09-2006, 04:16 PM

The chest is just before the red plates, on the left. It has a set 7 parts of respectively leather armor, leather pants and leather boots. You can't miss it, it's just after you enter the door and before the red plates come. And you need to place all three parts from each party member back into the chest when you return from the golem hall, or the passage will remain blocked. No teleport out there.
Torches and the ignition box can be found on the first (blue-walled) level of the mines in one of the big halls, in the corners. You know it's the right hall when you begin to get messages of your party member's foot getting hurt but you won't get hurt. Just walk there to one of the corners and you'll be presented with a list of found items.

Guest

02-10-2006, 02:02 AM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Guest @ Sep 30 2006, 04:16 PM) 258397</div>
The chest is just before the red plates, on the left. It has a set 7 parts of respectively leather armor, leather pants and leather boots. You can't miss it, it's just after you enter the door and before the red plates come. And you need to place all three parts from each party member back into the chest when you return from the golem hall, or the passage will remain blocked. No teleport out there.
Torches and the ignition box can be found on the first (blue-walled) level of the mines in one of the big halls, in the corners. You know it's the right hall when you begin to get messages of your party member's foot getting hurt but you won't get hurt. Just walk there to one of the corners and you'll be presented with a list of found items.
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Huh? What red plates? There aren't any red plates. As soon as I go down the stairs from the watery level (after moving the trapdoor), there's only left or right. Going right is a one-way to a chest, which contains some weapons, stuff and girdles of might. Going left will lead me to a not-so-small room with 2 chest and "something from the ground" which I get some red coins, weapons, misc stuff etc. In one of those chest, there are FIVE shirts, pants, quilt armour, robe and winter coats. The other chest in that room contains weapons etc. Outside of this room, there is a door but it's just a wall behind that door. Further down the hall from there is the wall that I'm stuck at. Here's what it says when you approach the wall:

"I guess there was once a passage here, but it seems to have been bricked up. You take a closer look at this particular section of the wall and knock against it a couple of times for good measure as well."
"Whoever did this knew his job well. This piece of wall is solid. There's just no way for you to get through here with the means at your disposal".

When you say "first blue-walled" level of the mines, did you mean right at the start, when you first enter the pits? If it is, then I'm screwed :( I'd have to restart the whole mines :( Looks like I'll have to anyway, seeing as I don't see any red plates etc.

Vongoethe

02-10-2006, 08:19 AM

I'm talking about the level with the yellow bricks. It seems you didn't find that one yet. You need to empty the huge water pool in the red-bricked level, but before you do that be sure to dive through it for long time until you find a magic water pouch with unlimited water supply. To empty the pool you need to approach and activate a wheel that's in one of the rooms, when you enter it you battle 7 (I think) undead dwarves and a zombie - be sure to pick up the stone amulet, it's very important later for the golem. Then just approach the wheel on the wall and the water pool will be drained. When you go to the pool there's a plate on the ground that you can lift only with a crowbar so you need to have one with you on one of the party members. Then you'll enter this yellow-bricked level. There's one door after which are the red plates that lie on the way. If you step on those without the special leather clothing on you'll be burned to death.

With the blue-bricked level I mean the one at the start, yes.

Guest

02-10-2006, 08:44 AM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Vongoethe @ Oct 2 2006, 08:19 AM) 258786</div>
I'm talking about the level with the yellow bricks. It seems you didn't find that one yet. You need to empty the huge water pool in the red-bricked level, but before you do that be sure to dive through it for long time until you find a magic water pouch with unlimited water supply. To empty the pool you need to approach and activate a wheel that's in one of the rooms, when you enter it you battle 7 (I think) undead dwarves and a zombie - be sure to pick up the stone amulet, it's very important later for the golem. Then just approach the wheel on the wall and the water pool will be drained. When you go to the pool there's a plate on the ground that you can lift only with a crowbar so you need to have one with you on one of the party members. Then you'll enter this yellow-bricked level. There's one door after which are the red plates that lie on the way. If you step on those without the special leather clothing on you'll be burned to death.

With the blue-bricked level I mean the one at the start, yes.
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I'm exactly at where you described, except without the red bricks, because there really isn't any. I've had that big fight with those undead dwarves and a zombie and I've got the stone amulet. I've also got the magical waterskin and drained the water after that. I lifted the slab with a crowbar and went down the stairs to a yellow-bricked level, and that's where my description begins. A small level with a door that has a wall behind it, a room with 2 chest, a deadend with a chest, and a wall that can't be passed. No red plates anywhere in sight. Looks like I screwed up something somewhere. I'll have to restart the whole mines part again :( I've lost all of my torches anyway. Thanks very much anyway for the help. I apologise if I caused some frustration with so many request for help.

Vongoethe

02-10-2006, 11:38 AM

Hey, wait a moment yet. Did you find such "leathery" parchment where it's described that you need to put the burning torch onto a seal with a hammer and anvil drawn on it? I'm not sure but I think you need to have this parchment in the inventory to pass on to the plates and the chest before them. Or maybe you didn't get some important key so you can't open this wall. Did you get the black ashen key in the top level of that chute? You get they key when you plunge into the chute on the first mine level when you enter and instead of going down through a menu question you go up. While you lose temporarily some charisma as you get dirty, you find a key and maybe a healing potion. Maybe you didn't get this key and it's important.

Guest

03-10-2006, 02:22 AM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Vongoethe @ Oct 2 2006, 11:38 AM) 258831</div>
Hey, wait a moment yet. Did you find such "leathery" parchment where it's described that you need to put the burning torch onto a seal with a hammer and anvil drawn on it? I'm not sure but I think you need to have this parchment in the inventory to pass on to the plates and the chest before them. Or maybe you didn't get some important key so you can't open this wall. Did you get the black ashen key in the top level of that chute? You get they key when you plunge into the chute on the first mine level when you enter and instead of going down through a menu question you go up. While you lose temporarily some charisma as you get dirty, you find a key and maybe a healing potion. Maybe you didn't get this key and it's important.
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Oh? I've not been in the chute because I thought it was just another means of moving between levels. I'll go check out the chute then. By the way, I've got 2 keys till now.: a rich silver key and a copper key. That's all. I'll go check out the chute then. I hope it works. It'll suck to start all over again :(

RPG fan

03-10-2006, 02:32 AM

Yup! I was missing the key from the chute. I can progress onwards now. Thanks for the help! :D I don't have to start over again! Yay!

RPG fan

03-10-2006, 02:49 AM

Well I spoke too soon. I'll have to restart the whole mines again. I'm lacking a torch and thus can't get past the part right after the red plates on the floor. Thanks anyway for all the help.

Vongoethe

03-10-2006, 06:54 AM

You'll just have to buy a torch off one of the shops in the Dwarven town, then return to the mines. Btw., if you don't want to return the golden key to the temple when you've finished the mines, you can leave through the chute and will land directly on the road off the town. Useful if you like to collect keys on the key ring :P

RPG fan

04-10-2006, 02:24 AM

That's where the problem lies. I can't go back up to the town. In my excitement of being able to continue, I quickly saved my game when the key from the chute worked, not realising that the stairs going up disappeared. I can't leave that level anymore, and there's no access to the chute. In short, I screwed up :( I did find the alternate exit you mentioned, and I've just realised it's behind the "bricked-up wall" on the same level. Was wondering if it's possible to "destroy" the wall by some means. This game has so many tools, you'd think one of them works huh? :P Oh, one more question. How do I "brew" concoctions? I have an alchemy set, but I don't have any "recipes". I can't seem to use the alchemy talent. Thanks again for all the help :) I can see that you're quite a devoted RoA fan :)

Vongoethe

04-10-2006, 06:24 AM

What do you mean, the stairs up disappeared? I never knew they disappear when you open the door before the red plates. You can't leave anymore only when you put the leather clothing on, that's when the exit from the red plates way closes until you put the clothing back. Did you try to put the leather clothing back in (just move into the chest)? There's no need to leave the mines through the chute, you can just leave the mines the usual way up to town.
About alchemy, the one party member with the highest skill in it needs to have following: scroll with the recipe, the necessary ingredients such as herbs and an alchemy apparatus. Then you need to rent a room in an inn but not rest, instead click on the hand icon for the special talents and select alchemy. After that select the recipe, and try to brew the potion. Might work, might not, it's random but the higher you alchemy skill the more sure it is that it works. Save before you try.

RGP fan

05-10-2006, 02:54 AM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Vongoethe @ Oct 4 2006, 06:24 AM) 259287</div>
What do you mean, the stairs up disappeared? I never knew they disappear when you open the door before the red plates. You can't leave anymore only when you put the leather clothing on, that's when the exit from the red plates way closes until you put the clothing back. Did you try to put the leather clothing back in (just move into the chest)? There's no need to leave the mines through the chute, you can just leave the mines the usual way up to town.
About alchemy, the one party member with the highest skill in it needs to have following: scroll with the recipe, the necessary ingredients such as herbs and an alchemy apparatus. Then you need to rent a room in an inn but not rest, instead click on the hand icon for the special talents and select alchemy. After that select the recipe, and try to brew the potion. Might work, might not, it's random but the higher you alchemy skill the more sure it is that it works. Save before you try.
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Hey you're right! I just put the leathers back and the door opened. I must've saved after taking a set of the leathers. Now I guess I can go back up and get a torch. Thanks for saving me from starting over. Wow, it's been many times that I thought I've to start over again. Pessimistic, eh? :P About the alchemy, there's no way to purchase any recipes, is there? Recipes have to be "found"? If I'm not mistaken, recipes can be written to books as well? Speaking of which, is there a "smithing" talent or something? When I talk to NPCs about smithing, they say things like "there's nothing you can teach me" or words to that effect.

Vongoethe

05-10-2006, 08:09 AM

No, there's no such talent as smithing in the game. Alchemy recipes can be written down to book, yes, so you don't need to carry all the recipe scrolls around with you. I don't think you can purchase recipes anywhere, but if you played the first game in the trilogy, Blade of Destiny, you'll have already many good recipes along with you that you can then transfer to book in Star Trail.
Overall Star Trail contains many good unique items that you won't find in Star Trail but can find only in Blade of Destiny, such as the unbreakable two-handed sword, unbreakable short sword with improved attack stats or this strong axe (don't know the name in English) that's also unbreakable and has furiously increased damage but to the price of much weaker parade rating. That's why I always play the entire trilogy beginning with the first game whenever I'm about to play it once again. Blade of Destiny might be less attractive than Star Trail or Shadows over Riva but it's worth it, even if alone for the higher levels (char level 8-12) to start with in Star Trail.

RPG fan

11-10-2006, 08:53 AM

Unfortunately, I dont have RoA 1 so I didn't get to play it. Star Trail is my first RoA game that I'm playing. Well, I don't have any recipes at the moment, so I guess I've not much need for a book. The only scrolls I've got are the Ingerimm one (parchment), the one about the order of anathemizer thing and 2 undeciphered scrolls from the salamander stone dungeon quest though. Not sure what it's for till now. If it's not of any more use I think I'll discard them. Taking up lots of inventory space :P I'm at Lowangen now and I'm stuck. I just got in and the salamander stone has been picked and I've no idea what to do now. I checked a walkthrough for help but I can't do what it says, because I can't find Dragan Escht (whoever he is) :( Probably did something wrong somewhere. I also had some pursuers chasing me just before I got to Lowangen but I didn't get attack by the time I reached Lowangen. Maybe it's got something to do with me being stuck?

Guest

11-10-2006, 11:29 AM

The pursuers will be your pest all the time from now on when you're travelling on the area map, it has to do with you carrying the salamander stone. If you're not carrying it there're no pursuers, too.
As for Lowangen, here's a short, spare guide.

1. Go to the tavern Orkdeath (or whatever it's called in the English version of the game), drink or eat something one or few times until Gavron appears. You need to follow him quietly without attracting attention. You need at least one party member following him until he disappears in a house. Then gather the remaining party members that fell behind (there always fall some behind) at the door to this house, save, enter after a conversation and fight. Gather all equipment, some you would want to equip like armors and weapons, rest can be sold if not needed (much gold for selling stuff in Lowangen). Keep the salamander stone of course.
2. Rest and heal some time, then go to southern part of the town. One spot east (on the map) and 3 spots south of the tavern At the Moat (I suppose it's called so, at least it's name is something with water and hole) is a house. Save, enter and immediately after the conversation follow into the house, "falling with the door inside". Fight, gather stuff, equip and keep what you need, keep the fake salamander stone and sell the rest.
3. Go over the bridge to the northwest part of the town, look on the western wall for a high white house beside a well. Ask Ragan about three things (that's the limit you have), accomplishing a favor for each of them before he helps you. My recommendation is like that:
Where to Eat/Drink. Go to a house, 2 spots west and 3 spots north of a hostel/harborage Sweltje Palace, save and talk to Vinsalter. Choose always the 3rd answer, with some luck (it's random) convince him to come with you to Ragan. If you fail, reload and try again. Ragan tells you can now buy all kind of things at the southern-most of the town, house at the wall, using his name as entry card.
Where to get weapons. Get him a brooch at the Show-house of Arts in the north-east, but do it at night after 12am. Save before you do, you might get caught and arrested (you don't want that to happen, some items will get lost forever). Back at Ragan he tells you can buy weapons, armor and all such stuff at a house 3 spots north of a tavern Klonballas.
Ask about travelling / how to leave the town. Deliver a package for him, but you'll be told Deregorn isn't where Ragan told you he would be. Instead you'll find him now 3 spots north and 2 spots west of the previously mentioned tavern (Klonballas). Don't go inside when invited (you don't want to be beaten up :P). Now Ragan, asked about traveling, tells to contact Jandora (1 spot north and 1 spot east of the hostel Great Freedom).
4. Go to Jandora, ask her about a secret passage. If you mention Ragan to her you will have to pay less money. Now go to where she tells you to, ask for master Eolan and tell him what Jandora told you to say. When he asks for a real reason for your visit, tell him you need to leave the town. You'll have to accomplish a favor for him though, and leave 2 party members behind. Tip - leave those behind that have the most exp and highest level (so they won't miss anything). Exchange all items from and to them you need, and after that you're free to leave. You should accomplish this task before anything else.
On the intersection from the secret passage to the main road you'll meet some battle mages who ask you for the salamander stone. Fighting them is pointless, even if you win that fight (which I doubt very much) you'll meet the same amount of them shortly after again, and again. So give them the salamander stone, you'll find it later again at the Blood Tins (the ork mountains at the western part of the map).

I hope this will help you to continue along ;)
Btw., Blade of Destiny can be downloaded right here at Abandonia.

RPG fan

12-10-2006, 12:37 PM

Wow, thanks for such a comprehensive walkthrough. It's rather frustrating when you keep getting stuck. I'm not able to spend much time playing of late due to work commitments, which is why I'm still rather slow on the game. Thanks very much for the help. It's very much appreciated :)

Gottfried

29-10-2006, 11:56 PM

I only wish Shadows over Riva were unprotected sooon, its just gr8 - atmosphere, quests, music, everthing... anyway, is your ST also that slow and choppy as mine? I turbo-ed DOSBOX and it didn't helped a thing... like to take 1 square step lasts 3 seconds or so and also turning around, it's irritating. How to show up secondary stats? I forgot :wacko:

The Fifth Horseman

30-10-2006, 12:32 PM

I only wish Shadows over Riva were unprotected sooon, [/b]
Not likely. CDAccess has over 80 still in stock. (http://www.cdaccess.com/html/quick/shadrivapr.htm)
Given the speed at which CDAccess seems to be getting out of stock, it's not likely they'll get rid of these in next half decade.
If CDAccess went bankrupt and folded up, it would be sooner - but that's not likely to happen at all.

Guest

18-11-2006, 08:43 AM

Some posters reported in previous pages that they got the game to run under WinXP without the aid of DosBox or VDMSound. Could anyone tell me how to do that?

Thanks

Hannes

Guest

18-11-2006, 08:56 AM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Guest @ Nov 18 2006, 09:43 AM) 267456</div>
Some posters reported in previous pages that they got the game to run under WinXP without the aid of DosBox or VDMSound. Could anyone tell me how to do that?

Thanks

Hannes
[/b]

And another question: After I have started the game once in Easy Mode, how do I change the difficulty setting and start a new game in Advanced?

Thanks

Hannes

Saphire

18-11-2006, 10:08 AM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Guest @ Nov 18 2006, 10:56 AM) 267459</div>And another question: After I have started the game once in Easy Mode, how do I change the difficulty setting and start a new game in Advanced?

Thanks

Hannes
[/b]
You can change the difficulty setting everytime everywhere when pressing F3 for options menu, you even don't need to start a new game for that.

Guest

18-11-2006, 10:47 PM

Thanks very much!

The Fifth Horseman

20-11-2006, 12:38 PM

As for running the game under pure XP, that differs from system to system. On some it will work right off the bat, on others it won't at all, no matter what techno-magic is applied.

Therefore, I recommend you run the game in DosBox.

red_avatar

20-11-2006, 07:07 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(the_fifth_horseman @ Oct 30 2006, 02:32 PM) 264325</div>
I only wish Shadows over Riva were unprotected sooon, [/b]
Not likely. CDAccess has over 80 still in stock. (http://www.cdaccess.com/html/quick/shadrivapr.htm)
Given the speed at which CDAccess seems to be getting out of stock, it's not likely they'll get rid of these in next half decade.
If CDAccess went bankrupt and folded up, it would be sooner - but that's not likely to happen at all.
[/b]

I bought that game on ebay for the equivalent of $4 - brand new. When I heard there was a shop that still sold old games, I was excited. That was 6 years ago though, when I discovered Home of the Underdogs. And my enthusiasm lasted about 1 minute. Not only do they charge far more than they should (they really take advantage of their position), their P&P rates are outrageous. To have a $10 game shipped to me, I had to pay .... $25!!! for the cheapest shipping cost. There's far cheaper methods - I have trade games with Americans in the past, and the games only took a week max to get to me, and it only cost them $10 max to mail it to me - and those were big bulky boxes, not jewel cases. I sincerely hope CDAccess DOES go on the brink of bankruptsy, so it may re-evaluate their prices.

The Fifth Horseman

28-11-2006, 03:10 PM

I just remembered something I found when playing and... well, it keeps bugging me.

There was a basilisk somwhere on the north-eastern part of the worldmap. Did anyone figure out a way to defeat the beast?

Guest_Alex_*

13-01-2007, 07:21 PM

Hia ll,

I have a strange problem on the second level of the final (Tjolmar) dungeon. Basically, I entered it, got a combat with two Druids sometime later, then discovered a key in some closet, then passed three rooms that weren't populated... and finally entered the small room with the secret door in west wall (after defeating a cultist and two dogs, of course). The walkthroughs all mention some amulet pieces that I need to get to open that secret door - I searched all the storage places I could find, bumped in all walls I could bump into... no amulet pieces! Do I need to search for them somewhere else, maybe on the first level?

Thanks,

Alex

Scatty

14-01-2007, 07:41 AM

The amulet pieces can be found only at the second part of this level, after you pass a narrow corridor with nasty traps (you'll know when you find it) and enter the large hall where you will be attacked immediately by sabretooth tigers. At the opposite wall, between two chests, there's the next secret door just where the stone symbol on the wall is.
The door immediately at your right then after you enter can't be opened with picklocks nor with a key nor with magic, it opens later after you acquired a certain part of the amulet, but you can teleport behind it if you got a mage who is good at that spell, simply move completely close to it and on the map you can see one space behind it then. After you enter this part of the level, be warned - when you kill the skeleton warriors and get the first amulet parts, they disappear after some relatively short time so you better hurry and get all parts of the amulet and use the amulet at the secret door, else you'll have to run about again and fight to get the amulet parts anew which sucks.

Guest_Alex_*

14-01-2007, 09:57 PM

Hmm... thanks for the help, but it looks like I haven't reached the dungeon parts you mention, as I don't recognize anything you describe... I haven't even got to the corridor with the traps. Here's where I'm stuck right now (hopefully the map is readable...):

###########################
#**#####****** ######**** #
S** 2****##=##********# # #
#####=##### #####=###****K#
#C******#**** #**** # #1# #
#******C#**** #C** ##**** #
#**### ##T** T##** ####=###
#** C# ##**** #C****F## ###
#**C # ##**T**#******## ###
####################### ###
####################### ###
#######################**^^
###########################

I entered the second level at the ^^ markings, opened the first door ("="), got a combat at "1", then found the key at "K", and proceeded down the corridor to the west. I passed three rooms, none of which had anything of interest (I think one had some dried whirlweeds), and then at the end of the corridor, at "2", I got another combat (cultist and two dogs). Defeating them, I found a wall with a secret door ("S"), however, every time I click at it, I get the message "Arendel notices some irregularities on the wall and is fairly certain to have found a secret door, but is unfortunately unable to actually open it" (Arendel is my leading character). That's it, I'm stuck at this wall, having absolutely no idea what to do next, and how to open this secret door...

Thanks,

Alex

Scatty

14-01-2007, 10:24 PM

I suppose she can't open it because her Open Locks skill isn't developed. You need to place someone at the leading position who has high detection skills like Arendel and is very good at opening locks with picklocks. I hope for you that you have this far in the game already a character who is good at opening locks, in case of doubt she / he could detect the door after a long time of trying even without high detection skills but the Pick Locks skill is necessary and the character who has this skill must be the leading one to open the door.

Guest_Alex_*

16-01-2007, 02:01 AM

Whoa, it worked! Looks like it was a good idea not to rely entirely on Foramen, after all...

Thanks!

PatentMC

01-02-2007, 07:44 PM

HELP !!!!
i want to play this genius game !!!!
i have problrms with graphic strangely changing colors in the battle when using spells it was described earlier by some people
i know i should use fix.com but i dont have a file like this in my zip archiwe
now im trying to download it again but i have a problem because im waitig and waiting and nothing happens

please help!!!

this site is owsome!!!!!!!!!! :brain: :brain: :brain:
thank u for doing this job :kosta: :kosta: :kosta:

PatentMC

01-02-2007, 08:31 PM

i've managed to download it again still no fix.com file in the zip archiwe !!!
help please !!!
some link where i can download it from or something...

i want to play it without any problems... :sos:

The Fifth Horseman

02-02-2007, 01:42 PM

The version with fix.com was an old one, replaced some time ago with one I had that didn't need it to be ran.

PatentMC

02-02-2007, 08:04 PM

so what can i do to play the game without problem??!! please somebody ANYBODY!!!
!!!!!!!!!!----------------------FIX.COM-----------------------!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
if you have that file somewhere send it to me on [BEEEP]@interia.pl
i will be very very happy if somebodys can do that or give me a link where i can get it
please please please :kosta: :kosta: :kosta:

The Fifth Horseman

05-02-2007, 11:25 AM

so what can i do to play the game without problem??!! [/b]
Use DosBox (http://dosbox.sourceforge.net) to run the game. You can download it here (http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/download.php?main=1).

if you have that file somewhere send it to me on @interia.pl
i will be very very happy if somebodys can do that or give me a link where i can get it please please please
Posting e-mail adresses in open text is not allowed here. Please remember it next time.

Guest

25-02-2007, 08:09 PM

I am still have the same trouble with the colors getting messed up in combat and I am running it in Dosbox.

Anyone know where the fix file is located? Any other ideas :sos: ?

Guest

06-05-2007, 12:09 PM

greetings
i'm looking for the german versions of blade of destiny -> Die schicksalsklinge + Star trail -> Sternenschweif

in exchange i can offer "schatten über riva" which i luckily bought on CD some years ago
i also own the 3.5" original disc version of sternenschweif including the manual but unfortunately the discs seem to be damaged...

if you got schicksalsklinge or sternenschweif plz contact me via mail -> [BEEEP](at)gmx.net

gruß

Guest

08-05-2007, 09:02 AM

Hey guys,

I have a little problem in the Netherswamps:
I cant open the only chest on the map and as a result cant find the hrb required to transform Agdan. Is there any special way for me to open it or is there any program so that I can get the required herb without actually the game giving it to me (a hack for example)? Because I really searched everywhere for it and couldnt find it.

Thanks in advance for your help

The Fifth Horseman

08-05-2007, 10:18 AM

I found this part very problematic too. Apparently, you need to be very close to the chest to open it. Just keep trying.

Guest

08-05-2007, 12:06 PM

Any advices on how to do that? Because it always bounces me back the same amount that I get closer to the chest, just as a wall would. I ran against the chest for 2 minutes or something and I somehow cant imagine that it would work anytime soon. So how did you do it? Just run against it?

Thanks in advance!

The Fifth Horseman

08-05-2007, 12:42 PM

It's been some years since I played it.
I remember was that some moving around the chest was also involved.

Guest

08-05-2007, 02:13 PM

Iv tried several things now and ran against the chest countless times but I failed to open it. I never once received any kind of message from the game or anything. Is it perhaps possible for you to open it, if I give you the savegame? Or can you perhaps remember how you did it? Because I really am unwilling to spend more time trieing to open this chest as it doesnt work at all for me

The Fifth Horseman

08-05-2007, 02:25 PM

No problem.

Scatty

12-05-2007, 03:05 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Guest @ May 8 2007, 04:13 PM) 289627</div>
Iv tried several things now and ran against the chest countless times but I failed to open it. I never once received any kind of message from the game or anything. Is it perhaps possible for you to open it, if I give you the savegame? Or can you perhaps remember how you did it? Because I really am unwilling to spend more time trieing to open this chest as it doesnt work at all for me
[/b]
If you still didn't manage to open the chest, it's simple: do the quest for the witch and let the fire elmental kill the mage in his tower. After you gather the required items from the mage for catching Agdan, you can return to the chest and open it too. If not yet, return to the witch, kill her and after that you can open it definitely.

JagPanzer

16-05-2007, 12:30 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Tom Henrik @ May 6 2004, 08:30 PM) 1525</div>

Keep in mind that this is a German remake of a game in English. Germans, in particular, are not good translators. (Watch out for the occasional mistranslations in the game). And there are very few germans who speak English.

[/b]

Hey, I don't think that there are very few Germans who speak English! I mean, try to find someone who speaks English in France, Italy or Spain. There you will have a hard time! :D

In fact, the games of the "Northland Trilogy" are remakes in English of originally German games. The fantastic world where the games take place is a well-known German pen&paper roleplaying game called "Das Schwarze Auge", that has been invented in the early 80's. As far as the direct translation of that name (The Black Eye) has a completely different sense, they called it "Realms of Arkania" at first and today (I think) "The Attic".

The games benefit from this fact! You can sense that there is a huge fantasy world and a long used rpg-system behind them.

Guest_Ian_*

17-05-2007, 12:42 PM

Hello there, I am in desperate need of help! I am in the Dwarven Pit, have got the Salamander Stone, left the sword and have made my way back past the red tiles. I have returned the leathers back to the chest and am now ready to leave. One problem - there is no exit!! How do I get out of here? Aaaaarrghh!

Many thanks,

Ian

elfuego

03-06-2007, 12:01 AM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Guest_Ian_* @ May 17 2007, 03:42 PM) 290603</div>
Hello there, I am in desperate need of help! I am in the Dwarven Pit, have got the Salamander Stone, left the sword and have made my way back past the red tiles. I have returned the leathers back to the chest and am now ready to leave. One problem - there is no exit!! How do I get out of here? Aaaaarrghh!

Many thanks,

Ian
[/b]
Try to open the chest again, get all the leathers and then put them back again. Nothing but the leathers should be in the chest. You should hear a sound then, and the exit should be open.

Polyana

07-06-2007, 05:40 PM

Hi!
Hey, anybody can help me?
In Star Trail, since I left finsterkoppen with the salamander stone, in every town i visit, if i take a few steps it appears a message like this:"The citizens look disgusted with your fashion statement or lack thereof,...and then it comes a shower of punchs..." - And every character takes a hit. And after another some steps, it happens again. It happens in every town i go. Even in Kvrasim where i am full of clothes or in Lowagen where i am with only pants and boots (the orcs took everything).

Why it happens and how can i fix it?! :blink:

thanx ^_^

Scatty

07-06-2007, 07:31 PM

Simply - let the characters put their pants on. If they don't have the pants on they don't look very decent :D

Guest

23-07-2007, 02:27 PM

I have some questions that i havent seen covered in any walkthrough or help and so on and on.

1) in the NW part of the map you can find a basilisk, did anybody figure out how to kill him?
2) Northern part of map you can find a heard of horses, did anybody manage to capture one?
3) Toward the east of the map, there is a hmm 'lake', then you hear a sound and get swarmed by some flys or something, is it possible overcome this without getting all bitten?
4) On your travels you can meet a guy who has a 2 handed sword, remade into 1 handed. Is that releveant in any way and can you make such a sword yourself?

Thats all that comes to my mind at the moment. Have a nice day all!

The Fifth Horseman

23-07-2007, 04:01 PM

I've met the basilisk myself... no idea on how to defeat the thing, however.
My best guess is there might be some item (shield, sword, amulet, ring???) which allows that.

kmonster

23-07-2007, 07:51 PM

You cannot kill the basilisk, it should be obvious if you read the texts before the encounter.

Guest

31-07-2007, 04:16 AM

Sorry if this has been mentioned before, but after downloading the file I've discovered that the filesize is, in fact, ~18 mb, not 11; this needs a fix.

mongalong_x

18-08-2007, 04:48 AM

Hi guys, currently having a little and VERY FRUSTRATING in-game problem..
I'm currently in the swamp, have just killed the wizard in the tower, gotten the Noctrox document and crystal ball, taken it to the witch, escaped from her house, gotten the chest with the Rantzy document and the net. So all is good so far, except i can't seem to find this DAMN SWAMP RANTZY anywhere! I've looked at about four walkthroughs and they all say that he is in a 2x2 patch of land, only accessible by water in the upper north of the map. I've swum around onto every patch of land I can find, but no swamp rantzy.

Can anybody help, as I'm getting very irritated...

:(

The Fifth Horseman

18-08-2007, 08:50 AM

Move around, it should be there somwhere - if you didn't kill it before.

mongalong_x

19-08-2007, 01:01 PM

305227[/snapback]</div>[quote]
Move around, it should be there somwhere - if you didn't kill it before.
[/b]

Where did you find him? was he on a patch of land in the middle of the water next to the tower?

On the boardwalk right next to the tower I keep getting into a fight with two swamp rantzy's, every time I quit and reload it again. But it says nothing about one of them being 'peculiar' or anything.

kmonster

19-08-2007, 07:56 PM

It's at number 24 on the map at http://nlt-hilfe.crystals-dsa-foren.de/page.php?126

guest

24-08-2007, 11:53 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Guest @ May 8 2007, 03:13 PM) 289627</div>
Iv tried several things now and ran against the chest countless times but I failed to open it. I never once received any kind of message from the game or anything. Is it perhaps possible for you to open it, if I give you the savegame? Or can you perhaps remember how you did it? Because I really am unwilling to spend more time trieing to open this chest as it doesnt work at all for me
[/b]

The solution is: turn off "walk stepwise". That worked for us, after all! Good luck!

Guest

25-08-2007, 11:04 AM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Tom Henrik @ May 6 2004, 09:30 PM) 1525</div>
Welcome to the Forum, jello. :)

Keep in mind that this is a German remake of a game in English. Germans, in particular, are not good translators. (Watch out for the occasional mistranslations in the game). And there are very few germans who speak English. That is the reason why speech is not included.

Hope this has helped you a bit.
(Remember to download the manual and map too).
(Also it took me some time to make them :wink: )
[/b]

I don't think there are more English or American people speaking German than the other way round. So, please be careful what you're talking about. Many Germans know how to speak English a lot better than quite a few other folks as they start learning it from the age of 10 for about 4-5 hours a week. Even if you're from Norway and do know German: keep it together!

Your comment is, therefore, quite unhelpful and ill-researched.

Guest

25-08-2007, 11:08 AM

mongalong_x

26-08-2007, 02:27 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(kmonster @ Aug 19 2007, 07:56 PM) 305530</div>
It's at number 24 on the map at http://nlt-hilfe.crystals-dsa-foren.de/page.php?126
[/b]

thankyou so much, finally found him!

GoldenPie399

03-09-2007, 10:03 PM

Hi guys! Ive recently run into a problem with the sound of the game, see I cant get it to work. I am very much new to this stuff and I just got the game working only to find a total lack of sound. The first time I started the game i got to select my soundcard and I, true to my nature, just clicked passed it. Trying to fix the problem i downloaded VDMSound 2.0.4 only to find myself even more confused. What do I need to do to get them sounds going?

Thanks in advance

Guest

03-09-2007, 10:07 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Tom Henrik @ May 6 2004, 07:20 AM) 1499</div>
I am glad you guys seem to like the game. If you have questions, do not hesitate to ask. It is one of my favourite games, ever.

(Look out for the first game in the series to appear on the site, soon.)
[/b]

please tell me how to finish the first level after falling to the river please...

_r.u.s.s.

03-09-2007, 10:18 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(GoldenPie399 @ Sep 4 2007, 12:03 AM) 308640</div>
Hi guys! Ive recently run into a problem with the sound of the game, see I cant get it to work. I am very much new to this stuff and I just got the game working only to find a total lack of sound. The first time I started the game i got to select my soundcard and I, true to my nature, just clicked passed it. Trying to fix the problem i downloaded VDMSound 2.0.4 only to find myself even more confused. What do I need to do to get them sounds going?

Thanks in advance
[/b]
if using VDM sound, right click the game exe and select "run with vdm sound", that should work

The Fifth Horseman

04-09-2007, 10:54 AM

Use DOSBox to run the game.
As for re-running the configuration, I believe there is a batch or executable somwhere in the game directory that allows you to do so.

Guest

05-09-2007, 09:01 PM

Great replies everyone, but I'm going to sleep right now. I'll test and update tomorrow. Thanks aging.

Guest_Megan_*

18-09-2007, 12:54 AM

I'm running the game on XP through DosBox, and everything works really well. The music slows down if I alt-tab to the manual, but short of that it works like a dream, even the mouse is good. My only problem is in Saving, and its not the common problem that I keep seeing in this forum. While most people can't save because they don't have the manual, I still have mine from growing up (the book was just too humorous to ever throw away.)

My particular problem is that whenever I try to save, it shows me the box where I type in the file name...and then nothing happens. It looks like you have to make a "game file" before you can associate saves with it, but I've tried everything possible in that menu and nothing seems to work. After I name the file, simply nothing happens. Nothing to save to, nothing to load from.

I'd normally guess that this was a problem with DosBox, but I've been playing Krondor and Hoboken through it and the saves there work like a dream. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong? Is it an XP thing? I'm dying to play this again; I like the first one, but the time limit bothered me. If anyone has any ideas, just drop a note and lemmie know! :D

~Megan

Guest

14-11-2007, 08:49 PM

Scatty

14-11-2007, 11:52 PM

Attack every enemy with at least two characters, so when the zombie / undead dwarf parries one attack, the other one will be able to attack unhindered from the other side because the characters technically attack at the same time, round-based modified, so the enemy can block only one attack at the same time.
It's always handy to have at least 3 characters in the party who can attack in melee (my party always consisted of all characters who were all able to attack in melee and to be able to parry, too, which was always beneficial throughout the entire trilogy).

Guest

15-11-2007, 07:13 PM

Thanks, I beated them with a combo of paralyze and magic armor.
Now its off to catch the ratzy.

Guest

15-11-2007, 08:25 PM

Sorry for double posting.
How do I revert Agdan into a human?!
I've got the 18th heather herb that the captured ratzy reacts to.
But I can't combine it with the ratzy, it says the ratzy can't be used.
Any ideas??

The Fifth Horseman

16-11-2007, 06:53 AM

Have you got the scroll from the chest in the swamps?
Have you read it?

Guest

16-11-2007, 03:56 PM

Yes, by all the characters, many times.
A site recommends that a character must have the scroll, the heather and the ratzy to perform the tranformation.
But when I do this. I have this char read the scroll and try to use the heather, but the game says s/he doesn't know how to use it, as if s/he had never read the scroll.
Weird. And I'm stuck since I can't go back to Lowangen.

The Fifth Horseman

17-11-2007, 04:05 PM

I'll look into it.

Scatty

18-11-2007, 11:14 AM

I think you just need to use the heather itself, not use it on the ratzy.

The Fifth Horseman

18-11-2007, 08:11 PM

You need the Noctrux Document. It's located in a tower in the middle of the swamp.

A single spellcaster must have the Ratzy, Heather and the document in his or her inventory, then use the Heather Plant.

jasonmloh

16-04-2008, 08:17 AM

I am having trouble with Arkandor, can't find a way to kill the beast. Tried using the Dragon Slayer, it didn't work, used magic, didn't work either. Even tried to Transform Ingramosch and that didn't work as well. Maybe someone can provide me with a small little hint as to how to overcome the handsome fellow with a bad breath.
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The Fifth Horseman

16-04-2008, 02:42 PM

Magic is the key. A high-level Ignifaxus is extremely useful in that fight. Or, failing that, a Fulminiticus - but it's significantly weaker compared to maxed out Ignifaxus.

Scatty

16-04-2008, 03:09 PM

Magic won't last forever, though, after that you'll have to engage the beast in melee AND be able to hold out and do enough damage to make the dragon withdraw.
For that you'd need to have at least 4 characters in your party well capable of battling enemies in melee. A perfect party (in my opinion) would be usually something like 1 Wizard, 1 Elf (your choice which, I recommend Firun Elf), either 2 Fighters or 1 Fighter / 1 Thorwaler (whatever they're called in English) or 1 Warrior / 1 Dwarf, and either 1 Rogue (if you don't have a dwarf) or 1 Juggler. If you take a Dwarf with 1 Fighter then you might want to take 1 Druid or Witch instead of Rogue for additional magic caster in party, the Dwarf will take care of locks and bartering.
In my party usually even the Wizard is able to go over to melee (with the armor raising spell), while not any less capable with magic, but it's optional.

kmonster

16-04-2008, 11:03 PM

It's the final battle, so you can spend everything you have, it doesn't matter, spend all herbs you have without worrying.
The accelleratus spell is very useful.

Scatty

17-04-2008, 06:30 AM

It's the final battle, so you can spend everything you have, it doesn't matter, spend all herbs you have without worrying.
It does matter if he plans to import his party after the final save, which comes after the ending sequence, into Shadows over Riva. He would want to save all the herbs as they can be sold for good money, and money is actually exactly one thing that isn't imported over to Shadow over Riva from previous games.

kmonster

19-04-2008, 05:09 PM

SoR will be easy enough with an imported party (so much stronger than the pregenerated characters) even without having any herbs at the start.

jasonmloh

16-05-2008, 11:20 AM

Sorry guys that it took me so long to reply. Thank you for helping me out with Arkandor. I will unleash a few fireballs and see what Arkandor has to say about my magician afterwards. Anyway, thank you all for the moral support. Next stop, Shadows over Riva, part three.
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OBMiT

10-06-2008, 08:18 PM

Um.. Just try to reinstall DOSbox?

Anyways, this game makes me.. Hmm I probably can't say that on here.. Well, the music is probably some of the best music in oldgames ever.. I have a lot of old computer game music (well, I'm a musician myself), and fx000-20 is definitely among it!

Luchsen

13-01-2009, 08:37 PM

Realms of Arkania 2 - Star Trail was re-released recently within the new Das Schwarze Auge - Nordlandtrilogie. Seems to be a bad edition, but nevertheless, the game is sold again, and therefore not available for download at Abandonia anymore.

Maato

05-05-2009, 06:44 PM

It's one of my favourite games. I made my first patch on it. I patched kid faces made by imported saves from Blade of Destiny :-).

AnOrangeCat

17-05-2009, 06:44 AM

jasonmloh

26-06-2009, 08:03 AM

Hi guys.
Have a quick question.
How can I defeat the six dwarves and zombie of the Dwarf Pit? It seems I always miss my attacks or the dwarves parry. The only way I have found is to petrify them with magic, but that's costly and innacurate.

Any tips?
(party is lvl 3, green elf - warrior - she jester - magician - silvan elf - magician)

You can also use the following to defeat them:-

:mhh:Healing Potion(during combat), Strong Healing Potion(during combat), Hylaillian Fire Potions(during combat), Kukris Dagger, Kukris Mengbilar, Necrophobia Belt, Strength Belt(there are 6 or 7).

The items listed above can be found within the Dwarven Pit on Levels 1,2 and 3.:) An extra pair of hands can be useful, get your Elf to cast the Visibili spell(Preferably 4 points).

Have Fun:3:
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A-ramazon

22-04-2010, 09:39 PM

Okay so I was hoping it would be fixed by the time I tried Star Trail, but nope, still the same problem....THERE ARE NO POLEARMS!

A pike and a trident should be bloody polearms!! They count as pointed weapons...what the heck...

At least can spears be used properly now?

Has anything changed regarding weapons from Blade of Destiny...

I was talking to NPC's about weapons and apparently axes are good with heavy armor, is it actually true that armor doesn't impair axe attack skill that much?

Also they commented on the epee being good. I've been interested in that. Can a rapier actually be better than a sword? I mean purely stat wise, one should pretty much just use warriors with swords, cause they are by far the best. Most weapons in the game suck anyways, like is there a difference between the foil, epee, and rapier, other than weight and value? Most of them just give the -1 to parry skill.

Anywho, I only just started Star Trail, so that's why I'm wondering, cause I'm hoping it might be different.

kmonster

22-04-2010, 11:05 PM

The weapons don't change much in ST. No one traveled back in time to change the popular classic P&P rules according to your wishes. :cry:

Axes are good with heavy armor since the armor protection makes parrying less necessary.

The game features several classes, they have different skills and start with different skill values in different weapons. Some classes can fight best with rapiers, some with swords and some with axes.
Swords do only 5-10 damage, there are many weapons which do 6-11 or even more damage. Damage is more important than attack and parry values when weapon skill or enemy AC is high.

Warrior isn't the best class. Warriors refuse to use poison, in BoD all other classes could do far more damage considering how powerful poison was. Poison is not that powerful in ST any more.

Even in ST warrior isn't the best class.
Spellcasters can cast powerful spells and get more hitpoints at level up. Dwarves can wear the same armor, don't get a -2 penalty to magic resistance, and start with 10 extra hitpoints and better axe skill. The by far best weapon in the trilogy is a magical axe you can find in part1 and part3.

A-ramazon

23-04-2010, 05:34 AM

I've definitely been poisoning my swords with my super awesome warrior :D when buying them the warriors weren't highlighting, but I just used the object anyways and it worked...the final battle was one hit for me :D

By the warrior thing I just mean that they have the highest to hit and to parry skills, especially because the sword as a weapon has no negative modifiers where as almost every other weapon does.

And the reason I wonder about the polearms is because in all the guides and stuff I read everyone labels them polearms(the trident and pike), but in game they're actually pointed weapons.

lee81e

28-04-2010, 03:48 AM

I'm stuck, can anyone give me advice?

I am in the dwarf pit, I entered the back door, went through the whole dungeon & got the Salamandar Stone.

I returned to the top floor at the big exit.

But, it says I need the key to exit and need to go back and look for it...

Pex

28-04-2010, 05:18 AM

There are a few keys there, but I don't remember which one opens the main door. I don't have the game anymore, though, so I can't go and have a look.

But there is this very good walkthrough at this LINK (http://www.tgdb.net/pc/solution/8232/Realms_of_Arkania-Star_Trails-page1.html)

It's a step by step guide, though, so if you don't like spoilers you may wanna avoid it.

CptnGlupino

31-10-2010, 08:59 PM

Hello guys,

I decided to play again this awesome game, but I'm stuck in dwarwen pit, and its pretty annoying :/

I am at the 7th level, I got stone medallion, that fire ring I forgot its name. The problem starts when I take leather from that box, I took only 1 set (tried it with all, but the result was the same) and equiped my character with it.

He steps on first 3 hot plates just fine, but 4th (around the corner) just burns him.

What am I missing? :(

Scatty

01-11-2010, 10:45 AM

He steps on first 3 hot plates just fine, but 4th (around the corner) just burns him.
Does that happen on your way back after you already got the salamander stone, or on your way into the chamber with the golem?
If you get the salamander stone but ignore what the golem says and don't trade the stone / plunder other stuff in there, you're going to die on your way back and the only thing you can do is load a game before you got the stone.
If it happens on your way in, did all your characters in the party equip all 3 parts of that fireproof leather? Everyone needs to put on all 3 of them or they'll be burned.

CptnGlupino

01-11-2010, 10:55 AM

Does that happen on your way back after you already got the salamander stone, or on your way into the chamber with the golem?
If you get the salamander stone but ignore what the golem says and don't trade the stone / plunder other stuff in there, you're going to die on your way back and the only thing you can do is load a game before you got the stone.
If it happens on your way in, did all your characters in the party equip all 3 parts of that fireproof leather? Everyone needs to put on all 3 of them or they'll be burned.

It is before Salamander stone. On my way in that room.

I tried to equip only one character, split the party and enter only with him. But I also tried equiping all 7, and its always the same, they got burned on the 4th tile :/

Its just doesn't matter if its one char, or whole party, they got burned despite leather protection they have.

The Fifth Horseman

01-11-2010, 02:46 PM

Post your savegame, let's see what's going on.

BostonGeorge

01-11-2010, 02:47 PM

Hi CptnGlupino :max:

Did you defile the old dwarf graves from the upper levels? I mean, did you encounter any undead Dwarfs? If you did, then Ingerimm (the dwarf's god) is really pissed and won't let you in. There has been a feature in the original german release where you could watch the gods' favor. I'm not sure if this is kept in Startrail but anyway, try hitting both (!) Shift-keys at the same time and in the following console type GODACCOUNT. These numbers are the gods' favors. God 11 is Ingerimm. So if you have a very low number this might be the problem.

What you can do is to reload from the beginning of the dungeon :omg: or go back to the first level in that room were one of your party members falls in trance. There you can sacrifice money to Ingerimm. Spent all and watch again on the GODACCOUNT. I am really not sure if this works but you can give it a try.

And never fool around with a god :whistling:

CptnGlupino

01-11-2010, 03:12 PM

BostonGeorge

01-11-2010, 03:38 PM

Yay! Could be that... I did defile the graves... silly me :/

Thats definitive the problem. I think you even get warned by one of your party members not to defile the graves. These impasses are the reason why it is very important to have multiple save games and not only one. This game series does not forgive any mistakes. Like the real life ...

CptnGlupino

01-11-2010, 03:40 PM

Yay! Could be that... I did defile the graves... silly me :/

GODACCOUNT 11 says -2417, so that can't be good, huh? :/

I'll reload and try again, will let you know if that was the deal...

tnx alot!

It was... defiling graves was the problem! Tnx alot again, guys :)

Scatty

01-11-2010, 10:41 PM

You can still defile them after you got the salamander stone, and escape the mines through climbing down (I think) the shaft on the lowest level, thus avoiding being killed by the enraged dwarves and the need to return the key to the temple :p

The Fifth Horseman

02-11-2010, 07:45 AM

escape the mines through climbing down (I think) the shaft on the lowest level,Correct. However, note that the shaft collapses and becomes unusable after you use it to enter or exit the mines.

qqq

31-01-2011, 01:16 PM

Hello all,

I own the original CD-rom and tried to install it again. Unfortunately this failed: if I run instcd from dosbox it just exits, if I run it from windows xp, it says it is not a valid win32 application. Does anyone have an idea?

Thanks in advance.

The Fifth Horseman

31-01-2011, 03:45 PM

"It just exits" without an error message?

qqq

02-02-2011, 10:33 PM

"It just exits" without an error message?
Yes. I just get the DOS prompt back.

The Fifth Horseman

02-02-2011, 10:49 PM

What are your DOSBox mounts?

qqq

09-02-2011, 08:21 PM

What are your DOSBox mounts?
Sorry for the late reaction, I have been a bit busy.

I have mounted the directory with the dosbox games as c: and the cd-rom as d:.

[autoexec]
# Lines in this section will be run at startup.
mount c d:\dosgames
mount d e:\ -t cdrom -ioctl
c:

For most old games this works well, but this one just won't install. I know for sure that I played this game in the past, but I don't have that computer anymore.

dosraider

09-02-2011, 10:17 PM

>delete<

Nevermind, didn't read the first post.
SORRY.

Scatty

10-02-2011, 04:01 AM

[autoexec]
# Lines in this section will be run at startup.
mount c d:\dosgames
mount d e:\ -t cdrom -ioctl
c:
Try removing -ioctl from the CD drive mount and mounting the C drive like this instead:

mount c d:\

To switch to the dosgames and / or game folder use the command CD like for this:

cd \dosgames

In whole:
mount c d:\
mount d e:\ -t cdrom
c:
cd \dosgames

Be sure not to delete or modify anything in the root directory (C:) though, or your Windows installation would be screwed (gotta advise you that with such mount :p).
Hope that helps.

qqq

25-02-2011, 10:05 PM

Try removing -ioctl from the CD drive mount and mounting the C drive like this instead:

mount c d:\

To switch to the dosgames and / or game folder use the command CD like for this:

cd \dosgames

In whole:
mount c d:\
mount d e:\ -t cdrom
c:
cd \dosgames

Be sure not to delete or modify anything in the root directory (C:) though, or your Windows installation would be screwed (gotta advise you that with such mount :p).
Hope that helps.

Hi,

Thanks for the tip. I tried it today, but the result is still the same. I see:

Z:\>mount c d:\
Drive C is mounted as local directory d:

Z:\>mount d e:\ -t cdrom
MSCDEX installed.
Drive D is mounted as CDRom e:\

Z:\>c:

C:\>cd \dosgames

C:\DOSGAMES>d:

D:\>instcd

D:\>

So, the instcd command does nothing. BTW, I use dosbox version 0.73. Sorry for bothering you so much.

The Fifth Horseman

25-02-2011, 10:33 PM

Perhaps try using a path or a drive letter as an argument for instcd?

qqq

25-02-2011, 10:50 PM

Perhaps try using a path or a drive letter as an argument for instcd?
No, I still have the original reference card and it clearly states to start instcd without any arguments. It should ask for the installation instructions. It's a long time ago I played this one, I don't remember the installation procedure because back than it all worked without any problem. I'll try to get the oldest pc I own working and see if it installs on that one.

zirkoni

26-02-2011, 08:53 AM

No, I still have the original reference card and it clearly states to start instcd without any arguments. It should ask for the installation instructions.
I have Realms of Arkania Trilogy but I think the installer is the same.

Have you actually checked what is on that CD? I don't even have a file called instcd there (although the manual and readme.txt on the CD say that you should type instcd to install Star Trail).

I installed the game with inst_st.exe. Maybe there's some similar .exe file on your CD?

Scatty

28-02-2011, 10:48 AM

Or try looking for install.exe or setup.exe instead, that was a usual name for an installer in Dos games.

markac

09-06-2011, 12:15 PM

Pex

09-06-2011, 12:42 PM

Hi. I got a problem in the last level of dwarven pit (where you can get from the water level). I should go to the box where are those fur clothes or the stuff I need to have to get further. But when I go downside form the water level using stairs, turn left, make two steps, then turn left, there are door which I can open but there is a wall behind them. When I look into the map of the last level of dwarven pit, there is no wall behind these door, but entrance further. Can anyone help please? I have no idea what to do to finish this last part of the pit.

Thank you in advance
Hmm, trying to remember now. There is a wall where you need to use a torch for it to disappear. But that is after you get leather clothes.

There is also a wall (or a door) that won't let you out until you put leather clothes back.

And also, if you looted dwarven graves, you won't be able to go past some door.

Hope this helps - it's been so long since I played that game.