I am stuck looking for the Soli key and I can't find the walkthrough
anywhere - can someone help me with either?  Thanks, Gabe

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: A Hobby That Pays, Inc. [mailto:a_hobby_that_pays_inc.pleat91730@...]
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 17. November 2004 11:37
An: DragonBaneII@yahoogroups.com
Betreff: [DragonBaneII] Positions still open

Hi,

So far the focus group has two members and three possible members
(Note 1).  This leaves 10-13 positions open. If you are interested,
let me know by sending an email to:

a_hobby_that_pays_inc.FocusATSA
@
zoemail.net

or go to the URL

http://www.zoemail.net/?a_hobby_that_pays_inc

or go to the URL

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DragonBaneII

Sincerely yours,
William
A Hobby That Pays, Inc.

Note 1) Focus group currently has two members (
thee_ancient_one@y... & MERIDA@m... ).  Two more have been invited (
sawyer_tankboy@h... & malkavian@w... ).  I am waiting to hear back
from one more (dav1d_yau@y...).


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Hi Dwayne,

Thank you for sending bug reports as a private email.

Without more details, I am not sure these are actually bugs, so I am replying
with a public message.

Creatures with "=" in their name have pistols/ ranged effects.  Creatures with
"+" in their name have ranged attacks that can effect the entire party.  "RAT
LAD=" have "PISTOL 3=9" which have a range of 30 feet.  So you could ADVANCE,
and the distance could reduce but still not be 10 feet, and the "RAT LAD="
could still attack.  If you are fighting one group of creatures, you need to be
careful.  The only options the Dragon Bane II Engine (DB2E) will give you are
ATTACK, DEFEND, CAST SPELL, USE ITEM.  When you select ATTACK it will move on
to the next party member.  If you are fighting two or more groups of creatures,
when you select ATTACK it will ask you which group you are attacking.  When it
shows you the choice for the groups, it will also show you the distance, 10 to
70 feet.  Melee weapons only work at 10 feet from the first three slots of your
party.  If there are two groups of creatures, one at 10 feet and one at 20 feet,
you cannot ADVANCE through the 10 feet group, so the 20 feet group will be out
of melee range.

If you are walking down a gravel or cobblestone trail, sometimes creatures are
hiding under ambush spells.  Without a set of "ANTI-AMBUSH RING", creatures
hidden by ambush spells get to attack the party once before the party can
attack back.  Hidden ambushes also tend to have a group of melee at 10 feet and
a group of ranged weapons at 20 feet.

Your party is in a 4-2 formation.  The first three slots in your party are the
front, the next two slots are the rear, and the last slot (elemental in MSRK,
avatar in ATSA) is also in the front.  So if you are using a melee weapon, "<"
symbol, you need to have that weapon in the first three slots of your party.
Character melee weapons cannot fight through the first three slots.  As a
balance, creatures without "=" or "+" (50% of creatures) cannot attack the
fourth and fifth slot in your party since they are in the rear.  This is why
most people put invoker characters in the rear, and invoker characters tend to
use projectile weapons.

The first 'bug' you mentioned sounds like a common occurrence.  Sometimes when
monsters use spells (or pistols) against the party, the Dragon Bane 2 Engine
(DB2E) will show X damage, then a few more combat messages, then you will
notice the change in character HP.  Next time this happens, see if you can
write down the situation.

Look up your party classes in "Doc Classes Description GG v.txt".  Water-kin &
Assassin ignore the first 5 points of any creature attack.  Monitors ignore the
first 30 points of any creature attack.  So a "RAT LAD=" doing 3 points of
damage to a Water-kin will actually do 0, while a "LADY BUG=" doing 10 points
of damage to a Water-kin will actually do 5 points.  As a balance, Water-kin &
Assassins have less HP than other fighters and weaker armor than melee
fighters.  Monitors are unable to use any Intermediate or Advanced weapons (see
"Doc Weapon Acc EE v.txt").  If you look at the graphic for the Monitor
characters it shows a medal to indicate the Monitor is a combat character
followed by MA 00-00 (melee accuracy intermediate 00, advanced 00) PA 00-00
(projectile accuracy intermediate 00, advanced 00) and IA 00-00 (invoke
accuracy intermediate 00, advanced 00) just like the numbers listed in "Doc
Classes Description GG v.txt".  So at very high levels, the Monitor is still
limited to "PISTOL 3=9" while a Striker could use a "RIFLE=60" (an advanced
projectile weapon).

If this does not help, write down your situation, save the game, and backup the
saved game.  Then email A Hobby That Pays, Inc., the saved game.

William

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P.O. Box 1585
SPRINGFIELD VA  22151-0585





Quoting D- <malkavian@...>:

> William, Two things to add about bugs. First and I think very important is
> that when fighting monsters and getting hit for damage, the scrolling of the
> action says X damage taken but the actual HP in the character section does
> not reflect damage taken. Second when fighting ratlads I would advance and
> the monsters would attack and on the next round I would choose fight and it
> would tell me I was out of range i.e. the monsters had moved out of melee
> range without any notification. While neither of these is life threatening a
> game could be construed as not fun if you start in "god mode" right off the
> bat and monsters behave awkwardly without cause. I very much loved the heads
> up to the crew of the Columbia, very classy. I installed last night and
> started playing this morning. I should be done with the first overhead map
> by this evening and will keep you appraised of anything else I find. Great
> work so far tho. -Dwayne
>
>
>
>


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Hi Don,

A Hobby That Pays, Inc. (AHTPI) is a Virginia based corporation.

AHTPI cannot currently afford a website, all the links are for email
contacts.

This is a disposable email address (Note 1):

a_hobby_that_pays_inc.FocusATSA
@
zoemail.net

This URL requests a temporary, disposable email address from
zoemail's servers:

http://www.zoemail.net/?a_hobby_that_pays_inc

This URL lets you reply to any messages posted.  Replies are to the
poster (private), to the moderator (complaint) or to the group
(public)

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DragonBaneII

If you find an AHTPI message and reply privately, Yahoo! Groups
sends an email with your email address to AHTPI's email.  If you
reply publicly, AHTPI can go to the above URL and reply privately.

Since you have responded publicly to a post, I can now go to that
post and reply privately.

William

Note 1) disposable email addresses can be deleted when they start
getting eSPAM (unwanted commercial junk email).

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http://gamesource.groups.yahoo.com/group/DragonBaneII/message/2690

Msg#2690 Re: Positions still open

--- In DragonBaneII@yahoogroups.com, Don Kiser <kiser_donald@y...>
wrote:
>
> So, what exactly is the hobby that pays? I was unable
> to find it following the links. One is a link to send
> an e-mail, the other links back to the DB groups page. Help.
>
>
>
> __________________________________
> Do you Yahoo!?
> Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today!
> http://my.yahoo.com

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Hi Batkyvalentin,

There is no way to hasten the passage of time except sleeping,
however, you can keep from wearing out your thumbs (Note 1).

While waiting, also visit the magic shop to see if it has any new
items.

William

Note 1)

Hint: if you are moving aimlessly in the sunlight to recharge
spellpoints (or waiting for time to pass), wait 1 second Real World
Time between party moves.  This will minimize the number of party
moves you need to regenerate spellpoints.  If you have one, you can
use a metronome.

==============================
Tock:=  one unit of solar time
:= one tick in "Dragon Bane 2: Return of Kra'an" (MSRK), not to be
confused with one tick in Palm OS.
:= Game World Time is 5 minutes & 38 seconds
:= Real World Time (if NOT running) 1 party move
:= Real World Time (if running) 1 second

	 Party move is any command that moves the party:= forward,
backward, turn left, turn right, slide left, slide right.
	 Running is making repeated party moves, with less than 1
second Real World Time between moves.
	 Example: If you make a party move, then wait 1 hour in Real
World Time and make another party move, the second move takes 1 tock
(or 5 minutes 38 seconds Game World Time).
If you move forward, forward, forward, forward, forward, turn left,
turn left, forward, forward, forward, forward, forward, turn left,
turn left, forward, this is 15 party moves.  If you do this in 10
seconds in Real World Time, then you are running.  Since you are
running, all 15 party moves only take 10 tocks (or 56 minutes 20
seconds Game World Time).  If you made the same party moves without
running (took more than 1 second Real World Time between party
moves) then these 15 moves would take 15 tocks (or 1 hour, 24
minutes, 30 seconds Game World Time).

Hint: if you are moving aimlessly in the sunlight to recharge
spellpoints, wait 1 second Real World Time between party moves.
This will minimize the number of party moves you need to regenerate
spellpoints.
==============================

++++ Begin Original Message ++++

http://gamesource.groups.yahoo.com/group/DragonBaneII/message/2687

Msg#2687 Re: TIME - sometimes it passes toooo slooowlyyyy

--- In DragonBaneII@yahoogroups.com, "batkyvalentin" <wendigo@w...>
wrote:
>
>
> Hi All,
>
> Is there a possibility to fasten time?
>
> I've just come up from the Sewers for the Strong Man, but it's
monday
> and I have to wander around for 5 days, doing nothing... :-o
>
> If anyone knows the answer, please, help!

++++ End Original Message ++++
=

Hi RHanusa,

Thank you for your feedback and your compliment.

I am unsure what you mean about 10% of the experience points you should be
getting.  If you could give me a specific example, that might help me solve
your problem.

As a generic answer, if you are unsatisfied with how fast your party is
advancing, you can adjust the difficulty level.  Default for population is
"BASELINE x2 (EASY)" which means monsters appear twice as often as the
recommended population "BASELINE x1 (RECOMMENDED)". During testing, I often set
the population to "BASELINE x4" so I encounter monsters twice as often as
default and four times as often as recommended.  The more often you encounter
monsters, the more experience points you will have after completing a strata
(overhead map).

I am unsure what you mean about being cryptic.  If you could give me specific
examples, that might help me solve your problem.

As a generic answer, if you have a program on the PDA/ smartphone that can read
text files, you might want to load the following text file:

"Doc Spell Description FF v.txt"

It contains information on

symbols ("=" indicates an item/ spell that effects/ attacks one creature or
effects/ attacks one member of the party while "+" indicates an item/ spell
that effects/ attacks one group of enemies or effects/ attacks the player's
entire party).

spell names (" COMET DRAIN 5+AH20C" has a range of 50 feet ("5" times 10);
attacks one group of enemies in that range ("+"); is a receiver all, reaper
attack ("A"); is a hitpoints, reaper attack ("H"); does a maximum of 20 points
damage ("20"); does less damage against creatures with chemical resistance
("C"); while "HOT LEAD BURST 3&33F" has a range of 30 feet ("3" times 10);
attacks all enemies in that range ("&"); does a maximum of 33 points damage
("33"); does less damage against creatures with fire resistance ("F"))

spell effects ("CAMO 02  tocks(*10):= 2   SP:= 4   Result:= makes the party
uninteresting to roaming or travelling creatures.  Stationary or perceptive
creatures are not fooled, neither are bio traps such as a field covered in
thorns.  Charm:= mask" is a low level version of STEALTH, but only lasts 20
tocks instead of 60 tocks.  "REVIVE SENTRY+13  tocks(*10):= 13  SP:= 4
Result:= creates a sentry which revives a character during combat.  note: does
not work against traps.  Charm: heart" is a version of SAVING THROW that lasts
130 tocks instead of 80 tocks.  This is important, since "REVIVE SENTRY+13" now
has the same duration as "ARMOR+1 RESIST+10" and other armor spells.)

You might also try "EXAMINE"
( http://www.dragonbane.com/db2man/objects.htm )
on a specific object to gain more details than just the object name.

Sincerely yours,
William

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A Hobby That Pays, Inc.
P.O. Box 1585
SPRINGFIELD VA  22151-0585





Quoting RHanusa@...:

> Hi,
> I downloaded your demo version of Dragon Blossom after playing Dragon Bane
> and Demelza to completion several times.  I assume you are looking for bugs,
>
> comments, etc., but I can't find any further reference to your site.
>
> I really like what you have done so far, but have found at least one thing
> that really "bugs" me.   Instead of getting the experience points that I
> should
> be getting, I am only getting 10% of those (ex. 20 instead of 200), so it
> takes a really long time to advance (something I have little time doing).   I
> am
> also curious why the weapons, spells, items, etc., are so cryptic.   I
> haven't
> figured out what half of them are, or what they are good for.
>
> I am running on a Dell Axim Pocket PC.  Thanks.
>


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I didn't find any way to do so. I spent my time
exploring around outside the city.

By the way, after many frustrating attempts (and lost
spell points) to open a portal ON any of the various
portals, I finally figured out that you have to be
facing the portal square, and not actually be standing
on top of it. It's a nice option. I hope this helps.





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So, what exactly is the hobby that pays? I was unable
to find it following the links. One is a link to send
an e-mail, the other links back to the DB groups page. Help.



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William, the I600 has 32 Mb of RAM and 32 Mb of ROM and storage SD cards are
considered expansion memory. It has a 200 Mhz proc and I have not
expirienced any lag or corruption with Kra'an in color on my device. So
count me in. I answered your questions for applicants and look forward to
your response. Thank you. -Dwayne White

Hi,

So far the focus group has two members and three possible members
(Note 1).  This leaves 10-13 positions open. If you are interested,
let me know by sending an email to:

a_hobby_that_pays_inc.FocusATSA
@
zoemail.net

or go to the URL

http://www.zoemail.net/?a_hobby_that_pays_inc

or go to the URL

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DragonBaneII

Sincerely yours,
William
A Hobby That Pays, Inc.

Note 1) Focus group currently has two members (
thee_ancient_one@y... & MERIDA@m... ).  Two more have been invited (
sawyer_tankboy@h... & malkavian@w... ).  I am waiting to hear back
from one more (dav1d_yau@y...).


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Riches", A Hobby That Pays, Inc. and A Hobby That Pays, Inc. logo
are all copyright and trademarked 2004 A Hobby That Pays, Inc.
Alternate Keywords: Techno Magic University, TechnoMagic Univ., TMU.
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Hi All,

Is there a possibility to fasten time?

I've just come up from the Sewers for the Strong Man, but it's monday
and I have to wander around for 5 days, doing nothing... :-o

If anyone knows the answer, please, help!

...and is there any meanings of this, or it's just a question and
answer without any consequences?


--- In DragonBaneII@yahoogroups.com, "cybergidoc" <cysk@a...> wrote:
>
> --- In DragonBaneII@yahoogroups.com, mail2richard@y... wrote:
> >
> >
> > but what is the RIGHT answer???
>
> This gets asked a lot.
>
> The right answer is what the jester says when you give the wrong
> answer: wheeeee (that's with 5 e's)
>
> If you type 'wheeeee', then the jester says Right!
>
> Think about the riddle (which is faster - snail or the turtle?) :)
>
> Chris Kim (Cysk)

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: blakjak487 [mailto:geo487@...]
Gesendet: Samstag, 13. November 2004 18:33
An: DragonBaneII@yahoogroups.com
Betreff: [DragonBaneII] Dragon Prince's Lair: "Jumping" over the pit

I have tried everything possible to get over the pit in the ground
(the one with the portal that you have to first face the minotaur to
get out of) but I can't seem to get over it. Can anyone help me? am I
not suppose to go over it?

I'm not that far along in the game, so I don't know,
but have you tried levitating? You probably have, but
that's the only thing I can think of.


--- craig davis <crd@...> wrote:

> Go around. Check the nearby walls. Remember to check
> your overhead map occesionally.
>
> Craig
>
> blakjak487 <geo487@...> wrote:
>
>
> I have tried everything possible to get over the pit
> in the ground
> (the one with the portal that you have to first face
> the minotaur to
> get out of) but I can't seem to get over it. Can
> anyone help me? am I
> not suppose to go over it?
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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I have tried everything possible to get over the pit in the ground
(the one with the portal that you have to first face the minotaur to
get out of) but I can't seem to get over it. Can anyone help me? am I
not suppose to go over it?

#################### Public Response (posted to Yahoo! Group)
####################

Hi,

If you can play Dragon Bane II "Return of Kra'an" [MSRK] you can
play Dragon Blossom [ATBA] or Saexgryth ™(tm)[ATSA] since they
are
add on data.  The only difficulty is if you do not have enough
memory free to run ATBA or ATSA. Palm OS devices can conserve memory
by using B&W files instead of color.  Devices with lots of memory
(Note 1), can run MSRK, ATBA and ATSA simultaneously.

Sincerely yours,
William
A Hobby That Pays, Inc.

Note 1) Microsoft Window users can download POSE from PalmSource and
run MSRK, ATBA & ATSA on their laptop or desktop machine.

TechnoMagic University, Saexgryth, Grimflaed, Beowilid, "Toad to
Riches", A Hobby That Pays, Inc. and A Hobby That Pays, Inc. logo
are all copyright and trademarked 2004 A Hobby That Pays, Inc.
Alternate Keywords: Techno Magic University, TechnoMagic Univ., TMU.
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#################### Public Response (posted to Yahoo! Group)
####################

--- In DragonBaneII@yahoogroups.com, "D-" <malkavian@w...> wrote:
>
> I would be interested, but I am playing Kra'an on my Samsung SCH-
I600
> Smartphone and usually have to wait for final edition port to my
OS. -MalKiE

Hi,

the following link will get you a copy of Dragon Blossom (which is
free):

Dragon Blossom OSI adventure script
http://tinyurl.com/3mp3j

Sincerely yours,
William
A Hobby That Pays, Inc.

Screen Shots TechnoMagic University ™(tm)
http://tinyurl.com/3uvua

Dragon Blossom OSI adventure script
http://tinyurl.com/3mp3j

Tributes
http://tinyurl.com/4xn67

TechnoMagic University, Saexgryth, Grimflaed, Beowilid, "Toad to
Riches", A Hobby That Pays, Inc. and A Hobby That Pays, Inc. logo
are all copyright and trademarked 2004 A Hobby That Pays, Inc.
Alternate Keywords: Techno Magic University, TechnoMagic Univ., TMU.
™(tm)

--- In DragonBaneII@yahoogroups.com, David Yau <dav1d_yau@y...>
wrote:
> I use a Pocket PC 2002.  How can i get a copy of Dragon Blossom?
>
> best,
>
> David

I have tried everything possible to get over the pit in the ground
(the one with the portal that you have to first face the minotaur to
get out of) but I can't seem to get over it. Can anyone help me? am I
not suppose to go over it?

=
=
########## Public Email (all members) ##########

Hi,

I released Dragon Blossom -- for free -- in August, and have gotten
zero feedback (Note 1).  Several people are working on editing
tools, so I expected to get some response to releasing levels you
can change and examine (Note 2).  I am worried because Dragon Bane
II "Return of Kra'an" (MSRK) is the only game I have heard of were
developers did not release the level files so you could alter the
levels with the level editor.  I expect more people to be buying
competing games like Edge or Legacy (Note 3) next year.  Legacy also
has a level editor and has won several awards that MSRK won when it
first came out.

One of our Saexgryth™(tm) Beta testers, Simon, has given me very
good feedback on problems involving installation, Pocket PC and
starting the game.  As far as I know, all bugs have been discovered
at this time, wide release will most likely cure me of this
perception.

I am looking to have a small group give me more detailed feedback,
especially on what to include in the game's manual.  Except for the
lack of manual, Saexgryth™(tm) appears to be ready for release.


Sincerely yours,
William
A Hobby That Pays, Inc.

Note 1) I expected some comments on the revamped classes, spells and
items.

Note 2) I expected people to change the levels I have released and
post those changes for other's to play.

Note 3) Legacy and Edge require Palm OS 5 and 320 x 320 display or
Pocket PC.  With Palm OS 6 nowhere in site people who are holding
onto Palm OS 4 and 160 x 160 display PDA will probably be replacing
them this Christmas.

If it were not for Palm OS 6 and the Treo 600's lack of a
replaceable battery, I would have bought a Treo 600 last year.  Now
with the Treo 650's removable battery and the delay of Palm OS 6, me
and several friends are buying one of the following models: Treo
650, Zodiac 2 or Tungsten E.  All of these will let us play Edge and
Legacy.

########## Public Email (all members) ##########

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Riches", A Hobby That Pays, Inc. and A Hobby That Pays, Inc. logo
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++++ Begin Original Message ++++

http://gamesource.groups.yahoo.com/group/DragonBaneII/message/2671

Msg#2671 Re: Focus Group Members Wanted

--- In DragonBaneII@yahoogroups.com, "thee_ancient_one"
<thee_ancient_one@y...> wrote:
>
>
> William,
>
> Are we talking about Beta Testing as I have had Beta Testing
> experience with several games and applications.

<snip>

> Eric.

++++ End Original Message ++++
=

Hi,

Well I had hoped to select from a group of applications a small focus
group (Note 1).  I had several small contests devised depending on
how many people were active in the group (Note 2).  So far I have two
people interested, one of which has returned their application. 
Unless more people become interested, I will probably just give away
the money (Note 3).

-William

Note 1) I invited Larry Fluckiger, Craig Davis and Dana Marshall to
join the focus group. I wanted 45 or more people interested, and to
select 6 experienced Dragon Bane II "Return of Kra'an" (MSRK) players
and 9 relatively new MSRK players.

Note 2) If I could have found 18 people, one of the last contests
would have been "Most Helpful Member".  Members would have voted for
other members, and the 1st prize would have been worth $90 United
States Dollars (USD), 2nd prize would have been worth $60 USD and 3rd
prize would have been worth $30 USD.

"Member of the Week" contest would allow members to win smaller
weekly prizes.

"Treasure Race" contest would be based on the first member to find
certain hard to find treasures.

Note 3) With one person, I will just be giving them something worth
$20 USD and with two people something worth $15 USD each.


++++ Begin Original Message ++++

http://gamesource.groups.yahoo.com/group/DragonBaneII/message/2673

Msg#2673 Is anybody out there? (or Re: Focus Group Members Wanted)

--- In DragonBaneII@yahoogroups.com, "A Hobby That Pays, Inc."
<a_hobby_that_pays_inc.pleat91730@z...> wrote:

<snip>

> I am looking to have a small group give me more detailed feedback,
> especially on what to include in the game's manual.  Except for the
> lack of manual, Saexgryth™(tm) appears to be ready for release.
>
>
> Sincerely yours,
> William

++++ End Original Message ++++
=

I would be interested, but I am playing Kra'an on my Samsung SCH-I600
Smartphone and usually have to wait for final edition port to my OS. -MalKiE

-----Original Message-----
From: A Hobby That Pays, Inc.
[mailto:a_hobby_that_pays_inc.pleat91730@...]
Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 2:39 PM
To: DragonBaneII@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [DragonBaneII] Email Lost? (or Re: Focus Group Members Wanted)





Hi Eric,

Did you get my email to <thee_ancient_one@y...> ?

-William

--- In DragonBaneII@yahoogroups.com, "thee_ancient_one"
<thee_ancient_one@y...> wrote:

> Eric.











Yahoo! Groups Links

Hi,

Well I had hoped to select from a group of applications a small focus
group (Note 1).  I had several small contests devised depending on
how many people were active in the group (Note 2).  So far I have two
people interested, one of which has returned their application.
Unless more people become interested, I will probably just give away
the money (Note 3).

-William

Note 1) I invited Larry Fluckiger, Craig Davis and Dana Marshall to
join the focus group. I wanted 45 or more people interested, and to
select 6 experienced Dragon Bane II "Return of Kra'an" (MSRK) players
and 9 relatively new MSRK players.

Note 2) If I could have found 18 people, one of the last contests
would have been "Most Helpful Member".  Members would have voted for
other members, and the 1st prize would have been worth $90 United
States Dollars (USD), 2nd prize would have been worth $60 USD and 3rd
prize would have been worth $30 USD.

"Member of the Week" contest would allow members to win smaller
weekly prizes.

"Treasure Race" contest would be based on the first member to find
certain hard to find treasures.

Note 3) With one person, I will just be giving them something worth
$20 USD and with two people something worth $15 USD each.


++++ Begin Original Message ++++

http://gamesource.groups.yahoo.com/group/DragonBaneII/message/2673

Msg#2673 Is anybody out there? (or Re: Focus Group Members Wanted)

--- In DragonBaneII@yahoogroups.com, "A Hobby That Pays, Inc."
<a_hobby_that_pays_inc.pleat91730@z...> wrote:

<snip>

> I am looking to have a small group give me more detailed feedback,
> especially on what to include in the game's manual.  Except for the
> lack of manual, Saexgryth™(tm) appears to be ready for release.
>
>
> Sincerely yours,
> William

++++ End Original Message ++++
=

Hi Eric,

Did you get my email to <thee_ancient_one@y...> ?

-William

--- In DragonBaneII@yahoogroups.com, "thee_ancient_one"
<thee_ancient_one@y...> wrote:

> Eric.

=
=
########## Public Email (all members) ##########

Hi,

I released Dragon Blossom -- for free -- in August, and have gotten
zero feedback (Note 1).  Several people are working on editing
tools, so I expected to get some response to releasing levels you
can change and examine (Note 2).  I am worried because Dragon Bane
II "Return of Kra'an" (MSRK) is the only game I have heard of were
developers did not release the level files so you could alter the
levels with the level editor.  I expect more people to be buying
competing games like Edge or Legacy (Note 3) next year.  Legacy also
has a level editor and has won several awards that MSRK won when it
first came out.

One of our Saexgryth™(tm) Beta testers, Simon, has given me very
good feedback on problems involving installation, Pocket PC and
starting the game.  As far as I know, all bugs have been discovered
at this time, wide release will most likely cure me of this
perception.

I am looking to have a small group give me more detailed feedback,
especially on what to include in the game's manual.  Except for the
lack of manual, Saexgryth™(tm) appears to be ready for release.


Sincerely yours,
William
A Hobby That Pays, Inc.

Note 1) I expected some comments on the revamped classes, spells and
items.

Note 2) I expected people to change the levels I have released and
post those changes for other's to play.

Note 3) Legacy and Edge require Palm OS 5 and 320 x 320 display or
Pocket PC.  With Palm OS 6 nowhere in site people who are holding
onto Palm OS 4 and 160 x 160 display PDA will probably be replacing
them this Christmas.

If it were not for Palm OS 6 and the Treo 600's lack of a
replaceable battery, I would have bought a Treo 600 last year.  Now
with the Treo 650's removable battery and the delay of Palm OS 6, me
and several friends are buying one of the following models: Treo
650, Zodiac 2 or Tungsten E.  All of these will let us play Edge and
Legacy.

########## Public Email (all members) ##########

TechnoMagic University, Saexgryth, Grimflaed, Beowilid, "Toad to
Riches", A Hobby That Pays, Inc. and A Hobby That Pays, Inc. logo
are all copyright and trademarked 2004 A Hobby That Pays, Inc.
Alternate Keywords: Techno Magic University, TechnoMagic Univ., TMU.
™(tm)
=

++++ Begin Original Message ++++

http://gamesource.groups.yahoo.com/group/DragonBaneII/message/2671

Msg#2671 Re: Focus Group Members Wanted

--- In DragonBaneII@yahoogroups.com, "thee_ancient_one"
<thee_ancient_one@y...> wrote:
>
>
> William,
>
> Are we talking about Beta Testing as I have had Beta Testing
> experience with several games and applications.

<snip>

> Eric.

++++ End Original Message ++++
=

Hi,

Just found out that Palm OS 6 will probably be delayed further.
Some people are blaming this on Sony pulling out of the US market,
others on the Xerox Graffiti lawsuit and others on the splitting of
hardware to PalmOne and software to PalmSource.

http://tinyurl.com/6gsy7

or

http://www.brighthand.com/article/No_Palm_OS_Cobalt_Devices_Until_200
6

Sincerely yours,
William
A Hobby That Pays, Inc.

TechnoMagic University, Saexgryth, Grimflaed, Beowilid, "Toad to
Riches", A Hobby That Pays, Inc. and A Hobby That Pays, Inc. logo
are all copyright and trademarked 2004 A Hobby That Pays, Inc.
Alternate Keywords: Techno Magic University, TechnoMagic Univ., TMU.
™(tm)

++++ Begin Original Message ++++

Note 3) Legacy and Edge require Palm OS 5 and 320 x 320 display or
Pocket PC.  With Palm OS 6 nowhere in site people who are holding
onto Palm OS 4 and 160 x 160 display PDA will probably be replacing
them this Christmas.

If it were not for Palm OS 6 and the Treo 600's lack of a
replaceable battery, I would have bought a Treo 600 last year.  Now
with the Treo 650's removable battery and the delay of Palm OS 6, me
and several friends are buying one of the following models: Treo
650, Zodiac 2 or Tungsten E.  All of these will let us play Edge and
Legacy.

++++ End Original Message ++++

=

William,

Are we talking about Beta Testing as I have had Beta Testing
experience with several games and applications.

To name but a few:
Pocket Dimension 1
Pocket Dimension 2
Jeweled
and
Seven Email Client.

I would like to indicate my interest.

Eric.



--- In DragonBaneII@yahoogroups.com, "A Hobby That Pays, Inc."
<a_hobby_that_pays_inc.pleat91730@z...> wrote:
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I am looking for people to join a small, focus group to give me
> feedback on TechnoMagic University™(tm): Saexgryth™(tm), an
> adventure script for use with the Dragon Bane II Engine.
>
> There will also be periodic opportunities for each participant to
> win small prizes.
>
> This offer expires November 15th, 2004.  Not all applicants will
be
> accepted.
>
> Contact me through:
>
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DragonBaneII
>
> or
>
> www.zoemail.net/?a_hobby_that_pays_inc
>
> Sincerely yours,
> William
> A Hobby That Pays, Inc.
>
> TechnoMagic University, Saexgryth, Grimflaed, Beowilid, "Toad to
> Riches", A Hobby That Pays, Inc. and A Hobby That Pays, Inc. logo
> are all copyright and trademarked 2004 A Hobby That Pays, Inc.
> Alternate Keywords: Techno Magic University, TechnoMagic Univ.,
TMU.
> ™(tm)
> =

Hi,

I am looking for people to join a small, focus group to give me
feedback on TechnoMagic University™(tm): Saexgryth™(tm), an
adventure script for use with the Dragon Bane II Engine.

There will also be periodic opportunities for each participant to
win small prizes.

This offer expires November 15th, 2004.  Not all applicants will be
accepted.

Contact me through:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DragonBaneII

or

www.zoemail.net/?a_hobby_that_pays_inc

Sincerely yours,
William
A Hobby That Pays, Inc.

TechnoMagic University, Saexgryth, Grimflaed, Beowilid, "Toad to
Riches", A Hobby That Pays, Inc. and A Hobby That Pays, Inc. logo
are all copyright and trademarked 2004 A Hobby That Pays, Inc.
Alternate Keywords: Techno Magic University, TechnoMagic Univ., TMU.
™(tm)
=

OK that is what I was missing.  Thank you so much.  I wasn't sure
where I was going wrong.


--- In DragonBaneII@yahoogroups.com, "A Hobby That Pays, Inc."
<a_hobby_that_pays_inc.pleat91730@z...> wrote:
>
>
> Hi cecarey1021 [original message -- and URL -- at end of post],
>
> I do not work for Mythological Software.
>
> You seem to be having trouble with the Building Index Number
(BIN).
> You are currently giving your shop a BIN of 43.
>
> Dragon Blossom OSI adventure script ( http://tinyurl.com/3mp3j )
uses
> the file mDB_text_game.txt containing:
>
> 44 TEXT_SHOPPE1 "AFTERBURN WEAPONS"
> 45 TEXT_SHOPPE2 "ARTHUR'S ARMOR"
> 46 TEXT_SHOPPE3 "ALCHEMIST BAZAAR"
> 47 TEXT_SHOPPE4 "VEX-PSI OUTPOST"
> 48 TEXT_SHOPPE5 "MERLIN'S TOWER"
> 49 TEXT_SHOPPE6 "DREAM MARKETPLACE"
> 50 TEXT_SHOPPE7 "DJINN EMBASSY"
>
> For "Afterburn Weapons", the Text Message Number (TMN) is 44,
> however, the BIN is 1.  Looking at TMN 44, you can see the label
is
> TEXT_SHOPPE1.  The number at the end of the label is the BIN.
> Thus "Djinn Embassy" has a BIN of 7.
>
> Most of Dragon Blossom OSI shops are located on the
> mDB_interior_01.map file.  Download it if you want to see how
Dragon
> Blossom OSI deals with shops.
>
> -William
>
> Screen Shots TechnoMagic University ™(tm)
> http://tinyurl.com/3uvua
>
> Dragon Blossom OSI adventure script
> http://tinyurl.com/3mp3j
>
> Tributes
> http://tinyurl.com/4xn67
>
> TechnoMagic University, Saexgryth, Grimflaed, Beowilid, "Toad to
> Riches", A Hobby That Pays, Inc. and A Hobby That Pays, Inc. logo
are
> all copyright and trademarked 2004 A Hobby That Pays, Inc.
> Alternate Keywords: Techno Magic University, TechnoMagic Univ.,
TMU.
> ™(tm)
> =
>
> ++++ Begin Reference ++++
>
> http://www.mythological.com/download/DB2ACK/Docs/inst.htm
>
> BUILDING [GUILD|TEMPLE|SHOP|INN|CUSTOM|EMPTY] [0-255] [0-255] [0-
255]
> Usage: Motion Code
> Description: Special building type - use EMPTY only if you want
other
> options otherwise, just set empty building bit
> Arument 1: Building Type
> Arument 2: Builing Index Number
> Arument 3: Cost index (10 is normal price)
> Arument 4: Inventory mask - only for shop (255 includes all item
> types, 248 includes all but potion/jewlery/fruit)
>
> ++++ End Reference ++++
>
> ////////////////////////////////////////
>
> ++++ Begin Original Message ++++
>
> http://gamesource.groups.yahoo.com/group/DragonBaneII/message/2664
>
> Msg#2664 Re: DB2ACk Shoppe setup Question
>
> --- In DragonBaneII@yahoogroups.com, "cecarey1021"
<cecarey1021@y...>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > I am having trouble getting the shops to change names and
> > inventories.  I am setting the building to a shop and changing
the
> > shop mask, but it keeps defaulting to the armory at test field
> 043.
> >
> > Building Shop 044 010 128
> >
> > The inventory seems to change as long as there is only one store
in
> > the town.  When I add more than one store to the town all of the
> > stores share the same inventory and the same name as the armory
> > 043.  Any thoughts on this?  The infomation is coming from the
test
> > game file right?
> >
> > I want to have five shops set up in the one town.  I can live
with
> > less, but would prefer not too.
>
> ++++ End Original Message ++++
> =