Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor

Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor Map Extractor

invalid@example.com (Felipe) — Fri, 23 Aug 2024 12:40:56 +0000

I imagined this could be useful for someone here:

This program allows you to extract PoR:RoMD maps directly from WMD files or extract single MCZ files.

The program is designed for two basic operational modes:

Write a full map from a given WMD file to the target directory.
Write the contents of a MCZ file to the target directory.

https://gitlab.com/RobertZenz/por-romd-map-extractor

For those with invisible characters/models/skeleton problems

invalid@example.com (Desphex) — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 01:39:13 +0000

This worked for me on Windows 7 Ultimate X64 / Radeon 5770, hope it works for you too.

Download the MS Application Compatibility Toolkit from here :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...e9-b581-47b0-b45e-492dd6da2971&displaylang=en
And install it.

Run ACT (the 32 bit version), and rightclick on new database(1) [Untitled].
Select Create New/Application Fix.
Name the program, and browse to the PoR2Main.exe.
NOTE: You might have to uncheck the read only...

For those with invisible characters/models/skeleton problems

What percentage of the game is before Speculum grounds?

invalid@example.com (SlickRCBD) — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 00:07:06 +0000

I was just starting a game of this again after about a year. Actually I was resuming where I left off. I don't play it much because it's only installed on Windows 98 and due to the various bugs making it difficult to get working right, I"m reluctant to try to put it on XP again as a shared install. (The computer is 98SE/XP dual)

Something occurred to me. Just how much of the game does the Stillwater area combined with the Main Halls, Halls of Light, Halls of Stone, and Deep halls compose...

What percentage of the game is before Speculum grounds?

Is Pelendralaar really gone?

invalid@example.com (SlickRCBD) — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 00:00:43 +0000

Warning! This sorta has spoilers to the endings of not only this game, but the Gold Box series that preceded this game.

Pelendralaar is a dracolitch. No attempt to destroy his phylactery is made in this game.
Shouldn't he be coming back unless the heroes find his phylactery and destroy it?
Tyranthraxus (and I can't believe I still remember how to spell that without looking it up from using the Parlay command in Curse of the Azure Bonds while...

Is Pelendralaar really gone?

Class synergies

invalid@example.com (SlickRCBD) — Sun, 20 Aug 2023 23:06:42 +0000

I'm playing this game again for the first time since 2014, almost 10 years.
I'm almost done, but just hit the level cap for most of my characters and it's time to start multiclassing.

So far I have
Joan: paladin (16)
Clair: Cleric (16)
Sly: Thief(5)/Ranger(12)
Wiz: Monk(2)/Sorcerer(14)
Jariel: Sorcerer 16
Emmeric: Fighter(4)/Barbarian(12)

I'm wondering what I should multiclass them with, well except for Sly whose getting more thief levels when ranger is maxed.

I've heard talk about the...

Class synergies

Editor?

invalid@example.com (uglijimus) — Tue, 10 May 2022 04:22:31 +0000

I haven't gotten a chance to try out the 2 editors on this site (the Por edit 1.9 and the one by Ken Baker) but I was wondering if either of these will be able to restore a lost key in the game?

I need the prison key found in the second cellar of the catacombs (I think). I went there and it is supposed to be on the table but was not.

I'm sure there will be other instances in the game just like this too...

Win 8.1 no video issue

invalid@example.com (Orgar) — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 19:07:38 +0000

Im trying to get the game to run on win 8.1 but there is no video what so ever. It looks like Im just on my desktop. I still have audio and I can hear that Im skipping the cut scene when I press escape, I just cant see anything. This is my fourth reinstall I think. First time it was supper laggy and a weird graphics error on the main menu, second time it wouldnt read the disk and keep saying to play from the same drive that I installed it from, third time I got the initializing directinput...

Win 8.1 no video issue

FPS issue

invalid@example.com (Gnobel) — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 21:28:47 +0000

So I finally got the game to run and the cut scenes and main menu run super smooth, but when I get to the character select/creation screen and get into the game there is some frs drop. Is there a way to adjust the visuals like turn off AA or something?

Anyone for Multiplayer?

invalid@example.com (Green_Dragon) — Fri, 14 Jun 2019 14:51:09 +0000

I'm looking for someone who wants to try out the multiplayer of PoR 2. I've put some hours into the singleplayer campaign and have been enjoying it this far.

Timezone is GMT +1.

Program used is GameRanger(username Shapeshifter) with version 1.4 of PoR 2.

How do I get out?

invalid@example.com (Dalamar) — Mon, 31 Dec 2018 19:26:20 +0000

I'm stuck!!!!!...... can't seem to know what to do..... finished lookin through all the halls, the light, deep, stone and the wizards tower as well as the main halls.... now I just can't find the damned hand thingy to get out.... also... anyone know where the man in the barrel is?

Yep, a bug...

invalid@example.com (Thalantyr) — Sun, 12 Nov 2017 02:10:16 +0000

I got this weird bug, when i go into combat it lets me move my chars, but i click on the moster to attack....nothing. Same with spells. And when i try to cast cure light wounds (Example) on one my party members or .... nothing. Did, does... anyone esle have this problem? i got the patch.

How to make a good Monk?

invalid@example.com (TheAnyKey) — Sat, 17 Jun 2017 23:15:10 +0000

Hi,

I have some questions about the monk.

1. Is he as good as the armed fighter classes? Is he good at all?

2. How much wis, dex, str should he have at the start?

3. What is a good multi-class for a monk? How about the cleric, since both need wisdom?

Thanks

Spoiler request: What are idlons for?

invalid@example.com (SlickRCBD) — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 16:31:46 +0000

I just loaned out my copy of FF8 in exchange for PoR2 over Thanksgiving. Yeah, I know it's probably not a good deal, but it's not permenent and both of us have wanted to play the other game for a while.

Anyways, I've been exploring the Main Halls, the Deep Halls, and am almost completley done with the Halls of Stone, and I keep finding these objects called "Idolon". Nottle only pays 1gp for them, so I'm wondering, do they have a use later on, or should I just toss them? They don't seem to...

Spoiler request: What are idlons for?

Is a Rogue necessary?

invalid@example.com (TheAnyKey) — Wed, 14 Jun 2017 22:18:11 +0000

Hi,

are there any locks which can only be opened by Rogues? Isn't it possible to bash locks open instead of picking them, as long as I am willing to neglect the 150 exp. for lockpicking?

Thanks

Help with a visual bug

invalid@example.com (Skytheguy) — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 00:24:18 +0000

so, I got this game not long ago (physical copy) installed the version 1.4 patch and the 3E exp mod, but there were some visual bugs (namely, boxes were chopped out of various things such as characters and shadows) and after using the fix for invisible characters nothing had happened so, I came here to ask for help!

There's an image for those who want one.

p.s. using windows 7 with an nvidia quadro FX 1800 graphics card

Dowload of this game

invalid@example.com (Blatherbeard) — Sun, 08 Jan 2017 01:06:47 +0000

I cant find anyting in the forums about it, and a friend of mine pointed me here.

I had a physical copy of this game back in the day and of course i dont have it anymore.

I know GoG still, for some ungodly reason, cant get the rights to this but can i download this anywere?

abandonia has the original but not this "sequel".

Invisible Characters

invalid@example.com (catchaserguns) — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 21:30:28 +0000

I, recently, installed this game and it shows my characters as ghosts. Very see through. My video card is an ATI HD 6670 and I'm running XP 32 bit OS. Can someone help me? I've tried both the anti-aliasing and my characters still are see through. I have the latest drivers and I have tried compatibility mode. Still no success.

What does "speculum" mean in the game?

invalid@example.com (SlickRCBD) — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 20:08:04 +0000

I've always wondered why that one area of the city heights is referred to in-game as the "speculum grounds".
The only use of the word I'm familiar with is a gynecological instrument.

The dictionary says it can also be a colorful spot on the wings of a bird. Neither seems relevant to what you find on those grounds.

Multi player via IP address wont work

invalid@example.com (Sammylaw) — Thu, 29 Jan 2015 04:42:55 +0000

For some reason I can't get the multi player to work I have downloaded 1.2 and 1.3 but when I try to connect with a friend via IP address it keeps coming up with connection failed cant find server. Any Ideas?

How do you take a screen shot?

invalid@example.com (SlickRCBD) — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 07:01:48 +0000

I just tried hitting , then quitting the game. I didn't get anything on the clipboard.
The game blocks alt-tab as well, and I don't know how to set up a Windowed mode.

How the heck does everybody make screenshots of this game? I'm just curious.

The game is installed on Windows 98SE, I never bothered to set it up in XP, Vista, or 7.

Trouble with patch 1.4 installation

invalid@example.com (krisko) — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 16:32:49 +0000

I've recently got a copy of Pool of Radiance but the patch causes problems... every time i try and apply it, it gives me a "Install Error -- Unable to find Pool Of Radiance II Files. Install failed"......can someone help please?!

I have windows XP pro... and i tried to install on both disk "C" and "E"

thanks for any input!

Bug: Dex penalties to AC don't apply in surprise round

invalid@example.com (SlickRCBD) — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 02:53:35 +0000

I just started a new game of PoR2:RoMD and noticed a bug with the zombies.
It seems that during the surprise round, when you lose your dex bonus to AC, if you have a dex less than 10, you actually get a bonus to AC since you don't get the penalty either.

Zombies are listed as AC 10, but when you fire ranged attacks at them in the surprise round, it's vs AC 11. When the surprise round ends, it goes back to AC10 following the same rules as for when you get your Dex bonus back after the zombie...

Bug: Dex penalties to AC don't apply in surprise round

Missing items

invalid@example.com (uglijimus) — Sun, 12 May 2013 18:09:36 +0000

I was wondering if there was some way to edit the content of this game, in particular, missing items.

I got to the section in the catacombs where the prison key is required and after going to all three levels of the catacombs and not being able to find it, I used the walkthrough on this site. Well the key is not on the table where it is supposed to be, which is fine, because entering this area is not vital to completing the game. However, I have several other doors I haven't been able to...

Missing items

All right, I'm doing it.

invalid@example.com (Samael Venom of God) — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 22:37:52 +0000

I'm going to give this game another try!

I got this when it came out and it got very little play in part because I sucked so much at it, in part because it was slow as a sleeping snail and in part because crashes were constant (and oh the joy of finding out what uninstalling would do -.-). I'm older, I might be wiser, I've got the patches and importantly I've got the speed mod.

Usually I like to solo in games, maybe that makes me strange but I'm guessing not, I imagine a lot of people...

All right, I'm doing it.

Getting the margolyes to lower the drawbridge

invalid@example.com (uglijimus) — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:54:12 +0000

I wasn't able to do it and the last saved game is a while back. Is it necessary for completing the game??