Frequently Asked Questions
- When I try to run the installation program for one of the games, it says "Invalid Data". What should I do?
- The text in either game appears in the wrong place, or doesn't appear at all, and some events/special attacks play out too quickly.
- What did you use to make your battle backgrounds?
- Can you give me some tips on how to do character/enemy/etc. graphics?
- Can I use your tiles/graphics/etc. in my game?
- Will there be a Dark Age 3?
- I'm stuck in Varda Castle after the opening events. The king just told me to "get some rest". What do I do?
- I'm stuck in the underground passage east of Sarry right after the part where you push the rock. Where do I go?
- ARRGH!! I can't beat Mortis at Sarry!
-- Troubleshooting --
Q:
When I try to run the installation program for one of the games, it says
"Invalid Data". What should I do?
A: Files occasionally become corrupted when they
are downloaded, especially if you pause and resume your download many
times. The larger MP3 versions of DAX and DA2 are more prone to this.
Try re-downloading the program.
Q:
The text in either game appears in the wrong place, or doesn't appear
at all, and some events/special attacks play out too quickly.
A: Are your computer's regional settings set to
something other than US or UK English?
Go to your Windows control panel,
open "Regional and Language Options". Under the "Regional
Options" tab in the window that appears, there should be a place
where you can choose your country. Click on the customize button to bring
up another window. Here, change the decimal symbol to a period (.) and
see if that fixes your problem. (You'll probably want to change this back
when you're finished playing the game.)
-- General --
Q: What
did you use to make your battle backgrounds?
A: I mostly used Blender, a free 3D modeling program.
Q:
Can you give me some tips on how to do character/enemy/etc.
graphics?
A: Practice! I got to where I am today though years
of pixeling.
Q: Can
I use your tiles/graphics/etc. in my game?
A: Please don't. I spent a lot of time making everything
in the game my own and I'll probably reuse some of it in a future project.
You can find plenty of resources at Mystic Software and the Toolkit Zone
Q: Will there be
a Dark Age 3?
A: I don't have any plans for making any more major RPGs
at the moment.
-- Dark Age EX --
Q: I'm
stuck in Varda Castle after the opening events. The king just told me
to "get some rest". What do I do?
A: Find Vance's
room and press the space bar to the left of his bed (make sure to explore
first!).
Q: I'm
stuck in the underground passage east of Sarry right after the part where
you push the rock. Where do I go?
A: There's a
not-so-obvious tunnel to go through.
Q:
ARRGH!! I can't beat Mortis at Sarry!
A: Level up until Vance learns the Slow spell at
level 14. Use this spell to cut Mortis' speed in half and have Vance keep
the party's HP high. Darius should continuously use his Focus/Slash combo
and Erik should use his Wyvern attack until he runs out of MP.
-- Dark Age 2 --
Q: Zhol
castle is too big! What do I do after visiting Gramps after the Omega
Class test?
A: Find Brash's room. It is located in the pyramid-like
building to the east of the main castle, on the 3rd floor.
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