klecser Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 (edited) I've been playing King of Dragon Pass this morning (it dropped to 3.70 USD ish on Steam, so I grabbed it.) It is really helping me to understand the basic culture of Glorantha and the varied nature of the decision-making. If you are a new player I think it is a great resource for scenario building and questing ideas. Edited July 1, 2019 by klecser 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill the barbarian Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 47 minutes ago, klecser said: If you are a new player I think it is a great resource for scenario building and questing ideas. agreed, Have not played on 10 years now and I truly miss playing it and wished it would run on modern macs, alas. 3 Quote ... remember, with a TARDIS, one is never late for breakfast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerKrieger Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 33 minutes ago, Bill the barbarian said: agreed, Have not played on 10 years now and I truly miss playing it and wished it would run on modern macs, alas. If you buy the updated version on Steam it will work with modern Macs. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill the barbarian Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 15 minutes ago, DerKrieger said: If you buy the updated version on Steam it will work with modern Macs. I am not sure that I want to buy it again. My disk is in perfect shape. 1 1 Quote ... remember, with a TARDIS, one is never late for breakfast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerKrieger Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 4 minutes ago, Bill the barbarian said: I am not sure that I want to buy it again. My disk is in perfect shape. They did remove the ability to choose the number of craftsmen BUT there are a few extra scenes and new art plus it is optimized to work with modern OS's without an issue including a slightly updated interface (mostly scaling, could be better). There are also community patches to try and improve running the original game on modern machines but those tend to be Windows focused so I dont know your luck there. I'd keep the disk because it's awesome but for the price I'd say pick the game up again as you'll certainly get your money's worth, 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill the barbarian Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 (edited) 18 minutes ago, DerKrieger said: They did remove the ability to choose the number of craftsmen BUT there are a few extra scenes and new art plus it is optimized to work with modern OS's without an issue including a slightly updated interface (mostly scaling, could be better). There are also community patches to try and improve running the original game on modern machines but those tend to be Windows focused so I dont know your luck there. I'd keep the disk because it's awesome but for the price I'd say pick the game up again as you'll certainly get your money's worth, Now, that does make a difference, warrior (if I have guessed the correct translation of your name). When I think of the tens of tousands of dollars sitting in a shelf of programs that won't run or I would need to buy an expensive collectors Item computer to run... Edited July 1, 2019 by Bill the barbarian Quote ... remember, with a TARDIS, one is never late for breakfast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runeblogger Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 (edited) If you know anyone who needs any convincing to buy this game, I wrote a review you can send them to. ◀️ Edited July 2, 2019 by Runeblogger 3 Quote Read my Runeblog about RuneQuest and Glorantha at: http://elruneblog.blogspot.com.es/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevun Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 One of the nice things about KoDP is that the heroquests are broken down into nice 'chunks' that easily translate into RQ Heroquest stages and can be used in your games. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurking Grue Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 (edited) I love playing the KoDP soundtrack while I'm brainstorming ideas for adventures and writing down scenarios (and other happenings) for my Glorantha campaign. The game is very good, I love it to bits, but the music is fantastic and deserves a separate mention! (EDIT: I have the GOG version which comes with the soundtrack, don't know if the Steam version does.) Edited July 5, 2019 by Lurking Grue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Darvall Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Lurking Grue said: (EDIT: I have the GOG version which comes with the soundtrack, don't know if the Steam version does.) Steam version does have the soundtrack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ingot Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 I notice that King of Dragon Pass was mentioned in the New York Times a couple of days ago (or at least their website): https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/01/arts/gaming-introduction-basics-quarantine-coronavirus.html 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Godspeed Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 14 hours ago, ingot said: I notice that King of Dragon Pass was mentioned in the New York Times a couple of days ago (or at least their website): https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/01/arts/gaming-introduction-basics-quarantine-coronavirus.html Dang it, looks like I've had my five free articles of the month already. Anyone care to summarize the mention for me? 😅 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Brooke Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 9 hours ago, Sir_Godspeed said: Dang it, looks like I've had my five free articles of the month already. Anyone care to summarize the mention for me? 😅 "If you’re looking for a great microtransaction-free iPad game for adults that provides a rare mix of storytelling and strategy, try King of Dragon Pass." 1 1 Quote Community Ambassador - Jonstown Compendium, Chaosium, Inc. Email: nick.brooke@chaosium.com for community content queries Jonstown Compendium ⧖ Facebook Ф Twitter † old website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runeblogger Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 On 7/1/2019 at 5:58 PM, klecser said: I've been playing King of Dragon Pass this morning (it dropped to 3.70 USD ish on Steam, so I grabbed it.) It is really helping me to understand the basic culture of Glorantha and the varied nature of the decision-making. If you are a new player I think it is a great resource for scenario building and questing ideas. The Orlanthi culture, you mean, yes. It is a great videogame. When you play it through, you'll want to play Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind. 😉 1 Quote Read my Runeblog about RuneQuest and Glorantha at: http://elruneblog.blogspot.com.es/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alakoring Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 On 7/1/2019 at 9:46 AM, Bill the barbarian said: agreed, Have not played on 10 years now and I truly miss playing it and wished it would run on modern macs, alas. If you have one of the latest Macs, I believe you can play the version from the iOS App Store. (I launched it on my M1 MacBook Air but didn’t do any extensive testing.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilHibbs Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 1 hour ago, alakoring said: If you have one of the latest Macs, I believe you can play the version from the iOS App Store. (I launched it on my M1 MacBook Air but didn’t do any extensive testing.) It is a different game though. The mechanics are different, the iOS version doesn't allow you to allocate the three different grain productions for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill the barbarian Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 1 hour ago, alakoring said: If you have one of the latest Macs, I believe you can play the version from the iOS App Store. (I launched it on my M1 MacBook Air but didn’t do any extensive testing.) Unfortunately after having only played 1 game at the turn of the millennium, the game did not make the jump to Intel Macs so for 2 decades i looked at my pretty pristine disk in sorrow. Finally bought it again this year to find it will not run on 64 bit so I have now bought this game twice an done played it once. No use getting used to it now as I plan my migration to 64 bit only. That you say it will work on a M! chip is news I will try to find out if there is a 64 bit version I can get (not from the app store it seems wish s confusing by what you say) Quote ... remember, with a TARDIS, one is never late for breakfast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewTBP Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 (edited) Whereas I've bought it 4 times. Once for my nephew's iPhone when it was released for iOS, and 3 times for myself on iPad, Android phone, and Steam in 2015. I haven't even installed Steam. 😉 King of Dragon Pass prompted my purchase of an iPad. Edited January 19, 2021 by AndrewTBP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whizbang Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 (edited) On 7/5/2019 at 1:08 AM, Lurking Grue said: The game is very good, I love it to bits, but the music is fantastic and deserves a separate mention! Duh-doo doo-de-doo doo-de-doode-doo-dedoo Doo-de-doo doo-de-doo doo-de-doode-doode-doo Duh-doo doo-de-doo doo-de-doode-doode-doo Doo-de-doo doo-de-doo doo-de doo-doo-doode-oo Dadoo-doo-dedoooo Daddo-doo-dedoooo Dadoo-doo-dedoooo Doo-de-doode-doode-dooo Duh-doo doo-de-doo doo-de doode-doo-dedoo Doo-de-doo doo-de-doo doo-de doode-doo-dedoo (Enjoy the earworm!) Edited January 20, 2021 by Whizbang 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trotsky Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 I have never played it - after reading Runebloggers review maybe I should pick up a copy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akhôrahil Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 28 minutes ago, Trotsky said: I have never played it - after reading Runebloggers review maybe I should pick up a copy... It’s the perfect tablet game, that had the misfortune of preceeding tablets. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alakoring Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 On 1/19/2021 at 11:48 AM, Bill the barbarian said: Unfortunately after having only played 1 game at the turn of the millennium, the game did not make the jump to Intel Macs so for 2 decades i looked at my pretty pristine disk in sorrow. Finally bought it again this year to find it will not run on 64 bit so I have now bought this game twice an done played it once. No use getting used to it now as I plan my migration to 64 bit only. That you say it will work on a M! chip is news I will try to find out if there is a 64 bit version I can get (not from the app store it seems wish s confusing by what you say) If you have an M1 Mac, you can get King of Dragon Pass from the Mac App Store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill the barbarian Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 (edited) 15 minutes ago, alakoring said: If you have an M1 Mac, you can get King of Dragon Pass from the Mac App Store. Late ’13 iMac, with Mojave, so while not cutting edge reasonably modern. Paying 1500 canadian bucks for a chance to play this sounds silly, even for me. I see in the upper right hand corner it says six ages... is this a 6 ages or KoDP game you are referring to? Judging by the screen shots it looks like old skool KoDP. Edited January 22, 2021 by Bill the barbarian Quote ... remember, with a TARDIS, one is never late for breakfast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alakoring Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 You noticed the button that gives you more info about Six Ages, but not the window title or menu title? 🙂 You should also be able to play the App Store build of Six Ages on an M1 Mac, but the Steam version would probably be more computer friendly. The App Store build of King of Dragon Pass is not old school, and you can play it on an M1 Mac. (To play the old school version, you need an old school Mac that can run an app built for PowerPC architecture.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeemancer Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Taming of Dragon Pass boardgame when? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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