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Originally posted by phantompenguin:
1. Although it says so, Win PoG is not on CD format yet, and to get it, you must dl it.
Mr. Phantompenguin,
This is correct. Unfortunate, but correct. Since Ambrosia told you that they would create a custom CD for you that will work, and the CD they sent to you did not, I would write them an e-mail explaining that it did not work and ask them to send you one that will. Please make sure to specify specifically that you need a windows formatted CD(windows will not read a mac formatted cd even if the cd contains files made for windows). I would think that they will take care of you.
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2. The Unregistered PoG can not use any plugins EXCEPT Trinity. (Regardless of what the game and the site say.)
This is incorrect. I have downloaded the windows version and have it running on a computer at work. The unregistered version of PoG has a limitation in that you can only use 1 plug-in at a time. So if you are running Trinity then you will be unable to use any other plug-ins until you register it. But if you disable Trinity then you can run the plug-in of your choice. I've had 2 of my own plug-ins verified to work under windows(neither are publicly released yet), and I've also had Volume Control working on the unregistered version of PoG for windows.
There is, however, a limitation which is discussed in your next problem...
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And 3. (This is the big one.) (I got this one with help from Stark Bledfast.) Even if you have the registered version, Win PoG is simple not compatible with certain plugins. Any plugin that adds NPCs, items, spells, weapons, and things like this work. But (This is mostly cheat plugins so I don't care too much.) any plugin that requires you to press buttons or your keyboard don't work. For example, Gold and Titania don't work, while Trinity, Saphire, and Special Quest Items work.
This is correct. This is a serious limitation that will restrict "beyond vanilla PoG" play. I have notified the developers of this problem though, and they should be able to take care of the problem. I do not know if the upcoming update to PoG will fix this issue or if it will be fixed with a later update(since the update should be out real soon, and I just notified them of this problem last week I believe). But regardless, I expect it to be fixed.
One curious note though, is that Trinity seems to work just fine. Trinity adds 2 new keys, "V" and "C" for the conjuror and ranger classes. And they seem to work alright. So perhaps this is a case of the plug-in developers just not knowing how to make their plug-ins windows compatible. I'll do some checking around though and post back if I find anything. I'll also make a note of it on the Coldstone board.
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Also Note:
The popular program Download Accelerator, will not respond if used to download anything from the Ambrosia Site. (I don't know why.)
Can't help you here. I don't use download accelerator. I would suggest sending an email to help@ambrosiasw.com and make them aware of this. If there is something on their end that they can do, and that they know how to do, they may be able to fix it for you. Or you may just have to disable it when downloading from Ambrosia.
One question for you though, does this only happen with the web site, or have you tried downloading from their ftp site?
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