hi all....In my google-wandering, for WW, i found a FAQ that i never saw before. It is in germanlanguage and i had to use google's translating
to get it not-so-welly translated.
it is the german Activision site's support faq that german players have called in to them for and the german activision people made up a FAQ, of these.
the american support section has Answers too...
https://activision.custhelp.com/cgi-...pin/activision
but they are *NOT* the same topics as in the german faq!!!!
here it is.....
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Questions frequently posed to the Hotline
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b_f.gif (607 Byte) How can I mean spielstaende to keep, if I must again install the play?
b_a.gif (579 Byte) In order to keep the spielstaende, you must: the Deinstallationsprogramm of the play start. After the Deinstallation (in the play listing) remaining play files into the again installed play copy. The file sspath.dat delete.
b_f.gif (607 Byte) How can I switch into the D3D-Modus? I have only the modes software and hardware.
b_a.gif (579 Byte) The D3D-Modus is the hardware mode.
b_f.gif (607 Byte) How can I put the diagram options back to the standard attitude, before I start the play?
b_a.gif (579 Byte) Delete the file gamopt.dat in the listing C:\Programme\Activision\Wizards and Warriors. With the next start of the play all diagram attitudes are again neglected in the play.
b_f.gif (607 Byte) The task of Fixing mine is difficult and misleading. One assumes that one needs an article to be found in order to repair the mine Cart Lever, but it is not anything.
b_a.gif (579 Byte) They must converse with the King OF the Stouts, before you can further by the mines. If you do not lead the correct dialogue with the king, the mystery is not solved.
b_f.gif (607 Byte) The play screen is empty, but all other symbols and menus are to be seen.
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Guarantee that the computer all system requirements fulfilled and you use the most current diagram map driver of the Website of the manufacturer.
Sometimes the play does not find the correct codecs, in order to play the advice. They must install the Windows codecs, to which you need the Windows CD.
Go on Start>Einstellungen>Systemsteuerung. Doubleclick on the symbol software.
Go on Windows Setup.
Doubleclick on Multimedia.
Look in the appearing list for video compression.
If before it a checkmark is, remove this and click on OK ONE and then on taking over. Start the computer again. Repeat the procedure, but you insert this mark the checkmark again. Click on OK ONE. The Windows CD is queried. Start your system again after the installation process.
If no checkmark before video compression were, make one and click on OK ONE. The Windows CD is queried. Start your system again after the installation process.
b_f.gif (607 Byte) Why don't some tasks appear in the journal?
b_a.gif (579 Byte) All tasks, which one receives outside from cities, are registered in the player menu in the character list.
Information to these tasks finds you, if you go through the noted discussions here. Quests are special tasks, which receive you from Gildemeistern. Normal tasks, which receive you from other NPCs, are not Quests, why they are to be found also in the character section of the journal.
b_f.gif (607 Byte) In the city Brimloch Roon I bought a boat, so that I can drive by a gate on the lake. The boat remains hanging however on something, which I cannot at all see, sometimes goes that even so far that I do not loose-come any longer, particularly in the proximity of the ship wreck at the beach.
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Load a spielstand before being stuck. Avoid it, too close to the ship wreck to sails. They can also leave and further-swim the ship, but are warned you, the water are malicious.
b_f.gif (607 Byte) With the start of the play I receive the error message "INSERT CD".
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Guarantee that you can use 32-Bit-Treiber for the CD Rome drive assembly and play audio CDs. If you put a music CD into the drive assembly, go on Start>Programme>Zubehoer>Multimedia>CD rendition and trying you playing the CD. If that does not function, you must repair this problem first.
Guarantee that the drive assembly letter of the CD Rome drive assembly is correct. If you click right on the symbol job, select characteristics, then the equipment manager. Click on "+" before CD Rome. Doubleclick on the appearing Untereintrag and go you now on attitudes. Guarantee that the first and last letter are suitably for your drive assembly indicated.
Guarantee it that the drive assembly, by which from CD music is to be played is correctly adjusted. Click on Start>Einstellungen>Systemsteuerung and here on the symbol Multimedia. Go on music CD. Examine, whether the selected drive assembly is that one, from which you the play play. (it should be the lowest drive assembly letter.)
If you possess a second CD Rome drive assembly, put to CD (not the play CD) into the second drive assembly.
Deactivate all other logical drive assemblies such as CDRs and Zip drive assemblies.
b_f.gif (607 Byte) I can see the options, but in the city it is dark.
b_a.gif (579 Byte) Guarantee that you use the most current diagram map driver of the Website of the manufacturer.
Click in the options on the Button Graphics and regulate you the gamma value with the sliding control.
Possibly you must regulate the gamma attitude of your diagram map under Windows also before beginning of play.
Click on Start>Einstellungen>Systemsteuerung
Doubleclick on the symbol announcement.
Go on attitudes and clicking you on the Button extended. Go for farbeinstellung and regulating you the gamma value.
Questions frequently posed to the Hotline
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b_f.gif (607 Byte) I cannot enter the Stout Mines. Each mark, if I try it, I receive the message from Seigneur Pastolio that he in-lets me, but then appear twice the load screen and I am still outside.
b_a.gif (579 Byte) That is on a problem with the Script regarding the Gatekeeper of the mines, Seigneur Pastolio, to lead back.
It can occur, if you start an attempt, which away-run mines to enter (by giving it the Miner's Writ) and then.
If you are so far away the fact that Pastolio's ' Good Bye ' is not to be heard no more is not loaded the mines and the wrong message is played.
In order to repair the problem, you start a discussion with it, give it the Miner's Writ and run only away if it accepted it. If you hear its "Good Bye ', the Script is put back and the mines should to enter you be able.
b_f.gif (607 Byte) I already started a play, but now I would like to start again from the beginning. How can that be done?
b_a.gif (579 Byte) Click on the computer symbol down in the city or adventure screen. Select in the option menu Game. Click on the Button RESET Adventures. The play is completely put back, as if you would have never played. Their characters keep the points of experience and the basic equipment, but all special Quest articles are deleted. They can play the play either with the current characters, or provide new.
b_f.gif (607 Byte) If I select start new Game, my system freezes.
b_a.gif (579 Byte) Guarantee that you use the most current sound and diagram map driver of the Website of the manufacturer.
Place to the Desktop on 640x480 High Color (16 bits).
Close before that kind of playing all applications running in the preventing reason.
b_f.gif (607 Byte) When starting the screen becomes black.
b_a.gif (579 Byte) Guarantee that you use the most current sound and diagram map driver of the Website of the manufacturer.
Examine whether your system fulfills the system requirements angebebenen down on the packing.
Place to the Desktop on 640x480 High Color (16 bits).
Close before that kind of playing all applications running in the preventing reason.
Guarantee that Direct 3D is activated.
Enter with Start>Ausfuehren and to give you "dxdiag".
Click on OK ONE.
Go in the DirectX diagnostic program on announcement.
Guarantee that DirectDraw acceleration and the Direct3D acceleration are activated.
b_f.gif (607 Byte) Wherein does the difference between are based and a real time play lie?
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With the round-based play the monsters attack once and wait then for its reaction (fight or moving), with the real time play continue to attack the monsters.
b_f.gif (607 Byte) I have two or several diagram maps, but I cannot select her.
b_a.gif (579 Byte) The play can be played only with the primary map. It does not discover second maps or ground through 3D-Karten such as Voodoo Graphics or Voodoo 2.
b_f.gif (607 Byte) In the player menu from the outset Fiery Breath appears.
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That is in such a way intended of the play Design. The symbol for Fiery Breath is a substitute symbol, which is replaced later, if the character learns a special strength as for example Evil Eye (bad eye) or Vampirism (Vampirismus). If this is the case, her begun by one click on this Button in the action window.
b_f.gif (607 Byte) My characters fulfilled task, were however not remunerated for it.
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For this there are several possible causes. They could not have understood the task correctly and them are possibly not yet correctly fulfilled. If it is a component of the task to procure an object then the character, which is to fulfill the task, must have the object in its inventory. Each character fulfills own tasks, examines you whether the current character is to fulfill this task. A task can do, if are not differently indicated, locked only in the city, in which it was placed.
b_f.gif (607 Byte) If I terminate the play with Alt+F4, it keeps running in the background.
b_a.gif (579 Byte) Terminate the play with the option Quit (terminate) in the play or with Strg alto distance, if this option for unknown reasons does not function.
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