Ironworks Gaming Forum - View Single Post - Just bought SOU and HOTU, general queries about both

Micah Foehammer · 12-18-2003, 07:17 AM

Epona,

here is some more clarification:

1 and 2) Installing either SOU or HOTU will affect your original game. These are expansion packs NOT modules. If you are concerned about the Shadowlords series, i can promise you that those mods (and the Dreamcatcher seriers) ARE playable with SOU installed - I don't know how HotU might have affected that. Legolas' description of the how the mod content is affected is excellent. The biggest issue for the non-SoU modes appears to be trying to bring in "grenade-like" missiles from SoU into a non-SoU mod. If you purge your character of those items (alchemist's fire, holy water flasks etc.) you stand a better chance of running the mod.

3) SoU is designed for starting with a level 1 character; HotU is designed for a level 15 character at start.

4) The latest patch is version 1.61 - there are always some issues floating around but I haven't heard of any major issues with v1.61.

12-18-2003, 07:17 AM	#4
Micah Foehammer Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: November 15, 2001 Location: Asheville, NC Posts: 3,253	Epona, here is some more clarification: 1 and 2) Installing either SOU or HOTU will affect your original game. These are expansion packs NOT modules. If you are concerned about the Shadowlords series, i can promise you that those mods (and the Dreamcatcher seriers) ARE playable with SOU installed - I don't know how HotU might have affected that. Legolas' description of the how the mod content is affected is excellent. The biggest issue for the non-SoU modes appears to be trying to bring in "grenade-like" missiles from SoU into a non-SoU mod. If you purge your character of those items (alchemist's fire, holy water flasks etc.) you stand a better chance of running the mod. 3) SoU is designed for starting with a level 1 character; HotU is designed for a level 15 character at start. 4) The latest patch is version 1.61 - there are always some issues floating around but I haven't heard of any major issues with v1.61. __________________ “Every tavern’s an opportunity, I say.”