starting over?

Storm Shadow · 11-23-2002, 01:05 PM

I tried to start my game over and can't figure out how to start over completely. Every time I try to get new characters and start the quest over, I find that everything has been done already. I even went so far as to remove the program and when I tried to reinstall it I ended up right back where I started from. So, HELP!

Packrat · 11-23-2002, 01:16 PM

Go to the Activision/WizardsWarrior folder...and Delete the 'Save' and 'ROSTER.DAT' files. The game will create New....empty files when you start...

BTW...Welcome Back....to the begining.

[ 11-23-2002, 01:35 PM: Message edited by: Packrat ]

Dr.Pick · 11-23-2002, 01:17 PM

(I think)When you're in town, hit the PC icon in the lower left corner of the screen. I believe that's the "options" button you want, but you can also try the "options" button while you're out adventuring- not sure which one has the "reset adventures" button in it. THAT'S the button you want. When you get back into town, if you aren't already, open each character screen and DELETE each character. Then you can start with a new group right from the beginning!

Yes, when you're in town.

+Dr.Pick

[ 11-23-2002, 01:29 PM: Message edited by: Dr.Pick ]

Bungleau · 11-23-2002, 10:17 PM

There are two options that I always confuse: Revert Game and Reset Adventure (or maybe the other way around).

One resets the game back to the last time you left town. That's not the one you want.

The other resets the game entirely. That is the one you want. It seems to me that the last time I wanted to do that, I had to remove my characters from their current party -- if they were actively adventuring, I couldn't reset the game entirely, since apparently they would become lost to the game roster.

Dr.Pick · 11-24-2002, 04:31 PM

Yes, "Revert Game" is an automatic reload to an automatic save done by the game program each time your party leaves a town just in case something goes KAPLOOIE!! and you haven't saved your game while you were out adventuring.

"Reset Adventures" brings your entire party back to Valeia with non-quest items and experience. Some folks use this feature to build up stronger characters(helpful with a party of Pixie Mages) to go through the game with, but it can also be employed, as noted above, to resart with a new crew.

+Dr.Pick

Radek · 11-25-2002, 04:23 AM

Yes, "Reset Adventures" is your button as it has been stated above.

1. Start the game.
2. Enter the nearest town. You cannot reset adventures from the wilderness or from a dungeon.
3. Open the "Game Options" menu and click the button. Confirm the action by clicking "Yes".
4. Now, the game is reset. All your characters are in the Valeia Inn. If it wasn't Valeia, where you reset the game from, you are in another town and get "entry forbidden" sign when you highlight anything in the current town. Click "Valeia" button.
5. All your characters are sitting in the inn. You can delete them if you want - but do not do it now. You can inherit some equipment from them before deleting them if you want - but do not do that in the inn. Take one character out, listen to Gareth, return to the inn and take the needed characters out. Trade the equipment outside the inn.
6. Do not forget to "rewrite" your money in the bank to some character which will not be deleted

Otherwise, you will lose the account. Now, it's time to delete unwanted characters and create new ones.
Notes:
1. It does not matter where your characters are in the moment of resetting adventures. They do not need to be in the same inn. Some of them can be in Valeia, others can be in Ishad N'Ha, etc. The only condition is that each of them is in some inn.
2. You do not lose ALL quest items

For example, you do not lose Ardibren Keepsake, Assassin's Dagger, Orb of Clarity, Strumbold's Helm, No-Dachi of the Stone, Gosh'Hin's shield and some others. On the other hand, you lose Algamesh' Amulet, Monkey Idols, Collaseum Gems, Ardibren's Journal, Genie Lamp, Evil Elements and some others.

Dr.Pick · 11-25-2002, 07:21 PM

A further note I didn't think of until now. This doesn't overwrite your save games automatically. You still have to do that manually by saving your game as you normally would, is that correct?

+Dr.Pick

Bungleau · 11-25-2002, 11:10 PM

Correct. Save games stay where they are until you overwrite them.

11-23-2002, 01:16 PM	#2
Packrat Drizzt Do'Urden Join Date: March 16, 2002 Location: Wauconda, IL Age: 68 Posts: 656	Go to the Activision/WizardsWarrior folder...and Delete the 'Save' and 'ROSTER.DAT' files. The game will create New....empty files when you start... BTW...Welcome Back....to the begining. [ 11-23-2002, 01:35 PM: Message edited by: Packrat ] __________________ Packrat<br /><br />...sometimes your the windshield.....sometimes your the bug....

11-23-2002, 01:17 PM	#3
Dr.Pick Zhentarim Guard Join Date: May 9, 2001 Location: Schenectady, New York Posts: 310	(I think)When you're in town, hit the PC icon in the lower left corner of the screen. I believe that's the "options" button you want, but you can also try the "options" button while you're out adventuring- not sure which one has the "reset adventures" button in it. THAT'S the button you want. When you get back into town, if you aren't already, open each character screen and DELETE each character. Then you can start with a new group right from the beginning! Yes, when you're in town. +Dr.Pick [ 11-23-2002, 01:29 PM: Message edited by: Dr.Pick ] __________________ The LORD gives and the LORD takes away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.

11-23-2002, 10:17 PM	#4
Bungleau 40th Level Warrior Join Date: October 29, 2001 Location: Western Wilds of Michigan Posts: 11,752	There are two options that I always confuse: Revert Game and Reset Adventure (or maybe the other way around). One resets the game back to the last time you left town. That's not the one you want. The other resets the game entirely. That is the one you want. It seems to me that the last time I wanted to do that, I had to remove my characters from their current party -- if they were actively adventuring, I couldn't reset the game entirely, since apparently they would become lost to the game roster. __________________ B Save Early, Save Often Save Before, Save After Two-Star General, Spelling Soldiers -+-+-+ Give 'em a hug one more time. It might be the last.

11-24-2002, 04:31 PM	#5
Dr.Pick Zhentarim Guard Join Date: May 9, 2001 Location: Schenectady, New York Posts: 310	Yes, "Revert Game" is an automatic reload to an automatic save done by the game program each time your party leaves a town just in case something goes KAPLOOIE!! and you haven't saved your game while you were out adventuring. "Reset Adventures" brings your entire party back to Valeia with non-quest items and experience. Some folks use this feature to build up stronger characters(helpful with a party of Pixie Mages) to go through the game with, but it can also be employed, as noted above, to resart with a new crew. +Dr.Pick __________________ The LORD gives and the LORD takes away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.

11-25-2002, 04:23 AM	#6
Radek Red Dragon Join Date: April 3, 2001 Location: Prague, Czech Republic Posts: 1,586	Yes, "Reset Adventures" is your button as it has been stated above. 1. Start the game. 2. Enter the nearest town. You cannot reset adventures from the wilderness or from a dungeon. 3. Open the "Game Options" menu and click the button. Confirm the action by clicking "Yes". 4. Now, the game is reset. All your characters are in the Valeia Inn. If it wasn't Valeia, where you reset the game from, you are in another town and get "entry forbidden" sign when you highlight anything in the current town. Click "Valeia" button. 5. All your characters are sitting in the inn. You can delete them if you want - but do not do it now. You can inherit some equipment from them before deleting them if you want - but do not do that in the inn. Take one character out, listen to Gareth, return to the inn and take the needed characters out. Trade the equipment outside the inn. 6. Do not forget to "rewrite" your money in the bank to some character which will not be deleted Otherwise, you will lose the account. Now, it's time to delete unwanted characters and create new ones. Notes: 1. It does not matter where your characters are in the moment of resetting adventures. They do not need to be in the same inn. Some of them can be in Valeia, others can be in Ishad N'Ha, etc. The only condition is that each of them is in some inn. 2. You do not lose ALL quest items For example, you do not lose Ardibren Keepsake, Assassin's Dagger, Orb of Clarity, Strumbold's Helm, No-Dachi of the Stone, Gosh'Hin's shield and some others. On the other hand, you lose Algamesh' Amulet, Monkey Idols, Collaseum Gems, Ardibren's Journal, Genie Lamp, Evil Elements and some others. __________________ My name is Demon\'s Last Day. Yes, the last one.

11-23-2002, 01:05 PM	#1
Storm Shadow Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: June 16, 2002 Location: Greenback, Tennessee Age: 77 Posts: 30	I tried to start my game over and can't figure out how to start over completely. Every time I try to get new characters and start the quest over, I find that everything has been done already. I even went so far as to remove the program and when I tried to reinstall it I ended up right back where I started from. So, HELP!

11-25-2002, 07:21 PM	#7
Dr.Pick Zhentarim Guard Join Date: May 9, 2001 Location: Schenectady, New York Posts: 310	A further note I didn't think of until now. This doesn't overwrite your save games automatically. You still have to do that manually by saving your game as you normally would, is that correct? +Dr.Pick __________________ The LORD gives and the LORD takes away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.

11-25-2002, 11:10 PM	#8
Bungleau 40th Level Warrior Join Date: October 29, 2001 Location: Western Wilds of Michigan Posts: 11,752	Correct. Save games stay where they are until you overwrite them. __________________ B Save Early, Save Often Save Before, Save After Two-Star General, Spelling Soldiers -+-+-+ Give 'em a hug one more time. It might be the last.

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