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[The Fifth Horseman]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Guest @ Mar 11 2007, 10:51 AM) [snapback]282894[/snapback]</div>

same here man, no idea how to play it
desperate tho!!
any know what to do now??
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1. Set core=dynamic in Dosbox.conf
2. Change cycles=auto to a set value (e.g. [/b]cycles=10000[/b]) and change cycleup and cycledown to match (I use 1000)

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Guest @ Mar 11 2007, 09:51 AM) [snapback]282894[/snapback]</div>

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(3nergizer @ Mar 4 2007, 10:29 AM) [snapback]281813[/snapback]

I experience a very slow game play using DOSBOX 0.70!! Does somebody have the same problem?

Greetz, 3n
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same here man, no idea how to play it
desperate tho!!
any know what to do now??
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In DosBox:
core=auto
cycles=auto

In Game options:
Music: off

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Satan's Robot @ Mar 11 2007, 03:44 AM) [snapback]282867[/snapback]</div>

does anyone know where i can acquire a manual or guide for this game, I can't find any on the internet, and its kinda difficult to figure this game out just by poking around. :wallbash:
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Elizabeth I v1.04
Published by Ascon GmBh
Copyright 1995

Some Tips
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Always down the mouse toward the botton of the screen to know:
- If that town is or not friendly
- If somebody is interested in talk with you
(...and meet people who will ask for special favours...)
(Nobody is interested in you here)
- If you are respected in that town ('You are respected here')
- The town and date: 'London 15.12.1563'
- Money: You own/120000 pounds
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You should remember, that when a ship is anchored in other port it
shall pay some pounds by each day anchored in that port.
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In order to buy other ship, you need:
- Much money, by example, the cost of a Carrack is 46,000-60,000 pounds
- A Captain (find him in the Inn)
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Flag ship:
In the book (Cabin), page 1, left click on the icon of a ship. Later, you shall see
the 'coat of arms' on the ship.
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Commands:

Keys (from either option: map, warehouse,..):

F1: Warehouse (Book)
F2: Merchant (Book)
F3: Map
F4: Game options
F5: Shipyard
F12: Mem (program)

Mouse
Left click = Select item (Cabin, In, Merchant, etc)
Right click = From main screen, Go to Cabin (Quickly)
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Some weigh
1 measure of beer : 159 kg (keg)
1 measure of wine : 159 kg (keg/barrel)
1 measure of brandy : 143 kg (small keg)
1 measure of fur : 180 kg
1 measure of grain : 64 kg
1 measure of sail : 144 kg (sack)
1 measure of hemp : 150 kg (sack)
1 measure of wool : 159 kg (bale)
1 measure of wood : 2420 kg (sack)
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Warehouse (Book)
1. Load and unload goods
2. Repair the warehouse
3. To manage a workshop
.......................
1. Load and unload goods or products
1.1. Goods from Ships to Warehouse (in upper left corner: Unloading)
Left click on the type of product (goods) and move the mouse
(left - right) to set the quantity.

1.2. Goods from Warehouse to the Ship (in top, left corner: Loading)
Left click on type of good and move the mouse (left or right)
to set the quantity.

Notes:
- In bottom, lower left corner, if the word that you see is 'Warehouse',
then select a product to unload it of the Ship (the word is Warehouse)
- In bottom, lower left corner, left click on the word 'Warehouse'
to load the Ship (Now, the word is Ship).
.......................
2. Repair the warehouse
Left click on the number near of the percentage character (60 %),
and move the mouse to set the quantity (left to right): 65%, 70%,
etc.
.......................
3. To manage a workshop
Allocate money (Land Koffers - 15,000+ pounds)
Load and unload products (Saltpetre, Sulphur, Charcoal, Wine, etc)
Increase wages (Servants or the Master)
Fire servants
Close workshop
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Hire a Master Craftsman
(Destillery, Gunpower, Sail Maker, Smith, Weaver, etc)!
.................................................. ......
In order to hire a Master Craftsman, you need a Warehouse. If you have
not a Warehouse never shall see a Master in the Inn.

Destillery Workshop (Brandy)
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In order to build a destillery, you need:
- Hire a Master workshop (you see him in the Inn talking with two sailors)
- A building with at least 25 cubic meters of storage space
- 15,000 pounds in order to buy the neccessary machinery
- Ten servants to get the things movings
- Wine
Note: The Master workshop alway said the things that he need.
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Gunpower Workshop
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In order to build a Gunpower Workshop, you need:
- Hire a Master workshop
- A building with at least 25 cubic meters of storage space
- 15,000 pounds in order to buy the neccessary machinery
- Ten servants to get the things movings
- Saltpetre, Sulphur, and Charcoal
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Sail Maker
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In order to build a Sail Workshop, you need:
- Hire a Master workshop (you shall see him in the Inn, talking with two sailors)
- A building with at least 25 cubic meters of storage space
- 15,000 pounds in order to buy the neccessary machinery
- Ten servants to get the things movings
- A bale of cloth (produce a roll of sail)
Note: The Master workshop alway said the things that he need.
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Smith
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In order to build a Smith Workshop, you need:
- Hire a Master workshop (you shall see him in the Inn, talking with two sailors)
- A building with at least 25 cubic meters of storage space
- 15,000 pounds in order to buy the neccessary machinery
- Ten servants to get the things movings
- Iron and Wool
Note: The Master workshop alway said the things that he need.
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Types of canoons
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Cannons Weigh - Cost
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C. Iron Cannoon - 1200 kg - 1200 aprox.
W. Iron Cannoon - 1000 kg - 2104 aprox.
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Type of ships
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Ships Cost Aprox Crew Capacity Speed Canoons
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Pinnace - 7,000-10,000* pounds - 8 sailors - 22 tons - 6.0 knots 6
Hulk - 20,000-36,000* pounds - 20 sailors - 53 tons - 4.0 knots 12
Frigate - 30,000-38,000* pounds - 24 sailors - 63 tons - 5.5 knots 24
Fleute - 46,000-60,000* pounds - 24 sailors - 67 tons - 4.5 knots ?
Carrack - 46,000-60,000* pounds - 44 sailors - 116 tons - 4.5 knots 24
Caravel - 80,000-92,000* pounds - 44 sailors - 120 tons - 5.5 knots ?
Galleon - 80,000-90,000* pounds - 60 sailors - 161 tons - 5.0 knots ?
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* Aprox

I am sorry. Excuse by my spelling

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Satan's Robot @ Mar 11 2007, 07:13 AM) [snapback]282880[/snapback]</div>

whenever I'm playing after about 10 minutes the mouse stops responding, does anyone else have this problem?
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Check the memory. In Gloriana, press F12 key

[The Fifth Horseman]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Arcelin @ Mar 13 2007, 10:53 PM) [snapback]283470[/snapback]</div>

In DosBox:
core=auto
cycles=auto[/b]

I disagree. :not_ok:
Auto setting for Cycles will run only 3000 cycles on non-protected-mode games, which may be well too low for many of them out there. Similarily the Auto setting for Core will only enter Dynamic mode when running a protected mode game.

Setting the Core fixed to Dynamic mode is preferable, especially since the recent DosBox versions do not display any more instability in it than in Normal mode.

Similarily, setting Cycles to a pre-defined value higher than 3000 is also preferable.

My default settings are Dynamic Core and 12000 Cycles (with 1000 step for increasing and decreasing them).

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Satan's Robot @ Mar 11 2007, 07:13 AM) [snapback]282880[/snapback]</div>

whenever I'm playing after about 10 minutes the mouse stops responding, does anyone else have this problem?
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I only seem to have this problem in full screen mode, and it seems to occur right after a video test in setup or after i visit a few ports. anyway this just seemed kind of odd, but since no one else seems to have this issue i'll try downloading the game again, hopefully that will solve it.

[pompey]

Hello all,
I have just finished translating the German manual into English, its not great but I guess its ok untill someone comes up with a better one. Here's the link:
http://ultrashare.de/f/2228/English_MANUAL...eth_I).txt.html
Cheers!
k:

[Rorschach]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(the_fifth_horseman @ Mar 14 2007, 01:36 PM) [snapback]283539[/snapback]</div>

My default settings are Dynamic Core and 12000 Cycles (with 1000 step for increasing and decreasing them).
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Yup, that solved the mouse freeze up for me as well.

On another note:

1)As for whoever asked about the Adventures Guild, you have to look up on the guild's book the return times of the ships, and make sure to be in London when they return (they stay inport for 2 weeks or so), only then can you invest in them. Make sure you invest in as many as you can, since a lot of them go amiss (many are high risk-high profit, after all). Getting 50k profit out of a 1k investment was sweet, but you gotta be prepared for quite a few of them not returning.

2)About workshops, I take it then that you have to wait for some specific time or event that will lead for the appearance of the master artisans in the in?

3)Is anyone successfully handling the battles? I found them a pain, luckily you can switch to "passive sea battles" and have them autorun. With passive battles I've captured 3 ships (one of them a galleon) in 2 battles, but in most games handling the battles yourself gets better outcomes.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(the_fifth_horseman @ Mar 14 2007, 01:36 PM) [snapback]283539[/snapback]</div>

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Arcelin @ Mar 13 2007, 10:53 PM) [snapback]283470[/snapback]

In DosBox:
core=auto
cycles=auto[/b]

I disagree. :not_ok:
Auto setting for Cycles will run only 3000 cycles on non-protected-mode games, which may be well too low for many of them out there. Similarily the Auto setting for Core will only enter Dynamic mode when running a protected mode game.

Setting the Core fixed to Dynamic mode is preferable, especially since the recent DosBox versions do not display any more instability in it than in Normal mode.

Similarily, setting Cycles to a pre-defined value higher than 3000 is also preferable.

My default settings are Dynamic Core and 12000 Cycles (with 1000 step for increasing and decreasing them).
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Also, you can set a new value to memsize, by example,
memsize=64

[The Fifth Horseman]

Yes, but that's irrelevant - the default memsize=16 is more than sufficient for most DOS games and programs.