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[The Fifth Horseman]

The archive has been replaced with a new copy that includes the changes mentioned above. It's ready to run.

[dosraider]

<- Is curious ... downloads, test 1 .. 2 .. 3.. and
Nice work.
For those interested: runs flawless.
You can run it by usual virtual C: mount or even by drag&drop.
Both work flawless.

so now that it runs, is anyone playing this game?

I've made a small start at reuncovering all the bonuses from the character generator (used to have it long time ago but lost it)

Note that options are governed by your current statistics:
Don't expect to kill a dragon with low strength and stamine, just like trying to convince the king with low piety/honor.

lord lying about incoming:
- option 1 (tell overlord)
not believed: piety +1
believed: piety +1, honor +1
- option 2 (blackmail lord) piety -1, +20s
- option 3 (say nothing)

lord stealing money at mass:
- option 1 (tell priest)
not believed: piety +1
believed: piety +1
- option 2 (blackmail lord) piety -1, +20s
- option 3 (say nothing) N/A

delivering message (reading it)
- option 1 (confess)
full success: piety +1
partial succes: N/A
- option 2 (make up story) N/A
- option 3 (do not deliver message) N/A

lord taking out loan on fief
- option 1 (tell overlord)
believed: piety +1, honor +1
not believed (partial success), piety +1
- option 2 (bribe overlord) piety -1, +20s
- option 3 (say nothing) N/A

buying helm
- option 1 (buy helm)
caught by priest: piety -2
- option 2 (steal helm)
full success not caught: piety -1, +helm
partial success not caught: piety -2, +helm
- option 3 (save for it) piety +1

Finding magical ring
- option 1 (keep it for yourself)
success: strength +1, piety -2, stamina +1, honor +1
failure: N/A
- option 2 (maid) success: -1 piety, honor +1
- option 3 (church excorcism) piety +1

dishonest lord
- option 1 (tell overlord) piety +1
- option 2 (blackmail lord) piety -1, +20s
- option 3 (say nothing) N/A

dying swordsman
- option 1 (return sword)
success: piety +1, stamina +1, honor +1, +dagger
failure: piety +1/stamina -1
- option 2 (take sword) piety -1, honor -1
- option 3 (leave sword) N/A

forester stealing
- option 1 (tell the king)
Not believed (imprisoned): strength -1, stamina -1
- option 2 (tell the overlord)
not believed: N/A
believed: piety +1, honor +1
- option 3 (say nothing) N/A

Killing dragon (80s):
- option 1 (kill it)
killed: strength +1, piety +1, honor +1, +sword
partial failure: strength -1, piety+1, stamina-1
full failure: strength -3, piety +1, stamina -2
- option 2 (challenge rival)
can't get near lair: piety -2, honor -1,
accepted: piety -2, +archrival gets toasted
- option 3 (decline invitation)

Killing dragon (60s):
- option 1 (tell the truth) piety -1, honor +1, +60s
- option 2 (bribe)
caught: piety -2, honor -1
not caught: piety -1, +60s
- option 3 (remain silent)
partial success: piety +1
full success: piety +2, +30s


yeoman daughter:
- option 1 (pretend) Piety +2
- option 2 (refuse for honor)
failure: N/A
success: piety +2
- option 3 (enjoy) piety -1

overlord farm:
- option 1 (move marker) discovered: -1 piety
- option 2 (tell tenants)
failure: piety -1, stamina -1
- option 3 (refuse)
success: piety +1

overlord heresy:
- option 1 (defend)
hanged: piety +1/honor -1
released (partial succes): piety +1
released (full succes): piety +1, honor+1
- option 2 (testify) N/A
- option 3 (keep quiet)

boar:
- option 1 (attack)
success: killed: strength +1, honor +1
failure: strength -1, stamina -1, honor +1
- option 2 (rope it)
success: dexterity +2, honor +2
failure: N/A
- option 3 (run) N/A

bear
- option 1 (fight)
scare away 1: piety +1
scare away 2: piety +1, honor +1
scare away 3: piety +2
fight (not witnessed): strength +1, piety +1, stamina, +1, honor +1
fight (witnessed): strenght +2, piety +1, stamina +1, honor+5(!)
- option 2 (scare away)
success: piety +1, honor +1
- option 3 (cower) N/A

wolves:
- option 1 (dagger)
success: strength +1, piety +1, honor +2
failture (friend dies dexterity +1, piety +1
- option 2 (bow) dexterity +1, piety +1
- option 3 (run away)

old woman selling ale
- option 1 (report her to overlord)
- option 2 (buy her beer)
failure: N/A
success: piety +1, honor +1
- option 3 (blackmail her)

hidden chalice
- option 1 (keep chalice) success: piety -2
- option 2 (sell the chalice) piety -2, +10s
- option 3 (return chalice to your overlord) piety +1, honor +1

abandoned baby boy
- option 1 (raise it)
baby dies:
farmers child:
count's child:
- option 2 (leave at church) N/A
- option 3 (leave it behind) piety -1

lord steals from mass
- option 1 (tell priest)
believed: piety +1
not believed: piety +1
- option 2 (extort lord) piety -1, +20s
- option 3 (do nothing) N/A

high way stranded man
- option 1 (help)
attacked by party: strength +1, piety +1
return to village: piety +1, honor +1
- option 2 (leave him be)
- option 3 (report to town)

Fox
- option 1 (kill them) dexterity +1
- option 2 (tell warden)
warden dies: N/A
warden kills them: N/A
- option 3 (leave alone) piety +1

Disguise as maid
- option 1 (deliver disguised)
caught: N/A
not caught: N/A
- option 2 (deliver not disguised)
caught: N/A
not caught: dexterity +1
- option 2 (turn down offer) N/A

captured lord:
- option 1 (free him)
succes: strength +2, dexterity +1, piety +1, +dagger
succes (woundded): strength -1, dexterity +1, piety +1
- option 2 (go back to sleep) piety -1
- option 3 (tell authorities) N/A

poaching:
- option 1 (bribe priest) piety -1
- option 2 (beg for mercy)
full success: strength +1, piety +1, stamina +1
mediocre success: piety +1, stamina +1
- option 3 (run away): N/A

Character Generator Options

Integrated spoiler tags (they are not only useful to hide spoilers but also to keep the navigation intact when writing long texts ). ~Luchsen

[Vaz]

I'm having repeated problems with the game crashing after startup.
Happens particularly when talking to others.
I suspect a shortage of memory is the problem or wrong setting for CPU cycles.
Does anyone know what is the best configuration for Windows XP?

[Handshakes]

This is a fascinating game. However, it is also obtuse as hell!

I'm going to try and dig up a manual for this one, because for the life of me I can't figure out what I'm doing.

Originally Posted by Handshakes

This is a fascinating game. However, it is also obtuse as hell!

I'm going to try and dig up a manual for this one, because for the life of me I can't figure out what I'm doing.

I obtained the manual/reference card from sierragamers.com.
hope it helps. If you have any specific queries, ask away.
I think too laterally for this image verification thing (I suck at it).

[Luchsen]

I thought the game was a lot smaller when I helped someone from our forums get it running. Then again, there were no videos. Are they important?

[The Fifth Horseman]

Expack mentioned something that if he replaced each video with 1 or 2 still frames, the archive could be reduced to 80 MB or so.
Not sure there's a point in doing that, he spent a lot of effort in preparing this version.

[Tenzu]

Hi all....just registered here.

Two things:

1) I can't defeat the dragon no matter what I do. I've aimed for the eye dead-on. I have the dragon stone, dragon armor, dragon-slaying lance, and St. George's shield. I've tried hitting different locations on the dragon's body. Etc. Nothing works. I keep thinking maybe I'm missing an object, but I've successfully courted every lady but Adela (found out no difference in items between Wendessa and Victoria). So what do I have to do?

2) I really like the character generation list. Unfortunately, the window cuts off the list without any scroll option, so I haven't been able to view the whole list.

On the whole, Conqueror is a fun game, even with its quirks. It would be nice to see a newer, updated version to expand the game and storyline....and without all the bugs which plagued the original.