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You want to get the UK Gold edition so you can play online with us. If you click the 'Gold Edition' link up the top of the page you can download it (and that's the version that donates to the site/wiki).

As requested.. Just had some more for dinner, was great. I'm not quite sure what we'd call it, but it looks tasty! haha, I hope that is desert and not dinner

Hey buddy, post a picture or get out of this thread I wish we had snow here, it's always so hot!

Wow, that's awesome. I wish it snowed here!

I can take one of the remains of the complete pie at home, but the portion I took for lunch has mysteriously disappeared

This thread needs a freshen up, I'm sure everyone is looking a bit older.. I mean, more distinguished A little bit old, but I like the shot.

I thought I'd bump this thread to praise myself for the excellent shepherd's pie I made last night. Even better reheated!

Interesting, just tried it in IE and on my other computer and they both have it fine. Seems the issue was localised to only my copy of Firefox. I cleared my cache, logged back in and it is now fixed. That's the first time I've seen IPB do that and I have used it every day for many years Thanks guys

If the document is setup at 300dpi (as per the PDF files), scaling it up to 600dpi will degrade the quality. There shouldn't really be any reason to go up to 600dpi, 300 is more that fine for the size it is. You are correct about the colour models; RGB is for screen, CMYK is for print. The easiest way to understand the difference is that RGB are "additive colors". Combining red, green and blue light you will get white light. CMY (K is black) are "subtractive colors". When the inks are printed on white paper, they absorb the light shining on the page. So, basically this means that most colours created on the RGB monitor can be duplicated using CMYK inks, but not all. As an RGB monitor is generating light, it can create some bright colours that can’t be duplicated on any CMYK printing press. Paper can only reflect light, so if you print the super-bright RGB colours in CMYK, they get a lot duller. So in this context, because the map came from screen, you may have a hard time converting it to CMYK and keeping the colours the same. We will probably need to see a printed version in order to actually determine how different the colours are going to be. CMYK should be roughly the same in both the US and UK. The difference is more to do with the inks that the printers use. There will definitely be some differences between the two locations. Again, it will be very hard to account for this without seeing a printed copy. This is why most printers provide proofs of their jobs to ensure the colours are correct. The only way of getting exactly the same colour is by using Pantones, which is not possible in this case. My printed copy was not bad. However it was only printed on a desktop laserjet printer, which is not the best for colour matching. I would expect the colour to be closer on a professionally printed version. You're on the right track with the text, that will definitely help with readability. You're going to make a vector version of the entire map? That is a beastly job! You're brave, good luck to you

I'm not sure if it is something wrong on my end, but the post editor options appear to be missing. Bold/Italics/Underline/Insert Image, etc are all not there when I make a post. They are visible in the 'fast reply' option, but not in the standard reply. Here is a screenshot of what I mean:

I really should not have looked at this thread, now I'm even more hungry! Why oh why did I skip breakfast today mmmm pancakes..

I broke into DS and stole some of their artwork.. here is a picture of the final boss.. [image removed] Seriously though, I have a feeling Sacred 3 will probably be out before Diablo 3. How am I supposed to work both of them in together?!

RpH only triggers with weapon based attacks (normal attacks and weapon based Combat Arts). But it will reduce the regeneration time of all Combat Arts.

I got started and couldn't stop Doing Another Run Kids Dangerous Ancaria Ruins Keyboards (particularly the space bar) Don't Accept Running Kobolds Doesn't Allow Realistic Karate (Even though this is clearly not true. Shame there are no unarmed weapons though..) Determined Alliance Rocks Kasbah

Unfortunately I don't have a safe file for you, but I can feel your pain about the hard drive failure. I lost my main backup hard drive not that long ago.. it was a sad day

I wouldn't say wasted, it is just simply not designed to be printed in the way I did it. It was actually my own fault assuming that it would fit into the A0 size. I did so because you specified 8 sheets of 11x17 (A3) which works out as A0. I should have realised when the 4th and 8th pages were only a small sliver. It definitely won't be a problem for any reputable print shop to cut it down. hahah, I'm glad the gradient was you. I spent a few minutes over the weekend attempting to remove it, but I was having difficulty getting the colors correct. I really like the effect, and looks great when printed, but it can be distracting if you are attempting to use it as a functional map rather than a decorative piece My other suggestion regarding the text would be to potentially add an outer glow/stroke to it. Something like this perhaps (original on the left for comparison): In regards to margins, it will be fine as long as there is sufficient room around the edge of the map in the document so that they won't be cutting into it. Because it is not a perfect shape (ie. the edges are not straight) there is going to have to be a certain amount of white space no matter how it is printed. The amount of white space (and therefore the margins) will be determined by the dimensions of the document. I think the amount of space you have left around the outside of the pdf files is perfect. I would suggest setting the file up to fit into a perfect square and whatever white space is shown, is the margin The scaling to fit was simply caused by my effort to fit the map onto sheets of A4 paper. Most desktop printers have rollers that grab the paper on the edges in order to feed it through, this is why you cannot print flush to the edge and hence why I had to scale it down. This is not a problem for a print shop, because their printers don't have the rollers. They will simply print it to fit whatever size your document is.

Go on, do it.. I dare you! To quote Samuel L. Jackson, "Anything lost can be found again, except for time wasted." Yeh, I was having no problems until I got swamped by Harpies and Skeletons. I think it was the magic effects that caused the lag and I ended up standing their unable to move/heal/teleport. Oh well, I got her back up to 10 in a couple of hours, so no real loss. It reminded me not to store items in her personal stash, starting the new toon was a bit of a pain without any runes/gear to get me going. Much thanks for the offer, I will hit you up if I see you

Damn I just lost my Dryad to lag! Only 17, but still.. guess I'll be starting over :S

As an interesting side note, the map fits a little awkwardly into an A0/33.1 x 46.8" size because of the aspect ratio of the paper. I have done some screenshots of how it fits horizontally and vertically. You can see them here: Horizontal & Vertical. I would imagine most printers would be able to cut it down to suit though, the final size should be roughly 33" (85cm) square.

It turned out great, no problems with your setup. The margins were fine for my use, but I printed the document using 'Scale To Fit' so I can't comment on them for full scale printing yet. The only issue I have noticed is the gradient that runs down the centre of the map. I assume this was added by their art team to make it appear to have been folded. You can see this clearly on the photo I posted, but it isn't in LazyTomcat's map. I will see if I can remove it because it will help with readability for the areas it covers (particularly Dragonmaw Pass & Seraphim Island). Some of the items in the Crystal Region (and Cursed Forest) are a bit small on my version, but they might be ok on a full size version. It seems to be mainly with the long text strings like 'Island of a Thousand Paths' and 'The Bridge Spanning Nothing' (but now that I know what they are, I can make them out). It might be possible to increase readability by making the yellow text lighter (possibly even white). The yellow text works good on the green areas but in the desert it's quite difficult to make out. The draw error is a bit of a problem. If you can't open it with Acrobat, the printer may also face the same issue. I will see if I can put all the PDF files together and export a full map without the draw error. That document size is pretty normal for a file of that complexity at those dimensions. We need to ensure that the document is setup at exactly the right size so that there are no problems when people take it to a print shop. Printers have a tendency to charge through the roof for adjustments to documents. Ensuring that the document fit's into the A0/33.1 x 46.8" size with some space around it will prevent the need for bleed or crop marks. If I think of anything else, I'll let you know. It really was easy, even with a desktop printer and a bit of a time you can definitely make your own. They're from Cube Craft. Domo comes from here. You definitely could, but you will need to get them to put the files together for you. This could be costly, it might be worth waiting for a full size file or doing as loco suggests and get them printed digitally. This is a good temporary measure that keeps the price down.

I'm on now, will be for the next few hours (dft.demonica)

I found this very confusing too. It seems kind of unnecessary?

That's a very strange issue then. If the game installs, there's theoretically no reason why the disk/drive would be at fault. This thread seems to have some useful information: http://forums.2kgames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6327 Judging by the number of software development sites that are referencing this issue, I would almost go so far as to say there is something wrong with your copy of windows. It is likely a problem with Visual C++ or .Net runtime libraries. I would suggest trying to update both of these and see if it helps.

This is great, very handy. I have a question though. I was speaking to a low level player who specifically said he got his mount at level 1. He then invited me into a server and got me mine. Based on this info, I know how he setup the server for me, but it doesn't explain how he got his. I can only assume he had someone else invite him in to a server? Is there any way to set this up to allow you to get your own characters a mount?

Excellent advice Dobri. Nice write up.