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SoG Instruction Booklet//Guide + Maps
blacksac
Member Posts: 1,045
Now available, the full-version Dark and Light instruction manual
http://www.darkandlight.com/IMG/pdf/DarkandLight-Manual.pdf
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Note: For the record, Below is the original instruction manual
FYI:
Settlers of Ganareth (SoG) is the prelude to Dark and Light (DnL)
(Note: SoG should be different to DnL in many ways, the Guide should in time reflect this.)
Lightning Guide part 1
http://bjorlyn.tripod.com/lightningguidepart1.pdf
Lightning Guide part 2
http://bjorlyn.tripod.com/lightningguidepart2.pdf
Map of Kingdom Al-Drifa
http://bjorlyn.tripod.com/mapofaldrifa.pdf
Map of Kingdoms
http://bjorlyn.tripod.com/mapofthekingdoms.pdf
(Thanks goes to the dedicated fans / good community members that put this together for us 
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Comments
A better guide:
1. Reach in your back pocket and take out your wallet
2. Open walled and retrieve cash, credit cards, and checks
3. Apply water to lips until moist
4. Kiss your money goodbye
5. Drop cash, credit cards, and checks in toilet
6. Pull handle
7. Be relieved that, although your money is gone, at least your friends won't make fun of you for sending your money to Reunion Island
With minor modifications, this guide could also be applied to emails from Nigerian princes and snake oil salesmen.
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I miss DAoC
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Small is not an excuse, I have worked with small companies before. I would use the phrase amateur and unorganized. The reason theis whole game is in the mess it is in is that they never had any planned course of action from the beginning, just a lot of loft dreams. That is why the closed beat was a uttter failure and why SoG was even nescessary grrrr, just pisses me right off Black. If they had just one person over there withj a clue on business organization we would all be playing DnL with all or most of the features of the FAQ right now.
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sorry did not meant to derail but once again kudos to the fan who organized this, Farlan should hire them to run organize that bunch of dodo heads on Reunion island
I miss DAoC
Can the MODS sticky this one, as it's packed with a lot of indepth info, that most will find usefull?
(And drop that old Beta sticky, it's so out-dated it isn't funny)
I believe almost all the people who actually come to this forum have no interest in the guide
those who would be interested in it already know about it
you have GOT to be kidding me!!!!!
A guide for a temporary prelude to a game that isnt what its selling?
OMFG MMORPG.COM!!! Where is your head?
They are a very helpful PDF's for anyone new or old. We can remove it if required, sometime after DnL starts if it isnt relevent, no issue there
Settlers of Ganareth (SoG) is the prelude to Dark and Light (DnL)
Peace
Hi, I'm Bjorlyn, the one who wrote the guide. Thank you, blacksac, for posting it here, and for the nice comments from people who read the guide.
If anyone has suggestions for additions or changes to the guide, you can post them. I'll check here regularly.
What do you think are the things a newcomer needs to know first?
Greetings Bjorlyn,
Your effort is very appreciated. This guide will help many (including me). Your care and patience is such a good example for any community.
Thank you very much!
blacksac
Not trying to be facetious
but maybe a detailed installation guide (people are having problems installing and then playing)
detailed buglist with workarounds
Just go to the forum and see how many new players spam the forums with problems
Dark and Light continues its journey towards April 2006...
Recently completed Tasks :
Public transports :
We just needed to automate the pricing policy for public transport management. This is now done. The price will vary depending on the transport type and on the distance.
Level management adjusted to the baronys level :
The NPC and resource container levels are now adjusted to the level of the barony theyre in, and not the county.
Monster spawn points update :
The monster spawn points have been harmonized with the type of ground theyre on.
New Saves management system / NPCs saves taken into account :
Saves : magic / fire / frost / lightning / poison & disease / blessed / cursed
Faction is now displayed :
The nine gods - including your main faction - are now displayed in the compass hud.
The factions hud will be displayed to notify gain or loss of points.
A player will be able to raise his points within his faction by making offerings in his Gods temples.
Stats balancing :
The warriors stamina (STA) is now equivalent to the wizards mana : useless interactions like weight surcharge, or degen related to ones state have been suppressed.
Crafting :
The 5 crafting houses planned for the release of Dark and Light (the Forge, the Coppersmiths workshop, the Weavers workshop, the Jewelers workshop) are now set in the world.
Current development priorities :
DnLSQL export :
Sogs players certainly remember the problems encountered with the database when SOG was launched.
The team in charge of the database has been working for several months to optimize the database and the way its used. The new systems export process to the game will be entirely automated (and will be more specific to each data type), thus allowing extensive productivity gain, particularly for massive data entry (quests, items...), or updates and balancing of data.
Crafting :
Testing of the crafts modules
Town placement :
All the villages accessible when DnL is launched are now set in-game.
Transports :
Were continuing to place the transports on Garaneths territories.
Inventorys Ergonomics :
Allowing items belonging to the same type to be stacked within the inventory.
The ground :
New environments are being integrated : volcanic areas, ice-covered areas.
Placement of rivers.
Current critical tasks :
Balancing of the economic system.
Political system management.
Dark and Lights beta will be opened again at the beginning of April 2006.
Bullhocky. SOG was better than this.
FYI: Tips for new players from current players
http://www.darkandlight.net/forums/showthread.php?t=62530
FYI: Interactive Map of Ganareth (I apologize to the people who hate me posting this "fan" stuff)
For the rest of you... here it is
http://www.dnd-gamer.com/index.php?page=dnl_mapping_system&kingdom=dark
FYI: How to cancel your account
Is nedeed because there is NO INFORMATION from Farlan on how to cancel a subscription (I doubt this is legal), just amazing how un-proffesional a company can be.