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Diomedes and the Alternate Reality

atcDaveatcDave Member Posts: 2,881
in Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition
Yeah I'm back with another IWD run! I've spent the last few months playing the old Gold Box games. Starting with Pool of Radiance. Really a ton of fun. The old games play fast and stable on DOSBox.

But you know, they really are OLD. It is amazing to me how much game design improved over just the ten years from when Pool of Radiance came out until Baldur's Gate. So I decided I just had to recreate that team, the characters I was playing in the Gold Box games, for an IWD run. IWD not only has the advantages you'd expect as a newer game (Improved graphics and gameplay), but it is a more complete implimentation of AD&D from a character perspective. More classes, weapon proficiencies, kits. Plus using 2E instead of 1E. Its just a far more complete experience.

Its also amazing to me how much the AI renderers have improved in these last few months. When I last posted here I was just starting to supplement DALLE with more SeeDream. Now I've pretty much dumped both of them for GPT Image. Improvements on character consistency, group shots, and even D&D specific critters has been notable.

I suppose I should mention, I am well aware of the complaints with AI art. But this is all just for my own amusement, no living artist lost a dime for renders I never would have paid for. Just a few examples...

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For those interested, the whole introductory post is now up at Davesgaming.blog

Comments

  • MathsorcererMathsorcerer Member Posts: 3,070
    Everyone should track down the old Gold Box games and play them in DosBOX. If I recall, someone ported Pool of Radiance into the NWN engine, but I would have to track that down. My wife, @notabarbiegirl, would know, if she ever showed up here again.
  • atcDaveatcDave Member Posts: 2,881
    You do need to have the right mindset for it I think, the games are old. Archaic. But the good news is, fast and stable in DOSBox. And available from GoG. It was serious nostalgia for me. But once you get past a little adjustment, just a ton of fun. It surprised me a little how hard some of the fights still were!
    Yeah I’ve seen it done for NWN, played much of it several years back. But that is really a very different sort of game.
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