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The Discworld Game Pages The Discworld Game Faq - V3.00 Introduction WARNING. This faq contains some spoilers - read on at your own risk. This FAQ is (c) The L-Space Pages (2000). It can be stored on a BBS, FTP sites, Web sites, and so forth, as long as it is unmodified. Magazines, and Shareware/PD CD manufacturers can put this on their CD's, as long as I'm asked for permission first. The Discworld Game Faq is also completely unofficial, not officially linked t o Infogrames or Perfect Entertainment though Perfect have been very helpful in providing bucketloads of handy information about the games. This is v4.00 of the Discworld Faq, and contains information on the Discworld Games.

1 I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. I loafe and invite my soul. DiscWorld Noir. The game starts, but after clicking any button in the main menu, it crashes.

This revision, I've added a lot more information about the release third Discworld game, Discworld Noir, including its apparent abandonment by GT/Infogrames and the now defunct Perfect Entertainment. I can be contacted at: though I unfortunately don't have a lot of time on my hands to answer queries these days. Contents: The Discworld is the setting for all the Discworld books, and is a large disc of land, which is supported on four elephants.

These elephants, in turn stand on the back of Great A'Tuin, a huge star turtle (sex and destination unknown). Because of the Discworld's shape, there is no North, South, East and West. Instead, there is Hubward: towards the centre of the Disc, Rimward: Towards the edge of the Disc, Turnwise, in the direction the Disc turns, and Widdershins, in the opposite direction. There are a large number of settlements and cities on the Disc, and it's population contains a wide number of races. Humans, Trolls, Dwarfs (beards compulsory), as you might find on any normal fantasy world.

Except that Discworld is by no means normal. The central character to many of the Discworld books (and to both the games) is Rincewind, a student (relatively speaking) at Unseen University, where wizards learn to be wizards. He is also accompanied by The Luggage, a somewhat unpredictable mobile trunk, with a large number of feet, and quite a vicious bite. There are four games, the first is a text adventure 'The Colour of Magic' available for the Spectrum. The problem is, it's very hard to play, given you can spend ages trying to figure out the right command to do something.

The second game, is simply called Discworld, released originally by Psygnosis / Sony Interactive, and created by Perfect Entertainment, which is a point and click adventure, available (although to a lesser extent at the moment) on PC, PC CDROM, Playstation, and Saturn. It was originally to be called Discworld: The Trouble with Dragons, but eventually became just 'Discworld'.

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The third game is Discworld 2: Missing, presumed.!?, produced again by Perfect Entertainment, and published originally by Psygnosis. It is a little easier than the original game, but is just as playable. There's also a fourth game, called Discworld Noir, again created by Perfect Entertainment but this time published by GT Interactive, based around the somewhat darker adventures of Lewton, an ex-watchman and the Discworld's first private detective as he tries to track down a missing person and finds himself up to his eyeballs in trouble. There is another avenue open to Discworld fans. The Discworld MUD.

This, is a multi user game, set on the Discworld, will many of the characters you will recognise. However, the game actually allows you to create your own character, and meet, greet and maim other DW inhabitants. And other players. It has a basic text interface, like most muds, but the atmosphere is still quite good when you know that there are typically unpredictable players around. There's a separate section on this later on. Discworld 1 Ankh-Morpork features heavily in the game.

So, many of the people/locations will be familiar to anyone who has read even a single Discworld book. The locations include the Broken/Mended Drum, the Alchemist's /Alchemist's Alley, The Patricians' Palace, the City Gate (complete with Nobby, Carrot, and Vimes) Unseen University, of course, the Palace, the Shades, the Edge of the Disc, and several others. People who have read the books will be right at home. And if you haven't read any (why not?), you'll soon catch up. Here are some of the characters which put in an appearance in Discworld 1: Archchancellor Ridcully, The Bursar Carrot Death Detritus Dibbler Gaspode The Librarian The Luggage Rincewind Nanny Ogg Nobby The Patrician Lady Ramkin Mr Silverfish Windle Poons Discworld 2 Discworld 2 adds a whole host of other characters and locations, as well as many old favourites. The characters include: Angus, Archchancellor, Alberto Malich, The Bursar, Cassanunda, Coffin' Henry, Count and Countess Notfaroutoe The Dean, Dibbler, Duckman, Foul Ole Ron, Granny Weatherwax, Greebo, Ixolite the banshee, Mad Drongo, Ponder Stibbons, Reg Shoe, Rincewind, Schleppel the bogeyman, Skaz, St Ungulant, Susan Sto Helit, The Luggage, The Patrician, Windle Poons.

You can find out more information about these characters by picking up a copy of Discworld Companion from your local bookshop. Discworld Noir Gaspode Nobby Vimes Discworld 1 The game has a similar storyline to 'Guards! Without giving too much away about the book or the game (anyone who has read the book will know what I mean), the book and the game have a number of things in common: The basic 'dragon summoned up by slightly disturbed hidden order' premise, The use of L-Space, The members of the order.

Almost identical in character and occupation to the book, but with different names, The way the game and book end. Discworld 2 Discworld 2 features the welcome return of Rincewind, the wizzard. Language Proof And Logic Answers Pdf. Welcome to all that is, except the staff of Unseen University. In fact, to most of Ankh-Morpork.

Especially when, thanks to Rincewind's inept thaumatergical meddling, Death goes missing. And without Death, things start running less than smoothly. People stop dying properly, and something has to be done. Guess who gets the job?

Discworld 2: Missing, presumed. (or Mortality Bytes as it's known as in the U.S), features characters and scenes from most of the Discworld books, but the plot borrows bits from Reaper Man, and Moving Pictures, amongst others. Discworld Noir Discworld Noir is not based on any Discworld books and is instead a largely original film noir style adventure that takes place in the seamier side of Ankh-Morpork, although it does feature some locations from the books. Terry Pratchett (credited in Discworld 2 as 'Throwing rocks from afar'), has had quite a lot of input as far as the Discworld games are concerned, usually making sure Perfect get things right; at one point, he didn't like the Librarian's voice in Discworld 2, so it was changed.

Terry said: God Of War 3 Psp Download Cso. 'I've done everything I need to do, including a lot of work on the script, but I've been doing so much lately I haven't had time to rattle the programmers' cage.'