geoffhead111: GOG version. i take it you've had less than sanguine experiences with the standard patches
timppu: The standard patches are meant for the original retail (CD) versions of the game, not the GOG rerelease version. Hence I am not surprised at all the patches don't recognize your GOG installation of the game (that's what the error basically says, it doesn't find the game (retail) installation it is looking for, it doesn't recognize the GOG version).
geoffhead111: im surprised to hear you say that, hunch. the version im playing wouldn't even rate as a beta release; that many bugs. stupid thing will crash if i merely boot it up and leave it at the intro screen for too long. which is a real waste, 'cos it's the finest exposition of the pen & paper game i've ever played, if we're talking dungeon hacks.
HunchBluntley: From what I've read, even most die-hard fans of the game would recommend against playing the unmodded version. Besides that Circle of Eight modpack that that site I linked is devoted to (by far the most popular and recommended mod for the game), there's also a newer project called
Temple+, which aims to fix some of the longstanding bugs that even Co8 couldn't, as well as adding even more content (and it's supposed to be compatible with Co8).
Mind you, I've not tried either of them, as I got bored with
Temple before I had even fully explored the first town, but lots of people swear by both of those. :)
yeah the town's a horror, but i tell u what, if you're looking for standard hacks, it's got a bunch of fine small unit tactics. lot of rilly good environments and endless opportunity for improvisation. thanks