Saves compatible?

[dino]

I just wanted to ask... are saved games from an old version of Exult compatible with the latest version?

I have Exult 0.99.1RC2 and I'm considering upgrading. However, I wouldn't like to lose my saves.

[Dominus]

Well they are compatible but it is really not recommended using such old savegames.
Many bugs were fixed that are only "fixed" when starting a new game as the damage to the savegame was already done. One outstanding example is our current official release which you really souldn't use Use the latest snapshot
What I mean with the latest official we introduced a bug that created all container contents outside of the container every time you got near. This was fixed with later snapshots so that this no longer happens but the mess left behind with all the duplicates is still in the save.

So you can use the old savegames but we can guarantee you will have to live with bugs that are already fixed.

[dino]

OK, thanks for the info.

Since my old savegames had Exult bugs in the first place, I wouldn't mind living with them, but I'll still upgrade so that any new games I start will be bug-free.

By the way, you should make the latest snapshot the official release if the current one is buggy. :p

Speaking of bugs, in this thread on Hacki's forum, Jets Connor complained that Rudyom's wand doesn't work in Exult. Can you fix that?

[Dominus]

I just looked at it. He claims

In SI, Rudyom's wand makes people go "ahhh.. ahh... AHHH.. CHOOO!" and bend over sneezing when you use it on them.

Which is not true as far as I can tell. I just started a game of the original (with latest Dosbox sources Ultima 7 runs) and certainly the companions don't react at all like that.

[wjp]

Rudiom's wand only acts like this after the teleport storm. It works just fine in Exult.

[dino]

I have no idea because I never tried using Rudyom's Wand (found no use for it... is it there for anything specific?) in Serpent Isle.

Speaking of things that work in Exult... in the original game, you could kill Batlin with Death Bolt. Is it possible in the latest snapshot of Exult? If not, can you implement it?