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Is Swordwind sold out???

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 10:44 pm 
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It depends. If the raw files were transfered to a new system without the fonts before they did the pdf then yes. Still it is a bit odd as the fonts used in the original aren't really that uncommon AFAICT. Though I'm not that familiar with QuarkXpress but InDesign usually selects a similar type of font from what is available. I could certainly be wrong but I really hope they've fixed the problem when the pdf's go back online. The coloured pdfs that were up for a while didn't have these problems.
You'd sort of expect them to do a bit of minimum work to avoid such problems since the BFG BBB had the same issues for a while. :p

...But if I WERE a nasty money grabbing company who wanted my customers to buy my printed books instead of using online stuff then that'd certainly be a good way to do it :D

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 10:46 pm 
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Hi!

I agree its just an oversight on their part.

What I fear however, is that with dimishing support a "good" PDF format will never see the light of day.

I await for GW to prove me wrong.... :;):

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 12:43 am 
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Thanks Heresiarch, much appreciated.

As for the PDF quality I remember someone here posting a link to a topic on the SG forum about this. Apparently they put the PDF up only to realise it wasn’t the final version, so took it down and promised to post the final one as soon as Andy C returned from holiday (hopefully soon).


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PostPosted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 2:33 pm 
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The new Swordwind files are posted:

http://www.specialist-games.com/epic/rulebook.asp

And they appear to be in colour!

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Woohoo! And beautiful it is! :D :D :D

Thanks for the heads up.

Cheers! :)

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Ordered Maksim and Tas a copy from G/W US Saturday, plus some other stuff for my gaming buddy and I ... :)

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 3:21 pm 
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Is anybody else getting this when trying the link? ???

Home - Games -

ADODB.Field error '800a0bcd'

Either BOF or EOF is True, or the current record has been deleted. Requested operation requires a current record.

/epic/rulebook.asp, line 30





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PostPosted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 4:58 pm 
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Quote (Mojarn Piett @ 08 2005 Aug.,08:21)
Is anybody else getting this when trying the link? ???

Yes actually.

You appear to have to go in through the front of the site and then page into the epic rulebooks section.

It might be checking cookies or something to prevent hotlinking.

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Thanks, Chroma.

I'm glad to see that GW posted a good pdf file. Let's all hope that this a good sign for future releases. :)

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 7:39 pm 
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The error sounds like a database problem. The mention of records and bof/eof (beginning of file and end of file) make me think this. It is quite possible the pages are construcrted from database information, to make them easier to alter without changing the web code itself.


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