Patch 3.0.3 disabled os.time() and other os.* functions. Many addons that use these functions are not functional in patch 3.0.3. This addon emulates os.time() and other functions so that other addons can use these functions as before. Runes of Magic is a free-to-play fantasy MMORPG from Runewalker Studios and Gameforge set in the mythical land of Taborea. The game offers traditional questing, leveling, dungeons, guilds, PvP.
The Iron Bull - you receive a special quest to recruit him at The Storm Coast. He is a masculine representative of the Qunari and he is a warrior. He has a set of warrior's special abilities that amplify his melee attacks. He can romance with a representative of any other race and gender. In conversation, he prefers options based on aggression and forcible solutions. You win his favor thanks to battles that you fight with him on your side.
Varric - the first companion - a dwarf rogue. He has preference for combat with crossbow/bow. He has his own, unique crossbow- Bianca (that only he can use). As the representative of his race, he has a moderate armor (high dexterity) and quite a lot of health points. No option to start a romance.
Cassandra - she is one of your first companions, a human warrior. She has a high strength ratio but, virtually, no additional resistances. She can romance with males of any race. The preferred dialogue options are moderate forcible solutions, self-confidence and fair judgment. She can leave your party if you lend your support to her as the heir of the Divine Justinia.
Solas - another one of the initial companions, an elf mage. His statistics are typical for his race and they are quite well balanced. He can romance only with elf women. In conversations, he especially supports your positive opinions on extraterrestrial creatures. An important note - he leaves the party forever once you finish the main storyline.
Blackwall - a human warrior, a former member of the Grey Wardens. He has high attack statistics and has quite a lot of health points. He can romance and, to win his favor, you need to make good and honest decisions.
Vivienne - may become your companion after the events at Vel Royeaux. She is a human mage with high magic attribute. Still, the rest of them leave much to wish for. She cannot romance.
Sera - an elven rogue. She prefers ranged weapons (bows). During your first visit to Vel Royeaux, after the main event with the Templars, you notice an arrow stuck by the statue. Collect 3 items scattered around this location to meet her and enlist her in the group. She has high attribute of Dexterity, optimal attack and health points yet low defense. She has a group of special abilities, e.g. Blizzard, that require special vials, weaker than grenades but requiring no paying. She can romance with women. She prefers moderately-negative choices (e.g. theft, but not always murder), and she is a supporter of condemning all supernatural beings.
Dorian - a human mage. You unlock the option to recruit him in the party once you defeat the master of mages in Hinterlands. He has high magic statistics and moderate resistances. He specializes in necromancy and can romance with males of any race. In his choices, he prefers negative actions. Also, you win his support by eliminating enemy mages in battles.
Cole - as a matter of fact, this character is a ghost, although he represents humans and the rogue class. As for this class, he has a quite high health ratio. You can find him while completing the first main quest, connected with winning support of the Templars, or later, during your stay at the Skyhold. No option to romance.
Each character has their own, predetermined class and attributes. Each party member gains experience along with you and, once recruited, receives the number of points that depends on your current level - the promotion is automatic. This is why, if you are bored with playing as a character of one specialization only, you can choose a new character with the same class and distribute the points again.
Many players of Runes of Magic, including myself, have problems with the games automatic patcher.
Gameforge recently removed all manual download links from their forums and so I am now posting this webpage to help others that have the same issue.
Here, you will find Patch links and Client links, but please make sure you read my warnings so that you may avoid potential issues. (The RoM installer and patcher seems far more vulnerable to mistakenly being blocked by various security software. Avast & Symantec are the two I see reported most.)
Before we get to the links, let's try to avoid problems that often occur time and again:
- Always make sure you have a decent amount of free hard disk space on your C: drive, or wherever the windows %Temp% folder is located. (Unless you moved it manually, and you'd know, it will be on your C: drive.) The best situation is to aim to always keep 10% of your hard disk free for use by Windows or other software. (The patcher will not even start if you have 3Gb or less available.)
- Disable your anti-virus & security software before you patch & re-enable it afterwards. You may wish to run a virus scan at this stage since you've had your software disabled. If you are unsure about leaving your computer unsecured on the internet, download the patches you need, disconnect from the web & disable the security software and execute each patch file manually. Then re-enable your software before reconnecting to the web. The disabling of security software at this stage will avoid many possible patch errors, such as corrupted textures & failed removal of expired in-game Festivals.
- Updates must be installed in sequence from the bottom of the list to the top. You can check your current version of the game from the bottom right of the launcher or from the version.txt file in the game installation folder. If you skip a patch file, you can damage your game installation necessitating a complete re-install.
- You must install every patch between your current version and the latest version available.
The following links are provided along with Patch Notes (where applicable) and mirrors.
- 18/07/2017 // Patch for 7.1.1.2806 to 7.1.1.2807 (401 Mb) // Patch Notes: 7.1.1.2807 - Colorweave Festival // (Filefactory Mirror)
- 18/07/2017 // Patch for 7.1.1.2805 to 7.1.1.2806 (188 Mb) // Patch Notes: See Above // (Filefactory Mirror)
- 22/06/2017 // Patch for 7.1.0.2804 to 7.1.1.2805 (411 Mb) // Patch Notes: 7.1.1.2805 - Crafting Festival // (Filefactory Mirror)
- 09/05/2017 // Patch for 7.1.0.2802 to 7.1.0.2804 (430 Mb) // Patch Notes: 7.1.0.2804 - Music Festival // (Filefactory Mirror)
- 04/04/2017 // Patch for 7.0.2.2801 to 7.1.0.2802 (138 Mb) // Patch Notes: 7.1.0.2802 - Spring Rain Festival // (Filefactory Mirror)
- 28/03/2017 // Patch for 7.0.2.2800 to 7.0.2.2801 (459 Mb) // Patch Notes: 7.1 - Chapter VII - Korris // (Filefactory Mirror)
Having seen how much trouble the GameforgeLive downloader appears to give some people, the manual download links (with mirrors) are provided to try giving some folks a little bit of help downloading and installing the game.
I would ask that you try using 1 or 2 of the Filefactory mirror links as the download from there will help me out a little in keeping those links alive and them not being deleted. (Those files took ages to upload.)
Signing up for the Free account at the site will give a slightly faster download also. (Of course, if you want an even faster download, the paid account gets' you their top speeds.)
You must download all twelve *.BIN files and the *.EXE file to the same folder.
Disable your firewall, anti-virus and other security softwares to prevent disruption and/or corruption during install.
- ROMSetup.exe (668Kb) // (Filefactory Mirror)
- ROMSetup-1.bin (1Gb) // (Filefactory Mirror)
- ROMSetup-2.bin (1Gb) // (Filefactory Mirror)
- ROMSetup-3.bin (1Gb) // (Filefactory Mirror)
- ROMSetup-4.bin (1Gb) // (Filefactory Mirror)
- ROMSetup-5.bin (1Gb) // (Filefactory Mirror)
- ROMSetup-6.bin (1Gb) // (Filefactory Mirror)
- ROMSetup-7.bin (1Gb) // (Filefactory Mirror)
- ROMSetup-8.bin (1Gb) // (Filefactory Mirror)
- ROMSetup-9.bin (1Gb) // (Filefactory Mirror)
- ROMSetup-10.bin (1Gb) // (Filefactory Mirror)
- ROMSetup-11.bin (1Gb) // (Filefactory Mirror)
- ROMSetup-12.bin (511Mb) // (Filefactory Mirror)
As of this release of the RoM client installer, Gameforge have included a 'check' to ensure that it is being run from within GameforgeLive.
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With some assistance from 2 players in the German community, we eliminated command-line switches and a file/folder check, leaving us to investigate a registry check.
We found the registry keys that the ROMSetup.exe looks for and have packaged them into a wee file you can double-click to add to your own registry. (32-bit Windows, click here.)
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Either that or you will need to install GameforgeLive to allow the installer to run.
Should you want to remove the registry additions later, here is what's added on 64-bit systems:
...and here's what's added on a 32-bit system:
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This is merely a labour of love for a game I enjoy playing and a continuation of the efforts made by myself, Inferiority Complex, at the Runes of Magic EU and US forums. Please send me a PM there (EU/US) if you have any problems with the download and I will try to assist you, or point you to where you might get proper assistance.
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