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Somewhere on teh intarweb "EvilBill" typed:
> Thanks to Shaun's generous donation of the Gemstone 1.5 files, I am
> now working on doing a direct port of that version of Gemstone to D2
> 1.11b - since the 1.10 version of Gemstone didn't get out of beta, I
> decided not to use that as a base.
>
> While Gemstone II for 1.10 added its uniques and runewords on the end
> of the 1.10 files, thus screwing up the Gemstone 1.5 unique items for
> 1.09 chars, I'm taking a different approach: the Gemstone items will
> be inserted into the files at their old positions, thus allowing
> direct loading of old Gemstone characters into the new version
> without item corruption.
>
> This will mean vanilla LoD single-player characters who possess any of
> the 1.10+ uniques and runewords will not load properly in the new
> version of Gemstone - before doing so, you may want to discard or mule
> any of the newer stuff! Basically, it's backwards-compatible with
> Gemstone 1.5 characters and LoD 1.08 and 1.09 characters, but NOT with
> LoD 1.10 or 1.11 chars.
>
> Phew!
>
> OK, OK, I'm doing this really so I can play the old SweetSpearGirl
> without messing around with two D2 installs. ;) But I thought some of
> you old Gemstone aficionados might appreciate it!
>
> Plus once the port is complete, I intend to continue updating it by
> adding new items and features on a regular basis - so feel free to
> jump in with your ideas for new uniques, sets and runewords ;)

That would be really cool! I've never tried the 1.10 version of Gemstone 
(although I have it) and I still have saved files of my old 1.09 Gemstone 
chars too! (Although, to be honest, knowing what I know now, I'd probably 
re-build.

Question: Will the 1.10 reliance on synergies be part of it? (In which case 
I''ll need to rebuild characters anyway, except maybe my strafer, who'll 
only loose the pierce/guided left-click attack.)

Cheers,
-- 
Shaun.