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Strategy Guide[message #310608] Tue, 25 September 2012 00:26 Go to next message
redchickenhed is currently offline redchickenhed

 
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This has been a mystery for years for me. Does ANYONE else have the official Jagged Alliance 1 strategy guide? I have it in my hands right now but even when I search the ISBN, it comes up with NOTHING on google. I can't even find a PICTURE of it anywhere, let alone any mention of it.

It has detailed maps of every single sector including all items, locked door strengths, and possible quest and dropped items. It even has awesome detail on every merc. Like their chances of readying a knife when attacked by a snake, gun unjamming %, chance to open crates, etc.

Lastly, at the end of the guide, there is a really fun "interview" with Lucas Santino which is really fun to read.

Has anyone else even heard of this before? I would love to buy another one on ebay but I've never seen it auctioned.

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Re: Strategy Guide[message #317517] Wed, 17 April 2013 18:34 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Well I finally scanned some pages of the strategy guide. I couldn't find a way to upload them here so I posted the scans on the Good Old Games forums. I hope I am allowed to post the link to the pictures.

Enjoy! http://www.gog.com/forum/jagged_alliance_series/the_mystery_ja1_strategy_guide_scanned_examples_inside

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Re: Strategy Guide[message #348947 is a reply to message #317517] Wed, 22 February 2017 06:16 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Google it now there are PDF copies

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Re: Strategy Guide[message #349254 is a reply to message #348947] Sun, 12 March 2017 22:50 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Job3y is currently offline Job3y

 
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Where would you find a pdf copy? can you post or pm me a link to one? I'd really like to read it.

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Re: Strategy Guide[message #349256 is a reply to message #349254] Mon, 13 March 2017 01:05 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Scheinworld is currently offline Scheinworld

 
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 Hello Job3y and welcome to the Bear's Pit forum,

here you should find most of JA1 and Deadly Games strategy guides:

http://kermi.pp.fi/JA_1/Guides/


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Re: Strategy Guide[message #349367 is a reply to message #349256] Tue, 28 March 2017 20:10 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Jahh is currently offline Jahh

 
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Scheinworld wrote on Mon, 13 March 2017 01:05

here you should find most of JA1 and Deadly Games strategy guides:

He's clearly about actual Official Strategy Guide book there, and its not located under the provided link. I'd definitely will second the request about it though, being totally unable to locate mentioned PDF using google.

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Re: Strategy Guide[message #349368 is a reply to message #349367] Wed, 29 March 2017 00:54 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Shanga is currently offline Shanga

 
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 Indeed, they were selling such a guide back then. But you have more chances to ride an unicorn than to find one today.

http://i.imgur.com/DIDo2Im.jpg

[Updated on: Wed, 29 March 2017 00:55]

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Re: Strategy Guide[message #349369 is a reply to message #349368] Wed, 29 March 2017 05:53 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Jahh is currently offline Jahh

 
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There's quite some unicorn info right up there in that very topic. But i cannot use links until i have posted more than 10 messages.

[Updated on: Wed, 29 March 2017 05:54]

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Re: Strategy Guide[message #349835 is a reply to message #349369] Sat, 20 May 2017 01:42 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Job3y is currently offline Job3y

 
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Yeah, i was talking about the official guide, Shanga is right, finding that guide is harder than finding hay in a needle stack :/

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Re: Strategy Guide[message #349836 is a reply to message #349835] Sat, 20 May 2017 02:31 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Shanga is currently offline Shanga

 
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 We actually located a copy:

https://www.facebook.com/bearspit/posts/966321213503339

But it's up to Paul if he's willing to scan it or have other people scan it (Box McLeod offered assistance).
It is not a small feat to scan a whole book, I for one get bored after scanning 3 pages of anything watching that light go Bzzzzt...bzzzzt....

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Re: Strategy Guide[message #349843 is a reply to message #349836] Sat, 20 May 2017 15:56 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Jahh is currently offline Jahh

 
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Locating a copy is not main question. Topicstarter, well, started that topic to inform he have one, for example (and even wasted a second copy he own by sending it to GOG, hoping they will include a pdf in package). Scanning not a huge problem also. Problem is what to to with scans later, as distrubuting them will be a piracy. So, suppose Paul or other people scanned it, whats next?
Edit: didnt noticed first what the whole update is actually about the same story of GOG Strategy Guide, mentioned here at very start of topic.

[Updated on: Sat, 20 May 2017 15:59]

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Re: Strategy Guide[message #349873 is a reply to message #349843] Wed, 24 May 2017 17:15 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Shanga is currently offline Shanga

 
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 If it comes to it I can ask either Ian Currie and/or Rob Sirotek about the status of the guide. And some sort of permission - if they can give it - to distribute it.

[Updated on: Wed, 24 May 2017 17:15]

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Re: Strategy Guide[message #349874 is a reply to message #349873] Wed, 24 May 2017 18:26 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Jahh is currently offline Jahh

 
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Maybe they have some JA1 sourcecode avaiable to spare also, assuming they are kind and reachable persons? Would be way easier to read it that way too.

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Re: Strategy Guide[message #349959 is a reply to message #349874] Sat, 03 June 2017 22:23 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Job3y is currently offline Job3y

 
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Alot of people would be happy to have that, in book or digitzed form, if someone could have the patience to scan it then get permission to distribute it would make alot of long time fans day

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Re: Strategy Guide[message #351647 is a reply to message #349959] Sat, 09 December 2017 21:56 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Would be nice

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Re: Strategy Guide[message #351653 is a reply to message #351647] Sun, 10 December 2017 13:18 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Shanga is currently offline Shanga

 
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 We got JA2 source code because at a certain point the owner of the IP rights decided to share it publicly (and boost sales of JA2 Gold edition) aka Strategy First.
Meanwhile the IP rights were sold on and now the holder is Nordic THQ, which appears keen on making a profit on them. So don't hold your breath.

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Re: Strategy Guide[message #351698 is a reply to message #351653] Sun, 17 December 2017 20:55 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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so in other words the guide will be forever a mystery to the longtime fanbase? Only had by handful of veterans?

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Re: Strategy Guide[message #351699 is a reply to message #351698] Mon, 18 December 2017 00:02 Go to previous message
Shanga is currently offline Shanga

 
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 Well that guide was a separate book only sold in US retail stores. Guess who was lucky enough to get it then... has it.

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