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Moving the site from Windows server 2000 to Linux & Drakan music

Posted on 20/06/2012 by admin

Just to let you know that I have been doing some work on the website converting all pages & scripts from .asp to .php in preparation for the move from a Windows web server to Unix. This is to save … Continue reading →

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Unfinished single player maps now available for download

Posted on 11/06/2012 by admin

Added unreleased upcoming player made levels & series to the single player level reviews and downloads page. These probably will never be finished and all are in a playable state so are worth checking out. Aergoth is a stunning example … Continue reading →

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I ditched the Drakan webring

Posted on 07/03/2012 by admin

I got rid of the webring links on all pages today as the site keeps redirecting you to their site most of the time when clicking on links within this site. This make the site very annoying to use as … Continue reading →

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Level of the year 2011

Posted on 20/12/2011 by admin

This year’s best player made level goes to Dfoehammer for his level series Aergoth. This level series although unfinished is by far the best fan made add on level for the game and is our highest scoring level series reviewed … Continue reading →

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10th Anniversary patch for OOTF

Posted on 24/10/2011 by admin

Shelim has now got a moddb page for his Drakan 10th anniversary modification which brings the game more up to date with current graphics and supports new Direct X 9 features (the original game used Direct X 6) and also … Continue reading →

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Yet another dragon game in the works

Posted on 11/08/2011 by admin

Larian Studios have just announced their new game called Dragon Commander previously known as Project D. There’s a trailer at the moment which gives a sneak preview with more details coming next week at Gamescom 2011. This game should be … Continue reading →

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Level downloads working again

Posted on 07/08/2011 by admin

I never noticed until now that the levels.arokhslair.net sub domain has not been working since the move to a new server several months ago. Doh! This is due to stupid windows server 2008 running on the new machine so there … Continue reading →

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A new Dragon game

Posted on 17/05/2011 by admin

I know it’s not Drakan but I thought I’d tell you dragon fans about a new game I have been playing recently called ‘Divinity 2 – The Dragon Knight Saga’ which is a 3D action RPG made by Belgian developer, … Continue reading →

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Single player level of the year 2010

Posted on 18/12/2010 by admin

Well, this is the second year we have decided to run the level of the year award – these levels have been reviewed years ago and deserve some credit. After all there hasn’t been any new Drakan levels for years … Continue reading →

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Surreal Software is no more

Posted on 04/09/2010 by admin

I just heard Surreal Software has been closed back in June by its parent company Warner Bros with employees being split up and moved to other WB studios Snowblind and Monolith. Their games that were in development have been cancelled … Continue reading →

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