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First post, by Legend789

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Hello 😊 I would like to ask about an error in DragonSphere, and it isn't the speech problem 🤣

My problem is that (Sort of spoilers)
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I was playing Desert Sands against the Caliph for the Jar of Flies and the Flagon of Soptus Soporific, but after the game, I had neither in my inventory (and the last item I have, bones is selected). I played for just the Flies and I don't have it either. I remember earlier I went to Slathan ni Patan and I mysteriously had the Flagon before I even really got it. I wonder if that has anything to do with this.
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I would like to know if anyone's had this problem before, and if so, if there's a solution to it. I am currently stuck without these important items 😢

Please and thank you in advanced!

I'm using Dosbox version 0, 72, 0, 0 and my conf file is as follows, if it helps at all:

dosbox.conf wrote:
[sdl] fullscreen=true fulldouble=false fullfixed=false fullresolution=320x200 output=ddraw hwscale=1.00 autolock=true sensitivit […]
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[sdl]
fullscreen=true
fulldouble=false
fullfixed=false
fullresolution=320x200
output=ddraw
hwscale=1.00
autolock=true
sensitivity=275
waitonerror=true
priority=higher,normal
mapperfile=mapper.txt

[dosbox]
language=
machine=vga
captures=capture
memsize=16

[render]
frameskip=0
aspect=false
scaler=normal2x

[cpu]
core=normal
cycles=11500
cycleup=500
cycledown=20

[mixer]
nosound=false
rate=22050
blocksize=2048
prebuffer=10

[midi]
mpu401=true
intelligent=true
device=default
config=

[sblaster]
type=sb16
base=220
irq=7
dma=1
hdma=5
mixer=true
oplmode=auto
oplrate=22050

[gus]
gus=true
rate=22050
base=240
irq1=5
irq2=5
dma1=1
dma2=1
ultradir=C:\ULTRASND

[speaker]
pcspeaker=true
pcrate=22050
tandyrate=22050
disney=true

[dos]
xms=true
ems=true

[modem]
modem=false
listenport=23
comport=COM2

[directserial]
directserial=false
Comport=COM1
realport=1
defaultbps=1200
parity=N
bytesize=8
stopbit=1

[ipx]
ipx=false

[autoexec]
mount C "C:\MicroProse"
cd C:/Dragon~1
C:
call DRAGON.BAT
exit

Reply 1 of 4, by eL_PuSHeR

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DOSBox 0.72 is old. Get the latest version.

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Reply 2 of 4, by Legend789

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eL_PuSHeR wrote:

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DOSBox 0.72 is old. Get the latest version.

Thank you very much for the suggestion eL_PuSHeR 😁 I have tried it out. But unfortunately, I'm still have the problem of those items disappearing 🙁

Also, thanks for moving my topic. I appreciate the help!

Reply 3 of 4, by Qbix

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maybe install the game inside dosbox.
Judging from your path, you didn't do that

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Reply 4 of 4, by Legend789

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Qbix wrote:

maybe install the game inside dosbox.
Judging from your path, you didn't do that

Thank you very much for helping me as well Qbix 😁

Actually I did install with DosBox, but I made the folder first with Windows (so I could use the full name. It's kind of a preference of mine). I did try setting it up using just DosBox without making the folder up first...

But this proved to me that the problem was just a corrupt save. I wouldn't have even considered it but a similar thing happened to me in Torin's Passage a few months ago.

Luckily, I have a backup, which is a little not recent, but it's good enough to bring me back to an uncorrupted point. Unfortunately, I fear that it's possible that an important in-game even might've triggered it. Oh well, I'll find out eventually.

But this will prompt me to start backing up at important key points as well, which I haven't been doing.

Thanks again for all the help Qbix and eL_PuSHeR. I'm very sorry about the false alarm 😊