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[CirothUngol]

The *.part1.rar and *.part2.rar are not two separate archives, they are the same (larger) archive broken in two pieces. Just UNRAR the *.part1 file and make sure the *.part2 file is in the same directory.

[maninho]

The *.part1.rar and *.part2.rar are not two separate archives, they are the same (larger) archive broken in two pieces. Just UNRAR the *.part1 file and make sure the *.part2 file is in the same directory.

I did that, but the name of the cards are missing. Should I follow the instructions on the first post of the FAQ, or they are outdated?


Nevermind... it is working now, after a computer reboot.

[CirothUngol]

Grab the 2 part archive right here. Extract and double-click Magic.exe. If you have any issues with text or images, reboot.

Please let us know if this doesn't work for you.

[grinnin]

Hi,

I grabbed Cirith's 2 part rar and everything has been working great! Unfortunately I noticed that the filter doesn't seem to be quite up to date- specifically when i filter for magic 2013 i just get an empty cardlist. Also, filtering for Type 2 doesn't include cards that are standard legal (ie duress) because of m13.

I'm guessing this is due to the timing of the set's release w/ when the patch was released?

Any idea on how i can fix this on my own?

Thanks!

[Aswan jaguar]

M13 patch hasn't been out yet,even if a lot of cards have been
already coded they miss they are part of M13,too.You have to wait for the patch to have the vast majority of the cards of M13 available which won't be long probably.There is a way for you to have the existing M13 cards but is better to wait few days to have it with the rest of M13.

[flagyl2]

I joined this board so that I could ask a (probably very dumb) question, but to also thank all the people who have worked to allow myself and others to play this old classic game (I am a COMPLETE noob to M:TG; I own DotP 2012 and 2013 and I am now just getting into them, but I welcome the chance to enjoy this classic. I have never played the actual card game...it looks too expensive for my blood ). Thank you Salbei, CirothUngol, and anyone else that did the hard work to keep this game alive.

I am in the process of reading the Read Me on the Mediafire page for Manalink 3.0. I will subsequently download all three files there, correct (Manalink 3.0 r00, Manalink 3.0 rar and Manalink Nocardimages rar)? Do I need to Download the contents of the Addon and Utilities folders?

I apologize for being so clueless, but I have been reading this website since about 5 PM yesterday and I have been following a good deal of threads trying to get the latest files (I, too, had the second Manalink 2.0 file hang up on me as I was trying to extract it). If there is a FAQ that has the instructions for the latest files, I would be happy to read that instead of troubling anyone here.

Once again, thanks to everyone for all the hard work and I can't wait to join you all in playing what is purported to be a great game.

Best regards to all.

[stassy]

From the mediafire owner himself :

I'm trying out a new Installation Layout for the Full Manalink 3.0 Download, so I've uploaded a new version of the 20120715v3 Update. Includes a few new perks:

*Contains over a dozen auto-installing Mods
*ModFiles have a spiffy new icon stolen straight from the Microprose CDs
*New batch-controlled ArtMods for Rogues and PlayFaces (default is MicroproseOriginals)
*Improvements in BatchFile performance and display
*Renamed "ClickMe!" to "Install_Me_First!", to make it more obvious
*Create "ToggleSounds" on the fly, so now there's only one BatchFile in the Install Folder
*Includes UpdateInstallers for VB6 and VC++2010
*Updated the PlayDeck Analyser to v0.4b
*Added a couple of missing CardImages
*Now includes a tiny ReadMe!

There's 2 different downloads. The usual 2-part .RAR archive (labled "Complete"), and another archive without the VB6 and VC++ UpdateInstallers or CardImages (labled, appropriately enough, "NoCardImages"). This is for those who already have the CardImages, and don't want the additional 200+ MiB of unnecessary download; you can just copy the images over after installing. Other than that, they are exactly the same.

As always, please leave a post if you find any issues with the download.

a tiny ReadMe:

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     Manalink 3.0
   July 15, 2012 v3
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Install
-------
After extracting the archive, just navigate to the Manalink 3.0 folder
and click the "Install_Me_Now!.bat" file. It will run the Default Mods and
create the "ToggleSounds.cmd" file. Then simply navigate to the Program
Folder and click on "Magic.exe" to play.

If you have any issues with text or art when first played, please reboot.

Windows Updates
---------------
Manalink 3.0 requires the Runtime Files for both Visual Basic 6.0 and
Visual C++ 2010 to be installed. If you need these for your system, you can
find them in the "WinUpdates" folder.

Mods
----
There are several "Mod.exe" files in the "Manalink 3.0" folder.
To use them first exit the game, click on the Mod, then restart the game.

These are simply executable .RARs; most of the ArtMods just dump their files
silently into the main Program Folder, clobbering what's already there.
The SoundMods are encoded in OggVorbis, so they dump .OGG files into the
Program Folder, and then run a BatchFile to extract them with "OggDec.exe"
The Rogues_ArtMods run a BatchFile that allows you to install as Rogues,
PlayFaces, or Both. You may also Replace or Add to the current Gallery.

ToggleSounds
------------
Click it when the Sounds are ON, and it'll turn them OFF.
Click it when the Sounds are OFF, and it'll turn them ON... hence the "Toggle".

This is a simple BatchFile to toggle the sounds ON and OFF. It does this by
ReNaming the "Sound" and "DuelSounds" folders and copying back the few
sounds necessary for the game to run to the "Sound" folder; or it removes the
"Sound" folder and ReNames the original folders so that the game can find them.
It's safe, simple, quick, non-destructive... listen to music while playing!
Works with any Manalink\Shandalar install, read the BatchFile for details.

PlayDeck Analyser
-----------------
A small multi-purpose app that corrects a folder of PlayDecks to match the
current Manalink Update. Good for checking your PlayDeck folder when a new
patch is released. It not only contains a small myriad of Search, Sort,
Substitute, Convert, and Replace functions for PlayDecks, but it also performs
several other Manalink-related tasks. See the ReadMe for more details.

Notes
-----
This ReadMe is just a stub. Manalink is currently in a state of flux, and there
are many aspects of the game that worked in v2.0, but are broken in v3.0. This
probably includes (but may not be limited to) Sealed Deck, Draft, Rotisserie,
Momir Basic, EDH, etc. Many of these may work, but with sporatic results.

Since these issues are expected to be eventually resolved, the composition of
a full ReadMe at this time is pointless. Development is ongoing and updates
are frequent. For the newest info on Patches, Updates, and WhatNot, please
visit the Manalink 3.0 Forum at http://www.slightlymagic.net/forum/

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August 21, 2012

You only need either the full install separated in 2 files named "Complete" or the lite version without card art named "NoCardImages"
The others download are addons the only tweak the appearance of the game, however I highly recommend to use the Playdeck Analyser which can help a lot in making fast deck from internet without manually creating them with the ingame Deckbuilder.

[flagyl2]

Thank you so much Stassy.

So I just need Manalink 3.0; Manalink 2.0 and patching on top of it is unnecessary, I take it?

I will follow the instructions you provided me. Thanks again and have a great day.

[stassy]

Correct, unless you want to play Sealed mode ML2 is no longer used (and supported)

[bigapple90]

Hi, can anyone help me get the card art to work? I can no longer download the manalink 3.0 complete because of some mediafire resource issue... I have no clue as to where I am supposed to retrieve card art, please and thanks.

[ozks]

Hi, can anyone help me get the card art to work? I can no longer download the manalink 3.0 complete because of some mediafire resource issue... I have no clue as to where I am supposed to retrieve card art, please and thanks.

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[Kurgan]

Hi there,
hope this is the right place...
First of all: GREAT JOB !!!

I was playing and collecting MTG from 1994 to approx 1998, was once playing also the original MP Game, so thanks a lot to all of you for giving me the possibility to play it again on my computer.

Questions:
Homelands expansion. Should all cards of this expansion be in the latest game files? I was missing a lot, but maybe i made a mistake with the installation. What is your general strategy to include the cards? Do you aim to complete all sets beginning from the oldest and ending with the latest? Up to which expansion are the cards complete in the latest update?

Reason i am asking is a more sentimental one: As an old player i like to be able to create all the old decks i once had, because with those cards i am familiar.

Last but not least: As english is not my native language (i am from germany) it is sometimes a bit tricky to go through the installation pages and understand how the installation works and which patches and card database upgrades should be mixed together, even though i can't see a way to explain it much better than you did, but the best would be, if there is always a complete zip file with the latest patches and card updates in one file, which i only have to extract in one folder and thats it. For the people from foreign country who have just arrived here this is the best help.

But again, thanks a lot!

BR from Germany,
Kurgan

[Aswan jaguar]

- For the expansions including Homelands that you are more interested Developers have not made all cards and the reason is that all cards can't be coded as the engine can't support their abilities.Also in some cases as with Homelands there is the possibility some cards that are not difficult to code have not been coded as there are others identical with those and could be left as unnecessary as in the past, before 2012 we had a limit of only 2000 cards in a single Magic.exe so some cards could possibly had been left out due to that.
There are only 37 cards from Homelands coded out of the 115 of the set.There are very few sets that are complete Antiquities,Revised Edition,Fallen Empires,4th Edition,and some of the special series "from the Vault"

[stassy]

Added workaround for the "Done" button issue under w7 OS in the faq

[sensei D]

Hi,how you doing?

I'm new member and make a download of forge and apear in my screen:

Checking for updates

And I can't play because never finish that update.

Magic the gathering is so important to me(my english is so bad,I know)

But please,help me

I'm the member sensei D

I will wait your reply

Thanks so much