The Dark Queen of Krynn

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'The Dark Queen of Krynn'
The Dark Queen of Krynn title screen
Developer(s) Strategic Simulations, Inc.
Publisher(s) Strategic Simulations, Inc.
Engine Gold Box
Platform(s) Amiga, MS-DOS, Apple Macintosh
Release date United States of America 1992
Genre(s) Computer role-playing game, Tactical RPG
Mode(s) Single player
Media 3½" floppy disk

The Dark Queen of Krynn is the third in a three-part series of Dragonlance Advanced Dungeons & Dragons "Gold Box" computer role-playing games. The game was released in 1992.

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[edit] Story

At the beginning of the game, the characters are summoned by General Laurana to investigate rumors of evil creatures threatening the city of Caergoth. The heroes are quickly led to travel to another distant continent of Krynn, Taladas, where the forces of evil are hatching their plans.

[edit] Gameplay

To play The Dark Queen of Krynn, one simply needs to create characters and form a party. The gameplay basics are identical to all games in the series. Characters can also be transferred from Death Knights of Krynn.

[edit] Game differences

The Dark Queen of Krynn is similar to its predecessors in terms of gameplay, though graphics were improved, as the game could now display 256 colors.

One departure from many of the prior titles (including the Forgotten Realms games) is the fact that one is limited in the appearance of a created character's combat icon. Instead of choosing parts and colors, a player has some pre-drawn icons which can be selected, instead.

Unlike its predecessors, the arrow keys are no longer usable to select menu options. Those are now selected using hotkeys or clicking on the menu option with the mouse.

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