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There will be a short beta phase prior to the release of the second chapter of ZHRPG.

Those interested can read about the details here:

http://www.zhrpg.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1543

The current ETA for Escape's beta is 4/30/11

You cannot complete the chapters out of order. You need a valid safe file from Betrayal to play Escape and a valid Escape save file to play map 3, etc. However, if you ever wish to go back to previous chapters with your improved gear, you are welcome to do so with no penalty to your progress.

The bank file will store your maximum progress and you always start at the starting level for each map.

As for backwards compatibility with new items, that's the beauty of using a mod. In fact, all of Escape's items are already there in Betrayal, you just cannot access them :P

A lot has changed in the background since I released the public files. However, the map has used a mod file back then too.

Opened my map using a .mpq editor?! Unheard of! As long as you keep it to yourself, haha.

Based on bug reports, that issue has not returned. So I'll say yes :p

Sounds awesome! I played Betrayal fully twice, I really enjoyed it. I tried playing it other times but due to leavers, it was kind of hard. Hope this one turns out as good!

@DrSuperEvil, a higher trophy drop rate is something that's up in the air. They are meant to be ultra rare items with a small impact on your character's performance. I might consider raising it in the future.

As for the banks, there are ways...but I'm not going to dwell on that too much, haha.

@iSaintx, I think Escape will simply blow Betrayal away! We are also working on adding new features to the website that will hopefully improve game scheduling for you guys too!

Sorry if I'm making a presumption, but have you never played Diablo 2? ZHRPG is actually being generous, haha.

I'll consider raising the drop rate and will double check whether the trophy triggers are correctly distributing trophies since the script revamp.

Still on track for a 4/30 release.

Two more days!

Thats awesome bro! Congrats on getting part 2 into beta and release soon.

I don't have the time to help beta 8) but after release I will drop in for a few games check out the new stuffs, been a while since I dusted off the Myrmigod =p

Feel free to stop by :P

Last minute bugs are so fun, and still so much left to do!

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You cannot complete the chapters out of order. You need a valid safe file from Betrayal to play Escape and a valid Escape save file to play map 3, etc. However, if you ever wish to go back to previous chapters with your improved gear, you are welcome to do so with no penalty to your progress.

The bank file will store your maximum progress and you always start at the starting level for each map.

As for backwards compatibility with new items, that's the beauty of using a mod. In fact, all of Escape's items are already there in Betrayal, you just cannot access them :P

How do you share banks between maps?

As long as all the maps that share the bank are published by the same person, you can access the bank from any of those maps.

It has been brought to my attention that unfortunately both the SEA and EU hosts will not be able to continue their duties.

This is very unfortunate from a player standpoint as it will require manual migration of save files to continue playing. When a new set of hosts has been properly recruited (and this time I will be explicitly clear about the long-term ramifications of this task), ZHRPG will be temporarily down in EU and SEA and brought back up under a new name. This will also reset its popularity in those regions.

When that time comes, I will write directions for how you can continue enjoying ZHRPG with your existing save files and will personally assist anyone who requires help in doing so.

I apologize for this inconvenience, but hopefully it will result in more reliable updates to the series in the future.

If you are interested in volunteering your hosting space for ZHRPG, please read the following rules...

As a ZHRPG host, you will have to:

• be prepared to assist ZHRPG as a permanent host for as long as ZHRPG is maintained (ideally several years)
• sacrifice all your b.net hosting space to support current and future chapters of ZHRPG
• follow simple directions for updating the map in your region in a timely fashion
• maintain and update a b.net forum thread to keep players in your region informed of news and updates
• never under any circumstances give out my maps to anyone (they become public for studying purposes a few weeks after release anyway)

The updating process takes on the order of 10 minutes and will rarely be required more than once a week or two. This is not a large time commitment. It is a commitment of trust and dedication to the long-term maintenance of the series.

What you will gain:

• early access to new content
• a master save file granting you access to all the unlockable heroes early

If you are interested in becoming a host for ZHRPG, please contact me via e-mail at [email protected]. We will perform some upload tests to make sure that you have the bandwidth to handle uploading the map files within Blizzard's upload time limit.