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I was just wondering, when I was talking about the Smitemaster's Selections in a prior thread in regards to purchasing, I was told that the Steam version holds were integrated and less easy/impossible (?) to export (...if that's worded correctly), so I bought them here on the website direct so I could access the .hold files for use with GOG. This worked out great because I could then 'import' them into the latest version of DROD with all the additional benefits it gives (undos, etc).

With this question, I have a sinking feeling I won't be able to do this with my full GOG series of the DROD games, but is it possible to access the .hold files of the series in general (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, RPG... errr, Architect?) so I can enjoy the same advantages? The reason I have a sinking feeling is I don't think the .hold files are specifically given with the GOG version (as in the extension), and if the only way it's possible is to buy the series direct on this website, sadly, it's just not something I can afford to do; I have limited funds and whilst I'd love to, I can't re-buy.

Again, sorry if I've used the wrong terminology here.

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06-28-2019 at 05:52 PM
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Again, thanks for buying our games, and I appreciate the questions.

You are correct in that the main "official" campaign/level set/hold that comes with each of the main titles is not packaged as a separate .hold file that you can copy around. It is embedded within the drod5_0.dat (etc) master file that comes pre-installed with the game.

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