Classic and Open Blades of Exile

As compiled by Almighty Doer of Stuff.

No harm in a little redundancy, eh?

Blades of Exile is free, open-source software that allows you to design, share, and play adventures using the engine of the award-winning Exile role-playing games, by Spiderweb Software. It uses a simple point-and-click, node-based system that involves no scripting or coding. Over 300 scenarios have been shared since Blades of Exile was released in 1997. It no longer works, so Spiderweb Software gave it to the community under GNU GPL 3.0.

Classic Blades of Exile (CBoE) runs reasonably well on modern computers. Very little user-end functionality is changed from the 1997 version. It is not being maintained but may allow you to play scenarios immediately.

• Classic BoE for Windows. Mac OS version currently unavailable.

Open Blades of Exile (OBoE) is a project to fix many bugs, add a few unobtrusive features, maintain compatibility with legacy scenarios and save files, and provide stable code going forward. It is under development and may have major bugs.

• OBoE for Windows and Mac OS (10.7 and later)
• IRC webchat for OBoE developers and users.
• Github Repository: Files and resources for OBoE, for developers. You can also report problems at the Issue Tracker. (Note: Despite the web address, this is for OBoE now.)

Blades of Exile Resources:

• At TrueSite4Blades you can download scenarios to play, read walkthroughs and tips, find graphics for your own scenarios, and more. psst.. yer already here :)
• Encyclopedia Ermariana is a repository of both canon and non-canon information about the world of Exile.
• Documentation for the game and the scenario editor
• Original Blades of Exile source code and resources