Hah, so I'm not the only one! Thank you, BlackHawk, I thought I was going mad <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />, or my provider changed his alignment to evil.
Kiya
From a recent trip into the old Forum, Gneen said it was only temporary, helped for some time to leave his resolution to 640x480
I don't have a FIX for the Aura of Command bug ... but I was able to
get my Scorpions back after getting to the Dreadlands!
1. Step one - before I left I slept ... At the time I had four scorpion pets ... of course they disappeared in the morning.
2. I then rang the bell and ended up in the dreadlands
3. I summoned a scorpion - tried to AOC it ... it failed BUT IT DID NOT crash me ...
4. I summoned another ... again AOC failed BUT DID NOT CRASH
5. The next five I summoned I was able to AOC successfully! W00t!
Previously, I had not slept before ringing the bell. When I got to the dreadlands I crashed or froze when I cast the AOC. When I slept before ringing it still behaved strangely, but I was able to get me scorpies working for me ...
Conclusion: when summoned scorpions are removed, it is not always done properly. In some cases, it leaves you in a state where you cannot even attempt a summon without a crash or freeze. However - if you SLEEP away your scorpions, you've at least got a CHANCE to get them back.
I figure as long as I keep healing them (5 level 5's) I'll be OK as long as I stay awake!