Thank you both very much for the helpful replies. I'm most impressed by your memories! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Sounds like they changed a lot in the patches. In v1.32 the BF merchants get only around 4000 gold which doesn't refresh until the acts change. They also only get a very small selection of crummy goods and the money you pay for training doesn't show up in their inventories. Not a big deal of course, as there's enough of gold and potions available elsewhere.
I guess I'll have to bite the bullet and try an overnight download. The connection here is very slow no matter what modem speed (and no broadband available through the local exhange) so it will take 4 or 5 hours. Thanks for the links to the download managers. Time to get a new one. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
I might also ask my local games shop if it might be worth their while to offer a 'burn a patch' to CD service for their customers at a modest price, as I know they have broadband.
