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Viconia was supposed to be a loving werewolf, but it was scrapped even before coding any of this stuff, and thank god.
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You have to survive a drow teleport hit squad with viconia. That's about it.
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May 25, 2014 06:01
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Ahahaha. Nothing, nothing has made me laugh quite so much in this game as attacking the chickens in Umar Hills (guy wouldn't just sell me the jewel chicken for whatever reason), having the chickens go hostile and Anomen chasing the last one through the hills with his mace. "FOR THE ORDER!"
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May 25, 2014 18:14
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So after getting Jan's quest and telling him to go home, he doesn't appear to be anywhere in his house like he said he would be. Am I missing something or is it a bug? If so, it doesn't appear he's going to come back and I'm out of thieves I haven't hired yet (so they're all going to be way behind in levels). And I imagine his equipment is gone. Sigh.
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May 27, 2014 13:58
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DeathChicken posted:So after getting Jan's quest and telling him to go home, he doesn't appear to be anywhere in his house like he said he would be. Am I missing something or is it a bug? If so, it doesn't appear he's going to come back and I'm out of thieves I haven't hired yet (so they're all going to be way behind in levels). And I imagine his equipment is gone. Sigh. If you didn't outright tell him to shove off he should appear at his house eventually, but not immediately. You can try advancing the time with Ctrl+T, if he still doesn't show up after 12 or so days it's a bug.
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May 27, 2014 19:52
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I'm barely past the starting dungeon in BG2 and already totally overwhelmed by the number of spells available. I feel like I'm just picking things haphazardly, especially since most encounters are "novel" (as in it involves new types of enemies) so I don't really know what strategies work with that, especially since a book change requires resting. Is there any way I can make it over that hump?
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May 28, 2014 03:00
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There are a few spells that will generally work for everything. Magic Missile will, Chromatic Orb will. Pretty much any of those "Shoot it and the other guy will take damage" things. You'll probably want Identify just to save your money from having to do it at shops. I'm playing a Sorcerer for the first time and it's kind of fun to finally get some use out of all these spells I never bothered with, like Polymorph Other. That gets a lot better when you can chuck it a bunch of times until it works.
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May 28, 2014 03:21
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http://www.sorcerers.net/Games/BG2/SpellsReference/Main.htm Here's a general breakdown of arcane and divine spells that might be of some use to you.
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May 28, 2014 04:15
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Bouchacha posted:I'm barely past the starting dungeon in BG2 and already totally overwhelmed by the number of spells available. I feel like I'm just picking things haphazardly, especially since most encounters are "novel" (as in it involves new types of enemies) so I don't really know what strategies work with that, especially since a book change requires resting. Is there any way I can make it over that hump? These are the spells to check out at each level for a mage: Level 1 Magic Missile Chromatic Orb Identify Find Familiar (one-off) Level 2 Mirror Image Melf's Acid Arrow Glitterdust Level 3 Skull Trap Melf's Minute Meteors Dispel Magic/Remove Magic Level 4 Stoneskin Minor Sequencer Improved Invisibility Things start to get a bit more confusing beyond here because spells become much more situational - check out what it says in the link moot the hoople posted above. Level 5 Chaos Breach Spell Immunity (immunity to Abjuration is v. useful against Liches) Lower Resistance Level 6 True Sight Improved Haste Mislead Contingency Level 7 Mordenkainen's Sword (far and away the best summon in the game, other than Planetar) Project Image Limited Wish Spell Sequencer Level 8 Abi-Dalzim's Horrid Wilting Spell Trigger Level 9 Chain Contingency Time Stop Wish High Level Abilities: Summon Planetar Improved Alacrity Clerics/Druids I think are a bit easier as all the buffs and heals are good. Spells not to miss on a Cleric are Remove Fear (level 1 - cast this before every fight, seriously), Holy Smite (level 3), Chaotic Commands (level 5 - once you get enough level 5 spells cast this on the whole party before any fight with a magic user), True Sight (also level 5) and Aerial Servant (level 6). On a Druid don't overlook Insect Plague and Iron Skins (both level 5), Conjure Fire Elemental (level 6) and Nature's Beauty (level 7)
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You forgot Simulacrum, the most broken spell in the game. "Here, have 60-70% of your prepared spells on a summon for the cost of one level 8 slot. That sounds balanced!" Oh, and it's baby version, Project Image. Which gives you 100% of your spellbook for free at the cost of a level 7 slot, with the downside of being venerable to True Sight. Edit: Oh and for some drat reason they both gain your full set of items and can use them. So just drop a Prot Magic scroll in an item slot and go nuts! Editedit: Or for more fun, load three Projections into a Chain Contingency and set the trigger to "helpless," since casting PI puts your caster into a Hold it'll trigger the CC and *BOOM* You now have four copies of your primary Mage, each with full and independent access to to his spell library. Skippy McPants fucked around with this message at 09:23 on May 28, 2014 |
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May 28, 2014 09:16
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Project Image on a mage/thief of any variety: 
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May 28, 2014 09:21
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Eh, spell selection depends on the character. Is it your main spell slinger or more of a utility wizard? There are spells that are great in a pinch but should never be picked by a sorcerer, like say a lot of the non-self protection (fire, acid, energy, etc.) spells. It also depends on how far you are in the game, or what game you're in. The level 1 spell sleep absolutely dominates early BG1 but is completely useless after that. Finally, I'd say it also largely depends on your style of play. Do you often make adjustments to your spellbook or not? Do you like making things explode or do you prefer to make fights easier for your party members by buffing them/debuffing the enemy? I'm not much of a fan of artillery mages most of the time so, for example, I'll often go for slow/haste at level 3 over fireball (that, and wands of fire accomplish the same thing anyway). Sorcerers are great here if you're ambivalent because, assuming a careful spell selection, they can do both things as the need arises without having to constantly adjust their spellbook. That said here are the wizard spells I usually have at least 1 cast of memorized no matter what: magic missile, mirror image, slow, stoneskin, breach, improved haste, project image, horrid wilting, improved alacrity, summon planetar, dragon's breath.
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May 28, 2014 09:38
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Well, from 4875000 character XP onwards Mr I Always Know Three Level Nine Spells 
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May 28, 2014 09:45
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Skippy McPants posted:You forgot Simulacrum, the most broken spell in the game. I think Project Image can no longer cast spells in EE (can someone with access to game right now verify?)
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May 28, 2014 10:51
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kujeger posted:I think Project Image can no longer cast spells in EE (can someone with access to game right now verify?) It can. Beamdog themselfs have said that they aren't even allowed to rebalance stuff, unless that balancing happens because through fixing a bug.
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May 28, 2014 11:45
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I retooled the Slayer Test Area to be activated by a brand new dream instead of some lazy bullshit  downloadable here.
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May 28, 2014 19:05
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Thanks for the spell info, it's been really useful. Is it worth installing scripts that are meant to cast day-long spells after rest?
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May 29, 2014 04:52
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Suspicious posted:All romances suck. Viconia is a bitch. Aerie is a traumatized child. Jaheira is bossy and has serious issues re: her recently deceased husband. Anomen is straight out of a really bad romance novel. Viconia is awesome and second only to Jan in being the best character in the game  ^^^ I used that my last playthrough and it significantly lowers the challenge of the game if you're like me and lazy as gently caress when it comes to rebuffing after resting normally
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May 29, 2014 06:09
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Not even my rampant Grey DeLisle fanboyism can overcome how loving bad Viconia is. Jaheira owns though, this is a fact.
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May 29, 2014 06:13
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If by "owns" you mean "lies in a pool of her own blood within 10 minutes of a new game due to being an insufferable oval office" then yeah, I agree
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May 29, 2014 06:16
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Just play a Wild Mage, cast improved chaos shield/improved alacrity/ and then spam dragon's breaths via nahals and laugh as you chain gun like seven level 10 spells on enemies in about five seconds.
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May 29, 2014 06:18
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Jaheira is the most tolerable but holy poo poo that romance is interminable. She's always in my party (good or evil) because of how stupidly useful she is but I rarely bother with the romance because I just want the Harper subplot to unfold and get her OP amulet before the heat death of the universe.
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May 29, 2014 06:23
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MrTheDevious posted:If by "owns" you mean "Never gets out of her cage in the first dungeon" then yeah, I agree
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DeathChicken posted:As a bonus, trying to summon her in ToB if you pulled this will have her try and kill you. It is hilarious that they took this into account. MrTheDevious posted:If by "owns" you mean "lies in a pool of her own blood within 10 minutes of a new game due to being an insufferable oval office" then yeah, I agree That seems like a bit of an overreaction!
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Suspicious posted:Jaheira is the most tolerable but holy poo poo that romance is interminable. She's always in my party (good or evil) because of how stupidly useful she is but I rarely bother with the romance because I just want the Harper subplot to unfold and get her OP amulet before the heat death of the universe. I just got it (standing in front of Firekriegg's dungeon is an odd place for "Elmister" to show up, after completing every single chapter 2 quest) - what's so overpowered about it? I want to rescue Imoen and have her join my party till ToB, but I can't decide who to drop. I'm a FMT, and have Dorn, Har'Dalies, Viconia, Jaheria and Wacky Wildmage. Har'Dalies seems the weak link, but I don't think I can survive having to micromanage another spellcaster 
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Comstar posted:I just got it (standing in front of Firekriegg's dungeon is an odd place for "Elmister" to show up, after completing every single chapter 2 quest) - what's so overpowered about it? Wacky Wildmage is awful, you know what you must do.
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May 29, 2014 06:54
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Captain Oblivious posted:Wacky Wildmage is awful, you know what you must do. Leave her in a pool of her own blood?
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May 29, 2014 07:37
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Is there a Project Eternity thread, and if so, where can I find it?
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This-a-way.
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Thank you very much! Also just got done with my replay of Neverwinter Nights, and though it runs terribly on modern systems I still love it and wish they would do an HD remake.
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Bouchacha posted:Thanks for the spell info, it's been really useful. Is it worth installing scripts that are meant to cast day-long spells after rest? Up to you, theyre useful but I always feel like I'm cheating if I use them. Most of the challenge in BG is in how much you preparation you do - most fights are won or lost based on the extent to which you prepare for them rather than how well you execute them, particularly later in the game.
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They never did fix the speed of the Jaheira romance in the Enhanced Edition. I finished the Anomen romance (Don't ask) with half of Chapter 2 finished, but Jaheira's romance was only 2/3rds done by the time I was outside Suldanesser with every sidequest done. Thank god for console commands.
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^^^ The Jaheira romance fix was never about speed aside for making Terminsel appear within a reasonable time frame after the romance is finished (by default it was stupidly long), some event triggers were wonky and there was one in particular that would flat out break the game. The reason it still takes so long is... there are a *lot* of events in Jaheira's romance. Anomen has 20 events. Jaheira? 38. Comstar posted:I just got it (standing in front of Firekriegg's dungeon is an odd place for "Elmister" to show up, after completing every single chapter 2 quest) - what's so overpowered about it? +5 bonus to saves against spell is so awesome it cannot be overstated. Almost all of the nastiest save-or-else stuff in the game is a save vs. spell. I often run Jaheira with a full plate and a ring of protection +2 for a cumulative AC of -1 (which is less than the -2 or -3 AC armors you find later) because saves are that much more important, and save vs. spell is the most important of all.
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fong posted:Up to you, theyre useful but I always feel like I'm cheating if I use them. Most of the challenge in BG is in how much you preparation you do - most fights are won or lost based on the extent to which you prepare for them rather than how well you execute them, particularly later in the game. If it address tedious spellcasting that's cool, I can take care of the rest. What's the recommendation for scripts?
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Psh, how could anyone hate Neera? "Once upon a time there was a man who, despite being cursed by the heritage of the Lord of Murder himself, achieved redemption by wandering the countryside killing hundreds of gibberlings, wolves, dopplegangers, men, women, his brother...I'm stopping this story now."
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DeathChicken posted:Psh, how could anyone hate Neera? When fighting some random orks in a dungeon, she somehow turned her Strength stat to 5, and lost the ability to move (she could only carry 20 pounds). The rest of the party walked off and didn't notice. I really wish there was some party byplay when he wild surges go crazy. I think I'm just going to dump the Bard and put up with too many mages instead.
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DeathChicken posted:Psh, how could anyone hate Neera? I could see hating her personality but Wild Mages are perhaps the most powerful class in the game by TOB. She'll put even Aerie to shame.
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Bouchacha posted:If it address tedious spellcasting that's cool, I can take care of the rest. What's the recommendation for scripts? Don't really know as I haven't used them for ages. I think SCS has some? Be careful of the other components though, its not a mod for beginners.
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Inspector Gesicht posted:They never did fix the speed of the Jaheira romance in the Enhanced Edition. I finished the Anomen romance (Don't ask) with half of Chapter 2 finished, but Jaheira's romance was only 2/3rds done by the time I was outside Suldanesser with every sidequest done. Thank god for console commands. They actually did accelerate it. 2/3rds done by Suldanesselar is a marked improvement. I know because I pretty much default to the Jaheira romance so I have plenty of runs of the game for comparison. I specifically remember thinking "drat this is much faster" during my run of the EE DeathChicken posted:Psh, how could anyone hate Neera? Her voice acting is like a stiletto making love to my ear. Still not terrible enough to murder but definitely terrible enough for a good old fashioned Amish shun!
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Am I remembering incorrectly, or did anyone ever make changes to the Anomen romance? I thought I read that it originally wasn't that great but someone (either a mod or an EE) made it better. But for the life of me I can't remember.
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