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Archonex posted:I must have been misinformed then. Are they linear then? I'm aware that it's probably not going to be as freeform as the Elder Scrolls series is but I was under the impression that there was quite a bit of dicking around potential when it came to exploring and questing. the big world project setup installer has options to download and install mods for both EE's but only the compatible ones and not the actual bwp mod.
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Is there a guide somewhere that shows you what the different protection spells look like in combat, and which breach/dispel/remove/pierce/thrust/etc spell I should use to take them down? Up until now I've been alternating between Remove Magic and Breach with somewhat moderate success. I noticed that Dispel Magic will gently caress over my front-line warrior, so I very rarely use that.
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Krowley posted:Is there a guide somewhere that shows you what the different protection spells look like in combat, and which breach/dispel/remove/pierce/thrust/etc spell I should use to take them down? This covers most of what you need to know: http://www.sorcerers.net/Games/BG2/SpellsReference/Main.htm
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Krowley posted:Is there a guide somewhere that shows you what the different protection spells look like in combat, and which breach/dispel/remove/pierce/thrust/etc spell I should use to take them down? Look at the combat log to see what protection spells mages cast, you'll pick up on the visual effects by doing this. Also, use the protection spells on yourself  Check out Spell Thrust, Secret Word, and Ruby Ray of Reversal. Those 3 should take care of nearly every spell protection. Secret Word will take care of nearly every spell protection aside from Spell Trap and Globe of Invulnerability, which Ruby Ray of Reversal will take care of. Khelbin's Warding Whip is a 3 round spell that removes a protection each round, which can be useful against mages with contigencies/triggers. Once you strip off the spell protections, Breach them and beat them down.
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Khelben's Warding Whip is also great because it keeps ticking while the mage has used timestop. I'd only recommend it if you have a few mages in your party though, its level 7 which has some other awesome spells so you probably won't want to waste the slots on KWW.
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Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition is coming out today/tomorrow for any of you dudes who are interested in that.
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Pwnstar posted:Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition is coming out today/tomorrow for any of you dudes who are interested in that. Fantastic. Still my favorite of all the infinity games.
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Speaking of Icewind Dale, I'm playing IWD 2 for the first time in over 10 years and I'm confused as to why my level 2 wizard can't copy to his spellbook or even use the Identify scroll I purchased.
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Just reached the underdark, which is the farthest I've been. How do I effectively fight mind flayers?
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Keith Atherton posted:Speaking of Icewind Dale, I'm playing IWD 2 for the first time in over 10 years and I'm confused as to why my level 2 wizard can't copy to his spellbook or even use the Identify scroll I purchased. The only reasons I can think of are either your wizard already has the spell in his spellbook, or it's not part of his chosen specialization.
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TequilaJesus posted:Just reached the underdark, which is the farthest I've been. How do I effectively fight mind flayers? Typically, with summons. Skeleton Warriors and/or Mordekainen's Swords preferably, because they're immune to psionics. There are other strategies, but that's the most basic good one.
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TequilaJesus posted:Just reached the underdark, which is the farthest I've been. How do I effectively fight mind flayers? Send one character ahead who either has really good saving throws or is immune to mind control so they waste their domination spells on them, then kill them normally. They go down pretty easy if the can't dominate any one.
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TequilaJesus posted:Just reached the underdark, which is the farthest I've been. How do I effectively fight mind flayers? The fifth level cleric spell chaotic commands will make you immune to their stun and dominate. Then tank their hits with summons like Bronze said or use someone with really good AC. Like -10 at least. If you use a real guy for a tank keep an eye on his intelligence because they'll still hit on a natural 20 and they get a lot of attacks per round. Other than that the normal rules apply. Haste up your dudes and chop up some squids.
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TequilaJesus posted:Just reached the underdark, which is the farthest I've been. How do I effectively fight mind flayers? Animate Dead will buy you time. If you prep your frontline guys with Chaotic Commands and Haste they'll kick rear end. Keep your weaker party members back. Edit: Too slow - the previous post is a better answer Cat Hassler fucked around with this message at 04:19 on Oct 30, 2014 |
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They're basically a pain in the rear end, particularly if you don't like resting often. They're very squishy though so you can generally just cover a few strong meleers with chaotic commands, haste them, then rush (maybe leading with some skeletons to absorb some hits). That usually covers a couple of rooms worth of them, so just rest, rinse and repeat.
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Oh, and if you're using a dummy like Minsc to tank and you have a few spare potions of genius, Algernon him so he can take more than a hit.
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Also if you've got Korgan or are playing as a Berserker or Barbarian, their rage abilities make you immune to mind control too.
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Mordekainen Swords generally rip them a new rear end. Just keep chucking them until everything is dead.
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Thanks everyone! These guys are what halted my play-through years ago, so it'll be great to see what happens next! Also: do you guys normally do the sahuagin city or skip it? I've done it both times now, so I'm just curious.
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Skipped it first time because I didn't know I was skipping it, and have done it every subsequent time for the good loot, but I really enjoy (sahaugin spoilers I guess) how at the end there's a chance to basically say "I don't care what the gently caress you people do, just do whatever so I can leave." As the player I really have no interest in which fish monster wins fish monster town and it's nice to have the chance to say exactly that in so many words.
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anime tupac posted:Skipped it first time because I didn't know I was skipping it, and have done it every subsequent time for the good loot, but I really enjoy (sahaugin spoilers I guess) how at the end there's a chance to basically say "I don't care what the gently caress you people do, just do whatever so I can leave." As the player I really have no interest in which fish monster wins fish monster town and it's nice to have the chance to say exactly that in so many words. Yeah I can't see why you'd skip it. More loot and more xp is always a good thing.
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Sahuagin City contains the one of the most broken items in the game, and for BG2 that's saying something! So why skip it?
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More or less immune to all magic on a cloak = by far the most broken item in the game.
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TequilaJesus posted:Just reached the underdark, which is the farthest I've been. How do I effectively fight mind flayers? It was already mentioned but simply buff your dudes with Chaotic Commands and go to town.
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You should buff your dudes with CC for pretty much every big fight anyway. It's one of the best buffs in the game.
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So now that Icewind Dale: Enhanced edition is out: What's a good party composition in order to get as much out of the game as possible? I seem to recall that druids and bards get you extra dialogue options and such.
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Kirk posted:2QK3K-67LIL-RCNQB Took this one. Holy poo poo, thanks dude!
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Kirk posted:X76M3-HVRDF-6LVX0 Thanks buddy.
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Kirk posted:P64EF-DYBCJ-20AK4 Much thanks.
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I'm so glad the Android version was released as quickly as the others. It felt like I waited forever for BG to come out.
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I'm happy that IWDEE came out on GOG day 1 after what happened with BG. I'm not buying it right now because A) I'm a cheapass and B) Beamdog's reputation with buggy releases and incredibly slow patches, but I'm glad to know that it is there. With November around the corner I am girding my loins for the holiday sales on GOG and Steam.
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Vichan posted:So now that Icewind Dale: Enhanced edition is out: What's a good party composition in order to get as much out of the game as possible? I seem to recall that druids and bards get you extra dialogue options and such. If it's using kits, I'd recommend the Avenger and Blade kits (though default Bard isn't as bad in IWD as BG2 because of the improved Bard songs).
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I had asked this in steam thread but I realized it's obviously a smarter question here: Does Icewind Dale have that same bug from BG, where if you are playing multiplayer it will not cast heal spells automatically on rest? It really grinds the whole experience to a halt. Edit: In enhanced edition, does the "paladin won't accept quest rewards" rule hold true for all paladin kits, even the evil blackgaurds? LibbyM fucked around with this message at 22:20 on Oct 30, 2014 |
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So any first time advice I need for Icewind Dale 1?
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LibbyM posted:I had asked this in steam thread but I realized it's obviously a smarter question here: Might be better coming back with this question in a few weeks as the game came out only hours ago. Pretty sure the thing with paladins is in IWD2 though (I could be wrong).
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Anyone play BG1/BG2 for ipad? How do they compare?
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cheesetriangles posted:So any first time advice I need for Icewind Dale 1? I haven't bought EE yet, but the default advice I give is give everyone a missile weapon and get a druid and bard. Oh, early on there's a fight where a monster is immune to non magic weapons. The earliest magic weapon you get is a long sword so I'd give one of your melee guys pips in longswords.
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Angry Lobster posted:What? Never seen that,that's what I get foe never taking Imoen in ToB. quote:Imoen: So ... Sarevok. You’ve had an itty-bitty piece of my soul in there for quite a while now. What's it been like? TequilaJesus posted:Just reached the underdark, which is the farthest I've been. How do I effectively fight mind flayers?
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LibbyM posted:Edit: In enhanced edition, does the "paladin won't accept quest rewards" rule hold true for all paladin kits, even the evil blackgaurds? Paladins and monks only refused quest rewards in IWD2, so we'll have to wait and see for IWD2:EE. I don't believe they would implement that in IWD1:EE.
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