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How's 1.05 looking? If I'm still 1.03 should I patch?
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Oct 5, 2018 14:52
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Poil posted:Man they're really rolling out the patches. So much better than what usually happens. In my heart, Hideous Laughter's verbal component will always be: "Wenn ist das Nunstück git und Slotermeyer? Ja! Beiherhund das Oder die Flipperwaldt gersput!"
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Oct 5, 2018 14:53
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I want to be able to respec characters without having to fiddle with manual save editing. gently caress half your companions having an exotic weapon proficiency, garbage stats, weird subclasses, etc. My PC has some useless feats as well because I wasn't clear on some things and I only realized how useless they were much later. Despite all the flaws and bugs I keep playing it, because I am an idiot. I just can't recommend it to anyone else.
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Oct 5, 2018 14:54
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caedwalla posted:I want to be able to respec characters without having to fiddle with manual save editing. gently caress half your companions having an exotic weapon proficiency, garbage stats, weird subclasses, etc. My PC has some useless feats as well because I wasn't clear on some things and I only realized how useless they were much later. I'm in the same boat. I used cheat engine to give myself 12k gold to purchase custom mercs as my starting party and the game is 100 times better and more fun. My main is a heroic paladin + his four footsoldiers. 2 use longspears with precise strike, weapon focus and are the two handed variant. The other two are tower shield guys. It's an absolute blast.
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Oct 5, 2018 14:57
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I think you can change companions stats with the savegame editor but I haven't tried it so it could be impossible. It would be kinda amusing to change Valerie to lawful good and give her a level of paladin under her favorite godess though.
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Oct 5, 2018 15:17
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Mordecai posted:Can you not handle those events if you're out adventuring? I noticed the kingdom button disappeared when I strayed from my capital, but I haven't built any more settlements yet. You can handle events if you're adventuring inside a territory you've claimed. Visitors will only speak with you but I haven't seen a time-limited visitor yet so that's less of a problem. Mordecai posted:It'd be nice if the regent did some regency. I picked Octavia as my regent, and she's also in my party, which seems like something that shouldn't be allowed but in the finest old school tradition of "hoping the DM doesn't notice an oversight that works in your favour" I am absolutely not going to complain about that.
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Oct 5, 2018 15:50
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Glenn Quebec posted:I'm in the same boat. I used cheat engine to give myself 12k gold to purchase custom mercs as my starting party and the game is 100 times better and more fun. On this topic, has there ever been a crpg where the deault companion builds were actually pretty good?
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Oct 5, 2018 16:13
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Gorelab posted:I'm more curious why this is a fight rather than a book event because it's taking a seriously long time her to die. I actually won it! It was pretty underwhelming but I had to drink a load of potions and use a fancy weapon. I did wonder why he was so hard to hit.
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Oct 5, 2018 16:16
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Keeshhound posted:On this topic, has there ever been a crpg where the deault companion builds were actually pretty good? No. I think the reason for whacky companion builds is to prevent them from taking up a role that could be filled by the player. It WOULD stink to make and play a paladin that's lovely next to the companion version. What I never understood was why games don't allow you to just pick the initial class for companions.
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Oct 5, 2018 16:18
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Keeshhound posted:On this topic, has there ever been a crpg where the deault companion builds were actually pretty good? Most of BG2's folks were fine, weren't they? I recall they actually maxed the main stat important to their class and that's really all I can ask.
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Oct 5, 2018 16:21
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Zodiac5000 posted:Most of BG2's folks were fine, weren't they? I recall they actually maxed the main stat important to their class and that's really all I can ask.
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Oct 5, 2018 16:28
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Zodiac5000 posted:Most of BG2's folks were fine, weren't they? I recall they actually maxed the main stat important to their class and that's really all I can ask. Some of them were actually way better than a player character could be with higher than legal stats and special unique powers.
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Oct 5, 2018 16:28
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McCheese posted:Some of them were actually way better than a player character could be with higher than legal stats and special unique powers. RIP Edwina.
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Oct 5, 2018 16:30
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Glenn Quebec posted:What I never understood was why games don't allow you to just pick the initial class for companions. *Uses shadowkeeper to morph Imoen into Assassin* 
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Oct 5, 2018 16:35
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Chomp8645 posted:*Uses shadowkeeper to morph Imoen into Assassin* Yes my dude that's what's up. I highly recommend cheat engine for this game to make a custom party or to edit your companions to something useful
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Oct 5, 2018 16:50
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what do you mean, you dont like your barbarians with 13 dex?
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Oct 5, 2018 16:56
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I heard you get a treat if you kill the Stag Lord within one month of starting. I am in a position to do that but if I kill him, are new timers of any sort started? I'd like to goof around clearing the side regions I've found and exploring, but I do not know if I have a period of relaxation and luxury to goof around after taking down the Stag Lord. So I'm trying to weigh the benefit of the prize for a quick kill versus mopping up the map first. edit for additional question: is this bonus for a quick kill awarded for killing him in thirty days or turning in the quest within thirty because I am probably just barely unable to do the latter, which would moot the whole issue SuperKlaus fucked around with this message at 17:29 on Oct 5, 2018 |
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Oct 5, 2018 17:08
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SuperKlaus posted:I heard you get a treat if you kill the Stag Lord within one month of starting. I am in a position to do that but if I kill him, are new timers of any sort started? I'd like to goof around clearing the side regions I've found and exploring, but I do not know if I have a period of relaxation and luxury to goof around after taking down the Stag Lord. So I'm trying to weigh the benefit of the prize for a quick kill versus mopping up the map first. It's really meh. Just a nice side treat. Getting familiar with your fiefdom without looming threats is much better imo. I for sure was overwhelmed at the start of 2nd chapter. e: turning in the quest at Oleg's
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Oct 5, 2018 17:30
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SuperKlaus posted:I heard you get a treat if you kill the Stag Lord within one month of starting. I am in a position to do that but if I kill him, are new timers of any sort started? I'd like to goof around clearing the side regions I've found and exploring, but I do not know if I have a period of relaxation and luxury to goof around after taking down the Stag Lord. So I'm trying to weigh the benefit of the prize for a quick kill versus mopping up the map first. I think it's better to explore and do as much as possible for turning in that quest, there are some areas you might have to come back to later though. Just be wary on the kingdom management that if your main character is directly involved in a project, hitting start skips the time forward to the completion and can't be interrupted.
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Oct 5, 2018 17:33
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Poil posted:I think you can change companions stats with the savegame editor but I haven't tried it so it could be impossible. It would be kinda amusing to change Valerie to lawful good and give her a level of paladin under her favorite goddess though. Is it an actual program or just editing the jsons? You can do it via the party.json it's just a huge pain in the rear end. I swapped my PC's strength and dexterity after deciding to hit things with a glaive instead of just throwing bombs as an alchemist but editing Valerie's was even more annoying. Keeshhound posted:On this topic, has there ever been a crpg where the deault companion builds were actually pretty good? I don't recall having any serious issues with PoE 1's companions though I haven't played 2.
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Oct 5, 2018 17:39
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caedwalla posted:Is it an actual program or just editing the jsons? You can do it via the party.json it's just a huge pain in the rear end. I swapped my PC's strength and dexterity after deciding to hit things with a glaive instead of just throwing bombs as an alchemist but editing Valerie's was even more annoying. Just use cheat engine and a table someone made. It's super simple.
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Oct 5, 2018 17:44
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The Gaider quote earlier made me think of DA2 and I suddenly realised that this game shows how to do asset re-use well. There are a lot of minor encounters where all you care about is fighting one monster or w/e that reuse map elements but (a) the individual elements are always mixed up; and (b) they are always small so you don’t care.
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Oct 5, 2018 17:47
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caedwalla posted:I don't recall having any serious issues with PoE 1's companions though I haven't played 2. They have been rebalanced at least once, their original stats were designed with perception giving accuracy in mind which was not the case at the game's release (though is again now). Their stats still aren't optimal but Pillars was also designed for bad stats not to be all that punishing overall.
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Oct 5, 2018 17:49
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Beefeater1980 posted:The Gaider quote earlier made me think of DA2 and I suddenly realised that this game shows how to do asset re-use well. There are a lot of minor encounters where all you care about is fighting one monster or w/e that reuse map elements but (a) the individual elements are always mixed up; and (b) they are always small so you don’t care. Gaider's complaints stink coming from him.
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Oct 5, 2018 17:51
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I can't imagine any proper response to Gaider complaining about dialogue other than "how ironic".
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Oct 5, 2018 17:54
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i’m really curious what you get for the 30 day staglord victory, if someone’s willing to toss up some spoiler tags.
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Oct 5, 2018 17:55
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Chomp8645 posted:I can't imagine any proper response to Gaider complaining about dialogue other than "how ironic". I don’t know - I suspect what he’s referring to is the fact that you can talk to Valerie on p much day 1 and after she has made it abundantly clear how much she loathes being judged on her beauty, to the extent that hating that is the single defining aspect of her character, you can still say sth like “but your beauty must have moved people, bet you had a lot of suitors?” Which, if you said it in real life, would be an astonishingly insensitive and creepy thing to say, but in the game it’s just conversation path #8.
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Oct 5, 2018 18:09
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Trebuchet King posted:i’m really curious what you get for the 30 day staglord victory, if someone’s willing to toss up some spoiler tags. +2 Dueling Sword that sells for ~2000
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Oct 5, 2018 18:10
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Beefeater1980 posted:I don’t know - I suspect what he’s referring to is the fact that you can talk to Valerie on p much day 1 and after she has made it abundantly clear how much she loathes being judged on her beauty, to the extent that hating that is the single defining aspect of her character, you can still say sth like “but your beauty must have moved people, bet you had a lot of suitors?” Does not saying it lock you out of conversation that will advance your relationship with that character? If so, this stinks. If not, don't be insensitive.
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Oct 5, 2018 18:11
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lmao the gently caress is this rest system, who the gently caress thought this was a good idea?
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Oct 5, 2018 18:16
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Glenn Quebec posted:Does not saying it lock you out of conversation that will advance your relationship with that character? If so, this stinks. If not, don't be insensitive. I dunno, I had an *ugh* reaction and haven’t tried it. It’s entirely possible saying it tanks the relationship in which case it’s fine, I agree.
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Oct 5, 2018 18:16
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Glenn Quebec posted:Gaider's complaints stink coming from him. I mean, he whined about Vancian magic in a loving D&D game, as if shocked by its presence. A system that has been present, in one form or another, in basically every single goddamn edition except 4th. Perhaps complaining about there not being adequate signage to remind someone to do this would be valid, but complaining that it's even a thing? Really? ugusername posted:+2 Dueling Sword that sells for ~2000 To be entirely fair, that'd be a really nice reward if you're playing that specific fighter archetype. In all other cases though, meh.
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Oct 5, 2018 18:16
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Beefeater1980 posted:I don’t know - I suspect what he’s referring to is the fact that you can talk to Valerie on p much day 1 and after she has made it abundantly clear how much she loathes being judged on her beauty, to the extent that hating that is the single defining aspect of her character, you can still say sth like “but your beauty must have moved people, bet you had a lot of suitors?” Oh yeah. This was a whole lot of cringe. To be honest, I found her character kind of insufferable for the most part except for this. In an age where it's becoming abundantly clear that women aren't allowed to have control over their bodies and looks, this was some really lovely PC dialogue options and was clearly written by some out-of-touch white dude (par for the course with throwback Baldur's Gate writing). It is ironic that complaint is coming from Gaider since his writing has always been awful or, at best, uninspired knock-offs but it doesn't make it any less legit.
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Oct 5, 2018 18:30
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Jimbot posted:Oh yeah. This was a whole lot of cringe. To be honest, I found her character kind of insufferable for the most part except for this. In an age where it's becoming abundantly clear that women aren't allowed to have control over their bodies and looks, this was some really lovely PC dialogue options and was clearly written by some out-of-touch white dude (par for the course with throwback Baldur's Gate writing). Do you think that the PC should only be able to say things that are morally virtuous? This is a game where you can directly declare your character is evil lol.
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Oct 5, 2018 18:34
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Beefeater1980 posted:I dunno, I had an *ugh* reaction and haven’t tried it. It’s entirely possible saying it tanks the relationship in which case it’s fine, I agree. I wasn't paying attention and clicked it out of an old habit of exhausting dialogue trees. She blows up on you and you have the option of apologizing (Which still leads to a similarly uncomfortable "she smiles, and you find yourself smiling too, because she's so pretty" moment  ) or you can double down.Really, she's just a goddamned landmine of a character in every respect.
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Oct 5, 2018 18:40
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Madcosby posted:what do you mean, you dont like your barbarians with 13 dex? 
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Oct 5, 2018 18:44
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Beefeater1980 posted:I don’t know - I suspect what he’s referring to is the fact that you can talk to Valerie on p much day 1 and after she has made it abundantly clear how much she loathes being judged on her beauty, to the extent that hating that is the single defining aspect of her character, you can still say sth like “but your beauty must have moved people, bet you had a lot of suitors?” Need mod to call her handsome instead
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Oct 5, 2018 18:49
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caedwalla posted:Is it an actual program or just editing the jsons? You can do it via the party.json it's just a huge pain in the rear end. I swapped my PC's strength and dexterity after deciding to hit things with a glaive instead of just throwing bombs as an alchemist but editing Valerie's was even more annoying. There's a simple editor out there for editing money,exp, and stats. I used it to change my sorcerer's stats when I decided to opt for an abyssal strength polymorph after the tutorial. Have to know the economy or use the ingame char creation if you want your stats legal of course, it's not smart enough to calculate that I think.
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Oct 5, 2018 18:49
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DisDisDis posted:Need mod to call her handsome instead Granny Weatherwax confirmed as Valerie’s final form. That said there are bits of dialogue I love. Just hit up a barbarian camp and read the following: “While you were learning to fight, I learned the legends. While you were training with the sword, I trained with the tambourine.”
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Oct 5, 2018 18:51
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Chomp8645 posted:Do you think that the PC should only be able to say things that are morally virtuous? No, but there is a distinct lack of options in that regard. If you're going to bring up stuff like this then you better drat well make sure your response options have a wide variety of choices. The only option available to you is the "I'm ignorant of this subject". It's just a badly design dialogue tree for that topic.
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Oct 5, 2018 19:02
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