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Hi


Some time back i creadted a permanent potion with the first holy water i found. Not, i have found my second so i want to make one more.

Last time i used my skill i increased it to 4 and deleted it after. Now when i try to set to skill i cant raise it higher than 2. How come? Is it supposed ot be like this?

PS! I have since that time patched from 1.4 to 1.45 which is the only think i can see as i cause. I'm in act4 now so i really dont want to start over to test if this is the case.

So please help me figure this out.

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this is a strange (i think) thing...
different 'teachers' and also certain books 'teach' you skills you may use. the problem arises when the teacher or book presents a lower level of instruction than you already have! you revert to the 'new' level, even if it should be 2-8 levels below where you were. ouch. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/puppyeyes.gif" alt="" />
it sounds as though this is what's happened to you.
my suggestion is this - always have a notepad and pen around your computer. list every skill and level of skill you acquire. NEVER read a skill book withour saving prior.
personally, i also have a 'stat' sheet for all items worn (and carried) for each of my characters too. this way i can refer to the sheet when visiting a merchant - keep in mind that whatever is worn by your non-leader is not visible while with merchants.
kiya (or someone else) will probably help with exactly where the skill can be purchased (raised) again.
i hope this explains it.

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Pelle, you took and opened the skill book out of the mage's lab, hm? I don't know how the Larians will fix it - but most books with a few exceptions are lvl 5. Books are a prob now, if you have either bought a higher skill - not maxed it out or deleted skill pts and read a book afterwards, cutting down to the last lvl cap (in this case the book).

Book level caps =>
Alchemy in Act 4 lvl 2
trap detection in Act 1 => lvl 5? 2? Not sure
identify in Act 1 => lvl 2

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Holy crap....from time to time when playing i was tempted to send the damn thing back demaning my money back. I am especially irritated by the cd check thing...takes forever and if i even move the mouse whil it is running it fails. Anyway, a few beers later i manged to get past that irritation and many others ingame bug, but now i am running out of hard liquor and i dont know what to do.


This is one of the few skills i have really been looking forward to, saving tonns of herbs and stuff. Next i know this will happen to pick pocket and i will be broke aswell....

Does anyone know of a way to revert this (i dont have a save game from before that book). There must be a editor out somewhere?

I remember from the Might and Magic 8 (i think it was 8) days we all had to send inn our save games to the developer because they had a bug preventing us from advancing in the mage skills...that was good customer support.

So, any ideas?? Any booze perhaps then?

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isn't the skill available in the battlefields? from one of the merchants? annebelle maybe?
just buy it back (if the level is high enough).

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In the BF Annabelle should teach Alchemy at level 4 (level 2 in act 1). You can hex edit to get the gold back, or just drop the holy water and give yourself the appropriate number of stat points.

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The problem is the skill is no longer for sale. I really dont want to start cheating but i guess i'd have any other choce if i want to make potions.

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If you can wait until the next act change, Annabelle should have Alchemy listed again to relearn.

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He can't wait until the next act, he said he was in act 4


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