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1.) I agree with the character generation. It was annoying to have a battle mage looking like the Incredible Hulk.
You can get up to 4 party members and choose up to 4 that you'll find around the area that have a story line. One is in the Tavern, One is in Mayor Cecil's House, One is down a well, and one is caged up. Later on you can get henchmen if you don't want any quest/story driven characters.
2.) Cecil Key - I personally haven't experienced this glitched. It sounds like a broken item was generated. Were you able to pick up and use the key after reloading?
3.) Ornate Chest behind the rope. I just teleported the chest using a spell. This bit of information will come in handy later on. Though you can also use the pyramids to "jump" over long distances. Telekiness helps with how far you can throw the pyramids so keep items that give free boosts in the back pack of one character.
4.) Yeh the orc area. So if you got a fireball spell, you can uncover traps like that by just blasting the ground. It is best to spend perception points on archers. By holding down CTRL, you can then shoot traps with your archer and not worry about spell casting at all!
5.) Items lacking description. Are you looking for something like this?
[Unidentified] Bloody Dagger
Quest Item - murder mystery
6.) NO quests in the log.
I can see how this can be frustrating. Larian wants quests to be hidden and you only find them after talking to people. They did this to encourage exploration and interaction with every NPC. This is more part of the old school feel that they want us to experience.
7.) I know EXACTLY what you mean about the island of space. To be quite honest, on my first POST beta I totally forgot about it. I visited it once and it really does feel like a separate entity of the game.
Due to this, there is currently a game breaking bug. If you happen to enter the Phantom Forest (think that is what it called) Zixzax will tell you the homestead is under attack (by something BAD). If you happen to get this far, DO NOT CONTINUE and RELOAD until you visit the homestead (island in space) with all your starstones. Once it comes under attack, he won't open portals until you finish that quest story line.
This glitch killed the game for me. I'm waiting for the combat rebalancing patch before I play again. Though I am a KS backer and played in beta, I haven't finished the game due to this glitch.
Last edited by LightningLockey; 16/12/14 06:32 AM.
