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oh no, he absolutely wasn't the only one to do it and probably not the first. i thought he worked on the balancing himself, but i could be mistaken. thanks for credit where credit is due!

[color:"orange"] You have got to be kidding me???? [/color]
I have just leveled up, or at least i thought i had to level 51 mage, but NO!!!!, i'm still at level 50!!!, Please don't tell me that you peak at level 50!!!!
I'm sure i have a long way to go yet in the game, and what have i to look forward too.No more new skills, no advancement in magic,Please someone tell me i'm wrong.

you're done. you'll still accumulate xp, and your npcs will level up (until they hit 50). sorry.

of course, you could install the cap remover...

Eh??? the what?? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/think.gif" alt="" />
Whats the point of gaining Xp if you can't gain anything from it!!

the point being that since your npcs level up when you, if they hadn't done it that way your npcs would have been frozen at whatever level they were at when you hit 50. so that's nice...

several people made exp. cap removers for the game. you load them like you would any other mod. i never used one so i don't know where to get one, but terra-arcanum would be a good place to start. i've heard mixed reviews about how the affect the game - i.e. the game is built/balanced for a level 50 cap, so if you take it off it gets really easy.

Mmmm...yes, i think i'll leave the mods well alone, don't wanna spoil what for me has been a rivetting game so far.
Just seems a shame that the creatures don't evolve as i evolve thru the WHOLE of the game. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/down.gif" alt="" />

yeah, there was a lot of whinging and moaning about the level cap, but what can you do? i can't remember the devs justification for it.

Fallout 1 had level cap at 50. Fallout 2 had level cap at 50. Arcanum has level cap at 50. Logical, no?

A higher level cap means that the developers would have to increase the difficulty rating. Not that it was difficult anyway: I finished the game at level 41 the first time I played, and it was rather easy.

Top Five Things You Should Not Do If You Want Arcanum To Be Challenging:


1. Do [color:"red"]NOT[/color] take Dog as your companion.
2. Do [color:"red"]NOT[/color] walk arround Ashbury cemetary and bash Zombies.
3. Do [color:"red"]NOT[/color] use Harm.
4. Do [color:"red"]NOT[/color] train Sneak and Backstab to Master.
5. Do [color:"red"]NOT[/color] overuse Molotov cocktails.

but i *loved* the dog!

Yes, I loved the Dog too. I loved the Dog in Fallout 1, 2 and I love it in Arcanum.

Last time I played, I was a tech rogue and here's what happened:

I was master in both prowling and backstab.
I had twenty two molotovs in my inventory and fifty more in the Tarant warhouse (I use it as my homebase).
I had Dog as my only follower.
I ran arround Ashbury graveyard to gain seven levels.

It was a mistake. Not only I kill with one slash but after I got the dog, I barely have time to get to my enemies before my canine friend feeds on their kidneys.
Not only that but I discovered that by making two charged rings I don't even have to raise my dexterity to be able to train as a master in Backstab.

Needless to say, I stopped playing Arcanum for now. I find KotOR better for no less than 11 reasons. Of course I noticed that KotOR was influenced by Fallout, Arcanum, Wizardry 8, Omicron and Baldur's Gate.

Ooops a daisy, i got the Dog,i named him Churchill,i also have harm.
Obviously i got to level 50 but not by using the Cemetry, just by doing shedloads of side quests i guess.
I am at Apprentice level in a few skills but that is it, how the hell do you get to Master before capping out???
The only other follower i have kept is Sebastion who is a Techie.

Update...Just completed the three quests for Stringy pete so i can now sail my own ship, thing is...i have forgot where i am supposed to be sailing too!!
Ahh well, better read my log book and find out, eh what. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wave.gif" alt="" />

[color:"yellow"] FINISHED [/color] <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
Got to say the ending was nice...by that i mean i liked the way the story was told back to me by explaining how life went on after my succesful and not so succesful quests.
I would give the game a mark of....73%. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" />

out of 75?

j/k

congrats on saving the world!

<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" />
I was especialy pleased the the city of Vendigroth was rebuilt, It looked absolutely fabulous. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" />

Arcanum is awesome!! very fun and addicting <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Got to borrow it again yesterday <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" />, and I'm playing as a dwarven gun tec. I wonder how far I will get... Since I'm lvl 8, and picked miracle operation as my background I'm wimpy as hell for the moment, but I suspect it will change (maybe I'll be able to create that Tesla Gun I allways wanted...).

Übereil

I got the french version(my french is so so) and while im level 3...im not too sure about the mixing of tecnology and magic...having said that it does look a nice game..nice graphics...easy on the eye etc.

My first reaction on the graphics (four years ago, when it was new) was: EUGH! Those are the WHORST graphics I've saeen ever! Got used to them though.

What kind of character do you play? I accidentlly oversaved my dwarven tec (doh!) so now I'm playing a mage fighter, who focus on buffs (have strenght of earth and agility of fire for the moment. Will later invest in temporal, to end up with it's lvl 5 spell, Tempus Fugit, who hasten your group, giving them +10 to speed, and slows everybody else, giving them -10 to speed). I'm lvl 11 I think...

Übereil

Just like to mention that a no-CD, level 126-cap version of the 1074 .exe has been made available at GameCopyWorld.