New Player, Requesting Help Options

[Zarathustra]

Hi everyone.

I am a quite experienced BG2 player (as in: the vanilla game provides zero challenge anymore, but Ascension is still a struggle). Having recently started my first IA game, after perusing this forum for a while, I must say that IA is a very polished mod, and highly enjoyable once one accepts what it tries, and does not try, to do (some people seem to have difficulties with that).

However, I am - of course - up to my neck in trouble with most of the new encounters. So, I have opened this thread to occasionally ask advice once a battle has me stumped for hours on end. Any help would be appreciated; both general advice and moderate spoilers are welcome. Many thanks in advance!


My party consists of:

PC (Vagrant, 11) - very powerful kit, by the way; just I what I need for IA!
Valygar (11)
Anomen (12)
Jaheira (10 / 11)
Yoshimo (13) - he seems rather useless in IA, but I like him (it's not like he'll last anyway).
Nalia (12)

I have cleared the De'Arnise keep and done all the unmodded quests except the Unseeing Eye cult (if it even is unmodded). So you might be surprised to hear the Shadow Lover in the Lilarcor quest presents me with great difficulties. Tanking him seems impossible due to his low AC, his regeneration and his strength drain ability; and spells seem not to affect him, not even Bolt of Glory, which was a disappointment. Help? I am quite impressed that Sikret and others did it with lower-level and less-well-equipped parties.

This post has been edited by Zarathustra: Jan 20 2008, 08:05 PM

[Zarathustra]

The main problem is that he tears me apart before I wear him down. I may not have paid quite enough attention to the battle log, but I think Nalia's Breach failed to affect him at least twice. Does he perhaps run SI:A? Or can Spell Turning block Breach? If it's the latter, I could perhaps try Secret Word + Breach. In any case, the second big problem is his Remove Magic - though I once managed to have it affect only a single character by sending the targeted Jaheira away from the frontline. The fact that he heals himself if given half a chance doesn't help either (well, it helps him).

I guess it's entirely possible I just have to keep trying and hope for a lucky shot; but if there's something obvious I have overlooked, please tell me.

Edit: By the way, Olbas, I am astounded you found Conster more manageable than the liches. I might try that one again as well before Spellhold. Thanks.

This post has been edited by Zarathustra: Jan 23 2008, 04:08 PM