TS Test by Trufa (don't split pls with Anvil, because the second TS test will be with IA) Options

[trufa]

I finished the first TS test



Nothing special installed
-Bdash
-TS
-some Ease-of-Use
-DBG


I played until the middle of main quest (Maevar,Small Athkathlan Quests,Trademeet,deArnise,Unseeing Eye, Pl.Sphere, Pl.Prison,Slavers, Aran's side quests), and finished the first testplay (speedplay style) fem. Kensai Druid PC NN all.

- What is with Kachiko's old voice? This new one reminds me on my fem IWD1 characters, The old one was nicer, especially there was voicing in banters too, not only the core ones (lead,tired,attack, etc...)
- Same Kachiko-Yoshimo banter problem as before mentioned
- Sime's voicing has also the same trouble (only having the core sounds), and I haven't any install problems
- Haven't Triggered the first (and the other) Lovetals with SIme. It is still to do the Temple Ruins quest, or Neutral Charachters cannot romance SIme? (the reason to stopped the test)
SPOILER!

-It was good, to remove the upgraded Dak'Kon Blades, so Kachiko can try other combos as well, and in IA nothing can stop her having the Royal Elemental Staff
-Taking the TS Robes in the Nakanishi dungeon was a good idea, so this powerful, but too owerpowered robes are accessable in the middle-later of the game
-It would be better to take the Edion Ring of Wizardry out, rather the Ulcaster Ring, because in vanilla game both ring are very (or not too powerful), but in IA Ulcaster Ring will give possibly Immy a few additonal spells, but with a Ring of Wizardry-Edion Ring of Wizardry combo Imoen would have at least 12, or 14 spells in 5 lvl, and doesn't needed to memorized to An.Dead, Breach, SP. Imm.)
-I haven't found any reference (in game, and in add. programs too )how to make Ring of Wizardry II. It is possible to take this item? HOw?
[spoiler]-It is the same for the new Thief armour, but I have an Idea (Correct me if I am wrong) Aino give it at the end of the main quest to Yoshi rewarding the union of the two family)

[/spoiler]
-The last question goes for you Sikret! What will happen, if TS contains some items, that IA has modified,changed,or removed? (Arrow of Dispelling, some potions, the good old WuJen Katana?)




One of the TS-IA's expert's to get your character to TS-IA

(Fe)Male good Alligned Human Barbarian Long Sword/Flail/Spear and/or Shield)
-Best HP, Better as Vagrant, especially with Rage
-Many times immune to lvl Drain
-Many items to increase the already high HP, compensate the relatively bad AC
(Spear of Kuldahar,Mail of Life (TS +10 HP, reg 1 HP/turn),Large Shield +3 (TS Immune to PWK, Finger of Death),Indigo Ioun Stone,Girdle of Lordly Might,JD)
-Romanceable with Sime (mal-fem), or Valygar (fem)

This post has been edited by trufa: Feb 11 2008, 09:16 AM

[trufa]

I finished the Spellhold, and done Every non ch apter 4-5quests, and encounters except (Good to have a week holiday, so I can play TS 20 hours in a day)

Another Mission of the Temple
Bridge Lich
Improved Twisted Rune (Tac)
Dock Lich (Tac)
Improved Kangaxx, and guardians (Tac)
Kuroisan, the Acid Kensai
Gate Lich
Limited Wish Quest


Turned down the Fighter, Thief, and Paladin Strongholds, Accepted the Ranger, Priest, Druid and Mage Stronghold, and forced the Bard
In the Sime romance, not triggered the non-priest class-specific banters.


A few observations

When Sime joins,possibly her Cleric level is related to the PC-s level. It should be modified, so Sime's XP is related to the PC-s XP, because when she joins to a lvl 9-10 priest, she has 500k XP advantage, and to a lvl 10 druid or thief party, she has around 1m XP advantage.

Sime became much earlier HLA-s, as normally possible. She became the first HLA, when she reached lvl 13 cleric (2250000 XP), she became a fighter HLA, and when reaches the lvl 14 Cleric (2700000XP)she can became a cleric one also.

I romanced Jaheira too, until the romance conflict, and after that, her bandit encounter triggered. It is related to Jaheira ROmance, or not (I have the encounter only when I romanced her at this time). I checked the Jaheiravariable, It is at 3.

The Ring of Niri-Alud thieves are too powerful, and especially powerful equipped. I know-I know this item is to protect the shadow-masters daughter, but at least their equipment should be turned down to (Studded)Leather +3 and Short sword +3. They three did, what 2 Fire Elemental, 3 Nymph, 3 Aerial Servant, Improved Khittix, Joloon (druid stonghold lion),horn Berserker warrior, and the bishop priest can't. Clear out the either one of the room, which is filled with Nakanishi guards.(Only one elemental reached a hit, the others died quickly).

The new Nakanishi Areas are nice. Now looks what it truly is, an underground complex to a noble family, unly one suggestions. The drow spider floortile in the second new area isn't passed to an oriental style compound (but it is only artistic observations)

I have the same problems, which is mentioned at Senka at point 3, 4., and 5


Lastly, a few pictures, what faced poor-poor Perth the adept

Kachiko wasn't that surprise, but what the PC did... without the "classical" fighter-priest weapons... (Mace,Flail,Hammer)I didn't expect, that a single class priest can so effective striking force, and 80% of his higher lvl spells (5,6,7) is still there.

Sime is the best in combats, when didn't need buffs, and when buffed she isn't the weakest.
I wait the Impaler to Jaheira, and that time, possibly she will have the first whirlwind...













This post has been edited by trufa: Mar 5 2008, 10:31 AM