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)

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-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]

Well, there are some problems with Dakkon'katana. It would be better it was undroppable during upgrade. Some moment instead drop to the inventory katana disappear... inventory not be full. I added it by S-Keeper. It changed to katana +4, and then katana +5. In what cases the upgrade occure?

In 7.01 Isn't the Dak'kon upgrades, to the earlier version here is their scripts. When I played with 6.x with/without any mods, it worked fine.





I killed Gromnir...

An important suggestion: To the readme should be an incompatibility list, on top with EASE-of-USE: Imoen ToB Dialogue Fix. Before, and after uninstalled this, Imoen's banters was only one lines, the inital one with Kachiko, and Sime. Imoen's answers didn't appear. With the multistronghold,Vlad mentioned before, I haven't found any problem. Yet.



This (TS) party has the same "problem", as many of my partys; On later levels, it became a "one-person" party, I mean, almost every member is so powerful, that can handle almost on his/her own (or only with one assistance) any tough/improved battles, except a few one. In TS, that few is two.
for example

-Improved Beholder Tunnels in the Underdark(Tac): Fully buffed the party after killing the drows, and Kachiko with her Improved Haste+2 Time Stops+2 Kais, killed every Gauth/beholder/Elder Orb/Hive Mother in that Area, except the Illithids vs. Gauth pack, in that time, the another two melee fighter (PC+Sime) didn't nothing, except wounded eachother below 15 HP with they Blade Barrier+Globe of Blades (Only this time failed my CON:20 Halfilng Priest a single save vs. anything)

-Bridge Lich, Kangaxx the Lich: He died Instantly from Yoshimo's 3 Sipke, and 4 "Common" Trap

-Improved Kangaxx Guardians, and Kangaxx the Demilich: Kachiko with Imp Haste,Timestop,Kai

-Dock Lich (4 skel warrior+1 Bone Golem+1 lvl 40 Lich): Buffed Pc turned away almost instantly the skeletials, when the lich tried to cast an evocation spell (Cloudkill,Deathfog,Meteor Swarm) The PC has 8 Zone of Sweet Air, If Not, 4 Sunray, 6 False Dawns...

-The Improved North Forest was also "one Kachiko battle", and to worse, the spoils was too rich, compared with the almost no difficulty.


The counterexamples are

-Improved Small Teeth pass. The Red Dragon in the middle can reach every corner of the Area with his Breath, and if you aren't come from UD Exit, you will facing instantly a purple dragon also. There will be a great luck( 10% max), if the following spells succeeded, before the first breath comes
PC-Prot from Fire Himself
Sime-Prot from Fire Herself
Jaheira Prot from Fire Yoshimo (Jaheira has immunity to fire via Red Dragon Plate, and Fire Control Ring)
Kachiko Prot from Elements Herself
Imoen Prot from Energy Herself
After that, you have only one round, when the Dragon became visable, so you must decide between Imp. Haste and TImestop to Kachiko. Timestop has a longer activation, so the risk is grater. If the Timstop succeded, you can try to cast the Improved Haste, 5 Hits, and in Timestop begin the second Timestop, and Kai, and ALL of them succeeds, Kachiko can kill the Red Dragon, buying the necessary time to buff the whole party against the 2 other (Brown acidic ultra high damaging, Purple both fire, and lightning breath).
Fully buffed the Party can kill the another two dragons, but I must be Aware to kepp distance between the PC, and Sime due they Barriers/Globe of Blades. And after this ultra tough battle, the spoils was only 8-10k gold, and a red dragon scale, which i can't use, because Jaheira already has REd Dragon Scale, and won't change the PC-s Enkidu Plate


-The another very tough battle is the FInal Irenicus Battle in the Hell. The three Dragon was nothing compare with that battle


So to the close for today
Two of the 3 priests are completely needless, because the PC has the following number of spells 12/12/12/12/11/9/5
Imoen, the Primary Mage needs to cast only the following spells: True Sight, Ruby(If Spell Trap), and Breach. Nothing else.
Yoshimo is the Ultimate, if the enemies aren't there yet, or neutrals, before Battle.