Mongerman's IA4.1 adventure Options

[thetruth]

Now, does anyone has any advice how to defeat the drcolich with an unbuffed party?

You could rest and buff your party in the last area before the Draco-Lich's lair.

The trick becomes his wing buffects. I always have my fighters so that they get knocked back near my other characters, many dragons that if they knock out the front line fighters will head for the other party members anyway, so as my fighters are getting back up they meet him again before he gets to my pc.

There is a way to become immune to the Wing Buffets.
Both to their damage (bypasses PfMWs but not Stoneskin and M.Image) and to their throwing back effect.

The Spell Shield can protect someone from both effects
Moreover it doesn't get dispelled after a Wing Buffet (like with the Beholders' Dispelling Rays).

And also from what I have noticed the same Spell Shield makes someone immune to the Dragon's Breath Weapon.

The only problem is that it gets dispelled with any spell cast at the character, so only with a little micromanagment someone can see the benefits of this immunity.

[leonidas]

And also from what I have noticed the same Spell Shield makes someone immune to the Dragon's Breath Weapon.

Yes, I noticed this as well, with the shadow dragon's breath.

It must surely be a bug, however.

[Mongerman]

What!? All the time I thought wing buffet etc were not counted as spells! Damn I'm taking out that dracolich now

[thetruth]

What!? All the time I thought wing buffet etc were not counted as spells! Damn I'm taking out that dracolich now

Spell Shield can be a solution but requires first to make the Draco-Lich waste his single target spells on another character (spell-caster). Only this way you can keep Spell Shield up.

The better way in my experience to avoid (partially) the throwing back effect is to surround the dragon. Usually the wing buffet has a range of 180°. This way not all of your fighters will get thrown back from it. And is generally the best tactic when fighting Dragons.

[Mongerman]

Just defeated the twisted rune. Sikret, you might want to take note of layene's script. During her double length timestop, she casted death spell thrice at my one single summon, a skeleton warrior! That gave me enough time to GWW her with keldorn with the holy avenger, and she went down very quickly after that.

[Sikret]

Just defeated the twisted rune. Sikret, you might want to take note of layene's script. During her double length timestop, she casted death spell thrice at my one single summon, a skeleton warrior! That gave me enough time to GWW her with keldorn with the holy avenger, and she went down very quickly after that.

Which version of IA are you playing? In v4.2 what you reported is absolutely impossible. We had encountered that problem during our previous tests and I had revised her script. Now, she ignores all summoned creatures during her TimeStop. Why didn't you update the mod to its latest version, Mongerman?

EDIT: And how was Keldorn immune to timestop to be able to attack?

If you are indeed playing the latest version of the mod (v4.2) and if you don't have any cheesy item from some other mod which grants immunity to timestop, then your game is bugged for some unknown reason. Perhaps a re-install may help. If you have items which grant immunity to timstop, then you should drop/sell them immediately.

This post has been edited by Sikret: May 14 2007, 10:13 AM

[Mongerman]

Sorry. i meant she was casting death spell repeatedly during her time stop, hence she didnt cast any damaging spells, allowing my unharmed pc and keldorn to attack her after her timestop ended.

And yes I'm playing 4.1. been meaning to upgrade but i havent gotten around to it yet.

And how do I solve vanya's second quest? I am so sick of killing cobras...

This post has been edited by Mongerman: May 14 2007, 10:57 AM

[Sikret]

And how do I solve vanya's second quest? I am so sick of killing cobras...

Find their queen. Do you need spoilers? I think solving the puzzles by yourself (without asking for spoilers) will give you more satisfaction. Just think a little about where she might be hidden.

[Mongerman]

Lol maybe I'm stupid but I've looked most places for her. Fiikraag's lair, fire elemental tomb, adamantium golem cave etc. Has it something to do with the gems the mutated cobras are dropping? I wouldnt mind a spoiler in a PM now haha

[Sikret]

The PM is sent.

[Mongerman]

Thanks! Anyone else stuck, it has nothing to do with the gems lol. Just be sure to search *everywhere*

[Mongerman]

Just killed the chromatic demon. Was a real hard nut to crack till I loaded up imoen with pfmw to distract his minions while my f/m lured him to a room where all my summons and rest of the party was waiting...

[Sikret]

Did you update the mod to v4.2? (Has nothing to do with the Chromatic Demon and would have no effect on that battle though; no new changes are applied to that area in v4.2 compared to v4.1, but do update the mod in your game with every new release.)

Just uninstall the current version, delete the folder "ImprovedAnvil", unzip the new version into your main BG2 folder (if asked whether you want to replace anything say 'yes'), then install it again. You can continue the game from your current saved game. This is the general guideline for updating the mod with every new release (unless it is mentioned otherwise).

[Mongerman]

Have already done so. Sikret, I'm looking through the tactical challenges walkthrough, and I've noticed that I didnt encounter anything new at cromwell. Is there a certain trigger I missed? I've completed the last malvena quest (good path) and kept the dude alive.

Also, I'm beginning to think a blade is much more viable then earlier suggested, mainly because of the sheer number of PFMW scrolls. And Imoen (SK'ed to blade) has turned the tide of many battles either by being completely untouchable (PFMW + SI:Abjuration + spell shield etc) or by spamming time trap before fights and clearing out the fighters. She single handedly killed the beholder, vampire and fighter in the twisted rune, as well as lord roenall.

This post has been edited by Mongerman: May 15 2007, 02:32 PM

[Sikret]

Sikret, I'm looking through the tactical challenges walkthrough, and I've noticed that I didnt encounter anything new at cromwell. Is there a certain trigger I missed?

You need to forge "Memory of the Apprenti".

[Mongerman]

Oh well...perhaps on my next run then. I've done all there is to do in SOA with no sign of the robe of vecna.

Also, what exactly is guarding the house of the tailsman? just to be sure, its the room where you have to solve a puzzle box. No enemies in there for me so far...

This post has been edited by Mongerman: May 15 2007, 03:23 PM

[thetruth]

Also, I'm beginning to think a blade is much more viable then earlier suggested, mainly because of the sheer number of PFMW scrolls.

Compared to the F/M ? Heh, wait until the really tough battles of ToB where Timetraps will be almost useless and the Blade will have serious problems with his bad THACO and you can tell me .

Generally? Yes the Blade is a very useful character in IA (as earlier suggested ).

I've done all there is to do in SOA with no sign of the robe of vecna.

Have you completed W.Keep ? The Mind-Flayers' lair in the sewers (in Athkatla)?

[Mongerman]

Hehe yup maybe I'm speaking too early. Ah yes I've forgotten all about watcher's keep! I've already done the 1st 2 lvls though.

Hwever, I'm already halfway through saving the elven city. Will leaving it in the clutches of Jon while I pursue the robe of vecna have any ill effect?

Anf finally, assuming i dont get what I want from the creature, will reloading help, or are all variables already set at jon's dungeon?

This post has been edited by Mongerman: May 16 2007, 12:27 AM

[rbeverjr]

Hehe yup maybe I'm speaking too early. Ah yes I've forgotten all about watcher's keep! I've already done the 1st 2 lvls though.

Hwever, I'm already halfway through saving the elven city. Will leaving it in the clutches of Jon while I pursue the robe of vecna have any ill effect?

Anf finally, assuming i dont get what I want from the creature, will reloading help, or are all variables already set at jon's dungeon?

I left Suldanessar once and couldn't get back in, but I think that I finally figured out the code to warp back in using CLUA.

[Sikret]

Also, what exactly is guarding the house of the tailsman? just to be sure, its the room where you have to solve a puzzle box. No enemies in there for me so far...

It's a Noble Rakshasa standing just near the entrance of the house of the talsiman.