Weird archery bug!
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Apprentice
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written Wednesday, May 26 2004 14:51
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Here's a strange bug. None of my archer's bolts or arrows are staying on the ground after being fired. I'm losing them all. I'm in the Za-Khazi run with a level 35 party (ok, so I've got some insecurity issues - actually, I'm just looking for treasure I might have missed). My archer has a blessed crossbow and a blessed bow, and is using iron, steel, and blessed arrows and bolts. She's got strength 10, dexterity 12, endurance 11, bows 9, and sharpshooter 6. Her other stats are fairly low. This just started up when I reloaded a saved game (version 1.0.1) right at the start of the Spiraling Crypt (the one where you have to get the key to reach the barge docks). Earlier in the game my archer was able to recover all her weapons. Some of these missiles were purchased from Kimzahn, whom I then killed. Is this his curse? Is the game just scolding me for using an overqualified party? If this keeps up, my archer will ruin me financially! :rolleyes: Posts: 6 | Registered: Wednesday, May 26 2004 07:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Wednesday, May 26 2004 14:53
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To clarify: earlier in the game my archer was able to recover, not all her missile weapons, but a relatively high percentage of missiles fired, as normal. Now she's losing every one of them. Posts: 6 | Registered: Wednesday, May 26 2004 07:00 |
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Post Navel Trauma ^_^
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written Wednesday, May 26 2004 21:57
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Just a random guess - perhaps arrows are more likely to be recovered if you miss, and your high-level archer doesn't miss much. -------------------- Barcoorah: I even did it to a big dorset ram. New Mac BoE Posts: 1798 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
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written Wednesday, May 26 2004 22:57
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Actually, this is a change in version 1.0.1. Archery was severely rebalanced. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Thursday, May 27 2004 08:45
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Hmmm...so does this rebalancing mean I'll have to train up my archer in melee skills, since she fires off a couple of dozen shots in every serious conflict, and we'll never be able to purchase and carry enough for a long expedition if we can't recover them? Somewhere in this game, can I find Legolas's bottomless quiver of arrows? :D Posts: 6 | Registered: Wednesday, May 26 2004 07:00 |
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written Thursday, May 27 2004 13:47
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It's probably still feasible to have a melee-less archer, but you'd have to buy a lot of arrows. A little melee skill might be a good investment. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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BANNED
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written Thursday, May 27 2004 14:11
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Strength is valuable for archers- since they will, by their nature, need all 99 arrows they can carry. (Also, did you ever notice how powerful the Empire Archer's melee is?) -------------------- * Posts: 6936 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Friday, May 28 2004 09:07
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Never occurred to me to check the Empire archer's melee; I was too busy ducking and desperately hitting them with fireballs! Posts: 6 | Registered: Wednesday, May 26 2004 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Friday, May 28 2004 16:34
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So since 1.0.1 Archer bacame as useless than they are in BoE? Bad news. Posts: 175 | Registered: Friday, April 2 2004 08:00 |
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Shake Before Using
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written Friday, May 28 2004 22:24
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No, since archers can actually do reasonable damage in the Avernum series, from what I've heard. Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Saturday, May 29 2004 08:16
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The lose of arrows totaly ilimnated the hole reason my worrior was carrying a bow, it sucks, i just never rember to sell his stock pill of steel arrows -.- -------------------- "Don't wake me for the end of the world unless it has very good special effects." -- Roger Zelazny (1937-95), Posts: 11 | Registered: Saturday, May 29 2004 07:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Saturday, May 29 2004 09:32
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I remember my archer in A3 having an infinate arrow, which was nice for my lazy self. Since BoA apparently lacks this, I stopped using bows and started putting my archer's stats into missle weapons. If you can find a Blessed Sling (It's not that hard) they do a fairly high level of damage and don't require any ammo. -------------------- Polaris Board Posts: 780 | Registered: Friday, February 1 2002 08:00 |
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Warrior
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written Saturday, May 29 2004 10:00
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Yes, you will still be able to afford arrows/bolts. When you first start you can afford crude arrows by the time you run out of the crude arrows you can find lying around, and by 35 you should be able to afford steel bolts without any great deal of difficulty. If you cannot afford to keep yourself stocked with steel bolts by this time, you need to evaluate your spending habits, perhaps cutting into your characters' brothel expense accounts. Posts: 191 | Registered: Monday, October 1 2001 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Monday, May 31 2004 17:49
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You are probably right with one archer in the party, with four archer and all arrows/bolts lost, I'm not sure. Additionaly the problem is that it makes you carry much more bolts/arrows that have a strong weight. [ Monday, May 31, 2004 17:50: Message edited by: Vent ] Posts: 175 | Registered: Friday, April 2 2004 08:00 |