Why are drakes so powerful now?

Author	Topic: Why are drakes so powerful now?
Groovejet Warrior Member # 2838	written Thursday, August 19 2004 08:30 Profile #0 If my memory doesn't fail in the blades of exile they had lvl 5 mage spells. However, now in Blades of Avernum they are capable of castin Arcane Summon, and summon a group of vampires inmediatly making them way harder to kill. -------------------- …../|,-‘`¯¯`\(o)_\,----,,,_……… …( `\(o),,_/` ¯ : o : :: o`-, … I'm under your bed. Posts: 118 | Registered: Wednesday, April 2 2003 08:00
Imban Shake Before Using Member # 75	written Thursday, August 19 2004 09:44 Profile #1 Because, in BoA, Arcane Summon is really, really unfair. Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00
Kelandon Off With Their Heads Member # 4045	written Thursday, August 19 2004 09:47 Profile Homepage #2 The good news is that we can fix it, though. Changing summoning classes will make Arcane Summon less unbalancing, which most scenarios will do, I think. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
Groovejet Warrior Member # 2838	written Thursday, August 19 2004 10:11 Profile #3 But wouldn't that mean modifying the corescendata.txt? -------------------- …../|,-‘`¯¯`\(o)_\,----,,,_……… …( `\(o),,_/` ¯ : o : :: o`-, … I'm under your bed. Posts: 118 | Registered: Wednesday, April 2 2003 08:00
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Thursday, August 19 2004 10:14 Profile #4 Be glad they can't cast Arcane Blow. But Drakes were reasonably powerful in BoE, and without Arcane Summon, they aren't quite the menace that they should be in BoA. Fireblast is like Firestorm, but they don't have major haste! But I really wish that monsters capable of casting Arcane Summon wouldn't be able to be summoned themselves. EDIT: May it be noted that Drakes have steadily been increasing in power over the course of the Avernum games. [ Thursday, August 19, 2004 10:14: Message edited by: Garrison ] -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00
Kelandon Off With Their Heads Member # 4045	written Thursday, August 19 2004 10:20 Profile Homepage #5 quote: Originally written by LUEshi: But wouldn't that mean modifying the corescendata.txt? Er, no. It requires changing default items, but one need not touch corescendata to do that. Read the part of the docs with the heading, "Trick To Change Default Things (Advanced)." One could make vampires unable to summon themselves with this bit of code in one's custom objects script (and here I am assuming that summon class 10 is high enough, but I don't actually know): [ Thursday, August 19, 2004 10:21: Message edited by: Kelandon ] -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
Enraged Slith Agent Member # 27	written Thursday, August 19 2004 14:13 Profile #6 come on, what could be more fun than hordes of Drakes and Vampires? :) Posts: 1233 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00
S M Adventurer Apprentice Member # 4031	written Thursday, August 19 2004 14:57 Profile Homepage #7 Oh please, I found it highly annoying in the Za-Khazi run when I was fighting that powerful wizard in the Opal Mines. He/she kept casting Arcane Summon and summoned Vampires and the Vampires casted Summon Aid and summoned even more pests! It took a load of Fireblasts to take them down. I only had two characters in my party at the time. -------------------- html://srmboe0.tripod.com - My Website, filled with my BOE scenarios, Avernum 3 hints, and my Exile Stories. Check it out! Posts: 26 | Registered: Wednesday, February 25 2004 08:00