Assassin poison

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I read the "Why theives rule" in the walkthrough section here and took a look with great interest at the effects the assassin poison. My problem is my assassin doesn't seem to be getting any better. I started a new game and shadowkeeped an assassin character and tested his poison weapon ability for levels 8, 12, 17 and 22nd. The poison had the exact same effect for each of the levels (tested on Minsc ). I am suspicous that it could be one of the many mods that I have installed that is interfearing with his growth. Instead of spending a lot of time uninstalling and testing which mod or fixpack is causing the problem, I am hoping someone out there knows an easier way to fix the problem. Perhaps a shadowkeeper effect?

 

what mods do you have?
i have heard shadowkeeper can cause a lot of bugs
that might be why

 

It may be a technique problem. If you just change the level in SK, I'm pretty sure the effects that the character is supposed to accumulate on level-up may not be applying. If you change his XP, then the effects the assassin is supposed to be getting will be applied when you go through the level-up process.

You could also adjust the XP level of the character ingame with the CLUAConsole. Select the character and use

CLUAConsole:SetCurrentXP("xxxxxx")

where xxxxxx is the XP you want to set.

 

I should have mentioned the only poison effect I get is the middle one; 24 hp damage with failed save, 6 hp damage with save. This is with the 8th level theif too.

What I have installed:
SoA
ToB
Official ToB patch
baldurdash fixpack and english text update
no bottoms
improved theif guild
apack
unfinished business
hell trials
flirt pack
ascension
redemption
turnip golem
flirt pack
ease of use (just item stacking and shut up)
item upgrade
tactics (all but illych)

 

do you know if they all are compatible with one-another?

see,i told you SK has a lot of problems/bugs!

 

I think CamDawg may be right. (BTW, what freaky PDN is that?)

Level-up in the game and see if it works correctly then.

 

@Gothmog4230

what is PDN?

[Publicly Displayed Name. Yours is Ivellos the Bladesinger - BTA]

[ November 25, 2003, 21:37: Message edited by: Blackthorne TA ]

 

In the rare times I ever took an assassin I found myself NEVER using the poison. It's like when I played an archer I never used the called shot. I don't know why, but to me they were kinda useless. Personally I think the assassin is one of the worst kits in the game.

 

I don't call using Tungian's Bow (3 shots per round) with the poison usless. Everyone is poisoned.

Plus, 7x backstab is unbeleivably deadly.

 

The extra backstab multiple is a huge bonus, specially if you end up dual-classing to a fighter to get a decent THAC0.

@Gothmog
CamDawg is just a combo of my name and a nickname. Cam was taken at the first BG board I registered at, so I tacked on Dawg.

 

Poison is the best to kill mages. If they have stoneskins, a simple warrior can't hurt them. But the poison can! And meanwhile they are suffering, you can apply new hits on them. I don't know why, but the poison is the most effective with traps. Maybe because there is no save against theese things. Try it also. If you meet an Admanantite - or what - Golem just poison your arrow, and run. Hit and run! That's how assassins fight. With gauntlets, and belts, the THACO is good enough too... dont forget the staff of magi and boots of speed. The 7x backstab can do you job. One hit, one death. If failed, run and hide, or grasp the staff of magi. Simple. The deadliest class.