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How easy was that?

Discussion in 'BG2: Shadows of Amn (Classic)' started by jack-of-all-trades, Apr 17, 2001.

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    Did ne 1 else find that Iranicus was really easy the first time??


    And what would the best strat be for mind flayers?
     
    jack-of-all-trades, Apr 17, 2001
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    He doesn't really find you very threatening at that point, just a nuisance to his plans. So he doesn't put much effort into fighting you. And that's a good thing because when I met him in Spellhold I was emotionally disraught over Hoshimo, well not really but still...along came Imoen, my purple-haired companion. One of the first things she killed was a MindFlayer. Chaotic Commands, a 5th lvl priest spell offers protection from psionic blast, be quick and aggresive and they will fall.

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    Of course it's easy if you've recruited those other magicusers.All you really have to do then is fight your doubles.

    I fairly good method I found for mindflayers is to have a fighter wearing a ring of freedom and something that give a mind shield. This allows them to avoid the psi blasts and lets the rest of your party other shoot the flayers full of arrows. You still have to watch out for the Int drain though.
     
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    [​IMG] Yeah, those pesky mindflayers are erally annoying when you've got a 2 intelligence..
     
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    I thought the lowest Intelligence you could have was three.
     
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    it WAS a 3. but in the dream where you fight bhaal, the demon asks you to give something up, i gave intelligence up hehe.
    "R'syil Smash!"
     
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    [​IMG] Ah, now THAT explains all your weird posts and questions whose answers are obvious to everyone else but you. You know what I'm talking about, gib.

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    The thing that worked best for me through the whole game: summon up to five invisible stalkers, haste them and send them in the room with those nasty mind flayers and the likes. They seem to be immune for those mind blasts, even though they get those hold/control symbols over their heads. They clear out rooms and rooms full of mind flayers and your party doesn't lose a single hit point.

    But some people think summuning is like cheating, and in this case, I almost have to agree with them ;)
     
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    Use the Greenstone-Amulet that protects you from the mind flayers...

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    [​IMG] Tal: it's either that or paint and glue fumes from passing construction areas is getting to me :p
     
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    looks like Sorcerer is REALLY pissed off with a certain gibberling.
    Never NEVER anger a pink dragon.
     
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    why do all of you always take the easy way out? what ever happened to storming into a room swords drawn?
    Instead it seems everyone here uses other things to do their bidding, or killing dragons without fighting. tell me, whats the point of the game if its not difficult?
     
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    For everyone who thinks the gamne and Jon is to easy, just put the game-difficulty some higher..... :rolleyes:
     
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    Shura, how do you like your new avatar? Maybe I should change the title from Myconid Slicer to Fungi Lord. Has a nice ring to it. :D

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    it's my first time through so i don't mind summoning mass armys of creatures to do my bidding. But, where is the green-stone amulet? Did i miss it if i am in the underdark????
     
    jack-of-all-trades, Apr 19, 2001
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    [​IMG] Yeah it is WELL hidden in the beholder caverns, I got it by mistake, when I was dragging my mouse around
     
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    [​IMG] Don't you use Mordenkainen's Sword?
    When that "monster" (=the sword) gets killed it leaves a Greenstone Amulet.

    (I'm about to finish soloing as a dc F/M and use lot's of Animate Dead and Mordenkainen's Sword.)
     
    Earl Grey, Apr 19, 2001
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