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Kangaxx the wimp

Discussion in 'BG2: Shadows of Amn (Classic)' started by SlickRCBD, Jun 16, 2008.

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  1. Ziad

    Ziad I speak in rebuses Veteran

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    Most probably a bug, but I think it's due to an engine limitation. The engine allows a weapon to have multiple to hit and damage modifiers, but i can only have one modifier for enchantment (to determine who and what it can hit). I suppose BioWare decided to make the weapon more powerful than it should be rather than less.
     
    Ziad, Jun 21, 2008
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  2. Shaitan

    Shaitan Always forgive your enemies; it annoys them so

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    It's probably just lazyness. The Fixpack fixes this (and the tweakpack for those who don't use the fixpack).
     
    Shaitan, Jun 21, 2008
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  3. Ironhawk Skylord

    Ironhawk Skylord If a tree kills alone in the forest, does it make

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    Well from searching on the subject, it looks like Ziad is right.

    It looks like it is a programming/engine limitation.

    And it looks like the Fixpack and Tweakpack sets the higher bonus as default enchantment level, from what I can read of the Readme files.

    I know for a certain that Daystar in a vanilla game is treated like a +2 weapon, and therefore no good against Kangaxx.

    The Fixpack and Tweakpack seems to set Daystar to +4.

    Baldurdash doesn't. And according to the buglist, it is because there was doubt if Bioware intended it as a +2 or a +4 weapon, since few +4 weapons are available early in the game.

    Searching further it looks like people have heavily discussed in several fora if Daystar should be treated as a +2 or +4 weapon, and if it should be fixed.

    And IIRC Azuredge wasn't consistant in determining what it could damage, isn't that right?
     
    Ironhawk Skylord, Jun 21, 2008
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