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by IJBall
December 1st, 2008, 9:01 am
Forum: Eschalon: Book I
Topic: Demon Oil
Replies: 4
Views: 2091

Re: Demon Oil

Shift-clicking is the key to bashing.

Same will be true of Demon Oil - if Demon Oil is set up as your primary weapon, shift-clicking a door will get your character to throw the Demon Oil at the door. Just make sure your character's stepped back a few steps! :wink:
by IJBall
December 1st, 2008, 12:23 am
Forum: Eschalon: Book II
Topic: Book II Questions Thread
Replies: 109
Views: 67986

Re: Book II Questions Thread

New Book II questions (these are pretty straight-forward): 1. Will there be an "Undo Last Move" option? The reason I ask this one is that I can't tell you how many times playing Book I I've been meaning to shoot arrows at, say, the mean Barrean mercenary coming my way, but have accidentall...
by IJBall
November 30th, 2008, 3:25 pm
Forum: Eschalon: Book I
Topic: Goblin "On the Rocks" (Minor Bug)
Replies: 5
Views: 3678

Goblin "On the Rocks" (Minor Bug)

Check this out (I hope I'm doing this right...): Goblin_on_the_Rocks.jpg Er, I swear I had nothing to do with this! :wink: (Still, not being able to bash that goblin's brains in does make me mad! I couldn't even Fleshboil the sucker!! :twisted: ) I guess we can put this down as another minor Book I ...
by IJBall
November 25th, 2008, 1:16 pm
Forum: Eschalon: Book II
Topic: Wish List for Book II {Compiled}
Replies: 128
Views: 70818

Re: Wish List for Book II {Compiled}

I'd really like to see the spear as a melee weapon. Spears are melee weapons in Book II. Javelins are thrown. Does this mean that we'll have the option to use spears as either thrown weapons or melee weapons? Or does this mean that spears are not going to be 'thrown weapons' at all in Book II , and...
by IJBall
November 22nd, 2008, 10:02 am
Forum: Eschalon: Book I
Topic: Vela Goblin Key
Replies: 5
Views: 2432

Re: Vela Goblin Key

I've got a better question!:

How do I get treasure from the bodies in Vela that are underwater?! :twisted:

(Ah, if only I could sent my char's swimming for treasure. [sigh...] :lol: )
by IJBall
November 18th, 2008, 2:10 pm
Forum: Eschalon: Book II
Topic: Any news soon?
Replies: 19
Views: 9069

Re: Any news soon?

We are currently locked away in the studio rendering, writing, and programming. We've recently finished up all the work on the GUI (all icons in place and functioning) and we have been testing out the new combat modes. Map work is progressing daily, but while graphic work and programming are still ...
by IJBall
November 16th, 2008, 7:24 pm
Forum: Eschalon: Book I
Topic: My FInal Thoughts Upon Finishing Eschalon B1 (No Spoilers)
Replies: 9
Views: 4799

Re: My FInal Thoughts Upon Finishing Eschalon B1 (No Spoilers)

For the record, I think putting a "maximum cap" on some Skills would also be helpful. Now, apparently, Cartography still grants you benefits up through Level 17 or 19 or something, and Mercantile keeps paying off (pun intended) up and through Level 30, and I guess there's no limit to uppin...
by IJBall
November 13th, 2008, 11:52 am
Forum: Eschalon: Book II
Topic: Regeneration of Monsters
Replies: 34
Views: 19998

Re: Regeneration of Monsters

That being said, I definitely would not be a fan of random encounters, not in this type of RPG. Regeneration is the name of the game. On loading each map there should be a percentage chance, however small, that some enemies appear somewhere on that map. There shouldn't be any scaling of the enemy l...
by IJBall
November 8th, 2008, 11:13 pm
Forum: Eschalon: Book II
Topic: Will Book II start at a higher level?
Replies: 5
Views: 4220

Re: Will Book II start at a higher level?

Greetings jwdenzel. Book II starts with a Level 1 character. The storyline picks up a couple years after Book I... A "couple of years"? Or actually more like a decade (in game time)? Because it seems to me like it would take more than a "couple of years" for Thaermore to "f...
by IJBall
November 8th, 2008, 9:15 am
Forum: GameTalk
Topic: Ultima III!
Replies: 38
Views: 15920

Re: Ultima III!

Just one quick question: I bought horses, but what good are they? I was hoping I'd move faster on the screen to speed gameplay up a bit but it's not that. My recollection with horses in U3 is not that you move "faster" on screen, but that on horses you get two moves for enemies' one, so y...
by IJBall
November 7th, 2008, 11:08 pm
Forum: GameTalk
Topic: Some Little Known Roguelikes
Replies: 5
Views: 4066

Re: Some Little Known Roguelikes

I love dungeon crawl stone soup version! Cool - maybe you can explain to me how to get the 'tile' version working then. For reference, I'm trying to play this on a Mac - when I launch the app, the old text version launches. I went through the docs but could find no mention on how to bring up the ti...
by IJBall
November 7th, 2008, 11:06 am
Forum: Eschalon: Book I
Topic: easter eggs
Replies: 12
Views: 6050

Re: easter eggs

Kreador Freeaxe wrote:You may, however, need to close the chests. I don't recall.
I don't think so - in both the Ossuary and Shadowmirk, I always leave the chests open - it makes no difference, they still work. :mrgreen:
by IJBall
November 7th, 2008, 10:00 am
Forum: Eschalon: Book I
Topic: easter eggs
Replies: 12
Views: 6050

Re: easter eggs

After putting the items (ring, hammer, ash, apple) in the chests, the portculli does not open, by stepping on the plate. I can see a poltergeist, but how to get through? Specifically, the "hammer" needs to be any Bludgeoning Weapon - make sure it's a Bludgeoning. As for the ring, maybe it...
by IJBall
November 6th, 2008, 11:13 am
Forum: Eschalon: Book II
Topic: CrazyBernie's Book II Wishlist (updated as I play Book I)
Replies: 14
Views: 8055

Re: CrazyBernie's Book II Wishlist (updated as I play Book I)

In the Book I forum, somebody suggested an Amulet of Predator Sight, which I think would be perfect for a rogue. So mind-bogglingly useful that it should probably be hard to get. Too bad you can only wear one amulet at a time. If you had an Amulet of Predator Sight combined with an Amulet of Cat's ...
by IJBall
November 6th, 2008, 11:03 am
Forum: Eschalon: Book II
Topic: How Are You Going To Play Book II?
Replies: 20
Views: 12940

Re: How Are You Going To Play Book II?

Considering I had poor luck in Book I with the first two times I played as a Ranger, I think I'm highly likely to play Book II as a Fighter or as an Elemental Mage first. I think I'm more somewhat likely to play the Fighter first, as I found playing Mage to be almost a cake-walk in Book I. Once I've...