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Divinity: Original Sin |OT| Sandbox RPG. Co-Op friendly. Bread.
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I never thought about using Featherfall that way. I guess I'm just not evil enough
But it really is an amazingly useful spell in battle. Even more so if you design your initiative around it a bit, so that the featherfall caster's turn happens before your main melee characters.
Riposte
Member
I like the way you think.
You killed David Mitchell!!
Crossbows do more damage in general, but my experience is that they're harder to come by, and it doesn't seem worthwhile when it takes 6 AP to fire a crossbow compared to 5 AP for a bow. That 1 AP difference actually factors in quite a bit in practical terms too, since if you have 10 AP it's a difference between having one shot or two shots, and when you take Expert Marksmen skills into consideration, it can be a matter of being able to shoot once in a turn and conserve AP to allow for the use of a skill in the next turn.
Sentenza
Gold Member
it's actually 6AP vs 4AP, which makes your argument even more grounded, by the way.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Besides the obvious.... what?
Oh thanks. I think I was thinking 5 AP because for a long time my ranger had a bow which was just one level above his, so there was an AP penalty. Lol.
Sir Garbageman
Member
Just dinged lvl 7 and I feel like I am not being creative with my spell elemental combos. Anyone have some suggestions? Also should I sign up my mages for the glass cannon trait? Seems like a no brainer.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
This game is so dumb. It's so dumb. I love it.
Asking that statue to show you your future brought me to tears.
This is so weird, the game takes itself fairly serious for the most part but then they randomly throw stuff like this in your way.
Asking that statue to show you your future brought me to tears.
This is so weird, the game takes itself fairly serious for the most part but then they randomly throw stuff like this in your way.
Welp, I've finally finished the game after around 70h.
It is one of the best RPGs I've played in years and a serious GOTY contender.
Let's start with the negative points, the story was imho a bit shallow and some of the puzzles were annoying since you had to find some tiny and hard to spot switch. And yeah, that's all that bothered me.
The combat is fantastic and I will seriously miss it in other TB games.
Kirill's music is phenomenal and I'm really glad that I have it on my drive. I also liked how the set the tone throughout the game. They've managed to deliver many light hearted moments but also a lot of gruesome scenes and unpleasant consequences to some of my decisions.
I have also never felt bored or annoyed with the game or the areas (DA:O the fade and the deep roads :barf
All in all a truly memorable and great game which I enjoyed a ton.
It is one of the best RPGs I've played in years and a serious GOTY contender.
Let's start with the negative points, the story was imho a bit shallow and some of the puzzles were annoying since you had to find some tiny and hard to spot switch. And yeah, that's all that bothered me.
The combat is fantastic and I will seriously miss it in other TB games.
Kirill's music is phenomenal and I'm really glad that I have it on my drive. I also liked how the set the tone throughout the game. They've managed to deliver many light hearted moments but also a lot of gruesome scenes and unpleasant consequences to some of my decisions.
I have also never felt bored or annoyed with the game or the areas (DA:O the fade and the deep roads :barf
All in all a truly memorable and great game which I enjoyed a ton.
Shake Appeal
Member
I think my biggest issue is the sheer amount of inventory management and bartering I have to do, which is exacerbated by some strange inventory and bartering UI decisions.
Oh, and the writing is far too florid and over the top for most NPCs.
Apart from that, it's pretty fantastic.
Oh, and the writing is far too florid and over the top for most NPCs.
Apart from that, it's pretty fantastic.
I feel like a lot of the strange UI decisions have to do with the way the game is always in multiplayer mode, even when you're in single player. It makes inventory and crafting a lot more fiddly than it needs to be.
I'd really like to try the co-op mode but I figure I'll finish my current game first.
LurkerPrime
Member
Re: the bolded, that was a slowclap.gif moment for me. Just an incredible thing to pull off.
Lactose_Intolerant
Member
finishing quests doesn't mean you can't finish the game
AzureRonin
Member
Turning on ambient occlusion might help. I was having the same problem and that seemed to resolve if.
I'm just killing everyone that doesn't appear important at this point. Like the entire town of Hunters edge.
Hired henchman do not all start at level 1. Keep scrolling. Higher level henchmen cost more money to recruit.
Henchmen will level up to meet you, in case you weren't aware. You're level 9 and you like the look of a level 3 henchman? Recruit them, then speak to them and dismiss. Then speak to them again (they'll just hang out in that room after you've gone through the hiring process) and they'll immediately receive however much EXP they need to ding up to your level.
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I woke up with an idea for a small single-room type scenario and decided to start exploring the Divinity Engine editor. I've never done any modding or coding whatsoever, but this looks fun. Managed to make a silly test building, etc. Hopefully I can play around with stuff to a point where this idea starts to work. Anyway, reason I say this -- as part of my poking around in guides and tutorials, I came across someone else's work in the form of this proof of concept test level:
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I woke up with an idea for a small single-room type scenario and decided to start exploring the Divinity Engine editor. I've never done any modding or coding whatsoever, but this looks fun. Managed to make a silly test building, etc. Hopefully I can play around with stuff to a point where this idea starts to work. Anyway, reason I say this -- as part of my poking around in guides and tutorials, I came across someone else's work in the form of this proof of concept test level:
I love a game that allows "creative tatics" (boss spoiler): http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/46477678225603764/14B9A645478DF5D557A59990A740A19633605061/
razgriz417
Member
Just picked this up, I'm a huge fan of rpgs but this game looks intimidating as hell. Went with Ranger Wizard, here's hoping I won't be restarting 5 hours in....
lol who am I kidding, theres like an 90% chance
Oh huh. I just saw all the classes and then stopped. The midlevel options are lame though... Here's a cleric with no magic skills. But don't worry, they took arrow recovery talent! ...and no bow skills...
LurkerPrime
Member
That's messed up.
Also, FYI: There's a respec option early-ish in the game, so don't feel obligated to restart. (Keep in mind, however, that you'll permanently lose all hotbar abilities if you respec.)
Pancakes
hot, steaming, as melted butter slips into the cracks, drizzled with sticky sweet syrup OH GOD
There are some henchman who are specced very well and others who are wonky. The balsam summerfire ranger is one of my best party members.
Keep in mind that classes don't really mean anything beyond being a template for early game where it gives you a set of stats and basic skills to guide a play style. It's fairly easy to disconnect from that template and just look at what other options you have based on your stats - you could decide to start using a different type of weapon, or picking up another skill set, etc. The game is pretty lenient on what is viable too, so even if it might not be a totally optimal build, if you're having fun with it, you can probably do pretty well in combat by being tactical. You can also balance out your weaknesses using other party members. Don't be afraid to look at the options the henchmen offer and hire something that would meet your needs.
There's a special warp in the basement of the church in Silverglen, which teleports you to the area where you can walk to the village. The waypoint for the village is just below the entrance.
You have to murder him after you finish the quests.
Pancakes
hot, steaming, as melted butter slips into the cracks, drizzled with sticky sweet syrup OH GOD
Are there any other Man at Arms skillbook vendors besides the Legion commander and the dude chilling in the bar at silverglen? I'm trying to respec my knight but I don't want to lose cure wounds.
Thanks a lot, totally forgot.
Nah, it doesn't matter much. You can change up your character how you please.
lordfuzzybutt
Member
Nah, trial and error mon ami.
Nevermind that lava scroll, finally finished the game!!!
My God the void dragon was tough to beat, had to use all sorts of knockdown arrows and spells to keep those summons in check.
The game was great but I think it flowed better when I was trying to find the white witch, the last chapter and all the puzzles were very difficult
The game was great but I think it flowed better when I was trying to find the white witch, the last chapter and all the puzzles were very difficult
lordfuzzybutt
Member
The game is stable, and not missing anything. Those patches are just for small stuffs. The last big one is some new AI profiles for followers. But nothing game breaking bugs or anything like that.