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[sirchet]

The elevator room did not light up for me also, but I thought it was a design choice, (hidden and secret rooms are rarely well lit).

Myself, when I find a ring of +9 to search skill I start to think ... hmmm, maybe I should be searching.

I'm moving forward a little at a time due to time constraints, but I'm certainly looking forward to some of the things mentioned earlier by previous posters.

Modifié par sirchet, 07 septembre 2012 - 01:39 .

[Alupinu]

Iveforgotmypassword wrote...
Alupini.. I'm not being horrible and if it comes across as that I'm sorry because I do really like this mod it is very good indeed. As sirchet said it's pretty much bug free but there is one thing that you might want to investigate it's the elevator room behind the wererats area as it didn't light up when I walked in ( had to press w ) and I only knew it was there because I'd looked in the toolset when I was lost.

Yes you are and you’re just a big meanie.  No actually the fact that you’re taking the time to post on my mod tells me I’m doing something right.
The elevator room is not bugged I did that on purpose with a block tile placeable, trying to make the secret room seem more secretive. But due to popular demand I have taken it out for v1.02. Decided it wasn’t necessary.

[Alupinu]

Alupinu wrote... 
Ok people the game is not that tough if you don’t try to tank your way through it. Yes, some of my encounters are tank destroyers that I admit. 
Try using a little common sense when dealing with some of the more difficult encounters. Here are some pointers that helped me.

·         Scout ahead, it really helps to know what you’re getting yourself into before you commit to battle. Also gives you a heads up on what buffs to use.
·         Invest in range weapons, ever party member should have some form of range weapon. Punishing your enemy while they try to close the gap is always a good way to start a battle.
·         Choke points, many of my encounters where designed with choke points for the players to take advantage of. It’s always better to fight creatures one at a time then 5-6 at a time.
·         Whenever possible bring the enemy to you. Not only does this break up their ranks but also gives you the choice of where and when to fight. Choke points! Hint-hint…
·         Traps! Try painting down a bunch of entangle traps then arm all your party members with range weapons. Need I say more?
Well there you go and now it’s time for me to switch to decaf. 

How come I get the feeling some of you guys are trying to tank your way through this mod? Just blindly charging in to the room yelling and screaming. Fanglewood is a tank destroyer! I know because I designed it.  
Let me elaborate on what is quoted above.

Bring the enemy to you and if the enemy has to cross a few well placed traps just to get to you, well all is fair in love and war. The only time you should charge into a room is when dealing with single boss combat. Single bosses are often best fought by encirclement. Ask Heinz Guderian he can elaborate.
 
Choke points as stated above allows the party to fight the enemy “one at a time”. It also funnels enemies into traps very nicely and dropping a wall of flame or fire ball on an enemy clogged choke point is almost like cheating.
 
As for those bothersome regeneration creatures, have you ever wondered what would happen if crossed a machine gun with a wand of magic missiles.
 
One last thing. I keep hearing people comment to me “My spell caster is useless because there are not enough rest areas.” Buy or make scrolls people! Relying just on your memorized spells is always a mistake.
 
Well hope this helpful to at least a few people. Fanglewood is not that tough trust me I played it 37 times, I believe was the last count.
 

Modifié par Alupinu, 07 septembre 2012 - 06:27 .

[OfficerDonNZ]

As Alupinu has said Fanglewood isn't that hard  I'm not the best player but got there in the end. I had more problems with a certain water valve puzzle than the actual combat.  

The first time I met a certrain five headed regenerating beastie it was a bit of a deaster but I changed my party make up and made a few preparations before hand and mopped the floor with it the second time

The party I beat the mod with was my PC rogue with the wizard, cleric and ranger conpanions.

[Alupinu]

Tchos wrote...

I'm playing with Kaedrin's ninja base class (unarmoured ki-based rogue type) as my main character, with the fighter, the cleric, the ranger, and the wizard as my party.

Hope you don't mind me saying so, Alupinu, but I used a console command to allow me to have the 5-member party I'm more comfortable with, so that would contribute to me having an easier time with the combat.

That’s fine, whatever it takes to make the game enjoyable.

[sirchet]

What? I thought I was supposed to run straight through with my tank and no companions.

Modifié par sirchet, 08 septembre 2012 - 03:55 .

[kamal_]

Implement the leadership feat? It's surprisingly easy, one script from SoZ as a conditional on companion join conversations.

[Alupinu]

@password,
Sorry you found the mod to hard. It’s really tough trying to build a mod to fit everybody taste and playing style. The delicate balance between nobe and hardcore is almost impossible to obtain for both.
I remember a mode made a couple of years ago that was very well done with excellent area design and eye candy crafting. The one problem everybody had and the reason it did not do as well as it could have was the fact it was too easy. I even knocked .25 points of its score for being so easy that it was almost boring. Well I vowed not to make the same mistake.
In v1.02 I am adding a few more items to the stores to help with some of the combat. More offensive scrolls, some armor/weapons and maybe a wand or two.
“…are you a hamster ?” Well… Sometimes, on a full moon.

Modifié par Alupinu, 08 septembre 2012 - 04:10 .

[Alupinu]

kamal_ wrote...

Implement the leadership feat? It's surprisingly easy, one script from SoZ as a conditional on companion join conversations.

Was this meant for me? Please kamal_ elaborate.

[kamal_]

Alupinu wrote...

kamal_ wrote...

Implement the leadership feat? It's surprisingly easy, one script from SoZ as a conditional on companion join conversations.

Was this meant for me? Please kamal_ elaborate.

If you put this as a not (checkbox checked) conditional on the party size based decline to join conversation lines, leadership will affect party size as in SoZ. This is the SoZ script for checking the party size when the player asks someone to join them. The party size for the module must set be large enough to handle the Leadership size.

So the conversation lines would look like this.
[x]kc_room_in_party() "I'm sorry, your party is too large."
"Sure, I'll join!"

// kc_room_in_party()
/*
This script checks if the there is room in the party for a cohort to join.
*/
// TDE 08/14/08

int StartingConditional()
{
int nPartySize = 0;
int nPartyMax = 5; // Unless someone in the party has the Leadership feat, the maximum size of the party is 5.

// return number of henchman, -1 if a problem occurs.
object oPC = GetPCSpeaker();
object oFactionMember = GetFirstFactionMember( oPC, FALSE );

while ( GetIsObjectValid(oFactionMember) )
{
if( GetIsRosterMember(oFactionMember) || GetIsOwnedByPlayer(oFactionMember) )
{
if ( GetHasFeat (FEAT_LEADERSHIP, oFactionMember, TRUE) )
nPartyMax = 6; // Someone in the party has the Leadership feat, so allow 6 in the party.
nPartySize++;
}
oFactionMember = GetNextFactionMember( oPC, FALSE );
}

if ( nPartySize < nPartyMax )
return 1;

return 0;
}

I'm not a big fan of the Leadership feat, as it hugely strengthens the party for a single feat. But if it's supported people can take it or not as they choose.

[Arkalezth]

Well, Leadership has a level 6 requirement, so it's not like you can play the whole module with it. Actually, *SPOILERS (sort of)* I'd say it's around that level, or probably a bit later, when you might not be able to add new companions, for story reasons *END SPOILERS*.

There's the PIA, but I don't think you can make the game easier with it, I think it only increases difficulty (I haven't used it so I'm not certain).

Modifié par Arkalezth, 08 septembre 2012 - 06:59 .

[Alupinu]

Thanks kamal for the script, unfortunately I’m hesitant to use it for the reason that getting the party system to work correctly was no easy task. (Not for me anyways.) I’m afraid if I start to screw with the party system I will open a can of worms that I will regret. Also what Ark said seems to make sense too.

[Alupinu]

*Update*

*Spoiler*
For those of you that have played. Remember those animated traps? Well now the traps have heart beat damage. (Evil laugh)

[Arkalezth]

What does that mean exactly?

[kevL]

Arkalezth wrote...

There's the PIA, but I don't think you can make the game easier with it, I think it only increases difficulty (I haven't used it so I'm not certain).

it only makes things tougher. well, the saving throws of enemies can be lowered, but only because i figured party casters need an edge like that to offset increased enemy HP's


ps. it means, if you're standing too close to them you'll take damage every 6 seconds. kinda like standing in fire ( I'd rather be eaten by sharks! )

[kamal_]

Arkalezth wrote...

What does that mean exactly?

It means if you stand in the trap you will take damage every heartbeat as long as the trap is active, instead of just a single time.

[Omega27]

Alupinu wrote...

*Update*

*Spoiler*
For those of you that have played. Remember those animated traps? Well now the traps have heart beat damage. (Evil laugh)

Jus cant make life simple for us huhh

[sirchet]

Its simple ... Simply DEADLY!!

[Arkalezth]

kamal_ wrote...

It means if you stand in the trap you will take damage every heartbeat as long as the trap is active, instead of just a single time.

That makes sense. By the way, *SPOILERS* how do the missile-launching skull traps work exactly? I tried several things, but I didn't find any way to prevent the damage until I "killed" them. Did I miss anything? *END SPOILERS*

Oh, and I already told Alupinu on a PM the other day that he's an evil DM. This new traps confirm it. (Seriously, I like this kind of "evil DMing", it's fun... as long as you stay alive).

Modifié par Arkalezth, 10 septembre 2012 - 11:49 .

[Alupinu]

Arkalezth wrote...
That makes sense. By the way, *SPOILERS* how do the missile-launching skull traps work exactly? I tried several things, but I didn't find any way to prevent the damage until I "killed" them. Did I miss anything? *END SPOILERS*

Did you find the sling? You didn’t miss anything.

[Tchos]

It's firing magic missiles, so there's really not anything you can do to avoid them once it fires. It only takes 2 hits with the sling to destroy it, though.

What I wonder is if there's any way to deal with the animated traps other than having my dex-based character run through it and get the minimal damage saves, and disable them on the other side.

Modifié par Tchos, 11 septembre 2012 - 03:12 .