Circle of Eight Modpack 5.9.x/5.9.xNC General Commentary & Discussion Thread

With Precise Show is says that you get to take the shot without the -4 penalty, at least in my game. That is a quote from the feat that I have on a new character from his feats list.

 

I understand that to be true, too. Historically, the multi-shot heavies were crew served weapons.

 

There's 3 types of crossbows, lights, heavies and repeaters. No light and/or heavy repeaters. You need to take an exotic weapon proficiency for the repeaters I believe.

I've always used the light crossbow death rogue until recently. Now, I take the martial weapon proficiency: longbow so I can use the composite bows and squeeze out an extra +4 strength bonus and +2 to hit, +1 damage with greater bracers of archery, but either build is death for everything.

Don't forget rapid shot and use full attack often to kill many enemies in 1 round.

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You know what? Iolo's Joy was created because there wasn't a magic crossbow in the game so that it could be used to hit creatures that require magic weapons to be hit, like gargoyles and noble salamanders. There's a few magic longbows lying around but no magic shortbows or magic composite bows. Actually, there's magic arrows to sneak around that, but magic bows are so much cooler. I like to sell all the magic bolts and arrows.

Also, GA and I had this conversation before. A rogue's magic light crossbow sounds like a 440mm battleship cannon and not the wussy tinkling fairy sound that accompanies other bow shots.

See thread http://www.co8.org/forum/showthread.php?t=7435&highlight=battleship

 

Originally posted by gazra:

In 5.8.1 NC, the detailed description for Iolo's Joy stated that it was a light crossbow. Has this been corrected (to a repeating crossbow) in 5.9.2 NC?

The Cleave feat doesn't seem to work properly all of the time. One time, my fighter killed 1 enemy but he did not cleave when there was another enemy within reach. I had the option "End turn when finished default action" disabled at the time. I have since enabled that option and not had any problems with the Cleave feat since then.

My fighters are able to cleave when making attacks of opportunity. In reference to the Cleave feat, my Player's Handbook states that "You can only use this abillity once per round". However, in this computer game, it seems to be possible to cleave both during the attacker's turn AND during any and all attacks of opportunity!

Mathel's chest has a DC of 22. I think that the ideal DC for that chest would be 26.

I think that the sound that the heavy crossbow makes when firing is awesome! So is the sound of arrows/bolts piercing metal armour!

I'm playing the game with a party of 6 PCs this time around (with no half-orcs in my party) and I'm finding the game MUCH tougher than when I play with 7 PCs (4 of which are half-orcs).

Is the Silver Light Mace that Calmert sells a new addition to 5.9.2 NC?

When I have the option enabled to give NPCs maximum HP based on HD, Terjon has approximately 170 HP. When I have the option enabled to give NPCs maximum HP based on HD AND the option enabled to give NPCs maximum HP based on level, Terjon has 263 HP.

 

I'm ok with Mathel's chest the way it is. :yes:

 

I really love the new content, making ToEE experience much richer. There can not be enough battles in this game

But I have one problem for which I didn't find a solution after reading this thread. Where can I find the slavers? Is that a random encounter? Because I couldn't find them on the map locations.

Maybe someone could PM me the location if it's no random encounter? Many thanks in advance.

 

Hi Zininc

Just sent you that info in a PM. Hope that helps ya.

 

Not sure about a silver light mace, but Calmert does sell a heavy mace that is +1 holy.

 

Was any work done on the 'Dismiss Spells' for wizards? Before it would dismiss all spells at once. So if you have web up, and mirror image, they would both disappear.

Now it seems that web does not always dismiss. My mirror image will, but not web. If I dismiss , mirror image will go away. If I try again in the same round, nothing happens. However, if I wait 1 or 2 rounds and try again, it might dismiss web.

Strange stuff.

 

At this point, I'm seeing posts about problems with gameplay but not so much problems with the latest patch. Those gameplay problems have been around on and off since the beginning I think. 5.9.2 is looking pretty solid. I want to thank the modders who came together to make the game an even better one. :clap:

 

Hi Ted
The discussion on Weapon Focus: Longsword made me do a test. There are a few issues with Weapon Focus (to include the fact that it can cause your game to crash if you take weapon focus in the wrong weapon). I started a new thread on Weapon Focus and Starting Weapons here.
The Royal Canadian

 

I could use the location of the slavers also, tnks

 

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The witch in moathouse respawn has it now.