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

Thanks. That answers my questions. Delete .tfm and associated. :thumbsup:

 

Not sure if it may just be my install, but I downloaded the new 5.91 and started a new game. I have a Dwarf Sorcerer and I have his read magic set on a hot key. Well it seems like he has a helm of read magic as he never runs out of 0 level spells.

Anyone else ever had this come up either in this version of the game or a past module?

 

Some further playing with 5.91 and I have yet to see Armarlo or Calmert renew their inventories. I even tried to rest for 30 days 6 different times and at none of those checks did they have anything new. Armarlo keeps saying he is finishing a new batch and will soon have some new stuff, but nada. Not sure if I may have a bugged install. though I had used this install with 5.5 through 5.8 and had no troubles with him renewing his arrows and bows.

Anyone else encountering this in the 5.91?

 

Did you go elsewhere via the world map? Seems like they want you to leave town and then come back.

 

Yes I have. Went to several other maps, in and out of buildings and waited several days and still no dice on the shop inventory renewal.

 

Just a follow up on this, that after gaining two more levels, my sorcerer is no long the endless wonder with read magic. Not sure what happened, but he now casts his 0 level spells at the limits set by level.

 

@cezmail
don't know about that spell, but in 5.9.0 i was able to use a 'teleport' with 0 charges' left and it didn't caused any aparent bug , tho i did a reload just to be on the safe side (unpredictable future CTD's are not on my crismass list, plus if it can be done it doesn't mean it should be done... its cheating ...... good thing i saw yr post and it reminded me about my teleport incident' )
Speaking of CTD's every time (on 3 difrent ocasions ) i try to use chain lightning on a massive number of units like 15+ the game has an instant crash an my windows gives me the traditional 'there goes all yr unsaved work down the drain'

 

Thanks Ank for the heads up on your own experience. I agree that just because you can get away with something is not a reason to abuse it or use it to cheat. As you may have read above, my own quirk did go away after some level gains.

 

Sorry, should have been clearer, I did mean his masterwork inventory. I may have had the 5.5 play through mixed up with the 5.8 when I was able to get lots of arrows for my bow specialists. They sure use up those arrows when you are not careful with full attacks.

Thanks Gaear for checking and confirming it was not just me with the non renewing of the inventory for Armario. I can live with that for now, just means more trips to Brother Smythe.

 

Not a real bug but when I am resting at the Wenching Inn upstairs, phantoms of Jedi the Jackal seem to heal 1 hit point at a time. Now there are no bodies there, as Jedi has been dismissed each time , but a remnant seems to linger in the room.

 

Playing 5.9.1 right now. I'm about to hit HB. I've seen 2 issues that I got playing 5.9.0 again and a brand new issue.

First, the sound thing. Disabling intro movies didn't remove it. I don't know what's causing it but it is weird. It eventually goes away on it's own after a while. Very odd.

Second, I got the brother smythe blooper again. It happens because you have one or more of those special items from Rannos and Gremag. The first time in 5.9.0, I had all of the special items in my inventory. This time in 5.9.1 it happened and I only had the merchant's scale in my inventory. Screenshot below. BTW, what the hell does that thing do anyways? It doesn't have a shift click. Does it add 4 to the appraise skill or something? I tried equipping it but you can't equip it.

Lastly, the moathouse respawn. I was very saddened, shocked, frightened, confused and hurt that the groaning spirit, bodaks and shadows were removed from the bugbear den. That was an excellent encounter, the best of the whole moathouse respawn! No amount of skeleton gnolls can ever replace it! Please, please bring it back! But leave the extra skeleton gnolls in there. Maybe add a few hill giant skeletons. :yes:

 

ChainLightning and the wand will do a max of 12. Anything more and CTD.

 

Thanks wizgeorge good to know
on this 5.9.1 round i think i'm gonna pay extra attention to spell cast testing and map out any bugy misshaps' just so i ensure i don't get the s*** anymore (so far may list has 3 : 12+chain lightning CTD, functional 0 charge' teleport and acid fog permancy(with the added bonus of a perverse constant speed decrease on those hit by it)).
Humm i wonder if this topic shoudn't have a thread of it's own called smth like: magical failiure/ the dark tome of rampant magic ; and it ought to contain all knowledge of magic related misshaps' so it can easly be put on the 'to fix list'/ 'unfixable but avoidable list'