DH / Hommlet quests

Re: Nulb quests

Will check.

Maybe for bad reputation, but then it is Nulb and people there are more likely to turn a blind eye to a bit of cheating.

Will check Tolub.

 

I was wondering if there is any difference between not installing DH and not activating it through Lila.

 

Not that you'd see within game. It's the files in the background which change when DH is installed.

The original thinking behind putting major additional content as an option when installing was so that people couldn't accidentally trigger it and then have a game they no longer wished to play on aesthetic grounds.

Is that what you're getting at Basil or have I misunderstood your question yet again?

 

Is the DH quest incomplete? I met the relatives and Saduj starts his very weird dialog. There is a part where dialog choices 1,2,3 are "......" and choice 4 is "WHAT?" Are those some kind of placeholder?

Also, the dialog doesn't seem to make sense unless you are "Nuetral" (bad spelling in dlg) and have met with Gweeno. I think my party did neither if I remember correctly.

 

When you kill Saduj and take the Sandlewood Box, the quest is essentially complete. You can tell Lila, who gave you the quest, if you want.

 

Thanks for the explanation. It's humor was obviously lost on me, but at least I could appreciate the Warcraft II voices. "Hello" - that was a good laugh!

How does Gweeno fit into everything? Why the "Neutral" requirement in that dialog?

Can specific wandering monster encounters be triggered to occur after certain events? I'm not sure if it was dumb luck or "fate" that my party ran into Zaxis after Ima's note was found. Perhaps Gweeno could be triggered to occur as well.

 

I think Gwenno has no alignment requirements, and is triggered by the Nulb component of DH.

I am ashamed to admit I've played only Ultima 4. "You" are "the AVATAR". Gwenno and Iolo are transient members of your party, as is Saduj (Judas), who is a bad guy working for Lord Blackthorn. He's sort of an early Lareth. The wierd language ("Oh merry, art thou drunk again?") is from the game.

I think we need Shamino as a joinable NPC. Or some of the others. :thumbsup:

Not so much the artwork.

Hey! Is there a way to play these on Vista?

 

How is Gwenno related to Nulb? Who is Shamino?

 

What is the one DH quest in Nulb? That triggers Gwenno. (I think.)

Shamino is a fighter in U4.

 

Hmm, should try that. I don't see why it wouldn't run in compatibility mode, unless it's one of those naughty games that has trouble running on XP. Not to my knowledge though.

Really? I've always thought it was the battle with Saduj - I've never had the Gwenno encounter before the battle... (not like it's that great of an encounter anyway; I'm yet to find use for a character with a repeating crossbow proficiency)

 

Have you noticed that NPCs don't need Exotic Weapon Proficiencies? They don't take penalties from ANY non-proficient weapon. So, if you choose to utilize this exploit, the only EWP that is useful for NPCs is Bastard Sword.

 

Didn't know that, actually. And I haven't taken any NPCs in my last playthrough either... But then again, I've played TOEE too many times to use any kind of exploits, ruins the fun...

Also, I normally use just one ranged weapon user, and it's most likely a fighter or a ranger with a longbow... I don't like crossbows that much.

 

Sir you are right, I had to go in there and look at the box. I WAS playing Ultima V so long ago on my C64. I stand before humbled and humiliated. :blush: (Uh...what does me being a barbarian have to do with it? So I burn a little, plunder a little, pillage a little, rape a little...Okay, I rape a LOT. Still...)

But sir, you obsfucate. I accuse you of leaving the great Shamino out of your mod! What say you to THAT? :rant: