Icewind Dale: ToEE - Total Conversion

Here are some more observations using Patch 5 and resting:

Caravan map - yellow tent and resting incurs possibilities of Random Encounters. This appears to be working correctly.

Orc Cave (in the caravan map) = Yellow tent, but always allowed to rest uninterrupted. Even if none of the current inhabitants are dead. This area should be red until all orcs/ogre are dead, yeah?

Kuldahar Pass = same as above - whenever you aren't in battle, then the tent is yellow and always allowed to rest successfully. Should this area be red until all the goblins are dead?

Mill = entering each floor starts a battle, but afterwards you get a yellow tent and always allowed to rest uninterrupted. should the mill be red until all the inhabitants are dead on all levels?

Kuldahar Pass North = entering this area starts a battle, and afterwards yellow tent and always allowed to rest uninterrupted

Beetle Cave = entering this area starts a battle, but afterwards yellow tent and always allowed to rest uninterrupted

Ghereg's Tower = Always red if you kill Ghereg. If you complete the quest using a druid, then it remains red when Ghereg leaves, but if you exit and reenter, then it will be green. Sounds like a little fine-tuning is needed for this area.

So only the Caravan map handles resting correctly - meaning possibilities of random encounters.

I think this will be a much harder game once all the resting is straightened out.

Also, the random encounters can be used to quickly raise some levels, so can that be mitigated to some degree?

 

Is the upper chest in the Orc Cave suppose to have loot in it? I've played two games recently and it was empty in both games.

 

I don't recall seeing bucklers on goblins, but I don't normally look at their loot since they normally don't have anything noteworthy. I do recall a couple having knucklehead trout when I am gathering some unused arrows that they may have.

in my most current game I am about to enter the Pass for the first time, so I can check again tonight.

 

In the Pass, the goblin archers have bucklers.

Also, is the little boy in the mill suppose to be a quest in the log book, with XP associated with it completing it? It is referenced as a quest in other sites about helping him get the courage to leave the mill and you get a hefty XP bonus for helping him.

 

Here is what level I've been getting to with a party of 5:

Killing wolves outside the Orc Cave results with me just under 2nd level, so when I enter the cave and kill the first few orcs near the entrance will get me to 2nd level.

Then going back to town and doing the last couple quests with the contract leaves me just under 3rd level.

So entering the Pass and killing a few goblins will get me to 3rd level.

I don't recall reaching 4th level at the end.

 

A note about Ghereg's quest:

I know you are not using the same XP values as from the original game, so this is just for reference, in the quest notes on Gamebanshee it says that if you successfully complete the quest you get 1200 XP points, but if you kill him then you only get 270 points. You get over 4x the XP for completing the quest and not killing him.

In Patch 5, the XP for completing the quest is 360, but killing him nets you 810 point. So given this, there is no incentive to do this quest and simply kill him.

 

Comments/Questions about the Mill:
According to gamebanshee, again just for reference, the Orc Captain, named Uligar, is suppose to start a seemingly useless dialog, and you are supposed to get XP for 'saving' the little boy.

This kinda leads back to your other post about using the better ToEE the dialog system with checks, and such. This encounter could gain from such, but since it says that it always ends in a battle, then there is little point of even adding the dialog at all. I guess it helps breakup the endless sea of battles that plagues IWD.

And in regards to the little boy that is suppose to be hiding in a hidden closet. Maybe you can keep him invisible until after the battle, and then he can suddenly appear when all the goblins are dead. Kinda like he walked out of the closet when all the baddies are dead.

Or can you add a hidden door that allows him to appear when opened? There haven't been any secret doors, so far, in IWD, so being able to search for a secret door would be nice. And this way if you fail to find the door, then you can't complete this quest. Again just something to break up the linear scope of the game.

Or if doing the hidden/secret door is not possible, then have him appear when you open the chest on this level?

from gamebanshee:

2 - Old Mill

This old dilapidated mill has been overrun by monsters. Once inside, you'll be confronted by an Orc named Uligar and his lackeys. They demand a tribute, though you'll end up battling it out even if you give them what they seek. When they're all dead, search Uligar's remains for a scroll of Blur, some gold, and a random magic item (such as a Wand of Trap Detection or The Merry Shorthorn).

When you're finished here, head downstairs and wipe out the Goblins calling it home. Search the basement's containers for some minor loot and then open the hidden door underneath the staircase to discover a small boy named Jermsy. Apparently the monsters killed his father and sister, but if you offer him some encouragement he will make a dash for the temple in Kuldahar. This will earn you 2400 experience points.