I've been having a problem with the game hanging lately and I'm wondering if there is a solution. I'm using Co8 mod with humble NPC activated and I kind of took advantage of Prince Thrommel by taking his sword and Thrommel still gave me Scather as a gift. My duel wielding ranger (who is specialized in Bastard swords) wields both of these swords making him a virtual whorl wind of death. The problem is that during his free attacks of opportunity the game often hangs; its the ranger's turn but the time clock is empty and no amount of space bar tapping or waiting will get the game to move on to the next player. Has anyone else had this problem and is there a solution?
Scather and Fragaratch have issues with the free AoOs. The most common problem is that when you are fighting enemies such as Salamanders or the Balor (those that cause damage to you when you hit them) the game can hang when it gets into an endless loop of AoOs and elemental damage until the enemy dies and causes damage again, then the game can't figure out how to AoO a dead opponent. I would guess dual-weilding both swords can cause a similar problem, if you get hit and the first blade's AoO killed the enemy, then the second blade tried to AoO and the opponent was already dead. I would advise giving one to another party member (and don't use either when you fight Salamanders or the Balor.)
Do not use both swords of answering with the same character. That bugs things. Do not use any sword of answering with creatures that deal damage when they are hit (salamanders, wizards with fire-shields, the Balor). The way the 'answering' is implemented in ToEE results in such attacks going into an infinite loop, and blocking the game. There is no fix for that.
Do not use Scather or Fragarach in the Fire Temple and the Fire Node (and also not against any fire creatures).
