Unofficial Arcanum Patch (Original Thread)

[Drog Black Tooth]

There is one, and it is compatible.

I hate this thread.

 

[Trash]

are one of the very few ways a nonmelee technologist can keep from getting eaten alive in the beginning stages. But it's more a problem with Arcanum's innate lack of balance than anything else.

Seriously, Arcanum is one of the easiest games on the planet. Grow a spine.

 

[Kogorn]

Drog is tired of saying this himself, but please keep this bug-related and PM him other questions about Arcanum. He's very good about replying to PMs.

 

[wrhunter]

i found a grammar mistake btw



seen a more luckier should be seen a luckier

In spoken language, it‘s acceptable.

In my opinion, even if there were some grammar mistakes, we could always take it as "lack of education" or etc.

 

[Grump]

are one of the very few ways a nonmelee technologist can keep from getting eaten alive in the beginning stages. But it's more a problem with Arcanum's innate lack of balance than anything else.

Seriously, Arcanum is one of the easiest games on the planet. Grow a spine.

For a melee fighter or someone who's played it before it is easy. But a beginning player who buys into the "lolz be a technologist" hype on the box may have a much more difficult time with the first few fights or the 9 zillion uberwolf random encounters you have going from point A to point B.

As I said I think its better this way, just commenting on the lack of balance.

 

[wrhunter]

To learn a little melee is so unacceptable?

After all, you can't carry enough grenades and bullets at the very beginning.

If the game becomes too hard, then why don't you reconsider your build? Or just lower the difficulty, no one will laugh at you.

 

[wrhunter]

By the way, Drog, did you deleted the opened box and the steel under it at Crash Site?

PS:When I try to "Alt+left click" something, the system reached a deadlock.

 

[Drog Black Tooth]

By the way, Drog, did you deleted the opened box and the steel under it at Crash Site?

There are many items in the game that are placed like that, you can get them by clicking on them while holding down the ALT button.

Also, please refrain from double posting.

 

[Dweller]

Hi, first post around here and all. I've had Arcanum for a lot of years but never got around to play it for real, mainly because all my characters seemed to die pretty quick, anyway to help my survival I went straight to Ashbury this time and recruited the mutt; the thing is, he's not leveling up and I can't seem to find a straight answer to this problem. Is he even supposed to level up?

 

[Kavax]

Hi, first post around here and all. I've had Arcanum for a lot of years but never got around to play it for real, mainly because all my characters seemed to die pretty quick, anyway to help my survival I went straight to Ashbury this time and recruited the mutt; the thing is, he's not leveling up and I can't seem to find a straight answer to this problem. Is he even supposed to level up?

I think it will only start leveling up when you get to level 13

 

[Dweller]

Hi, first post around here and all. I've had Arcanum for a lot of years but never got around to play it for real, mainly because all my characters seemed to die pretty quick, anyway to help my survival I went straight to Ashbury this time and recruited the mutt; the thing is, he's not leveling up and I can't seem to find a straight answer to this problem. Is he even supposed to level up?

I think it will only start leveling up when you get to level 13

hmm seems possible, thanks will keep playing till lvl 13 to see if it changes anything

 

[Whispering Darkness]

Companions level up with you. So DOG won't level up till you are equal level and level up together. Most companions won't even join you till you are 1 level below them at minimal, unless I am mistaken. And many have several other requirements to have them join, alignment, magick/technological aptitude, etc.

Drog, something I noticed... When I talked to the guard outside Throgg's hideout, Captain Wheeler I believe, he treated me as an idiot when I first talked to him. He was suspicious of me, 24 reaction I believe. Afterwards he talked to me in a normal fashion. He was identified as a normal guard till after I first talked to him. Do you need numbers for the chat?

Edit: Human Guard "You'd best not be here to throw in with those labor agitators, dog.
(3) "Excuse me? You weren't addressing me, were you?"
(14) "I will be leaving."
Human Guard "What, are you an imbecile? [he looks you over] Yes, I guess you are. Abit... AGITATORS are strikers, uh, orcs who don't want to work anymore. They say they are being treated... uh, bad."
"I'll be going now."

 

[BuzzKillington]

Possible Bug In Caladon Sewers

I have only just picked up this game again after a long time, and i had forgotten how addictive it is.

i dont know if this is a bug, or some sort of curse that doesent show up as it is not on your character. Every Minute or so Virgil gets a massive loss to his fatigue and often falls unconsious due to it, however he still regenerates at a normal rate during both normal and fast time modes. When this occurs a symbol made up of triangles appears around his feet (coloured red). This is what makes me think it is not a bug.

In an attempt to rectify this i have removed all items from Virgils inventory and used spells such as heal and dispel magic, however to no effect. This problem also continues after Virgils death and ressurection.

Thankyou for you help in advance, and i would just like to thank the creator/creators of this patch, you have been a great help.

 

[Kz3r0]

Re: Possible Bug In Caladon Sewers

I have only just picked up this game again after a long time, and i had forgotten how addictive it is.

i dont know if this is a bug, or some sort of curse that doesent show up as it is not on your character. Every Minute or so Virgil gets a massive loss to his fatigue and often falls unconsious due to it, however he still regenerates at a normal rate during both normal and fast time modes. When this occurs a symbol made up of triangles appears around his feet (coloured red). This is what makes me think it is not a bug.

In an attempt to rectify this i have removed all items from Virgils inventory and used spells such as heal and dispel magic, however to no effect. This problem also continues after Virgils death and ressurection.

Thankyou for you help in advance, and i would just like to thank the creator/creators of this patch, you have been a great help.

It's definitely a cursed item, have you removed armour,weapons, rings etc. ?

 

[Whispering Darkness]

The book display case in the Misk's residence continues to show a book even when the "The Book of Durin's Truth" is removed.

 

[BuzzKillington]

Cursed Item?

Yes, i have removed everything from the character and the effect still remains

 

[Kz3r0]

Re: Cursed Item?

Yes, i have removed everything from the character and the effect still remains

Have you installed the official patch before installing Drog's patch ?

 

[Dweller]

Seems the Mutt's issue really was a non-issue after all, he's now leveling up after I got up to lvl 13.
I do have a slight problem with a quest though, for some reason in Stillwater I can't seem to get the option to talk to Marley about the idol. I already have the quest, am I missing some other event trigger?

 

[Kz3r0]

Seems the Mutt's issue really was a non-issue after all, he's now leveling up after I got up to lvl 13.
I do have a slight problem with a quest though, for some reason in Stillwater I can't seem to get the option to talk to Marley about the idol. I already have the quest, am I missing some other event trigger?

You need Inteligence for talking about the idol, and persuasion for obtain the idol's key.

 

[Whispering Darkness]

This thread is mostly used for reporting bugs and issues in the game. There are probably other threads that can assist in quests and other things of that nature.

 

[Dweller]

This thread is mostly used for reporting bugs and issues in the game. There are probably other threads that can assist in quests and other things of that nature.

True, sorry for that, but I did thought this could be a bug like the one from the Blackroot Mayor's quest where he wouldn't accept the quest item without a quick fix.

 

[Koshachiy Barin]

Here's something I've found.
In the Panarii temple in Caladon, if you ask Hadrian the Archaeologist about the remains of Nasrudin, then tell him your story (lines 2-11-21-33-48-65-68-71-78-158-161-164-260-263-...), then return from the crypt with the skull but tell Hadrian about your observations first (27-275), you won't be able to tell him about the skull, and he won't take it from you.
If you don't tell him your story, on the other hand, you can later tell him only about your observations and the skull (line 190), so he properly takes it.

 

[Drog Black Tooth]

Re: Cursed Item?

When I talked to the guard outside Throgg's hideout, Captain Wheeler I believe, he treated me as an idiot when I first talked to him. He was suspicious of me, 24 reaction I believe.

The line "Excuse me? You weren't addressing me, were you?" is used in several dialogs as a low reaction line available to charismatic characters. However, there's no correct response for this line in Wheeler's dialog, so looks like they've just copied the line, but never made a response for it. I'll remove the line and the CH check, so there will be only one low reaction line left: "Please, honored sir, my motives are innocent, I assure you.".

Yes, i have removed everything from the character and the effect still remains

Can you try to remember what item caused this? Looks like effects of some cursed item didn't get properly reset.

Here's something I've found.
In the Panarii temple in Caladon, if you ask Hadrian the Archaeologist about the remains of Nasrudin, then tell him your story (lines 2-11-21-33-48-65-68-71-78-158-161-164-260-263-...), then return from the crypt with the skull but tell Hadrian about your observations first (27-275), you won't be able to tell him about the skull, and he won't take it from you.
If you don't tell him your story, on the other hand, you can later tell him only about your observations and the skull (line 190), so he properly takes it.

Since you have told him your story, he's suspicious of you, so I guess that's why they made giving him the skull optional in this case.

 

[Koshachiy Barin]

Since you have told him your story, he's suspicious of you, so I guess that's why they made giving him the skull optional in this case.

I don't think it was intended because the quest is left as "uncompleted" in the journal. Also, why can't I give him the skull after telling him about what I've seen? Like, for example...

- I don't know. Good God. [Hadrian looks dully out the window. He's obviously in shock.] Why? Why would they have buried him in the tomb of Nasrudin? I...just...[he trails off...]

- Hadrian...what are we going to do?
- There's something else...[Tell him of the message in blood.]
- There's something else. I brought back the skull for you to look at...

- May I see it, please?

- Of course...[Give it to him.]

- The skull...it's not elven! It's a human skull! [Hadrian slowly shakes his head, lost in thought.]

- Hadrian...what are we going to do?
- There's something else...[Tell him of the message in blood.]

Every time I bring Hadrian this skull and he doesn't want to take it, it saddens me a little that I disturbed old Mannox's bones for nothing.

 

[Whispering Darkness]

I don't think it was that, Drog. My CH is 20. My reaction to him was around 24 I think. I was an evil bastard in the game. So I was thinking his dialog was based on my low reaction, not CH? I also have it saved right before I talk to him if that helps.