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Krissy
Village Dweller
Joined: 16 Dec 2003
Posts: 7
Location: Calgary |
Alrighty Then, Hi I'm Krissy and I'm a dummie in need of help.
this game makes me want to rip all my hair out. Either I'm really stupid and I just don't get it, or it's just really that hard. I think I need complete help with this game. I don't know how to do any thing, Im lost and they just keep kicking me arse..!! welp i'll give you the low down jist of it all  well anyway, right now I just dilivered the message from the king. which im surprised i got as far as i did.. oh anyway Im looking for the missing jewels and statue and such, I dont know how to use anything or how I should go about doing anything useful and Majick.. um.. nothing doing there.. So, if you could please please please  find it in your hearts to give a noob some help or tips on how to accualy know what I'm doing I would be very gratefull
Thanking you guys and gals in advance..
Krissy 
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Cm
Sentinel of Light
Joined: 26 Jan 2003
Posts: 5209
Location: Missouri USA |
I felt the same way the first time I played. Then I came here and all was well. Go to the http://arx.rpgdot.com/and find the support files and download the PDF file. It has a general walkthrough, all maps, locations, and tells you how to do stuff. This game turned out very hard due to fact there is very little ingame directions for you. The file makes it all better. And it leaves a lot of room for you to do stuff your way, different ways, and not all things are in it, so still you will be supprized. If you need more help after that, just come on back. I came here and searched the threads a lot even with the PDF. So don't feel bad. It is hard, but so much fun. Welcome to the RPGdot by the way.
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corwin
On the Razorblade of Life
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CM has it right. Get the walkthru and use it; search the threads(nearly every possible question has been dealt with) and you'll be fine. Welcome also to our second home!!
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Krissy
Village Dweller
Joined: 16 Dec 2003
Posts: 7
Location: Calgary |
Thanks a bunch I'll go look there, I think I looked there before but prolly not good enuff..
Thanks also for the welcome, I'll prolly be posting more ^_^
But What I'm Realy having problems with is casting a spell they told me how to do it but it doesnt work.. its hold what is the shift button and the right mouse. and then let go of the shift button and it says that I dun it in the right had corner of my screen but nothing happens
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Fri Dec 19, 2003 5:19 am |
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Cm
Sentinel of Light
Joined: 26 Jan 2003
Posts: 5209
Location: Missouri USA |
I'm not sure I understand your question, but I'll do a short spell casting speech and see if it helps. You can only cast spell if you have reached that level. Each set of spells depends on your characters level, and if you have the runes or a scroll to use it. Even the scrolls are level based, so if you are trying to cast a spell that is for a level 10 and you are only a level 2 it will just fizzle. Same with rune spells. Also you may not have the right amount of mana, which is level based as well. You have to put some of your skill points into casting in order to be able to cast spells. Now what spell are you actually trying to cast, what level is your character, and then we can go from there.
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Fri Dec 19, 2003 6:28 pm |
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Krissy
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Joined: 16 Dec 2003
Posts: 7
Location: Calgary |
Well right now I think I only leveld once or twice, and im about to the part where i have to deliever the kings message to Pog. I just started it not too long ago..
okay I'll tell you the problem I'm having, It's the spell to ignight, Its one of the first ruines that you get you knoe The one that goes from right to left
it tells me that i have to hold the shift button and click the right mouse button and then let go of the shift button to do the spell, I've put the ruin into my spell book and then it told me to do what i just said, but nothing happens, I see the ruin in the top right hand corner of my screen, but when i tried to light a burnt out fire nothing happens
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Cm
Sentinel of Light
Joined: 26 Jan 2003
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Location: Missouri USA |
Not all fires can be ignited. If you find a torch on a wall or in the caves on a wall try it then. I think you have to push CTRL to do it though. Let me know if get to point of finding other runes and try a different spell. Of if you want to take the time to go all the way back to where you found that rune and try to light the torches on the walls in the corridors there, but I would just wait. You have to hold down Ctrl, and at same time hold left mouse button and draw the rune sign. If you draw it right the symbol of the rune will show up in the right upper conor and will glow. Once you have drawn all the runes for the spell you want then let go of the mouse and thenlet go of Ctrl. That will cast the spell. You can memorize spell into slots that respond to the numbers 1 2 3.
The difference is after drawing the spell, still holding Ctrl, push and hold shift and let go of ctrl button. Then the memorized spell shows up on the lower left conor as a blue symbol of it. Then to use them just just hit the number of the one you want or just click on them with the mouse. Hope this gets it right for you. Let me know.
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Sat Dec 20, 2003 4:18 am |
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Krissy
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Joined: 16 Dec 2003
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Location: Calgary |
yes i tried that but it still doesnt do anything, i let go of the mouse button first, and i still get the magic symbol and no mana is draind so i let go of the ctrl button, and it gives me this wierd whooshing sound like it was winding down, i like this game but it's so frusterating i cant do anything
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Sat Dec 20, 2003 7:59 am |
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Adam
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Joined: 15 Mar 2003
Posts: 63
Location: Eastbourne, England. |
To cast a spell, this is what you do:
Press and hold CTRL.
Press the left mouse button and hold it down, now draw the first rune of the spell.
Now release the mouse button.
Press the left mouse button again and hold it down, now draw the second rune.
If there is a third rune in your spell, repeat the steps, the same for if there are 4 or 5 runes in a spell. (The more powerful ones later on in the game.)
Release the mouse button to cast the spell!
If you want to put some spells into the pre-cast slots down in the bottom left of the screen, then hold SHIFT while doing this whole process.
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Cm
Sentinel of Light
Joined: 26 Jan 2003
Posts: 5209
Location: Missouri USA |
Just keep trying. I would suggest you try when you find or can buy torch. Lay it on the ground in front of you and practice. You did install the patch by the way. It is a must for the game. Maybe print the posts here from Adam and myself and then try when the time comes. Don't feel bad, I had a hard time getting the controls straight myself, but once you do it gets to be second nature. It sounds like from the sound you discribed that you did it right or you did part of it right but missed making one of the runes signs and it fizzles. Or as I said, not all fires will ignite for you, and same is true for the wall torches that you see. They won't all light. A torch you find or buy that says something to effect it has 20 uses will light for sure. If you still can't lay it on the ground and cast the spell right then come back, and give us a detailed discription of what you did, write it down. One other maybe I just thought of is using the Left Ctrl button and not the right. Don't give up, we will get you up and casting. In the mean time just play, as casting is not that important at this stage of the game anyway.
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Sat Dec 20, 2003 8:01 pm |
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Krissy
Village Dweller
Joined: 16 Dec 2003
Posts: 7
Location: Calgary |
I have installed the patch after my first crash in the game,
I do the spells right because there's a sign and it says ohm and yok when i do them, and then i let go if the left mouse button but nothing happens and i tried it with holding the CTRL Button and left mouse button but letting go of the CRTL button first but still nothing happens and it gives me that fizzel nouse, and the ruins are in my spell book, and I can't seem to memorize them and i've done what you said a million times so I started a new game to see if i could do it, when it tells you to light the torch in the cordor and the one where you can cook your meat but it doesnt., but its not the magic that i came here about its accualy the letter to king pog. I can only seem to get to go to him, but I can't cross the bridge without getting attacked by that troll in my way..
I know that I'm doing the spells right cuz it tells me i am, I can't memorize or cast.. why me..
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Cm
Sentinel of Light
Joined: 26 Jan 2003
Posts: 5209
Location: Missouri USA |
As for letter for king pog, you have to talk to the troll that is guarding the gate and tell him you are from King L and he will then let you pass. As for casting, I don't know what is wrong. Maybe someone else can help. When you say the spells are in the book, you do mean that the runes themselves are appearing in the book as well. You know you have to take them out of inventory and move them to the spell book for them to work. You do that be hitting the F key while pointing to them in your inventory. Read your log a few times and see if you can figure out what you may be missing. If you are getting the fizzle, it is because of three reasons. One the rune is not in the spell book, two you don't have the right subject close enough to use the spell, or three, you don't have enough mana to cast the spell which is tied into your level as well. Now if you have a corupted save game in there that could cause this from before you installed the patch, I don't know if that would be possible as an answer. But don't give up. If need be I will reinstall the game and go through it step by step for you and we can compare notes. Maybe someone else on the boards here has some ideas. Weekends are a bit slow here so it may be Mon. before others show up to help. I'm sorry you are having so much trouble. This is such a great game once you get the hang of it.
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Sun Dec 21, 2003 5:25 am |
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Krissy
Village Dweller
Joined: 16 Dec 2003
Posts: 7
Location: Calgary |
Alright I'll try that before I go see the king,
is he supposed to take the letter away from me?
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Sun Dec 21, 2003 5:28 am |
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Cm
Sentinel of Light
Joined: 26 Jan 2003
Posts: 5209
Location: Missouri USA |
Yes he takes it and then sends his guys to open the pass.
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Sun Dec 21, 2003 5:37 am |
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Krissy
Village Dweller
Joined: 16 Dec 2003
Posts: 7
Location: Calgary |
oh, so after he tells me that I have to get some stolen goods and the what nots and the stolen treasure, he send's someone over to the goblin?
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