The avenger's salamander form should not use the "movement rate only" type of haste.

Tresset

Repro steps:
1. Turn on the Round End auto pause option. (This is to keep track of the rounds as they pass during the test.)
2. Start a new game in ToB with an Avenger Druid
3. Shift into salamander form.
4. Create a hostile creature of some sort C:CreateCreature("wolf01") will do.
5. Attack the Wolf with the creature weapon.

Observed:
The salamander form appears to be hasted but gets no bonus APR (i.e. it only attacks once per round, but the auto pause will activate every half round).

Expected (I will give you several options here):
(This is my preferred option) The haste effect should be changed to a "normal" haste effect, Granting a full bonus APR.

OR

The haste effect should be removed and an equivalent movement rate bonus should be added.

OR

If you want to go by the description, just remove the haste effect altogether.

Notes: The "movement rate only" haste type is a bit sloppy in execution because of the confusing APR behavior. This issue is also present in BG1:EE.

Relevant file: plysala.itm

OlvynChuru

Something tells me that the movement speed bonus was meant to be given to the sword spider form but it was accidentally given to the salamander form instead.

Tresset

Uhh, no.

OlvynChuru

Tresset said:

Uhh, no.

That's interesting. I think I remember the avenger sword spider form having lots of attacks per round but not having a haste animation or a very fast movement speed. I also think I remember the salamander form having a haste animation and a fast movement speed but not too many attacks per round. Is this intentional? Or is that something they patched and now you're talking about something different here? Or did I remember this wrong?

Tresset

The sword spider is hasted just fine. I think the salamander has always had this goofy haste and I think there are far better ways to do it than with this effect.