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Sleeping in the street

ifupaulineifupauline Member Posts: 405
in Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition
Guards aren't supposed to stop you from sleeping in the street while being invisible!!!

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  • JuliusBorisovJuliusBorisov Member, Administrator, Moderator, Developer Posts: 22,760
    They can't see you but obviously they smell you!

    The guards in Athkatla have learned all the shades of scent.
  • CalmarCalmar Member Posts: 688
    And they do hear your Characters snoring, keeping the whole neighbourhood awake!
  • DurenasDurenas Member Posts: 508
    depends on if the spell is the 24 hour variant or not. If it is, then it reasonably shouldn't be expected to expire while you're resting. Otherwise, spells like Improved Invisibility have a much shorter duration.
  • elminsterelminster Member, Developer Posts: 16,317
    edited October 2015
    Maybe one of them tripped over your invisible tent. :)

    (or maybe the tent is no longer invisible since it is no longer on your person)
  • DeeDee Member Posts: 10,447
    Invisibility ends for your character if you interact with objects in the world. So basically, as soon as you open your sleeping bag...
  • ifupaulineifupauline Member Posts: 405
    edited October 2015
    Amberion said:

    depends on if the spell is the 24 hour variant or not. If it is, then it reasonably shouldn't be expected to expire while you're resting. Otherwise, spells like Improved Invisibility have a much shorter duration.

    That should be reasonable but the thing is when you don't have or are not a healer, if you successfuly manage to sleep outside, it can last for days without being busted... not 8 hours, DAYSSSS :)
  • DurenasDurenas Member Posts: 508
    ifupauline said:

    Amberion said:

    depends on if the spell is the 24 hour variant or not. If it is, then it reasonably shouldn't be expected to expire while you're resting. Otherwise, spells like Improved Invisibility have a much shorter duration.

    That should be reasonable but the thing is when you don't have or are not a healer, if you successfuly manage to sleep outside, it can last for days without being busted... not 8 hours, DAYSSSS :)
    Well, yes, I suppose I should have said that what I described is the way it OUGHT to work. In reality, many spells completely ignore the time spent resting when calculating duration.
  • DJKajuruDJKajuru Member Posts: 3,300
    edited October 2015
    Maybe it was the cowled wizards who warned the guards about an invisible someone sleeping on the streets.
    Maybe you snore...
  • semiticgoddesssemiticgoddess Member Posts: 14,903
    In EE, you can get your rest interrupted by soldiers even if you're invisible, but the soldiers won't actually talk to you. Not if the whole party is invisible. You can just click "Rest" again and ignore them.

    All it says is that "You are awakened by the call of an Amnian soldier." That doesn't mean they spotted you. It just means they're being loud and obnoxious.
  • YannirYannir Member Posts: 595
    semiticgod said:

    In EE, you can get your rest interrupted by soldiers even if you're invisible, but the soldiers won't actually talk to you. Not if the whole party is invisible. You can just click "Rest" again and ignore them.

    All it says is that "You are awakened by the call of an Amnian soldier." That doesn't mean they spotted you. It just means they're being loud and obnoxious.

    Isn't this how you summon an army of guards? :smiley:
  • OlvynChuruOlvynChuru Member Posts: 3,083
    Dee said:

    Invisibility ends for your character if you interact with objects in the world. So basically, as soon as you open your sleeping bag...

    Well, not all interactions end invisibility. You can open/close doors and equip/unequip items without breaking invisibility.
  • semiticgoddesssemiticgoddess Member Posts: 14,903
    If you click on loot on the ground to pick it up, you go visible. But if you right-click over it and then pick it up from the inventory screen, or use the EE quick loot feature, then you maintain your invisibility.

    Also, you can disarm traps while invisible, but picking a lock will break invisibility.
  • NimranNimran Member Posts: 4,875
    You can also hide in shadows!
  • DurenasDurenas Member Posts: 508
    Imoen + Staff of The Magi, disarm/pick locks and no one will see you.
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