Potion of absorbtion bug?

Loldrup

I had a level 3 fighter approach the bunch of ogres/ogre berserkers and orgrillions in the coast map just south of Candlekeep.

My fighter had 18 dex, plate mail, ring of protection, belt of -4 blunt chance to hit, AND he had consumed a potion of absorption. Thus he should have a -14 modifier on blunt damage on top of his ~ -2 AC from his outfit.

This AC should only allow for critical hits to go in. Yet I was repeatedly hit with non-critical hits. I basically couldn't tank them and had to walk away pretty fast.

I've also experienced this in an earlier playthrough where I had Minsc approach the ogre berserker in the bridge gang on the map just north of the Gnoll fortress. Despite having the potion of absorption, the ogre berserker repeatedly hit him without critical hits, and I had to pull him back very quickly.

Has anyone else experienced this?

I'm on Android, (version 1.3) and I use no mods.

TheArtisan

Misleading sprite. Ogre berserkers use 2h swords, not morningstars, but there's no 2h sword animation.

lansounet

Doesn't your log show what type of damage is taken? Maybe it's an option in feedback but I've always had it in EEs.

lunar

If they use crushing weapons, you will see negative modifiers to their rolls with a potion of absorption. In the combat text, if you enable combat rolls. (and why not enable them?)
Plus crushing damage has more of an 'impact' sound upon hit. It changes somewhat with the armor worn, but is decidedly different than the 'slice' sound of slashing weapons or the 'snikt!' sound of piercing weapons. These hit sounds are different between bg1 and 2, too, and I prefer bg2 ones, especially the piercing damage sound is more fleshy and satisfying in bg2.

Ogres, ogrillions all use crushing attacks. Ogre berserkers may be using two handers as they drop them, but they may also use a custom ogre weapon that is undroppable, and the two hander is just for show and in case Minsc's two hander breaks in the wilderness. I need to check my bg1 installation. In my modded bg2 they use undroppable ogre1 weapon which is crushing 1-10 damage, +1 enchanted. However I am sure it is different than bg1.

Loldrup

lansounet said:

Doesn't your log show what type of damage is taken? Maybe it's an option in feedback but I've always had it in EEs.

Nope. I'll see if I can enable it

lansounet

@Loldrup Should be Combat Information in Gameplay > Feedback options. Here's what my log looks like because I have everything activated :

FinnTheHuman

Speaking as an ipad user, with "rolls" option enabled I get to-hit rolls (with negative modifiers shown), save vs. spell roll (no failed save roll), but no mention of type of damage. I saw a screenshot like @lansounet 's the other day, so I was specifically looking for the option to show type of damage, but no, nothing like that is available for ipad. Perhaps android has the same problem.