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No broken weapon notification

IcallhimlecobraIcallhimlecobra Member Posts: 59
edited April 2013 in Fixed
On a number of occasions one my weapons have disappeared from my weapon slots (i'm assuming they're broken) however their is no icon to display this. When a weapon breaks a picture of a broken weapon should be in your weapon slot and when you click on it their should be a description explaining that the weapon is broken.

I'm not sure if this is a bug or whether the broken weapon icon was removed. Regardless this may cause confusion to a player who is not aware that their weapons can break.
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  • ChrisYuiChrisYui Member Posts: 94
    Confirmed experienced this as well. It's a little confusing, as I find one of my fighters punching instead of slashing.
  • DalfDalf Member Posts: 9
    edited November 2012
    I'm sure I saw a notification when my sword got borken.
    (but yeah, sometime many action is happening and it's difficult to read everything)
  • xxxsmb1987xxxxxxsmb1987xxx Member Posts: 280
    Also experienced as well and I have had 4 bastards swords break in a row after 1 hit with each. I dont remember them being that fragile, I dont know if thats a bug or just bad luck?
  • elminsterelminster Member, Developer Posts: 16,317
    xxxsmb1987xxx said:

    Also experienced as well and I have had 4 bastards swords break in a row after 1 hit with each. I dont remember them being that fragile, I dont know if thats a bug or just bad luck?

    It might be a bastard sword specific bug.

  • SplodSplod Member Posts: 114
    I just lost a bastard sword too. No notification. Didn't even notice it until I went to sell a bunch of stuff and noticed the broken weapon in my inventory.
  • reedmilfamreedmilfam Member Posts: 2,808
    Break rate is a lot higher than it was in the past. I can't prove it with data, but have lived it. However, being familiar with BG1, when I saw no weapon in CHARNAME's hand, I knew what happened. I actually carry an extra of my main weapon because I expect this to happen.
  • xxxsmb1987xxxxxxsmb1987xxx Member Posts: 280
    Yea ever sinced I played the original I learned to keep multiple iron weapons for all party members and a quarter staff just in case, plus I keep a a regular weapon along with a magic weapon and a quarter staff just in case be prepared people =)
  • elminsterelminster Member, Developer Posts: 16,317
    I was trying to get a bastard sword to break while killing guards and monks in Candlekeep. No luck. So idk, hopefully someone takes note of this regardless and fixes the problem.
  • SplodSplod Member Posts: 114
    Maybe it's timed so that it's not until you head south towards Nashkel that the poor iron becomes more obvious?
  • FrecheFreche Member Posts: 473
    I have used Auto-Pause for when weapons break and it has paused every time (even when an arrow slot is depleted and there are still 160 arrows equipped and ready for use)

    As for the broken weapon it should appear in your inventory as long as you havn't filled it, if it's full then the broken weapon will be dropped on the ground. A weapon will not stay in the weapon slot if it's broken.
  • AklisAklis Member Posts: 11
    This keeps happening to Minsc for me. His starting two-handed sword broke, with notification. I got rid of it and bought him a new one. It disappeared shortly afterwards, so he's had to make do with halberds from the gnolls, but the thing is that they're not breaking, they're just disappearing. I don't even get a broken weapon.
  • ChrisYuiChrisYui Member Posts: 94
    Weapons SHOULD break often in the first few chapters. It's the iron crisis. This is no bug - in vanilla BG1 weapons broke often, and it was a good idea to purchase multiples. This made +1 weapons all the more valuable in BG1.

    However, no message for weapons breaking is an inconvenience. I've received no notification for short swords, and an axe breaking.

    Certain weapons should not break, such as quarterstaves and clubs.
  • kdalikdali Member Posts: 23
    Do you have the game set up for auto pause when weapon unusable? Even if there's no pic of a broken sword, you would know right off...if that option works this time around :)
  • Jason_SilverainJason_Silverain Member Posts: 38
    Its not just bastard swords two handed swords also seem rather fragile, but this also occurs in the Black Pits.
  • FrecheFreche Member Posts: 473
    ChrisYui said:

    Certain weapons should not break, such as quarterstaves and clubs.

    Wooden weapons and any +# won't break
  • IcallhimlecobraIcallhimlecobra Member Posts: 59
    @ChrisYui

    I am aware that weapons can break having played vanilla BG1, I'm not saying that is a bug. My point is there is nothing in the game to tell you that your weapons are breaking. Currently they are just disappearing from your inventory with no explanation. In vanilla BG1 a broken weapon icon would appear where your weapon was.

    I just think this will be confusing for new players.

    As I can not think why the icon was removed, I suspect it may be a bug.
  • ChrisYuiChrisYui Member Posts: 94
    @Icallhimlecobra Yes, the comment about weapons breaking often being normal was to other posters, who seemed to think that was also a bug.

    I totally agree, and a broken weapon item should always appear in the inventory, as well as a message in the text box.
  • kozz84kozz84 Member Posts: 3
    I'm playing on the ipad.

    My first party member looses his weapon after loading the game. It's just gone. It might happen after the game crashes and I load a previous save I'm not sure. Very annoying.
  • RafnerRafner Member Posts: 64
    Well the title says it all. I play on the iPad, and several times I've noticed that my characters are fighting either unarmed or that that dual-wielding characters are suddenly running around with just one weapon. The weapons that has gone missing are completely gone, they're not in any inventory.

    So far it has only happened with standard, non-magical weapons, but I'm seriously wondering if there's any point in playing any more if this goes on...
  • RafnerRafner Member Posts: 64
    God I just made a post of my own about this. It's happened to me too, several times. I mean this really kills the game for me.
  • PerusoePerusoe Member Posts: 46
    This may not be related, but I had a similar incident with my mouse disappearing when picking up certain items. I corrected it by deselecting "Hardware Mouse Cursor" in the Graphics Options. I don't know if this will help in your case, but it can't hurt to try.
  • RafnerRafner Member Posts: 64
    Just talked to a friend about it, he is also playing on iPad. He didn't know about it, but he immedietely checked his inventory and sure enough, weapons were gone. So it's not something uncommon... This is one baaaad bug.
  • RafnerRafner Member Posts: 64
    Well this is not a graphic bug (like if the cursor disappears), items that are equipped actually goes missing. Your character starts fighting unarmed. Furthermore, both me and OP play on iPad, so we don't have any cursor and can't change any graphic options.
  • BytebrainBytebrain Member Posts: 602
    Probably just a stupid question, but are you sure it's not because the weapon is broken?
    There's is an Iron Crisis which is part of the story. Usually you'll get a message that the weapon is unusable and a broken weapon in the inventory, so it doesn't sound like that's your issue, but it doesn't hurt to ask...
  • kozz84kozz84 Member Posts: 3
    Sure, The weapon can break, but also a broken weapon should appear in the inventory, which doesn't. From reading the forum threats I think theres a bug with spawning broken weapon item in the inventory, not with item dissapearing.
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  • happytobebackhappytobeback Member Posts: 1
    Is this prior to resolving naskel mines questline? if so then they are meant to be breaking due to the cause of the problem in the mines.
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  • Sese79Sese79 Member Posts: 478
    Agree with Shandyr. I experienced both: weapons disappeared without any notification, and weapons broken and left a broken sword icon behind. So this happens not every time, but it happens a lot.
  • DeeDee Member Posts: 10,447
    Bump
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