Headbomb's big list of weapons and items issues [Part 1]

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• Headbomb Member Posts: 213

  December 2012

  Placeholder for updates if needed.

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• hook71 Member, Developer Posts: 582

  December 2012

  I reported some of the description issues here: http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/12711/typos-item-descriptions

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• Jalily Member Posts: 4,681

  December 2012 edited December 2012

  Thanks, I've fixed the description issues for all mentioned items except SW2H02, which requires a new string, and HELM35 and HALBRD01, which aren't used. HALBRD01's description is also shared with SPER03, the real Backbiter, which does have a Strength requirement of 5.

  Headbomb said:

  Medium Shield (SHLD32)
  * Does not list the 4 Strength requirement
  * Strength requirement should be ajusted to 12 for constitancy with description and other medium shields

  Actually, the requirement is 9. Makes sense to adjust it, though. @Avenger_teambg?

  Headbomb said:

  Suryris's Blade +2 (HALB03)
  * Other Halberds have a 13 Strength requirement, this one has a 11 Strenght requirement. Given that this is was minotaur's halberd, this doesn't seem to make much sense...
  
  Heavy Crossbow (XBOW01)
  * Other heavy crossbows (XBOW02 & XBOW03) have a Strength requirement of 11, this one has one of 12. I don`t know which is right, but they should be consistant between each other.

  This may or may not be the reason, but the ones with lower Strength requirements also weigh less.
  
  Good job on these!
  
  Note that if you edit a nametag into your post, it won't send a notification. I had no idea you tagged me until I read this topic.

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• CamDawg Member, Developer Posts: 3,438

  December 2012

  Thanks, but we could have saved you a lot of time. I've already submitted patches for the magical flags and enchantment levels, and I know @Avenger_teambg looked at missing lore scores.
  
  Unused: ax1h06, halbrd01, helm35, misc76, palhelm
  Already fixed: ax1h18, blun36, blun37, blun40, boot06, boot12, clck18, nebelt01, shld07p, shld33, sw1h47, sw1h78

  Headbomb said:

  
  Belt of Antipode (BELT16)
  * Not flagged as magical
  Also the price is listed as 3, which seems terribly low for this item.

  Magical flag already fixed. It's downsides are nearly as bad as its upside, so I believe the thinking here is to price it as a cursed item.

  Headbomb said:

  The Paws of the Cheetah (BOOTDRIZ)
  * Not flagged as magical

  These aren't obtainable by the player, so it really doesn't matter.

  Headbomb said:

  
  Gloves of Healing (BRAC20)
  * Lore 0
  
  Cloak of Bravery (CLCK30)
  * Lore 0
  
  Improved Cloak of Protection +2 (CLCK31)
  * Lore 0
  
  The Horn of Kazgaroth (MISC73)
  * Not flagged as magical
  * Lore 0
  
  Buckler +1 (SHLD17)
  * Lore 0
  
  The Ossifier (STAF25)
  * Not flagged as magical
  * Lore 0
  

  Legit, but only sold in stores identified, so not an issue. Magical flags already fixed as well.

  Headbomb said:

  Mail of the Dead +2 (CHAN03)
  * Other non-mithral chain mails requires 8 strengh. This one has requirement of 7 for some reason. Not necessarilly a bug, but worth lookign into.
  
  Suryris's Blade +2 (HALB03)
  * Other Halberds have a 13 Strength requirement, this one has a 11 Strenght requirement. Given that this is was minotaur's halberd, this doesn't seem to make much sense...
  
  Heavy Crossbow (XBOW01)
  * Other heavy crossbows (XBOW02 & XBOW03) have a Strength requirement of 11, this one has one of 12. I don`t know which is right, but they should be consistant between each other.

  In general, if an item's stated requirements match the actual requirements it's fine.

  Headbomb said:

  
  Nymph Cloak (CLCK07)
  * Lore 0
  
  The Knee-capper +1 (HAMM04)
  * Lore 0

  Given to the player, so they need to remain 0 lore so they don't come unidentified.

  Headbomb said:

  Soultaker Dagger (DAGG10)
  * Lore 0

  Given that this is a non-magical quest item, no lore is appropriate.

  Headbomb said:

  Moonblade +3 (SW1H13)
  * Lore 0
  
  Wand of Magic Missiles (WAND12)
  * Lore 0

  Only available with joinable NPCs; no lore needed.
  
  And now for the actual bugs:

  Headbomb said:

  Club+1 (BLUN38)
  * Not flagged as magical
  * Lore 0
  Also this club should probably be renamed Night Club per its description.
  
  Bracers to the Death (BRAC03)
  * For some reason, the description has a "Equipped abilities:" line going against what is done for BRAC01 and BRAC02
  
  Chain Mail +3 (CHAN07)
  * Does not mention the 6 Strength requirement
  Also the spacing in the descriptions of CHAN## are inconsistant between each other.
  
  Studded Leather Armor +1 (LEAT05)
  * Does not list the 6 Strength requirement
  
  Telbar's Studded Leather Armor +2 (LEAT07)
  * Does not list the 6 Strength requirement
  
  Karajah's Leather Armor +3 (LEAT09)
  * Does not list the 3 Strength requirement
  
  Hide Armor (LEAT10)
  * Does not list the 9 Strength requirement
  
  Ankehg Plate Mail (PLAT06)
  * Does not list the 8 Strength requirement
  
  The Practical Defense +3 (PLAT08)
  * Strength requirement is 11, not 12
  
  Small Shield +1 (SHLD02)
  * Does not list the 4 Strength requirement
  
  Small Shield +1 (shld02A)
  * Does not list the 4 Strength requirement
  
  Buckler (SHLD09)
  * Does not list the 4 Strength requirement
  
  Buckler (shld09A)
  * Does not list the 4 Strength requirement
  
  Medium Shield (SHLD32)
  * Does not list the 4 Strength requirement
  * Strength requirement should be ajusted to 12 for constitancy with description and other medium shields
  
  Shortsword (SW1H07)
  * Strength requirement should be listed as 5 and not 4
  
  The Shadow's Blade +3 (SW1H10)
  * Strength requirement should be listed as 4 and not 5
  
  Perdue's Shortsword (SW1H17)
  * Strength requirement should be listed as 5 and not 4
  
  Shortsword (SW1H21)
  * Strength requirement should be listed as 5 and not 4
  

  Magical flag and lore already fixed for blun38. The string issues are for @Jalily. plat08 seems to be correct at 11 strength, so just a description update is needed. shld32 already has the correct strength minimum (9) for medium shields, so we just need a description update here as well.

  Headbomb said:

  Bullet of Fire (Bull07)
  * Lore 0
  
  Bullet of Ice (Bull08)
  * Lore 0
  
  Bullet of Electricity (Bull09)
  * Lore 0

  Also lacking their magical flags, which I had already submitted. Still need lore.

  Headbomb said:

  Robe of the Evil Archmagi (CLCK17)
  * Price is 10500 wheras Good/Neutral prices are 20500

  Good catch.

  Headbomb said:

  
  The Chesley Crusher +2 (HALB13)
  * Lore 0
  The Magma Bulwark +2 (PLAT24)
  * Lore 0
  Sling of Unerring Accuracy (SLNG11)
  * Not falgged as magical
  * Lore 0

  @Avenger_teambg, a few more missing lores.

  Headbomb said:

  
  Two-handed Sword +1 (SW2H02)
  * Strength requirement should to 14 for constitancy with description and other two-handed swords

  Yep.

  Headbomb said:

  
  Gold Digger +1 (SW2H22)
  * Not flagged as magical
  * Lore 0
  * Lacks an icon

  Already flagged as magical, lore is not an issue since it's a store item, and NI simply doesn't understand its BAM (check it in game, it's fine). Now it does a different issue in that the icon for its melee ability is a generic 2h sword instead of its custom one.

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• wild Member Posts: 43

  December 2012

  buckley's buckler only lists mages in its unusable list and can be used by my kensai

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• CamDawg Member, Developer Posts: 3,438

  December 2012

  Avenger's already nabbed that one, too.

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• Headbomb Member Posts: 213

  December 2012 edited December 2012

  @CamDawg, with regards to the Belt of Antipode, the item isn't actually cursed, and if you know you're going to run into say a pack of winter wolves (i.e. the ice caves where Shandallar transports you), you can certainly equip it and it's all benefits. I know I certainly found that belt useful, although I never kept it on at all times on account of not wanting fireballs to be even deadlier than they already are.
  
  Also with a couple of those items, while they may not be used in BG1, maybe they used are in BG2 and possibly some mods. I'm mostly listing these out of concerns of being comprehensive. Whether the BGEE team wants to fix those (since it's a rather quick fix, and it's always nice to update things in the master, rather than in mods) or leave it to modders to fix, I'll leave up to you. Doesn't really bother me since I'm playing with an unmodded BGEE and I don't plan on running BGEE mods in the near future.

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• CamDawg Member, Developer Posts: 3,438

  December 2012 edited December 2012

  Headbomb said:

  @CamDawg, with regards to the Belt of Antipode, the item isn't actually cursed, and if you know you're going to run into say a pack of winter wolves (i.e. the ice caves where Shandallar transports you), you can certainly equip it and it's all benefits. I know I certainly found that belt useful, although I never kept it on at all times on account of not wanted fireballs to be even deadlier than they already are.

  I hadn't considered this--good point.

  Headbomb said:

  Also with a couple of those items, while they may not be used in BG1, maybe they used are in BG2 and possibly some mods. I'm mostly listing these out of concerns of being comprehensive. Whether the BGEE team wants to fix those (since it's a rather quick fix, and it's always nice to update things in the master, rather than in mods) or leave it to modders to fix, I'll leave up to you. Doesn't really bother me since I'm playing with an unmodded BGEE and I don't plan on running BGEE mods in the near future.

  Nah, the only one of those that's used in BG2 is palhelm. Like bootdriz, it's undroppable so the lore doesn't matter.
  
  Everything's been submitted to the bug tracker. And since I forgot in my OP: thanks!
  
  edit: fixed broken quote tags

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• Headbomb Member Posts: 213

  December 2012 edited December 2012

  @CamDawg No problem, it's great to be working with a dev team that appreciates bug reports and actually fix them in a timely manner, unlike some other nameless developpers which I will not mention. Nothing's more frustrating than spending hours hunting and documenting bug for free for a game you love and have devs ignore you.
  
  No idea if the patch containing those fixes will roll out before or after your Christmas break, but in all cases a merry christmas to y'all, stuff your faces with turkey and remember to leave the fruitcake alone.

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