[BUG] Strength Reduction and Equipped Weapons
Wiggles
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During a run through of Larswood, I came across a spider (or ettercap) that diseased me and reduced my 18/xx strength down to 13. My Archer PC is wielding a Composite Longbow +1 and with his "new" strength should be unable to wield his bow.
*However* he is still able to shoot the bow as normal and it is still equiped, even though the bow in the inventory screen is red(ed) out properly. Not sure if this is a bug from the original BG or not, but thought I'd post it since it could possibly be a bug.
Expected behavior: The bow should be moved to your bag in your inventory. And if you have auto-pause enabled, then it auto-pauses with the weapon being unusable.
Thanks,
Wiggles
(If I knew how to take screenshots in-game AND how to post pics on the forums I'd do that to help.)
*However* he is still able to shoot the bow as normal and it is still equiped, even though the bow in the inventory screen is red(ed) out properly. Not sure if this is a bug from the original BG or not, but thought I'd post it since it could possibly be a bug.
Expected behavior: The bow should be moved to your bag in your inventory. And if you have auto-pause enabled, then it auto-pauses with the weapon being unusable.
Thanks,
Wiggles
(If I knew how to take screenshots in-game AND how to post pics on the forums I'd do that to help.)
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Well that's a good point. At the very least, not being able to use the weapon then.
If not, you could use a potion of strength, equip it, then use it with low strength.
Has this been fixed in any of the latest patches? I know it's not a deal-breaker, but it makes sense.
Hi. This is an old glitch from BG1 and, as far as I know, in BG2 as well. The best thing you can do is just play along and not allow CHARNAME to use the bow. In a similar instance, I had to discipline myself not to use protection scrolls or wands because my CHARNAME didn't have the required 9 INT -- though the game still allowed him to use them.
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If on a Mac,
- Press the Apple key ⌘ + Shift + 3 all at the same time
- You will then find a capture of the screen on your desktop named ‘Picture _'
If on a PC,
- Press the “Print Screen” (also PrtSc on some laptop keyboards) which is located near the upper-right of the keyboard
- Open a program such as Paint and go to “Edit” then “Paste,” which will paste your picture
- From there, you can crop it to your liking or just simply save the photo to a folder somewhere
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