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Post by Cory Trese on Mar 23, 2014 14:00:35 GMT -5
1) I never got the Smith Lord's Hammer, is that something we're supposed to receive? I actually opened the chests before killing Vurnak. (Are you supposed to be able to open red chests with Precision Pick? First try turns it blue and the second one opens it?) That is a bug, and doing that will reduce your loot for the boss, probably by a lot. |
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Post by contributor on Mar 23, 2014 14:18:22 GMT -5
I figured that out, because some chests have never turned blue, so I tried it once. I was worried the whole place would sink and I wouldn't be able to open the chests after killing V.
Anyways, is that hammer something I will need later. Have I totally pooched this group?
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Post by Outsider on Mar 23, 2014 14:33:29 GMT -5
1) I never got the Smith Lord's Hammer, is that something we're supposed to receive? I actually opened the chests before killing Vurnak. (Are you supposed to be able to open red chests with Precision Pick? First try turns it blue and the second one opens it?) That is a bug, and doing that will reduce your loot for the boss, probably by a lot. Oh great, I did this both times now. I just assumed it was a particularly difficult lock to pick. I wonder what loot I've missed out on.... |
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Post by contributor on Mar 24, 2014 16:51:43 GMT -5
I'm having the same issue as Mathius. Second time around I've broken all 8 foci, but I cannot kill big V. I've double checked them all, by bringing a character to them and tapping on them, but nothing changes. The last one I broke gave me the message "you are the assassins of Blasphemy...." The one before that said "we must break the last focus...." The last one I broke was, the second one you encounter moving clockwise from the entry point. The one before it was the one above that and the one before that was the one below it (first moving in clockwise direction from the stairs). Hope my team is not stuck in purgatory fighting V over and over until we're out of potions.
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Post by fallen on Mar 24, 2014 16:55:32 GMT -5
contributor - there is an escape hatch incoming with the next release, so sit tight. It will allow you to kill Vurnak. Still trying to figure out the root cause of this, as many groups have gotten through without issue.
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Post by contributor on Mar 24, 2014 17:36:03 GMT -5
Ok, that's good to know. In my first play through I somehow got the final dialogue, that we could destroy him, before I destroyed the last foci. That time I was also over on the left side, but I destroyed the top left one last. I had destroyed the middle left before that, but the bottom left was the first one I destroyed.
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Post by fallen on Mar 24, 2014 22:48:05 GMT -5
Thanks for all the information folks! We reproduced this bug and are (1) working on escape hatch for you that will let you kill Vurnak and continue and (2) working to resolve the issue for future games.
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Post by contributor on Mar 26, 2014 5:40:58 GMT -5
Another bit of advice on the fight. I'm pretty sure the V cannot spawn spiders as long as he only has 1 AP, so keeping him down to that 1 really limits what he can do. I believe the same is true for all spawning spiders. I've never seen one spawn with 1 AP.
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Post by vdx on Mar 27, 2014 21:28:13 GMT -5
I got the Hammer of the Smith Lord which has an item icon as an incantation but doesn't appear to do anything (used in a fight, used out of a fight, used in town etc... just gets used up). But, my parties all completed the Cult tower an update or so ago so they may have gotten the Hammer before a bug was fixed???
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Post by fallen on Mar 27, 2014 21:30:14 GMT -5
vdx - ah, crud. (1) I will fix the image in the next release. (2) bug, it gets used up  It is a story item and is supposed to be reserved for future use. We will have to find a way to get it back to everyone. Will fix in next release (at least the using it up part).
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Post by vdx on Mar 27, 2014 21:36:55 GMT -5
vdx - ah, crud. (1) I will fix the image in the next release. (2) bug, it gets used up It is a story item and is supposed to be reserved for future use. We will have to find a way to get it back to everyone. Will fix in next release (at least the using it up part). WARN EVERY ONE NOT TO USE IT BEFORE THE BUG IS FIXED! (maybe have a store that sells 1 Hammer of the Smith if the party has no Hammer of the Smith?) But, guess what? None of my parties have a Hammer of the Smith as I used them up trying to figure out what it did. My idea was it created a weapon or summoned a spider (which would be one awesome incantation item, BTW). And this is good news. BECAUSE I NOW HAVE AN EXCUSE TO RE-START TO GET ALL THE NEW STUFF ADDED IN THE UPDATES. See some times the universe helps you. |
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Post by fallen on Mar 27, 2014 21:50:43 GMT -5
vdx - lol. In the next update, if you visit the Brunehorn Inn, don't have the hammer on you, and have killed Vurnak, a new hammer will appear in your inventory. You will no longer be able to sell or use it.
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Post by contributor on Mar 28, 2014 2:22:43 GMT -5
vdx - lol. In the next update, if you visit the Brunehorn Inn, don't have the hammer on you, and have killed Vurnak, a new hammer will appear in your inventory. You will no longer be able to sell or use it. That's great. That should fix things for those of us who opened the chest early as well. |
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Post by drdave on May 12, 2014 3:20:37 GMT -5
Is the hammer of the smith lord and essential plot item? It is described as "story item". I messed up in the end fight and am want to know if I need to start again.
My tactic was to buff Vraes up with the extra 2MP incantation and then run around on his own smashing foci. He died after smashing the last focus so I restored. This left us all together and able to get back to the bottom of the stairs. It was then a simple matter to wait in single file on the bridge for V to turn up and then knock seven shades out of him.
Once we killed him and were teleported to the altar, Tamilin opened the chest and retrieved the hammer. Unfortunately I them made 2 errors. I accidentally ended my turn without healing so someone died. I then hit restore instead of retry, so went back to not having opened the chest.
Whilst I was trying to make my way back to the chest the temple collapsed and I was transported back to the town minus the hammer.
JUST ANSWERED MY OWN QUESTION!!
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Post by drdave on May 12, 2014 3:24:21 GMT -5
vdx - lol. In the next update, if you visit the Brunehorn Inn, don't have the hammer on you, and have killed Vurnak, a new hammer will appear in your inventory. You will no longer be able to sell or use it. Ignore my last post, I missed this entry! I've got it! |
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It is a story item and is supposed to be reserved for future use. We will have to find a way to get it back to everyone. Will fix in next release (at least the using it up part).