Well-Actually War Trall Chessrook44 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Time for me to do a Let's Play of Avernum 3, probably my favorite of the two trilogies. And what better way to start it all off than with a two-parter? And if you wish to see the previous LPs, you can check them out here and here! BennyDoma and SurraAgob 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Ishad Nha Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 A3 feature: "+" items, these are ordinary items that have been given extra power by the addition of a magical ability. Item may or may not be relevant but you never know until you check its information screen... Read every book you can find, a few will contain spells. You missed two spellbooks in Fort Emergence, they were shown in the walkthrough part of the A3 Manual. Your Let's Play philosophy seems to be playing it as you do it and not following any walkthroughs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Chessrook44 Posted December 28, 2014 Author Share Posted December 28, 2014 A3 feature: "+" items, these are ordinary items that have been given extra power by the addition of a magical ability. Item may or may not be relevant but you never know until you check its information screen... Read every book you can find, a few will contain spells. You missed two spellbooks in Fort Emergence, they were shown in the walkthrough part of the A3 Manual. Your Let's Play philosophy seems to be playing it as you do it and not following any walkthroughs. More or less. I do take hints and suggestions as you post them, but since I have a backlog it can take me a couple episodes to get around to it. I tend to avoid walkthroughs unless I'm fully stuck. The way I see it, reactions to things are more interesting if you don't know they're coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Ishad Nha Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Spell prices can vary a lot, I made screengrabs for each spell shop so I could compare prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Chessrook44 Posted December 29, 2014 Author Share Posted December 29, 2014 Wow, I did not realize how short this episode was when I made it... anyway, before we head onto the surface, we head into Upper Avernum to see what we can see and to train. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Ishad Nha Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 In the first part of the game you will sometimes find your way blocked by the lack of level 3 exploration spells like Unlock Door and Move Mountains. Ditto lack of any form of Dispel Barrier. Even in fairly basic, low-level dungeons this will be a problem. When you get the spells you need you will need to go back to the dungeons concerned and clear the obstacles away. To figure out which dungeons you need to return to, you will need to keep notes or use your Journal to record messages from the dungeons concerned. (Said messages will not be related to lack of spells, they will just be general messages on other topics.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Chessrook44 Posted December 30, 2014 Author Share Posted December 30, 2014 Well it may be Goblins and Bandits, but at least it's better than killing hordes of rats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Ishad Nha Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Ritual of Sanctification is another thing that is not available for some time... In the Character Editor, the Gold limit is 15,000. That is a good as guess as any for the game's coin limit. You missed a few areas with some minor treasures. Game may be based upon you getting Far Sight fairly soon. Two spellbooks in Fort Emergence are not immediately accessible, but become so soon enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Chessrook44 Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share Posted December 31, 2014 Onwards through Upper Avernum we go, heading back to the place we entered into it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Ishad Nha Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 (edited) I went too close to Erika's Tower fairly soon after the start of the game. Party was too low-level to survive the encounters we hit, said encounters blocked any retreat back to Fort Emergence. I had to use the Character Editor to get safely back to the Fort. Edited January 1, 2015 by Ishad Nha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Chessrook44 Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 Onwards through Upper Avernum we go, to one of the new cities that were made! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Earth Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 be careful when you get ambushed, killing certain group of ambushers makes 1 important town hostile (nothing which cheat won't fix). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Chessrook44 Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 Up next, killing a bunch of bugs. A lot of bugs. Holy crap, there's a lot of them... Game over man, game over! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Chessrook44 Posted January 3, 2015 Author Share Posted January 3, 2015 New Formello isn't bad, but I still prefer the original Formello more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Chessrook44 Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share Posted January 4, 2015 More random explorations in this episode, as we see what we can see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Chessrook44 Posted January 5, 2015 Author Share Posted January 5, 2015 Ah the Vahnatai. Still as alien as ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Chessrook44 Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share Posted January 6, 2015 After many years, we finally set foot back on the surface. But not all is as good as could be hoped... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Chessrook44 Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 Avernum spies walking into the middle of an Empire city. This can only end well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Earth Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 at least your party is getting tanned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Chessrook44 Posted January 8, 2015 Author Share Posted January 8, 2015 at least your party is getting tanned. Half of the party, anyway. I doubt that Slith scales or Nephil fur actually tans. Hell I think the only creatures in RL that can get tanned are Humans and Pigs. But I digress. Onwards through the rest of Krizsan City, and then off to make lots of maidens start crying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Ishad Nha Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 (edited) There are four separate versions of Krizsan, each more damaged than the last. You seem to have the second of the four? The last two versions come into being if you take too long to solve the slime plague. Edited January 9, 2015 by Ishad Nha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Chessrook44 Posted January 9, 2015 Author Share Posted January 9, 2015 There are four separate versions of Krizsan, each more damaged than the last. You seem to have the second of the four? The last two versions come into being if you take too long to solve the slime plague. From a note I saw somewhere, Krizsan has a lot more than four versions. That said, aye I know about the "Doom Timer" as someone once called it, and actually mention it in this episode. Speaking of which... I suppose seeing two cities with the same name is kinda inevitable in a situation like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Ishad Nha Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 There are only four versions of Krizsan found in Town.dat, I was able to decrypt it. People keep telling you to go to Shayder, when you get there you will understand why they do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Chessrook44 Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 Exploring a town, checking out a cave, and finding out precisely why we were maybe not the best choice to send to the surface... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Chessrook44 Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 Two towns, one for the sea and one for the earth. Well it's not exactly opposing as the classical elements tend to go, but hey, they tried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Chessrook44 Posted January 12, 2015 Author Share Posted January 12, 2015 The Slime Bandits. No relation to Harry and Marv. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Ishad Nha Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 (edited) I think A3 is based upon you having Far Sight because you can get it at level 2 (legitimately) after only a few minutes of game play, if you know what to do. You can also gain Move Mountains at level 2 at the same time. talk to Anaximander get the first surface quest from him: "Anaximander wants you to go out to the surface, explore briefly, and report to him what you have seen. You can get to the surface by leaving Fort Emergence to the north." do the quest, which only involves a brief trip outside the Fort report back to him, the quest is completed go talk to Mazumdar in the SE, she will decide you are important enough to be given the two spells the two spellbooks are found in a hidden room to actually learn the spells you will need a score of 6 or more in the spell skill concerned, this means you must use Custom characters not any of the other classes. Edited January 13, 2015 by Ishad Nha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Chessrook44 Posted January 13, 2015 Author Share Posted January 13, 2015 A bit of exploration of the North Shore of Krizsan in this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Earth Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 since you are somewhat near area I again warn you to be careful when you are about to get ambushed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Chessrook44 Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 And further explorations, in what I consider to be Eastern Krizsan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Ishad Nha Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 You won't get the Ritual of Sanctification for some time. You will happen to learn about it as part of a major mission. Five level 3 Priest spells are given as part of totally one-shot encounters. Mercifully, three can also be found elsewhere. War Blessing is the problem case. Every PC who wants it should have it before they hit the second one-shot. You will know this is about to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Chessrook44 Posted January 15, 2015 Author Share Posted January 15, 2015 Checking a variety of quickly-completed areas in this episode. Next time... we'll deal with the slimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Ishad Nha Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 You missed a few areas with routine treasures, also a level 3 spell. Gukhbar's Pit, Wolf Pit in Upper Avernum, Below Agate Tower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Chessrook44 Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 IMPORTANT NOTE: My Hard Drive is failing, and I need to get a replacement to fix it. Fortunately my saves and data are backed up, but uploads may be paused until then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Ishad Nha Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 It is not something you can handle by lesser methods? I defragment my drive on a weekly basis. I also use Easy Cleaner to check for invalid registry entries and unnecessary files. Once a day, I shut down all programs and Shut Down my computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 It is not something you can handle by lesser methods? I defragment my drive on a weekly basis. I also use Easy Cleaner to check for invalid registry entries and unnecessary files. Once a day, I shut down all programs and Shut Down my computer. with the way modern operating systems and hard drive firmware store data, defragmenting is mostly counterproductive tbh it also can't do anything to fix physical problems with the drive. if the SMART attributes say the drive is in trouble then it's time to get a new one Tyranicus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Earth Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 yea if hdd starts showing errors then better replace it since it can last 1 day or weeks before it breaks completely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Chessrook44 Posted January 17, 2015 Author Share Posted January 17, 2015 Yeah SMART said the drive was bad before the diskcheck I tried to run even started. Fortunately it held out long enough that I could get a new HD and, using a program recommended to a friend, copied everything onto the new one absolutely perfectly. It's exactly the same... except bigger, once I figure out how to access the extra TB. That said... even though it's late today, have today's episode, where we head on into the Lair of the Slimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Ishad Nha Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Glad to see your computer is working again. In Avernum 1, frequently an impenetrable door had a secret door nearby. You did not get Unlock Doors level 3 for some time. In Avernum 3 this may not hold true, Slime Pits level 1 door is an example of this not being true. In A3 it would be more of a last resort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Chessrook44 Posted January 17, 2015 Author Share Posted January 17, 2015 And here we have the remainder of the Slime Lair, with the creator of the creatures. In addition, with some time left, we go have a talk with an old familiar face... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Ishad Nha Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 When standing next to Erika, click the Get button. When out back, make frequent use of the Far Sight spell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Chessrook44 Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 With Erika done, we head back down to Avernum proper, to check out the Tower of Magi and get new spells. Yay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Chessrook44 Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 We check out the rest of the Tower in this episode, and find some strange activities in Upper Avernum... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Chessrook44 Posted January 20, 2015 Author Share Posted January 20, 2015 We investigate the mysterious deaths that happened in Upper Avernum, and then head back to the surface to explore a bit further east because why not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Chessrook44 Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 Well THIS is something I never expected to see on the surface... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Chessrook44 Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 The last of the eastern reaches of the Demo are explored in this episode. But soon, we shall head to the other half of the demo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Chessrook44 Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 With the slimes dealt with, we move onwards to the north, to the Isle of Bigail! This is going to be "fun"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Ishad Nha Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 A couple of side quests featuring undead who turn hostile after dialog with you (and tear your lead PC to pieces). One encounter, I had the lead PC protected by an Invulnerability Elixir before combat. In the other encounter I simply used War Blessing beforehand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Chessrook44 Posted January 24, 2015 Author Share Posted January 24, 2015 The City of Shayder, home of the Anama and giant cockroaches. Let's see what's going on inside, why don't we? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Ishad Nha Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Most fights are okay when the front two PCs wear chain mail. A few special fights seem to require the wearing of plate mail so the PCs can survive the mega-damage they receive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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