BloomingLilac

That's too bad. I've consulted his walkthroughs many times, but I come here when I start feeling frustrated. 🙂 Does this game have crafting? I noticed there's an anvil in the remake. Also, does anyone besides the starting alchemist need herbs? I finished her quest and I've been saving a sprig of wiry moss just in case. If anyone can tell me who buys research notes, I'd appreciate it.

Great! Thank you. Does MattP post on this forum? I would like to thank him.

I forgot to say that I'm creating them as I level my magic shaping. I'm about to level up to 20, so I'll increase it then. One of my searing artilas is level 21 and the other one is level 20. I'll keep buying speed spores. Thank you!

Do you know if there are any create thahd canisters? I just checked to see if I could buy another level and couldn't. I'll be disappointed if I can't reach level 3. Does that apply to all rings and equipment that boost creation stats, or just strength? I had the Projection Band and now I'm wearing the Ring of the Eye for mind effect resistance. If it doesn't work, I'll switch to Sharon's Bracelet. I'm waiting for payday next week to get G2: Infestation. 🙂 Yes, I use war blessing/protection and all of the spores and crystals I have available. My creations miss quite a bit anyway, which is frustrating. I keep getting to the 5th ghost in the Stinking Marsh and having to reload because even the searing artilas can't hit it. Should I level up their dexterity or strength?

Thank you for posting. I appreciate your tips. I'm playing the original G2 on tricky. It doesn't have essence mastery. I think I'll revisit some of the places I may have missed. Hopefully, I won't have to start over. I've been augmenting myself. My party consists of a thahd, vlish, roamer, and two searing artilas. I'm not sure if I can train again in create thahd because I got it as a reward in the starting area for finding the smart servile.

I'm having some difficulty with the battle alphas near the Rising bridge, although I just got some crystals (madness, swarm, and ensnaring) that I haven't tried yet. They're not too bad unless I have to fight them all at once. I'm a level 18 unaligned shaper. Should I be doing something else right now? I've explored and cleared most of the map to the northeast except for the crystal mines and Experimental Chambers. I haven't found Tuldaric yet. My shaping skills aren't very high. I have 3 points in each, and I haven't killed all of the monsters in Sharon's Grove. I still have to do the Ellhrah's Tomb quest, kill the 3 bandits, and find a cure for the serviles. I've been putting points in intelligence {8}, leadership (6), and mechanics (6). I have 7 points in missile weapons. The highest level creation I have is the searing artila, and I don't have any money to learn anything else. Even if I get past the battle alphas, the two creations on the other side can kill me quickly. Thank you in advance for any help. Edit: I have Ty's quest to kill Twini, but I'm trying to avoid killing anyone who doesn't attack me first.

Hello. I tried the Windows ADK fix for Geneforge 2 (original), but it still takes about 5 seconds for the menu to pop up after clicking the icon or ESC key. I'm also getting static with background sounds on. Can anyone confirm if Agrit's DDWrapper would work for the delay? It fixed the lag I had in Avernum 4. Thank you! https://steamcommunity.com/app/206020/discussions/0/1742229167187268587/

That's good to know. At first, I had some trouble with the two cryoas and the blue artila in the northern mine location, but I lured them into the area with the pylon. That made short work of them, and I had the daze spell by then. It feels good to find a solution to some of the more tricky fights. I could've used the stairs without fighting them, but I was worried about encountering them with low health. I'm always excited when I unlock cryoas and clawbugs! I got a point in stealth when I reached level 4. I'm guessing that works a bit like the traits in the Avernum games so that you get a bonus every few levels?

Great. I was worried since I downloaded the demo from Spiderweb. I appreciate your advice. I'll keep it in mind.

Okay, thank you. I got 100xp for soothing her. I'm just waiting for payday, so when I finish the demo, I may play the original. 🙂

Thanks for your comments. If you hadn't posted, I don't know if I would've reloaded. It turns out that I didn't have enough leadership to complete the smart servile quest. I remember talking to her a few times, but the option to threaten her didn't show up. It worked today with 3 points. I learned to create an artila and completed the quest to find the source of the rogues. Now, I'm level 4! If I buy the game on Steam, will I need to start over? I'll add a point in leadership. Thank you! I'm hoping I can get the terrified servile now, too. Tsuenami? There was also a fyora in one of the starting locations that wandered off when I clicked on it. Edit: I forgot to mention that one of the thahds died and I finished the rogues quest with 1 thahd, 1 fyora, and 1 artila with the charge upgrade for the thahd and the shielding upgrade for the artila. The combat initiation issue was resolved by changing my resolution. I feel so foolish! How do I change settings again after selecting "Always start in this mode."? I didn't see any configuration files.

Maybe I missed some quests? I was playing the demo, so I couldn't go north.

Thank you! I think my main problem was investing all of my essence in creations, leaving maybe 4 points for spells. I had 2 thahds and 2 fyoras. My highest level fyora was killed, but I didn't reload. Then, I absorbed my 2 thahds and created 3 fyoras. I didn't have enough essence for special abilities for all of them. One had the AoE fire ability, but I wasn't using it often because of the massive damage to my party. Positioning is tricky sometimes. I don't understand why combat is initiated so far away in this remaster. Some of the enemies weren't visible, and there's no way they should see me if they're out of my line of sight. I was told that an enemy was visible when I tried ending combat so many times that I became frustrated. If I recall correctly, I put 2 points in leadership, 2 points in mechanics, 1 point in melee, 1 point in battle magic, and 1 point in essence mastery. I believe I was level 3. My fyoras weren't doing enough damage, so I may reload and create at least one thahd. I'm playing as a shaper, using spells and mostly missiles. I just got the cure affliction spell. This is how I play the originals, but maybe I should've learned to create an artila first. I was only able to get a few coins in shops. (One coin for items worth ten coins is terrible! Merchants paid 2 coins for wooden shields in Avernum 4.)

I did notice wine was added for healing. Toward the end of the demo, I was trying to kill the withered roamer and lost all but one of my creations, then it spawned 3-4 artilas. (I'll have to load the original game to check, but I don't remember AoE spells damaging my party on hard difficulty.) With one healing pod and no spores, I may have to lower the difficulty or keep reloading. My fyoras were doing 2-7 damage. Thahds were having to walk so far that they couldn't attack. I had one point in stealth, but combat initiates from very long distances. Sometimes enemies weren't visible without moving the screen.

Thank you! That was always helpful to me, especially starting out with little money for spores. Edit: My character can't use food for healing because he's "still full". I was playing on hard. It's been a long time since I played the original, so I can't say for sure, but I think I was able to heal anytime with food. 🙂