Genernumlover

Good idea, I will try and save in the boat and go from there. If I have to start a new game then it might take me a few days as I am about to be busy at work. Avernum 2 and Avadon 3 both have problems on my current computer, but they seem to run fine on the spare. It is very strange. If it was a problem with the operating system, you would think that both computers would have it. Since it is not, it must be an issue with the hardware on this computer interfacing with the software. Avernum 1 and 3 both work fine on this computer though, and so do all of the Geneforge remakes and the Queen's Wish games. I don't use file sharing sites. Thank you for the offer though. That was very kind of you.

Nope, I tried the fix and it didn't work. Hopefully Vogel patches Avernum 2 and Avadon 3 so that they work on newer model Macs.

Not quite. I tried the fix on a spare machine and the fix did not copy over to my current computer. Unfortunately, the spare is unreliable, so I cannot just play on it when I want to. Interestingly enough, the saved files from my current machine would not load. I got a "file not found" warning and a party death screen the first time I tried to load the saved game. After that, I was able to load the game and use "backtostart" to get the file working. It would not take me back to Fort Ganrick, but would leave me in the location I was in with the map unexplored even if I had explored it earlier. I tried starting a new game on the spare machine and I found the boats were present. I saved that game, switched over to my current computer, and the boats were gone. To be careful, I tried making a new game on the spare machine, punched in "resetboats" and saved after I had reset the boats. I had the same results. On a side note, Avadon 3 worked fine on the spare as well. It does not work on my current machine. I hope Vogel addresses these issues soon. I spoke to him via email about them a month or so ago and he said that was aware of these issues.

I tried that. The thing is, my save files didn't port over. I was trying it on a Windows, so that might have been the issue. I should attempt it on another Mac. However, if the issue is the Mac operating system, that might mean that it will have the same issue on two computers. Still, it is worth an attempt. Thank you for the advice. I will try it out and see how it works.

In a patch or is it using file sharing websites to edit the save file? I do not use file sharing websites or tinker with the game files.

I have been gone because real life got really hectic. I was able to confirm that they spawn at the gate. But I have not gone much further than that. Since we already know that there are glitches showing up on Mac computers with Avernum 2 and Avadon 3, Formello boat issues and resolution issues, I will wait and see if Vogel patches the games soon. Otherwise, I am just running the starter area of Avernum 2 over and over again for what might be a spawn issue while being unable to progress past Formello.

Yeah, my chance to hit is terrible with weapons. It was better with spells, but the Nephar resisted so much damage that they near worthless to try and cast spells. It is factual as those were the only Nephar Archers in the fort. They also did so much damage per shot that they were impossible to mistake for anything else. I went to Fort Draco and leveled up, and I came back. If anything attacked me between the Nephil Fort and Fort Draco, I would've dealt with them as well. That said, I don't remember anything attacking me. I don't use mods or script editing because I don't have permission from Vogel to do that stuff. And few other players encountered the boat glitch until more people started using recently updated Macs. The game has been out for years, but the software system running the game is constantly being upgraded and that causes issues with the game. I replicated the series of events and I found the Nephar Archers again. They are in a line at the front gate. Curiously enough, they only appear in this game when I try and attack from the front of the fort. In the last game, they appeared when I attacked from the rear and disappeared when I left.

It is the Nephil Fort right to Fort Ganrick. The sequence of events: My team snuck into the fort via the back and encountered the Nephar tracking me down in the dining hall. I tried to fight them. They resisted Daze and my chance to hit was too low to matter. After that, I reloaded a save file that I had taken seconds before they attacked me. I blessed and shielded my team before trying again. That didn't help either. I reloaded an earlier save, snuck in and around to the gate, and found them there. I tried to lure them into the side corridor in the west so I could fight them one at a time. The results were basically the same as the above. So, I left and returned the stolen banner to Fort Draco. I leveled up from that, and returned after investing stat points in endurance and I increased my team's weapon skills. The enemy Nephar had vanished from the zone. This evening or this weekend I may try making a new game and repeating the sequence. That's exactly what puzzled me. A trio of Nephar in that fort are very powerful for low level characters to fight.

It was inside the fort. There was a trio of Nephar Archers holding the gate. I had snuck in the back way and they left the gate to fight me in the dining hall. I reloaded an earlier save and snuck around to fight them at the gate itself, and I kept coming up with bad results. So I left, leveled up, and the Nephar were not in the zone when I returned. They had just vanished from the fort entirely. It was also odd to me that there were Nephar in that spot in the game. They were fairly strong NPCs for the beginning dungeon. That's why I was asking if they were meant to be a challenge. I should note that the standard Nephil Archer NPCs were still there regardless of the status of the Nephar.

They vanished from the zone entirely. I looked all over the fort for them and they were not there. Scripted enemy guards remain in the zone when you leave and return.

I was playing the intro area to Avernum 2: Crystals Souls, as Vogel said he was looking into the Formello boat glitch, and I want a game ready for when that issue gets fixed. Well, I encountered a trio of Nephar Archers at the main gate to the Nephil Fort. Needless to say, those guys shredded my team, and they would leave the main gate to chase me if I tried to go in the back way. I left, leveled up, and they were completely gone when I came back. Is it a glitch that they were there in the first place? Or are they supposed to be there as a challenge? It has been some time since I played this area.

I am still having this issue. I recently sent an email to Spiderweb Software about it, and I told them about the resolution problem with Avadon 3. I hope that Spiderweb Software is working on these issues and that a couple of fixes will be released soon.

I sent an email to Spiderweb Software earlier this week. I have not heard back from them on this issue. Hopefully they are working on it.

Dominate for Gazers probably it isn't worth it at that stage. I was mainly pointing to the idea of the fully upgraded Gazer team as something that is impossible due to the essence cost. For a Gazer, it'd probably be better to stack Magic Shaping and just pick their AoE attack and maybe the Null Field passive. The other skills, Dominate and the chance to Stun or Charm, I don't think I'd bother to get. Fire Resistance or Magic Resistance, I honestly don't know which is more common in the endgame zones.

A Rotghroth and a Charged Vlish were his creations when I attacked him. I was surprised that the weak Shaper could make one of the toughest Battle Creations. True, the way the final creations are built, you really can't max out Essence Mastery and have a team of fully upgraded creations. I mean, a team of Gazers with all stat upgrades and spells sounds powerful, but it would be too costly to do. Zakary is a manipulative coward and he dies in disgrace in all of the endings. So there is that.