Tenderfoot Thahd arkhaine Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Hello, I recently downloaded the demo for Geneforge 5. All was going well. The last game by Spiderweb software I have played was Exile 2, so it's been a while. Anyway. I was not very far into the game. I had just spoken with Rawahl (or whatever his name is), and then I went to the Promenade to fight a monster. I killed it, but I was poisoned (or possibly acid, it's hard to tell right now). I saved the game after killing it, but then immediately I am killed by poison/acid. I don't have another save file. Am I out of luck? Should I just start again? Or can I do something about it? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 See if you can load the game, hit shift-D immediately, and enter "healmenow" (without the quotes). That should restore your health and cure your poison. If you can't load without immediately dying, you may have to restart. —Alorael, who thinks that one to send to Jeff. A short delay before poison after saving would help with just this sort of thing if there isn't such a delay already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 You have an auto save file from when you entered the Promenade that will have everything up to that zone. Poison and acid are really nasty early in the game. If you go into fight mode as soon as the game loads you have time for a spell or using a pod to cure yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 [Edit: Boo, Randomizer! ] You should have your autosave still. You'll have to redo the Promenade, but it's better than starting all the way over. Dikiyoba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd arkhaine Posted March 23, 2009 Author Share Posted March 23, 2009 Hmm, sadly that doesn't work. It heals me a little bit, but the death animation has already begun so there's not much I can do. Thanks for the help. That'll teach me to have only one save. I even thought I should make a backup just before saving, but... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd arkhaine Posted March 23, 2009 Author Share Posted March 23, 2009 Ah, yes, an autosave! I didn't see that because I expected one (if it existed) to be above the manual saves. Thanks for that. All is grand. I can handle losing ten or fifteen minutes worth of gameplay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 On a semi related note, I'm currently mucking about in the Okavano Swamp and the Cure Affliction spell seems weaker than I would have expected. I'm having to cast it twice to get rid of poison most of the time. I do only have 5 points in Healing Craft and none in Spellcraft, but other healing spells haven't been giving me any problems. Is it a weak spell, do I just need to strengthen it, or do the worms just deal out a ridiculous amount of poison? Dikiyoba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 It's not just you. I've often had to cast Cure Affliction twice to clear poison or acid, even with fairly high Spellcraft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 If was much worse in beta testing. Then you could cast it a dozen times. If you are near a zone exit then just go back to a safe town to recharge and clear it away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Blurb Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 The poison in this game is brutal. Endurance no longer gives resistance, the spells to cure it don't work too well, and every other monster (or so it seems) heaps poison and acid on you. In the zones that I could freely leave, I went back to town. A lot. Also, I put the purple enhancement stone (amethyst? what's it called) on every piece of equipment that could be enhanced. It's the only resistance available, except for maybe Luck. Oh, the Okanawa Swamp worms. A few of them start swarming your party and half your health points are gone. Chaotic spores were really helpful here. Click to reveal.. Watch out in the northeast for the deadly plants! Stay to the far north out of their range and kill the spawner and worms first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Oh, it's not causing me difficulties (yet). It's just tedious considering I have three or four creations in tow. Bleh. Dikiyoba may have to drag out the curing spores for the first time ever and see how they work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd randomboy Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Well, I went until level 25 on my first attempt before realizing that I didn't like my build and deciding to start over ... that's a good couple of day's work. Of course it took me a lot less to get to level 25 on my second attempt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Artila TheTerminator Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 On Torment it does absurd damage, and it's so tedious to cure it. Especially since you usually get one cast a turn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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