Unflappable Drayk Zummi Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Are there any? Click to reveal.. You know, like the one in G4 with the mayor who gives(well, not directly) a point in Leadership if you have enough points in Luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgeoning Battle Gamma Desmarestia Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 You have it backwards. Click to reveal.. Dillame's mayor gives you a point in Luck if you have enough Leadership. Judging by a quick search of the script files, there are no luck-dependent encounters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody RCCCL Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 I know luck effects how often items drop from enemies, other than that I've no idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Originally Posted By: RCCCL I know luck effects how often items drop from enemies, other than that I've no idea. Wasn't this disproved? —Alorael, who remembers firmly believing it and having his beliefs mercilessly crushed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Mea Tulpa Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 It was proved (I think) for G1, and disproved for A4. G5 seems to follow the latter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody RCCCL Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Which is what I was referring to, I am positive I get more items dropping with high luck in G5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 GF5 doesn't seem to have luck affected item drops. I know I repeatedly tried to get a thahd skin tunic in Isenwood's Spire with no change. Luck does increase armor and resistances. I never checked to hits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Originally Posted By: Slartucker It was proved (I think) for G1, Dikiyoba vaguely remembers G2 being "proved" to work this way, but probably only as general consensus and not as a test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Spddin Ignis Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Sooooo.... What is the purpose of luck in G5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Acky Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 It slightly increases your resistances to damage types (Fire, Ice, Magic, etc.) It also has a very small impact on item drops from creations. The Last Archon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 No, it probably has no effect on drops. —Alorael, who will at least say that it has no statistically detected impact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Acky Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 It's luck. Obviously it'll let you get the good drops On a more serious note, I said that supported by the fact that I had invested three points in Luck, and got two Fyora Cloaks from the ones outside of Minallah (the ones that respawn). Also, the Cryoa's in the southern road drop two Gemstones, somthing I never remember them droping in any previous run through. The Last Archon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Mea Tulpa Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 No, Luck really doesn't have ANY effect on item drops. I was originally one of the people arguing that Luck did affect drops. It made more sense to me. However, after numerous empirical tests, completed by various people here, we can be pretty certain Luck does not affect drops anymore. Most of the tests were done with Avernum 4, so we can be 100% sure about that game. The same extensive testing has not been done with A5, G4 or G5. However, given all the other engine similarities, it is likely the same system is used. Moreover, while some testing has been done and people continue to report anecdotes about dropped items, nothing has been seen that suggests this conclusion is erroneous. Reports like yours, Acky, are inevitable regardless of Luck's effect, given the large random factor in item drops. People post when something seems exciting, not when it seems boring. For everyone who raises their luck 5 points and gets a bunch of item drops, there are a lot more users who raise their luck 5 points and get nothing. Only the first group is likely to post about it, though. Edit: Or, you know, somebody could email Jeff. In the past he's been more than happy to answer simple questions that don't require digging through code. "Does Luck have any effect on item drops in G5?" probably qualifies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Spddin Ignis Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Artila Violet Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Originally Posted By: Randomizer GF5 doesn't seem to have luck affected item drops. I know I repeatedly tried to get a thahd skin tunic in Isenwood's Spire with no change. Luck does increase armor and resistances. I never checked to hits. Monster drops are rare and unreliable. Killing the serviles in the North corner of Below Nodye Pass however, guarantees a Thahdskin Tunic.7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd randomboy Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 If your luck is high enough then all enemies drop Solidified Flames. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Zummi Posted April 16, 2009 Author Share Posted April 16, 2009 Holy crud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Watch the language. It still violates the CoC if we can figure it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Øther Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 For some reason, I highly doubt this. And I have already before shot my luck (along with my other stats) far into the hundreds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Originally Posted By: Doom Warrior For some reason... Because it's clearly false, perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast *i Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 From what people said, it is quite clear Jeff no longer ties what you get in item drops to luck. In Exile, Luck did indeed have a pretty dramatic affect on the loot you got. I'm not exactly sure where the switchover occurred. One possible effect of luck is lifesaver. In GF 4, I did notice an unusual number of times I was attacked and ended up with 1 HP. I have not done rigorous tests, so this may have been random chance. Otherwise, luck seems to have a minimal impact on resistances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Mea Tulpa Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 It still affects to-hit and dodge chances at 2%/pt. I don't remember whether or not the 10-cap applies to that anymore, probably not in G5 as it was removed almost everywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Gondor2222 Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Originally Posted By: Doom Warrior For some reason, I highly doubt this. And I have already before shot my luck (along with my other stats) far into the hundreds. O.o How do you get your stats into the hundreds? Mine only go up to 30 (some allow me to raise them to 31, but others wont go above 30. I have no idea why some like being 30 and some like being 31) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Zummi Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 He used a script trainer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Øther Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Or I could have replaced a few numbers and made a few items give me a lot of skill points in many areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Xelgion Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Originally Posted By: randomboy If your luck is high enough then all enemies drop Solidified Flames. Now wouldn't that be nice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall The Ratt Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 No, because you can't make any of the major artifacts using two solidified Flames. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Øther Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 And with them being unstackable (without scripting), it would soon get annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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