Difficulty Question

[jimbob]

Hello, everyone. I am playing Avernum through on Real Hard difficulty. I have already played through on Normal. I am not entirely sure, but it seems that Real Hard difficulty does not affect the strength of special monsters (like Sss-Thsss and Adze-Haakai). Is this the case, or did I just forget how hard (easy) they are normally? Also, is this the case in Avernum 2, Avernum 3, and Blades of Avernum as well? Thanks to everyone who responds!

[Lilith]

Difficulty settings affect all monsters. The game doesn't distinguish internally between unique and non-unique monsters.

[jimbob]

That is odd, since when I fought Sss-Thsss, he died in 4 hits of around 85-90, on Real Hard and on Normal. I would think that he would have much more health on Real Hard as compared to Normal. He is not that much stronger than a slith chieftain on Real Hard. I know it was on Real Hard when I fought him, since slith warriors have more than 85 health on Real Hard, as compared to some lesser amount (maybe 50) on Normal. Also, Adze-Haakai seemed equally easy on both difficulties.

[Randomizer]

Practice makes it easier.

 

The difference between normal and hard is not as much as between normal and torment.

[jimbob]

In Avernum 1, there is no Torment, there is only Hard and Real Hard. It just seemed that Sss-Thsss and Adze-Haakai had the same health on both difficulty levels. Maybe I was just counting wrong or something. At any rate, that means that Sss-Thsss is really not that much more stronger than a slith chieftain. Thanks to everyone who responded!