Chapter 2: Ice temple help *spoilers* (Now I put the switches and nothing happens)

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I need help. I can't get into the door which says "Embrace the shadow." Also I can't make the battle squares to work! I set the level or whatever, and it doesn't work. I managed to some how make it work once, but my company was teleported into this room where they couldn't get out, well my weakest character was left alone to fight the monsters and died. I can't make it work no matter what I do, please help me. The switches do nothing. I select the rank and nothing happens. I Use the mode activator and nothing happens.

[ October 09, 2002, 22:33: Message edited by: Rolsuk Fryulee ]

 

This topic has been discussed 235,234,512 times already. There is a thread about this problem just two lines down. Try at least to read through the most recent topics before you post - this will help you a lot in the future.

 

The charactor that pulls the switch is the only one to stay and fight, which makes it hard, and as for the other part, use the painting on the first floor to get into the "embrace the shadow" room. Next time, check the other posts first, as I think that this has all been answered before.

 

I did check the others but the answers weren't helpful because the questions were slightly different, or other questions side tracted what I needed to know.

But sorry for bothering you guys.

[ October 08, 2002, 21:48: Message edited by: Rolsuk Fryulee ]

 

For the battle squares, check SP's IWD2 walkthrough here.

To get into the room marked with "Embrace the Shadow", go back to the first floor and look for the painting of Kuldahar near the east stairs. When the painting 'speaks' to your party, reply "Lysan". That will transport you inside that room. Now you need to open the door that goes back to the hallway. Have one party member (preferably one with higher hit points) step on the shadow figure on the floor. The door will now open.

 

I managed to get into the room with Embrace the shadow on it. But all the stuff I read through isn't helpful. I pull the swich for the rank I want to play, but it does nothing! I'm going insane! I even pull the "Mode activator" and nothing happens, I've no where to go.

 

Okay, read carefully:

"Notice the three switches in the south west corner. One of them is called the ‘mode activator’ and it does just that: activates and deactivates the current mode. The other two switches are used to select one of three modes: the first is for ‘temple maintenance’; the second is the ‘inner sanctum’, or ethereal mode, which Nickademus created just for Oria; and the third is for ‘battle squares’. Selecting the first two modes is obvious enough; to select mode three you need to push both the mode one and mode two levers. The remaining switches are used only for ‘battle square’ mode, and allow you to select one of ten ranks. Mode one is only useful if there is something broken in the temple (like the prism device, if you happened to aim it in the wrong direction). Mode two seems to be inoperable at the moment. For the moment, only mode three is of any use."

That's straight from the online walkthrough regarding the battle room. As for the altar room, refer to the walkthrough - it has detailed instructions on how to proceed with that room.

[ October 09, 2002, 23:59: Message edited by: Bartholomew ]

 

Okay, so to start the battle squares I select the rank I want that's it? That didn't work. I know how the battles squares work except for how to start it and the walk through explains how it works and not how to start it, well not that I can see that works. All I need to know is how to start it. Is it the mode activator? Or am I just stupid?

 

Flip the 1st rank switch of the 10 swtiches that line the top of the room. It is the one of the left and the furthest to the bottom of the screen.

Flip switches 2 and 3 in the lower lefthand of the screen. They should be flipped the same way. When the Golem says "Battle squares mode" leave them alone. Now switch 1 is the activator/deactivator switch. Flip it until golem says mode activated.

Now the game begins.

Complete all 5 levels of rank 1 and you've mastered rank 1. Pat yourself on the back and realize you have 9 more ranks to go, each with 5 levels. There's a total of 50 levels!

 

My thanks Big B! I'll try that as soon as I can! That's all I needed to know.