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Fixing Daystar (mod request)

Discussion in 'BG2: Shadows of Amn (Classic)' started by The Lone Badger, Oct 4, 2004.

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    Daystar is a +2 longsword that's meant to be +4 vs evil opponents. Whilst it does appear to get the greater THACO/damage, unlike weapons like Flametongue it always strikes as a +2 weapon, unable to harm some enemies. Is there any mod out that makes it strike as +4 vs evil enemies, or can someone whip me up one?

    Thanks
     
    The Lone Badger, Oct 4, 2004
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    It's not possible to change the weapon enchantment specifically against a certain type of enemy. Damage and THAC0, yes, but not enchantment.
     
    SimDing0, Oct 4, 2004
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    Aldeth the Foppish Idiot Armed with My Mallet O' Thinking Veteran

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    I'm not sure that is true. I believe the item upgrade mod allows you to "upgrade" Daystar from a +2 weapon to a +4 weapon against everything. However, what I do not know is if the +4 versus everything only changes it's damage and THAC0 statistics, but does not change it's base enchantment from +2. This should be easy enough to test though...
     
    Aldeth the Foppish Idiot, Oct 4, 2004
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    In that case, is it possible to leave it with the current THACO/damage bonuses, but make it strike as a +4 weapon against everything? Almost everything that requires a powerful weapon to hit is evil anyway, and it was annoying not being able to hurt Dace with a specialist anti-undead weapon.
     
    The Lone Badger, Oct 5, 2004
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    Daystar i believe gets upgraded to a +4 weapon in the item upgrade mod which you can get here

    http://www.weidu.org/

    Or you could simply edit the existing Daystar to your heart's content using IEEP or DLTCEP :)
     
    Emmanuel Julius, Oct 5, 2004
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    Takara My goodness! I see turnips everywhere

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    Also, I believe that daystar can be upgraded to a +3 weapon in the Dark Ritual mod too.
     
    Takara, Oct 5, 2004
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    I assure you that nothing which upgrades the weapon will enable its enchantment to distinguish between evil and other opponents.
     
    SimDing0, Oct 5, 2004
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    CamDawg The gaze of the Wolf reaches into our soul Veteran

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    Thanks for reminding me--I had proposed something similar on the Baldurdash forum but most folks regard this as a tweak instead of a fix. I'll add this for the next G3 Tweak Pack; more details on the tweak can be found on the G3 Tweak forum.

    Sim is correct that enchantment level can not vary by creature; this tweak would just bump the enchantment to +4 (not THAC0 or damage).
     
    CamDawg, Oct 5, 2004
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    That's what I'm looking for. Is the tweak available as a seperate download, or will I need to wait for the next version of the pack?
     
    The Lone Badger, Oct 6, 2004
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    CamDawg The gaze of the Wolf reaches into our soul Veteran

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    Sorry for the slow response--it's coded and will be in the next release I'm prepping at the moment. My partner Idobek has been really sick, so it's delaying v7.

    If you're really in a hurry, I can send you my work-in-progress build that has it coded. Just drop me a PM or an email.
     
    CamDawg, Oct 8, 2004
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