Biohazard on 16/1/2003 at 03:43
OK. I'm going to start working on an Arx, Hints and Spoilers FAQ!!! :D
I need ideas of what you think are the most common questions people will come across when playing Arx. Any ideas appreciated! :thumb:
Spitter on 16/1/2003 at 10:37
Common questions, eh?
* Help, I'm in the dwarven mines! What do I need to do?
* Help, I'm in the dwarven mines! What's up with this black monster?
* What's the thing with these stones of Akbaa?
* I'm stuck in the goblin castle! What do I need to do?
* The ghost in the crypts wants me to solve a puzzle! What's up with this?
* My weapon deals 2d6 damage. What does
that mean?
* What are all the undocumented spells and runes?
* Are there any undocumented food recipes and such?
* And what about weapons and armor?
There's a bit of something to chew on ;)
Oh, and when doing the FAQ, I suggest giving slight hints to the reader before blurting out the outright solution - it might feel more rewarding (to the reader) if he, in the end, figures out everything himself.
I also suggest you put in a little "Bug Fatalis" section, to warn people of some of the bugs which have slipped in - so they don't get freaked out if they encounter them.
If you want a good role model for your guide, take a look at (
http://www.thief-thecircle.com/guides/unusual/) The Guide to Strange and Unusual (for Thief 1) or its Thief 2 counterpart if you haven't already. Such a guide would also benefit people who have already turned most of the Arx's rocks.
Erkki on 16/1/2003 at 12:15
Where do I start Oliver's treasure hunt?
Where do I find a dragon's egg? ([spoiler]I found that area by accident when I noticed running along the caves wall didn't indicate a wall on the automap[/spoiler]).
addink on 16/1/2003 at 13:31
faq/hints* how do I manage all these keys?
* where is the serpent room [regarding shany's quest]?
* how do I get past the globe room in the temple of illusions?
* how do I figure out what Grue wants for his birthday?
* what does enchant object do?
* how do I store things in a backpack?
tips (might as well add a tips section)* when stuck: talk to everyone (try talking multiple times, events and dialogs on the main quest take presidence over the subquests)
* most quests can be solved using brute force, but the non-violent solution is often more fun to work out
* just reading documents isn't always enough to trigger events. Sometimes they need to be shown to NPCs involved.
* always have some generally useful spells precast
* some spells can be applied with great effect (for instance: "create life object" allows for the freeing up of a lot of inventory space).
* pickaxes and shovels can be used
* when picking a lock, the thing you mumble to yourself indicates whether it just went wrong (and there is a chance to successfully pick the lock), or whether it is simply impossible (with your current stats/abilities).
loony on 17/1/2003 at 16:20
- I found this hidden button near the sleeping lord in the jail level. It says it should work but doesn't. How do I get it to work?
- How do I fish?
- What's the shovel for?
- How do I pick pockets? What's involved?
- But the townspeople are nice, can't I steal from my enemies?
- Ok, the townspeople aren't so nice. I got caught now everyone wants to kill me. How do I make amends?
- Shany's missing, she mentioned playing in the tomb, maybe that's where she is. How do I get into the tomb?
- I freed Shany, now I got all these damned sacrifical knives. What do I do with them?
- I didn't free Shany in time, how do I kill this big pink thing?
- Why can I drink poison? Am I that stupid?
- Lots of pieces of wood (levers?), not that many broken levers. What do I do with all these?
- Stakes? Ok, I'll make stakes, but what do I do with them?
- How do I open the chests in the upper room of the destroyed outpost?
- How do I get the password for the Tavern (tell them they shouldn't worry about it yet)
- How do I buy a beer?
- How do I get the beer into my inventory? You know, one for the road.
- What are the poles for?
- What's with the "Garlic Attack"?
- I've learned from the Goblin King that I can spike pies. Is there any benefit from that point on to always spike pies? Does it give me any more health or make me any less hungry than a non-spiked pie?
- How come I can just take weapons out of the Guard room (where Carlos starts) in Arx with no consequences?
- Why are the shops closed?
- What's with this Chicken in the caves here? And what's with the chicken-ophile's journal?
- Near the chicken wandering the caves, there's a lever and a portculis that doesn't work. How do I make it work?
- How do I open the chests in the Chicken-ophile's room?
- SWEEET! There's gold and gems and stuff sticking out of the walls. Oh oh, how do I get them out?
- The Goblin King said I could go through the treasury to look for the Troll thing. There's a chest in here but I can't get it open? Where's the key?
- What's with these two guys selling me stuff out in the middle of no where? Is there more to this? Are they really "brothers"?
- I wandered down below the Sister's temple and WHAT THE HELL ARE THOSE TEETHY FLOWER THINGS??!?!
- Um... yeah right. How do I get past that big worm thing?
- Ok, I found my way into the Dwarf mines. I figured after killing that big worm thing, this black dog beast should be nothing. However I find myself not quite measuring up. What do I do now?
- I'm in the temple of Akbaa, I killed this priest in the metor chamber. Now whenever I walk past where he was I hear voices. Has he possesed me?
- While I was sufficently warned not to disturb the treasure, I did anyway and this nasty thing kicked my ass. How do I defeat it?
- I'm in the temple still. I went through the metor chamber into this big scary looking room where I can't use magic. How do I get across the big bloody pit?
- I thought I already disarmed the security system? What bridge? There's no bridge!
Those are mostly questions I had, or items I spent way too much time trying to figure out on my first time through. Hope it helps
Loony
SD on 26/3/2006 at 19:10
Quote Posted by Biohazard
OK. I'm going to start working on an Arx, Hints and Spoilers FAQ!!!
Did this ever get finished?
Only I'm looking for a list of recipes on the Interweb and finding nada.
Abert on 8/3/2007 at 04:43
Replaying this one, maybe all the way through, but not sure yet.
I don't recall how to use the backpack. Is it as easy as clicking on the down arrow and putting stuff in those slots?
One search on Google said to click on the "Belt" link. Is that the same as the Right Click to bring up the Inventory?
Albert
Stingm on 8/3/2007 at 22:48
You got it. Just hit the inventory button and fill the slots. :thumb:
Sting
