Spitter on 11/12/2002 at 15:48
In short, (
http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=61554) as this thread states, I'm stuck in Arx. To put it short, I've spent four days now looking for the dragon, since I need one of her eggs (so that the snake woman can cast her spells). I have no idea at all where to look for.
B745 on 11/12/2002 at 16:42
There may be an easier way to get there but this is how I had to do it.
Go to to the top level of Greu's cave. From their levitate to the other side of the cave (this was a little tricky). Once on the other side you will enter into a large cave with a levitate puzzle (levitating from rock to rock). Once you levitate to the last area you will see a ice barrier blocking a doorway. Use a fireball to melt away the ice and find the dragon!
So just be sure you have plenty of levitate spells (or have the runes for it) and a fireball spell.
Spitter on 11/12/2002 at 16:46
Thanks again! I always thought there was something odd in Greu's cave, but I hadn't suspected the dragon being there.
B745 on 11/12/2002 at 16:58
:thumb:
No problem. It took me a while to find the dragon too. It didn't really give you any direction as to where to go.
Brad Schoonmaker on 12/12/2002 at 02:21
That's what makes the game better than average. You actually needs to explore to find where and what to do.
Brad S.
B745 on 12/12/2002 at 04:12
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That's what makes the game better than average. You actually needs to explore to find where and what to do.
I would agree with you up to a point. When you don't have any idea as to where to go or what to do next than maybe a hint or something would help out. 4 days to find the dragon caves would be rather annoying.
Shodin on 12/12/2002 at 10:42
Incidentally if you're having problems levitating over, try standing on a stalacmite and then casting levitate. You'll kinda have to jimmy your way up it. Also make sure to pick one that is above the other side's lowest point.
Cheers,
Shodin
- If con is the opposite of pro, is congress the opposite of progress?
Baron Bifford on 12/12/2002 at 12:47
It's a pity you couldn't break to the surface, just for laughs.
I feel that the size of the overall gameworld is a tad small (although it is used well).
Oldtimer on 13/12/2002 at 01:40
I tried levitating from the steps to the center pedestal and then up. No luck. It would have been cool though. This gameworld modelled on the 8 levels of Underworld should have (and maybe did have) another level. All the sewer doors under Arx which until 1.15 looked active. A book in the library said that the Ratmen lived in the sewers. Logical? I think a sewer level was planned and then discarded.
Spitter on 13/12/2002 at 15:29
Found the dragon, beat it. Way too easy. I do agree that one fact I like about Arx is that you are not guided all along the game and told exactly what to do - something I missed in System Shock 2, for example. However, from time to time Arx seems to go to the exact other opposite - not giving even subtle hints. Even saying that it was an ice dragon I was after would've helped quite a bit. I was almost positive that the dragon was either somewhere in level seven or eight (the latter having a lot of heat and lava, and the former lots of unused space - the map was deceivingly empty).
Anyway, I'm stuck again. I'm going to venture a bit further, but in case I'm not succesful, I'll just ask this here. I believe I'm near the very end:
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Went into the Ylside Bunker and into Iserbius's hall. There he is, all happy and content with his tentacles. So I whack him into the head with my Meteorite Sword - which has the dragon egg spell casted on it - and nothing happens. Am Shaegar just whines that I'm doing something wrong. For curiosity, I tried to hurt him (Iserbius) with conventional weapons, too, but I get the same voice clip. Did the spell work?
I'm not exactly sure what to do now. The snake women left their temple after I sold Alia to them, but I can't seem to find them (although I haven't searched for them very extensively yet). I could use some vague hints at what to do now (perhaps what level to visit).
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