Jason Moyer on 4/9/2018 at 16:53
AFAIK you need to follow the cultists until after they open the door to the room Shany is in before killing them or you can't complete the quest. At least that was my experience on my most recent playthrough.
Stingm on 5/9/2018 at 02:21
What Jason Moyer said is correct. You must follow them to the room and save Shany then.
curseofnight on 13/9/2018 at 07:56
Well, I guess I have something to look forward to on my next play through. =)
I haven't played in a couple days but I'm in the crypts now, a few levels down. I just got the PC version of Dark Souls 2 so I got distracted... I think I'm going to fire this baby up in an hour or so.
curseofnight on 13/9/2018 at 21:04
Right. So I finished the Crypts, aquired Krahoz and Zohark, and now I'm back where I was before my old PC kicked the bucket - getting butchered by the Jetpack-Knights in the Temple of Akbaa.
Do these guys have any weakness? Any tips for fighting them?
Also, I used all my potions fighting the Lich boss in the Crypts and only have enough gold to buy 4 or maybe 5. But I think I've already found - and used - all the water lilys in the areas I've explored ( levels 1-7 ), although some places I haven't searched throughly - Arx City, Rebel Camp, Snake Women hangout, etc.
So do the water lillys grow back? Is there a secret cache of them or some potions hidden somewhere?
Stingm on 14/9/2018 at 03:27
Did you make the special weapon in the dwarfs area level 8? I bet you didn't.
curseofnight on 14/9/2018 at 16:19
No, I haven't met any dwarfs and I haven't been to level 8 yet. I guess I'll head that way next time I play. I think I'm going to search every nook-and-cranny on my way down. Hopefully I'll find some potions or water lillys I missed.
Actually, I just remembered there are a couple places blocked off by barriers I haven't checked out yet either. Although, I think one leads to more jetpack-knights - I think I dispelled that one once before... and died. =(
Anyway, wish me luck!
curseofnight on 14/9/2018 at 18:20
*SPOILERS BELOW*
It seems I didn't explore level 7 after all. I must have went there awhile back and simply activated the portal and left, heh. I just defeated the worm there and went back to Arx to sell all the loot from the ratmen and now I have a ton of gold. Also, on my way down to level 7 I found a bunch of water lillys/potions that I missed so that's good.
Something is bugging me though... I don't recall my level atm, but I have 16 strength and 93 close combat skill and my weapon is a bejeweled longsword but it still takes 2-3 hits to kill a damn rat - just as in the begining of the game. It took me 2-3 hits to kill a rat with a bone-club. That just feels wrong to me. It's like I'm not getting any stronger...
Edit: Holy Crap! The Dwarven level is dangerous! I made it to the Forge but some crazy powerful beast is stalking me! I thought I lost it, but after I found a dead dwarf with a power stone and a journal it came back! I screamed like a girl and ran away, climbed a ladder but now I'm stuck. It's below me, waiting. I already shot all my arrows at it but I think that just pissed it off.
I don't know what to do. I found some meat on the dead dwarf and I was thinking maybe I could bait somehow... but I don't go down there, lol...
Edit #2: Baiting didn't work but I figured it out. I just hope he doesn't get back up, heh... I got lucky though - he got stuck trying to navigate around the crusher which gave me time to explore the room a bit a figure things out. =D
Stingm on 15/9/2018 at 00:28
Good job. Yeah don't take the forcefield down yet. That's the last place you want to visit. I had to follow a walkthrough to kill that level 8 creature.
Make sure you read the plaque in the tavern as it gets you on a treasure hunt that would lead you to level 8 as well. Dang I want to play again now..lol
curseofnight on 15/9/2018 at 02:32
Thanks! I do have that RPGDot .pdf guide but my rule of thumb went it comes to walkthroughs is if I get stuck, I try to figure it out on my own for an hour or three - or until frustration kicks in, heh. I had to use it to get through the Snake ladies' test. =/
I suppose I'll go back to the tavern in a bit and check it out. I figured there was some treasure hunt side-quest because I keep finding dead adventurers with notes about clues.... Actually, I think I've seen it mentioned somewhere now that I think about it. Probably in that guide.
Also, I found the real Forge. It sucks that I can't use golden ingots - I wanted Jamie Lannister's sword! =(
Btw, you should go play Arx right now! =) I wish I would have found this game years ago.
curseofnight on 16/9/2018 at 00:58
So I went back to Tizzy's, found the note from Oliver, then decided to take another crack at the knights down below. I managed to kill the first one with 2 fireballs and a firewall (plus a LOT of smacks with my sword) and to my suprise I didn't use a single health potion! I got lucky again however - when I cast the firewall spell we where fighting on stairs near the entrance, he was on the stairs, I was on the landing above, and his ai sorta wigged-out so he stood in the flames until he died.
Never-the-less, I was filling cocky so I saved, went forward, and proceeded to get killed by the second knight you encounter over and over(and over).
It's now three hours later and I don't know which I should do; start a new game(again!) and put every freaking point into strength or take a break for a day or two or throw in the towel and admit that I just can't beat this game.
I really really like this game but I'm strarting to really really hate it too. Is that weird? =D
Update:
Sweet! Did it! I discovered their weakness; Sword-through-bowels! I guess I just have to accept the fact that it's going to take 4-5 health potions for me to survive an encounter with one of these guys. I just hope I never have to face more than one at a time.
Anyway, I'm standing around the destroyed outpost now waiting for my health to recharge, then it's off to see the king, I guess.
Update #2:
Sonofabitch!!!
Update #3:
Alright. Honest question: Is there a mod that cuts the Ylisides health in half?
This is getting ridiculous.... I've only got three health potions left after going through the cultist temple for the second time, and that's not enough for me to even kill one those assholes.... I'm about to head back to the Rebel Camp and then the brother traders to buy all their potions, but I know I'll be out of potions again soon, and then what am I going to do? As far as I know, vendors don't restock their goods - or do they? I suppose I'll find out....
Last Update:
So I arrived back in Arx with 20 health potions and after killing the 2 Ylisides nearest the portal, I only have 3 left. 17 potions to kill 2 guys.... I guess I'm just not playing this game right. I just want to smack things with my sword and throw a fireball every now and then.
I feel like I should just start over but I really don't to. I wasted a bunch of points early on so I could use a bow only to find out your hand blocks the center of the screen with you aim. Lame. :/
I suppose I will take that break now and pick this game back up in a couple weeks. Maybe I'll find a good build FAQ by then and just start fresh. Or maybe I'll just load up the game up and try again... I mean, if I yell loud enough at the TV maybe it'll scare all the baddies away. Then I can just walk on over to the castle and save the day....