[Starting with other characters still brings my rogue out of stealth]

Hey (you serendipitous group of gamers)

 

Individual Stealth is in the game as of the 2.0 patch (If I remember correctly). The best way to use Backstab (In my opinion); is to sneak your Rogue off to the side, while starting the combat with a long ranged attack from a different character (my favorite being a Wizard stacking Rolling Flame with Crackling Bolt). Your Rogue should remain in Stealth and can move around the mess of the frontline fighters and hit the ranged/casters in the back with Backstab for at least 2 attacks. If you buff your Dex and use two weapons you can get upwards of 4 attacks in with Backstab. Once the enemies notice the Rogue Shadowing Beyond or cast Withdraw/Beetle Shell on him/her. 

 

I got your backs

-Sking

[Azzuro the merchant]

 

 

So maybe I should dump that ogre. Really high security, but a big prestige negative. 

Don't you dare drop Kograk. You made a deal, that if he left that town alone he could stay with you.

 

"Break a deal, spin the wheel."

- Sking

 

 

O as a Dev you should know this: you can make the deal and then kill him.  He wiil still be in your stronghold and you can still turn in his head to the farmer for a positive result. There is also another instance where you can do this but I cant remember atm

 

O ya its the ogres in WM. Make the deal, kill them, and then everyone acts like you didn't.

 

Haha, I meant it more as a moral choice not to break your word. 

[Azzuro the merchant]

So maybe I should dump that ogre. Really high security, but a big prestige negative. 

Don't you dare drop Kograk. You made a deal, that if he left that town alone he could stay with you.

 

"Break a deal, spin the wheel."

- Sking

[[Doubt] I cant upgrade my weapon?]

Hey Jeanpaim,

 

Not to step on AndreaColombo's toes (he is correct), but I gotta make the sales pitch . The White March expansions will increase the max enchant.

 

-Sking

[Azzuro the merchant]

Hey (you bunch of gorgeous gamers)

 

Our Stronghold events (Visitors, Attacks, etc..) are tied to a die roll, plus/minus Prestige. Bad things are on the lower end, good things on the higher. Build all those Prestige buildings, grab the Barracks sooner rather then later (allows you to purchase hirelings).

 

I got your backs

- Sking

[[Bug] Endless Path's are closed]

Hey Jabberwock,

 

I have to ask, are you sure you are the right door? This bug is just a minor issue with the fog of  war revealer. The door to level 2 is behind the force wall in the Southeast corner of the map. Speaking to the Steward after killing Marwald will unlock the barrier. 

[I am stuck and cant find a way out to continue the game]

Hey dfauteux,

 

Are you sure you don't have any auto-saves? An auto-save generates every transition going back to your last 3 transitions.

 

If not you are stuck unless you want to debug but that will disable your achievements.

[What are the best companions for the final area? (For the Story/Lore)]

Yeah, she goes through most of the game without notice. Though her "inner fire" doesn't show in Act 4, I think she shines in Act 3. She really comes into her own during some of those quests. 

[What are the best companions for the final area? (For the Story/Lore)]

Wish I saw this post sooner,

 

All the companions have something to add to the end game, well except for GM. She is almost completely disregarded, lol. So bring the rest. Durance's interaction with his precious god is really great. Getting the most out of the story though...? Having a high cruel level (at least 2 I believe) actually adds a really awesome element to the end game you wouldn't get otherwise. 

 

Good luck

[Most overpowered builds post patch 2.02]

QA Approved Barb Strat,

 

Give your Barb a stick, stack his Might past 30, let him Graze (or just spam Scrolls of Valor), and put a Shield/Support Pally in front of him. Don't drop his Intel and you'll sweep encounters. Not as fast as a DPS Rogue but so much less effort and risk.

[White March Issue - Can't leave Stalwart Village]

Hey Rcaven,

 

Are you transitioning from Stalwart Village through the North transition? You have to transition from the North transition point at least once before you can transition from any point.

[Installing POE on Linux (Ubuntu) from disk]

Glad to help. I edited my first post to be correct. Shh don't tell anyone, haha. 

[Installing POE on Linux (Ubuntu) from disk]

Hey Treemuh89,

 

Mistake in step 4. The "D" in desktop needs to be capitalized. My bad.

 

4. Type in cat ~/Desktop/Pillars/PillarsOfEternity.tar.gz.* > ~/Desktop/tmp/PillarsOfEternity.tar.gz

[Installing POE on Linux (Ubuntu) from disk]

Hey Treemuh89,

 

Follow these steps and you should be golden;

1. Copy the contents of the DVD to a Folder on your Desktop (Name the Folder "Pillars")

2. Create a new Folder on your Desktop (Name it "tmp")

3. Open your Terminal

4. Type in "cat ~/Desktop/Pillars/PillarsOfEternity.tar.gz.* > ~/Desktop/tmp/PillarsOfEternity.tar.gz"

5. Click the resulting file in your tmp folder (it will open in the Archive Manager)

6. Drag'n Drop the file from the Archive Manager to your Desktop

 

Let me know if these instructions do not work.

[Loading Saved Game Issues]

I've added the bug into our database and we will work on a fix for an upcoming patch.

 

Thanks for your continued support,

Sking

[Loading Saved Game Issues]

Yeah, save files are too big for our forums. We suggest people link them through dropbox.com (free file sharing site).

[Crash every time I try to enter Cliaban Rilag]

Alright, awesome. Just let me know if it starts acting up again.

[summoned skeletons have 0 DR]

Hey hamstermonger,

 

That is correct. They are set to have a zero DR. This was a design decision to prevent them from being overpowered. However I'll look into if they are maybe underpowered and we can decide if we want to give them a bump.

 

Thanks for the input  

[Crash every time I try to enter Cliaban Rilag]

Hey Interinactive,

 

Sorry about that and thanks for trying to help out Aurelio. I've got all you information which I will check but I'm interested to see if the reinstall works. Let me know your results and we can go from there.

[Loading Saved Game Issues]

Hey ScottRobson,

 

Sorry about that. Can you clear some info up for me, I'm not understanding what is happening. Are you freezing on the loading screen during the transition to Durgan's Battery or when you load the save that is in Durgan's Battery? Also can you send me your save file and output.log?

 

Thanks

[Help! I give, how due I continue to expansion pack? (spoilers)]

Hey Cimmerian999,

 

You should have a save called pre-end game. This will be just before you jump into the pit (point of no return) on Burial Isle. 

[Cannot speak to the Steward to begin Durgan's batter]

Hey Snoovus,

 

Can you link us your save game and output.log via dropbox so we can take a look?

[Upgraded to White March + Pre-order item and pet - Now perception gives accuracy instead of deflection]

We changed Perception to add Accuracy instead of Deflection in patch 2.0. You can however retrain any of your characters at any Tavern.

[White March save game trouble]

Hey Lakrids,

 

Check your save game folder (User/SavedGames/PillarsOfEternity) for a folder called 2.0 Saved Games Backup. See if your missing character is in there and just drag and drop him into the save game folder.

[PoE not starting at all on Linux]

Linux Location: ~/.config/unity3d/Obsidian Entertainment/Pillars of Eternity/Player.log

 

There is a DxDiag equivalent in Linux. Type: sudo lshw -html > ~/hardwarespecs.html   in the Terminal, it will out put your specs to the home folder. Send that file to me.