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Makes sense then)

Well, first of all thank you for doing all these in the first place As for actual feedback on the newly added (subclass) icons, they are all pretty good, and in order to comment on them need to enter high picky mode. So: Skald: do really like that feather/weapon duality. But that hatchet choice is a bit unclear. A battle axe, stiletto or especially a rapier are more associated with crits for me. Troubadour: good Beckoner: snaker charmer? good enough) Belower: good Conjurer, Illusionist: great Enchanter, Transmuter, Bloodmage: good enough Evoker: so so.. that flame looks a bit like an onion Reflexive Mirror, Free Action: good Animist, Lifegiver, Shifter, Ancient: great Fury: something something Alien vs Predator... For me Fury rather associates with Storm from X-Men. Ghostheart: good Sharpshooter, Stalker, Arcane Archer: great

This depends on the context) For a 5-man somewhat-specialized party, I see the following options for a multi-classed Soulblade: v1. tactician/soulblade with emphasis on Clear Out / Power Strike with a 2H weapon (like WotEP and Eager Blade; with Chromoprismatic Staff + DW as backup) v2. fighter/soublade with emphasis on Penetrating Strike with a DW setup (like sabre + rapier). v3. rogue/soublade with emphasis on Debilitating Strike (vs full-hp enemies) and Eliminating Blow (vs enemies with less than 40% hp) with a DW setup And there are also: a1. devout/soublade with emphasis on Clear Out / Power Strike / Mule Kick with Chromoprismatic Staff a2. trickster/soublade with WotEP. Trickster is taken for Mirrored Image + Llengrath's Displaced Image. And for WotEP take Offensive Parry instead of Blade Form (like in v1). a3. streetfighter/soulblade with Kitchen Stove and WotEP. The idea is to trigger self flanked for the -50% recovery time and switch to WotEP. And ofc to capitalize on both Thunderous Report and Spinning Assault. Although 2s weapon switch recovery is gonna sting; so you might want the Coil of Resourcefulness belt from Spoils of Caed Nua mod; or any other item that decreases switch time. a4. assassin/soulblade with Dragon's Dowry, Rod with modal on (or Red Hand) and WotEP (or some DW setup) (because you need to switch to melee before using SA). This is about trying to finish-off enemies with Eliminating Blow and maintain invis via Assassin's Boots.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Guess not, since it's not in the patch notes. But it would be handy if someone double-checked that.

According to gamedatabundles, you get Brilliant, if all of the following are satisfied: you are in combat (for more than 1s) there are no [friendly units in 150ft range, that are flanked and in combat] (destructibles don't count) (and it is unclear if INT influences the aura range) there are no [not_friendly units in 150ft range, that are not_flanked and in combat] (destructibles don't count) (and it is unclear if INT influences the aura range) So.. when you de-aggro, you run back somewhere?

Hmm. Interesting.. how does this work... Galawain_Exalted_SE_Robust and Greater_Lay_On_Hands_SE_Robust look extremely similar, the only difference being DurationType Infinite (1s) versus UseDurationTime (8s). Brilliant_Tactician_SE_Brilliant also has infinite duration, so yeah, it will most likely behave the same as Exalted Robust. In rest.. they are like regular inspirations. P.S. Checked Vela's Cower ability. It applies [terrified effect] directly, and not [terrified affliction] (which consists of -5 RES, -3 PL, terrified effect). So Cap of the Laughingstock most likely won't help (since it gives immunity vs affliction) \

Yeah, that info is not listed anywhere ingame afaik. Btw, have you tried the interaction between Brilliant Tactician and INT afflictions? I am curious what happens if you have Brilliant, and somehow get hit by Confuse / Charm / Dominate; the Brilliant will prevent the effect -> and: a). Brilliant will be removed b). Brilliant will be removed, but will immediately come back

^ Regarding stealth and wisps: Will-o-Wisps have supernatural perception type. (while ice wisps have normal) Other enemies that have same supernatural perception type are: phantoms + spectres + wraiths (but not shadows) skulldrak + skulldrak screecher crypt deathguards + liches Neryscirlas Also there are a few enemies with keen type: tyrant of decay + warden of decay + scourge + soul collector Scyorielaphas Jadaferlas As the names suggest, keen enemies are hard to sneak by; and supernatural are even harder.

1. As Raven has already mentioned, Beetle Shell has "AffectedTargetType": "Friendly", just like Withdraw. Meanwhile Stasis Shell can be cast only on "Hostile". 2. A unit in stasis can't threaten/engage, so if he was engaging prior to being encased in stasis, the enemy would lose a bit of "interest". But since Vela wasn't engaging anyone in the first place, I think there will be no interest difference between in Cowering Vela and Beetle Shelled Vela. 3. I remember trying to cast Tenous Grasp (which has the same targeting as Stasis Shell, i.e. hostile) on a confused party member and couldn't do it. Would need also to check if a confused cipher can do it. Btw, in PoE1, in Adra Dragon fight, it was possible to wait for Eder to get dominated, and Stasis Shell him before the dominate would expire, and the dragon sometimes would try to hit him (post-dominate, but still in stasis). 4. If WoT or Puppet Master have landed - yes, those affected will stop hitting Vela. And ringleader is especially handy for that. The problems are AoEs, enemy immunities, possible misses. 5. The invisibility part? No way) P.S. Looking at a few videos / streams, I have a feeling that Vela attracts less attention from the enemies, compared to a party member (with same stats as Vela) would.

As tactician/skaen? Not many. Afaik there is only Searing Seal (for the blind). But iirc the enemy has to activate it. And out of neutral options: - Chillfog from Gravecaller, while confused (and iirc tactician is confused and shaken while flanked). - Sparckcrackers - Scroll of Sunbeam - Cinder Bomb - Shock Chain Trap (?) Although all these will roll vs character's defenses. P.S. Beside WotEP there is also Wahai Poraga. I haven't checked it, but it should apply AoE Mule Kick in v5.0+ too. Arcane Reflection is a self cast, no? And it reflects only hostile spells. And the problem would be: how do you keep Vela and your MC alive.

I have checked it just now: Clear Out with mortar (in MH) and melee weapon (in OH) will use the mortar. Clear Out with melee weapon (in MH) and mortar (in OH) will use melee weapon. Mule Kick with mortar (in MH) and melee weapon (in OH) will use melee weapon. Mule Kick with melee weapon (in MH) and mortar (in OH) will use melee weapon. And without melee weapon (in at least one hand), you can't use these abilities at all (and icons are greyed out) P.S. AoE Mule Kick works fine with WotEP though.

But mah Brilliant?) P.S. That moment when you miss multi-classing limit from NWN2.

What do you mean by "2 damage ticks"? For reference, in RTwP Ectopsychic Echo has 10s duration and ticks every 1s.

^ It is great, but the priest is there to keep Vela alive with withdraws and BDD.

A, you probably missed Boeroer's gif related to Blinding Smoke (from Hand Mortar) + Avenging Storm interaction. That disorienting effect is not a weapon attack, but AS 'thinks' it is, because it is "originating" from a weapon. With WotW or Clear Out the effect is devastating. Although, dunno, it might cross the line related to "spirit of the challenge". Btw, if tactician/scaen is under the effect of Brilliant Tactician, but does need to regenerate faith faster, he can flank himself and immediately remove it via Discipline Barrage or switching to Kapana Taga / Squid's Grasp. Once he unflanks himself he will get Brilliant Tactician back, and the first tick of it provides +1 discipline/faith immediately. This might be handy, provided that you can do it faster than once in 6s. Tactician/priest might also find useful Searing Seal and Spiritual Ally, for flanking purpose.

I think it's not as boring as just solo, because it's not like "I can do this, it just takes a helluva of time" but rather "is it even possible in practice?". In theory I suppose it is possible. But there is a hefty random factor to it. And Vela makes it so much harder. That's why I doubt there will be a completely legit Ultimate run, at least this year; were the player would start the whole run from the beginning in case of character's death, instead of just loading the save's copy. Because putting 100h+ and losing all progress is quite demotivating; more so if it happens several+ times.

^ Then it's strange.

^ Afaik vendor's item list is generated for the first time when you enter his scene. I guess Zamar's list was populated when you entered Queen's Berth.

Nice and here we go: Black Jacket: made me chuckle) - what would a Black Jacket icon would look like? - well_there_it_is.jpg . On serious note, I think it is taken too literally) Devoted: nice Tactician: good, and really suggestive Brilliant Tact, and Tact Dilemma: really fitting, given Tactician's icon above Berserker: doesn't reflect the enraged nature of berserker. Maybe need some drop of blood? Corpse Eater: cheshire smile? Well... it is better than cadaver I guess. Furyshapper: unexpected, but actually ok ^^ Mageslayer: crushing the pentagram? Hmm, ok Assassin: ok Debonaire: good Cowardice: great Streetfighter: good enough Trickster: good enough Forbidden Fist: good enough Helwalker: don't like it. Looks like walking on pins/caltrops. Btw, isn't Hel a second name for The Beyond? Nalpazka: ok Shattered Pillar: duh Ascendant: good enough. But could you apply here those "wings" from Soul Blade? Beguiler: superb Soul Blade: quite nice, but atm, SB looks more ascending than Ascendant himself. Psion: don't like it. Gives an impression that he is looking at something in a strange window. The meditative state of Ascendant icon could fit here. Priest: all 8 are great

Those 10s are a lie, afaik. Chant's duration is 6s base + 3s linger. Or just 3s (with Brisk Recitation). Note: INT and PL can increase only linger.

Just in case: Aloth still has only 2 dispositions that he approves, in v5.0. So: Aloth approves 2; disapproves 3 Eder approves 5; disapproves 3 Maia approves 5; disapproves 2 Pallegina approves 4; disapproves 3 Serafen approves 4; disapproves 2 Tekehu approves 6; disapproves 2 Xoti approves 4; disapproves 3 P.S. But there is a mod that adds 2 extra (and lore-friendly) dispositions for Aloth to approve: link

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Can't do it via gamedatabundles/json modding, because there is no field/checkbox for that. And can't do it via dll moding either, since it is unclear to me what prevents targeting a launched target. protected bool AllowIncomingThreat() { AIBehaviorType currentBehaviorType = this.GetCurrentBehaviorType(); return currentBehaviorType != AIBehaviorType.PushedBack && currentBehaviorType != AIBehaviorType.Dead && currentBehaviorType != AIBehaviorType.Unconscious && currentBehaviorType != AIBehaviorType.Grabbed; } protected bool AllowOutgoingThreat() { AIBehaviorType currentBehaviorType = this.GetCurrentBehaviorType(); if (currentBehaviorType == AIBehaviorType.Stunned || currentBehaviorType == AIBehaviorType.PushedBack || currentBehaviorType == AIBehaviorType.Paralyzed || currentBehaviorType == AIBehaviorType.Terrified || currentBehaviorType == AIBehaviorType.KnockedDown || currentBehaviorType == AIBehaviorType.Dead || currentBehaviorType == AIBehaviorType.Unconscious || currentBehaviorType == AIBehaviorType.Launched || currentBehaviorType == AIBehaviorType.Grabbed) { return false; } AIBehavior currentBehavior = this.BehaviorStack.CurrentBehavior; return currentBehaviorType != AIBehaviorType.UseObject || !(currentBehavior.CurrentState is InUseState); } AllowIncomingThreat doesn't even check for AIBehaviorType.Launched. P.S. But could substitute the Prone and 1.5s Launch effect, with a 2.5s Prone instead.

Fixing these is fairly easy. You need to find the typo in game's stringtables, and create an override entry in a new stringtable (inside of the mod, with the same name and file hierarchy location). I have found and fixed around 20 typos from the last 2 pages on this thread. You can try the attached mod. P.S. It seems that typos posted before 15th December have been already fixed. CommunityPatchTypos.zip

Hah) No, she's pretty unique in that she is the only one summon of "CombatPet" type. Familiars are of "Summoned" type. And the remaining 3 types are: "Pet", "AnimalCompanion" and "NotSummoned" (which is a funny type for a Summon). P.S. Unfortunately off.documentation doesn't provide much insight on the difference between these. Maybe there will be something in the code...