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Well, the MIDI music in the game is not General MIDI format like MID or RMI, it's an XMI music, Extended MIDI format I think, so it sounds often better than the synthetical General MIDI. But it is nevertheless MIDI music.

Well, the MIDI music in the game is not General MIDI format like MID or RMI, it's an XMI music, Extended MIDI format I think, the format was created for Roland Sound Canvas card originally, so it sounds often better than the synthetical General MIDI. But it is nevertheless MIDI music.

Here are the data on delays I promised long ago.
There are three sorts of delays: the delay after shots or failed blows (x), the delay after successful blows (y), and the delay after spellcasting (z).
The first delay depends on rogue level and also on character. For all characters except Kieran x=10 (about 2.5 or 3 seconds) at levels 1-3, x=9 at levels 4-7, and x=7 at levels 8-10. For Kieran x=7 at levels 1-7 and x=6 at levels 8-10. Note that rogue enhancers like jade necklace do not matter.
The second delay is equal to 4, regardless the rogue level your character has.
Zephyr ring divides all these delays by 2 (with taking an integer part, so Kieran would always have x=3 and y=2, others have x=5 or x=4 at lower rogue levels and x=3 since 8th).
The third delay always equals to 8, though maybe some items modify it.

Mistakes aren't expected but possible.

Originally posted by Mateej@Oct 15 2005, 09:30 AM
I have examined Baccata's "critical hits" (against transformed Scotia, not against Larkhon) and you're right, the key is... (insert fanfare here) SABRE "CUTTER"! (and no hit at all with bare hands). But only in hand of Baccata, not Paulson's. Baccata is figher level 8 and Paulson only 7, but when I battled Larkhon, Baccata's fighter level was much lower so I think it does not depend on figher level, but on Baccata.

I have checked this against Lahrkon, too. Indeed, only Baccata has such ability. It doesn't look like fighter level matters here, but probably the higher is your rogue level the more often are successful blows (at level 10, about 1/2 of all blows were successful).
I have found three weapons giving Baccata this ability: sabre "Cutter", sabre "Gutter", and axe "Slitter".
Indeed, the damage is always 4 (sometimes 8 if you wield two such weapons).

Throwing the weapon or armor (any weapon, including blunt ones, but not rocks) may damage Lahrkon as well.
And, of course, if you are true rogue, you can easily kill it with westwood stick (no matter who uses it).

[Undertaker]

That's REALLY great information!! Thank you!

Be sure to drop by at http://37852.rapidforum.com and read about the project some time. The site is German, but you may post in English (I do).

I have visited www.ethereallore.com.
Well, I must note that there is some useful information (for example, extra might Baccata has with the sabre "Cutter" explains why can he damage Larkhon (or Lahrkon)), but also many mistakes.
I think I have more correct data on the monsters' health, resistances etc. It needs additional verifying though...

Hey, you are superfreaks of this game here. I didn't know what was the "Larkhon" thing till I looked for it at some walkthrough, and then I discovered it was that giant worm over the Urbish mines. When I played the game lots of years ago I indeed killed it by throwing maces or swords to it, not using the green skulls as it is supposed to be. Tried the same with Scotia, but she always killed me before I could do so with her. Is it possible to kill her in such way or she has so many HP that it is in fact impossible? Anyway, brilliant game, one of the RPGs I love.

[Tito]

That was me in the previous post, don't know why sometimes I don't seem to get logged.

[Undertaker]

I litteraly did hundreds of thousands points of damage to her, and she still lived. I guess her HP is infinite.

But a friend of Maerryji thought he'd beaten her once, but he doesn't remember it well!

Originally posted by Undertaker@Oct 28 2005, 08:20 PM
I litteraly did hundreds of thousands points of damage to her, and she still lived. I guess her HP is infinite.

But a friend of Maerryji thought he'd beaten her once, but he doesn't remember it well! :cry:

I think it was Mateej's friend.
I've never heard about killing Scotia without using Truth before I visited this forum. (Well, I've pushed her to a pit once but in the version I had this didn't make me win. No Scotia, no victory.)