Grimrock

ShadowTiger wrote:I haven't tested it too much, but I seem to do much more damage with 2 daggers than 1 dagger.

Maybe it only works with daggers?

Could be my imagination...

How can you use two weapons? I can only click on left or right hand so no DW.

I put a dagger in each hand. When I right click either left or right dagger, it attacks with both.

Damage was 9 vs a creature with one dagger, and 13 with 2.

So it looks like its giving 1/2 of your offhand damage, which is a common rpg formula.

The AH Guys confirmed that while you can put a weapon in either hand you can only attack with one at a time, neither effects the other. What I've done with my rogues is the backrow one has ninja stars in one hand and a spear in the other, and the front row guy has a dagger and the compass.

Daniel.

Darklord wrote:The AH Guys confirmed that while you can put a weapon in either hand you can only attack with one at a time, neither effects the other. What I've done with my rogues is the backrow one has ninja stars in one hand and a spear in the other, and the front row guy has a dagger and the compass.

Daniel.

About that compass. Does it serve any real purpose if you use maps in game? Or is it solely for those who make their own maps, so they can navigate through the dungeons?

More specifically, has any1 noticed something similar to the spinners in Eye of the Beholder?

If it's a melee rogue, then Assassination is a must, no? Assassination rank 12 allows melee attacks from back row.

In that case evasion is not as useful. Instead what I'd do is to have a throwing weapon in off hand. That way your rogue can contribute to something when the enemy is at range, or when melee range combat is simply too dangerous (i.e. poison cloud monsters).

GhoXen wrote:If it's a melee rogue, then Assassination is a must, no? Assassination rank 12 allows melee attacks from back row.

Depends I have a melee Rogue designed to go in the front row so have ignored Assassination completely.

Daniel.

RPGAlien wrote:
About that compass. Does it serve any real purpose if you use maps in game? Or is it solely for those who make their own maps, so they can navigate through the dungeons?

More specifically, has any1 noticed something similar to the spinners in Eye of the Beholder?

I haven't seen any spinners yet but there could well be some in there. But yeah the compass is far less useful if you let the PC map for you.

Daniel.

RPGAlien wrote:...About that compass. Does it serve any real purpose if you use maps in game? Or is it solely for those who make their own maps, so they can navigate through the dungeons?...

The item description especially mentions 'old fashioned adventurers and explorers', so I would say, yes, purpose is only for navigation.
Maybe you can throw it on a pressure plate behind a pit, if you have no stone or used torch at hand.
But I play without maps at all, and I can assure you, that it is the most valuable item in my inventory.
I will make NO experiments with it.

Well, I guess I'll just give her a shield and boost her evasion even more then.

I understand the "one attack at the time" thing, but I would have had considered giving 1/2 the attack bonus of the off-hand dagger. Oh well! Live and learn.