Dumb newb with no manual here...

Hi there. I'd been wanting to get a hold of this game for a while, and found it in the bargain bin at EB for fifteen bucks. However, I was so thrilled to get it I didn't check to see if it might be used, and the copy I got was in the jewel case with no manual and nada on the discs. So I've been plugging away, playing a charismatic elf melee fighter (who was good and useless for a while there), have managed to get to level 24 or so, but still have some dumb questions:

I'm having a hard time telling what armor and weapons are best. I get most of the stats, like damage and ac, but some stuff like FT and PC and MR and PR and such I have no idea. I just kind of go by price or what the characters like best. I'm assuming there's a good reason to keep wizards and such in robes and equipped with staves, but heck if I know exactly why. I have Dante and Virgil in armor most of the time. If anyone can give me the rundown on this stuff, or point me to where I can find one, I'd be very grateful.

Speaking of which: I've been wearing a Nature's Wrath helm and it looks and behaves like an evil cursed item, but I'm not understanding the penalty here, if there is one. I mean, I guess it might heighten my magick alignment, but there's no alignment hit…

Also: I have no idea how to use my followers skills spells etc, outside a dialogue tree. I can get Virgil to heal me if I talk to him, but not pick locks.

And is there some sort of mod or config edit to eliminate the seemingly arbitrary limitation placed on the number of waypoints you can issue?

Thanks in advance.

 

Check out this site http://www.replacementdocs.com/docs/PC/

You might also want to get a copy of the Arcanum Demo Manual because it has some information that was left out of the official game manual that is interesting and perhaps helpful. It's available at http://www.rpgplanet.com/arcanum/arcdemo.shtml