still playing acranum?

Tech rules in Arcanum, you just need to know the tricks. Some future tips:

Guns- don't learn gunsmithy. Steal. A hunting rifle is enough to get you to Tarant, where you steal a Hand Cannon, and you're armed against any challenge until you build a blade launcher or slaughter the poachers for an Elephant gun. If you aren't patched, steal the Looking Glass rifle from Firearms master in Ashbury, and you're set for the whole of the game.

Bows: on first arrival to Tarant, buy the Compound bow. The blacksmith only sells it once. Schematics for Uber bow- the Pyro bow- are avaliable as early as the Wheel Clan

Melee: Willoughsby's house basement has schematics for the Pyro axe. You can get them VERY early in the game.

For any tech player- always make charged rings. Learn Molotov as a secondary weapon, it will win you many a tough fight. Have Jayna with you, her elixirs are great help.

 

Thanks for the pointers! I've finished my half-elf game pretty quickly, just following the main storyline, because I got bored somehow (all in all I pretty much went magical again...). I'm probably starting a new game this evening and this time I'm planning on giving tech a new chance, but I was wondering:

I've read about Automatons. What should I invest in then? Smithy and Mechanical (my guess)?

And what about Virgil? Should I dump him eventually for Jayna (she's in Dernholm, right?)? If I remember correctly, the first time I tried a tech character, Virgil's healing spells didn't work anymore after a while and he would eventually faint from trying. But won't I miss out on some storylines that way?

I'd go for a gunslinger (never tried that before, to be honest), but I wouldn't want to miss out on all those thieving quests in Tarant and Caladon (I've skipped most of those with my half-elf, don't ask me why...). And I'd need Throwing and Explosives as well, you say... And only 64cp's... Oh vey...

So: Smithy/Mechanical/Lockpicking/Throwing/Explosives (I'll just buy and steal guns like you said). Will that work out? Seems the character-thingy on TA doesn't work anymore (I've tried, I get nothing)...

Jeez, this game can be so darn complex sometimes. Too much possibilities...

I know this is not the right forum for hints and tips, but I didn't want to start a new thread...
Flame me if you feel like it... On the other hand: any tips and hints will be appreciated!

~ floyd

 

I feel so stupid for not coming up with that trick myself... I mean, I've used similar tricks in Fallout... Jeez, thanks, great hint!

And yeah: I know what happens with Virgil and so on. I only wish there were more npc's with voice and an actual story. When I dump him, I usually start to miss him after a while (call me crazy).

Most of the times, I create a character, try him/her out for an hour or two and then I start a new game with another character and so on... It's tiresome, I tell you, but I just need to know *obsessive rant* ...

*grabs Dark Elf's ass*

Thank you very much!

~ floyd

 

Umm DE, are you sure? I think he needs Doctorate in both- he must know the Mechanical Arachnid schematics and the Elite Plate ones...

Virgil CAN heal techies just like Jayna. Just give him bandages.

A little tip: you don't really need Throwing if you plan to use grenades from close range, when your enemy gets too close for comfort. Also, there is no need to learn Alll of the explosives. Molotov and Stun grenades are the best there is. I even prefer Molotov over Explosive grenades, though the Explosive ones make fine trading items.

 

A good one for automatons, is to deactivate the ones in vendigrath, go through the last area invisable walk over and touch them all , then pickup and deploy. Instant Army.

 

Arcanum has quite possibly the best theme music I've ever heard - it's beautiful. Sea Dog told me a couple of years ago that even WOLF cried...now there's something I can't imagine...

 

Arcanum has the best soundtrack to a game i have heard...its touching :cry: