Rangers dualing: Ranger, Beastmaster = Yes; Archer, Stalker = No

djarvinen

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Aug 1, 2001, 10:42:57 PM8/1/01

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I ran some tests tonight to see which Ranger kits could dual.

This was run using ToB and latest patch.
All the 'subjects' were Human, Chaotic Good and had the following
attributes:

STR 17
DEX 17
CON 17
INT 3 or greater
WIS 18
CHA 17

The Ranger Class and the Beast Master kit could both dual to Cleric.

The Archer kit and the Stalker kit could not; their 'CLASS' button was
dimmed.

I even created another Archer with a high INT (17) and a low CHA (4)
to see if that had any affect but nope---couldn't dual.

If anyone has had success dualing an Archer or a Stalker, please list
those character's stats. Please, not what you remember; go back and
check your saved game. My suspicion is that Archers and Stalkers
cannot dual. Whether it is a bug or a 'feature' only Interplay can
tell...

Now I'm wondering about all the other kits :(

Geoffrey Brent

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Aug 1, 2001, 10:57:19 PM8/1/01

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djarvinen wrote:

> The Ranger Class and the Beast Master kit could both dual to Cleric.
>
> The Archer kit and the Stalker kit could not; their 'CLASS' button was
> dimmed.

Weird. I wouldn't have expected this at all. Anybody tried with
vanilla BG2, to see whether it's possible there?

Geoffrey Brent

Bob Tokyo

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Aug 2, 2001, 3:08:22 AM8/2/01

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"djarvinen" <jarv...@proaxis.com> wrote in message
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Hmmm. I dualled a Stalker to a cleric in SOA with the final patch and the
Baldurdash fix pack, no TOB. Stats were 18/63, 18, 14, 10, 18, 10. Dualled
at Level 13, earned without editing. The option might have been removed for
some reason in TOB?

Mike Hall

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Aug 2, 2001, 4:45:26 PM8/2/01

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Bob Tokyo wrote:
> djarvinen wrote:

> > My suspicion is that Archers and Stalkers
> > cannot dual. Whether it is a bug or a 'feature' only Interplay can
> > tell...

> Hmmm. I dualled a Stalker to a cleric in SOA with the final patch and the
> Baldurdash fix pack, no TOB.

Yeah, Stalkers and Archers can't dual with ToB installed. Probably a
bug.

Mike Hall (in stereo)

Klaus Winkler

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Aug 5, 2001, 12:16:48 PM8/5/01

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On Thu, 2 Aug 2001 13:45:26 -0700, "Mike Hall" <tar...@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>Yeah, Stalkers and Archers can't dual with ToB installed. Probably a
>bug.
>

But it does make sense from a certain view (at least for Archers).
Switching from a almost pure Bow user, to a "no bows allowed" cleric
seems kinda stupid anyway.
Gruß/Regards
Klaus Winkler
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Steve Wray

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Aug 8, 2001, 7:55:27 PM8/8/01

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Klaus Winkler wrote:
>
> On Thu, 2 Aug 2001 13:45:26 -0700, "Mike Hall" <tar...@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Yeah, Stalkers and Archers can't dual with ToB installed. Probably a
> >bug.
> >
> But it does make sense from a certain view (at least for Archers).
> Switching from a almost pure Bow user, to a "no bows allowed" cleric
> seems kinda stupid anyway.

An "archer" who uses slings?
I think its only a missile-weapon restriction...