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Dundee Slaytern · 05-20-2006, 02:50 AM

A quick screenshot of an amusing incident in the Southern Part of Baldur's Gate.

Toasty

So I enter a building and see multiple Ogre Mages. I hit the spacebar to unpause the game and they all died within one round, all five of them. No really, I didn't even had time to think. They died that fast.

So what happened? Well, the AI Scripts kicked in. As you can see, Khalid decided to toss a Potion of Explosions, and Minsc added in a shot from a Necklace of Missiles. The resulting fiery explosions incinerated the Ogre Mages to kingdom come.

Khalid made the mistake of walking forward, since the Ogre Mages were still alive as the fireballs flew towards them, so he took some damage, and Jaheira walked over after the battle to heal him.

Mmm... Rena gained another level from this battle.

For those not familiar with my AI scripting, some basic explanations for some of the lines in the screenshot.

The "The Party Gained An Item" line came from the fact that Khalid was drawing out a Potion of Explosions from his Potion Bag. A simple HasItem(), GiveItem() combination.

You do not normally get to see what item(s) your party members used in the dialogue box. I used DisplayString() to keep me informed on what my party members are using.

05-20-2006, 02:50 AM	#28
Dundee Slaytern Ironworks Moderator Join Date: June 10, 2001 Location: Pasir Ris, Singapore Age: 42 Posts: 11,063	A quick screenshot of an amusing incident in the Southern Part of Baldur's Gate. Toasty So I enter a building and see multiple Ogre Mages. I hit the spacebar to unpause the game and they all died within one round, all five of them. No really, I didn't even had time to think. They died that fast. So what happened? Well, the AI Scripts kicked in. As you can see, Khalid decided to toss a Potion of Explosions, and Minsc added in a shot from a Necklace of Missiles. The resulting fiery explosions incinerated the Ogre Mages to kingdom come. Khalid made the mistake of walking forward, since the Ogre Mages were still alive as the fireballs flew towards them, so he took some damage, and Jaheira walked over after the battle to heal him. Mmm... Rena gained another level from this battle. For those not familiar with my AI scripting, some basic explanations for some of the lines in the screenshot. The "The Party Gained An Item" line came from the fact that Khalid was drawing out a Potion of Explosions from his Potion Bag. A simple HasItem(), GiveItem() combination. You do not normally get to see what item(s) your party members used in the dialogue box. I used DisplayString() to keep me informed on what my party members are using.