Hi Zuljin!
Well, don't know about that bug-thing. Maybe I can try that later today, and, well, maybe I find something (or ask myself if it is a bug, too....).
For the gadgeteers: YYEESSS! At least, I think so. It takes a little while till they find their first really useful item, but I just LOVE that playing around with the gadgets and other stuff... I have to admit, I read all the spoilers about that, so I rarely miss any useful thing, maybe they're not so funny if you play on your own and probably miss some stuff...
The weapon balance seems good, I found ... well, I'd say 3 good polearms up to now, and I'm definitely not half through the game. I also got a very decent mace, and I know it is fixed, i.e. you can find it there in every game. Don't know about axes, sorry... Hope that helps, anyway.
Never forget your towel, cheers
Philipp
Edit: Uh, right, that bar. It shall show you the progress of the current round, at least if you are in non-continous combat mode. If there are lots of enemies, it just moves very little every time one of them moves, if there are 3 or so, it is (naturally) faster. Helps you estimate if you got time to grab a coffee before releasing hell on them
[ 02-18-2002: Message edited by: Pyrates ]