Ironworks Gaming Forum - View Single Post - Pickpocket-failure getting VERY annoying now ...

SixOfSpades · 02-02-2002, 09:45 PM

Yep--the number overlaps. Apparently as soon as it reaches 250 or so, the counter passes MaxInt and the computer suddenly thinks that your pickpocketing score is negative. I don't know what the odds on failing are.....in BG1, you could put as many points into Pockets (or any other skill) as you wanted to, but there was no point in going over 100%--No matter what your score was, the game still rolls a d100, and if you roll a 1, you fail. I don't know what the 'ceiling' in BG2 was, but I try to stay over 125% in everything.

02-02-2002, 09:45 PM	#7
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 47 Posts: 6,901	Yep--the number overlaps. Apparently as soon as it reaches 250 or so, the counter passes MaxInt and the computer suddenly thinks that your pickpocketing score is negative. I don't know what the odds on failing are.....in BG1, you could put as many points into Pockets (or any other skill) as you wanted to, but there was no point in going over 100%--No matter what your score was, the game still rolls a d100, and if you roll a 1, you fail. I don't know what the 'ceiling' in BG2 was, but I try to stay over 125% in everything. __________________ Volothamp's Comeuppance Everything you ever needed to know about the entire Baldur's Gate series......except spoilers.