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Memnoch · 02-15-2002, 03:43 AM

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Originally posted by tomonagi:
Okay, this backstab finannigan. I have _never_ managed to do it . Not once. I have tried with all thief characters in the game, using all types of weapons. Each time, my character "comes out of hiding", then does a normal melee attack. I have been behind the "baddie", hidden, or even invisible. Yet still, I have not once managed to backstab.

I don't think it is a glitch in the game, because opponents are able to backstab me, so the code is there. I need a real idiots guide explanation to this one. Cos I have a rl int of 4.

Thanks for any help given!

You need to make sure that the person is facing AWAY from you and you are behind them, and that you are using bladed weapons that only thieves can use (eg long/short sword, katana, dagger). You can't backstab with blunt weapons in 2nd Ed.

02-15-2002, 03:43 AM	#7
Memnoch Ironworks Moderator Join Date: February 28, 2001 Location: Boston/Sydney Posts: 11,771	quote: Originally posted by tomonagi: Okay, this backstab finannigan. I have _never_ managed to do it . Not once. I have tried with all thief characters in the game, using all types of weapons. Each time, my character "comes out of hiding", then does a normal melee attack. I have been behind the "baddie", hidden, or even invisible. Yet still, I have not once managed to backstab. I don't think it is a glitch in the game, because opponents are able to backstab me, so the code is there. I need a real idiots guide explanation to this one. Cos I have a rl int of 4. Thanks for any help given! You need to make sure that the person is facing AWAY from you and you are behind them, and that you are using bladed weapons that only thieves can use (eg long/short sword, katana, dagger). You can't backstab with blunt weapons in 2nd Ed. __________________