Combat question

how786 · 10-26-2003, 11:39 AM

Hi,
When I am in combat, turn mode, and I choose an action for one of my party, is there any way to have the game move on to the next member of my party automatically?
It semes tedious that I have to manually click to choose the next eligible member in order to pick an action for him/her. I DO have 'auto-advance to next character' checked in the options menu.
What am I missing?
Thanks!
Howard

Ziggurat · 10-26-2003, 03:33 PM

(I'm using pumpkins this time of yesr!)

I'm not sure about auto-advance as a check-off. The party seems to use initiative as the determining factor in combat. Also, the order you put your party in, the order you selected them in the very beginning, determines first battle initiative. After that, the natural initiative kicks in. I might be missing something here.

10-26-2003, 08:29 PM

hi how - if you are referring to your choice of actions for the next round, i know of the auto-advance option you have checked, but i've never used it myself, so i'm not sure how it works. perhaps only if you use the mouse-click menu, and not shortcut keys?

Wereboar · 10-27-2003, 11:58 AM

There are two ways to enter your command. One is to click on the small icon next to the character, and select the action (i'm using this always). But i think you can also enter the action for the current character with the icons at the bottom of the screen. Maybe auto-advance works if you use these.

10-27-2003, 05:43 PM

wearboar - the third way is hotkeys (a for attack, m for magic, u for use, etc.), which i use almost exclusively. but of course, i mouse around to go from person to person...

ferro287 · 10-28-2003, 02:36 AM

The Autoadvance to next character should be called autoadvance to next red character. It just switches between those chars which don't yet have a valid choice for the battle round (red icon). Instead of mousing between chars, i'm preferring to use the number keys. That way you only need the mouse for m_agic and u_sage. I'd like to have keys there as well, but i haven't found any

how786 · 10-28-2003, 05:42 AM

Thanks for all the replies.
Am I right that there are no 'hot keys' for spells?
Howard

Nightowl2 · 10-28-2003, 10:47 AM

If you mean, can you bind a specific key to a specific spell, the answer is No. All you can do is use the M (cast spell) and shift-M (cast last spell) commands.

Nightowl2

10-28-2003, 05:59 PM

good tip, ferro! and welcome [img]smile.gif[/img]

10-26-2003, 03:33 PM	#2
Ziggurat Symbol of Cyric Join Date: November 4, 2001 Location: Baltimore, Md Age: 71 Posts: 1,106	(I'm using pumpkins this time of yesr!) I'm not sure about auto-advance as a check-off. The party seems to use initiative as the determining factor in combat. Also, the order you put your party in, the order you selected them in the very beginning, determines first battle initiative. After that, the natural initiative kicks in. I might be missing something here. __________________ How are you today, Citizen?

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10-26-2003, 11:39 AM	#1
how786 Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: March 12, 2002 Location: philly Posts: 44	Hi, When I am in combat, turn mode, and I choose an action for one of my party, is there any way to have the game move on to the next member of my party automatically? It semes tedious that I have to manually click to choose the next eligible member in order to pick an action for him/her. I DO have 'auto-advance to next character' checked in the options menu. What am I missing? Thanks! Howard

10-26-2003, 08:29 PM	#3
sultan Guest Posts: n/a	hi how - if you are referring to your choice of actions for the next round, i know of the auto-advance option you have checked, but i've never used it myself, so i'm not sure how it works. perhaps only if you use the mouse-click menu, and not shortcut keys?

10-27-2003, 11:58 AM	#4
Wereboar Baaz Draconian Join Date: June 6, 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 795	There are two ways to enter your command. One is to click on the small icon next to the character, and select the action (i'm using this always). But i think you can also enter the action for the current character with the icons at the bottom of the screen. Maybe auto-advance works if you use these.

10-27-2003, 05:43 PM	#5
sultan Guest Posts: n/a	wearboar - the third way is hotkeys (a for attack, m for magic, u for use, etc.), which i use almost exclusively. but of course, i mouse around to go from person to person...

10-28-2003, 02:36 AM	#6
ferro287 Manshoon Join Date: October 27, 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 177	The Autoadvance to next character should be called autoadvance to next red character. It just switches between those chars which don't yet have a valid choice for the battle round (red icon). Instead of mousing between chars, i'm preferring to use the number keys. That way you only need the mouse for m_agic and u_sage. I'd like to have keys there as well, but i haven't found any

10-28-2003, 05:42 AM	#7
how786 Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: March 12, 2002 Location: philly Posts: 44	Thanks for all the replies. Am I right that there are no 'hot keys' for spells? Howard

10-28-2003, 10:47 AM	#8
Nightowl2 Galvatron Join Date: December 11, 2001 Location: Plateau of Leng Age: 47 Posts: 2,190	If you mean, can you bind a specific key to a specific spell, the answer is No. All you can do is use the M (cast spell) and shift-M (cast last spell) commands. Nightowl2

10-28-2003, 05:59 PM	#9
sultan Guest Posts: n/a	good tip, ferro! and welcome [img]smile.gif[/img]

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