Anyone seeing Black Critters?

Wulfere · 05-16-2001, 07:41 AM

I have noticed that I sometimes see critters I have slain in the game as only black silhouettes. Their treasure is still there, but they are black critter shaped splotches. Hopefully there is a fix coming with the Downloadable Dungeon kit.

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Larry_OHF · 05-16-2001, 09:03 AM

You're seeing dead people!
(only funny if you have seen the movie, right)?

Have you tried turning off the transparent shadows and such to see if it affects the visual? Maybe your char. has an innate abiltity, like that girl in the Spellhold, who saw things no one else did, and it drove her crazy...

(I am not much help on this one...just havin' some fun...sorry)

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Larry, a Loyal Guardian of the OHF

Father Bronze · 05-16-2001, 10:41 AM

I've noticed that the bodies lay there for a while. One example is salamanders. After you kill them, they just kind of lay around and sizzle for a while. If you rest and come back, the bodies disappear. If you rest a long time and come back the treasure disappears too.

Epona · 05-16-2001, 02:00 PM

Shadows look like grey silhouettes when they are dead...

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Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.

Epona of The Laughing Hyenas

Gaelic · 05-16-2001, 06:15 PM

Could it have something to do with the detail level fou have set for the game? Have you toyed with the settings?

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Gaelic

Wulfere · 05-17-2001, 08:15 AM

Yup...lol "I see dead people"
Nope these are pitch black as if the gif for the dead critter has not loaded. Not dead undead...does that make sense?

I have not toyed with any of the game settings except to enable the cheats.
The bodies and treasure are set to decay at certain rates. Bodies faster than treasure.

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WOLFGIR · 05-17-2001, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Wulfere:
Yup...lol "I see dead people"
Nope these are pitch black as if the gif for the dead critter has not loaded. Not dead undead...does that make sense?
I have not toyed with any of the game settings except to enable the cheats.
The bodies and treasure are set to decay at certain rates. Bodies faster than treasure.

have you installed any patch??

Never heard of this one before, the only black corpses I get are thoose i toast with fireballs...

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WOLF WINS EVERY FIGHT BUT ONE, AND IN THAT ONE, HE DIES

Wulfere · 05-17-2001, 12:51 PM

I have installed the 1.06 patch available for IWD. I have HoW installed and the 1.41 patch for it as well. This does not seem to hinder the game in any way...just looks, well, odd.

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Epona · 05-19-2001, 09:13 AM

Oooh oooh I know!

Have you been using any spells involving fire?
Burnt dead creatures are black.
Is this a possibility?

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Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.

Epona of The Laughing Hyenas

Wulfere · 05-19-2001, 06:34 PM

Nope no fire...straight hack and slash.

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05-16-2001, 07:41 AM	#1
Wulfere Red Wizard of Thay Join Date: March 20, 2001 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska USA Age: 63 Posts: 893	I have noticed that I sometimes see critters I have slain in the game as only black silhouettes. Their treasure is still there, but they are black critter shaped splotches. Hopefully there is a fix coming with the Downloadable Dungeon kit. ------------------

05-16-2001, 09:03 AM	#2
Larry_OHF Ironworks Moderator Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Midlands, South Carolina Age: 48 Posts: 14,759	You're seeing dead people! (only funny if you have seen the movie, right)? Have you tried turning off the transparent shadows and such to see if it affects the visual? Maybe your char. has an innate abiltity, like that girl in the Spellhold, who saw things no one else did, and it drove her crazy... (I am not much help on this one...just havin' some fun...sorry) ------------------ Larry, a Loyal Guardian of the OHF

05-16-2001, 10:41 AM	#3
Father Bronze Baaz Draconian Join Date: January 8, 2001 Location: Northern Illinois Age: 55 Posts: 719	I've noticed that the bodies lay there for a while. One example is salamanders. After you kill them, they just kind of lay around and sizzle for a while. If you rest and come back, the bodies disappear. If you rest a long time and come back the treasure disappears too.

05-16-2001, 02:00 PM	#4
Epona Zartan Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: London, England Age: 53 Posts: 5,164	Shadows look like grey silhouettes when they are dead... ------------------ Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so. Epona of The Laughing Hyenas

05-16-2001, 06:15 PM	#5
Gaelic Elminster Join Date: April 28, 2001 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA Posts: 490	Could it have something to do with the detail level fou have set for the game? Have you toyed with the settings? ------------------ Gaelic

05-17-2001, 08:15 AM	#6
Wulfere Red Wizard of Thay Join Date: March 20, 2001 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska USA Age: 63 Posts: 893	Yup...lol "I see dead people" Nope these are pitch black as if the gif for the dead critter has not loaded. Not dead undead...does that make sense? I have not toyed with any of the game settings except to enable the cheats. The bodies and treasure are set to decay at certain rates. Bodies faster than treasure. ------------------

05-17-2001, 12:51 PM	#8
Wulfere Red Wizard of Thay Join Date: March 20, 2001 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska USA Age: 63 Posts: 893	I have installed the 1.06 patch available for IWD. I have HoW installed and the 1.41 patch for it as well. This does not seem to hinder the game in any way...just looks, well, odd. ------------------

05-19-2001, 09:13 AM	#9
Epona Zartan Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: London, England Age: 53 Posts: 5,164	Oooh oooh I know! Have you been using any spells involving fire? Burnt dead creatures are black. Is this a possibility? ------------------ Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so. Epona of The Laughing Hyenas

05-19-2001, 06:34 PM	#10
Wulfere Red Wizard of Thay Join Date: March 20, 2001 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska USA Age: 63 Posts: 893	Nope no fire...straight hack and slash. ------------------

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