"call to arms"?

Marty4 · 11-15-2004, 06:40 PM

I've heard about a feature in HoW dubbed "call to arms". What exactly is this? Do characters automatically whip out a sword and charge forth or something?

Aerich · 11-15-2004, 06:57 PM

No, no, we wish. Actually, it's the monsters who do that.

Call to arms is a feature implemented to make fights harder. What happens, is that a creature that spots you sends out a "call" that draws all hostile NPCs in a certain radius. It was put in to prevent players from drawing one monster at a time out of a group and picking an entire horde off singly.

I like it, actually. Instead of having to go into every corner to clear out monsters, they come right after you... and into the Web.

Some monsters don't appear to use the call to arms. The undead in the Vale are an example of that.

NobleNick · 11-15-2004, 06:57 PM

Marty4,

I IWD you could pick off individual monsters in a group, as long as your party did not get within visual range of other monsters in the group. With HoW installed, the monsters act more intelligently (and realistically): If you pick on one monster in a squad, all the monsters in the immediate area come after you.

EDIT: Wow, Aerich, you usually beat me by hours while I am slowly composing. But I don't think we can cut our simultaneous posting any closer than this one.

--------------------
What's a party,
without a song?
Bards ROCK!
Party On!!

[ 11-15-2004, 07:02 PM: Message edited by: NobleNick ]

Marty4 · 11-15-2004, 08:05 PM

Oh, that. They have that in IWD2. I forgot it wasn't in IWD! Meh, I can deal with that. In fact, I prefer that.

Thanks to both of you. Your timing is VERY uncanny [img]smile.gif[/img]

Aerich · 11-15-2004, 09:19 PM

Yeah, ::uncanny timing:: that's what I thought. However, note that I got mine in first. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Frightening. Same time, same content, the only thing different is that crazy green font.

11-15-2004, 06:57 PM	#2
Aerich Lord Ao Join Date: May 27, 2004 Location: Canada Age: 42 Posts: 2,061	No, no, we wish. Actually, it's the monsters who do that. Call to arms is a feature implemented to make fights harder. What happens, is that a creature that spots you sends out a "call" that draws all hostile NPCs in a certain radius. It was put in to prevent players from drawing one monster at a time out of a group and picking an entire horde off singly. I like it, actually. Instead of having to go into every corner to clear out monsters, they come right after you... and into the Web. Some monsters don't appear to use the call to arms. The undead in the Vale are an example of that. __________________ Where there is a great deal of free speech, there is always a certain amount of foolish speech. - Winston S. Churchill

11-15-2004, 09:19 PM	#5
Aerich Lord Ao Join Date: May 27, 2004 Location: Canada Age: 42 Posts: 2,061	Yeah, ::uncanny timing:: that's what I thought. However, note that I got mine in first. [img]tongue.gif[/img] Frightening. Same time, same content, the only thing different is that crazy green font. __________________ Where there is a great deal of free speech, there is always a certain amount of foolish speech. - Winston S. Churchill

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11-15-2004, 06:40 PM	#1
Marty4 Symbol of Cyric Join Date: August 31, 2004 Location: VA Age: 33 Posts: 1,127	I've heard about a feature in HoW dubbed "call to arms". What exactly is this? Do characters automatically whip out a sword and charge forth or something?

11-15-2004, 06:57 PM	#3
NobleNick Quintesson Join Date: February 5, 2002 Location: Huntsville, AL, USA Age: 63 Posts: 1,045	Marty4, I IWD you could pick off individual monsters in a group, as long as your party did not get within visual range of other monsters in the group. With HoW installed, the monsters act more intelligently (and realistically): If you pick on one monster in a squad, all the monsters in the immediate area come after you. EDIT: Wow, Aerich, you usually beat me by hours while I am slowly composing. But I don't think we can cut our simultaneous posting any closer than this one. -------------------- What's a party, without a song? Bards ROCK! Party On!! [ 11-15-2004, 07:02 PM: Message edited by: NobleNick ]

11-15-2004, 08:05 PM	#4
Marty4 Symbol of Cyric Join Date: August 31, 2004 Location: VA Age: 33 Posts: 1,127	Oh, that. They have that in IWD2. I forgot it wasn't in IWD! Meh, I can deal with that. In fact, I prefer that. Thanks to both of you. Your timing is VERY uncanny [img]smile.gif[/img]

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