The Dark Eye drakensang the dark eye questions

[razvedchiki]

is it better to kill the mobs first before doing the quests for max xp? since the higher lvl you are the less the mobs give in xp, that i have noticed.
also is a rogue a good class for the main char?

 

[Gradenmayer]

The only thing you need to know- rotate save files, case game corrupts them quite often.

 

[PanickedTushkano]

There are no character classes. The main thing that matters is if the chosen character is capable of using magic. If if you choose a "rogue" you will still be able to basically build him/her however you want.

I wouldn't worry about XP issues all that much. The most difficult fight in the game is optional, though people occasionally complain about the section leading up to the last boss.

 

[Raghar]

is it better to kill the mobs first before doing the quests for max xp? since the higher lvl you are the less the mobs give in xp, that i have noticed.
also is a rogue a good class for the main char?

Most fun is with mage main character. You can eventually get some training in other skills. Main problem is if mage wants to be decent at at least some spells, he has FAR less points for skills, or attribute increases.

BTW there is mage/rogue hybrid.

If you are talking about this: https://store.steampowered.com/app/12640/Drakensang/
IIRC you get rogue, and mage/rogue relatively soon.
Of course both are fuckers.

 

[razvedchiki]

what are the most used social skills in the river of time? in drakesang 1 human nature/fast talk are the most used ones, haggle is also usefull to get more ducats. are there any good fencing weapons like farfaras rapier in drakensang 1?

 

[fantadomat]

what are the most used social skills in the river of time? in drakesang 1 human nature/fast talk are the most used ones, haggle is also usefull to get more ducats. are there any good fencing weapons like farfaras rapier in drakensang 1?

Hmmm don't really remember but most of them were useful in river of time,the game is clear improvement over drakensang. Also rogue is pretty fun class to play,i did enjoy pickpocketing everyone. Big improvement in river of time was that it greyed out the option if you had pickpocketed anyone,thus letting you know. Very good game all around,one of me favourites.

The only thing you need to know- rotate save files, case game corrupts them quite often.

Never had such a problem. Are you just repeating something that you heard somewhere or did it happen to you?

 

[Gradenmayer]

what are the most used social skills in the river of time? in drakesang 1 human nature/fast talk are the most used ones, haggle is also usefull to get more ducats. are there any good fencing weapons like farfaras rapier in drakensang 1?

Hmmm don't really remember but most of them were useful in river of time,the game is clear improvement over drakensang. Also rogue is pretty fun class to play,i did enjoy pickpocketing everyone. Big improvement in river of time was that it greyed out the option if you had pickpocketed anyone,thus letting you know. Very good game all around,one of me favourites.

The only thing you need to know- rotate save files, case game corrupts them quite often.

Never had such a problem. Are you just repeating something that you heard somewhere or did it happen to you?

Happened to me with multiple saves. Specifically after 6th or 7th chapter.

 

[razvedchiki]

maybe it had save corruption problems when it got out, never had any though then or now.
a pity the dev company went under, the second game was a clear improvement in a lot of areas compared to the first one. we could have another geman company making its own type of games like PB with them gothics. they only had to hold out a few more years untill the kickstarter nostalgia ripoffs great era of crpgs started .

 

[coldcrow]

I've probably written that a few times already: If you understand German (written and vocal), it is a must to play River of Time in German. Writing quality is high, but the real deal is the complete VO of everything, even those little conversations of townsfolk or Baron whats-his-name posing through Nadoret. And it is done in superb quality, clearly the director and actors were very competent and/or a TDE enthusiasts.

 

[razvedchiki]

anyone made the ergos addon mod to work with the phileassons secret dlc?
the dlc has a separate launcher and despite sharing the same files with river of time the mod doesnt show up.

 

[0sacred]

rogue is probably the worst choice you could make. The game offers two companions who are rogues or rogue-like, and it's very combat intensive. I would recommend the mercenary or a mage (healer is best)

 

[Skdursh]

I never knew it before just now, but apparently there are mods for this game. This one claims to be fully voiced in German with an English translation and supposedly adds 20-30 hours of gameplay.

 

[Cat Headed Eagle]

Just dropping by to mention that the GOG release does not have the (admittely minor and easily fixable) resolution/widescreen issues.

 

[razvedchiki]

any good fencing weapons/2 handed axes? the merchant in nedoret sells a 1handed axe with 5% chance to wound for 460 ducats, looking for something similar but 2handed.
also any good fencing weapon like the farfaras rapier (25% chance to wound, from a crypt in drakensang 1).

 

[Sòren]

the crypt rapier is one of the best fencing weapons in the game, there are one or two that are better but late-game.

 

[razvedchiki]

i mean on the second game, river of time. there isnt any information online, except the gamebanshee walkthrough but doesnt cover all the equipment.

 

[PanickedTushkano]

Fencing weapons:
https://drakensang2.fandom.com/wiki/Kategorie:Fechtwaffen
Axes among other "slashing weapons", but they are all described as "one-handed". Not sure if that's correct:
https://drakensang2.fandom.com/wiki/Kategorie:Hiebwaffen

 

[fantadomat]

Just run around the town and check the vendors,tho they do get better shit later on if i remember correctly.

 

[VentilatorOfDoom]

i mean on the second game, river of time. there isnt any information online, except the gamebanshee walkthrough but doesnt cover all the equipment.

a rapier similar to the Farfara rapier (slightly better even iirc, also with 25% wound chance) can be crafted, the recipe is sold in Hammerberg. You first have to do a quest for the Girtasch dwarf, then the dwarven vendor upgrades his inventory and sells additional recipes.

as for two handers, the two handed hammer, costs also close to 500 gold iirc, sold by the merchant in Nadoret seems best.