Grimoire Thread

[Valky]

So Cleve's going to add in the human rights violation of encrypting the game to say "FUCK YOU WON'T START" unless you not only have valve's malware installed, but running as a process while you play the game?

Thank god I'm waiting for the GOG release. That's no way to treat people who support you. I don't need to run GIMP to play Age of Wonders, why would I need to run an equally non essential program like steam to play Grimoire?

 

[Rick]

Is it just me, or is everyone having issues with the character in slot 2 (top right portrait) almost exclusively getting attacked?
I find my fighter in slot 1 almost never gets attacked.

Now that you mention it, yeah. Not exclusively, but I always seem to be using my Cleric to heal that particular slot.

 

[Viata]

So I guess the game can't be finished yet. I really hope I'm wrong.

 

[DarKPenguiN]

So I guess the game can't be finished yet. I really hope I'm wrong.

What do you mean good Sir?

 

[JarlFrank]

So there are a bunch of lizard warriors with spears that can instakill you if they penetrate. This isn't a bug like with some other enemies, this is an effect called "impale".

There is one area where you get into a massive fight with 6 of the guys. Put up an armorplate spell and a missile shield. Surived, killed them all.
Right away, a second wave of 6 more comes at you.
Survived. Killed them all.
Then a third wave comes.
Survived, got a levelup on two of my chars.
ANOTHER WAVE SPAWNED
This time they got in a lucky hit, two of my chars died at full HP

I feel violated

So 4 waves with no time in between?

Yes, when one combat is over, the next one immediately starts! Hardcore shit, man.

That's straight from Wiz 7, the infamous fight against waves of giant trees in the Rattkin Ruins.

I found out there's a way to get past these things without triggering combat though.

SuperID is amazing!

 

[Lady_Error]

It's so gloriously fitting that Cleve waited until after the inauguration of President Trump, an event many thought would never ever happen, to release his game that was supposed to keep getting delayed for eternity. We're living in the best of times, the forces of decline have never been stronger but the incline will prevail in the end.

Any optimal party recommendations bros? I'm probably going to spend all day Monday playing.

Great starting party:
Human Wizard
Feyfolk Berserker
Drow Necromancer
Dwarf Templar
Wolfkin Jester
Giant Pirate

You forgot: Vamphyr Warrior.

 

[Sacred82]

whats wrong with a Dorf Templar

edit: except that you can't roll one I guess

 

[Viata]

So I guess the game can't be finished yet. I really hope I'm wrong.

What do you mean good Sir?

Bugs where I can't interact with the environment, or so I hope so. Three times I have seen it, thus I may conclude that I can't move on thanks to that. I really hope I'm wrong, again.

 

[DarKPenguiN]

So I guess the game can't be finished yet. I really hope I'm wrong.

What do you mean good Sir?

Bugs where I can't interact with the environment, or so I hope so. Three times I have seen it, thus I may conclude that I can't move on thanks to that. I really hope I'm wrong, again.

I hope so as well...

Maybe a dumb question but have you asked Cleve or posted on the 'bug' thread and see if its a bug or something you're missing?

 

[Viata]

So I guess the game can't be finished yet. I really hope I'm wrong.

What do you mean good Sir?

Bugs where I can't interact with the environment, or so I hope so. Three times I have seen it, thus I may conclude that I can't move on thanks to that. I really hope I'm wrong, again.

I hope so as well...

Maybe a dumb question but have you asked Cleve or posted on the 'bug' thread and see if its a bug or something you're missing?

Cleve doesn't answer and someone posted on Bug thread already the same questions I have.

 

[Lady_Error]

Try starting a new thread there with your questions. I think there are people there who are quite far ahead.

 

[DarKPenguiN]

Try starting a new thread there with your questions. I think there are people there who are quite far ahead.

The problem is, we all started on different versions it seems and now things are (potentially) messed up depending on when you started.

I just read a post by Cleve that the most recent version I restarted on will have problems, I think- I'm totally lost. restarted on version whatever 7 and then when that went bad I restarted on the next version and now just read that anything between 1.2.0.5 and 1.2.0.9 could have issues (with 1.2.0.9 being my latest restart I think- I'm totally lost tbh)

It sounds like everyone who doesnt have a game that started at the very first version could have problems.

Its kind of a mess in that regard because I know theres things right now that are missing for me (like the neanderthal monument) that were there in version 1 and I have no idea if its really missing and should be there (but my version number I started in is not right) or theres some reason its not there that is not because of a bug- Like starting area being different.

So, its really hard to know right now.

 

[Lady_Error]

If you think something might be a new bug, you can load your saves from the newest version into .1 and check. So far I haven't seen any new bugs in the newer version. Only .7 saves are messed up, everything else works.

 

[DarKPenguiN]

If you think something might be a new bug, you can load your saves from the newest version into .1 and check. So far I haven't seen any new bugs in the newer version. Only .7 saves are messed up, everything else works.

Cleve just said that anything from .5 to .9 shouldnt be used.

Again, I dont know- Ive restarted so many times now and should have just stayed with 1 (but was told to restart) and just now- Like 5 mins ago found out we shouldnt be using anything from .5 to .9 which is what made me wonder if the monument not being there was a bug (I had assumed it was from starting in a new area) but its not there- And again, my restart isnt any good since it was from .9.

I'm a bit frustrated tbh- And I dont know - Just saying, the newest info is that anything from .5 to .9 has something wrong with it (I guess)

 

[Viata]

If you think something might be a new bug, you can load your saves from the newest version into .1 and check. So far I haven't seen any new bugs in the newer version. Only .7 saves are messed up, everything else works.

Cleve just said that anything from .5 to .9 shouldnt be used.

Again, I dont know- Ive restarted so many times now and should have just stayed with 1 (but was told to restart) and just now- Like 5 mins ago found out we shouldnt be using anything from .5 to .9 which is what made me wonder if the monument not being there was a bug (I had assumed it was from starting in a new area) but its not there- And again, my restart isnt any good since it was from .9.

I'm a bit frustrated tbh- And I dont know - Just saying, the newest info is that anything from .5 to .9 has something wrong with it (I guess)

Well, I'll try tomorrow and if I'm unable to get past, I'll wait until Cleve fixes those bugs(the ones that allow the game to be finished).

 

[Lady_Error]

Just saying, the newest info is that anything from .5 to .9 has something wrong with it (I guess)

I think you read that wrong. he said:

Don't try to load savegames created between 1.2.0.5 and 1.2.0.9 they are not correct format.

"Created between" means only .7, just like I said. Those saves crash the game, that's how you know they're messed up.

 

[DarKPenguiN]

Just saying, the newest info is that anything from .5 to .9 has something wrong with it (I guess)

I think you read that wrong. he said:

Don't try to load savegames created between 1.2.0.5 and 1.2.0.9 they are not correct format.

"Created between" means only .7, just like I said. Those saves crash the game, that's how you know they're messed up.

Why not just say ".7" then since that was the only one?

Why say "a number between 3 and 5" when you could just say "4"?

I'll admit I may have read that wrong but if so its because of the wording- Since there was only a single version between those why not just the version?

I hope you're right but I'm holding off for now anyhow and waiting to see what happens.

 

[mondblut]

I found out there's a way to get past these things without triggering combat though.

SuperID is amazing!

Do tell.

Spoiler

I suppose it must have something to do with cockatrice feather, which is said to scare away serpents, but neither using nor wearing it into battle did not accomplish anything

nvm, figured it out

 

[<3sRichardSimmons]

So what's the status on the manual? I've bought the game, but am refusing to start until I can print out the manual. My wife goes out of town for a week in 10 days and I would love to be able to get some Grimoire in.

 

[hackncrazy]

Baxander loves the game!

And he just invented a new term: The intermediate review.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDMePHOMRt4

 

[Cleveland Mark Blakemore]

Figured I'd go with a full party of my own people instead of going for recruitables, especially if they're broken right now.

Recruitables aren't broken. They make life easier in the beginning, but that's it.

Well not broken in the technical sense, but people have been complaining about the recruitables stats being too high, having impossible skill combinations, and other such things in this thread. Seems like a good choice in the short term but in the long term it's probably better to have the other two slots filled with your own guys

Spoiler

especially if we don't know if the recruitable NPCs will eventually betray/leave you sometime down the line, leaving you down a member

Clearly the recruitables have too good stats for monocled gentlemen to bring them along with their merry band of save-scumming murderhobo penitents, but they are a good relief for newbies who want to spend some time messing around and understanding the game mechanics without getting constantly ganked by ?RUDE CHAPS? and fireballs to the back row.

This. I was throwing a bone to the millennials who want to know how to make it easy. You invite your magical friend to help you on your journey.

Codexians go naked slaying all who cross their path with the jawbone of an ass and the first to die are any NPCs unlucky enough to meet them. They don't recruit them. They eat them.

 

[PEACH]

Its kind of a mess in that regard because I know theres things right now that are missing for me (like the neanderthal monument) that were there in version 1 and I have no idea if its really missing and should be there (but my version number I started in is not right) or theres some reason its not there that is not because of a bug- Like starting area being different.

Not sure if it's related but my girlfriend and I have been playing and when we found an obelisk in gardens of midknight we couldn't interact with it at all and she was asking about it a bunch. Should we be able to get some flavour text or what? The hand icon comes up but it's as though it's not an object that has any non cosmetic properties

 

[Drog Black Tooth]

Baxander loves the game!

And he just invented a new term: The intermediate review.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDMePHOMRt4

That's some mad flip-flopping.

 

[DoomIhlVaria]

Not sure if it's related but my girlfriend and I have been playing and when we found an obelisk in gardens of midknight we couldn't interact with it at all and she was asking about it a bunch. Should we be able to get some flavour text or what? The hand icon comes up but it's as though it's not an object that has any non cosmetic properties

I ran into the same behavior. I have no idea what the intended behavior is though.

 

[Lady_Error]

Not sure if it's related but my girlfriend and I have been playing and when we found an obelisk in gardens of midknight we couldn't interact with it at all and she was asking about it a bunch. Should we be able to get some flavour text or what? The hand icon comes up but it's as though it's not an object that has any non cosmetic properties

You need to find an object that interacts with it. It's not in the starting area.