New Player Help (Can't defeat Commander Zhalk on the nautiloid)

[Zlay Q]

Hey guys :) I keep trying to hit him with my main attack and ranged attack, but they keep missing him. Do i have to kill all the adds in the room first?

[Jinkaru]

I'll tell you how to do it easily on any difficulty. First, there are 3 chests on the ship before you get to the encounter. Pick up all 3 chests. Then, move to the enterance of the encounter and drop 2 chests in the hallway, blocking it off. The cambians will not be able to smash the chests and get stuck. Then, use guidance on the mind flayer and go after Zhalk. Easy peasy when you do it that way.

[Recjawjind]

Messaggio originale di Jinkaru:

I'll tell you how to do it easily on any difficulty. First, there are 3 chests on the ship before you get to the encounter. Pick up all 3 chests. Then, move to the enterance of the encounter and drop 2 chests in the hallway, blocking it off. The cambians will not be able to smash the chests and get stuck. Then, use guidance on the mind flayer and go after Zhalk. Easy peasy when you do it that way.

Putting guidance on the mind flayer doesn't help at all.
It's not making any ability checks whatsoever.
The chests will work, though I elected to give a tutorial that doesn't involve cheese.

[Wokelander]

Can also just set up a mp session and beat his ass with a full party + Loosiir + Us

[Jinkaru]

Messaggio originale di Recjawjind:

It's not making any ability checks whatsoever.
The chests will work, though I elected to give a tutorial that doesn't involve cheese.

You indeed did, that's why I mentioned the cheesy way lol

[Recjawjind]

Messaggio originale di Jinkaru:

You indeed did, that's why I mentioned the cheesy way lol

I never actually did that, shouldn't they be able to just fly over the chests? Or is the hallway not high enough?

[Jinkaru]

Messaggio originale di Recjawjind:

Messaggio originale di Jinkaru:

You indeed did, that's why I mentioned the cheesy way lol

I never actually did that, shouldn't they be able to just fly over the chests? Or is the hallway not high enough?

They just stand there and swing away at the chest in futility. It's hilarious.

[Recjawjind]

Messaggio originale di Jinkaru:

Messaggio originale di Recjawjind:

I never actually did that, shouldn't they be able to just fly over the chests? Or is the hallway not high enough?

They just stand there and swing away at the chest in futility. It's hilarious.

Sometimes the AI has its moments. Both good, and hilariously stupid moments xd

[Mike Garrison]

Messaggio originale di Recjawjind:

Messaggio originale di Erodigm:

But like... That sword mmmmmmmm

The swords basically worthless as soon as you find your first +1.

I usually have Lae'zel use that sword until we take down Anders, and then she uses his sword until we take down the Inquisitor, and she uses his sword until she gets that legendary trident, and then she uses that for the rest of the Act 3.

But if two "command:drop" spells both fail, I just move on. The sword is not all that important, and it feels pretty bad to be savescumming in the prologue!

[Recjawjind]

Messaggio originale di Mike Garrison:

I usually have Lae'zel use that sword until we take down Anders, and then she uses his sword until we take down the Inquisitor, and she uses his sword until she gets that legendary trident, and then she uses that for the rest of the Act 3.

Going for a regular +1 greatsword/greataxe is better than everburn, there's 2 free greataxes but greatswords are in shorter supply early on
Anders sword all the way into act 3 sounds like you're holding onto it farrrr too long though, any +2 is a significant improvement.
If you aren't running a second strength based melee martial, use the light of lathander instead, coupled with a shield.
Or, if you're going for throwing, just stick with the returning pike until trident.
You can also steal the legendary silver sword off of voss at the githyanki patrol, which is extremely potent and potentially the BIS on lae'zel until you get baldurans greatsword.

[Commit Sudoku]

you know the intended method of that is to not kill him and just escape you CAN kill him but there is a reason why there is a round timer you have to reach the controls to continue you dont actually need to kill anyone in that encounter on the hardest difficulties you really just dont do it unless you get really lucky

[Lord Farquad]

Messaggio originale di Recjawjind:

Messaggio originale di Erodigm:

But like... That sword mmmmmmmm

The swords basically worthless as soon as you find your first +1.

You can still feed it to the hungry baby afterwards

[Recjawjind]

Messaggio originale di Lord Cumquad:

Messaggio originale di Recjawjind:

The swords basically worthless as soon as you find your first +1.

You can still feed it to the hungry baby afterwards

True, that or the absolute gloves are usually the first item I feed to him.

[Kafik]

Messaggio originale di Commit Sudoku:

you know the intended method of that is to not kill him and just escape you CAN kill him but there is a reason why there is a round timer you have to reach the controls to continue you dont actually need to kill anyone in that encounter on the hardest difficulties you really just dont do it unless you get really lucky

There's an achievement to kill him though.

[Anima Mundi]

I will even take the sword of justice from the "paladins of tyr", with its shield of faith and a +1 over the everburn to be honest.
Non-dippable +0 greatsword is only useful for the first couple battles of the game.

The whole fire effect is very enticing though, but its akin to what ppl call a noob trap.