How do you activate non-lethal?

[Uryon]

There was a pop-up that told me to activate non-lethal damage but it didn't really say how... It said press LB, I do it and there doesn't seem to be an option anywhere? I'm in game right now and I type non-lethal in these forums all I see is people saying to activate non-lethal but no one says how. I understand you gotta hit with a melee weapon, but with non-lethal activated... So how do you activate non lethal?

[Uryon]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Darth Cannabis:

Oprindeligt skrevet af ExcaliburV:

No, you can just jump through the waterfall.

Yeah you can just jump thru. However create/destroy water will be quite useful on the create side in just a few moments later during your next major fight.

Yeah.. I just keep messing things up, this game is really not beginner friendly imo. There's A LOT to assimilate and there's a ♥♥♥♥ lot of spells to chooose from when I didn't quite get a grip at combat yet. This game is either really hard or I suck hard. Thanks anyway.

[Darth Cannabis]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Kimurion:

Oprindeligt skrevet af Darth Cannabis:

Yeah you can just jump thru. However create/destroy water will be quite useful on the create side in just a few moments later during your next major fight.

Yeah.. I just keep messing things up, this game is really not beginner friendly imo. There's A LOT to assimilate and there's a ♥♥♥♥ lot of spells to chooose from when I didn't quite get a grip at combat yet. This game is either really hard or I suck hard. Thanks anyway.

I found this one instance in the hag fight so perfect as far as gameplay details go. When she lights the cage on fire with the girl in it, there are plenty of options, but create water goes that step further that makes a difference. Sure you could ice ray the cage, or simply throw a water bottle instead, but create water douses so much that the Myarana becomes soaked and has the "wet" status on her. This small detail helps when the hag becomes a copy, and you don't risk attacking the wrong one because the real one is wet and the hag won't be.

It's just such a great intricate yet subtle detail, that can turn a 50/50 chance into a sure thing, provided that you notice it.

[Grumpy]

You scream "NO HARD FEELINGS BRO ! " with each hit, that ought to do it.

[ocarinacavegirl]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Kernest:

Oprindeligt skrevet af Merlyn:

Is non-lethal useful ? The rare times I used it, I did not saw any differences with the NPC around.

AFAIK it's technically required in a certain fight with a certain Ranger...

... named Minsc.

Ok so I knocked him unconscious and he was still dead at the end of the battle. Do I have to non-lethal all his allies to make this work??

[Grumpy]

Oprindeligt skrevet af ocarinacavegirl:

Oprindeligt skrevet af Kernest:

AFAIK it's technically required in a certain fight with a certain Ranger...

... named Minsc.

Ok so I knocked him unconscious and he was still dead at the end of the battle. Do I have to non-lethal all his allies to make this work??

I killed his ads then i knocked him out.

[ocarinacavegirl]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Grumpy:

Oprindeligt skrevet af ocarinacavegirl:

Ok so I knocked him unconscious and he was still dead at the end of the battle. Do I have to non-lethal all his allies to make this work??

I killed his ads then i knocked him out.

I'll give that a try. I'll turn him into a sheep until I sort out the others. Thanks!

[ocarinacavegirl]

Omg. I wish I had known the order mattered. I might have saved Captain Grizly 😓

[cmd1095]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Merlyn:

Is non-lethal useful ? The rare times I used it, I did not saw any differences with the NPC around.

the one use I had for it so far was that goblin Sazza, cause despite sparing her at the goblin camp she did pick up a fire poker and swing at me while I murdered her friends and family, and I spared her again just because I'd already gone through the trouble of saving her twice lol

Later on ended up with an achievement for sparing her a final time.

[Kernest]

Oprindeligt skrevet af ocarinacavegirl:

Oprindeligt skrevet af Kernest:

AFAIK it's technically required in a certain fight with a certain Ranger...

... named Minsc.

Ok so I knocked him unconscious and he was still dead at the end of the battle. Do I have to non-lethal all his allies to make this work??

Probably safest to knock him out last, because one false move from AoE, accidentally electrifying some water, and he's dead.

Sure enough worked for me when I did it.

You're not just clicking the icon in the journal, right? Best to drag it to your action bar and make sure it's activated.

[ocarinacavegirl]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Kernest:

You're not just clicking the icon in the journal, right? Best to drag it to your action bar and make sure it's activated.

I'm playing on steam deck so it's in the little menu that pops up. It seemed to work when I waited till last to knock him out. I'll have to go back and try other fights!

[smellibear]

More like Why do you Activate Non Lethal amirite? No, seriously, does it work well yet? can you spare Mayrina's brothers and such?