Symbols on weapons

[DocMcJansen]

Hi there...

where can I read about the different symbols on the weapons? There are icons like a hexagon and so on in the lower corner of the weapons and I can't find a list of what they do

[Slowbrew'd [IOG]]

Hey Doc! From the start screen or the escape menu, you can access the encyclopedia to learn more about status effects, weapons, etc.
Hope that helps!

[DocMcJansen]

No it does not. I can't see the symbols in the encyclopedia. Sorry!

[Flint]

Yeah; I looked at every page and tab of the encyclopedia trying to find them, but they are not there.

[LokiFc]

Originally posted by DocMcJansen:

Hi there...

where can I read about the different symbols on the weapons? There are icons like a hexagon and so on in the lower corner of the weapons and I can't find a list of what they do

Those explain what the weapon does. Some pierce armor/mr, it is a shield with an arrow, or area dmg (a red one) etc. You can read what the weapon does clicking "shift" to see more info.

[Flint]

Originally posted by LokiFc:

Originally posted by DocMcJansen:

Hi there...

where can I read about the different symbols on the weapons? There are icons like a hexagon and so on in the lower corner of the weapons and I can't find a list of what they do

Those explain what the weapon does. Some pierce armor/mr, it is a shield with an arrow, or area dmg (a red one) etc. You can read what the weapon does clicking "shift" to see more info.

Yeah, but that is not true of every icon; I had to figure out by trial and error that one symbol meant that focus can't be used for attacks and another was it breaks if you fail the attack roll. No info anywhere about that; I thought it was bugged at first when I couldn't use focus.

[DocMcJansen]

Originally posted by Flint:

Originally posted by LokiFc:

Those explain what the weapon does. Some pierce armor/mr, it is a shield with an arrow, or area dmg (a red one) etc. You can read what the weapon does clicking "shift" to see more info.

Yeah, but that is not true of every icon; I had to figure out by trial and error that one symbol meant that focus can't be used for attacks and another was it breaks if you fail the attack roll. No info anywhere about that; I thought it was bugged at first when I couldn't use focus.

Exactly. Overall the tutorial/manual/encyclopedia is really bad. What happens when you level up? Noone knows! I am sorry, but as lot of game mechanics just don't get an explanation and I do not understand why.

[DestinedLight]

Originally posted by DocMcJansen:

Originally posted by Flint:

Yeah, but that is not true of every icon; I had to figure out by trial and error that one symbol meant that focus can't be used for attacks and another was it breaks if you fail the attack roll. No info anywhere about that; I thought it was bugged at first when I couldn't use focus.

Exactly. Overall the tutorial/manual/encyclopedia is really bad. What happens when you level up? Noone knows! I am sorry, but as lot of game mechanics just don't get an explanation and I do not understand why.

it doesn't even show the weird hex icons and what they mean that show up on weapons, holding shift only shows each attack, but not necessarily if this super long spear hits from the back row or any of what i think that hex means?

Edit: it was column attack, this was not shown when i held shift for more info.

[LokiFc]

Originally posted by Flint:

Originally posted by LokiFc:

Those explain what the weapon does. Some pierce armor/mr, it is a shield with an arrow, or area dmg (a red one) etc. You can read what the weapon does clicking "shift" to see more info.

Yeah, but that is not true of every icon; I had to figure out by trial and error that one symbol meant that focus can't be used for attacks and another was it breaks if you fail the attack roll. No info anywhere about that; I thought it was bugged at first when I couldn't use focus.

it isn't trial and error. You can look the symbols and press Shift on weapon, it will be described. You need to see the meaning 1x to understand... column atk is a up/down arrow, area is a smash symbol, pierce is a orange shield etc...

[Gilmoy]

I ceased actually playing for ~3 hours, and wrote a Guide:
Weapon Attack Icons

It's a work in progress.
Back when I was L09 at the end of Chapter I, I had every icon in my pack.
But advancing to Chapter II auto-deletes that save, and I've only just started.

I'm quite impressed at the mileage I got from my party's starter weapons
This is why I don't sell them for 1 gold each.

[Herr-Ghallas]

Thanks Gilmoy !

Devs...how about you give a cut of your pay to this guy for doing a part of your job ?

Cheers