How Long For Don To Do His Job!?

[GrandMajora]

I've been waiting for days for the Rattkin to steal the artifact from the Dark Savant, but he keeps telling me he doesn't have it. I'm at the point in the main story where I need to swipe the Chaos Moliri from the Mook, but I can't avoid a conflict unless I have the fake orb the Dark Savant drops in front of me.

I've also saved up over 100k gold, because I can't remember how expensive the item is, but I know Don Barlone has absurdly high armor class, and fighting him should be a last resort.

Now, I'm not 100% sure, but I think I might have caused him to glitch out? Earlier in the game, I chased some rattkin goons and snipers into his building, and they triggered him into a fight. Amusingly, the Don chose to side with me and fight his own people. Anyways, I don't know if forcing him into battle might have interfered with the quest progression or not?

I know this game is very old, and still has bugs from decades ago. Such as the game crashing during the rocket launcher training at the Umpani headquarters.

[vysionier]

I always thought you had to get the fake orb from the DS before you could get the astral dominae from the ratkin, I always encounter him in the swamps near the stinky gas vents and get the fake orb directly after talking to the don. Then I go right back to him and buy it off of him.

[Seewhyseeoh]

From memory, I don't think it's a direct matter of time, more of specific quest(s) to be done to count as 'time passed'. I'm sorry I don't remember exactly what though

What vysionier says above, might be the 'trigger' I am eluding to.

[Horpner Sneed]

Interesting! Lately I've been hitting the Swamp before the Upper Branches, so he's always had it right away. It completely makes sense you need to run into the Dark Savant complaining about the theft before the Rattkin take possession.

[GrandMajora]

Yeah, I looked up a walkthrough just a while ago. It seems that the Dark Savant will only appear in the Swamps. I'd been running around the rest of the map, so I couldn't encounter him.

For future reference, I would also suggest anybody who's trying to meet him, look for the section of ground that has a big, black scorch mark on it. That seems to be where he always appears for me.

I also recommend buffing yourself with protection spells, because he usually tries to bomb you immediately after he leaves.

[vysionier]

That’s not him bombing you, it’s swamp gas vents. Don’t run over the black jagged marks and you won’t get damaged

[Horpner Sneed]

Yeah, you don't have to go all the way onto one of the gas vents to spawn him--just carefully get close.

[Skleedle]

i avoid DS in swamp always, and still always get the AD when i go to the Don. Probably because i don't pay for it. Even if he says he doesn't have it, he'll drop it when you kill him.

[GrandMajora]

Nguyên văn bởi Skleedle:

i avoid DS in swamp always, and still always get the AD when i go to the Don. Probably because i don't pay for it. Even if he says he doesn't have it, he'll drop it when you kill him.

Yeah, but he's level 20 something, and his AC is absurdly high. One time, I got lucky enough to find a Canned Elemental, and summoned it into battle against him. Even that thing was barely able to touch him.

[GrandMajora]

By the way, does anybody know where the Sea Caves are? I'm currently in the mountain area, just beyond where you fight the Marble Golem on the bridge.

I've only beaten this game once before, but that was several years ago, and I've forgotten how to get there.

[saguaro17]

You have to get past Nessie and take one of the air bubbles to get to the passage that leads to the Sea Caves

[GrandMajora]

Nguyên văn bởi saguaro17:

You have to get past Nessie and take one of the air bubbles to get to the passage that leads to the Sea Caves

Right, but I can't remember where to find them. I only vaguely recall where to find the Scuba Gear, but I don't know how to reach that section.

[vysionier]

It’s part of the umpani mission that gets you the scuba gear. Just follow their quests and you’ll get there.

[GrandMajora]

Nguyên văn bởi vysionier:

It’s part of the umpani mission that gets you the scuba gear. Just follow their quests and you’ll get there.

Gonna be kind of difficult, since I crash landed their ship, and killed their commander. :)

I thought I recall finding some scuba gear inside a hut on the beach, guarded by a bunch of fish people?

[vysionier]

Nguyên văn bởi GrandMajora:

Nguyên văn bởi vysionier:

It’s part of the umpani mission that gets you the scuba gear. Just follow their quests and you’ll get there.

Gonna be kind of difficult, since I crash landed their ship, and killed their commander. :)


I thought I recall finding some scuba gear inside a hut on the beach, guarded by a bunch of fish people?

Oh yeah! Forgot about that! I think you are stuck going through Bayjing from the swamp then!

[GrandMajora]

Nguyên văn bởi vysionier:

Oh yeah! Forgot about that! I think you are stuck going through Bayjing from the swamp then!

From the Swamp isn't too bad. I set my portal inside the T'Rang base, so I'm pretty much right next to it.

Nessie is going to be a pain in the ass, since I'm playing with a smaller party.

I'm using an

Elf Bishop - Primarily focused on Wizard and Divine spell books. With some dip into Alchemist so I can make money.

Rarwulf Valkyrie - My primary damage dealer, and secondary healer. Uses polearms so she can strike from 2 rows away.

Dracon Gadgeteer - My main support unit, due to his gadgets and long ranged combat. He burns through Stamina very quickly, though.

NPC's include Vi (Human Valkyrie) and Urq (Mook Psionic)

Now that I have the Summon Elemental spell on my Bishop, and can consistently cast it at the highest level, I'm starting to consider dropping the NPC party members, so I can grind more EXP. But I recall how difficult Nessie was with a full party, so I'm nervous about that.