Legend of Grimrock 2

Legend of Grimrock 2

Heroes of Castle Xarlax
_-=Liolik=-_ Mar 16, 2018 @ 7:24pm
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A very good mod. Done it on "hard" with a new party (end it with 14 lvl). 72/73 Secret (2 spoiled). 5/6 treasure. 19/19. Epic items. 27 Skulls.

Average fight-difficulty 6\10. First boss fight in the Faragorn Temple was a very good! and forced to sweat with 6 lvl characters. Thanks for the crystal of healing there.

Secrets and Puzzle it is a single issue. More then half of the secrets are not secrets, I think. "Just go and push a big visible plate". But some puzzles make my chair burn, especialy when I got right answer:

1) Shrine of Cherufe. "4 fingers..."
Why Leather Gloves" only? I placed there are few gauntlets (Plate, Valor, Meteor, Crystal). I thought that problem was at "Light up the sky". That was 1-t puzzle that I spoiled. I think You need reconsider answer and make all hand-slot items usable for this puzzle.


2) Castle Xarlax Ground level. Things that a broken. I solved this with "Put everything that I have". Pitroot Bread....I can not understand and in life would not have guessed...

3) Castle Xarlax Ground level. Bugged 8-plate puzzle. From the wall-note I understood that only 2 plates can open a treasure. So with that way I am opened southern 8-plate-treasure. I started from right side like 1+2+lever, 1+3+lever etc. and opened when get 2+3 on the left side. So I came to the conclusion that 2+3 it is an answer. With that knowledge I started solve northern 8-plate-puzzle and stuck there for 2 hours. I tried all sequence and combinations and with 6 used and 2 unused etc. Then I spoiled answer (that my second spoiler) and was very surprised that need use 4 plates instead of 2. So I solved southern puzzle with bug and was confused. The note on the wall was unclear...and with bug that was a great confusion.

4) Castle Xarlax Dungeon. BUG! Heads-Fireball-puzzle I found a secret note with right answer. But when I placed items on plates- nothing happens. I stuck there for 2-3 hours with different combinations. But when I used a combination from the note again at 100500 times, the way has open. So I load a save and tried again. I put stones on each plate in front of each head. Then I put stones on the 4-central plates. Nothing happens. I put and pick up the stone from a random used plate few times (3 times same stone from the same plate) and Voila! the way has opened. You need fix this... I was very angry with huge waste of time on that bugged puzzle :\

5) Druids Grove. BUG! Plate-puzzle. First time I solved this puzzle from the first attempt. Just put 5 stones like a star. I thought that clue is a stars at the central hall of Castle Xaralx Temple. Maybe that was wrong decision, but that helped me. Later I loaded my old save and come here again, done same star and nothing happens. I was surprised. So I pick up and put stone few times like at 8-head-fireball puzzle and way has opened...

Some more unpleasant moments:

1) Still I really did not like the huge number of invisible walls across the map. Just tons of invisible walls, which you can see only by looking at the map or by knocking your face on it. It looks like a huge defect and left a strong negative sediment

2) Bugged wall in the Castle Xarlax Sewers. Event with Slimes-Ambush. In the square where the event begins, there is an eastern wall and it is bugged. You can pass over it and appear in the another location - Xarlax Mine. This is one way exit. You cant return back and kill slimes, because an event blocked by grates. So you can never take a skeletal figurine and complite the game.

3) To many trash items in the end of the game (Xarlax Castle and it's dungeons). Many trash weapons in the chests. and awesome secret with chain-mail armor set... rly?

I did not found 1 secret, but have so many unused items:

a) 2 Blue gems.
b) 3 gold keys ( for reserve?)
c) Orb of Vilson
d) Flask (Empty)
e) Bone Amulet (found in some secret area)
f) "I O U" Note (signed, velvet)
g) Map with note "You will find me deep within a large crevice near the remains of an ancient ruin"


I did not found 1 buried treasure. 1) Swamplands 2) Lakeview Pass 3) Hidden Coastline 4) Road to Pelandrine 5) Castle Village (Farmer Cash from the Cemtery note).

I have 2 assumption:

1) Map with note "You will find me deep within a large crevice near the remains of an ancient ruin" but cant find place. Tried to dig at potential places but nothing found.

2) Grave from the Cemetry with a note on it: "Wee G. Bord" and shovel nearby but I can't understand this pun "we go board" or whatever else?


Can't understand what to do with:

1) Shrine of Balance in the Druids Grove (Last boss fight). I put essence of balance but nothing happens

2) Teleport inside Ogre's Den, that blocked by trees

3) Single "Shrine" south of Castle Xarlax Slums.

4) 2+2 empty alcove at Castle Xarlax Dungeon

5) Did not found Archmage's Heat from Archmage's Set
Last edited by _-=Liolik=-_; Mar 16, 2018 @ 7:39pm