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Help! Items glitched?! (Books in Ulbrech's house and Bard's instruments)

Discussion in 'Icewind Dale 2' started by Alqualome, Aug 22, 2004.

  1. Alqualome Gems: 1/31
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    Hi all! :)

    I am replaying the game with a new 3 char party.
    I have played it already till chapter 4 but wanted to replay since I had misplaced most of the feats and the skill points... :p

    Anywayz.
    My question: on some walkthroughs I have seen that the books "Legend of Icewind Dale" and "Heart of Winter" are supposed to have some magic property (like letting you cast certain spells once per day).
    I'm intalian, and alas I'm playing the italian version which is supposedly poatched on default (yet there's a number of things that still don't seem right in this game!).
    One is, for example, the lack of any magickal power in the books found/stolen in Lord Ulbrech's house in the beginning of the game.
    There is no power at all shown in the info panel for the item, and can't be made recognized either...
    Is it because, instead of going round Ulbrech's house steling, I must BUY them at Deirdre's shop?

    However, this is not as viral a problem as the fact that, when I played before (2 times, till chap 3 and 4 respectively), all the instruments of the bards (The Horn of Valhalla and the Merry Pipe) just seemed to work for a while. When I was in the Ice Temple they didn't work anymore. Last time I used the horn was at the entrance of the Ice Cavern, the location after the airship-wreck one. What the...?
    They didn't work after that moment anymore, in both the games I payed.

    Is there something I could do? Do you know if there's a reason why this happens?
    Please help me! :(
     
    Alqualome, Aug 22, 2004
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    The books you find in the house does not have any magical properties. And you might not have been able to use the horn in the ice temple because of the Anti-magic spell that rests upon the place (you CAN remove it).


    I dont know if you have any bugs or so, but I would suggest that you get the latest game patch.
     
    Bahir the Red, Aug 22, 2004
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    Yeah, I suspected they had nbo power at all.
    Will I find the "right" ones later in the game?

    And, for the horns, it is not due to the antimagic field, I did use them once in the cave, before antering the temple (and they did work, for the last time though... *sigh*).
    I still have the savegame to chap 3 and 4, I've loaded them again, rested for 3 wholes days and equipped the flute and horn but neither works, they are "grey"... Maybe it's got to do with the fact that I stored them in the magick bag (the one you take from the wizard destroying the bridge in chapter 1).
    ?____?

    Anyway, thatnk you for your feedback. :)
     
    Alqualome, Aug 22, 2004
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    Well there is a magical book somewhere in Targos. It's the Book of Deserving, think it's with those healers in the pavillion. Allows user to cast Bless once per day.

    I don't use any bard so can't help you on that one, sorry.
     
    Alphidius, Aug 22, 2004
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    The powers that you have read about are available in HoF mode only. Those two books in normal mode do nothing and are for being sold. If you want you can load the ease-of-use mod which brings in HoF only items into normal mode.

    The other bug, I have not heard about before.
     
    Shrikant, Aug 22, 2004
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