Beyond Divinity Various FAQ
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How many monsters are there? There are over 140 different monster classes.Are there a lot of non player characters? Yes. A lot of the plot movements get shown this way.Are there scripted scenes using the game engine? Yes. A lot of the plot movements get shown this way. |
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What is the difference between "Action" mode and "Tactical" mode? The difference between "Action" mode and "Tactical" mode is the level of difficulty. In "Action" creatures will be easier to kill which implies you will not have to pause the game all the time to conduct your next move. "Tactical" is harder and requires more insight and strategy.It will be clearer with an example from the field. Let´s say we are facing an Air Elemental. There are different possibilities a character can do, e.g. equipping different items to boost your own Air resistance, making sure the crystal bag is filled with air crystals for yet another boost and using earth arrows to make full usage of your opponent's weak spot. Meanwhile your other character can place a trap in the vicinity and luring the creature to it. In "Tactical" mode this will be useful, in "Action" mode you can just as well hack and slash your way through most of the time. In short, "Action" lets you mainly hack and slash and you can choose to go tactical now and then. In "Tactical" you'll have to rely on more than on the power of your main weapon. Concerning quests and puzzles both modes have no differences. |
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What about animals? There are animals in the game. Rats, cats, frogs, ... you can leave them alone or make your hands dirty, it´s up to you.What about sound? There´s a lot of sound in Beyond Divinity. Basically everything that you expect to make sound makes sound.What about music? The soundtrack of Beyond Divinity is very extensive. Furthermore, it adapts to ingame circumstances, giving it a movie like quality. It´s a completely new soundtrack composed by Kirill Pokrovsky, winner of IGN´s 2002 "Outstanding Achievement in Music" award and Gamespot´s runner up for "Best music of the year" 2002 award. What about the dialogues? Rhianna Pratchett wrote the dialogues for the game. She has played a central role in the development process of Beyond Divinity helping provide stunning scripts and inventive storylines.What´s the difference between charms and crystals? Charms and crystals boost your character´s stats. Charms are used to boost your equipment; you will regularly find an item with the possibility to insert a charm (or charms), this is shown by the equipment´s stats "charm quality: x" where "x" is a number that shows how many charms can be used. This can give all sorts of boosts, going from vitality increase to a defense increase against a certain attack. It´s up to you to find out what effect the different charms have, not only are there different colors but the charms also have different names in every color type. Be aware that you cannot remove the charm once inserted. Crystals on the other hand have only one purpose: increase your defense against a certain attack. Along the way you will receive a crystal bag where you need to place the crystals into.Crystals can be changed in the crystal bag, so you can do some crystal swapping when you want to boost another defense. Crystals come in different types and different sizes. Using a Spiritual Crystal in your bag will increase your defense against Spiritual attacks from creatures using such an attack. Do I need to identify objects? Yes, some objects need to be identified. However, if your identify skill level is high enough, they get automatically identified for you. The same goes for monsters. The better your monster identification skill, the more you learn about their attributes. You can always let merchants identify items if you do not have the skill yourself.Do I need to repair items? Yes. After a while your items will be in need to repair. You can learn the repair skill to repair them yourself or you can let merchants repair them for you.Are there cinematic movies in Beyond Divinity? Yes. There is an intro movie, a movie after every act and a movie in the end.What are Summoning Dolls? Summoning Dolls are very helpful during your long journey in the Divinity universe. Dolls can be given to you by NPC´s or you will have to find them yourself in the different acts. Every act has its own Summoning Doll, this means there are 4 Dolls out there for you to find. After summoning one of your Dolls it will be a member of your party. You can give them equipment and use them like your main characters the Death Knight and your Hero. You can also use them as mules; they all have their own inventory so you can fill them up with different items you will find along the way. A Summoning Doll has a limited range; it will be killed when going out that range or when beaten by an enemy. When a Summoning Doll dies it will receive a time penalty before you can summon it again. Along the way you will be able to learn skills to improve your Dolls. You can level them up, give them skill points from your main characters, increase their range, etc. What are the Battlefields? Battlefields are an ideal way to gain some more experience and find some very cool items to ease your journey through the game. Every act has it´s own Battlefield you will have to unlock by finding one of the big magical Battlefield keys somewhere in your current act. Every Battlefield has a certain amount of dungeons. It´s necessary to find multiple keys to unlock every dungeon in the Battlefields. Gaining access to a level 5 Battlefield unlocks the level 5 dungeon and all dungeons under that level. When you gained access to a Battlefield you can go and leave there whenever you please. Every Battlefield has a small camp where merchants have placed their camps. They are the ones that give you the Battlefield quests, sell their equipment and teach you various skills to unlock in your skill tree. How do I heal the player characters? There are numerous ways to heal your characters. You can drink potions to restore your vitality. You can sleep which will restore vitality, mana and stamina and then there are some NPC´s who are able to heal your characters.Do I need to sleep? Yes. Studies show that people who do not sleep won't be able to function normally in their every day life. In the game however it's not really needed but it is really helpful. In order to be able to sleep you will need to have food in your inventory and be close to a sleeping place (or have the bedroll in your inventory). Food can be found all through the game. Certain food even gives you a temporary increase in certain primary stats or an increase in health, mana or stamina. Can I steal objects? Yes you can. You will need the pickpocket skill to do that. You can only steal from NPC´s though.Can I recruit other people to aid me? No. Friendly NPC´s will help you in battle if you are having a fight in their vicinity though.Are there teleporters for quick traveling? Yes. There are all sorts of teleporters.What are teleporter stones? Teleporter stones are special teleporters you have to find yourself. They will be very useful along your journey and are great fun to use.Can I make my own potions? Yes, if you have the alchemy skill, you can make a wide variety of potions, each having their own effects.Can I pause the game and give commands? Yes. When the game is paused you can fool around in inventories, give commands to your characters, drink potions, etc.Are there traps in the game? Yes. You can put a skill point into trap detection to avoid them and when you have the adequate skills you can disable the trap or turn the trap to one of your own. Another option is to walk a Summoning Doll into them and watch him die, the Death Knight needs his little torture pleasures now and then. If you have invested skill points in traps you can make traps yourself using "Trap material" which you will find throughout the game. How much time will it take to finish the game? Depending if you want to finish all Battlefields and side quests or not, but overall the game takes around 60 to 80 hours to complete. |
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