Re: Enderal on Steam
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Ok, so I've managed to get myself up to a respectable and somewhat less squishy level 28 with most of my Combat skills in Marksmanship, Psionics and Sneak, with detours into Elementalism as needed for the occasional Fire Bolt. I've done quite a few side quests but have been putting off the main quest line until I'm at a higher level. Light Armour all the way, with some decent set items starting to show up.
I did just finish the Aged Man quest but will leave the rest of the main quest for now. I'm off adventuring.
I have to say, Enderal is not as forgiving as Skyrim. I spend a lot of my time sneaking up onto high places so I can cast a summons and fly off a few fire arrows.
I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.
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Re: Enderal on Steam
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I have noticed that some places are quite dark . There aren't too many places like that early in the game and soon you'll find torches. I ran from that critter too. And what's worse, you can't get back there to take your revenge. I actually ran from a lot of things early on. And I think I might have just wandered into an area that's a teeny bit too difficult for me. Still running...... The most important thing I found is to somehow get up high and take shots from above. Take a couple of shots and then make like Sir Robin and hope you can get to a spot where you can hide. EIDT: Pokey is the Settings menu not working for you? There is a windowed mode and a resolution setting option.
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Re: Enderal on Steam
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There is an almost easy way to kill that beast, at the ends of the ruins. Don't know if I should tell you, as I dont know how to insert "almost' spoilers"!
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Re: Enderal on Steam
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I tried many ways to kill that Troll but in the end I gave up. Was there a Anyway, it's only one critter and in the end it won't matter. You'll soon be taking on Cave Trolls with your puny bow and arrows and laugh in their faces as they fade away into whatever afterlife Trolls get. One thing I like about this game is that you can go back into dungeons where the enemies were really tough to kill the first time through (requiring much running away), and in the second time through they're like crackers under your boot; crushed to dust. You still get enough experience points to make it all worthwhile.
I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.
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Re: Enderal on Steam
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It was a mud elemental, right. I just barely sneaked past it.
I'm finally at level 55 in both Sneak and Marksman, and most times I can get the drop on enemies. Some of them seem to be preternaturally sensitive to interlopers, though. I can't imagine trying to sneak up on someone with a blade. They'd know you were there long before you made the first stabbity-stab.
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Re: Enderal on Steam
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Pokey, I've been finding spell books in random places. You can learn any spell you find, even if you can't cast it yet. Once you get to Riverville you'll be able to buy spells, but I have never actually had to do that, apart from the transportation spells. I've found tons of spell books as random loot in mines, caves, and in people's houses. You just click on the book in your inventory and learn the spell.
Once you've done that, it's just like Skyrim -- you hit the TAB key and your spells and skills come up.
Again as in Skyrim, you can use the F key to denote favourites in your list of spells (and weapons), and then bring up your list of favourites by hitting the Q key, where you can set your quick keys.
Also, and I love this, once you've learned a spell, if you find the same spell book, you can immediately see that you've already learned it, so no buying spells you already have. Same goes for reading books. Once you've read a book or learned a spell, an eye icon appears beside any other copies you run across, even at merchants, so you know not to bother. unless you want to pick it up and sell it.
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Re: Enderal on Steam
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" You can learn any spell you find, even if you can't cast it yet. "
How do I actually cast the spell? I assume I need to go to the stones and select the type of magic I want. Is that it?
I just fished to lock box out of the river. Also trying to take out three wolves at once.
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Re: Enderal on Steam
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You learn spells from spell books. To cast spells it's easiest to have them set up with hotkeys in your favourites list, but basically you select the spell you want to cast and then hit "R." That brings up the glowing spell-casting hands, and you just use your mouse key to cast the spell.
You don't have to use any Meditation points to use any spell. It's just that it will be a weak version of the spell. In other words, I can cast low level Light spells without having committed any Meditation or Learning points on that skill.
The levelling up is complicated in this game.
The Meditation area is where you commit Memory points that determine what path you want to take. You learn perks and skills on the stones in the meditation area. So for me, as a thief/archer, I'm using the Trickster/Infiltrator path on the meditation stones, with a few levels of Elemental magic and a lot of Psi/Entropy magic.
Basically, the Memory stones determine which skills you wan to develop most. You improve those skills and magic by buying or finding Learning or Crafting books. I've Learned my way up to Expert level in Sneak and Marksman, and I'm at Adept level with most of my other skills ad magic.
Using the Learning and Crafting books also allows you to improve a skill without committing to it on the Meditation stones. So my Light armour skill is at 45 without my having had to use any Memory points on that skill.
Every time you level up you get I Meditation point, and I think 5 Learning points and 4 Crafting points. The Learning books are for combat skills and magic and the Crafting books are for things like Alchemy, Enchanting, Rhetoric (i.e. Personality), and so on.
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Re: Enderal on Steam
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Is there a key binding you need to change?
Gardens put to bed for the winter. Time for some gaming!
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Re: Enderal on Steam
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I sometimes use the wrong mouse key; the default is that the left mouse key casts the spell you have in your right hand, and vice versa (which is horribly confusing in the middle of a battle).
Try setting up your spells in the Favourites menu and then set hotkeys for them. Then you don't have to go into any menu -- you just use the hotkey number, hit "R" and cast the spell.
I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.
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Re: Enderal on Steam
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Yes, you can assign a spell to either mouse key. (you can assign one-handed weapons that way, too).
I'll just quickly run through a spell assignment in my game and make sure I've described it properly.
EDIT:
So, you hit TAB to get your Magic menu up. Then you click on the "Magic" on the left hand side of the menu. To set a hotkey for a spell, select it in the Magic menu, hit "F" then go out of that menu, hit Q for the list of favourites, and assign a number to the spell from 1-9. You also assign whether the spell appears in your right hand or left hand by using the appropriate mouse key.
Once you've done that, go out of the favourites menu, hit the number of the spell, then hit the "R" key and the spell comes up in your hand.
"R" in your main inventory will drop an item.
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Re: Enderal on Steam
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Oh, good. I have encountered a few bugs in this game but not one like that! In the end, as always, I'm loaded for bear with spells but stick to my trusty old Sneak/Archery technique. The problem is that in THIS game, that's not necessarily a winning strategy. since you can't just train yourself up to high level really quickly. I've never relied on Summoned critters so much, but even the lower level Elementals are handy for setting enemies on fire and distracting them. The only trouble with my Elemental Wolf is that, like all good doggies, he runs towards me when I cast him (presumably for a pat on the head, maybe?), instead of at the enemies. So far I've only found level 1 Summons spells, but I'm getting the impression that the stuff you find is leveled with your progress.
I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.
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Re: Enderal on Steam
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I've just encountered the Starling locks. Not doing too well. The third lock is so hard to find. Any tips other than practice till I get it?
I am using first person.
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Re: Enderal on Steam
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I use first person too. There are five locks, two up and three down, I think, if I remember correctly. The Starling locks took me more than a few tries and some bad words were spoken. I started at the top left and did the first two, then dropped down and turned for the last ones. The one thing I didn't do was run, since if I do that I lose all control. I was able to do it by just heading straight for each lock without running. The critical thing was dropping down onto the ledge below for the bottom locks. So I'm starting to realize the weakness in my playing style, since Archery isn't the drop-dead powerhouse it is in other Elder Scrolls games. I've been using bow and arrow, with Summoned creatures to block at close range. Also, they get in the way in a close fight. And high level Summons spells seem to be in short supply (again, I think the availability levels with the character's skill). Now I need to start using some of my other Elemental and Entropy/Psi spells. A few of them look really wicked.
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Re: Enderal on Steam
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There are low-level quests available on the notice boards in each town, plus the locals have quests. I spent a lot of time in the area, going back and forth taking my revenge for the punishing defeats I received while I was struggling to get to Riverville. There is a nice temple you can raid in the middle of the peninsula you passed on the way in. Jespar hangs around until it's time for him to join you in a quest. You can basically do what you want for as long as you want, and then meet up with him again, at which point the main quest continues. Companions do have personal quests, and romance is possible, so be nice HINT: Jespar is a bit of a prima donna who needs you to agree with him all the time, even if you really don't. It's better to gain "Appreciation" rather the "Likes" but I didn't get any Appreciates from Jespar until just now, farther along in the main quest.
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Re: Enderal on Steam
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If you've made it to Riverville, look directly west back the way you came. If you look behind the quest marker for where Jaspar is waiting for you, it's that large peninsula across the river. The temple is called Ald'Sherath, round and has a lake around it. I was able to get through it at a fairly low level, though I had to sneak my way a lot of the time.
I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.
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Re: Enderal on Steam
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I don't remember if the goods are marked stolen to be honest.
Another spot to gain points and stuff is the pirate cave on the island you can swim to at the river mouth. There are quite a few banditos in there, but if you can take them out one at a time there's some stuff for the taking. That cave is also included in a quest from Riverville, too.
There are some merchants who will take stolen goods. I think I found a couple in Ark a bit later on. In the meantime, store them in your secure chest.
Also, the Infiltrator memory branch will give you the ability to sell stolen goods to all merchants if you feel like investing in a few useful sneaking points and perks.
Money seems really tight at the start of the game, but once I hit around level 10 I usually had enough money to buy the Crafting and Learning books I wanted. I found that most of the really good stuff was in dungeons and on bosses, including really good armour sets. Other than the books and spells l and optional houses in Ark, there wasn't a lot to spend on.
EDIT: I forgot to mention that you have a secure chest in all of the towns (it's the gold glowy chest) and in Ark you have a chest in every different part of the city. Also, once you start to travel using the Myrad towers, you'll find a chest outside each tower. You can always access all of your inventory that way, and so far I haven't hit a limit on how much you can store. It's a pretty good system. The chest is also in the houses you buy. I just throw everything in there except for what I need and then do all my crafting and alchemy back at my house.
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Re: Enderal on Steam
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The Aeterna bow is very good, especially if you upgrade it. And I find that decent arrows are common, either on Undead or even just quivers of them lying around.
I'm now at almost 100 in Sneak and Marksman, and decided to go with Handicraft instead of my usual Alchemy/Enchanting. In this game I find that potions really aren't all that important since food is the best way to heal. I have a few potions with me at all times. but for the most part being a sneak-thief means nobody sees me in time to do much damage. I 'll get myself up to 50 in Enchanting to see if it's worth it other than to recharge my items. At higher levels, the Handicrafting blueprints become very powerful. I have my eye on a bow, but I need some Massive crafting items (I'm thinking Troll or wild Myrad). So far I've managed to upgrade my equipment to Exquisite, but I'm waiting until my Handicraft is 100 ore more before I use any more of my scarce crafting metals like Glowing Thorium.
Once you get to Ark the game really starts to open up. Make sure you buy lots of the transportation scrolls and of course Mark and Recall as soon as you can find them.
Rhetorics is useful for extra conversation options, but one of the Memories (it might even be in the Infiltrator tree) gives you automatic access to Rhetorics conversation options., which I only realized after I'd spent a lot of Crafting points. Too bad there's no way to respec Skills.
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Re: Enderal on Steam
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I bought the very useful little shack in the Market, and much later the house in the Noble district. The Noble House is a total waste of money, since the furniture crafting system is pretty much broken and the house is virtually empty. There's no furniture package for it like there is for the Market Shack. I always loved buying the houses in Oblivion; I always bought all of them and fully furnished them just because I could. The Enderal houses are a bit disappointing.
I still haven't figured out the Undercity. There is a merchant in the Market part of the Undercity that buys stolen goods, and I think another one in Duneville, which is perfectly easy and safe to get to via Myrad.
I haven't found any new locations for a while so I think I'll get back to the Main Quest.
I got my Aeterna bow up to 97 damage with 100 in Handicraft plus the Smith ring and a Starling (a.k.a. Dwemer) Smithing helmet I found somewhere, which brought my Handicraft way up over 100.
I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.
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Re: Enderal on Steam
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You have to recharge the bows if they have a magical damage. As in Skyrim, you need filled soul gems. If you have filled soul gems in your inventory, select your bow in inventory and hit "P" and that should bring up a list of soul gems to use,.
As I understand things, your skill in Elemental damage determines the number of charges on your bow if it has elemental damage, and Psionics if it has Psi damage, and so on. But that's not really relevant if you have a ton of soul gems, and you'll find filled gems everywhere. I've never trapped a soul in this game.
There is a Memory that allows you to sell stolen goods to all merchants. I'm pretty sure it's in the Infiltrator tree.
I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.
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Re: Enderal on Steam
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The bow was showing 90% charged at the time it appeared to lose the flame and not do any damage. This was from a distance and maybe that was a factor, that is, my ability with the bow wasn't high enough. I'll try from different distances and see what happens. I did try enchanting it, even though it was at 90% and that made no difference. I tried posting on steam to see if anyone knew what was happening, but my post was moved somewhere else and I no longer see it.
Is there only one trader that sells spells in Ark, the one near your house?
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Re: Enderal on Steam
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Once you get to the Sun Temple you'll have access to a much wider selection of spells.
I think the vendor immediately outside your Market house sells spells in addition to the woman in the central market area. I seem to remember a magic vendor in the Noble part of town, too.
Also, there's a spell vendor in Duneville, in the pub; he sells Psi and Entropy spells and I do like having relatively high-level summonses during combat since I'm an weakling archer. And of course there's the magic vendor in Riverville, though her spells are pretty low-level.
I've bought very few spells in this game. I found most of them lying around everywhere. I learn them all regardless of whether I have any real skill because they're free.
I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.
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Re: Enderal on Steam
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Thanks, I found the woman who sells spells and talks in rhymes. The shop is near the secure chest. She had a long list of spells including the lightning spells I've been looking for. Next quest is kill Pak Pak.
Edit....Well, that was interesting. I decided I was in above my level. I did get into the cave but was getting killed by several marauders. I kept trying and was battling the first one and backed out of the cave. He did too and surprisingly, so did Pak Pak. I managed to kill the single guy and then Pak Pak was easy and I got credit for the quest without moving past the entrance to the cave. Not sure I want to go back in and look for loot.
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Re: Enderal on Steam
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It's easy to get mobbed in tight places. I've learned that a well-placed Summons will distract most enemies, allowing for a hasty retreat. I've even taken out the odd high-level mob by hiding behind something and casting a Fire Elemental around the corner. I don't actually see what's happening, but after maybe 30 or so mana potions and a lot of shouting and commotion I've whittled down the herd enough to emerge. It's a marvelously cowardly strategy, very effective.
And of course, there's my favourite strategy of all; Invisibility potions and a hasty retreat.
In my wanderings I found the last area of the map. It's very tough and I think It's time to get back to the main quest again.
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Re: Enderal on Steam
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A lot of the merchants sell ore in the crafting section of their inventories, which is the icon at the very far right. Maybe try the Blacksmith in Ark's Market? Or maybe the blacksmith in Dunesville? I have a mega-pack now that gives me an extra 75 pounds! In real life it would be a U-Haul trailing along behind me.
Having a high crafting level in this game is worth it, I think, more than Enchant or Alchemy. At the highest levels you can craft unique armour sets. And even at low levels you can craft stuff to sell. I'm looking for Crafting diagrams for pieces of one Light Armour set now.
Most potions are really plentiful, but Invisibility potions are a bit more difficult to find. By accident I found an alchemy formula early on that gives me both Ambrosia and Invisibility that lasts just long enough to sneak past someone to find a better place from which to attack.
It's getting more difficult to gain levels now. I think I'm at 45 or 46, maybe? And I still have to find higher ground to avoid mobs, even with my 100 points in Marksman, my Flawless bow and whatever bonus my armour gives me. I usually look for a rock high up so I can back away from the edge far enough that I can't be targeted.
I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.
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I found the silver ore and smelted it to an ingot. I have all the materials needed, skill of 25 handicraft and blueprint. What am I doing wrong? At the tanning rack I only see leather strips as an option.
Edit....I have found that others have the same problem. I believe that the medium backpack is bugged and never been fixed. Did you ever try to craft one? Since the blueprint is in my inventory, it should be showing as an option.
Did you get the blueprint collection book at the bank? It is handy to keep all your blueprints in. Also, I discovered that the bank has a bunch of crafting and learning books.
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I think I bought medium pack, or even found one. But I think you have to craft the backpack like clothing, at the worktable.
I'm limping along, with more and more bugs and other issues. Yesterday I had a horrible bug with a quest repeatedly launching me into that weird inner space that resides under the surface of every sandbox game.
Right now the game refuses to launch. I've done all the usual minor stuff like verifying the files and running as admin, so I'm looking for a solution.
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I can see if I can find the other launcher. The game doesn't launch on my second laptop either, so it isn't my computer.
I've actually spent a little part of this afternoon showing my sick partner how to download a game on Steam. He's a complete noob, having not played a game since we were in our Zork phase many years ago, back in the Dark Ages when an interactive DOS game was a big deal ("Sailor, Hello").
Since he would hate being thrown into an action game like Half Life 2, or a complicated RPG like Baldur's Gate, I thought Oblivion would be a good place to start. It's an easy game, there's a tutorial at the start, and it isn't too taxing, especially once I show him the Archery/Sneak one-two.
EDIT: For the life of me I cannot locate my game files In Win 10. So launching it from the folder is out. I have looked anywhere that sounds even remotely useful, but in the Games folder, all I can see is the game icons. No files.
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It should be in program files (86), Steam,Steam apps, common, Enderal. You usually look for an exe file to start the game (Enderal.exe) but I don't see one. There is a game launcher you could try.
There is a TESV.exe . Not sure what that is.
Have you tried making yourself administrator?
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I have to run as admin. Lately Steam won't work at all if I don't.
I'll see if I can locate that file.
I actually installed Enderal on my other laptop to see if it had anything to do with the computer, but still no luck.
Of course, I had to see if any other Steam games worked properly just in case the problem was Steam itself, and ended up giving my partner a lengthy demonstration of the awesomeness that is Half Life 2. Just reached the first Head Lice bombs.
Anyway, I've reached level 57 in Enderal, so my character doesn't have too much left to do, methinks.
I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.
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Thanks! I was able to locate the Enderal Launcher in the Steamapps common folder and the game is working. Yay!
I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.
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And now the game launches normally. Some code must have gone astray and now is back where it belongs.
I've got my guy set up with Oblivion. I wonder how he'll manage. I'm not allowed to help, though I am going to interject once, which is to mention that if you Sneak all the time, you become almost invisible very quickly. Very helpful to the neophyte.
I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.
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Dunesville has some good merchants. I think it's the only place to buy Entropy spells.
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Even at low levels you can craft iron and steel weapons to sell. As in Skyrim, Blacksmith homes are full of crafting materials for the light-fingered.
The Desert is tough. My first time through it I climbed as high up the sides of the canyons as I could and sneaked my way through. This game is less forgiving than Skyrim, I think, but at high levels I'm not having much trouble unless something spots me before I spot them.
You can use spells to get to the main areas of the game without discovering them first. The magic vendors sell them. Otherwise you can use the Myrad Towers. Again, you don't have to find a specific Myrad tower before you can travel to it. I used them to go to tough places and then sort of chipped away at the edges until I found myself in a spot that was just too difficult.
I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.
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The learning books have levels, so up to level 25 is Apprentice, I think, and then Adept, which is up to 50, then Expert up to 75, then Master, up to 100.
You can use the more advanced books but they're much, much more expensive so it's best to buy or use books at your appropriate level of expertise just from a purely monetary point of view.
I've never found a Summons spell higher than level 3, but yes, I just memorized any spell I found and just played around to see which ones were helpful and which ones required too much Mana. Spell books are literally everywhere so there's no need to sell something that might come in handy, even if you aren't focusing on that magic school.
I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.
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Enderal does reward you for exploring. Almost every locked chest seems to have at least a couple of magic items. I now have a personal chest full of more stuff than I can ever use.
I've made it farther into the Main Quest, which gets pretty interesting. The story is such that I'm starting to wonder about some of my companions. Actually, I'm even starting to wonder about my own character.
I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.
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I think I remember that sawmill. Is it in a steeply-sided canyon? If it's the one I'm thinking of there may be another way in through a trap door. Otherwise, climb high and cast down. Best is a rock that sticks up so you can back down behind it and be safe from spells
Right through the game I've run into spots where the enemies were just too tough, and I'm at level 65 or something ridiculous now. When I got to Thalgard I literally had to hide behind a rock and a tree up against a building and cast, say, 30 Mud Elementals down at a mob of Thalgardians. A lot of the time I couldn't even see what was going on, except when I stepped out briefly to finish one off. Eventually I could see health meters going down, and down, and came out for the last three, and even then it was close.
That level 3 Mud Elemental was the highest level summons I ever found, but I think that's because I went all the way up the Memory tree but didn't spend enough learning points into Entropy.
I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.
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Re: Enderal on Steam
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I think the spells you find lying around and the ones in stored must level with your skill in a particular school of magic. I didn't get any really powerful spells until later in the game, and even then I could barely cast them until I upped my Mana pool.
I'm taking a hiatus from the game for a few days as we're renovating our kitchen and my house looks like a bomb went off! I think I'm pretty close to the end so I can wait until you catch up a bit.
My guess is that the Archery path is the most powerful in the end, especially when combined with Summonses and Elemental spells. I blasted my way through the game once I hit around level 30. Even so, it isn't like Skyrim or Morrowind, when a level 60 character can wipe out the most powerful enemies with an arrow or three. I still had to fight for my life in some sections of Enderal, and had to resort to cheese tactics.
I never even tried the Psionics side of my skill tree. I might do that next time, since it has to be useful for handling mobs.
EDIT: So I'm now at what I believe is the final boss fight. Pokey, are you still playing?
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Jespar is only a companion for specific quests, so unless you have a quest that requires that you meet him, you can leave him for as long as you want and just go exploring. He just likes to hang around the pub all the time, the lazy, self-absorbed git.
I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.
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I was heading up the Farmer's Coast and as I passed a waterfall I ran into very tough marauders and very powerful mages, so I headed back to Whisperwood--what a dark dreary place--and on to Fogville. I couldn't get past the mages on the way to the harbor, so avoided them by climbing down the rock cliff. There was one of those glowing signals on top of a huge rock that I couldn't figure out how we were supposed to click on it. An arrow didn't work. Did you get that one? I will try a sneak attack on the mages as I head back up. I'm at level 27 now and not many places I can go, just a few small areas and Powder Desert that I may be able to handle.
I like this game more than Skyrim. The exploration is much more interesting.
I wandered north from Fogville and ended up at Frostcliff Tavern. Nice to see humans instead of skeletons and vatyrs, etc.
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Yes, I got the symbol on the rock. You have to get to it from above, jumping from the rocks. Even after about 300 hours I still only had about 60 symbols. They're tucked in everywhere.
I remember those mages. I came back and took my revenge on them later in the game.
I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.
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I'll have to check your method out. I thought I looked all around and didn't see any way of getting it.
I did take care of the mages on my way back up that path. I'm checking out more of Frostcliff and earning a lot of experience.
I ended up at Old Miskamuhr looking for an item for a quest. What an otherwordly weird place!
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I've been gaining levels in Powder Desert. It really helped when I got the Commander Greatsword from the high level enemy in the Duneville Crypt. I couldn't use melee as I was killed by one hit, so I ran around the crypt flinging fire balls with little effect. Then I ran outside with the enemy close behind. When I got to the Myrad, one of the guards did a little damage (old Gothic strategy). I found a tall rock and threw fireballs from there. That worked and I got the powerful sword. I went through Old Askamahn and got the quest item and found a few other locations to loot. The reward I chose for this quest is a staff that can paralyze for 10 seconds. That is plenty of time to get to a mage and demolish him with a sword. It was also valued at over 4000 gold.
I am thinking of connecting with Jespar in order to get access to the Sun Temple.
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The Powder Desert was really intimidating at first but eventually I found the area to be a load of fun, even with all the powerful wildlife, though even at level 60 those Bonerippers are terribly difficult to beat if you're a thief/archer.
One thing I found with my climbing to hit from above strategy; I found many magical symbols and other cool stuff I wouldn't have uncovered from ground level. It seems that it always pays to explore in this game. I'd scramble up rocks looking for a place to attack from and lo and behold there would be a symbol or a skeleton with loot, or even a cave.
Once you get to the Sun Temple you'll have access to better magical and alchemy stuff, and, of course, the main quest lines.
One thing about this game I really appreciate over the Elder Scrolls; once you've read a book it shows up as read when you encounter another copy of it so you aren't endlessly picking up books you don't need to look at. The same goes for spells. No buying a spell you already know.
I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.
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Re: Enderal on Steam
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I have met the final boss, or at least I think I have. I decided to wait for a bit. It's a tough battle and requires some strategizing. The story that gets you to that point is pretty good and I'll be interested to see which of the endings I get.
I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.
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Pokey, I haven't yet. I've been taking care of my sick husband for a little while now, so I haven't had much playing time. And I thought I'd wait for a while until you caught up a bit, too.
I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.
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The relationship stuff comes quite a bit later in the story. There's at least one other romanceable character, too.
What I didn't realize about the companions for a long time is that they only accompany you on specific quests. Otherwise they just hang around looking decorative. It isn't like Dragon Age, where you have your companion/romance with you all the time if that's what you want.
What is useful about the companions when they do accompany you is that, except on the hardest setting, they can't be killed, which is pretty handy if you're in a tough situation.
I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.
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I send my companion into the fray while I take potshots from afar. The companions fight until they pass out, and then they slowly recover, taking out perhaps one or two more enemies until they get knocked out again. Once the field is down to only a couple of enemies, I move in. It's cheesy, but expedient and for some of the fights it was the only way my fragile archer could survive.
I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.
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I passed the trials and am a Keeper but can't find my new armor. I was on a balcony following an arrow to a door on the end but haven't found the forge. I need directions.
Edit.....nevermind, I found it on a different balcony.
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The stores down there are the best in the game. Of course I waited until nightfall and robbed them blind later that night...
Haven't had much time for playing this last couple of weeks. I'm looking forward to having some free time!
I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.
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Oh, yeah. Go ahead and leave Jespar and Firespark. They'll wait until you get there.
I got caught stealing a few times, though on those occasions I usually just reloaded. On a very few occasions someone caught me and barked at me, but nothing more serious than that.
I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.
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I used Summons extensively for battles like this one. Cast one, make sure it's engaged with the enemy, then hide until the summons is dead, then repeat. Usually the enemies would wear down over time. I once spent half an hour doing this in real time taking out a group of about ten over-powered enemies.
I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.
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I think you can buy Summons spells from the vendor in Duneville, the one in the bar. Not sure about the Sun Temple, since it's necromancy.
I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.
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That must be a glitch. Some of the guards in certain areas seem to be preternaturally alert to thievery, but reloading always got me out of a jam.
Was it a special enchanted bow, or just a bow? I found a couple of excellent bows, but I also put tons of points into crafting and made myself the Bone bow, which is awesome.
I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.
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Yes, you can upgrade enchanted weapons if you have the right skills. I haven't got my game open right now, but the blacksmithing tree, as far as I remember, doesn't include enchanted weapons. That skill is in one of the magic skill Memory trees, in the centre (can't remember which one).
I found the blacksmithing skills to be essential and created some pretty great stuff, including armour sets and major bows.
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At level 35 you should be getting pretty powerful, too. That was about the level where I felt I could explore without being killed every few minutes. There never was a point where I felt invincible.
I've been catching up on my TV shows but will getting back to my game soon. I still have to take out that main boss. I've been putting it off because he talks, and talks, and talks, and talks, and if he wasn't my main antagonist I would kill him anyway just for being a pedantic bore.
I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.
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I hated that pouch-throwing incident. It almost turned into a computer-throwing incident.
What level are you at now?
I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.
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Glad you found the dialogue. Good luck in the Desert.
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I don't recall a point where I couldn't do side quests, but I had none left, I think, before I ventured into the last part of the game. When you set out on the last quest, it sort of has "end game" flashing in neon, anyway.
I better get back to my game! It'll take me a couple of hours to remember what I'm doing -- right in the middle of a huge battle.
I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.
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I am working on getting the items for the star ship. I have a problem with the crystal in Thalgard. The map marker can't be correct. There is no way to get to it.
Found it by heading north toward the big round light. There is a stairway there. Heading into the workshop to find the cube.
I have the cube and alloys, so will be heading off in the star ship.
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You're chugging right along, then. It's a decent game, especially since it was free! You have to love the dedication, making something like that for others to enjoy.
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Yes, I'm looking forward to Nehrim. I had it on a disk a while back, but when we moved it got scratched and I never downloaded it again.
The ability to improve magic weapons is great, I think. I've upgraded all my stuff. But you do find excellent weapons along the way.
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I think that's the camp you can fast-travel to, so It's handy because there's a merchant there. Because my character is a cowardly archer I do sometimes draw enemy monsters close to villages and other populated sites and watch other people take the pounding I was meant to take. I rationalize that since I have to save the world, I better stay alive.
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I think food only works if you aren't in combat.
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You're ahead of me now! I tried to play the other day and my old Alienware seems to have given up the ghost. My other computer won't run it. I'll have to see if it can be resurrected but if not it may be time for a new gaming laptop. How did you kill the boss? I had an awful time, being an archer, and that was why I stalled at that point.
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I guess being an archer is great up to the point where you actually have a challenge, and then it's not so great. My computer was running the game perfectly. It's just old, and starting to have problems, not the least of which was a complete freakout a while back in which it inexplicably did a factory reset on bootup without being asked to do so, and in the process I lost some of my game installations like my modded Fallout 4. Also, its internal Alienware backup system stopped working properly a while back and I'm not even sure what's backed up and what isn't. Not a huge deal, because the only thing that's eve on it is games, but still it's an annoyance. I'm taking it in next week for a checkup.
I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.
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I think I did all of the available quests except for the one given to me by the kid right at the start of the game -- I think you have to find a number of locations and I couldn't be bothered. There was a lot to explore in this game and it's got decent re-playability.
So, what are you playing next?
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I haven't played any of the Mafia games. I'll check that out and see if I have any of them in my list of un-played games, which is embarrassingly long.
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Hagatha, did you ever meet up with a Lord of the Lost Ones in all your exploration? There is one in North Grave just south of the Northwind Camp. They are the most powerful characters in the game. I couldn't use melee because he would kill me with one swing. Magic was out because I couldn't throw fireballs fast enough. So I decided it would have to be the bow.
I did find a perch close to the building where they were hiding out and summoned my Oorbaya to pull them out. I did kill the bowman when he just stood still, but the Lord was tough to get out. He finally ran out and across the path and behind a big rock. Every once in a while he would step out and I got a shot with my fire bow. It took a long while but I did kill him. Earlier, I met up with the female version in the Crypt by the Dunville Myrad. She had the greatsword I used the rest of the game.
I've pretty much finished my post game exploring.
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I pretty much explored the whole map so I may have come across this guy. I wish I'd finished the game before my computer bit the biscuit. It'll be a while before I can buy a new one -- we just renovated our kitchen and I'll have to save some pennies. EDIT: Wait -- the old girl (my Alienware, not me ) still has some life left in her! Our local tech was not only able to save her, but give her a complete workover. She's been upgraded to Windows 10 and has a new battery. Game on!
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I hope my game saves are intact! They should be, but you never know. EDIT: Game saves are intact, but coming back to this game right in the middle of the boss fight after months of not playing is not recommended! My poor archer never makes it past the first of the glowing thingies. I might have to give up.
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Do you have a save right before the fight starts? The best thing I could recommend is kill a few and save. Also run around and kill some more and save again. That is how I got through. The fights don't last that long. The video I saw with the archer, he stationed himself behind metal structures next to the left generator and kept firing arrows from there. When the glowing thing shows up, just run and keep running till he is gone. Good luck
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Yes, I think that's the only way I'll get past this. At least my computer is all fixed up. It got an upgrade from Win 7 to Win 10. I had to chuckle at the tech guys who worked on it -- they kept raving about what an amazing laptop it is. I guess nobody in this town has seen one of these Alienwares before. It's really geeky and sort of juvenile, with flashing lights that change colour, and it weighs a ton. I'm glad it's okay because I'd have to rob a bank to replace it.
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I think I might ask to become your "robbing partner in crime", hagatha, for such a great sounding machine !! It really is awesome, even now. In a sudden burst of generosity 7 years ago my husband told me to buy myself the best gaming laptop I could find. I didn't get quite the absolute best of the Alienware options offered, but I did end up with a screamingly fast gaming machine with an 18" screen (alas, no longer available) and a massive hard drive. And of course, the cool flashing lights that go from pink to orange to green to yellow to purple to blue and back to pink. Not juvenile at all. Getting another one will require a bit of belt-tightening. Or the bank robbing option. Have you tried magic? Maybe a summon to distract and damage while you fire arrows. Or a strong fireball. Do you have a good sword or dagger and shield? You could try that. Deathstorm was very effective when I finally tried it. I'm going to have to cast one of my Elementals, I guess., and bravely run away, as you suggested. Of course my alleged love interest is off cowering somewhere, too. I hope he's able to take care of himself because I'm far more interested in saving my own hide.
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Hey Folks, Question for mod users and Enderal. When installing Enderal, did you need to uninstall any existing mods? I'm currently running over 100 mods and the Skyrim Script Extender, does Enderal sit as a stand-alone, or does it over-write the Skyrim installation? Thanks! TM
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I had no trouble installing it, and I had a few mods on my Skyrim. I think Enderal stands entirely alone. Good job, too, because if it hadn't, I would have been flummoxed by Nexus, since I forgot how to use it!
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Have fun. It's very different from Skyrim, but with the same mechanics. A cool story and a big world to explore.
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Well the opening certainly was interesting. After that first scene, I was thinking, "My, how uplifting"
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Thanks Pokey, I'm good. From what I can tell, it looks like Enderal is a completely separate instance that uses Skyrim's assets, and isn't impacted by any Skyrim mods. Really glad of that because running a ton of mods can be a bit of a balancing act. I only ran Enderal for a short time last night, looks good so far. Really impressed by the voice acting.
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Trail, Enderal is indeed a completely separate game, including the leveling functions and character development trees. Levelling seems a mite complicated at first but once you get the hang of it you can build a pretty cool character. The world is big, too.
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So, just started to develop my character. My usual route is a mage with ranged (bow) or blade skills. Does multi-classing place your character at a disadvantage in Enderal, or is it somewhat expected to cross-develop skill sets?
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Thanks Pokey, that's good news! While I'm a bit of a purest at straight up D&D games, I like to change things up when a game's character development allows it. I like the vibe of Enderal so far, it's almost got an Adventure/RPG hybrid feel to it. I'm hoping someone comes up with a mod to disable that Skyrim "Kill-Cam" though. It was great when one was developed to make it optional in Skyrim. There were so many times when I was in battle with multiple opponents, right on the verge of winning, but low on health and BOOM, the stupid kill cam throws everything in slow motion with no player control. I just about broke my mouse watching a foe drive a sword through my characters back or some animal lunging at my character's neck and no way to pull him out of the way - Infuriating. Sure hope I don't hit that here. Other than that, it's fun
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I'm totally blown away that I missed this conversion mod, it's awesome. I dropped a donation at their website, they deserve it. Dropping my other games for now, because I'm getting caught up in this one and its expansion. It's also awesome that there are mods available for it! One of the annoyances I found is that it inherited the bugs from the vanilla Skyrim platform, pleasantly surprised that there are mods to take care of those now. Enderal Mods
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Trail, in this game it pays to plan your character in advance by checking out those skill trees pretty carefully, but multiclassing is great. I ended up at level 70 or so and had a ranged thiefy type with a high Summoning skill and other magic, and also a lot of skill in crafting or whatever it's called. Crafted weapons and armour are the bomb in this game.
I am currently circling down the Fallout 4 vortex but might come up for air and start another Enderal game as soon as I'm launched back out.
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Trail, in this game it pays to plan your character in advance by checking out those skill trees pretty carefully, but multiclassing is great. I ended up at level 70 or so and had a ranged thiefy type with a high Summoning skill and other magic, and also a lot of skill in crafting or whatever it's called. Crafted weapons and armour are the bomb in this game.
I am currently circling down the Fallout 4 vortex but might come up for air and start another Enderal game as soon as I'm launched back out. Yeah, this is exactly why I am really getting into this game. I missed games that had more complex character development trees, and then linking that character development to specific skills and spells in a very interactive way other than just leveling is awesome. Makes be feel nostalgic for Black Isle and early Obsidian/Bioware games. I got hooked on trying tons of different character builds in Neverwinter Night 2, until the expansions hosed up the game mechanics. Really missed working with drastically different character type/builds. Now if they could expand their race selections and work alignment into this somehow I'd have a nerdgasm
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I just discovered Vortex a couple of weeks ago in my quest to take out some of the Fallout 4 annoyances ( though nobody seems to have successfully developed the Preston-B-Gone mod or the Preston-B-Gagged mod), but I hadn't realized that Enderal had mods, too. I'll be checking some of those out.
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Hate to admit it, but I'm a late adopter to Vortex. I tried it out a couple months after it was released and it hosed up my mods in a non-recoverable kind of way, so once bitten twice shy. As a result I've been using the community maintained version of the old Nexus Mod Manager instead.
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I haven't had any trouble with the mods I've installed with Vortex, but that's in a clean install of Fallout 4. I don't use many, anyway. I think I've got about 6 or 7 of them. I checked out your link to the community maintained version, but it had too many words and not enough clicky icons for me Anyway, so far, so good with Vortex.
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Apologies for double posting, but I came across something that can help if people find the Kill Cam as annoying as I do. Unfortunately, I have found that Enderal's Kill Cam is just as intrusive as Skyrim's. Caught Jasper in the crossfire of a fire spell due to it, and lost a bunch of arrows when battling a bear. Because the Kill Cam forces a 3rd person perspective and removes player control temporarily, I couldn't pull my spell back when a highway man was about to die, as Jasper ran in to battle another one. With the bear, since I had it down to a thread of health, every time I nocked a new arrow and pulled back, the kill cam would kick in, even through the bear had started to move away. As a result, I kept missing when the game would return to real time. There is an easy solution though. In your Enderal.ini file, that's found in Documents/My Games/Enderal there is a section that looks like this: [VATS] bVATSDisable=0 Just change the binary value from a 0 to a 1, hit File/Save and the kill cam will no longer engage.
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