a paradox in the ambush

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ingideon
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a paradox in the ambush

#1 Post by ingideon »

My beloved Paradox Mage ran into a fascinating bug today, when she left Dreadfell ready to seriously kick some orc behind.

At the beginning of the ambush, I casted Damage Shunt and used the Rune of the Rift to have a few turns without Ukruk interfering. Then I casted my favourite Spell (which is also the one causing the bug): Paradox Clone. After a few turns all the orcs except Ukruk were gone and I was sure I would emerge triumphant from the ambush for my very first time ... when my future self disappeared (I think it was killed by Ukruk but am not 100% sure), Uruk left and the exit appeared.

Basically I think the engine didn't differentiate between me and my future self, thinking I was defeated when the clone was killed (the stdout implied that the game tried to take the staff away from my clone :lol:, which is the actual bug). I ended up without the "Against all Odds" achievement (sadly) but with the staff.

The point where it became a real paradox was that I didn't die when I got called into the past, thus Ukruk did not take the staff from me when I WAS the future self, implying that "in character" there are now two staffs in this timeline :D (or the one Ukruk took from me disappeared, in which case I would have loved to see his face).

God I love this class, even the bugs are more fun, it was almost worth not getting the achievement :D

Edit: Since I 'failed' the ambush, the people of Last Hope didn't take the staff from me, meaning I still have it :D
Last edited by ingideon on Fri Apr 29, 2011 6:08 pm, edited 1 time in total.

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Re: a paradox in the ambush

#2 Post by overtrix »

Hey it's you isn't it - the one who wrote that 'Architect' scene in The Matrix ? :)

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Re: a paradox in the ambush

#3 Post by yufra »

ingideon wrote: God I love this class, even the bugs are more fun, it was almost worth not getting the achievement :D

Edit: Since I 'failed' the ambush, the people of Last Hope didn't take the staff from me, meaning I still have it :D
hehe, that is brilliant.
<DarkGod> lets say it's intended

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Re: a paradox in the ambush

#4 Post by darkgod »

fixed
[tome] joylove: You can't just release an expansion like one would release a Kraken XD
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[tome] phantomfrettchen: your ability not to tease anyone is simply stunning ;)

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