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Regarding the items, sets, etc which come with the tool. I agree it would be cheating to use them so although I did take a look at a few things I restored my character and chest back to how it was before I started looking around. I have been keeping backups of the savegame folder since I started playing Sacred 2 but I think the only time I have used any of the few I keep was after a reinstall of the game. When I downloaded the tool I had in mind to use that to keep my backups instead of copy and paste but I don't think I will be doing that, very useful for replacing the mules I have (I keep sets mostly) because I have so many of them, I think that is all I will use it for. Regarding how to backup characters using the tool. It's on the first tab you see, "Savegames and Sacred2 Heroes". Just select a character from the bottom window (they are your savegames) and click on "Backup selected savegame". One problem that I have with doing that is the files are called, for example, ... [hero01] ... , and although I know how to lookup who [hero01] is the tool doesn't do it for you which is a shame. I have maybe 20 "heroes" of my own, maybe 6 I play with and the others are mules! I think the best way is simply to save the mule's chest (must have everything in the shared chest) because you have the option under "Sacred2 Set-chests" to give your saved chest a filename. This might seem obvious to some but if you do decide to "install" a backed up chest you MUST backup your existing chest first then restore it when you finish "muling" to chest or you will lose your original shared part of the chest.

Your memory is pretty good actually for the most part. The guard merely turns you away saying you can't go in because the Baron hasn't authorized it. So you take upon yourself to go to the Last Watch and find the guy's grave and finding his signet ring. The ghost will then recognize it and let you pass. And yes, it's been completed. You can check the wiki page for the ones that are done. If you don't see the graveyard listed there, it likely needs to be doing. http://www.sacredwiki.org/index.php5/Sacre...ve_Inscriptions The graveyards are broken down into regioins - Elf, Human, Orc, Swamp, Desert, etc... Note the Last Watch is the 4th cemetary listed under the Human region. Thanks for the point out. I spotted a couple of inscriptions that arent on the Wiki, I'll add them to the page when I am not tired.

Time to get some screenshots I think. Just arrived at the graveyard which is part of ghost village quest. I'm in that graveyard close to nowhere, I think I have to go underground to meet someone, sent there by a ghost. thing is I am running this chain quest so fast I haven't been taking much noticce of what is happening, better check the log OK, ghost guard has sent me to a cemetary, maybe to get the ring but can't remember Anyway, I'll fire up screenshot manager and take some pics. On the Wiki map the location is called "Last Watch". Anyone done that one? I've got the pics if not.

I downloaded and am now using something called "MD-SavegameManager". Features include being able to save as many versions/copies of the Shared chest as I like so Mules will soon be a thing of the past for me. Obviously, from the name, it does give an easy way of backing up your characters/chest(s)/savegames. If you play or have played Diablo 2 it's a bit like using ATMA. I call it cheating so not using that bit but it does come with copies of every set, excellent gear, etc if that is your kind of thing. It only works for SP and LAN. It is German but gives an option to install in English. Compatable with Ice and Blood. Highly recommended. Website for the thing is http://www.megadev.info/DE/Tools-mdt-Tools...ameManager.html The site is in German but on that page there is a word "Download" which will help you I hope I am sure a lot of people are using it but I haven't seen it mentioned before so I think worthy of a thread.

I went into a cave close to Skooks Corner last night. 3 Graves, 3 Gravestones and 3 Statues. I would say it has a connection with Skooks Corner because what it says on one of the gravestones. Yes, I wrote them all down and took a few pics of map and "me" (Señora Gordius says I am mad to do so). IMO shold be listed under "graveyards", I suggest a name including Skooks Corner?

Yes, I smiled. Though you missed out the curry-based attack. Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch's a naught word? I guess it is in Welsh... Hmmm, I miss the curry from home, the Spanish have plenty of hot food but our curry is pretty rare. No, that's not a naughty world. It is the o one of the longest placenames in the World, its in NW Wales (UK). Wiki says "The long form of the name is the longest officially recognised place name in the United Kingdom and one of the longest in the world, being 58 letters in length (51 letters in the Welsh alphabet, where "ch" and "ll" count as single letters). The name means: St Mary's Church (Llanfair) in a hollow (pwll) of white hazel (gwyngyll) near (goger) the swirling whirlpool (y chwyrndrobwll) of the church of St Tysilio (llantysilio) with a red cave ([a]g ogo goch). This village was originally known as Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll (and is sometimes still referred to as Llanfairpwllgwyngyll) and was given its long name in the 19th century in an attempt to develop the village as a commercial and tourist centre (see Significance of the name below). Today the village is still signposted as Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, marked on Ordnance Survey maps as Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll and is known to locals as Llanfairpwll or simply Llanfair. The name is also seen shortened to Llanfair PG, which is sufficient to distinguish it from the many other Welsh villages with Llanfair in their names. Other variant forms use the full name but with tysilio mutated to dysilio, and/or with a hyphen between drobwll and llan. In Welsh, the initial Ll may be mutated to a single L in some contexts."

Make sure in your window explorer options you select to view hidden files and system files. C:\Users\%user name%\AppData\Local\Ascaron Entertainment\Sacred 2 where %user name% is your window user name. there you will find the options.txt and that is where you create the optionsCustom.txt Do you think you could please edit the start of the first post to say the location of the file in Windows 7 and Vista? At the moment, although the file must be in the same place it says, in Red, Vista. BTW, I am an expat living in Spain. In the Spanish version of Vista it is: Open any folder, for example "Documentos". Next click on "Herramientos", "Opciones de carpeta", then the "Ver" Tab. Click on "Mostrar todos los archivos y carpetas ocultos" then "Aceptar" to show hidden files and folders. options.txt (created by the game) and optionsCustom.txt (the one you must created yourself) is located in "C:\Usarios\%user name%\AppData\Local\Ascaron Entertainment\Sacred 2". Ignore the bit about Spanish Vista, always takes me a while to find it so just letting of steam, but I think the Windows 7 post edit would be nice.

I was a bit unsure of "those words" too but couldn't resist that box pic, its actually a very serious and practical innovation. Warning acknowledged ... sorry. By the way, this all started after reading what I think was your question about where the dogs go. I spend ages finding out. If you want to know what happens to them I can tell you all but maybe you like to keep guessing. Then I found the cat so started to follow that. Next I found another dog on a farm a very long way away, nicer animations but mostly goes nowhere.

Thanks, but we haven't read what "the man" thinks yet By the way I was up until 6am doing that thing so he better be smiling.

I remember Bungle too well, hated him. What I meant to say is my father has Rainbow an tape and I watched it on tape only a few years ago. I didn't like Bungle

Four things. I noticed there are a number of quests not listed in sacredWiki, written up or otherwise. If you are intending to include even links to an edit page to make the list complete I would be happy to edit the listings pages for you. If you need more help writing up any Quests let me know. I am early in Chapter 2. You mentioned access should be available to everyone for that page you linked to. I am read only, don't know if that is as should be but I thought I should let you know. @gogo You were right in your email. I am getting addicted to Sacredwiki and happy to help with almost anything, as long as I have the time of course

I'm not sure what to do with this, written in response to what I have been reading here about Easter eggs. I have written a guide to a Quest I found quite by accident tonight and just had to share it. This has to be an Easter egg or my name is not James Dean! 1. Speak to a dog at a farm a few minutes west of Teardrop Hamlet. You will be told that old farmer MacDonald has no carrots to enter into the competition at the fair in Clearview this year because a raiding party of zombies from the swamp ate everything last week. He needs some magic poo so he can grow some carrots quickly enough to be ready for the fair. 2. Travel to Sloeford and speak to the barmaid. She will tell you to follow a dog to a cave. Unfortunately she does not know which dog you should follow but she thinks the chickens might be able to help. 3. Follow the road a short distance north. You will be told by the chicken that she does not know which dog it is either but she does know that the dogs girlfriend is Tiddles, the local cat. 4. You will find Tiddles on the eastern edge of Sloeford. Watch Tiddles for a while and the dog will appear. 5. Follow the dog to a cave. Wait for the dog to enter and re-emerge from the cave. 6. Enter the cave and a previously locked gate will be unlocked, kill the rats and walk inside. On the floor is a barrel and a wheelbarrow, as you approach them you will receive poison damage (the Log says something about a bad smell). Underneath the barrel (I suggest you move it with your foot) is a map giving the location, in Artamark, of some magic llama poo hidden there by the dog and cat. 7. Speak with Alchemist Jacobas in Thylisium. He will give you a magic poo box and a magic poo freeze weapon. NOTE: You will need to have completed Through The Wall before you can continue. 8. Travel to Artamark and search for the magic llama poo in Whisperwood. Unfortunately the Quest Marker for this part of the Quest seems to be broken but look around long enough and you will find it. 9. Equip the magic poo freeze weapon and use it on the magic llama poo (warning, don't get too close it deals massive poison and magic damage). Click on the frozen magic llama poo and you will be told it has been collected. 10. When the poo has been collected the Llama8 boss will appear. He will try to blind you by giving you things to read so I suggest you have as much magic resistance as possible and a mug of strong coffee, he seems to have no other form of attack. DON'T HIT HIM OR LOOK AT HIM, EITHER WILL CAUSE YOU TO BE DELETED FROM THE GAME! For as long as you ignore him his hitpoints will drop, when they reach 25% (be patient, it took me 20 minutes because he simply wouldn't stop writing) he will be transformed into a human and run away. 11. Return to Old Macdonalds farm and give him the box of magic llama poo. REWARD: A two piece Set customised for your character. Armour with 100% immunity to T-Energy Damage and a Helmet with 100% Poo Odour Protection, both have 8 sockets and level up with your character so will never need to be replaced. If you complete this quest on Closednet you will be contacted by a staff member from Dipshiver by the name of Smellypoo. Give him/her your email address, you will be sent a voucher for a free gift from this website http://www.cafepress.com/+cartoon-llama+mugs A performance of the official Llama Song will now be available by clicking on Specials and then Videos. Because this Quest is actually impossible to complete unless you live in Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch and the first letter of your first name is Y here is the video for you to watch. And he said we would never find the Quest. do I get a prize?

I need more information, which I will edit into the page when I can. I have posted at the Offical Sacred 2 Forum here http://forum.sacred2.com/showthread.php?p=655352#post655352

Funny, I haven't thought about that bear for ages. I kept him once, had him from about level 10 to 50. Damn thing drove me crazy eventually, imagine me sitting on my mount with 4 skeletons, the odd rallied soul from time to time and the bear. Pain in the butt in caves I thought. I rescued a kitten a couplè of days ago near benny's corn circles. I wonder what happens to him if you dont take him back. Maybe he gets big and uses the spitting hairball CA. Suddenly I wish I had kept him just to see if he gets big and mean but somehow staring at my big scary SW standing beside a kitten for hour after hour might not fit in with his image. [Just popped back into silver to get the Kitty, unforunately he doesn't carry over into Gold] Then of course there are the kids you escort from time to time. Now, a Seraphim with a kitten and a few kids in tow sounds doable.

Dangnabbit youre right. I'll make the change when I get a chance. Thanks.

Hi all. I have just finished writing an exploration guide for the Wiki. Gogo has suggested that before it is edited beyond all recognition I post it here for you to peruse, something to do with changing to from first to third person etc. Maybe you have something you would like to see added or changed. Those who set aside time for exploring the world of Ancaria do so for many reasons. Everyone does a little while looking for quests or following the main storyline but there are also those who are seeking to increase their chance of finding valuables, gain the two achievements for exploration, hunt down 20 Temples, search for 100 Dungeons, try to find the way to the next boss and so the list grows. For me, after years of playing the game, I decided I wanted at least one character with that elusive "Map revealed 100%" or more. I believe we all need a new challenge from time to time. I have a lot of experience exploring maps, my wife says too much, in other games such as Guildwars. This guide aims to give you a head start by explaining how gear and techniques can help the intrepid explorer. Included within the figure shown as "Map revealed" is Land, Water, Dungeons and Caves. It is impossible to explore all of the Sea, however it is possible to explore more of the map than was perhaps expected by the game developers and therefore possible to raise the "Map revealed" figure above 100%. It is also possible to explore parts of the map which the developers believed were inaccesible raising the figure still higher. The maximum which can be achieved without bonuses offered by gear and without visiting those supposedly inaccessible areas is not far above 80%, with gear and careful exploration it is possible to reach 120% or more. I will not be telling you how to find the hidden areas, if you want that information it is available elsewhere on the internet. As far as I know exploring the two new areas of the Ice and Blood Expansion and the starting area of the Single Player Dragon Mage, which cannot be reached in Multiplayer, will add to your "Map Revealed" total. One of the benefits of Exploration is that for every 0.4% of the map revealed the possibility of finding better items increases by 0.1% therefore with 100% explored that is +40% chance of finding better quality equipment. Add to that the benefits gained from the Survival Bonus, gear and the Perception skill and it could be raining greens from heaven. How the Perception skill and the Survival Bonus work is explained elsewhere. When to start For some the time is from the first day of your new character. I waited until the Gold level of difficulty because I wanted some items to socket or wear with +visibility range which I could only get by completing at least part of Silver. Which Character? There are at least three Characters which have Sets that extend visibilty range, either as a Set bonus or by having one Set item giving the +Visibility range attribute. The information below is mostly from Niobium so expect the bonus to be less for lower difficulties. Seraphim: Illuminated Skies (Niobium). Shoulders +49.7% Seraphim: Twilight of the Gods (Niobium). Arms +31.1%. Temple Gardian: Cybernetic Tormentor (Niobium). Helm +48%. Temple Guardian: XTM-2174 (Niobium). Helm +46.2%, Set bonus +43.7%. Total +89.9% Shadow Warrior: Infernal Torment (Niobium). Helm +46.2%, Set bonus +43.7%. Total +89.9%. Shadow Warrior: Infernal Torment (Silver, Level 50) Helm + 21%, Silver Set bonus unknown. So, going by the Set piece bonuses the best appears to be either of the Temple Guardian wearing XTM-2174 or the Shadow Warrior wearing Infernal Torment, statistics for Dragon Mage Sets from the Ice and Blood Expansion are not available. All characters have access to non Set gear which offer +Visibilty range. Build There is no skill which offers +Visibility range therefore your build makes no difference. Expect to be spending time alone so you might want to avoid builds with a very low defense (it can be boring for the Explorer but will be impossibly boring for observers). If you are exploring to increase your chance to find valuables you might want to include Perception too. Gear To pass around 80% you will need at least something offering +Visibilty range, there are three ways of achieving this other than by wearing a Set or Set Item. Firstly, as I said, there is non Set gear for every character which gives +Visibilty range. There are also Rings and Amulets which can be worn or socketed. The maximum +Visibilty range jewellery in Silver is around 10%, in Niobium that figure increases to over 20%. Bonuses stack so a Niobium Shadow Warrior wearing the Infernal Torment Set and with only six items of jewellery will have at least around +210% Visibility Range. I am told that it is possible to reach more than 400% with the right gear and socketing. You will probably not want to fill every available socket with +Visibilty rings and amulets, for example I carry only one set of weapon and shield with +visibility and a couple of two-handed Hammers for those times when I need something better to fight my way through the game apart from other gear which offers me +visibility. By carrying a single weapon and shield or using the Dual Wield skill you will have more sockets available to you for rings and amulets. Techniques Climb rocks, get your feet wet, walk through wooded areas, hug trees and go underground. Water. When following the waters edge it is not enough to simply run along the beach getting your feet wet, run in the water at an angle of about 45 degrees facing the water and you will find that sometimes you can run further into the sea than is normal or across a river. If you see a rock try to jump onto it, I have found that the Seraphim's Assailing Somersault is better than the Shadow Warriors Belligerent Vault for that purpose, both also seem to work better unmounted for some reason. Unless you use your "Jumping" combat art for any other reason I suggest reading the maximum number of runes for that CA and modifiy it if possible to increase the distance you can "jump". Rocky areas and cliffs. Again use the 45% rule, it is sometimes possible to walk up rocks and cliffs a little. There is at least one place where it is possible to "jump" but not walk across stone to a hidden area but I cannot tell you where that is. Sometimes you can "jump" to a patch of grass which is seemingly impossible to reach. Wooded areas. Some you can run through and some you cannot, use the same techniques to look for a way to run through or deeper into a wooded area but unfortunately jumping will not help. Just two days ago I found a cave which I had never seen before by doing just that. Caves and Dungeons. Although the area surrounding them is black it still counts towards Map Revealed so follow the edges and explore every room. Follow quests. Some will open otherwise unaccesible areas, for example "The Pirates Cave" in Chapter 1. Spend time looking closely at the main map while holding down your middle mouse button looking for places you might have missed. Extending the range of your "Radar" to just beyond your maximum visibilty (not always possible) might help you a little by sometimes showing the edge of your explored area. If you are in a Single Player game and after creating your character start a multiplayer game, choose LAN and explore the island normally accessible only to Multiplayer Characters. Although your Quest Progress will not be saved with your character that island will then be included as part of your Map revealed. Summary Sacred 2 is a game. Climbing rocks, getting your feet wet, trying to find a way through wooded areas and "jumping" can take a long time and get boring after a while. Sometimes some of the techniques above will make a noticable difference and sometimes not so find the method that best suits you. Everything depends upon how high you want your "Map revealed" to be and how easily you get bored, perhaps you just want the 80% (PC) needed for the Master Cartographer Achievement. Exploring the whole map will take many hours and it does get boring so take breaks from time to time and go kill someone. I see nothing wrong with starting to explore in Bronze and finishing in Niobium! Remember though that every 0.4% of the map you explore will give you a 0.1% better chance of finding better gear so there is no such thing as time wasted exploring.

Do you want a note of what the graveyard inscriptions mean? For Example: Somebody has spent a lot of time preparing this plush pad for a certain Miss Hacker - This appears to refer to Carolyn Hacker who is .... DE NIHILO NIHIL - A phrase in philosophy that states the principle of cause and effect. Every effect must have a cause, since without a cause no finite being would exist. (Catholic Church Culture). The inscriptions in this graveyard refer to well known game players or whatever. I don't mind Googling some but not sure about writing all of them down as I wander around Ancaria. Thanks to those who are/have done so, you have more patience than I do!

Just finished Christmas Island. For the thing you asked about ... Character Level 33 (Hitpoints 1664) - Boss Level 35 Equipment Bonuses: CAs +3 Chance for burn 3.5% Fire Damage +44.5% Opponents chance to freeze -20.5% Weapons (Dual Wield): Physical 338-482 Fire 182-265 Total 520-717 Chance for Critical Hit 11.1% Block (Ranged) 3.2% Attack 335 Defense 152 Attack Speed 120.7% Armor: Physical 362 Magic 51 Fire 51 Ice 310 3 Ice Relics: 49, 50, 56 I simply ran up to the Boss and kept hitting him, ignored the lesser beasties until Boss was dead. About 5 health potions I think. After that Boss I took out the 49 Ice Relic and replaced it with a 50 Magic Relic, dunno if it helped though. So, lots of fire damage and ice protection. All I used all the way across the island was Reflective Emanation with 10 runes read and Frenzied Rampage 9 runes read. The regen on Frenzied Rampage was 3.5 seconds which was a tiny bit longer than the duration of the CA but thanks to the one level I gained it is now lower so I can spam it again. I am sure this is more info than you asked for but better than none Found nothing worth keeping apart from the Set giving me my fashion title.

I'm about to fall asleep here so my brain is not in full gear but .... Basically irrespective of Character the most important thing to be sure of is to have looooots of fire damage. Socket with Lava Chunks and +Fire damage rings etc to your weapons. Wear +Fire Damage rings etc too if you can. The protection crystal things in bottom left of your screen should be all ice protection but maybe one magic some say, I always go for three ice (sorry can't even remember the name of those round thingies .... said I was tired ). Some say it is better to get it away from the tree so he minion things don't keep respawning but I have always simply run straight up to it and hit a lot as in the movie. So, remember that you are on an island made of ice so carry fire to melt the crittters. Be ready to be hit with ice by them. I always concentrate on the Malevelant (yellow middle) aspect and like the way the SW looks when he uses that first CA which hits multiple bogies in one hit or one bogey more than once (Zzzzzzz) so I use that one which regens a moment before it's duration finishes. Darn it, can't remember CA or those gem names, too many sleepless nights this week so sorry for that. I have a SP, HC, Malevelont SW who I am taking there tomorrow so I will post afterwards with some numbers etc for you. I will be in chat (see signature) most of tomorrow I think so of course you would be welcome to come in and talk it over if you like. Might save you some time. Sorry, can't be there in the evening because I generally play Sacred 2 with the Senora at that time which keeps me too busy to both chat and fight.

My wife plays. In fact we own the game because I bought it as a Christmas present for her, she wanted to try something other than D/D2 which we have played for many years. The "heated discussions" we have while playing are ---- ... but we always make up afterwards I'm usually up front bashing while she runs around in circles getting ready to drop a fire bomb. Makes a well balanced pair I think. I doubt you would see us online because we play by LAN with a rare dip into multiplayer.

I haven't seen this anywhere. Most of what the SW and some of the seraphim sayings are from Star Wars. Can't think of any of them right now. Not sure about other characters.

I have been Rune Farming twice. I usually only play either a SW or seraphim so those times I took a SW. Gave him some cash to buy armour etc at the start. Started in usual place of course. Headed South then along the Coast to the Pirates Cave, then North to top of seraphim Valley, back down the Valley. Up to Kobold Camp and emptied that, crossed the River and ran back to starting point. At the end of that Run I was about level 10. I also went into the caves where I knew there would be barrels etc to open. Deleted him then did same again with another SW. All in Silver. Took just one morning I think but I wasn't in a hurry so maybe I could have done it faster. I chose that route because I knew there would be a good supply of Kobolds most of the way. Took no Quests of course. I read 2 Runes I think, Scything Sweep. Deaths = 0. Going by the high number of Runes I got I doubt it matters which skill is taken. I could be wrong of course but I have always had the feeling that there is something in the game which gives lots of Runes at low character level. I did not have bargaining.

I was just pointed at this thread while in my Sacred chatroom I opened it for the first time on Friday night so only 3 or 4 of us in there at any time so far. It's a very quiet server but allows acess through both Java and IRC client. Another nice thing is the channel is permanent so doesn't close if empty. JAVA access: http://irc.stelivo.com:8000/?room=sacred IRC Client: server irc.stelivo.com port 6667 channel #sacred A loooong time ago I worked for an ISP on their IRC Server as a server mod but although I am happy to sit in the new channel when I can help would be appreciated. Obviously I can't just grant mod to every begger that passes through but if you want to help out you can send me a message here with a note about what experience you have as acting as a mod in the past. As I said the channel is quiet so I hope you will come by soon.

You certainly have my respect! I won't even try to create a formula to calculate how many times you clicked the left mouse button to give us those great lists

The only thing about such things as MSN, ICQ, XFire, etc is that most people tend to use one or two of them but not all. I only use Skype. To talk to me you would need to know that my nick is andrewpl5 (feel free to use it by the way) and have Skype on your PC. None of those things is a problem but it is pretty much the same as giving a phone number to a friend. On the other hand a chatroom is less restrictive. It is open to anyone interested in joining in the conversation. All you need know is the name of the room. A bit like a canteen at work, people come and go but the door is always open. Resources for running a chat client like mIRC are tiny so minimal affect on other software you might be running. Could even be a chatroom hosted on a webpage so no client needed at all (although my opinion is that method is not so good). Maybe even a chatroom that could be accessed by webpage and chat client. I admit I wasn't just thinking [DARK] when I posted. I'll think it over and maybe open a room somewhere. Just opened a chat room. It can be visited on my private website here http://irc.stelivo.com:8000/?room=sacred I am there using mIRC but it can also be accessed from your web browser (JAVA). Anyway, I'll hang around a while just to test it out. Dunno if it will ever open again but gives me something to do for a while Chatroom name should auto show as sacred. Time for bed but the room is there for you to use any time if you follow the link I pasted. It seems the room is permanent so I don't have to be online for it to stay open. I am the only mod there though ... for now If you want to use something like mIRC then servers is irc.stelivo.com channel #sacred