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Completed Let's solo Baldur's Gate 2 on Insane (feat. The Codex)

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Holy fuck, this is still going? Man, you sure are one determined fucker
 

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The feel of incoming finale of the saga is tickling.
Yet I feel that these fire giants represent your job in corporation, bang you with these huge hammers&axes to stop from reaching the finale and keep working.

I'm terrible poet art critic like every one of them
 

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A true epiphany.

Update #94: A Giant Problem, part III - I Just Want To Start A Flame In Your Heart

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And so began a long and boring process of wearing down HP of multiple fire giants with arrows.

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Not to mention they have healing potions.

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Eventually their morale fails and we are able to move in for a kill...

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...except when we need to retreat again.

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Level up!

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This looks interesting.

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I can now sneak around in a tank.

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Good thing I've hoarded all these arrows.

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Bad kitty!

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MoreTargetPractice!

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Oh shit. Good thing that we managed to kill the fell cat and the giants are unable to get to our hero.

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Uh, Codex? This would be a good time to shake off that hold person.

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What can I say.

Death Count: 374

Load.

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Shouldn't I be immune to hold person already?

I think it is either that or haste. And we always preferred the offence to defence.

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True, I am The Codex. I always want to be as offensive as possible.

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These cats are fucking annoying.

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Either we lost 70HP fighting this cat, or it is another one.

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And both of these options are bad.

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Hey, I need you guys to get stuck in this doorway, if you don't mind.

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Exactly like that. And don't bother with the fire.

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You need to die first. Spellcasting giants are just not right.

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Awww, did I break your concentration?

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Another batch of arrows depleted.

It is actually good to finally find a use for them.

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I think he's had it.

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Stop drinking potions!

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How is it I am not regenerating while standing on this lava.

Maybe it is not hot enough?

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Let me tell you, these guys can take a lot of damage.

I can only imagine them spiked with dozens of arrows, but still keen on murdering the intruder to their temple, who is standing just beyond this slightly too small passage.

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Good thing Infinity Engine does not support crouching.

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Shiiit. There must be a way to kill them faster.

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Have you tried slashing the nape?

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Infinity Engine does not support jumping either.

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Ah, there you are.

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Ok, that's too crowded for my taste.

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Enough with these fucking cats!

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Oh no, you don't.

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Almost got him...

I recommend switching to a melee weapon. And healing yourself.

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Why heal if I can stand in lava!

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I should be able to heal faster than he damages me.

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So... When was the last time we saved the game...?

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How many cats ago did we save?

A few.

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Fuckin' cats.

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Short version: we kill them all over again...

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...almost dying in the process. Again.

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But The Codex prevails.

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Goddamnit, another one!

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I HATE THOSE CATS!

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You there, watch your head.

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Arrows of piercing look good on paper, but now, when everything can make a saving throw 99% of the time, they are rather pointless.

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I'm on fire!

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I feel like I've learned something in here.

Like what?

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Always save after killing cats.

LEVEL UP!

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Spell slots, fuck yeah.

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Traps and whirlwinds.

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That's the planned title for my future autobiography.

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Loot!

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Do we need this?

Well... I am sure a use for it will come up at some point.

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Are we really not done with the traps yet?

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Why even put a trap here? So someone gets killed instead of stepping into lava?

You do remember why we are here, right?

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Uh, sure...

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We've come to find the, uh, something... Some thingamajib to advance the plot, right?

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Well, you are not wrong.

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My guess is it's in there.

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Seems like I'm right.

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Great. HastedAndBlind. GoodWayToKillYourself.

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GoodThingICanStillSmellTheirBurningHairAndAimThatWay.

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OneOfThemCouldBeTheHumanTorch.

In that case, make sure there are no survivors.

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HowExactlyCanTheyHurtMeIfIAmImmuneToFire?

A fire punch is stil a punch.

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These look cool.

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Nice!

Is it better to wear this instead of amulet of power...? Decisions, decisions...

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I am disappoint.

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More traps. Obviously.

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This Imix might have been the Dustin Hoffman to Ignus' Tom Cruise.

Or the other way around, possibly.

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We should play some trap music at this point.

That will not happen.

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Well, I'm not someone to hastily release a pre-chained woman.

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Break no sweat, he will not return. Ever.

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Go on.

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A golden chest! This means unique items!

We are not in Diablo 3.

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Northern lands? You mean the Sword Coast?

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You should definitely angrily post about this on Twitter.

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A mate? Are you guys even... Uh, compatible in this regard?

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I mean, the size difference should be an insurmountable obstacle...

tl;dr: She actually knows nothing.

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Maybe Yaga-Shura just has a really small dick...?

Could we drop the subject already?

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What do we have here?

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Missing page from my book! Now I will know how it ends!

I do not...

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No spoilers!

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Why is this elevation all sticky?

It must be Yaga-Shura's bed.

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Oh.

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I haven't seen any other huge beds here. Do the other giants never sleep?

You have not seen any huge toilets either. Would you like to?

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...

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You have a point.

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Yay.

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Yaga-Shura must be a real Casanova to be stealing hearts like this. Ha! That was a good one.

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I didn't know I could read giantish. Or is it just regular common but with HUGE LETTERS?

Yeah, let us assume that.

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Typical villain memoirs, nothing interesting so far.

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He mentioned me! 10/10 best book ever!

It only works that way when you are rating fan fiction.

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And what is this...?

Finally! You have passed it at least three times!

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Did I really? You must be wrong.

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Well, sure, it's not like I can get burned.

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BTW, Claire Bennet was HOT.

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I liked the heart-stealing quest from Torment a lot more, by the way.

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Area completed.

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And this one too.

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Either Yaga-Shura's army is coming back at this exact moment, or these guys just respawned.

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Kneel before the Dark Side!

Well, it is flashy, but it will not kill them.

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This will.

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Go, cut their ankles!

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Brosword is easy mode.

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And we're done here.

Next time: We will kill Yaga-Shura. Probably.

I have not played the next bit yet, so we might not reach him. Also this means no more updates this week.
 
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Having a pleasure slave the size of your penis is pretty kinky. It doesn't seem like the best possible way of begetting children, but given how many half-dragons are to be found in D&D, I guess magic can make size not matter.
 

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Having a pleasure slave the size of your penis is pretty kinky. It doesn't seem like the best possible way of begetting children, but given how many half-dragons are to be found in D&D, I guess magic can make size not matter.
Dragons can turn into human form. They seem to do it pretty regularly. Firkraag does it at the beginning of BG2.
 

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We have an unexpected and potentially disastrous problem, bros. The game keeps crashing when I fight Yaga-Shura (three times in a row now). I think the crash happens when I lower him from 'barely injured' to 'injured'. Some kind of script problem, perhaps?

Anyway, I have no immediate solution and/or time to try and reinstall everything right now, especially that I do not remember what mods with what settings I used, and would need to analyse weidu.log to make sure.
 

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We have an unexpected and potentially disastrous problem, bros. The game keeps crashing when I fight Yaga-Shura (three times in a row now). I think the crash happens when I lower him from 'barely injured' to 'injured'. Some kind of script problem, perhaps?

Anyway, I have no immediate solution and/or time to try and reinstall everything right now, especially that I do not remember what mods with what settings I used, and would need to analyse weidu.log to make sure.
If your computer sucks real bad the Ascension improved Yaga Shura can sometimes cause a crash. You might try uninstalling that part of Ascension to see if that fixes it.
 

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If your computer sucks real bad the Ascension improved Yaga Shura can sometimes cause a crash. You might try uninstalling that part of Ascension to see if that fixes it.
Thanks, your comment put me on the right track, although it turns out these crashes have nothing to do with performance. There is a bug in Ascension (some lieutenant has darts in his quiver and the game crashes when he tries to switch to them). I found a fix, applied it and managed to finish the fight. An update, or two, should appear next week.
 

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Last time on Let's Insane Solo Baldur's Gate 2:

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The Codex vs. Burning Legion.

Update #95: Attack On Titan, part I - D-Day

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Looks like we are quite a long way from another level up.

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I think the dagger proficiency was ultimately a wasted point. Spear too, probably.

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I will miss that fire resistance.

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Over 12 million XP worth of kills. Does that means The Codex is worse than Hitler?

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I need to change that armor soon, 'cos I look like a fa- uh, high elf thrower.

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Neither snow nor rain nor fire giants will stop The Codex Mail Service from delivering the goods.

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Looks like this green bonfire requires a lot of maintenance.

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Yeah, you do that.

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Or I could have just thrown it into a stream or something.

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Uh huh.

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Wait, what's going on?

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She flipped out at the end there, have you not noticed?

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I wasn't listening.

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Well, this situations screams to me: 'how about a tactical retreat, you handsome devil?'.

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Bye.

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That was uncalled for.

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But if The Codex was wearing a flux capacitor helmet, he would have travelled do 1985.

He also had a chance to become sentient.

Death Count: 376

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I admit this one was my fault for not paying attention.

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That is why I will let them come to me now.

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I didn't really have a chance to use my fire arrows in that temple...

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Note: our hero heroically escaped after shambling mounds caught up to him.

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Withdrew.

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Hey, there, gorgeous.

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IAlwaysWantedToTakeAStabAtANymphFromBehind.

You could learn a lot from Geralt of Rivia.

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MWAHAHAHAHA! Slaughter!

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WhyAreTheyCalledVortexSpiders?

Hell if I know.

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Shouldn't animals be afraid of fire?

It is probably twelve million XP too late to look for realism in this game.

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And here we go: spider shish-kabob. A bit burnt, maybe.

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I know they are lurking in there, just beyond the fog of war.

(They are, we checked hidden in shadows, to compensate for Codex's extreme myopia.)

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Is that coughing I am hearing?

Shambling mounds do not cough... I think?

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But do they burn!

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And then burn some more!

Yes, we do have some leftover fire spells which we were not able to use in the fire giant temple.

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I guess this means 'I wouldn't hit that'.

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Contrary to what you are seeing here, The Codex did not get healed by dolorous decay, although that would be funny.

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WTF. WhatDidSheJustCast? SummonCraploadOfStuffVI?

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StopMakingSavingThrows!

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Summon winter wolf -> kill it -> skin it -> sell skin in Nashkel -> profit.

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ByeByeGranny.

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ThisLootLooksLikeCrap.

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And it is.

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I'd definitely hit THAT.

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Told you.

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What should I do with you two...

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Ok, not this.

One regeneration later:

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So, why exactly am I not using stone skin here?

We are saving it for Yaga-Shura.

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I thought I will be able to rest before facing Yaga-Shura.

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I will let you rest... if you fail to kill him without resting.

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I predict a lot of unnecessary deaths.

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FFS.

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*sigh*

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And speaking of unnecessary deaths...

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Let's avoid the one lurking here.

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LikeThis!

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After that small distraction, time for the big prize!

Giant puns already?

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Wait, what? FFS, people! I only left for one day!

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Well, since everyone is dead, I guess I don't need to worry about them any more.

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Spoke too soon.

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Here's some lightning bolts to get your attention.

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And here's my attention.

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Seems like it was too much for you.

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I feel like I should save my game before attempting to cross this bridge.

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Translation: we will spawn enemies indefinitely until he is dead.

It is like an old-school Nintendo boss fight.

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Let's welcome our first parachuted enemy: orc archer. Applause for the orc archer, everyone. He's shown some bravery to appear like this.

We shall ignore him and run through to the west to find Yaga-Shura.

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I think we've found him.

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Terror of the Sword Coast... That has a nice ring to it.

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This will so not work.

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What? You're freaking out because I barely scratched you?

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And he's gone... What now?

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The army.

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Am I supposed to fight them until he reappears?

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Because it's not really working out.

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One down, one million to go.

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And they have mages too.

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This really is not the best moment for you to come back, Yaga.

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That will not help matters, I believe.

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I just got timestopped and spellbombed, didn't I?

Yup.

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Good thing I have those saving throws then.

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Although they don't help every time.

Power words ignore saving throws, as far as I know.

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These ankles feel familiar. Now you die!

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Everybody who expected us to kill Yaga-Shura on the first try, raise their hand...

Death Count: 377

Load.

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So, my idea is, maybe that army does not respawn indefinitely and it would beneficial to get rid of them before engaging Yaga-Shura.

Well...

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Let's try it!

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See? TheresNotThatManyOfThem.

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AlthoughIWillNeedSomethingMoreEfficientToKillThem.

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Or at least get rid of those giants first.

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Like this!

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Yeah!

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I think my AC is too much for most of them.

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Tune in next time for Codex's Another Brilliant Idea.

Death Count: 378

Quit.

Next time: .
 
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Invisibility potions, gate spells, protection spells, summons, simulacrum with mirror as protection - anything but just running up to them and trying to take them all on at once.

Worst case, I'm pretty sure you can leave and come back as often as you like. May want to save just in case that bugs things during the fight somehow though.
 

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Last time on Let's Insane Solo Baldur's Gate 2:

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Everything I've accomplished in that city wiped out just like that. Thanks, Bioware.

The funny thing is later they would do it again with planet Taris in Knights of the Old Republic.

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Well, I guess I still got my loot and XP...

Update #96: Attack On Titan, part II - Failing Better

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The Codex slipped into something more comfortable, to be able to cast spells on the battlefield, so we do not have to resort to spamming wand of lightning bolts, which is not that great.

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It fucking sucks.

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Seems like fighting these guys is pretty much pointless. But I can't have them getting in my way all the time.

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Go, brosword!

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That should keep them busy.

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Let's see what I can accomplish with this.

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I guess that's something... Anyway, let's go kill Yaga-Shura while they're occupied.

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Note that Codex has lost some HP here. That was an effect of Yaga-Shura Lava Bomb (area-of-effect fire attack), which is notoriously difficult to catch on a screenshot.

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I don't have much hope you won't run away after breaking a toenail, but I'll use whirlwind just in case.

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So I thought.

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I wish I knew how he is able to disappear. Invisibility? Teleportation? FTL running spped?

Software scripts.

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And I ended up killing these guys anyway, just to pass time. Talk about waste of effort.

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I should probably find a more secluded place before Yaga-Shura appears.

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:x

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Hopefully this buys me some time...

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Well, it didn't. Also, Yaga Shura is resistant to lighting. I was hoping he wouldn't be.

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This is the effect of another Lava Bomb by Yaga-Shura. As you can see, he is very efficient at eliminating his own troops (except fire giants).

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There's too many of them!

I forgot to screenshot our conversation with Wish Djinni - the 'best' wish we got was setting everyone's strength to 18, which we did (to weaken the giants, along with The Codex). Clearly, Wish with Wisdom = 13 is pointless.

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AAAGH!

Another Lava Bomb.

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Eat more lightning!

Sadly, this is our most damaging attack against him at the moment (11 damage).

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Spoiler: the mage accomplished nothing special here.

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Let's try a cheap shot.

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DIE!

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AAAAAAAHHH!

Nailed the screenshot this time. :)

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This guy takes almost no damage! How am I supposed to kill him?

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Clearly, fighting Yaga-Shura head-on will not work.

Death Count: 379

Load.

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That damage reduction is ridiculous. He's unfightable!

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He does seem to be taking very little damage from each attack. But this only means you need to hit him a lot!

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Very funny.

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Death Spell to get some breathing room.

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It is always good to get rid of the mages.

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But for every one of these guys I kill, two more seem to appear.

This might mean, Yaga-Shura leads Hydra army.

latest


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You could make up your mind and either speak on first or third person.

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That lava bombed fucked up my spellcasting.

I think we tried to cast... Uh... Shit, sorry, I do not remember.

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And now for my next trick...

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Fireball? Why?

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To get rid of the small fry running around.


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Sergeant Meatshield, report!

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AndHeresSomethingILearnedFromTRON!

I thought you would say Sailor Moon.

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Shit. TheseDealOnlyMinimalDamageToHimToo.

I am sure he has a weak point of some sort, we just need to find it.

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Welp.

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BlindedAgain.

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See you all after reload, I guess. See. Get it?

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A change of approach is in order, I believe.

Death Count: 380

Load game.

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Are we going to rest now?

Not yet.

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We will try to wish for something good this time. Like Time Stop.

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Suddenly, it seems having a party of adventurers on my side would be a good idea.

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Ok, none of these are of any use to us, despite your newly-acquired wisdom.

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This djinni drives a hard bargain.

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We chose restoration as the most harmless option, but I forgot it also causes fatigue.

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Yeah, yeah, yeah.

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Let me prepare a little better this time.

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Annoyingly, Yaga-Shura's army is apparently psychic and can follow our hero even when he is invisible.

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I wish spell trap caught time stop too.

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FXAA: On.

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And since I still have a moment to spare...

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Raugh to you too.

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Lacking time stop, I will need to do this fast...

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One lava bomb later.

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Get over here, Xedoc!

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What's up?

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Well, I do not actually expect an orgy when I get summoned, but this is just pure clusterfuck.

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Isn't 'clusterfuck' synonymous with 'orgy'?

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Next up: red hot chick with wings.

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Also: Brosword the Invincible.

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We're in good company here.

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Ready when you are.

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I guess I'll start dealing with the demigod giant.

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Yeah, me too.

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Casting haste on our enemies here is a really dick move.

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Here goes nothing.

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I'm hurt. Badly.

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Move away for planetar to heal you. Or just die and I will resummon you.

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He chose to die. Alright then.

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Oh shit, insect plague...

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Yaga-Shura's lava bomb changes the situation on the battlefield once again.

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I guess that's it for my summoned help...

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We might still win this!

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I think it's high time to retreat and regroup.

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I should be safe here for a moment.

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Our best attempt yet. But far from good enough.

Death Count: 381

Loading.

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So... Are we going to rest NOW?

Yes.

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We will try, at least...

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These two giants just so happened to proceed with their make-out here. That's my luck.

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And it seems they want a little snack beforehand.

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You can't eat what you don't see!

That is actually not true.

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I am really hoping we are done with giants soon. Nobody prepared me for what it means to be on eye-to-butt level with your enemies.

Now you know how halflings feel.

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Halflings get to look on human and elvish butts, which are considerably more attractive than what I'm seeing now!

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And now he's scared. I hope he doesn't crap himself.

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I wonder if someone ever role-played this shit so much that they refused to shoot enemies in the back...? Yeah, I bet someone did.

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Why does your crotch glow. Or you know what, don't answer.

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Die already!

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I think he's had it.

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Which is good, because I've had it too.

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Seriously, they drop armor? And I can even wear it.

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Ok, game, can you explain what happened here? Did you forget The Codex is regenerating?

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39 days! Yaga-Shura's army must be really worried about me by now.

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But they will need to wait a little bit more.

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Ok, now I'm ready!

Next time: Surely, we will finally manage to kill Yaga-Shura.

:troll:

EDIT: let us bump this to the next page bros, 'kay?
 
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Why is lava bomb hurting our hero ? Isn't he super-immune to fire ?

I seem to remember that Improved Yaga-Shura slowly lose his invulnerability over time, so it may be best to focus on his army until you can do real damage to him.
 

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I know there is already new page bumped but still good job at kicking his ass.
Still would read with cold popcorn in hands.
 

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Well, the previous post you received some tips for the fight with Yaga, but you said you already took him down?
Let's count it as drunk-post then...
 

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Ah, ok. I thought you were commenting on the actual update. My bad.

Hopefully you will be able to watch The Codex kill Yaga-Shura this week (I have started writing #97 already).

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Also, there is a slight chance I will be streaming the next chunk of the game tomorrow around 9-10 AM Polish time, depending on whether Nvidia's Shadowplay will want to cooperate with an old 2D game. If anyone is interested in watching that (and hearing my horrible voice and accent), my Codex profile has the twitch channel link. Do not expect anything highly entertaining, but it could be one of the only chances to see how this LP is created.

EDIT: Make that Thursday. Looks like I am busy tomorrow.

ANOTHER EDIT: It actually could be tomorrow. I do not know anymore.

AND ANOTHER EDIT: I ended up playing Dark Souls because I was not able to prepare BG2 in time. Hopefully the BG2 stream will happen tomorrow (Thursday).


FINAL EDIT: it doesn't work.
 

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