[ACT II] The Order Meets The Golem

[garce]

[ACT II] The Order Meets The Golem

Or the pylons, to be exact. I wasn't sure whether to post this here or in Easter Eggs...I'm on my third play-through of the game, having followed different paths each time. This time around, I decided I'd strictly stick to being Seigfried's friend. When I reached the part where I had to choose between backing the Order or the Scoiatel in the swamp, I stumbled over this amusing by-product of my decision to side with the Order. I did a cursory search and didn't find anything that compares to this, so I hope I'm not out of line here.The following may contain spoilers if you haven't yet played this far.

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Having decided to be Seigfried's friend through thick and thin, I agreed to lead his men to the Golem grounds and wipe out the Scoiatel. We accomplished this without a single loss and, as I looted the Scoiatel corpses, I accidentally clicked on a nearby pylon. As there was no storm in the swamp at that moment - the area was merely overcast with a heavy layer of cloud - I was surprised when lightning lit up the pylon. A light bulb illuminated in my mind, and I activated the other pylons, resulting in the agonizing deaths of the Order guards who had accompanied me against the Scoiatel. Oh, the humanity! Screams filled the swamp as I happily raced around the pylons, activating them whilst clueless Order knights blindly chased me to a humiliating death. I was literally laughing out loud at my desk as I circled the pylons, merrily frying the naive, trusting knights. In the end it was the best of both worlds - I kept Seigfield as a friend, and got to loot the wealthy Order guards (those cheap squirrels had nothing by daggers...) I'm now going to see if I can kill the Golem without asking the druids for a storm.Update: While I could fry the Knights with the pylons, It seems I DO have to talk to the druids to activate the golem. Darn.

 

[planewalker]

Hehe, that was an amusing story. I myself have wondered whether i could use the pylons for purposes other than golem-destroying.

 

[silver_gryphon]

And no, you don't need to talk to the druids about cooking up a storm for you There is another, cheaper way to do it, but it can require a little more patience

 

[Gamewidow]

indeed, it does rain and thunder pretty regularly in vizima ... you can simply wait for the prevailing conditions to be more favourable to your quest

 

[jariff]

i think the pylons can also be used to kill the headhunter. (havnt done it mslf, but there is a youtube of it)

 

[tierce]

Oh, that's rich, Garce. I wonder if you can use the same trick to fry elves.... :evil:

 

[garce]

I could light up the pylons with the sky overcast, but I couldn't put the

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lightning rod into the Golem without the storm.

I didn't have the patience to wait for the weather to get worse, so I just went to the druids. Nonetheless, my accidental experience was a very pleasant surprise

 

[petra_silie]

i think the pylons can also be used to kill the headhunter. (havnt done it mslf, but there is a youtube of it)

Yes you can toast him http://pl.youtube.com/watch?v=fwTiB4SDFU8 ]:->