Snow wolf Critical hit averted by helmet LOL!

n00body · 09-03-2002, 01:19 PM

I was fighitng those Winter wolves and wacked one and the game said "Critical hit averted by helmet!". What is going on here?! Last time I checked wolves aren't smart enough to wear helmets!

Keraptisdm · 09-03-2002, 02:01 PM

The Snow Wolves that have the helmets you described are Snow Wolf Construction workers. Look for the pair that carry the Slow/Stop signs. [img]graemlins/lol.gif[/img]

Lord Brass · 09-03-2002, 02:26 PM

I sure hope that those Snow Wolves had some sort of signalling device with their stop/slow signs to let passing peasants and commoners know that adventurers were passing by. Some sort of device, like a gong perhaps.

SixOfSpades · 09-03-2002, 03:05 PM

Certain creatures are naturally immune to Critical Hits--apparently, the Winter Wolf's thick fur helps to cushion attacks before they actually hit the wolf's flesh. Or something like that.

whodoyouthinkyouare · 09-03-2002, 05:47 PM

This is a common mistake. If the box below the game screen said 'Winter Wolf- Critical Hit Averted by Helmet', it means that the wolf's attack was a critical hit, but your character's helmet blacked. It in no way means that wolves get helmets. Crazy, huh?

[ 09-03-2002, 05:49 PM: Message edited by: whodoyouthinkyouare ]

SixOfSpades · 09-03-2002, 07:48 PM

Yeah, that's also a possibility. n00body didn't say who made the attack.....If it was you who made the attack which was blocked by the helmet, you'd see something like:
Minsc- Attacks Winter Wolf
Minsc- Critical Hit Averted by Helmet
Winter Wolf- Damage Taken (6)

09-04-2002, 09:56 AM

Surely an attack by a Snow Wolf that was blocked by own of the NPC's. A wolf with a helmet sounds too funny

[img]graemlins/biglaugh.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/cheers.gif[/img]

Lord Brass · 09-04-2002, 07:39 PM

I'm not sure, as I've never checked, but my presumption has been that the "helmet" is a shortcut on the part of the programmers. Its easier to write that for all then 'Critical hit averted by...(insert mendicant here)'

toughened leathery skin (dopplegangers)
very stout feathers (harpies and such - I know not in BG)
chitin (ankheg)
amazingly thick fur (wolves)
extra-planar unpleasantness (you know the one from TotSC)
rather squishy flesh from undead-creating process (ghouls)

...etc, etc.

09-05-2002, 02:33 AM

You sure have a good point there Lord Brass. Just a lazy solution (by the programmers) [img]graemlins/awcrap.gif[/img]

[ 09-05-2002, 02:34 AM: Message edited by: Jan ]

09-03-2002, 01:19 PM	#1
n00body Dungeon Master Join Date: August 20, 2002 Location: North Carolina Age: 44 Posts: 96	I was fighitng those Winter wolves and wacked one and the game said "Critical hit averted by helmet!". What is going on here?! Last time I checked wolves aren't smart enough to wear helmets! __________________ \"...And now let love bleed, deeper and darker than the seas of hell!\"<br /> -- Lynx from Chrono Cross<br />(er...I THINK that quote is correct <img border=\"0\" title=\"\" alt=\"[Smile]\" src=\"smile.gif\" />

09-03-2002, 02:26 PM	#3
Lord Brass Emerald Dragon Join Date: September 17, 2001 Location: Good ol\' Blighty Age: 53 Posts: 913	I sure hope that those Snow Wolves had some sort of signalling device with their stop/slow signs to let passing peasants and commoners know that adventurers were passing by. Some sort of device, like a gong perhaps. __________________ <b>I\'ve submitted to the Choc!</b>

09-03-2002, 03:05 PM	#4
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 48 Posts: 6,901	Certain creatures are naturally immune to Critical Hits--apparently, the Winter Wolf's thick fur helps to cushion attacks before they actually hit the wolf's flesh. Or something like that. __________________ Volothamp's Comeuppance Everything you ever needed to know about the entire Baldur's Gate series......except spoilers.

09-03-2002, 05:47 PM	#5
whodoyouthinkyouare The Magister Join Date: August 3, 2002 Location: home Age: 38 Posts: 127	This is a common mistake. If the box below the game screen said 'Winter Wolf- Critical Hit Averted by Helmet', it means that the wolf's attack was a critical hit, but your character's helmet blacked. It in no way means that wolves get helmets. Crazy, huh? [ 09-03-2002, 05:49 PM: Message edited by: whodoyouthinkyouare ] __________________ One thought becomes dominant over all...<br />DEMOGORGON IS FREE. DEATH MY SCEPTER AND PAIN MY CROWN. THE PRINCE OF DEMONS WILL LOOSE SWEET DESTRUCTION!

09-03-2002, 07:48 PM	#6
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 48 Posts: 6,901	Yeah, that's also a possibility. n00body didn't say who made the attack.....If it was you who made the attack which was blocked by the helmet, you'd see something like: Minsc- Attacks Winter Wolf Minsc- Critical Hit Averted by Helmet Winter Wolf- Damage Taken (6) __________________ Volothamp's Comeuppance Everything you ever needed to know about the entire Baldur's Gate series......except spoilers.

09-03-2002, 02:01 PM	#2
Keraptisdm Elminster Join Date: August 23, 2002 Location: Near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Age: 62 Posts: 410	The Snow Wolves that have the helmets you described are Snow Wolf Construction workers. Look for the pair that carry the Slow/Stop signs. [img]graemlins/lol.gif[/img]

09-04-2002, 09:56 AM	#7
Jan Guest Posts: n/a	Surely an attack by a Snow Wolf that was blocked by own of the NPC's. A wolf with a helmet sounds too funny [img]graemlins/biglaugh.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/cheers.gif[/img]

09-04-2002, 07:39 PM	#8
Lord Brass Emerald Dragon Join Date: September 17, 2001 Location: Good ol\' Blighty Age: 53 Posts: 913	I'm not sure, as I've never checked, but my presumption has been that the "helmet" is a shortcut on the part of the programmers. Its easier to write that for all then 'Critical hit averted by...(insert mendicant here)' toughened leathery skin (dopplegangers) very stout feathers (harpies and such - I know not in BG) chitin (ankheg) amazingly thick fur (wolves) extra-planar unpleasantness (you know the one from TotSC) rather squishy flesh from undead-creating process (ghouls) ...etc, etc. __________________ <b>I\'ve submitted to the Choc!</b>

09-05-2002, 02:33 AM	#9
Jan Guest Posts: n/a	You sure have a good point there Lord Brass. Just a lazy solution (by the programmers) [img]graemlins/awcrap.gif[/img] [ 09-05-2002, 02:34 AM: Message edited by: Jan ]

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