Bug? Ranged Touch Attacks auto-missing

[Lux]

Levelling a warlock is doubly dangerous because some mobs just refuse to let you hit them even when you're supposed to. (edit: removed screenshots) I'm not sure if this has to do with Deflect Arrow or not, but seeing as I have Unarmed Strike to supposedly counter that I don't know what to make of it.

I noticed it first with the boss in the gibberling caverns, then with one or two other boss like mobs, but now on a plain bugbear scout. I've noticed that the first attack is allowed to hit (or miss, if the roll is bad) but most subsequent attacks auto-fail with two stars ** instead of (hit) or (miss), which perhaps suggests it IS linked to deflect arrow since they on the first attack count as flat-footed.

[mrm3ntalist]

I assume you have an item equiped? If so unequip it and you will be able to hit them. This is a known bug when the opponent has deflect arrow and you have any weapon equiped.

[Lux]

Really? I'll try that. Is it better where this bug is concerned to always be unarmed?

[mrm3ntalist]

Really? I'll try that. Is it better where this bug is concerned to always be unarmed?

Yes you have to be unarmed when you use ranged touch attack against a mob with deflect arrow. In any case, if you have a weapon equipped and you see the ** on your combat log, unequip the weapon.

[Ivan38Rus]

Yeah, (ranged) touch attack and everything related is a hardcoded function that works poorly in relation to equipped weapons and their bonuses.

[Rasael]

There is a prototype replacement in the BGTSCC Jegs module. If its agreeable we can see about using that. It works differently though, so heads-up. Its only a proof-of-concept.
http://neverwintervault.org/project/nwn ... ing-module