Well, the combat pit is functional at this point

September 24, 2003 by Adam in NWN1

Well, the combat pit is functional at this point. Sure, you can only buy chickens and have them duel it out, but it's working. You can buy a chicken and send them into the Pit. Each combat costs a certain amount to enter (depending on your creature's level). You can choose to fight against an array of opponents, some of which are stronger than you, but bring greater rewards. When you win, your creature gains experience and you gain gold.

I still have some balance issues I'd like to address. It seems a little slow getting your animal up to the higher levels. I'll have to fiddle with it a bit. It also seems basically impossible to take on higher level creatures with a puny 1st level chicken, though that's probably realistic.

The task for today is to create an item that lets you summon your animal outside of the Pit to aid you in battle for a time.

Update: Oh, I forgot to mention one other thing. A talented composer interested in working in the gaming industry contacted me last week. He's sent me some of his work and wants to compose some music for my next project. Pretty cool.