Golem bug?

[Fearox]

Golem bug?

I recently found a rare wand with +fire golem on it. And when my friend transfered a few things I fooled around with the fire golem. When my friend was done I removed the wand and guess what: the golem was still there. I expected him to disappear (I'm not 100% sure, but at least 63% sure that removing the wand in 1.09 would make him disappear).
Well, this is good for me since I haven't put a single point in the summoning tree on my poison guy. I have maxed all poison skills and want to use the rest in bone prison and bone wall to get a decent bone armor (protects me well during pit runs). From now on I have this golem wand on slot and get a nice level 8 fire golem taking some hits for me I'm hoping to find a wand with both +golem and revive on it now... (maybe this doesn't work on reviveds though..).

 

[Ravenforce3]

I experienced something similar but different. When my lvl 84 Necro would go back to rescue his corpse, I found that I could revive more minions without my items (full Trangs, Arm of Leoric, Golemlord's ammy) than I had skill points. It hasn't happened on any of my other characters; just him.

 

[Mad Mantis]

Did the Golem disappear when traveling through WP's or doors etc.? Because the game in its present form takes a while to realise that you are having something you are not supposed too.

 

[jjboy]

i got a similar experience with my necro, but with skellies
i am using a trangs set but switch to ali baba when against super uniques or act boss. surprisingly my skellies didnt disintegrate.

 

[Fearox]

Did the Golem disappear when traveling through WP's or doors etc.? Because the game in its present form takes a while to realise that you are having something you are not supposed too.

No, he behaves just like a golem with skill points in it.

 

[Mad Mantis]

How odd. Pretty nice bug.

 

[Fearox]

How odd. Pretty nice bug.

Yes, and now I'm sure it's a bug. If I switch to the slot with the golem wand, create fire golem, switch back to the other slot and then use bone armor the golem disappears...

 

[memememe173]

none of my skelies collapse when I switch from full trangs+cain shard to Naj's Staff

 

[Andrew]

Yes, and now I'm sure it's a bug. If I switch to the slot with the golem wand, create fire golem, switch back to the other slot and then use bone armor the golem disappears...

???

I dont think it's a bug. I use this all the time on my necro.. I shoped for a wand with +2 iron golem and fire golem (cuz i dont have points into both). I switch over to summon whatever golems i want, then weapon switch back to my boneshade to kill with my spears...

If i save and exit without switching back to the +iron golem item, then i'll lose my iron golem. But if i switch back before i save and exit, the next game i play, my golem will still be there, though i have 0 points, and i can switch back to boneshade =D

 

[Fearox]

If i save and exit without switching back to the +iron golem item, then i'll lose my iron golem. But if i switch back before i save and exit, the next game i play, my golem will still be there, though i have 0 points, and i can switch back to boneshade =D

I think this sounds buggy. I wonder if this is the case with the other classes summons...

 

[belth]

Uh, hmm. Tried out +40% FCR from HotO today, just to see how much it affects the vampire. A lot. Anyway, I used one of the Oak Sage charges and when I gave back the HotO, the Oak Sage poofed.

 

[Xiamet]

Sssssh! if this Fire/Iron Golem thing is a bug....they might fix it!

**goes off shopping for a wand with Fire/iron Golems on it**

-X

 

[Andrew]

I think this sounds buggy. I wonder if this is the case with the other classes summons...

I know for sure it works only for a short while with revives... EG, the moment you hit a town healer, or summon more skeletons.. everytime the game checks for summons, you will lose the revives... But you won't lose golems =D.

Skelliemancers use this to pre buff thier skellies too. Weapon switch, summon lots of skellies, then switch back for MF gear =D

 

[Vajar]

Prebuffing skeletons doesn't last. The game eventually catches up and they drop in levels and some will disintegrate.

 

[Mad Mantis]

Some will disintegrate, but how do you know they drop in levels? They seem to remain just as strong as recently buffed.

 

[Indemaijinj]

Prebuffing works fine enough for me:

Regarding skeletons popping I have made following suggestions.


The passive boosters, like Skeleton Mastery and Summon Resists are totally safe.

Raise Skeleton and Raise Skeleton Mage are a little more problematic.

I have found if the source of +skills comes from a +skill tab, +necromancer skills or plain +skills AND the source of skill points are kept on switch (but not active) the skeletons STAYS!

If the skill points comes from a specific +skills (necromancer only) or the item is removed to inventory the skeletons does not stay.

 

[Vajar]

You can test it by putting only one point in skeleton skills and loading up on +skills and summoning them. Then remove all your +skills. You'll notice that your skeletons will disintigrate and they won't do much of anything.

This is how the druid furries were tested and found not to be prebuffable.

 

[Mad Mantis]

When I pre-buff they do seem to keep their higher levels. They seem to give and take more damage. I'll experiment with it some more. But Dr00d pets are not Necro minions.

 

[Pent]

I experienced something similar but different. When my lvl 84 Necro would go back to rescue his corpse, I found that I could revive more minions without my items (full Trangs, Arm of Leoric, Golemlord's ammy) than I had skill points. It hasn't happened on any of my other characters; just him.

theres a bug with full sets that if you die you still recieve all the bonuses in gold of the full set, even with it not equiped