#EYE OF BEHOLDER 2 GUIDE PLUS#

If beauty simply lay in the eye of beholders, then it would presumably be sane to stand up and assert that a rubbish dump smelling of urine and decomposing fecal matter was a lovely place:Īnd that these modern canal side houses in Amsterdam were hideous:Īnd it might then be logical to suggest that it would be OK to pull down the houses and replace them with a rubbish dump.īut of course, no one would want that – which shows that, in reality, we don’t actually believe that beauty does lie entirely in the eye of beholders. We may well accept that there can be legitimate differences in taste within a reasonable spectrum but we don’t actually think that all tastes are equal. NOT ALL TASTES ARE EQUALįor a start, no one really believes in it to its core. It should, in our view, be avoided at all costs. However, the phrase ‘beauty lies in the eye of the beholder’ is in reality almost always unwarranted and deeply troublesome. The certainties of science have – unwittingly – made sensible debate in the humanities feel imperious and redundant. Yet because notions of beauty and ugliness lie outside the system of scientific proof, it’s routinely assumed that they must then lie in a realm of total relativism – and that no progress whatsoever can be made towards arriving at better or worse answers about what looks good.

One can’t fairly say: ‘Well I don’t really feel that way about the boiling point of water or the nature of gravity.’ We have to be subservient to the facts science hands down to us. The things it passes judgement on are obviously simply not in the eye of beholders. Science, the most prestigious force in modern society, deals in objective truths. This tendency to surrender to relativism is a paradoxical symptom of a scientific age. Once it’s been uttered, trying to keep up a dialogue about the merits or drawbacks of certain visual things can come across as shrill, anti-social or just plain rude. There’s often someone around who very quickly closes the discussion down by saying: “Beauty Lies in the Eye of the Beholder” Spells have been changed slightly from the first game, so be sure to memorize and pray for spells at the start of the game, and then rest.When there are grave disagreements about what’s good and bad in architecture… We've tried to make our maps as clear and sensible as possible, which means they don't always follow the game's Cluebook or ASE. The EOB2 maps have a lot of levels and sublevels, where the difference is arbitrary. You'll encounter cursed items in the game, so always identify an item before equipping it, or have a Remove Curse spell available. There is no time limit in the game, so you can rest as much as you want. To identify an item, the mage must be holding it when they cast the spell. So it's a good idea to have a variety of classes and races in your party.ĮOB2 includes the Improved Identify spell, so you no longer have to rely on orbs and oracles. For example, thieves will notice hidden buttons, and mages will notice illusionary walls. In many places in the game, certain classes and races can notice things. If you create a new party, we'd recommend going with a Paladin, Ranger, Cleric and Mage/Thief (or build a pure mage and then recruit Amber later). EOB2 seems like it was tuned for an imported party, so if you don't use one then you'll have a much tougher time. The Quick Start Party and any newly created party will have a lower level and much worse equipment than an imported party. The Quick Start Party is pretty good, with nice stats and maximum hit points.

EOB2 will then allow you to import any four characters from that save into the game. To import your characters from EOB, you'll need to move a saved game file from that game into the EOB2 directory. If you use DosBox for this mapping, then you'll also need to map the reverse (7=A, 5=S, and so forth), or it won't work.

#EYE OF BEHOLDER 2 GUIDE PLUS#

We always remap the numpad keys to WASD for moving and turning, plus QE for strafing: That would leave you with an awkward set of keys to manage, but you can use DosBox to remap them (by pressing control-F1).

If the key doesn't always register for you, then you can use the PgUp key instead. We used ASE when writing the walkthrough.ĮOB2 has a problem with the numpad-9 key, which is used to turn right. It makes EOB2 much friendlier to play, which might be a good thing or a bad thing depending on your point of view. It provides auto-mapping, save backups, item identification, and more. A useful tool when playing Eye of the Beholder II (EOB2) is theĪll-Seeing Eye (ASE).

Eye of beholder 2 guide