How can I get my party member “in range”?

Question

Every time I've entered combat in Legend of Grimrock, I find that the party member in my third slot (3) can't attack.

Every time I try and attack I'm met with the message "Can't Reach!" I've tried swapping him out with the party member in my second slot (who I thought was using a longer weapon), but that just makes the character I swapped with unable to reach the enemy.

How can I ensure all of my party members are able to attack?

Asked by Fluttershy

Answer

Party members in the back row cannot attack enemies, unless:

1. They're wielding a melee weapon that's labelled as a "Reach Weapon", e.g one of the spears those skellingtons drop.
2. They're a rogue with 12 points in the Assassination skill which lets you attack from the back row.
3. They're not wielding melee weapons, but are using ranged weapons (like rocks, bows & arrows, throwing knives, or spells)

So, in order to make sure all your party members can attack, put spear-wielders and rock-chuckers in the back row and bare fists or melee weapons in the front.

If you had a character in the back row with a Reach Weapon who still couldn't reach an enemy, then something weird is going on; maybe the enemy was too far away in general? There might be some more mechanics involving Reach Weapons (like maybe a character in the front with a spear can attack at a greater distance than normal) that could be giving you the wrong impression about effective weapon ranges.

Answered by Tacroy

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