How do I save in Dungeon Siege 3?

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OK, I feel like this should be a question that I don't need to ask, but I couldn't find an explanation anywhere.

I am playing the full version of Dungeon Siege 3 (not the demo, which doesn't allow saving). I walked up to a save point beacon, and the game popped up a little "hint" explaining that this was a save point. But it didn't tell me what to do with it, nor did it appear that it had auto-saved when I touched it. I tried bringing up the game menu, but there was no Save Game option, only Load Game (and that only showed my last auto-save).

So how do I actually save at a save point?

Answer

Press the 'use' button/key while standing in the save point to activate the save menu.

The defaults for use are are E on the PC and R1 on the PlayStation 3.

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Does Dungeon Siege 3 support USB gamepad controllers?

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I've played through Dungeon Siege 3's demo, and I couldn't ever get a good handle on the movement controls; I found movement cumbersome, and (no doubt to weeks of playing League of Legends) kept expecting Q to activate my abilities (it toggled my stance instead).

It's clear from the demo that the game was developed for a console control scheme; I have a USB Gamepad that I bought to play Super Meat Boy -- is it possible to play Dungeon Siege 3 with a Gamepad as well?

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Note: Applies to Demo only. The full game appears to require xbox360 controllers!!

Originally, I had attempted to plug in my USB gamepad while the Dungeon Siege 3 demo was already running; this did not allow me to play the game with the gamepad. However, today I tried again, but this time plugged in the gamepad before running the program, and it allowed me to use the gamepad for everything.

So yes, Dungeon Siege 3 is wholly compatible with USB gamepads.

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Who is Jeyne Kassynder?

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I just played through the Dungeon Siege 3 demo, and as a newcomer with no previous experience in the franchise, I was a bit lost, plotwise.

Who is this Jeyne Kassynder, and why does she want me dead?

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According to Square's official website

Then, thirty years ago, Ehb's king was murdered, and blame was cast upon the Legion. Led by the young and charismatic Jeyne Kassynder, the people rose up and slaughtered the 10th Legion, tearing down their proud chapterhouses and estates.

With the fall of the Legion, the kingdom has fractured into petty states and free towns. Most of the country has fallen under the sway of Jeyne Kassynder, who controls the Church and eastern Ehb. Her power is steadily growing. The royal court has retreated to the mountain fastness of Glitterdelve, in the west, and the bustling city of Stonebridge has declared itself a free and independent republic.

Only a scattering of Legion descendants survive. Many were hunted down and slain by Jeyne Kassynder, while others fell victim to the mobs of common folk who rose up to sack their estates. But a network of descendants endures, organized by an elusive old man - the Venerable Odo - believed to be the last surviving legionnaire. He has protected the children of Legion blood and kept them safe from Jeyne Kassynder.

Now a gathering has been called in the remote Rukkenvahl, in the north. Odo has asked all the Legion descendants to assemble, in an attempt to rebuild the Legion and take back their kingdom from Jeyne Kassynder, before it is too late...

So to answer your question Jeyne is hunting down anyone remotely related to the Legion because of the supposed involvement in the regicide 30 years ago. She controls the Church and must of the eastern land of Ehb

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Does Radiating Warmth give Anjali's base attacks life steal in her fire form?

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In Dungeon Siege 3, the character Anjali's second tier defensive ability is Ignite:

Anjali sets her weapon ablaze, increasing her damage by adding 50% of her Will to her Attack DPS.

In the Proficiency options you can enhance this by adding ranks in Radiating Warmth:

When Anjali damages enemies, with her weapon when it is ignited, she has a 5% chance per rank in Radiating Warmth to regain health.

In her fire form, she doesn't hit enemies with her staff, rather shoots fireballs as a ranged attack. So, when in her fire form, do I gain the benefits of Radiating Warmth when using ignite?

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No you do not: it only affects her melee combat stance. I'm not sure if it's a typo in the place you're quoting from, but the ability should read:

When Anjali damages enemies with her weapon while it is ignited, she has a 5% chance per rank in Radiating Warmth to regain health.

Note the lack of a comma after "enemies". The damage has to come from the weapon while ignited.

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What are those yellow orbs that enemies drop?

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Occasionally, I've seen enemies drop yellow orbs, and I can't figure out what they do. They're especially plentiful during the final boss fight, but that's not the only place. Green's health, blue's focus, purple's power, but what could yellow be?

(btw, I don't mean the quest guide. ;) )

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According to the manual, there are only three types of orbs that enemies drop. There are definitely green and yellow, I think you may be seeing blue and purple as separate, when they're the same orb (which I will refer to as blue, since that is how my TV renders it).

Health, Focus and Orbs - Ehb is a dangerous place, full of adversaries who hate the Legion. When an enemy injures you, your Health will be reduced. If you use your Special Abilities to strike back, you will deplete your Focus and Power. One way to replenish these resources is by collecting orbs.

There are Orbs of Health, Focus and Power. Walk over an Orb to replenish a small amount of the resource associated with that Orb's type.

You can find these Orbs by defeating enemies and smashing destructible items.

-- Dungeon Siege III manual, page 5

So, from this and gameplay:

• Green = Health
• Blue = Focus
• Yellow = Power

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What do certain item attributes in Dungeon Siege 3 mean?

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In Dungeon Siege 3 certain items have enhancements and there is no indication about what they actually do.

I'm specifically curious about these qualities:

• Retribution
• Bloodletting
• Doom
• Warding
• Vampire
• Weakening
• Withering
• Momentum
• Stagger

How are these properties affecting my game play? Other traits are self-explanatory (blocking, agility, armor) but the ones mentioned above have totally eluded me.

Answer

These effects are described in the help topics (if you hit esc, then choose Help Topics). Basically they just affect combat damage in various ways. Specifically:

• Retribution: sometimes damages the attacker when you get hit
• Bloodletting: sometimes causes bleeding when you hit enemies
• Doom: increases critical strike damage (I think)
• Warding: I checked this; it provides a chance to stun enemies that hit you.

Sure excited for this game to be out for real though!

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How to change targeted mob in Dungeon Siege 3?

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I recently installed Dungeon Siege 3 and I was very excited about the Game. I think it´s great but there is one thing, that really bugs me out. How can I change the selected mob? I mean, if a mob is targeted, how can I change the target to another mob that maybe needs to get stunned or something. I tried the tabulator button like in some other rpgs, but that only toggles the minimap.

Is there any way to do this? Am I missing on something here?

Thanks Diskilla

edit: Sorry for the confusion. I forgot to mention that I play the PC Version.

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On PC I usually engage in a dodge movement to change my position and stop firing. It seems you can't change target without breaking the firing cycle.

I've found it very difficult to change target while clicking repeatedely on fire button. By the way, they said they will improve controls on PC, I hope this kind of things will be put into the loop.

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