What's the best weapon to use on those rock monsters?

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The axes worked best for me, they did a decent amount of damage and only needed minor repairs after clearing out the caves. The armour though was a different story. I either had a strong character carry a spare suit of armour that I'd dump when destroyed, or I'd get them to fight in their underwear to prevent losing the armour.
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I just get a whole collection of rusted axes and go nuts in the caves. Usually go through about 3 axes in total.

Fire arms do bugger all damage to the golems, if I remember right. Even the hand cannon doesn't do much to them.
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It has been at least 5 months since i beat Arcanum but im pretty sure arcane weapons do not take damage when hitting hard creatures, such as the rock golems.
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note: arcane armor still takes fire damage and breaks
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axes and mallets, tend to suffer the least amount of wear from hitting golems.
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if your pure meele, then get hold of something stupid like a railroad spike and beat them with it.
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Arcane anything does not get damage. A nice idea is grenades also or molotov in turn base.
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Cloudnine has it. Get something stupid. And no, guns are a no no. I tried it that way my first time. Guns suck completly against the stone gollems. I spent every shot I had and lost all of my party to the first one.... the next time I came back with a more well-informed inventory, i.e. hammers, backup armor, and other crappy weapons as further backup.
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Post by FitzLaughlyn »

If you use the metal gauntlets on the rock golems you should be fine. Just punch them. I didn't take any damage and I just took the weapons off my followers.

Otherwise any thrown weapon will work, as will bows. Firearms seem to have a random chance to hit the things.

Explosives work well. Dynamite, plastique, grenades, etc. For dynamite and plastique just click on the monster. A bug puts the item where you placed it on the monster, you don't have to walk over and set it.

I say you go with the gauntlets (best you can buy at the armorer).
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Jimbo san wrote:Oh yeah... just remembered. If you want a "super weapon", then bring that damn Dog along with you. He whomps on those rock guys, killing them in 1-2 turns. But other than that, no, no "super weapon". I can't believe I forgot that.

*Kicks self*
What dog? I'm just to the point where I need to head to the caves and I haven't met any dogs that can join you. Is it in Tarant somewhere?

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Hes in Blackrock, if my memory serves me correctly. You have to find him fast though, as a Gnome is kicking him to death, and will die unless saved.
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How does this thread fall under the category of post-apocalyptic gaming? :O
suppose you're thinking about a plate of shrimp. suddenly somebody will say like 'plate' or 'shrimp' or 'plate of shrimp', out of the blue, no explanation.
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... True.
I really don't know. Maybe because Troika's behind Arcanum and this is a tribute??
No idea really.
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