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Soul Trap Problem
Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 4:34 pm
by mastermike581
im having trouble trapping humans, i have a staff that casts the sould trap(for 10 secs), i have black soul gems, i cast it, kill them in probally 5 seconds and it wont capture them....any suggestions??
Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 6:24 pm
by Fljotsdale
Well, I'm not sure, but I think you can't do it. Never worked for me anyway. You need to use black soul gems to trap Xivilai and higher.
Though I expect other people will know better, lol!
Hm. I think you should add 'possible spoiler' to your header.
Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 8:00 pm
by mastermike581
i've done it before on a different saved game, and now it won't let me do it
Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 4:28 pm
by Windhunter
The Arch Mage isnt going to be happy!
Are you getting any error messages? Are you sure you have Soul Trap on when then go bye-bye? I only had the problem once, which is when I didnt have the outlawed black stones. Also, I did a custom spell that Soul Casts for 10 while simultaneously hitting them for 35 electric damage on touch.
Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 5:25 pm
by yrthwyndandfyre
Ok, just spitballing here, because I haven't used them much, but maybe they're kind of like Azura's star? You're only allowed to have one at a time? Just a suggestion.
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 2:29 am
by qizatch
No they work like normal Grand Soul Gems except they capture humanoids (as well?). That means either your game is bugged or you missed the time limit. My suggestion is almost killing your enemy, then casting soul trap, then killing them in 1-2 hits. That way you can be certain. 10 seconds is an awefully short time: something like 5 fast spell casts or 3 normal casts, or 8-ish shortsword hits provided your enemy does not block during that time.