[Olga Xx]

If the spells have been removed by some means, the next time you create the aurum residue you should get all the spells you've created back. If they aren't showing up in your spell book for some other reason, I haven't a clue.

When I remake the residue and spells come back, but when I exit Oblivion and come back again they still disappear.

Also I'm going to do a quick reinstall using a manual install not OBMM. Just to see if it helps.

[Floor Punch]

I've gotten all the prisms and activated them in the right order. I got the spell

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that activating the prisms gives you

but now what?

Now go back to the Big Ring in the bottom of Midas's Shop. It is active.

I've also activated the Great Crystal on Astral Plane, and gotten the spell. I returned to Midas' basemant to the Big Ring (Gate) but can't seem to activate it to do anything. The small crystal on the pedastal on its right doesn't seem to do anything either, and the last time I saw it, it has turned black!? The pedastal on the left with the letters, I can't figure out how to use that. Has this got something to do with the crossword puzzle?? I've looked everywhere and just can't seem to think of anything else. Can someone give me a walkthrough please? I'm lost!

Have you looked at the FAQ? This is covered there in detail.

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But yes, the crossworlds puzzle (note the spelling)

is the clue you need to operate the waygate. The

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puzzle

gets much easier

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if you note that your "alphabet" is limited to the six available letters on the pedestal.

Yes, I looked thru' the FAQ...it is not in detail at all, just little hints here and there. I tried everything down in the basemant, entering the words from the Crosswords, etc, nothing works. I'm thinking, maybe, Do I have to obtain

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The Prime Morpholith from Khaza-dun

first, and use it to activate the Midas Great Gate in Midas' basemant? If Yes, do I place it in the middle of the pedastal with the letters, for it to work? I have the answers from the Crosswords, do I use those words on the pedastal to enter where I want to go? Sorry for sounding dumb, but I'm just used to the quest updates from the game that actually tells you step by step what to do next. The Midas Mod doesn't include the detailed quest updates, unfortunately. Thanks for any help!

[Tamara Primo]

Nope. If you got all 5 crystals and took them to the pedestals, put them on (no particular order) then clicked for the chiming sound in the paticular order and got the bright flash of light and the midaa holy spell. Go to the ring in the basemant of midas's shop. Look to the left of the ring. Small pedestal with 5 buttons on it. Each button has a letter. S T A E L.....I think. Use various combinations of these letters to push in a code word (always an english word) there are a lot of combinations. The puzzle on the desk has the clues to each. Once you push in the word properly the gate will activate in a flash of light and look like magic portal to somewhere. Step through.

If this still doesn't help, then maybe you midas is fuubar and you need to reinstall.

[Micah Judaeah]

Nope. If you got all 5 crystals and took them to the pedestals, put them on (no particular order) then clicked for the chiming sound in the paticular order and got the bright flash of light and the midaa holy spell. Go to the ring in the basemant of midas's shop. Look to the left of the ring. Small pedestal with 5 buttons on it. Each button has a letter. S T A E L.....I think. Use various combinations of these letters to push in a code word (always an english word) there are a lot of combinations. The puzzle on the desk has the clues to each. Once you push in the word properly the gate will activate in a flash of light and look like magic portal to somewhere. Step through.

If this still doesn't help, then maybe you midas is fuubar and you need to reinstall.

Ok, I've already been past the 5 crystals stage, gotten the spell where I can cast once a day. I've tried entering the words from the Crossworlds, like

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TREES, SEAS...

but nothing seems to work. I don't think it's a problem with the mod installation, everything works fine except this. Maybe I'm not doing it right?? There are "Activate" buttons on several areas - on the Main Astral Gate, on the right pedestal with the crystal, and in the center of the pedestal with the letters. Do I need to do something in the correct sequence? Like "activate" somewhere first, then enter the letters, then "Activate" somewhere again? Can you please give me like a sample sequence I can follow, if only just to see if there's a bug, or that I'm doing it wrong. Thanks.

Btw, is the crystal on the right pedestal of the Main Astral Gate supposed to have turned black? It used to be "crystal white".

[cheryl wright]

Letters and then the button in the middle of the letters.

[NAkeshIa BENNETT]

Letters and then the button in the middle of the letters.

YES! I was just returning to post that I finally solved it! Thanks anyway, phoenix! Don't know if it was a bug or not, but I had to go back to a saved game from the point where I activated the Great Crystal, then I went directly back to the basemant and tried what I have been doing, and it suddenly worked!? This time the crystal on the right pedestal is bright white.

But I have accomplished too much since then, don't wanna replay from that saved point in the game. So I loaded the latest save and tried the letters at the Main Gate, and this time it worked! But the crystal on the right pedestal is still black. I guess there is a bug of some sort.

BTW, are there as many worlds thru' that Main Gate as there are words on the Crossworlds puzzle? All 14??

[CArla HOlbert]

BTW, are there as many worlds thru' that Main Gate as there are words on the Crossworlds puzzle? All 14??

Yes.

[Prisca Lacour]

Hi

Is there any way to "configure" the PSB spellmass ? a mod or something ?
I just want the icy spells....




BTW awesome mod !!!

[Rowena]

YES! I was just returning to post that I finally solved it! Thanks anyway, phoenix! Don't know if it was a bug or not, but I had to go back to a saved game from the point where I activated the Great Crystal, then I went directly back to the basemant and tried what I have been doing, and it suddenly worked!? This time the crystal on the right pedestal is bright white.

But I have accomplished too much since then, don't wanna replay from that saved point in the game. So I loaded the latest save and tried the letters at the Main Gate, and this time it worked! But the crystal on the right pedestal is still black. I guess there is a bug of some sort.

BTW, are there as many worlds thru' that Main Gate as there are words on the Crossworlds puzzle? All 14??

Glad you figured it out

Hi

Is there any way to "configure" the PSB spellmass ? a mod or something ?
I just want the icy spells....




BTW awesome mod !!!

Well, no. But you can get the book of cryomancy in the Ice (

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SLEET

) realm in midas.

[Dagan Wilkin]

I have 3 questions:

1. How does the Essence Transmogrifier work? I put in several lesser essences, hoping I'd get a Greater essence. But instead I got some other different lesser essences?? (ones that I don't need!) I tried again, and got a set of different yield every time! Is it like a random draw kinda thing? Or is there a formula? Does it even combine lesser essences to make Greater ones? :wacko:

2. The Leviathan in Astral Mist...I have tried and tried but have not been able to kill that Ugly Thang! :gun: Is there any point in killing it anyway, Anything worth getting from it?

3. How do you enter the cheat codes for Midas Magic items? Like if I wanted one unit of Greater Arcane Essence (ID: xx031134), I would enter player.additem xx031134 1 but that didn't work. Are the cheat codes different from the regular ones for the original items?


Thanks Much, now I'm off to kick some butts in the Astral Realms.... :toughninja:

Oh, and Thank you very much, Xilver! You have done a most EXCELLENT job on Midas Magic, not only that, you are constantly working to improve it! Your Brilliance is most appreciated and being enjoyed worldwide! I can only imagine that must be a really Great feeling of Accomplishment for you! I salute you! :bowdown:

[Julia Schwalbe]

You need the other machine to combine essenses. The one that serperates and combines jewelry. On the main floor of Midas's shop. 5 Lesser of the same becomes one greater of the same. Or just gain some levels and grab higher level Sigil stones. Transcendant make 5 lesser whch then combine right back into 1 greater.

[Julie Ann]

The Balrog is hard as [censored].

[Avril Louise]

The Balrog is hard as [censored].

He's supposed to be. There's a cheap way to beat him, though, if you're of a mind.

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He can't reach you with the sword if you hide in the entrance tunnel where he can't fit. Spell duels, even extended ones, are easier to prepare for than worrying about getting staggered all over the room.

[Penny Courture]

You need the other machine to combine essenses. The one that serperates and combines jewelry. On the main floor of Midas's shop. 5 Lesser of the same becomes one greater of the same. Or just gain some levels and grab higher level Sigil stones. Transcendant make 5 lesser whch then combine right back into 1 greater.

Thanks! Great Info! I'll give that a try. I still have a stash of Transcendant Sigil Stones from the Oblivion Gates that I had closed. If I get into an Oblivion Plane thru' the Oblivion Portal spell, will there still be a Sigil stone in there, even though I have closed most of the gates in previous quests? OR are they not related at all?

[Alisia Lisha]

He's supposed to be. There's a cheap way to beat him, though, if you're of a mind.

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He can't reach you with the sword if you hide in the entrance tunnel where he can't fit. Spell duels, even extended ones, are easier to prepare for than worrying about getting staggered all over the room.

You're absolutely right, I did the same thing, I put on the Flame Ring with 100% Fire Resistance and

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ran into the entrance archway and cast range spells and arrows at it. However, it does manage to get thru' the archway after a while! I got hurt a little, then ran out to the Great Chamber, and I go back and forth. Then, there was one time it came into the entrance archway and I got trapped as I couldn't get pass him back into the Great Chamber! I had no choice but to get out of the area completey, which is via the door behind me. So, back to the outside where I came from before confronting Balrog...it followed me...and got itself trapped in one of those gated areas along the corridor! Hahaha...I guess I got lucky! It was big and dumb, not smart enough as the gate only opens by pushing the large switch on the floor. So it stood there helpless as I slowly enjoyed my kill, but it did take a while to finish him off. When he was dead, he was still standing, as he was stuck!!!

I did save the game just before confronting Balrog. I might try defeating him in a man to man battle. I think it's not that hard if you have the Flame Ring, and lots of healing power.

[Mark]

Can someone please tell me if or how I can break down Pure Essence? I'm assuming Pure is higher than Greater? I tired putting a Pure Life Essence in the Assimilator, it didn't work. I tried it in the Essence Transmogrifier, didn't work either.

[lacy lake]

Sorry for being so late, but the Letters don't seem to be correct. Force Ball is marked as a Novice spell but, it costs around 200 magicka! Was this a mistake?

How do the symbols on at the top of the spellbook pages represent things? I've got this figured out but I'm sure there is still more I need to know.

Letters:

A = Apprentice
J = Journeyman
E = Expert
M = Mastery
Nothing = Novice

Pictures:

Feather = Alteration
Fire Damage = Destruction


What are the others??

You're right on your Guesses so far. I've filled in the blanks for the rest. The rest of the icons and what they mean can be found on UESP.net but It seems to be having some issues right now. Basically the pictures represent the different schools of magic.

[Kortniie Dumont]

Pure? Never seen that before. Maybe Xilver can help.

As for the Balrog...you guys. I fought him hand to hand-spell to spell. Course I was also high level. with master potions and dozens of scrolls on hand. I always had at least 4 effects going on me the whole time. But I never ran away. Took like ten minutes and hundreds of potions, best fight in the entire game. Better even that the endgame, cause there was no one to guard.

[James Smart]

The pure essences can only be found on the elemental "bosses". They don't break down and cannot be created by any other means. They are for unique spells found in the tomes associated with those realms.

[Tina Tupou]

I'm not sure what to do with the Sigil stones how to get essenses, I have looked thru' the thread but still have none the wiser. This is my first time using Midas Magic and I have no idea what I'm doing :wacko:

[April D. F]

I'm not sure what to do with the Sigil stones how to get essenses, I have looked thru' the thread but still have none the wiser. This is my first time using Midas Magic and I have no idea what I'm doing :wacko:

Go to Midas' shop. Place the Sigil Stones into the Assimulator (just in front of the basemant door), and hit "Separate". You will get 5 Lesser Essences depending on what the Sigil Stone is. Then leave them in the Assimulator, now hit "Combine High"...and you will get 1 Greater Essence!

One advice: Save before you attempt any of these, in some instances, you could lose your gems, etc. Read the books.

[John Moore]

You get up to 5 lesser essences, depending on the level of the Sigil stone. With the DLC's and the OOO mod I had to be over level 30 before I finally started getting The top level stones.

[lydia nekongo]

A suggestion: could you make "Midas for Dimmies" sold by Midas instead of having to steal it? Also, could you make a quest that allows you to return Midas's stuff?

[Benji]

Oblivion crashes every time I get close to the

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weretiger guy

. I've tried like 5 times. It happens just as I enter the cell I guess is it a problem with the mesh or something?

I loaded up the cell it's in the CS (

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46, -12

) and it just appears as

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a pink mask of a cat head floating above a tail

. Is it supposed to look like this in the CS, or does this mean something's wrong?

Hmm I tried removing all the biped slots of the

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pelt

in the editor and it still crashed. So is it possible this is a bug in the script or something?

Okay I removed all the scripts except the one on the actor which just gives a journal update on death. And it still crashes as soon as I get close to it. !!!!! I haven't even gotten close enough to see it in game; just crashes as soon as it loads the cell.

... maybe I won't play this quest.

[Jessie Rae Brouillette]

Hey i can't find one of the crystal prisim things.
I got the one from the upside down portal so i just would like a list of there locations so I know where the one i missed is.