Control of allies

[kev0ut]

I'm finding that my allies will do whatever they please, no matter what I say. I usually use Sten, Leliana, and Wynne. I always want Leliana to use her bow & arrow, but she always ends up switching to daggars (her setup II). Not only that, but she will ignore my attack commands, and run off by herself to fight someone far away from the group, usually ending up dead. How do you get her to actually OBEY?

 

Also, is there away to make people stand in place no matter what? When I cast blizzard, usually Sten will just run out into it like a dope instead of standing at the edge of it like I want him to.

 

On a completely unrelated note, boy are these quests endless. I feel like I've been playing the Urn of Ashes for 20 hours now, it's like a neverending wild goose chase. Which ends in a fight against a guy who annihilates me in 20 seconds every time (Kolgrim)

[ThingTheWiz]

Getting your team to "stay in place" is simply a matter of using the "hold" command (H key) - that way you can manage each character individually and they will no longer "follow the leader". In you example of casting Blizzard , select all characters, hit "H" and click on the spot where they are - they will stay in place until you hit H again or until you click another place for them to go (individually or collectively). Look also at your tactics options for each party member to see if they have a default action like "attack nearest enemy" - modify your tactics to suit your preferences or simply disactivate them to micro-manage each party member.

 

Good luck