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it seems like it's random does anybody know if there is a certain sequence to get the characters to do this i luv dis feature.

I believe its random, but generally if you killed your foe with a critical strike.

Here's a treat for you, open the console and write:

runscript zz_deathblow 10

while targeting something, it'll lose it's head if it's humanoid.

Here's the other ID's if you're interested in a little gore, remember to replace 10 with one of these other numbers:

1 HUMANOID_SW_DBLOW_V1
2 HUMANOID_SW_DBLOW_V2
3 HUMANOID_SW_DBLOW_V3
4 SW_DECAP
5 BEAST_SW_DBLOW_V1
6 BEAST_SW_DBLOW_V2
7 HUMANOID_DW_DBLOW_V1
8 HUMANOID_DW_DBLOW_V2
9 HUMANOID_DW_DBLOW_V3
10 DECAP_DW
11 BEAST_DW_DBLOW_V1
12 BEAST_DW_DBLOW_V2
13 HUMANOID_TW_DBLOW_V1
14 HUMANOID_TW_DBLOW_V2
15 HUMANOID_TW_DBLOW_V3
16 DECAP_TW
17 BEAST_TW_DBLOW_V1
18 BEAST_TW_DBLOW_V2
19 POSITIONAL_DBLOW_V1
20 POSITIONAL_DBLOW_V2
21 POSITIONAL_DBLOW_V3
22 POSITIONAL_DBLOW_V4
23 POSITIONAL_DBLOW_V5

Not really informative as far as "how will it die" goes, but DECAP at least is crystal clear.

i'm gonna give it shot if i can get the console thing to work thnx!

Yeah about that, if you really can't add a simple command-line parameter then do something else, make a file called "command.ini" in your bin_ship folder, open it, and wrile "enabledeveloperconsole=1" inside without quote, save it and start the game.

There is item property called "Messy kills" listed in toolset. Alas, its effects are not implemented yet.

Are there any commands to perform the "Super" Fatalities? You know the ones where the melee toons actually jump on huge npcs like ogres, bosses, etc and do the fatality that way? I was in Otain Thaig and performed an awesome fatality with Alistar on an ogre where Alistar jump and stabbed and then split the ogres skull and then I did a fatality on the Broodmother with Zevran and he jumped on her and ****ed her up...

Thanks.....

These ARE the fatalities, they're called deathblows, it just won't trigger the animation your character does, it simply insta-kills your target and makes it either bleed alot or lose it's head, depending on which one you choose.