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Icewind Dale II Hints
How do I open the doors that have lightning symbols instead of keyholes?
1 of 9: Look for other things that have lightning bolt symbols carved on them.
2 of 9: The big prism laser device in the center of the level is such an object.
3 of 9: You need to figure out how to rotate and fire the laser.
4 of 9: Check out the two controls that are near the NW corner of the room.
5 of 9: One of them will show you an "arrow circle" symbol when you point at it. That's the one that rotates the laser. The other one fires it.
6 of 9: You need to be careful. You can shoot your own party members if they're in the way of the laser, and you can fry the prism device itself if you fire in the wrong direction.
7 of 9: Remember that mirrors will reflect the laser. There are lots of mirrors set up all over the level to allow tricky shots.
8 of 9: Most of the mirrors that the laser can reflect off of are fixed in place, but the one in the corridor north of the prism room can be turned to reflect the laser west down the corridor or east. You can use that to kill some monsters in the corridors if you haven't gone and gotten them yourself already.
9 of 9: As for the lightning-locked doors, there are three of them.
