Item Bonus Overlap check on Mouse-over

[Robert4818]

Here's the deal. Bonuses of the same time don't stack. So Gloves of Disabling +5 and Goggles of Disabling +10 give you a total Disable bonus of +10, not +15. This is because both items give you a competence bonus to your skill. On the other hand Armor and rings of protection stack because one gives you Armor Bonus to AC while the other gives you Deflection Bonus to AC.

For new players this can be annoying because i'm not sure this over-lap concept is ever fully explained well in the game.

My suggestion is on an examination of an Item. The game compares items you have in every other slot (for example, checking a helm would check every other equipment slot) and would highlight any bonuses on the equipment that share a bonus with your other quipped items. Letting the player know that they are buying something that won't stack with other equipment.

[Robert4818]

Anything?