Error while installing "Smarter Mages"

[Falkentyne]

Ok I'm not sure if I'm reporting this correctly, but the smarter mages component fails to install, regardless of what option I choose.

 

Basically, everything seems to go fine until at some point: this happens:

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ERROR: [ARMY4.CRE] -> [override/ARMY4.CRE] Patching Failed (COPY) (Invalid_argum

ent("String.sub"))

Stopping installation because of error.

Stopping installation because of error.

Stopping installation because of error.

 

ERROR Installing [Mages never cast short-duration spells instantly at start of c

ombat], rolling back to previous state

Will uninstall 80 files for [sCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2] component 322.

Uninstalled 80 files for [sCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2] component 322.

ERROR: Invalid_argument("String.sub")

PLEASE email the file SETUP-SCSII.DEBUG to xyz

Using Language [English]

 

Install Component [smarter Mages]?

[N]o, [Q]uit or choose one:

 

 

I have absolutely no idea whats wrong or what to do

Yes I'm rather new to this

 

I do have Big picture (with the standalone ascension) installed and the G3 fixpack.

If you need anything from me please let me know. I really hope I can get this working

[DavidW]

Can you post your WEIDU.log? (i.e., the contents of the file WEIDU.log in your BG2 directory.)

 

Basically something is wrong with the file "ARMY4.CRE" on your install, but since that file isn't on my system I assume some mod has put it there - your log will help me work out which one.

[ScuD]

that file is from TDD

it has the wrong script assigned

I do not remember whether I posted that file or not, in any case I can do that again when I get back home on Thursday

[Falkentyne]

ScuD:

Yep, you're right. I'll wait for your followup on this

 

DavidW: Here you go.

 

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// Log of Currently Installed WeiDU Mods

// The top of the file is the 'oldest' mod

// ~TP2_File~ #language_number #component_number // [subcomponent Name -> ] Component Name [ : Version]

~SETUP-TDD.TP2~ #0 #0 // The Darkest Day, v1.11

~SETUP-TDD.TP2~ #0 #1 // TDD Character Kits

~SETUP-SOS.TP2~ #0 #0 // Shadows Over Soubar, v1.11

~SETUP-SOS.TP2~ #0 #1 // Remorhaz walking speed adjustment (for ENGLISH version .EXE ONLY!!!)

~SETUP-TS-BP.TP2~ #0 #0 // TORTURED SOULS v6.04.02 (BP Compatible Version)

~SETUP-BPV177.TP2~ #0 #0 // Big Picture AI/Enhancement Mod, version 177 weidu (beta)

~SETUP-BPV177.TP2~ #0 #1 // Improved Suldanessallar

~SETUP-BPV177.TP2~ #0 #2 // Improved Spellhold

~SETUP-BPV177.TP2~ #0 #3 // Wand of Orcus Add-In

~SETUP-BPV177.TP2~ #0 #4 // Improved Small Teeth Pass, by Kensai Ryu

~SETUP-BPV177.TP2~ #0 #5 // Improved Kangaxx Encounter, by Kensai Ryu

~SETUP-BPV177.TP2~ #0 #6 // Kensai Ryu's Improved Crypt King

~SETUP-BPV177.TP2~ #0 #7 // Kensai Ryu's Gnome Fighter/Illusionist in the Docks

~SETUP-BPV177.TP2~ #0 #8 // Improved Random Encounters, by Gebhard Blucher and Kensai Ryu

~SETUP-BPV177.TP2~ #0 #9 // Gebhard Blucher's Lich in the Docks

~SETUP-BPV177.TP2~ #0 #10 // Red Badge, Poison-Based Encounter, by Westley Weimer

~SETUP-BPV177.TP2~ #0 #11 // Kuroisan the Acid Kensai, by Westley Weimer

~SETUP-BPV177.TP2~ #0 #12 // The Ritual, by Westley Weimer

~G3TWEAKS.TP2~ #0 #129 // Allow Stealth and Thieving Abilities in Heavy Armor

~G3TWEAKS.TP2~ #0 #133 // Allow Arcane Spellcasting in Armor

~G3TWEAKS.TP2~ #0 #143 // Gradual Drow Item Disintegration

~G3TWEAKS.TP2~ #0 #155 // PnP-Style Protection Items

~SETUP-EASE.TP2~ #0 #0 // Infinite Weapon, Potion and Ring/Amulet Stacking

~SETUP-EASE.TP2~ #0 #13 // Unlimited Bag of Holding (Blucher)

~SETUP-GUI.TP2~ #0 #5 // Game Graphical User Interface (GUI) -> "Big Picture"

~SETUP-GUI.TP2~ #0 #4 // "Tortured Souls" - just nice in-game Fonts

~SETUP-BPV177-TOBFIX.TP2~ #0 #0 // BPv177 TOB Trigger Fix

~SETUP-ASCENSION.TP2~ #0 #0 // Ascension v1.41 (requires ToB)

~SETUP-ASCENSION.TP2~ #0 #1 // Tougher Abazigal (optional, requires ToB)

~SETUP-ASCENSION.TP2~ #0 #2 // Original Tougher Demogorgon (optional, requires ToB)

~SETUP-ASCENSION.TP2~ #0 #3 // Tougher Gromnir (optional, requires ToB)

~SETUP-ASCENSION.TP2~ #0 #4 // Tougher Illasera (optional, requires ToB)

~SETUP-ASCENSION.TP2~ #0 #5 // Tougher Yaga-Shura (optional, requires ToB)

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #10 // Detectable spells and effects (required for most other components)

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #20 // Allow Spellstrike to take down a Protection from Magic scroll

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #30 // More consistent Breach spell (always affects liches and rakshasas; doesn't penetrate Spell Turning)

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #40 // Antimagic attacks penetrate improved invisibility

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #50 // Iron Skins behaves like Stoneskin (can be brought down by Breach)

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #61 // Modify the Harm spell so it does damage rather than reducing target to 1 hp -> Enemy and player Harm spells both do 150 hp of damage

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #70 // Make individual versions of Spell Immunity available, so that players can use them in Contingencies etc.

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #80 // Revert Greater Restoration back to only affecting one creature

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #90 // Blade Barrier and Globe of Blades only affect hostile creatures

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #100 // Cap damage done by Skull Trap at 12d6

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #105 // Make Power-Word: Blind single-target

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #110 // Make Minute Meteors into +2 weapons

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #113 // Reduce the power of Inquisitors' Dispel Magic -> Inquisitors dispel at 1.5 x their level (not twice their level)

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #130 // Remove the invisibility power of the Staff of the Magi

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #140 // Move Vhailor's Helm into Throne of Bhaal

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #150 // Move the Robe of Vecna into Throne of Bhaal

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #160 // Remove unrealistically helpful items from certain areas

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #170 // Remove unrealistically convenient ammunition from certain areas

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #175 // Faster Bears

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #182 // Increase the price asked by Gaylan Baele -> Gaylan wants 80,000 gold pieces

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #190 // Make Watchers' Keep accessible between SoA and ToB

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #195 // Retrieve Dropped Items from Hell

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #201 // Prevent party members from dying irreversibly

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #220 // Smarter general AI

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #230 // Better calls for help

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #236 // Potions for NPCs -> About half of all unused potions on dead enemies are retrievable by the party (the rest are assumed to break)

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #238 // Improved Spiders

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #240 // Improved fiends -> Fiends have fast, uninterruptable innate magic

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #250 // Smarter genies -> Genies have fast, uninterruptable innate magic

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #260 // Smarter celestials -> Celestials have fast, uninterruptable innate magic

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #270 // Smarter dragons -> Dragons have fast, uninterruptable innate magic

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #281 // Smarter beholders -> Upgrade the beholders found in the hive in the Underdark (borrowed from Quest Pack)

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #292 // Smarter mind flayers -> Illithids have enhanced damage resistance; Illithids can see through invisibility (matches Tactics mod)

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #300 // Smarter githyanki

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #310 // Enemy mages use Simulacrum and Project Image spells (this component will have no effect unless you install Smarter Mages)

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #331 // Smarter Priests -> Priests only cast short-duration spells instantly at start of combat if they are created in sight of the PC

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #351 // Add high-level abilities (HLAs) to ToB priests -> All ToB priests who can cast 9th-level spells get HLAs

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #371 // Add high-level abilities (HLAs) to SoA priests -> All SoA priests who can cast 9th-level spells get HLAs

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #380 // Improved d'Arnise Keep ("Tactics Remix") -> Enhanced spirit trolls (as in Tactics)

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #383 // Improved Fire Giant temple

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #385 // Enhanced Sendai's Enclave

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #386 // Improved Abazigal's Lair

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #387 // Improved Shade Lord

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #392 // Party's items are taken from them in Spellhold

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #394 // More resilient trolls

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #396 // Slightly improved Faldorn

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #398 // Improved Bodhi (Tactics Remix) -> Original Tactics Improved Bodhi with SCSII scripting

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #399 // Improved Vampires

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #401 // Increase difficulty of level-dependent monster groupings -> Significantly increased difficulty

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #410 // Improved minor encounters [almost no content yet]

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #412 // Improved Random Encounters

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #420 // Ease-of-use party AI

~SCSII/SETUP-SCSII.TP2~ #0 #430 // Remove animation from the Cloak of Mirroring (leave it for other spells and effects that use the same graphic)

[DavidW]

Okay, I can reproduce this, and I sort-of-understand where it's coming from.

 

The simplest workaround (until I get round to sorting out compatibility more effectively) is to move the file army4.cre from the override subdirectory of your BG2 directory to a save place, then install SCS II, then move it back again. Crude but effective.

[Falkentyne]

Thanks, that worked, although I got a parse error during the install. (installed with warnings).

 

The HLA Mages ability component won't install though; it says I need to have installed smarter mages(?); I installed the "enemy mages prebuff only if in sight of the party" component.

[DavidW]

Thanks, that worked, although I got a parse error during the install. (installed with warnings).

 

The HLA Mages ability component won't install though; it says I need to have installed smarter mages(?); I installed the "enemy mages prebuff only if in sight of the party" component.

 

Okay, that one I don't understand. Try quitting the install program and running it again.

[Falkentyne]

Thanks, that worked, although I got a parse error during the install. (installed with warnings).

 

The HLA Mages ability component won't install though; it says I need to have installed smarter mages(?); I installed the "enemy mages prebuff only if in sight of the party" component.

 

Okay, that one I don't understand. Try quitting the install program and running it again.

 

I got it installed correctly after I did a full uninstall and reinstall, although I still got a parse (syntax?) error on the Smarter Mages/prebuff component. I don't know what problems that may cause. The other components that require smarter mages, also installed correctly this time.

 

ScuD: are you still there? Any extra news about that Area file from TDD?

DavidW: any reason why that Parse error is happening ("Installed with warnings")?

[Taimon]

Could you post the (exact) parse error message?

[ScuD]

Guys, my apologies for coming back to you so late.

Please find the corrected ARMY4.CRE file from TDD\CRE here

[ScuD]

Another thing, as a workaround for Quest Pack incompatibility. Before installing the Smarter Dragons component simply open HDRAGSIL.CRE from the Override with DLTCEP and just save it there.

The component will be installed without problems then.

[Wisp]

At the risk of highjacking this thread;

 

I'm getting a Installed with warnings message when I install the smarter mages component. The warning is "I tried to swap the order of scripts DW#BARD and HARPER in MERONIA, but I couldn't find both of them".

The first time I installed the component, I received no warning. Due to a odd issue with mages prebuffing when they shouldn't (under option 2) I first reinstalled the component (option R in the installer) and then uninstalled it and installed it again using option 3. The warnings started appearing after the component was uninstalled.

 

Just thought I'd mention it in case it's a fixable issue.

[DavidW]

At the risk of highjacking this thread;

 

I'm getting a Installed with warnings message when I install the smarter mages component. The warning is "I tried to swap the order of scripts DW#BARD and HARPER in MERONIA, but I couldn't find both of them".

The first time I installed the component, I received no warning. Due to a odd issue with mages prebuffing when they shouldn't (under option 2) I first reinstalled the component (option R in the installer) and then uninstalled it and installed it again using option 3. The warnings started appearing after the component was uninstalled.

 

Just thought I'd mention it in case it's a fixable issue.

 

The warning isn't actually a WEIDU warning: it's something inside SCS itself. And it's harmless; don't worry about it. (Probably some other mod has already rearranged Meronia's scripts.)

[Leomar]

Okay, I can reproduce this, and I sort-of-understand where it's coming from.

 

The simplest workaround (until I get round to sorting out compatibility more effectively) is to move the file army4.cre from the override subdirectory of your BG2 directory to a save place, then install SCS II, then move it back again. Crude but effective.

Hello David,

 

have you fixed this with v7?

 

Greetings Leomar

[DavidW]

Okay, I can reproduce this, and I sort-of-understand where it's coming from.

 

The simplest workaround (until I get round to sorting out compatibility more effectively) is to move the file army4.cre from the override subdirectory of your BG2 directory to a save place, then install SCS II, then move it back again. Crude but effective.

Hello David,

 

have you fixed this with v7?

 

Greetings Leomar

 

Probably, but I don't maintain a BP install on a regular basis so I can't check myself. Try and see.