udgith02.cre

[SimDing0]

AR2400.ARE has entries for udgith03-5. However, they all just create udgith02.cre. The problem comes when the area script checks that you've killed all the Githyanki, because it's looking for the 3-5 variants instead of several 2s. I'm not sure what the best way to fix this is.

[SimDing0]

Or can you refer to a creature using its name defined in the ARE file? Because they've done it again with the slave creatures.

[SimDing0]

IF
Global("famquas","GLOBAL",1)
THEN
RESPONSE #100
 SetGlobal("famquas","GLOBAL",0)
 MoveGlobalObject("famqua25",Player1)
END

 

The ToB quasit's death variable is still "famquas". I wonder if this block will work.

[SimDing0]

These too:

 

IF
!InParty(Myself)
Global("ViconiaFree","AR1000",1)
CombatCounter(0)
NumDead("vicg",0)
!Dead("victown1")
!Dead("victown4")
THEN
RESPONSE #100
 StartDialogueNoSet(Player1)
END

IF
!InParty(Myself)
Global("ViconiaFree","AR1000",1)
OR(3)
 NumDeadGT("vicg",0)
 Dead("victown1")
 Dead("victown4")
THEN
RESPONSE #100
 SetGlobal("ViconiaFight","AR1000",1)
 SetGlobal("ViconiaFree","AR1000",2)
 ActionOverride("Viconia",ForceSpell(Myself,CLERIC_FLAME_BLADE))
END

IF
!InParty(Myself)
Global("ViconiaFree","AR1000",1)
CombatCounter(0)
OR(3)
 NumDeadGT("vicg",0)
 Dead("victown1")
 Dead("victown4")
THEN
RESPONSE #100
 SetGlobal("ViconiaFree","AR1000",2)
 SetGlobal("SPRITE_IS_DEADVicg","GLOBAL",3)
 StartDialogueNoSet(Player1)
END

[devSin]

AR2400.ARE has entries for udgith03-5. However, they all just create udgith02.cre. The problem comes when the area script checks that you've killed all the Githyanki, because it's looking for the 3-5 variants instead of several 2s. I'm not sure what the best way to fix this is.

When the visibility flag in the actor header is set to 0x09, you can use the actor name (in the ARE file) in place of the creature's script name. BioWare used this laziness to use a single CRE for multiple actors, but still have a way to distinguish them (so, they'll use UDVITH02.CRE for each actor, but they can refer to them independently). I used this to fix Ketlaar's bodyguards (rather than adding a funky script to the CRE, we can change the actor name, and DestroySelf() ketlbg0[12] from the area script).

 

All of the "famblah25" variables appear to be wrong (the ITMs only ever set "famblah"), but I don't know that this is something to fix (I don't know it causes any problems). I changed it locally just to get NI to shut up.

 

Viconia's OR() triggers are off, the NumDead()s need to be checked, too, IIRC. Additionally, there is dialogue for the third guard (VICG3), this should be changed so he's not using the CIVAMNG dialogue ("Be proud, citizen!"). Locally, I made him a normal guard (he has some OK dialogue for being one of the dumb city guards), but this is beyond the realm of "fixing."

[CamDawg]

So, sorry--is there a fix here we need to implement, and if so, is it Sim's?

[devSin]

The Viconia script needs to be fixed, and the familiar fixes are probably optional (I don't know if they have any effect at all in-game). The script names for the UDGITH creatures do not need to be updated (nor the slaves in that area, nor the waitress in the Saradush inn, and a couple other places where BioWare used the magic number). They work as intended.

[CamDawg]

OK, I finally wrapped my head around this and understand. victown1 and victown4 need the 9 flag. This has been added to the ar1000.are patch:

 

// changes guard references in ar1000 to not be the rubble-guarder type, enables one ambient
COPY_EXISTING ~AR1000.ARE~ ~override~
 READ_LONG  0x54 "actor_off"
 READ_SHORT 0x58 "actor_num"
 READ_SHORT 0x82 "amb_num"
 READ_LONG  0x84 "amb_off"
 WHILE ("%actor_num%" > 0) BEGIN
   SET "actor_num" = ("%actor_num%" - 1)
   READ_ASCII ("%actor_off%" + 0x80 + ("%actor_num%" * 0x110)) "cre_file"
   PATCH_IF ("%cre_file%" STRING_COMPARE_CASE "AMNG1" = 0) BEGIN
     WRITE_ASCII ("%actor_off%" + 0x80 + ("%actor_num%" * 0x110)) ~AMNG2~ #8
   END ELSE
   PATCH_IF (("%cre_file%" STRING_COMPARE_CASE "victown1" = 0) OR
             ("%cre_file%" STRING_COMPARE_CASE "victown4" = 0)) BEGIN
     WRITE_LONG ("%actor_off%" + 0x28 + ("%actor_num%" * 0x110)) 9
   END
 END
 WHILE ("%amb_num%" > 0) BEGIN
   SET "amb_num" = ("%amb_num%" - 1)
   READ_SHORT ("%amb_off%" + 0x20 + ("%amb_num%" * 0xd4)) "x_coord"
   PATCH_IF ("%x_coord%" = 907) BEGIN
     WRITE_LONG ("%amb_off%" + 0x8C + ("%amb_num%" * 0xd4)) 0x001fffc0
   END
 END
 BUT_ONLY_IF_IT_CHANGES

 

Included in alpha 3.