[v35.1] Companion THAC0 in BG2:EE

[coolcat]

Base THAC0 for thief and bard companions seems to be too low.

For example Nalia has 11 THAC0 at level 9, Imoen 12 THAC0 at level 8, Haer'Dalis 9 THAC0 at level 10.

Reproducible for me with just:

~STRATAGEMS\SETUP-STRATAGEMS.TP2~ #0 #5900 // Initialise AI components (required for all tactical and AI components): 35.1
~STRATAGEMS\SETUP-STRATAGEMS.TP2~ #0 #6000 // Smarter general AI: 35.1

[DavidW]

Does it go away once you gain a level?

[coolcat]

No, it persists even after either they or MC are gaining levels. But it does not improve any further.

[Anterwaare]

I just checked, my lvl 31 Neera has base THAC0 of 7, 20/28 Jan base THAC0 of 10. C/I, Anomen, Mazzy, Jaheira are fine.

[jmerry]

1 hour ago, Anterwaare said:

I just checked, my lvl 31 Neera has base THAC0 of 7, 20/28 Jan base THAC0 of 10. C/I, Anomen, Mazzy, Jaheira are fine.

Jan is correct; thief THAC0 progression stops at level 21 with a value of 10. Neera's off though; she should have a base THAC0 of 13 (Assuming standard tables).

[Angel]

I'm seeing this in BG1EE too, all companions that join have a thac0 that is off by one until they level up, then it gets corrected.

[DavidW]

There's a bug in the library function that sets thac0 (I was writing 'thaco', not 'thac0', in a critical place). Fixed locally, will be in 35.2.

[Angel]

For those who can't wait, here is the corrected file.  It goes in stratagems/sfo2e.

 

lib_cre.tph