Error installing "Smarter Priests"

[Chitown Willie]

ERROR Installing [Smarter Priests], rolling back to previous state
Will uninstall 200 files for [STRATAGEMS/SETUP-STRATAGEMS.TP2] component 6040.
Uninstalled    200 files for [STRATAGEMS/SETUP-STRATAGEMS.TP2] component 6040.
ERROR: Failure("resource [SOUL_EATER.spl] not found for 'COPY'")
Please make a backup of the file: SETUP-STRATAGEMS.DEBUG and look for support at: For help troubleshooting installation
problems, go to the Sword Coast Stratagems forum at gibberlings3.net.
Using Language [English]

[DavidW]

You’ll need to provide a weidu.log

[Chitown Willie]

Sorry - WeiDu attached.

WeiDU.log

[Chitown Willie]

Some observations:

1. I did not install "Icewind Dale" spells from either Talents or SCS, and,

2. I see "Soul Eater" in C:\GOG Games\BGEE\stratagems\priest\data\tof_wizard_spells_used.txt :

PROTECTION_FROM_MAGIC_WEAPONS
PROTECTION_FROM_NORMAL_MISSILES
MANTLE
SPIDER_SPAWN
HORROR
BURNING_HANDS
VAMPIRIC_TOUCH
DEATH_SPELL
STRENGTH
HASTE
IMPROVED_HASTE
POWER_WORD_STUN
SHOCKING_GRASP
LIGHTNING_BOLT
CHAIN_LIGHTNING
STINKING_CLOUD
CONTAGION
CLOUDKILL
ICE_KNIFE
ICELANCE
INVISIBILITY
IMPROVED_INVISIBILITY
MASS_INVISIBILITY
POWER_WORD_SILENCE
SLEEP
SHADOW_DOOR
REMOVE_MAGIC
DETECT_INVISIBILITY
GHOUL_TOUCH
SOUL_EATER
CREATE_BONEGUARD
CHILL_TOUCH
SKULL_TRAP

Edited January 18 by Chitown Willie

[Chitown Willie]

From the DEBUG file:

ERROR locating resource for 'COPY'
Resource [SOUL_EATER.spl] not found in KEY file:
    [./chitin.key]
Stopping installation because of error.
Stopping installation because of error.
Stopping installation because of error.
Stopping installation because of error.
Stopping installation because of error.
Stopping installation because of error.
Stopping installation because of error.
Stopping installation because of error.
Stopping installation because of error.
Stopping installation because of error.
Stopping installation because of error.
Stopping installation because of error.
Stopping installation because of error.
Stopping installation because of error.
Stopping installation because of error.

ERROR Installing [Smarter Priests], rolling back to previous state
Unable to Unlink [weidu_external/backup/stratagems/6040/OTHER.6040]: Unix.Unix_error(1, "unlink", "weidu_external/backup/stratagems/6040/OTHER.6040")
[weidu_external/backup/stratagems/6040/UNSETSTR.6040] SET_STRING uninstall info not found
Will uninstall 200 files for [STRATAGEMS/SETUP-STRATAGEMS.TP2] component 6040.

[DavidW]

So: yes, that's an IWD spell and the install is failing because it can't find it. BUT SCS doesn't mindlessly assume that the IWD spells are present, it does different things depending on whether they're installed or not. One of the install checks I ran before releasing v35 was a clean install of SCS without the IWD spells, and it worked fine. It's possible that something in the 35.x incremental updates broke it (I haven't repeated that particular install test for the incremental installs) but it's more likely to be some subtle interaction between that's confusing SCS as to what's actually installed. I'll check when I have the chance. (You might try deleting SOUL_EATER from that file you just found and seeing if it then reinstalls - though I haven't altered that file since v35 released.)

[Chitown Willie]

Hi David,

Yep - I think your instincts are correct.

Now getting:

ERROR locating resource for 'COPY'
Resource [CREATE_BONEGUARD.spl] not found in KEY file:
        [./chitin.key]

Will continue to pare down that file. Thanks for the tip!

[Chitown Willie]

Update - So I was able to successfully install "Smarter Priest" when removing the 2 entries (SOUL_EATER, CREATE_BONEGUARD). Thanks David!

New file looks like:

PROTECTION_FROM_MAGIC_WEAPONS
PROTECTION_FROM_NORMAL_MISSILES
MANTLE
SPIDER_SPAWN
HORROR
BURNING_HANDS
VAMPIRIC_TOUCH
DEATH_SPELL
STRENGTH
HASTE
IMPROVED_HASTE
POWER_WORD_STUN
SHOCKING_GRASP
LIGHTNING_BOLT
CHAIN_LIGHTNING
STINKING_CLOUD
CONTAGION
CLOUDKILL
ICE_KNIFE
ICELANCE
INVISIBILITY
IMPROVED_INVISIBILITY
MASS_INVISIBILITY
POWER_WORD_SILENCE
SLEEP
SHADOW_DOOR
REMOVE_MAGIC
DETECT_INVISIBILITY
GHOUL_TOUCH
CHILL_TOUCH
SKULL_TRAP

[DavidW]

No problem, it's helpful debug information.