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[SimDing0]

// disables Gath spawn from stdeath
COPY_EXISTING ~stdeath.BCS~ ~override~
 DECOMPILE_BCS_TO_BAF
   REPLACE_TEXTUALLY ~Delay(1)~
                     ~False()~
 COMPILE_BAF_TO_BCS
 BUT_ONLY_IF_IT_CHANGES

 

N/T

[CamDawg]

This is a holdover from Baldurdash; it prevents Gath from spawning infinitely if he doesn't kill the PC immediately.

[SimDing0]

Unless you add a new block elsewhere, it looks to me like it disables him spawning completely. (Plus I'm not sure how the block could loop, since it has a variable check-- perhaps the fix is meant to remove the Delay, if that causes problems?)

[CamDawg]

Baldurdash's replacement script removes the block entirely. I replaced the Delay with False as it's the only way I could target that specific block in the script.

 

As for not spawning, Gath has a number of scripts that create him--BD removes his spawn block from this script, mvally and mvally2. While I don't recall anyone having problems getting him to appear in a BD-game, we should check he's being created by something in a Fixpack build.

[Idobek]

Baldurdash's replacement script removes the block entirely. I replaced the Delay with False as it's the only way I could target that specific block in the script.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Could you not target the action? i.e. replace the, assumingly, more specific CreateCreature with NoAction().

[SimDing0]

While I don't recall anyone having problems getting him to appear in a BD-game

Presumably because nobody's going to ask for the insta-kill to *come back*. But I think you'll quite readily be able to clear out the thieves' guild basement if that block is disabled.

[CamDawg]

OK, I've taken a closer look at this. stdeath appears to be a spurious change. I have not found anyone outside of Shadow Thieves in Aran & Renal's areas that use it.

 

mvally and mvally2 would spawn Arkanis if the player started the Thieves Guild quest and then sided with Bodhi. The Fixpack False()s the spawn blocks and then extends the script with a block with a Bodhi check. The Arkanis blocks had the added bonus of multiple spawns. mvally2's patch is also failing at the moment since I didn't escape the brackets in the regexp.

[SimDing0]

Maybe it was meant to be disabling Arkanis after you get back from Spellhold?