Hi, I started a new game, got through all the prologue quests but the Firebead's scroll quest and went to talk to Tethtoril. All he said was the usual "Gorion is waiting for you". I figured it might be a glitch with the character so I restarted and did that first, same problem. Has anybody else had this problem or does anyone know how to fix this? Thanks in advance.
But the short answer is "when it's ready to be released". We're focusing on testing at the moment, which means it could be very close to being ready or there could be a bit of work that still needs to be done.
You may or may not be right or wrong about that, depending on..."things".
LOL You've got a great sense of humor Dee. Judging by the date of your post, however, we may have a few more weeks yet till patch release. I'm really looking forward to having the game pristine Thanks for all your hard work guys
Not sure if this has been posted elsewhere, but for an iPad workaround (if you are unable to pick pockets to complete the quest) you can create your character in The Black Pits, purchase an Identify scroll, export said character, and restart your game providing that purchased scroll to Firebead to complete the quest.
Ok, I have come up with my own fix. Just copy the TETHTO.dlg into the override folder.
I created the fix in NearInfinity by editting the TETHTO.dlg 3rd state trigger from Global("TalkedToFirebead","GLOBAL",1) to Global("HelpFirebead","GLOBAL",1), and the problem was solved. Also I will attach my own Dialog.tlk for know reason but accidently copying it to the rar file.
I wonder how many people will post a fix to the same bug on this thread before the next patch comes out (assuming that the current legal troubles are resolved)? We're at 4 and counting.
@Sojourner - It depends a little on if you used the stand-alone installer or the Beamdog client but on my computer it is at: C:\Games\Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition\Data\00766\override If it is missing you can create it manually in the 00766 folder.
Turns out this problem was exacerbated by Win7's useless search futility. (When it doesn't work, it is not a UTility, but a FUTility).
I did finally find where it was supposed to go - the problem was that I had done a search on 00766 and the Win 7 search kept telling me it didn't exist. However, after finding the post on this forum that told me where the file was SUPPOSED to be, I knew that it was, in fact, actually there. So I became diverted trying to fix the Win7 search problem.
I discovered that the OS was not indexing C drive so I thought indexing that would solve the Win7 search problem. After setting it up that way and rebuilding the index, hours later I discovered that Win 7 search now found every file of the 175,000+ on my however-many-TB hard drive that had a 00766 anywhere in the file OR in the contents. (think binary files as well as text only).
This was thousands of files and made it very difficult to find the ONE I actually wanted. I became highly annoyed.
After many many hours more of trying to make Win7 search act like a normal, usable, useful search, I discovered that this is not possible, not without learning a bunch of search terms that you have to type in by hand. If I wanted to do a command line search, I'd do a command line search - a GUI-based search utility that doesn't give me an easy way to perform the action I want without resorting to command-line-like commands just pisses me off. Plus there is no documentation anywhere about these new file search commands you have to use to make the file search actually work.
Also found out that indexing the entire drive is a bad idea. Which pretty much makes indexing totally useless. Backing out the changes to indexing options put me right back at square one - total failure on Win 7's part to find a file that actually does exist.
So I installed Agent Ransack. In less than a second, in a file search that does not rely on indexing, it found the file I was actually looking for with way less trouble than trying to make Win 7 do it.
Searching problem solved. Back to solving BGEE problem, it also was now rapidly solved.
And a heads up to all Win 7 users out there - don't trust the Win 7 search Futility. Just because it tells you something isn't there doesn't mean it isn't there.
Here is the relevant post on this forum that told me where the file is supposed to go, for the many different installation flavors:
Tell me about it. Never could get Windows 7 to search properly. Just crazy ~_~
And it never will. Just get Agent Ransack or one of the other free search utilities. There are bunches of them. There have to be - a search utility is just a basic need that MUST be met. Too bad MicroSloth doesn't understand that.
It seems that I cannot finish the quest after I talk to Tethtoril (he doesn't give me an Identify scroll that allows me to finish it). Anybody else have this bug? Is there a work around for it?
This will be fixed in the next patch; unfortunately there's no simple way to fix it on the iPad.
Bought the game yesterday (iPad), played 30 minutes or so. Started the storyline today, but it seems Tethtoril wont talk to me. I guess I'll have to roll with it... :-/ It's understandable that stumbling upon a bug like this within the 1st 10 minutes of the game is making me worried for the rest that have yet to come.
A workaround if you have enabled the Console, type CLUAConsole:CreateItem("SCRL75") into the console to get an identify scroll and then talk to Firebead.
I downloaded the fix. There is no override folder in Baldur's Gate directory (I have it on steam). I looked for the right directory of override folder and create it, i closed the game before it. Then i started a new game , but still have same problem. What can i do?
I have Windows7 64x
And also tried to create directory Data/00766, or Data/00766/override but it doesn't work either.
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But the short answer is "when it's ready to be released". We're focusing on testing at the moment, which means it could be very close to being ready or there could be a bit of work that still needs to be done.
Judging by the date of your post, however, we may have a few more weeks yet till patch release. I'm really looking forward to having the game pristine
I created the fix in NearInfinity by editting the TETHTO.dlg 3rd state trigger from Global("TalkedToFirebead","GLOBAL",1) to Global("HelpFirebead","GLOBAL",1), and the problem was solved. Also I will attach my own Dialog.tlk for know reason but accidently copying it to the rar file.
If it is missing you can create it manually in the 00766 folder.
I did finally find where it was supposed to go - the problem was that I had done a search on 00766 and the Win 7 search kept telling me it didn't exist. However, after finding the post on this forum that told me where the file was SUPPOSED to be, I knew that it was, in fact, actually there. So I became diverted trying to fix the Win7 search problem.
I discovered that the OS was not indexing C drive so I thought indexing that would solve the Win7 search problem. After setting it up that way and rebuilding the index, hours later I discovered that Win 7 search now found every file of the 175,000+ on my however-many-TB hard drive that had a 00766 anywhere in the file OR in the contents. (think binary files as well as text only).
This was thousands of files and made it very difficult to find the ONE I actually wanted. I became highly annoyed.
After many many hours more of trying to make Win7 search act like a normal, usable, useful search, I discovered that this is not possible, not without learning a bunch of search terms that you have to type in by hand. If I wanted to do a command line search, I'd do a command line search - a GUI-based search utility that doesn't give me an easy way to perform the action I want without resorting to command-line-like commands just pisses me off. Plus there is no documentation anywhere about these new file search commands you have to use to make the file search actually work.
Also found out that indexing the entire drive is a bad idea. Which pretty much makes indexing totally useless. Backing out the changes to indexing options put me right back at square one - total failure on Win 7's part to find a file that actually does exist.
So I installed Agent Ransack. In less than a second, in a file search that does not rely on indexing, it found the file I was actually looking for with way less trouble than trying to make Win 7 do it.
Searching problem solved. Back to solving BGEE problem, it also was now rapidly solved.
And a heads up to all Win 7 users out there - don't trust the Win 7 search Futility. Just because it tells you something isn't there doesn't mean it isn't there.
Here is the relevant post on this forum that told me where the file is supposed to go, for the many different installation flavors:
http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/8317/how-to-tweak-your-game
I guess I'll have to roll with it... :-/
It's understandable that stumbling upon a bug like this within the 1st 10 minutes of the game is making me worried for the rest that have yet to come.
Oh well...
(It's also included in the BG:EE unofficial fix pack for v2014)
What can i do?
I have Windows7 64x
And also tried to create directory Data/00766, or Data/00766/override but it doesn't work either.
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Well, i did the clua console stuff and it worked for me.
http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/8317/how-to-tweak-your-game
Console command for scroll is;
CLUAConsole:CreateItem("SCRL75")