Desperate for Help

rfxcasey

I need help please. BG2 I don't have enhanced edition. I just started chapter 3 and I'm on the quest Aran's task to receive the shadow thieve's aid. In Aran's underground complex there is a room where an NPC approaches me and starts talking about overthrowing Aran. He is then overheard by one of the other thieves and the thief attack him. He's my problem. I attacked the thief attacking him, then after killing that thief my team attacked the traitorous thief killing him as well. I wasn't at that point instantly attacked by thieves so I figured everything was OK and moved on. After meeting Mook at the dock and her being killed, I headed back into the underground complete. When I reach the area where the training take place I am instantly attacked by shadow thieves and pretty much killed instantly. I do not have a save before killing the thieves that got me in hot water in the first place. Please, if anyone knows how to reset the shadow thieves using the debug console so they are no longer attacking me I would greatly appreciate it. Otherwise my game is screwed.

Kurona

Haven't played the original in a while but try to type this in the console.

CLUAConsole::SetGlobal("AttackedThieves","GLOBAL",0)
It might not reset the thieves that are already hostile though.

rfxcasey

I'm assuming you meant CLUAConsole: with one : not two. No sorry that didn't work, i'm still getting attacked as soon as I enter then training area. I'm starting off my last save from the hallway just to the east of the training area. Still need a solution.

Kurona

Do you still get insta-killed by Arkanis Gath? If not, make your party invisible with potions (cheat them if needed) and see if Aran Linvail is hostile. You only need him after all.

If Arkanis still spawns though I don't know what to do.

caes

Spawn Arkanis, Ctrl+J from him, and lock him somewhere. Then Ctrl+Y everyone in the compound, save, edit via Keeper the variable 'attackedthieves', and createcreature new Aron - he's ARON. That may help.
The main problem is getting away from Arkanis, but he won't follow you out of the headquarters building. After that, if you change the variable, you can create nonhostile Aron.

I just checked - it works.

rfxcasey

caes said:

Spawn Arkanis, Ctrl+J from him, and lock him somewhere. Then Ctrl+Y everyone in the compound, save, edit via Keeper the variable 'attackedthieves', and createcreature new Aron - he's ARON. That may help.
The main problem is getting away from Arkanis, but he won't follow you out of the headquarters building. After that, if you change the variable, you can create nonhostile Aron.

I just checked - it works.

Sorry but you're going to have to break this down a bit more, I have virtually no experience with the debug tool. What does cntl + J do, and do I need enhanced edition for that to work? I tried pausing the game as soon as Arkanis spawns, placing the cursor on this and pressing ctrl + J but nothing happens.

caes

Edit your baldur.ini file sorcerers.net/Games/BG2/cheats.php

Load the save and change the variable "attackedthieves" either through console CLUAConsole:SetGlobal("AttackedThieves","GLOBAL",0), or by editing the save with Keeper (change 1 to 0).
Arkanis will spawn as soon as you'll be spotted by hostile thieves. The second he appears you should pause the game and Cntr+J your group to the upstairs. Cntr+J is a cheat that teleports you to any location on the current map where your pointer is. Run upstairs, and pause again. Teleport to the door out, you will probably see Arkanis again. But when you exit, he won't follow you outside. Then create new Aron by typing in the console CLUAConsole:CreateCreature("ARON"). And you'll see the shadowmaster. He will go through his first dialog with you, to get his second quest talk to him again. Problem solved. Though you should forget the entrance to the shadow guild.

I checked this with EE version but it should definitely work in vanilla too.

rfxcasey

Using ctrl + J as you instructed I actually teleported to a far corner of the dungeon in the lower level of the compound. As soon as I teleported Arkanis appears and I quickly teleport to the top of the dungeon stairs right outside the door. Before Arkanis has time to climb the stairs to come after me I close the dungeon door and he is trapped in there. From that point on Arkanis is affixed upon my main character which means I can teleport any of my other characters into the dungeon and Arkanis just ignores them. They are then free to beat on him all they want but he does die. I read somewhere he can be killed with an intelligence drain by polymorphing into a Mind Flayer so I'll have to try that later. After Arkanis is trapped I can then go about killing everyone in the compound for the experience.

Thanks so much for typing out the CLUAConsole commands, I've never used Keeper. Will there by any foreseeable future repercussions to my game by doing all this?

rfxcasey

Just an update. Actually, Aron has some pretty bad ass armor for thieves. It has little effect on thieving skills and no effect on spell casting.

rfxcasey

Whoops, having a problem when CreateCreature("ARON") the console is telling me 'error file ARON does not exit'.

rfxcasey

Ok I see now it should be ARAN not ARON. Having a problem though, as soon as Aran is created he starts his dialog, but as soon as he finishes he attack me? What's up with that? I did the 'AttackedThieves' thing in the console.