BG2EE Duplicate npc problem... round 2 O_o
genramu
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A while back I had posted on reddit that a long running multiplayer game I had going was duplicating a couple merchants 100s of times over when we would zone and I was told the problem was fixed in newer versions of the game (we had started the game pre-2.0) and that I should restart the game so we did (we had been in ToB at the time i had posted tho the problem had persisted since like chapter 4 SoA)....
I do not recall if we started this game on version 2.2 or 2.3. A week or so ago we were about to enter the sewer in the temple district but I decided we needed a rest first so i ran to the slums paid for a room and went back to the temple district only to find about 40 commoners at the zone line and about 30 or so knights that guard the first church duplicated
I tried reloading... going to the promenade and staying at that inn... went back to temple district... same thing
I tried reloading again this time going into the sewer itself ... resting... exiting and running to the entrance of the temple district where I a had seen the duplicates prior... again they appeared ; ;
I really do not wish to restart this multiplayer session with my friend a third time please tell me there is something I can do in EEkeeper or some other program to fix this (other than reload a old save and hope the glitch had not started yet in that save)
I appreciate any help thanks in advance
I do not recall if we started this game on version 2.2 or 2.3. A week or so ago we were about to enter the sewer in the temple district but I decided we needed a rest first so i ran to the slums paid for a room and went back to the temple district only to find about 40 commoners at the zone line and about 30 or so knights that guard the first church duplicated
I tried reloading... going to the promenade and staying at that inn... went back to temple district... same thing
I tried reloading again this time going into the sewer itself ... resting... exiting and running to the entrance of the temple district where I a had seen the duplicates prior... again they appeared ; ;
I really do not wish to restart this multiplayer session with my friend a third time please tell me there is something I can do in EEkeeper or some other program to fix this (other than reload a old save and hope the glitch had not started yet in that save)
I appreciate any help thanks in advance
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Loading a save in an area where characters are already trying to move elsewhere appears to be the main cause (left) of this issue. Previous fixes have removed other causes but it's one of the more persistent bugs I've seen.
Latest NearInfinity link can be found in the Modding area, and from memory you'd want to set the game then do these steps AFTER MAKING A COPY OF THE AFFECTED SAVE as NI overwrites.
- Open File
- Browse to your specific save e.g. C:\Users\...\Documents\Baldur's Gate II - Enhanced Edition\mpsave\000000007-Chapter 1 Start\BALDUR.SAV
- Open in new window
- Decompress
- Double click each area in turn, or start with your current area (press x key in game)
- Switch to the Edit tab
- Scroll down to actors
- Select each actor to work out if they are a duplicate or in the wrong area (you can select multiple actors, but the more actors there are and the more you select the slower the next step is...)
- Click remove
- Once all are removed, click save
- Press Esc to close the area window
- Repeat for each area. Use Compress -> Overwrite -> Decompress to save as you go if required
It's not easy/quick unfortunately.Imprisoned genie in starting dungeon. Start the game and reach the air plane.
Rejiek Hidesman. From when he leaves his initial room to the 2 lower rooms, then to Trademeet.
Umar mayor and wife. From Umar to his cabin.
This gets difficult where you start to overlap their movements, or when you die (or a client drops and rejoins as that may cause duplication) and so on. Commoners and knights isn't one I'm familiar with unless it is to do with panicked escape area actions.