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[Bug report] Familiar stuck in Poly form

StradlinStradlin Member Posts: 142
edited January 2013 in Fixed
I have the familiar of lawful evil mage. This particular familiar comes with Polymorph Self spell.

I put the imp in my bag while it was polymorphed as Orc. Now it seems to be pernamently stuck in that form. Putting it in bag again does not fix the issue, nor does resting. The polymorph sub menu is not available for the Orc either.

So now I have an orc in my bags. That assassin never knew what hit him.


Edit: I ment Ogre!
Post edited by Jalily on

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  • MortiannaMortianna Member Posts: 1,356
    edited November 2012
    That happened to me countless times in Tutu and it just happened again while I was in Candlekeep (playing BG:EE). Luckily I had created a master save at the beginning of the game, so I was able to reload my game from there.

    The following may sound strange but it's a sure-fire way to "fix" your familiar. What you have to do is kill (yes, kill) your familiar, then go in Shadowkeeper and select the very last tab called "Global Effects." There will two entries: one for the Constitution point loss and the other for the HP loss. Delete those entries and then go to your HP and adjust your total HP to whatever it would be without the additional HP you receive from your Imp familiar (-9 hp). After you do this, your HP and CON score will be back to normal and you can summon another familiar.

    I think the reason the Imp gets stuck in the Polymorph form is because it was engaging in some kind of action at the same time the spell expired. One way to prevent this is to have the Imp revert back to its natural form after it is finished engaging in any battles or actions. The longer you leave it in a particular form, the more of a risk there seems to be that it will get "stuck."

    *by the way, I think you're referring to the Flind. Does it have a halberd that does fire damage? There is no Orc form to the spell.
  • GruloGrulo Member Posts: 109
    edited December 2012
    I was playing a lawful evil Wizard and i had an Imp Familiar. i used the Shapechange spell he had to turn him into an Ogre. But somehow the options to turn back into normal form have dissapeared and he is stuck as an Ogre. I can't turn him into anything else.

    Is this a bug or am i doing omething wrong?
    Post edited by Avenger_teambg on
  • MortiannaMortianna Member Posts: 1,356
    Nope. I've experienced the same thing in BG2, BG Tutu, and BG:EE. You can fix the issue with Shadowkeeper.
  • elminsterelminster Member, Developer Posts: 16,317
    edited December 2012
    It would be pretty cool if you could have an ogre in your inventory, though I imagine it would weigh you down :p
  • GruloGrulo Member Posts: 109
    Actually u can still put it in your inventory and when you do, it looks like an imp again. But if you take it out of your bag he turns back into an ogre. Oh well i restarted the game and this time im making sure i turn the imp into his regular form before i leave a map.
  • Avenger_teambgAvenger_teambg Member, Developer Posts: 5,862
    edited December 2012
    The solution would be for it to refuse to jump into your bag :D
    Added tracker entry
    Post edited by Avenger_teambg on
  • Avenger_teambgAvenger_teambg Member, Developer Posts: 5,862
    @Tanthalas merge with: http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/7753/bug-report-familiar-stuck-in-poly-form
  • Avenger_teambgAvenger_teambg Member, Developer Posts: 5,862
    This should be fixed now. Shapechanged familiars won't go into the backpack.
  • Avenger_teambgAvenger_teambg Member, Developer Posts: 5,862
    Done
  • StradlinStradlin Member Posts: 142
    Awesome! my bag and familiar both thank you.
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