Everyone to the Friendly Arms Inn!

Kirkor

This is another simple thing:
When we ask someone to leave our group, there should be 2 dialog otpions:
- Wait here.
- Go to Friendly Arms Inn. We will meet there.

That would be quite helpful thing.

MedullaOblongata

That does sound like a cool idea

Necdilzor

Yup, just like the Copper Coronet in BG2. I agre.

Splod

That was one of the fixes from the Baldurdash pack. Rather than defaulting to their usual lairs you could ask them to remain where they were. Kind of useful when switching around characters to decide who you wanted.

Tome

I'd love this-sounds much better than having them wander off to their old haunts!

MERLANCE

Would be nice. Every time I encountered a new NPC, Ive taken them to the Friendly Arm Inn myself and dumped em there. Except Xzar and Montaron, their corpses are just outside the exit from the Nashkel Mines when Khalid and Jaheira decided to stomp em.

Markaleth

Best idea i've heard in a long time! I support this whole-heartily.

ajwz

All the new npc's do it I think. But yeah it would be good to extend it to all the others too.

Kirkor

ajwz said:

All the new npc's do it I think. But yeah it would be good to extend it to all the others too.

All new NPCs, yes...
But there is no option "wait here" for them. It is also quite useful.

Darkcloud

Would be great BG1 NPC project does this i think.

Headbomb

Agreed. This should be in the game. Would make things so much more manageable.

Dataris

That would be great. I lost an hour today to park a few characters in the inn.

PeteAtoms

I support this

Antignition

I'd love this. It's the one thing I miss not being able to mod in right now. Would they even be able to implement this feature though? Or does that fall under making changes to pre-existing content?

Wiggles

You know what's sad. That this might be under contract... -_-

mlnevese

Wiggles said:

You know what's sad. That this might be under contract... -_-

If it is, that's something a mod could do.

Headbomb

Kagain should go to his store however.

Artur

Now here's a feature I thought would be present in BG:EE to begin with.

keltarking

I've been thinking about this. Glad to see someone already said something about it.

Kirkor

Wiggles said:

You know what's sad. That this might be under contract... -_-

Well, they have made Yeslick to appear in Beregost, if you don't take him to your team.
So there is hope!

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swnmcmlxi

OP supported.

amkrasnov

>Well, they have made Yeslick to appear in Beregost, if you don't take him to your team.
So there is hope!

Where?!?
He didn't join in the mines, probably because of the Dorn bug. And now I can't find him nor in Beregost, neither in Jopalin's tavern. Please help!

Kirkor

From Patch v1.0.2012 log:
http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/12848/bgee-the-patch-change-log-archives#latest
"Yeslick may rejoin the party in Jopalin's Tavern"


Maybe you don't have newest patch? Do you play on PC? Because tablets still have old version of the game.

If you play on PC, then maybe you've talked with him befor patching the game? If yes, then he is lost forever (In this playthrough, at least).

Nifft

Like this idea!

One addition: I often have a full party when I get to the Gnoll Fortress. I'd like an option to escort Dyna back to Minsc (assuming I left him in Nashkel) without modifying my party. Then, when my party has taken casualties, I might just go back to Nashkel for them...

bigdogchris

If an NPC sticks around after you give them the boot, I would be OK with this.

If an NPC, which permanently leave once you boot them, I would object.

Lindeblom

I'd say no. Why would an NPC go to the friendly arms inn if you boot them out of the party? I am sure they all have better things to do than sitting waiting for you at some inn.
Maybe you could have the option to pay them 200 gold/day they have to wait for you (no matter if you pick them up again or not). They should have their own minds and areas where they feel at home.

reedmilfam

I would agree with @Lindeblom if there wasn't a somewhat arbitrary party size limitation.

Lindeblom

reedmilfam said:

I would agree with @Lindeblom if there wasn't a somewhat arbitrary party size limitation.

The limitations are good, that's what replays are for, to give you time to get to know the NPC you missed out in last playthrough .

I am still trying to find time/space for Eldoth and Skie 14 years after I started this timewastingactivity called BG

Erinne

Lindeblom said:

I'd say no. Why would an NPC go to the friendly arms inn if you boot them out of the party? I am sure they all have better things to do than sitting waiting for you at some inn.
Maybe you could have the option to pay them 200 gold/day they have to wait for you (no matter if you pick them up again or not). They should have their own minds and areas where they feel at home.

Sure, and waiting for you wherever you drop them off makes so much more sense.

"Sorry buddy, I want to take this dwarven cleric along, looks like there's no room for you in the group at the moment."
"Ok, I'll just wait here until you get back."
"But... the mines are going to be flooded, you'll die here! Why don't you just go to the nearest inn?"
"Nah, I feel at home here."
"I don't want you to die! Why can't you just go to the damn inn?!"
"I'm not sure why you want me to waste time at an inn while I could be dead at the bottom of a mineshaft, but fine, I'll consider it if you pay me 200 gold per day."

PeteAtoms

I don't think it's necessary to make them all take up residence at the FAI. Some can head to Beregost, some to Nashkel, etc. Basically, any kind of tavern, inn, or shop would be adequate.

Maybe put the NPCs on some kind of schedule that determines where an NPC is at any particular time. So based on the in-game time/date, an NPC spawns in various locations as if s/he were actually traveling about.