BG2 / BGEET: Edwin disappears after he spawns.

KhaosBhaalspawn · February 2023

Here is what happens:

I have no idea why this happens and had this bug in previously modded setups as well. Now i could just bypass this bug by using cheats to give myself the Key for Mae'Var's Strongbox, but i want to actually play through the Questline and for that i need Edwin.

I tried trimming the character file down ("EDWIN7.cre") and i'm pretty sure that's the way to go, but no results so far. Any ideas?

jmerry · February 2023

Edwin is already present there before you ever enter the area - but the area script deactivates him. Which means that when you first enter the room, he may briefly appear and then disappear. Any added copies of Edwin will of course be deactivated by the same script.

Once you reach the appropriate point in the quest (Mae'var sends you to Edwin), the area script reactivates him. Here's AR0304.BCS in its entirety (before any mods):

IF
	GlobalLT("GoSeeEdwin","GLOBAL",2)
	!Dead("MaeVar")  // Mae'Var
THEN
	RESPONSE #100
		ActionOverride("Edwin",Deactivate(Myself))
END

IF
	Global("GoSeeEdwin","GLOBAL",2)
THEN
	RESPONSE #100
		SetGlobal("GoSeeEdwin","GLOBAL",3)
		ActionOverride("Edwin",Activate(Myself))
END

IF
	GlobalLT("GoSeeEdwin","GLOBAL",2)
	Dead("MaeVar")  // Mae'Var
THEN
	RESPONSE #100
		SetGlobal("GoSeeEdwin","GLOBAL",3)
		ActionOverride("Edwin",Activate(Myself))
END

If you haven't yet reached that point in the quest, nothing is wrong. Continue, and then delete the extra copies of Edwin you spawned in when he activates. If you have reached that point and Edwin still isn't showing up, something's wrong with the variables; GoSeeEdwin should be set by Mae'Var's dialogue. A console command SetGlobal("GoSeeEdwin","GLOBAL",2) will put it in the right state.

KhaosBhaalspawn · February 2023

jmerry wrote: »
Edwin is already present there before you ever enter the area - but the area script deactivates him. Which means that when you first enter the room, he may briefly appear and then disappear. Any added copies of Edwin will of course be deactivated by the same script.

Once you reach the appropriate point in the quest (Mae'var sends you to Edwin), the area script reactivates him. Here's AR0304.BCS in its entirety (before any mods):
IF
	GlobalLT("GoSeeEdwin","GLOBAL",2)
	!Dead("MaeVar")  // Mae'Var
THEN
	RESPONSE #100
		ActionOverride("Edwin",Deactivate(Myself))
END

IF
	Global("GoSeeEdwin","GLOBAL",2)
THEN
	RESPONSE #100
		SetGlobal("GoSeeEdwin","GLOBAL",3)
		ActionOverride("Edwin",Activate(Myself))
END

IF
	GlobalLT("GoSeeEdwin","GLOBAL",2)
	Dead("MaeVar")  // Mae'Var
THEN
	RESPONSE #100
		SetGlobal("GoSeeEdwin","GLOBAL",3)
		ActionOverride("Edwin",Activate(Myself))
END
If you haven't yet reached that point in the quest, nothing is wrong. Continue, and then delete the extra copies of Edwin you spawned in when he activates. If you have reached that point and Edwin still isn't showing up, something's wrong with the variables; GoSeeEdwin should be set by Mae'Var's dialogue. A console command SetGlobal("GoSeeEdwin","GLOBAL",2) will put it in the right state.

Thanks! Your solution worked.

BG2 / BGEET: Edwin disappears after he spawns.

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