Weird Avernum 1&2 Bug

Author	Topic: Weird Avernum 1&2 Bug
Dogbreath Apprentice Member # 5307	written Sunday, December 19 2004 23:30 Profile #0 This bug occured frequently in Avernum 1&2: When I enter combat with my party, and the switches from character to character, occassionally it will "freeze" on my priest. (Regardless of what postition s/he is in)To explain this, I will use up all my combat points, then the game will cycle through the next round (with all the baddies making their moves) then it'll skip straight to the priest again, not allowing any of my other characters to make any moves. This happens over and over again, even if I wait ~30 moves after combat. It's usually so scarce that I can just restore from a previous save and move on, but as of late it's been occuring ~25% of the time I start combat, making it impossible to play. Is there any way to fix this? :confused: To get it over with: no, my other characters are not paralyzed, confused, charmed, etc. or in any way prevented from normally moving. As far as I can tell, this is a real bug. Any help is greatly appriciated! :) Posts: 6 | Registered: Monday, December 20 2004 08:00
Nikki. Shaper Member # 3442	written Monday, December 20 2004 01:54 Profile Homepage #1 Sounds like you pressed a little button along th bottom of the screen that makes just one character active. It looks like a little man surrounded by 3 littler men. Pressing this should make the rest of the characters active. I think (i) is a shortcut for this. [ Monday, December 20, 2004 01:55: Message edited by: SupaNik ] -------------------- And when you want to Live How do you start? Where do you go? Who do you need to know? Posts: 2864 | Registered: Monday, September 8 2003 07:00
Kelandon Off With Their Heads Member # 4045	written Monday, December 20 2004 04:39 Profile Homepage #2 I believe the shortcut is (o), IIRC. I have no idea why Jeff created this option. It is extremely annoying. I'd hit it accidentally when reaching to cast a priest spell, and for a while I didn't know what was going on. [ Monday, December 20, 2004 04:40: Message edited by: Kelandon ] -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Monday, December 20 2004 09:40 Profile #3 I find it useful when there is only one character who should act for several rounds consecutively. This is only necessary in special situations, like combat puzzles, but I like to use it when my party becomes God-like and I want to see what a single PC can do. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00
Dogbreath Apprentice Member # 5307	written Monday, December 20 2004 11:52 Profile #4 Ah, thank you thank you thank you. I use my keyboard a lot, especially when targetting enemies, so I'd imagine I accidentially hit this a lot... But that still doesn't explain why it only happens to my priests. Anyhow, I'll give it a try and see if it fixes it. Edit: Because O is right next to P. :rolleyes: (Doh! Should've seen that) I just got a new keyboard with weird wrist rests so I make a lot of typos... that explains the recent occurances, I guess. Sorry for wasting your time, anyhow! I really appriciate the help! :) [ Monday, December 20, 2004 11:57: Message edited by: Dogbreath ] Posts: 6 | Registered: Monday, December 20 2004 08:00