converted into an automaton...

[Biggles]

Don´t know if this topic was discussed in the past, if so forgive me...

I started a completely new SI on RC2, and just after the beginning in the cave with the red bush in front of it I made the first saving. After restarting the Avatar turned into an automaton. Editing the NPC shape wasn´t successful, the dialogue portrait stayed an automaton and after restarting the problem is there again. Petra mode is not active.

Anyone encountered this problem too?

Thanks...

[wjp]

Hm, strange. Don't think I've heard of this before.

Could you email me your savegame?

[Biggles]

Hmm...

started over with the actual snapshot and it didn´t happen again, unfortunately the old savegame is gone. I´ll see if I can repeat the error with RC2, if so I will send you the savegame...

Thanks

Besides, you guys did a really great work. I´m a big Ultima fan since the fifth part, but SI was my all time favourite. It´s still the same fun as years ago...thank you!

[Tim]

I never could get her to join my party. No matter what I did, she always said she was too afraid. So, that's as far as I ever got in SI.

[SnowyThing]

Her as in Petra? In one of the SI savegames on Bootstrike.com, once was Ganesh's website, Petra and a few others were in your party. Dunno if this was by editing the NPC's flags or whatnot.. but she was there, along with several other automatons and even Boydon.

Strange.

Cheers.

P.S. It's the savegame with the White Dragon castle redecorated and stuffs. I think it'd be an idea to hop over to teh savegame, examine Petra's schedual and stuff and see if it's identical to the one in Exult.

[wjp]

To get Petra to join I _think_ you need the following: (didn't really check though, but I could get her to join when I played all the way through SI this month)

* see the vision on monk isle
* read the book on mind transference in the temple of discipline
* be hit by the acid in the temple of discipline
* talk to Petra about acid

[Tim]

All done, IIRC. I'm pretty sure I tried to walk through the acid myself first. That may be it.

Thanks. This wasn't an issue with Exult, it was when I played the original.

[Neutronium Dragon]

I never had to get damaged by the acid in the original. I'm not sure about the book, but seeing the vision seemed necessary to get it to happen.

(Of course, a good deal of the time I just obstinately took a few steps at a time and indulged in a good many healing potions...)

Neutronium Dragon