Missing Areas - possible Spoilers

[Cerek the Barbaric]

I'm playing through Baldur's Gate for the second time and I seem to have run into a bug. I've just cleared the Bandit Camp and completed Chapter 3, but I STILL don't have the Ankheg Farm area on my map. In my first game, it appeared very early but it hasn't shown up at all this time. I really want to explore that area since the ankhegs mean lots of good experience (not to mention some nice treasure) for my characters.

I also haven't been able to find the Bassilisk Forest, although I think that area may actually have come up on the map and I just haven't explored it completely yet.

Any suggestions on how to get the Ankheg Farm to appear before I have to go to Cloakwood would be greatly appreciated.

[Rehsams]

im not sure it si possible to get there before the cloakwood ---- I couldnt

[RoSs_bg2_rox]

u cna only gt to the ankeg farm from friendly arm. Go to the top and ul get it

[GodzGift]

Ross is right, the Ankheg farm should appear long before cloakwood if you go to the top of the Friendly Arm map.....good luck!

[InsaneBane]

And the basilisks can be found on the map right east of the area with the temple east to Beregost.

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[Cerek the Barbaric]

It must have just been glitch. I had actually gone to the Friendly Arms Inn and exited through the top of the map before - that made the Pevdale area show up. I went there and promptly met the bandits that took me to the Bandit Camp. So I tried again last night and this time the Ankheg Farm showed up with no problem.

One problem I've had coming back to BG1 after playing BG2 for so long is forgetting that I have to actually exit one area in the specific direction of another area before it will show up. In BG2, it doesn't matter which direction you exit from.

I'm pretty sure the Basilisk Forest is already on my map, I just haven't had a chance to explore it yet. Just like Pevdale. I only went a little ways into it before meeting the bandits, so most of that area is still unexplored by my current party.

Thanks for the tips. I appreciate it.

[Arledrian]

Cerek, having gone from a BG II marathon back to the prelude myself, I know a lot of it must seem like a non-linear goose-chase. The best advice I can give you in this respect is to always 'nudge' all four sides of any map you explore. By this, I mean clicking the wheel on the edge of a map, just to open up that area for whenever you decide to visit it, even if it's not on your agenda for a very long time. I am sure the basilisk forest will show up if you do this around the eastern areas of the sword coast - it's one map north of Gullykin, or one map east of the temple near Beregost, to be precise.

I found this site particularly useful on my adventures - http://www.pottsland.com/baldur - it has a lot of tidbits that just serve to refresh your memory if you feel like you've momentarily lost the plot.

Have fun, and let us know how it all goes [img]smile.gif[/img]

[ 09-29-2003, 09:20 PM: Message edited by: Arledrian ]