After Lysan Killed, Spectre Locks Program -- HELP?!?!?

durendale · 05-11-2001, 04:51 PM

After I slaughter Lysan the Ice Priestess in the vale of shadows (and her yeti friends) a shadow/spectre appears at the top of the screen and control gets taken away from me. Like the whole interface is sort of shadowed out. But time is still passing and the characters are still animated, they complain that I'm not doing anything.... the spectre just sits there and never says anything! It's like it's locked up.

Anybody ever see that -- is there a way to fix it?

durendale

Xanthul · 05-12-2001, 05:33 AM

I had a similar problem, but without losing control o fmy characters. Finally i realised that the spectre couldnt talk to me cause my characters were silenced by Lysan (she had cast "silence" spell). Check if your characters are silenced, other than this, i dont know what might be the problem.

luck !!

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You up ?? Beware !! When falling, better fall from down

Wulfere · 05-13-2001, 10:30 PM

Have you downloaded and installed the patch for the game? While I didn't have that problem I always wait till the patches come out before I load and run a game. seems to just work better that way. I have few problems.
http://www.tgeweb.com/ironworks/icewind/index.shtml

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[This message has been edited by Wulfere (edited 05-13-2001).]

Larry_OHF · 05-13-2001, 10:45 PM

The first time, that happened to me, and I restarted the game, and the second time I went through ok...

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Larry, a Loyal Guardian of the OHF

Leafy · 05-14-2001, 04:44 PM

if restarting and retrying doesn't help, try removing the "override" folder from its directory, then reload the game to see if it helps (that solves a lot of game freezes)

Durendal, isn't that the name of a sword?

Valoran · 05-17-2001, 08:23 AM

Don't know if you still need help but I heard that unless you are on the same screen as the Spirit when it appears the game can crash. Try to ensure you kill Lysan close to where the spirit appears at the top of the cave.

durendale · 05-17-2001, 09:24 AM

Sorry it took so long to reply -- it was the silence problem! Lysan is history...

Yes, the name of the sword Durendale comes from The Song of Roland:

"In the name, chansons de geste given to l'épée marvellous of Roland, nephew of Charlemagne.

This sword, that nothing could break, is called Durendart on l'inscription of the statue of Roland with Vérone. According to legends', it would have been conquered by Roland on the son to l'émir Agolant, Eaumont, or it would have been given to him by Charlemagne, which l'aurait itself received d'un angel to reward more the brave man d'entre his knights. In the Song of Roland, the hero, wounded with death, eager to withdraw it from Buckwheats, in vain tries to break it on the rock. The popular legends tell that perforated of Roncevaux, still called the breach of Roland, above the circus of Gavarnie (Hautes-Pyrénées), was the result of this effort."

durendale

Chipz · 05-26-2001, 02:15 PM

You're right. The problem seems to be with the pathfinding algorithm. The shadow can't quite figure out how to get to your party. I believe this problem occurs more than once in the game but this bug _is_ fixed in the latest patch.

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// Chipz

Norfleet · 05-26-2001, 08:28 PM

There is another "shadowed dialogue" bug in the game: If you kill an NPC who would normally give a spiel before he has the opportunity to give his spiel, the game will lock up in permanent dialogue mode since the guy who's supposed to give his spiel has been killed to death. Particularly apparent with Malavon, since if you have a fairly beefy fighter/thief armed with a fairly hefty weapon and the 19 str girdle, you can sometimes kill Malavon in a single critical hit backstab. Well, it *SEEMED* like a reasonably good plan for saving the gnomes at the time.

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05-11-2001, 04:51 PM	#1
durendale Welcomed New User Join Date: May 11, 2001 Location: little rock, arkansas, u.s. Posts: 2	After I slaughter Lysan the Ice Priestess in the vale of shadows (and her yeti friends) a shadow/spectre appears at the top of the screen and control gets taken away from me. Like the whole interface is sort of shadowed out. But time is still passing and the characters are still animated, they complain that I'm not doing anything.... the spectre just sits there and never says anything! It's like it's locked up. Anybody ever see that -- is there a way to fix it? durendale

05-12-2001, 05:33 AM	#2
Xanthul Symbol of Cyric Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Outside my place Age: 42 Posts: 1,283	I had a similar problem, but without losing control o fmy characters. Finally i realised that the spectre couldnt talk to me cause my characters were silenced by Lysan (she had cast "silence" spell). Check if your characters are silenced, other than this, i dont know what might be the problem. luck !! ------------------ You up ?? Beware !! When falling, better fall from down

05-13-2001, 10:30 PM	#3
Wulfere Red Wizard of Thay Join Date: March 20, 2001 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska USA Age: 63 Posts: 893	Have you downloaded and installed the patch for the game? While I didn't have that problem I always wait till the patches come out before I load and run a game. seems to just work better that way. I have few problems. http://www.tgeweb.com/ironworks/icewind/index.shtml ------------------ [This message has been edited by Wulfere (edited 05-13-2001).]

05-13-2001, 10:45 PM	#4
Larry_OHF Ironworks Moderator Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Midlands, South Carolina Age: 48 Posts: 14,759	The first time, that happened to me, and I restarted the game, and the second time I went through ok... ------------------ Larry, a Loyal Guardian of the OHF

05-14-2001, 04:44 PM	#5
Leafy Zhentarim Guard Join Date: March 5, 2001 Location: The leafy, green forests of Wisconsin Posts: 315	if restarting and retrying doesn't help, try removing the "override" folder from its directory, then reload the game to see if it helps (that solves a lot of game freezes) Durendal, isn't that the name of a sword?

05-17-2001, 08:23 AM	#6
Valoran Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: May 17, 2001 Location: Wirral,England Posts: 23	Don't know if you still need help but I heard that unless you are on the same screen as the Spirit when it appears the game can crash. Try to ensure you kill Lysan close to where the spirit appears at the top of the cave.

05-17-2001, 09:24 AM	#7
durendale Welcomed New User Join Date: May 11, 2001 Location: little rock, arkansas, u.s. Posts: 2	Sorry it took so long to reply -- it was the silence problem! Lysan is history... Yes, the name of the sword Durendale comes from The Song of Roland: "In the name, chansons de geste given to l'épée marvellous of Roland, nephew of Charlemagne. This sword, that nothing could break, is called Durendart on l'inscription of the statue of Roland with Vérone. According to legends', it would have been conquered by Roland on the son to l'émir Agolant, Eaumont, or it would have been given to him by Charlemagne, which l'aurait itself received d'un angel to reward more the brave man d'entre his knights. In the Song of Roland, the hero, wounded with death, eager to withdraw it from Buckwheats, in vain tries to break it on the rock. The popular legends tell that perforated of Roncevaux, still called the breach of Roland, above the circus of Gavarnie (Hautes-Pyrénées), was the result of this effort." durendale

05-26-2001, 02:15 PM	#8
Chipz Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: May 26, 2001 Posts: 4	You're right. The problem seems to be with the pathfinding algorithm. The shadow can't quite figure out how to get to your party. I believe this problem occurs more than once in the game but this bug _is_ fixed in the latest patch. ------------------ // Chipz

05-26-2001, 08:28 PM	#9
Norfleet Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: May 26, 2001 Location: Go Away Posts: 12	There is another "shadowed dialogue" bug in the game: If you kill an NPC who would normally give a spiel before he has the opportunity to give his spiel, the game will lock up in permanent dialogue mode since the guy who's supposed to give his spiel has been killed to death. Particularly apparent with Malavon, since if you have a fairly beefy fighter/thief armed with a fairly hefty weapon and the 19 str girdle, you can sometimes kill Malavon in a single critical hit backstab. Well, it SEEMED like a reasonably good plan for saving the gnomes at the time.

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