Circle of Eight Modpack v7 / v7 NC General Commentary & Discussion Thread

^ Probably not Z, but thanks for the suggestion.

btw, Co8 7.6.0 is awaiting authorization at ModDB. Here's a changelog:

GENERAL

• Implemented half of user interface overhaul: higher quality background textures on many interfaces and larger, more stylish Priory font.
• Repathnoded following maps for strict grid: Hickory Branch exterior, Quarry exterior, Verbobonc Exterior, Verbobonc City Hall, Welkwood Bog Exterior, Water Node, Hommlet Exterior and WotGS, Moathouse Exterior, Temple Interior, Temple Entrance, Temple House, Temple Tower, Coliseum, Emridy Meadows, Imeryds Run, Moathouse Cave Exit, Nulb Exterior, Random Forest, Random Forest Road, Random Riverside, Random Riverside Road, Random Scrub, Random Scrub Road, Temple Deserted Farm.
• Fixed worldmap issue with 'travel immediately to -' dialogues.
• Removed hand crossbow proto.
• Deactivated all hand crossbow-related feats.
• Adjusted positional audio for dynamic effects to be suitable for 1680 x 1050 (max supported) resolution.
• Reverted Spiritual Weapon fix due to related CTDs.
• Made Rannos and Gremag, Lareth, Skole, Ah Fong, and the Gnarley Forest witch fences.

HOMMLET

• Repopulated Nira Melubb and Jaroo's chest contents as per the module and flagged them as stolen so that only fences will buy them from you.
• Flagged Black Jay's wife's ring as stolen that only fences buy it and not decent, law-abiding vendors.
• Eliminated repeat barter dialog for Rannos, Gremag, and Calmert.
• Added Burne, Rufus, and Kenter Nevets as NPCs who can give the Clear the Moathouse quest and refined Terjon and Jaroo's routines.

MOATHOUSE

• Replaced Lareth's club of striking with a new one as the old one lost its ability to set charges.

NULB

• Added scripting failsafes so that Nulb ambush spawner doesn't enter or remain in combat.

HICKORY BRANCH

• Fixed faction issue with Hickory Branch dire bear.

MOATHOUSE RESPAWN

• Replaced immune undead in Moathouse Respawn courtyard and gnoll area.

VERBOBONC

• Made Verbobonc not available until after Zuggtmoy is dealt with.
  Updated Verbobonc night map graphics.
  Upgraded Verbobonc river water textures to appear more still and reflective.
  Updated and customized Verbobonc signage.
  Upgraded Verbobonc exterior dynamic ambient audio.
  Fixed bug where Verbobonc Merchant's Row west shop art would not appear at night.
  Fixed bug where Panathaes would not be removed from party when turned in to Captain Abiram upon completion of sewers quest if he was not guilty.
  Removed Boroquin and Rakham from Verbobonc citizen faction so that citizens don't get mad if you cast spells on them.

WOTGS

• Moved WotGS plot activation delivery to Wilfrick in Verbobonc.
  Added fog of war to Hommlet exterior for War of the Golden Skull to hopefully reduce animation-related lag.
  Reduced War of the Golden Skull reward items to +2.
  Fixed bug where Bing would stay at the leatherworker's shop during WotGS.

 

Yes, provided you use the NC (new content) version.

 

Ironic: I just had this or something similiar (playing 7.2, for the record), and it derailed my whole game. It was mid-WotGS Hommlet Defense, got rid of most of the main groups and was going after the patrols.

What happens is (in my case) you start trying to move, then you stop, and the blue circles don't even appear if you click somewhere (as if you have clikced on a blocked sector outside limits, or in a building etc). Not sure if this is an identical bug: you can sometimes move short distances, or 'there and back' but not advance where you are going.

I put it down to 'cheating' and using the worldmap to whip around Hommlet while my buffs were still up. :shrug: Never had jerk-stop but this doesn't sound like it.

 

That is jerkstop by definition Ted.

@Fouinto1, there really is no cure, but some things seem to make it go away temporarily. Try going to the Deklo Grove on the worldmap and coming back.

 

So THAT'S jerkstop? :blink: I pictured something very different... Wow, that is serious. Kudos on the many efforts to fix it Gaear.

By coincidence, I went to Deklo to regroup, and found it botched the quest. Hardly so very surprising. I then raised a very deceased Ariakis at that point to see what interesting comments he had about me fleeing before the Horde (a CN party should get to say, "meh!") but all he gave me was a status update.

I then returned to post-apocolyptic Hommlet but Ariakis had blue circle of death. Again, not surprising he abandoned me, but not quite scripted right. I gave up at that point and didn't notice if the jerkstop was fixed, I will test.