I DID IT!!!!!
Thank-you eveyone for your support. Here's what needs to be done to get the end of the Anomen Romance to work (if you have the bug that stops it from working present in your game) for anyone who wants to know:
1)Check to make sure that the romance still exists by checking AnomenRomanceActive in the ShadowKeeper Global variables tab. It should be set at 2. Or, use CLUAConsole:GetGlobal("AnomenRomanceActive","global") and check that it is set at 2.
2)Make sure that you are NOT in chapters 4,5, or 7, because it can't happen there.
3)Look at Anomen's Affects tab item "lovetalk" in ShadowKeeper. If the event was missed somehow it will be at 37, if it is still to come, it will be at 35 or below, and you should be patient, or try suggestions elsewhere on this forum to speed up romances). In ShadowKeeper: set Anomen's Affects tab item "lovetalk" to 36. Or you can use CLUAConsole:SetGlobal("Lovetalk","Local",36). This should work, although I used the ShadowKeeper way, so I can't guarantee it. This will ensure that you are at the right stage in the Anomen romance for the event/encounter to occur. People have warned me that messing with lovetalk variables can mess up your game, so be careful, make back up copies, and continue at your own risk.
4)Now, go to the Global Variables tab in shadowkeeper, and scroll down until you find the item SpawnTerl (Terl is the messenger who tells you about Anomen's father's death). It may have a big huge number beside it (seven digits). Set this number to 1. Or use CLUAConsole:SetGlobal("SpawnTerl","global",1) to achieve the same effect. Once again, I used the Shadowkeeper method, so it's the only one that I am sure will work, but the CLUAConsole should do the same thing.
5)Next, load your newly edited game if you have been using Shadowkeeper thus far, or just continue along in the same game if you are using CLUAConsole. *Make sure that you are outside, and in Athkatla.* Use CLUAConsole:CreateCreature("Terl"), and Terl should appear.
6)Finally, highlight only the character Anomen. Now press CTRL+I (you may have to press these keys similtaneously several times, or hold them down for a minute) while holding the cursor over the image of Terl, and VOILA, you have dialogue.
I just read over my message and realized that someone reading this may have no idea what CLUAConsole is, and to tell you the truth, neither do I, but here's how to access it:
To quote Exalted Member Georgi on page 6 of the anomen thread:
"In your BG2 folder, open the file baldur.ini with a text editor (probably good idea to make a backup first), and under the Program Options header, type the following: Debug Mode=1 and save the file. This will enable the CLUA console. Once in the game, press ctrl-space to access the console. You can, if you know the codes, use it for all kinds of cheating... but with the romances, these are the most useful codes, type them exactly as written, it is case-sensitive..."
So there it is, a magical way to override the bug that keeps you from finishing the Anomen Romance. If anyone has problems with this, or if I miswrote something, please let me know. Thank-you so much to eveyone who helped me figure this out (see above thread, and the anomen thread at
http://www.gamebanshee.com/forums/s...ighlight=Anomen). The Anomen thread is actually a really fun read for anyone who doesn't dislike Anomen, so, if you're in that category, like I am, have a look
-Cheers
"When the mole drinks at the river, he takes no more than a bellyful" - Chuang Tzu
"Man is born free but is everywhere in chains" -J.J. Rousseau
