Familiar Wake Up Already!!!!

DragonStar · Post by **DragonStar** » Fri Feb 14, 2003 7:03 pm

Please Help Me!!!!!
Im trying to "revive" my familiar after he got dominated in the sewer by those illithid (I think that the name - those with psionic blast i think). It happen last year (i did a long break

). I might used dispel on him or something and since than he got a "problrm" so i carry him in my bag. i can only talk to him but cannot control him. if i'm leaving an area he will stay there (unless im packing him). I dont have old saving. Since than i'm already in the underdark (and still he is in my back). so i cannot restart (or to be accurate i won't). I don't want to kill him and summon another because my ability will reduce (and i kind of like him). tried re-installation and all patches. it might help prevent it but not for this saved game. Now i'm sick of that and I'll put an end to it, if I can without shadowkeeper. I can pack and unpack him and i tried to charm\dominate him back, than i control him but he cannot talk and after a while the magic end and he is hostile.
What To Do?????
Please Help

Astafas · Post by **Astafas** » Sat Feb 15, 2003 6:45 am

Kill him, summon another one and undo the negative effects with ShadowKeeper.

DragonStar · Post by **DragonStar** » Sat Feb 15, 2003 9:09 am

Thank you Mr Bloody Killer!!!

I could do that long before... but i wish to find more "peaceful" ways and I try to avoid using shadowkeeper... Any other suggestion will be welcomed....

Ieo · Post by **Ieo** » Sat Feb 15, 2003 1:05 pm

It sounds like you actually use your familiar to do errands and the like? The last time I had a familiar I just took it out of my pack every so often, talked and played with it, then stuffed it back into my pack - that's the easiest "fix" to do without worrying about him not following you, but otherwise it sounds a bit bugged (though I haven't heard of this from the buglists); if you actually rely on your familiar to do stuff, there may not be much else you can do besides an SK hack or restarting. Other suggestion: Save games at different points of the game.

Another possibility, which I haven't tried, is to use that CTRL-(something?) cheat that forces someone into your party, then just remove him from your party; I *think* you don't lose the stat point this way, but not sure - then try to summon another familiar.

DragonStar · Post by **DragonStar** » Tue Feb 18, 2003 2:40 pm

After doing that can I summon another Familiar? Is there another way of keeping my constitute (or whatever that get lower when familiar die) and have an active familiar? im trying doing it without shadowkeeper. And if i dont have a choice, where can i get shadowkeeper, and how can i use it to repair this bug?

Bloodmist · Post by **Bloodmist** » Tue Feb 18, 2003 2:50 pm

You can get ShadowKeeper here

Save your game normally. Not quicksave! Use a new slot for the savegame.
Exit the game and load up Shadow Keeper. Go to "Files" and press "Open Saved Game" find your game and open it...
You can change your constitution under "Abilities"

Astafas · Post by **Astafas** » Tue Feb 18, 2003 3:50 pm

Originally posted by Bloodmist
You can get ShadowKeeper here

Save your game normally. Not quicksave! Use a new slot for the savegame.
Exit the game and load up Shadow Keeper. Go to "Files" and press "Open Saved Game" find your game and open it...
You can change your constitution under "Abilities"

This is not how I would recommend you do it. Rather go under "Affects" and remove the "-1 Con"- and the "- X HP"- affects... That way, everything will be back to normal again and you can summon a new Familiar.

Yours truly,

Mr Bloody Killer!!! (Oh yeah, I like that one!)

DragonStar · Post by **DragonStar** » Wed Feb 19, 2003 8:53 am

Thanks all, Ill try it soon....

P.S.
To Mr Bloody Killer, if u want i can establish a company with the only purpose of finding the right name for anyone, like a niche

DragonStar · Post by **DragonStar** » Wed Feb 19, 2003 2:19 pm

again thanks all, i fixed it using shadowkeeper.