Stupid Question on mage robes in BG2 SoA

Bryandbear · Post by **Bryandbear** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 9:23 pm

where can I find the robe of the neutral archmagi?????
I found the evil on and the good one but havent been able to find the neutral one any help would be appricated.

thxs

Skuld · Post by **Skuld** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 10:18 pm

Well according to the Gamebanshee walkthrough there is no Robe of the Neutral Archmagi in BG: SOA, only in the expansion in which there are two. Personally download the bonus merchants from gamebanshee's main site and get the Robe of Vecna. It's so much better.

Bryandbear · Post by **Bryandbear** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 10:36 pm

ok ill look into that thxs but where do I buy it once I download the merchant

fable · Post by **fable** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 10:41 pm

You did look in the downloaded file, right? And you did check out the website you downloaded the file from?

Bryandbear · Post by **Bryandbear** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 11:06 pm

what do you mean I downloaded from the site he told me to go to but as Im new to BG2 SoA im unsure what you mean???

Bryandbear · Post by **Bryandbear** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 11:26 pm

ok here is what I did.
I went to that site and saved to my override file like it said but when I got there noone was there do I have to start a new game. maybe I dont have something I need becuase its not working??????

could it be becuase I dont have the collectors edition???

fable · Post by **fable** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 11:51 pm

what do you mean I downloaded from the site he told me to go to but as Im new to BG2 SoA im unsure what you mean???

The downloaded file is an archive. You know that, since you removed files from me. You also know that one of the files in it is a readme file.

Read it. Are the merchants where it said they would be?

Bryandbear · Post by **Bryandbear** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 2:49 am

No the merchants were not there and I did read the readme file it stated they were in the adventure mart and the copper inn in the slums I saw no archive files to save it to but will check again I saved in the override files is that wrong?

Bryandbear · Post by **Bryandbear** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 2:56 am

in my BG2 SoA file these are my options to save to

Cache
Characters
data
ereg
mplayer
music
override
portraits
save
script complier
scripts
sounds
temp
temp save

theses are the only options in BG2 SoA files???

Im sorry for the inconvince but I do appreciate the extra effort you are doing on my behalf

fable · Post by **fable** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 8:40 am

[QUOTE=Bryandbear]No the merchants were not there and I did read the readme file it stated they were in the adventure mart and the copper inn in the slums I saw no archive files to save it to but will check again I saved in the override files is that wrong?[/QUOTE]

You should place the files from the bonus merchants archive in the override folder. If you did that, and then you ran the game, and they didn't show up at those two locations, something's wrong.

Did you check all over the two locations? As I recall, the one in the Copper Inn tends to wander around, and I've actually caught him once outside the door of the place. The other one at the Adventurer's Mart, though, is pretty stationary. She should be on the second floor, towards the center.

Bryandbear · Post by **Bryandbear** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 10:27 am

The adventure mart had 3 people/monsters upstairs 1st was lady Urth something or other , 2nd was a comoner and ,3td was a baby wyvern as for the copper place noone was near there eithor. I went so far as to uninstall and reinstall thinking I place the merchant file in the wrong place but no dice. The readme file said to unzip in bg2soa maybe I did that wrong as I never use zipped files maybe if you walk me through it on instant messanger or step by step procidure here it would be more productive?

Klorox · Post by **Klorox** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 10:47 am

I believe you need to reboot your game after installing the merchants (not a new game, just open your game for the changes to take effect).

Ekental · Post by **Ekental** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 3:17 pm

Uh this is all kinda confusing to me srry so im just going to post this.
Steps:
1) Download the bonus merchants
2) Unzip them
3) Place everything you unzipped into your BG2 Override File
4) Load your game and go to the merchant's respective locations

fable · Post by **fable** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 5:17 pm

Just to be sure, you can't be playing while you make these changes. As Klorox suggests, it wouldn't be a bad idea to reboot your system after installing those files. Then try loading again.

Make sure those files you added were placed in the override directory.

Bryandbear · Post by **Bryandbear** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 3:14 am

woo hoo thxs all I got it working

fable · Post by **fable** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 9:29 am

At this point, I have to wonder what was being done wrong. Just out of a sorta fatalistic curiosity.

Bryandbear · Post by **Bryandbear** » Mon Nov 29, 2004 6:32 pm

as Im mostly all thumbs when it comes to computers I had a friend walk me through and my winzip kept placeing in the wrong file and he showed me what I did wrong so I also downloaded the xpcap removal also and all is well thxs everyone for there paticence and support

Tully of AD&D · Post by **Tully of AD&D** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 3:09 pm

that sucks. i have been searching forever for that damn robe.

fable · Post by **fable** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 4:41 pm

[QUOTE=Tully of AD&D]that sucks. i have been searching forever for that damn robe.[/QUOTE]

Did you do as Skuld suggests above, download and install the merchant pack?

Cedden · Post by **Cedden** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 10:19 am

I might be totaly wrong on this but I seem to remember that the robe of neutral archmagic can be purchased in the underdark.