Recently I have experienced a rather bothersome bug that I have not previously discovered.
I had Edwin wearing a pair of boots of speed when he finally (took him over 6 days) transformed into Edwina after taking the Netheral Scroll by force. The problematic part is this: After transformation, Edwina can not use Boots of Speed! Even though the "haste" icon is present, her (his) movement rate does not change. A magic haste spell still improves Edwin's movement rate, but not the boots of speed.
Even after Edwina changes back into Edwin, Boots of Speed is still useless. This is obvious a bug that Baldurdash seems to offer no solution to.
My question is this: Have any of you experienced this before? And is there a solution? It's nothing critical, but having your mage slugging off 5 km from the tail of the main party isn't all that enjoyable.
Edwin's Quest and Boots of Speed-Bug!
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DukeTheGold
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Welcome to GameBanshee.
The bug you're describing was discovered several years ago. It has been referred to as the "Gliding Edwina Bug". There is a partial fix for it, which is contained in the BG2 Fixpack by Gibberlings 3.
If I recall correctly, the spell that changes Edwin's animation to a woman is constantly in effect after his transformation due to a timing bug. In other words, it's as if the spell is being cast over and over while he is in his Edwina form. This causes Edwina's animation to look funny--when she walks, she appears to be "gliding". It also prevents the Boots of Speed from working properly. Unfortunately, there is no way to fix those particular problems.
After Edwin changes back to his original form, the transformation spell is still in effect, which is why those problems persist. The bug fix contained in the BG2 Fixpack cancels the transformation spell when Edwin changes back to a man, which corrects the animation problem and makes the Boots of Speed work correctly once again.
The BG2 Fixpack documentation can be found at:
G3 BG2 Fixpack Documentation: Core Fixes
Look for the line that says "'Gliding' Edwin/Edwina Animation Fixes".
The authors of the Fixpack discussed this problem in the following message thread:
The Gibberlings Three Forums > Edwina > Edwin transformation
I hope this helps. Good luck!
The bug you're describing was discovered several years ago. It has been referred to as the "Gliding Edwina Bug". There is a partial fix for it, which is contained in the BG2 Fixpack by Gibberlings 3.
If I recall correctly, the spell that changes Edwin's animation to a woman is constantly in effect after his transformation due to a timing bug. In other words, it's as if the spell is being cast over and over while he is in his Edwina form. This causes Edwina's animation to look funny--when she walks, she appears to be "gliding". It also prevents the Boots of Speed from working properly. Unfortunately, there is no way to fix those particular problems.
After Edwin changes back to his original form, the transformation spell is still in effect, which is why those problems persist. The bug fix contained in the BG2 Fixpack cancels the transformation spell when Edwin changes back to a man, which corrects the animation problem and makes the Boots of Speed work correctly once again.
The BG2 Fixpack documentation can be found at:
G3 BG2 Fixpack Documentation: Core Fixes
Look for the line that says "'Gliding' Edwin/Edwina Animation Fixes".
The authors of the Fixpack discussed this problem in the following message thread:
The Gibberlings Three Forums > Edwina > Edwin transformation
I hope this helps. Good luck!
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DukeTheGold
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Thank youVonDondu wrote:Welcome to GameBanshee.
Sounds like the right fix! Unfortunately the links aren't working at the moment, I will keep checking them in case they come back online.VonDondu wrote: The bug you're describing was discovered several years ago. It has been referred to as the "Gliding Edwina Bug". There is a partial fix for it, which is contained in the BG2 Fixpack by Gibberlings 3.
If I recall correctly, the spell that changes Edwin's animation to a woman is constantly in effect after his transformation due to a timing bug. In other words, it's as if the spell is being cast over and over while he is in his Edwina form. This causes Edwina's animation to look funny--when she walks, she appears to be "gliding". It also prevents the Boots of Speed from working properly. Unfortunately, there is no way to fix those particular problems.
After Edwin changes back to his original form, the transformation spell is still in effect, which is why those problems persist. The bug fix contained in the BG2 Fixpack cancels the transformation spell when Edwin changes back to a man, which corrects the animation problem and makes the Boots of Speed work correctly once again.
The BG2 Fixpack documentation can be found at:
G3 BG2 Fixpack Documentation: Core Fixes
Look for the line that says "'Gliding' Edwin/Edwina Animation Fixes".
The authors of the Fixpack discussed this problem in the following message thread:
The Gibberlings Three Forums > Edwina > Edwin transformation
I hope this helps. Good luck!
Edit: I downloaded the mod, it didn't work for me. Edwin is still "gliding". So I kicked him off my party
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Johnny Blade
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I know it’s a bit late to reply to this now but I just experienced this bug myself (for the first time, despite the fact I've been playing BG2 + ToB countless times in the past). Since Edwin is the best mage in the game I find it hard to kick him just because he is walking out of sight the entire time. Not sure if you still play BG2 but if you do – or if anyone else is stuck on finding a solution - this is what you can do: Download [url="http://mud-master.com/shadowkeeper/index.html"]ShadowKeeper[/url] and give Edwin a moving rate of 2 (0 is default). That’ll make him keep up with the rest of your party. You find that option at the bottom under the Characteristic tab. It’s not a 100% solution but an acceptable one in my opinion.
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Johnny Blade
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After leaving the first area after my editing, Edwin was again moving slow. I did some testing and after increasing his movement rate to 10 he seems to be happy with that speed, no matter what area my party is in. He is moving a bit faster the the rest but not faster enough for him to pass the melee-characters and taking the lead - and the first punch in a fight.
Excellent information in this thread; thank you to the previous posters. The fixpack didn't make a difference for me, though, perhaps because I was installing it mid-game on top of several other WeiDU mods.
After some tinkering, I found what I hope is a reasonable and non-intrusive way to fix this on an existing saved game. So far, it worksforme.
1. save the game (not quicksave)
2. load saved game with Shadow Keeper
3. switch character to Edwin
4. switch to the characteristics tab; if "Gender" is set to female, change it to male
5. switch to the affects (sic) tab and remove both "Sex Change" effects
6. save edited game
-Corey
After some tinkering, I found what I hope is a reasonable and non-intrusive way to fix this on an existing saved game. So far, it worksforme.
1. save the game (not quicksave)
2. load saved game with Shadow Keeper
3. switch character to Edwin
4. switch to the characteristics tab; if "Gender" is set to female, change it to male
5. switch to the affects (sic) tab and remove both "Sex Change" effects
6. save edited game
-Corey
The instructions above were for a saved game long after Edwin had been restored to his normal sex. Here are some instructions that worked for an old saved game with Edwina.
1. save the game (not quicksave)
2. load saved game with Shadow Keeper
3. switch character to Edwina
4. switch to the characteristics tab; change "Gender" to female
5. switch to the appearance tab and change "Appearance" to "Mage Female Human"
6. switch to the affects (sic) tab and remove the "Sex Change" effect
7. save edited game
Once Edwina becomes Edwin again, you may have to manually change his appearance back in addition to the steps in my previous post.
-Corey
1. save the game (not quicksave)
2. load saved game with Shadow Keeper
3. switch character to Edwina
4. switch to the characteristics tab; change "Gender" to female
5. switch to the appearance tab and change "Appearance" to "Mage Female Human"
6. switch to the affects (sic) tab and remove the "Sex Change" effect
7. save edited game
Once Edwina becomes Edwin again, you may have to manually change his appearance back in addition to the steps in my previous post.
-Corey
Another bug about boots of speed
I am a begnner of BG2. And I have experienced another bug about boots of speed like this:
When a character who wearing the boots, was held by some spells(hold person etc.) I cast dispel magic to remove it. After that, I have got the same problem with `Edwin's Quest and Boots of Speed-Bug!`.
I have all ready installed the lastest fix patch from offical site.
Please help me to fix this problem.
thank you
I am a begnner of BG2. And I have experienced another bug about boots of speed like this:
When a character who wearing the boots, was held by some spells(hold person etc.) I cast dispel magic to remove it. After that, I have got the same problem with `Edwin's Quest and Boots of Speed-Bug!`.
I have all ready installed the lastest fix patch from offical site.
Please help me to fix this problem.
thank you