Impossible to finish

bgmo · Post by **bgmo** » Tue Jun 17, 2003 2:30 am

I Have completed all the TOSC missions and have gone to candlekeep for chapter 7. After finishing that, i return to Baldur's gate where the streets are now Filled with Flaming fist guards. And i mean dozens of them. So many that if i get jailed and escape, they are right outside the exit waiting to nab me again. Is that normal?

Stilgar · Post by **Stilgar** » Tue Jun 17, 2003 3:23 am

Here in the final area's section you can see where the guards are.

bgmo · Post by **bgmo** » Tue Jun 17, 2003 9:32 am

Thanks stilgar, but i have already looked it up. There are so many guards, they eventually drift to a wider area including the gate to the flaming fist, the prison exit and all around the elfsong tavern. There seems to be a bug causing them to multiply. Anyone seen this before?

bgmo · Post by **bgmo** » Tue Jun 17, 2003 9:55 am

Fyi just tried again. Only way i can talk to tamoko near sorcerous sundries is by having her hide in shadows, talk and then quickly hide back. I then skirted around the guards to go into the flaming fist compound. guess what? there were so many guards, they bodily blocked the entrance. Heeeeelp!

Galuf the Dwarf · Post by **Galuf the Dwarf** » Tue Jun 17, 2003 10:29 am

Originally posted by bgmo
Fyi just tried again. Only way i can talk to tamoko near sorcerous sundries is by having her hide in shadows, talk and then quickly hide back. I then skirted around the guards to go into the flaming fist compound. guess what? there were so many guards, they bodily blocked the entrance. Heeeeelp!

The best thing to do is try to go around the back of the FF HQ.

Still, what happened to me is that I got caught, and thrown into the prison complex in the building. After my party was able to find an escape route (somebody that I'm not sure if you've read of yet, helps with that, so I'm not spoiling his identity just in case), they were able to go around the back to find Tamoko.

Of course, you have to be careful when conversing with her and then try to enter the building. If you don't move just right (and against the front side of the building, IIRC), you may get discovered by a FF officer, who will go hostile. As you can guess by what I'm telling you, it can be a little tricky, but doable.

bgmo · Post by **bgmo** » Tue Jun 17, 2003 10:59 am

thanks galuf, i had read the bit about neb. But escaping is not my problem. Just tried again. This time i took potions of invisibility. Just in time it would appear as an FF guy was bearing down on me although i was right at the bottom of the map of the SE of BG. Anyway, invisible as i was, went near sorcerous sundries. Couldnt get near the shop as there were so many FF's their was no path there. So i went to FF HQ, invisible. As i get there, there is a lump of 50 or so FF near where they're supposed to be. quickly, their numbers increase and they start to spread through the map. I rush into the HQ, fight the bad FF inside and rescue duke eltan. I step outside, now visible since i ran out of potions and i get arrested immediately by about 50 FF. So many in fact that it runs through the dialogue twice. I then meet Angelo who chucks me in jail. I escape and appear right outside, surrounded by about 20 FF and they arrest me right back. And yes i am not exagerating the numbers. I once decided to fight my way in and kill more than 100, and still dozens more were coming. It must be a bug.

Galuf the Dwarf · Post by **Galuf the Dwarf** » Tue Jun 17, 2003 11:11 am

Originally posted by bgmo
thanks galuf, i had read the bit about neb. But escaping is not my problem. Just tried again. This time i took potions of invisibility. Just in time it would appear as an FF guy was bearing down on me although i was right at the bottom of the map of the SE of BG. Anyway, invisible as i was, went near sorcerous sundries. Couldnt get near the shop as there were so many FF's their was no path there. So i went to FF HQ, invisible. As i get there, there is a lump of 50 or so FF near where they're supposed to be. quickly, their numbers increase and they start to spread through the map. I rush into the HQ, fight the bad FF inside and rescue duke eltan. I step outside, now visible since i ran out of potions and i get arrested immediately by about 50 FF. So many in fact that it runs through the dialogue twice. I then meet Angelo who chucks me in jail. I escape and appear right outside, surrounded by about 20 FF and they arrest me right back. And yes i am not exagerating the numbers. I once decided to fight my way in and kill more than 100, and still dozens more were coming. It must be a bug.

Wow, that's ALOT of FF officers.

I doubt your party's reputation, if anything, had little to factor into this. For all we know it could be a bug. Either that, or a tailgating party for the coronation.

bgmo · Post by **bgmo** » Tue Jun 17, 2003 12:15 pm

my reputation is 20. I do hope this can be solved

Galuf the Dwarf · Post by **Galuf the Dwarf** » Tue Jun 17, 2003 12:25 pm

Originally posted by bgmo
my reputation is 20. I do hope this can be solved

Well, it's definitely starting to sound like a bug. I can't think of much of anything that could have had an effect on the number of FF officers there are.

Yeah, my rep was at 20 when I went through the chapter. I didn't experience that many of them.

JackOfClubs · Post by **JackOfClubs** » Tue Jun 17, 2003 6:46 pm

Yes, it definitely sounds like a bug. Occasionally the software will run the script that creates creatures (in this case Flaming Fist) multiple times. I had a similar thing happen in BG2 when a room in the druid grove was filled with pheasants to the point that I couldn't move. Fortunately a single fireball cleared them all out.

The only thing I can think of is try reinstalling the game. However, if the bug is in your save game file, this may not work. You might want to contact Bioware, or visit their website.

bgmo · Post by **bgmo** » Wed Jun 18, 2003 2:24 am

Thanks, I will try Bioware since interplay just sent me a "go check the forums" message