Aura Master Druid HLA bug

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OK I have Aura Master druid kit mod, it is a druid kit with cool bonuses, basically, it is a druid, with some mage spells, +1 spell per level, increased castign speed, and new and unique a few abilities. Ofcourse, penalties are severe too, like no armor allowed, hefty ability score penalties (-4 to STR DEX CON which means no combat bonus is possible even with a natural 18 roll).

I tried it, it seemed fine, I CLA consoled XP, and leveled up, but did not get ANY HLAs. I leveled up up to lvl 40 and not a single HLA was chosen. Why?

Is the mod buggy, or is it a mod conflict, and how can I work around it? Thank you for your helps in advance.

 

Perhaps you should ask at the mod's site. http://forums.blackwyrmlair.net/index.php?showforum=92

I don't think the creator posts here.

 

OK may do that, but maybe somebody has tried the momd, encountered the same bug, and/or has a solution? Please?

 

Did you CLUAConsole the xp in for each level, or just do the 40th level? If you did the latter, sometimes it screws up HLA scores... I don't have that mod, but something similar happened to me. If you did give xp for each level, then nevermind.

 

I first leveled up to 3 M XP, or appropriate druid level for first HLA. No HLA. Then I leveled up ONE more level. No HLA again. Frustrated, I leveled up to level 40. No HLA again. Argh!

 

Hey, Silverstar. I downloaded the mod and took a look at it. After looking over the .tp2 for the mod, I noticed that the kit references a HLA table that doesn't exist in the unmodded game and no custom HLA table is added. I'd reccomend reporting this at Sikret's forum, but the hard and fast solution is to open up the .tp2 file in a text editor, scroll down to the section that says "high Level abilities" and change ~LUDr0~ to ~LUDR1~. Go ahead and re-install the mod after that and everything should work just fine. I think Sikret accidentally referenced a refinements HLA table when he should have been referencing the standard one.

 

^Cool! Thanks Drew. So I should edit the file. .tp2 right? Just...just where can I fidn the file? What is it? I am totally newbie to this stuff but they say I am a good pupil.

 

Look in your BG2 directory for a file called "Setup-AMDK.tp2".

 

Gosh. I edited the file, and uninstalled the kit, BUT it started uninstalling and re-installing ALL my mods. I was patient, I waited and then electicity went off and came, then my PC was locked, it could not detect my HDD, I was about to go mad when a friend came and helped via DOS set-up and fixed it, luckily.

I thought my PC was gone for good.

Anyway the procces was halted so now I am afraid it can cause new bugs, I re-started AMDK.exe and it thought the mod was installed even though it was NOT.(there was no AM kit in the game) so I re-installed it, and it uninstalled ALL my mods and re-installed again I was about to go nuts.

Luckily, there was Desperate Housewives on TW so I watched it while my PC was busy re-installing them, it was finished just in time.

Yet still the blasted kit does not have HLAs!

Agh I worked so hard, risked my Personal Computer being ruined, my precious mods getting corrupted and buggy, and all for nothing!

NO offense intended, but I just hate this mod. Such a cool idea wasted by such a parlor mistake!

 

Weird bug. Since two of you confirmed it, I suppose it somehow got into the current version, as originallly I remember a player who posted in its forum with full satisfaction and reported no bug!
I will contact the author.

It has nothing to do with this mod that when reinstalling something, WeiDU (the system that controls your mods) always does that.

No wonder, I would also hate a mod which makes so much mess, even if accidentally. But don't give it up so easily! If there is such a bug (I don't doubt it, but let's hear the author), the author will definitely correct it and you can play it again! (And others too. Your feedback is very valuable to the mod author, don't forget! )

[ June 28, 2006, 15:08: Message edited by: Baronius ]

 

Funny that, I now realise I don't have the latest version of the mod. But you say old version was bug-free? Hmm this is curious indeed.

I agree poor AM kit does nothing with the electricity problem though, it was a local problem here actually, everybody was pissed off and most electronic things had problems, we even did not have mobile phone and internet connection for the last night, it was weird. And annoying. Sorry for blaming AM mod for that.

My mods seem to be working as for now, but who knows? I completely have them re-installed, but I had a few weird error messages in the procces.

And I doubt a single screen shot will cover all my mods. I have so many, my BG2 folder is a total mess and I have to scroll down a lot to find what I am looking for. Thanks for the offer of help, though.

 

By the way, I edited out the offer meanwhile (cross-posting)because I thought you managed to reinstall them correctly

No... I thought that you had the newest version, and the report of the player who said it to be bug-free was an older...
...but it seems that the opposite is true: the player who reported no bugs had the NEW version, and you didn't!

Anyway, will you download the newest version and try it out?

 

I may do that, but what if it again tries to uninstall all my mods and re-install them? No no I will stay away from it for a while, I still have other character ideas for my next campaigns, and I am still quite busy with my spiffy little Chorister and his merry band, thank you.

 

Okay.

However, you didn't read what I said about the reinstallation in my first post.

I.e. if you reinstall ANY mod which is not the last installed mod, it will ALWAYS do that with the mods that you installed after it. It has absolutely nothing to do with the Auramaster mod. It happens in case of any mod.

 

^And I should have known that before yelling out such bad words about the AM kit mod. I am terribly sorry. Really.

So if I get the new version, I will have to uninstall the old one first, which will cause a lot of trouble again, or can it be installed on top of the old one?

 

The older one should be uninstalled first (and unless electricity turns off, you shouldn't get any errors), and then the new one installed.
However, I contacted Sikret, the author, let's wait for his reply.

I am worried about this BTW:

If by "error message" you also mean possible "warnings", the situation is not severe. However, error message in strict meaning means that there was an error (how surprising!) during the installation of the given mod. Which may result in malfunctioning. I don't want to spook you though, but if something goes mad, it might not be of AM primarily Anyway, if all the installations has ended with "SUCCESSFULLY INSTALLED blah blah", it should be okay but as I said the "few errors" you mention are not promising.

 

Yep, it waited a little at the end, but it said SUCCESFULLY INSTALLED this, and that, and also these, and those too, so I guess I will have no big troubles?

Ah I am really waiting for the mod-maker's reply, it seems I owe him an apology. Thank you for your help.

 

Hi, Silverstar!

I'm deeply sorry for all the inconvenience you have experienced. I wish you had listened to Andyr's suggestion and had sent a short note to me in the mod's forum. In that way, I would learn about your case earlier and you would not face so many problems.

Not gaining HLAs is not a bug. It's one of the kit's disadvantages. But unfortunately, I had forgotten to mention it in the kit's description, for which I honestly apologize. I'm glad that you like the kit. Would you still like it if you knew that it doesn't gain HLAs?

As I said, if you had contacted with me sooner, I could explain this to you at that time. Andyr even gave you the link to the forum. (Thanks Andyr!)

I will update the mod's description and will release a new version with the correct description as well as a corrected readme. I hope that you will forgive me for causing all this inconvenience for you.

It's not a bad idea if you visit the mods' forums every now and then. It has two benefits: First, you will learn about the updates quickly; second, you can report your problems and bugs directly to the author.

Cheers
Sikret

PS: In order to install and play the kit, you do not need to wait for the new release. The mod's content (i.e. the kit's abilities) do not need any changes. Version 2 is fully playable. It's only the kit's description (the text) which needs correction.

[ June 28, 2006, 22:52: Message edited by: Sikret ]

 

This bears quoting, simply because it's oh so very true. As much as the people here love to try to help you with your problems, sometimes we're simply not the right ones to ask about all and sundry. If you've got a problem with ONE mod, common sense says you should go ask the person who created the mod! Maybe a post here with your results to warn (like, maybe a review or something), but asking a question to us when you know someone else would have a better answer is...I'm not sure how to finish that.

 

That's true.
The reason why most (or many) people prefer posting here because they got used to SP, they like it, and they know how to use it. Since not all mod makers, in fact only a small percent of them, visit SP regularly, it's wise to go to the mod's forum and ask the problem there. Even if the author is not available, other players/mod makers will surely be able to help.

It's a totally false belief that registering on another forum (at least on any of the current IE modding forums) would be difficult. TWO minutes, no more. This includes filling 4-5 short fields where nothing more than a username, email address and password is asked; it also includes the time needed for the validation email to arrive (in forums where this option is turned on). There aren't insecure either, i.e. you won't risk more if you register on any of them than at Bioware forums or e.g. here at SP.

NOTE: This isn't meant to discourage people in any way to use the SP forums for mod-related discussions. In fact, it's one of the best places to ask whether a mod is good and should be tried out or not. However, bug reports is another matter. All in all, in case of most mods, it's best to go to their forums to report bugs.