Unofficial Arcanum Patch (Original Thread)

[VonVentrue]

Goodness, it's like Christmas everyday with this thread.

I second that. Fantastic job!

 

[Drog Black Tooth]

Since the list of added fixes is already huge, it's time for a new version! I'd like to mention that if not for all the bug reports I'd never be able to make such a progress. Thank you for your support!

The new version will include these changes:
-Fixed paperboys' descriptions.
-Fixed description for train ticket agent in Ashbury.
-Added bow skill to Tattered Bowman, Kite Bowman and Insectress Hunter (they had 0 bow skill).
-Added melee, dodge, bow and firearms skills to various NPCs in random encounters, such as Molochean Hand assassins, orc bandits and bounty hunters (they didn't have any skills).
-Fixed mixed up names for barbarian armor.
-Filament Sword now does proper damage.
-Added missing ground art for Magic and Mystic Great Swords.
-The Master of firearms now tells you that the monastery of Halcyon Order is in Vooriden (not Roseborough) and marks the location on your map as well.
-Fixed the Hexed Dagger in Bessie Toon's mine, now it has proper description and does proper damage.
-Fixed Master Mage of Water's inventory (his arcane staff was lying at his feet).
-Fixed description for Caladon's Crusading Chain (it had Amulet of Leadership's description attached by mistake).
-The Ring of Influence now has a description.
-A dresser in Mooreland residence now has a description.
-Fixed a typo in professor Aldous Buxington's dialogue.
-Fixed some minor problems with Nicholas's dialogue.
-Shadowing Robe now adds +2 (not 5) prowling bonus.
-Robe of the Chameleon now has proper description and adds +2 (not 5) prowling bonus.
-Medallion of Silence now works properly.
-Fixed conditions in the dialogue for a half-ogre guarding the painting.
-The Kite Sword doesn't have technological complexity anymore.
-Added descriptions to the Ring of Virility, the Jewel of Hebe and the Lucky Medallion.
-Fixed the Charming Medallion and the Ring of Poison Resistance.
-Normal and small Barbarian Clothes are no longer considered technological.
-The Stiletto no longer has technological complexity.
-Fixed some problems with Magnus's dialogue. (Now he gets angry and won't join you anymore if you negotiated with Schuylers.)
-Fixed a broken sector in new Tarant Sewers which was playing Arcanum main theme as an ambient track, thus interrupting the correct music track.
-Some parts of the canal in Tarant were walkable. Now it's fixed.
-Fixed ground art for the Auto Skeleton Key.
-Fixed a crash when accessing inventory of the guard in front of the warehouse in the Boil.
-6 missing endings are now obtainable. These are the Death Champion, the Righteous Hero, the Just God, the Dark God, the Quiet God and the Undecided God.
-The Large Oiled Thieves Leather now has correct art.
-The Worn Ladies Boots now use correct art.
-The Worn Ladies Boots and Fancy Ladies Boots now give proper damage resistance.
-The slaves that Kerghan summons in the final battle no longer attack him.
-Fixed the dialogue for Ashbury's evil guards. (Due to a typo in the file name it wasn't accessible).
-Fixed the Large Smoking Jacket's name.

There are lots of minor fixes, but there are major and important bug fixes as well. It even restores missing endings! Although, it's possible to play with this version on your old save, I'd recommend you start a new game. The unsealed Tarant Sewers map has been fixed, and the game might crash if you've already explored the sewers on your old save. Anyway, grab the update in the first post!

There are still enough bugs on my pending list, but I'll be releasing updates from time to time, since it's unknown if I'll ever be able to actually finish the project. As we all know it, the number of bugs in Arcanum is infinite.

 

[Dark Elf]

Domo Arigato Gozaimashita!

 

[arathusumus]

ok when i go to play multiplayer with a friend I start the server is says that the game is empty and im not playing he cant join any ideas or ways to fix?
by the way awsome job with a the bug fixes you are a god among men

 

[Drog Black Tooth]

ok when i go to play multiplayer with a friend I start the server is says that the game is empty and im not playing he cant join any ideas or ways to fix?

The multiplayer is broken and most likely will never be fixed.

 

[arathusumus]

ahh thank I guess its to much work to fix you have enough on your plate awsome work
thaks for the info

 

[Kavax]

What do you have to do to get the god endings?

 

[Claw]

Ah man, I knew I should've waited another day to start playing Arcanum!

Thanks anyway!

 

[Ander Vinz]

- You can report Theo Brightstart that you have moved the boulders more than one time if you destroyed them. Also if you did this appears the line "I know you said to go... but I had another question" (leading to battle) which should replace "Hello again, Theo. Might I have a little more of you time?" line but both are accessible.
- Theodore's quest (Ashbury) is not considered accepted if you haggle before agreeing to help him.

I've also read that upon mastering skills you should gain certain reputation but this detail is broken.

 

[Drog Black Tooth]

What do you have to do to get the god endings?

You have to join Kerghan (thus killing all followers who will be against it), and then you have to turn on Kerghan. He'll ask you about your reasons and there you'll have the selection of 6 extra endings. I'd also like to mention that the dialogue has always been this way, I didn't change it.

 

[TinyMage]

Heres a bug for you.

With master persuasion you should be able to recruit any character right?

Well, I cannot recruit Jayna Stiles in Dernholm.

She usually requires a certain technological aptitude but this should not matter when I have 5 ranks of persuasion + master right?


Thanks a lot for your work patching this game BTW.

 

[Drog Black Tooth]

Heres a bug for you.

With master persuasion you should be able to recruit any character right?

Well, I cannot recruit Jayna Stiles in Dernholm.

She usually requires a certain technological aptitude but this should not matter when I have 5 ranks of persuasion + master right?

The mastery of persuasion lets you bypass alignment checks only.

 

[puppyonastik]

Thanks for your hard work, Drog. You are doing one hell of a job. In a few days I'll give the game another go with your patch installed and see if I can find any bugs for you.

If it wouldn't be any trouble, would you be so kind as to write on the first post what bugs you know about/are working on. That way if one does come across a Error we're not repeating reports or we can make confirmations for you if needed.

 

[galtzaiLe]

Fantastic work here! Keep it going!

Thanks for all your effort ;D

 

[IlkuWarrior]

Great stuff, man.
Cheers! :D

 

[Quilty]

This just keeps getting better. Thank you.

 

[ninja_felix]

Hi Drog

I 've found another couple for your list.
In Ashbury if you talk to the Mayor but opt to chat later he won't talk to you again - no dialogue box comes up.
I suspect there's a particular halfling that hangs out between the sundries store and Geoffrey Talrond-Ashe that attacks the party on sight. He attacked me before I'd had a chance to do anything to upset him this time (except for having an ugly char - though the smoking jacket and 2 purity of water spells should have dealt with it.)
)
Cheers

 

[Marco]

The note for Mrs Halster says "Mrs J. Halston" where it should be "Mrs R. Halster".

 

[Cthulhugoat]

Awesome job, man. Thank you. By the way, did you add some sort of blurry filter to the game? It might be me though, haven't played Arcanum in a long while.

 

[Oarfish]

Likely its the first time you have played it with an LCD, they scale low resoloutions really badly.

 

[Drog Black Tooth]

If it wouldn't be any trouble, would you be so kind as to write on the first post what bugs you know about/are working on. That way if one does come across a Error we're not repeating reports or we can make confirmations for you if needed.

My pending list consists mostly of unchecked bug reports. Usually if I check something and find out that there's a bug, I fix it right away. So, I don't think it would help much. Anyway, don't be afraid to repeat something.

I suspect there's a particular halfling that hangs out between the sundries store and Geoffrey Talrond-Ashe that attacks the party on sight.

Maybe it's not exactly the case with your character, but I'd like to mention this. Nobody will attack you on sight no matter how ugly you are if you aren't wearing anything offensive (reaction lowering items). For example, I can play a half-orc with BE1, everybody will hate me, but they won't attack me. Now, if I put barbarian clothes on, then those who hate me (minus reaction) will attack me on sight. Other reaction lowering items include the medallion from the Isle of Despair, the Bangellian Scourge, etc.

 

[Krancor]

escaped monster perk will cause people to attack, too.

 

[Drog Black Tooth]

escaped monster perk will cause people to attack, too.

Yes, that's because item effects and background effects share the same code. So, reaction lowering backgrounds (such as the Escaped Lunatic) will cause people to attack you, too. But low BE only won't matter at all.

EDIT: One more thing, I'd appreciate if somebody would replay the game with a dumb character. There has to be plenty of bugs.

 

[ninja_felix]

Hmm not sure if this has anything to do with the fixes but if I go to options the game crashes.

Possibly my machine - but this is new. To be fair though it has stopped printing what each bar was for a while ago.

Does any one else get this?

It appears intermittent - I repeated it just now and didn't crash. I'll assume it's not worth considering unless other people get this.

 

[puppyonastik]

My pending list consists mostly of unchecked bug reports. Usually if I check something and find out that there's a bug, I fix it right away. So, I don't think it would help much. Anyway, don't be afraid to repeat something.

good to hear.

EDIT: One more thing, I'd appreciate if somebody would replay the game with a dumb character. There has to be plenty of bugs.

I'll get on it tonight after work. If you have other requests please let us know.