I'm attempting to change the Current and Max HPs of a character in an old save file from BG1 for use in a new BG2 game as stated in this post: http://www.shsforums...showtopic=18920
I am using Near Infinity and though I can locate the proper file and attributes and change those attributes(I think), when I try to re-open the file to make sure that I have indeed made the change, I get an error that says, " Error reading BALDUR.GAM null"
What am I doing wrong?
1) When I open the file from the tree on the left, I hve two tabs: view and edit. Under the view tab I am presented with three sections on the right: variables, player characters and non-player characters with a view/edit button beneath each. The edit tab presents me with a list of attributes and values. I choose "edit".
2)I scroll down and highlight party member 0 and hit the view/edit button at the bottom of the page.
3)I have view(with which I can see all sorts of player info) and edit tags.
4)I choose the edit tag and scroll down to CRE, highlight it and hit the view/edit button at the bottom of the window.
5)I then have view and edit tags. I choose edit, find the two entries I want to change, click on each, and change the value.
The only time I am presented with an opportunity to save is back at step "1". I have tried closing all the windows that opened in steps 2-5 and then hit the "save" button as well as hitting the "save" button before closing the windows; nothing prevents the above mentioned error and I can't re-access the BALDUR.GAM file.
Again, what am I doing wrong?
Need help with changing and saving CRE values with NI
Started by Vladimir, Jan 26 2006 06:54 AM
5 replies to this topic
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oralpain
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Posted 26 January 2006 - 11:35 AM
Have you tried a different version of NI?
Some tiems I get errors with the latest offical release and need to use the beta, sometimes the beta gives me problems and I have to use the offical release.
Some tiems I get errors with the latest offical release and need to use the beta, sometimes the beta gives me problems and I have to use the offical release.
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Vladimir
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Posted 26 January 2006 - 12:53 PM
Have you tried a different version of NI?
No, I haven't.
The way I'm using the program is correct, though? Since, I am new to this, I just assumed that the fault was with me.
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horred the plague
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Posted 27 January 2006 - 04:27 AM
Have you tried a different version of NI?
No, I haven't.
The way I'm using the program is correct, though? Since, I am new to this, I just assumed that the fault was with me.
You're using it correctly. You have the proper Java runtime, I assume?
Either download the latest versions, or just get DLTCEP. It edits GAM files just fine.
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Sir BillyBob
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Posted 27 January 2006 - 03:52 PM
I have found that the 5.x versions of Java don't always work with NI. Some of the files will not open. So I use an older version that is still available on the Java site. The file name is:
j2re-1_4_2_09-windows-i586-p.exe
Also, if you use an older verison, don't let it update itself to the 5.x version. This will also break NI.
j2re-1_4_2_09-windows-i586-p.exe
Also, if you use an older verison, don't let it update itself to the 5.x version. This will also break NI.
Tired of Bhaal? Try some classics mods instead:
Classic Adventures
Official Classic Adventures Website
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Vladimir
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Posted 28 January 2006 - 05:15 PM
I have found that the 5.x versions of Java don't always work with NI. Some of the files will not open.
Yeah, that sounds like my problem. I did, however, do what I wanted to do using DLTCEP.
Thanks for all the help; that character edit was the last thing I needed to do before I could start a new game.
