Bug : Where has my XP gone ?

Shivan Knight · #1 (**permalink**) 12-09-2003, 04:14 AM

I play on Xbox.

On Dantooine, my party was Carth & Canderous. During the Jedi trials, Canderous reached level 9. So I switched him with the other NPCs (Mission, Zaalbar and T3-M4) to level them up. But I noticed they haven't gained XP since Taris ! Same thing with Bastila when I got her back.
Does anyone know how to avoid that ?

I'm playing Dark Side, with a Scoundrel until level 5, and choose to become Consular.

Valimar · #2 (**permalink**) 12-09-2003, 05:58 AM

Well as far as i know xp doesn't directly influence your companion's level. They allways keep one level away from your main character, or close to it. (i could be wrong)

Shivan Knight · #3 (**permalink**) 12-09-2003, 06:48 AM

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Well as far as i know xp doesn't directly influence your companion's level. They allways keep one level away from your main character, or close to it.

Well, that's the way it should be. However, my main character is level 10, Carth & Canderous level 9 and the others level 8.
Only the NPCs I use gain XP.

fable · #4 (**permalink**) 12-09-2003, 08:15 AM

That is correct. The next time you use a character that is two levels under you, they will automatically gain exeprience sufficient to raise them by one level, etc.

Shivan Knight · #5 (**permalink**) 12-10-2003, 04:56 AM

I continued until I landed on Tatooine and no changes.
When Juhani and HK-47 joined the party, they were level 7 and 8.
The situation is definitive. I have to choose the NPCs I want to make progress.

fable · #6 (**permalink**) 12-10-2003, 06:19 AM

Again, no NPC party member will advance until you put 'em in your active party of three. When you do, if they're more than one level behind your PC, they will automatically gain levels that you can allocate. (Alternatively, you can set them to auto-allocate. But I wouldn't suggest doing that.) They will continue to gain levels until they are one level behind you.

Shivan Knight · #7 (**permalink**) 12-10-2003, 08:17 AM

@ Fable

I did use Mission and Zaalbar in some fights just after noticing the problem and neither Carth or Canderous gained XP.

I continued the story all the same with Bastila and Juhani. And effectively when I was going to leave Tattoine, I checked again the NPCs I don't use and they've gained a level. However, my main character is level 12, Bastila level 10 and the others level 9.

So, is the situation going to be normal ?

fable · #8 (**permalink**) 12-10-2003, 12:02 PM

That's odd. Tell me: did you go to their stat screen? Was there no option highlighted, there, for them to advance?

Is the auto-advance button in your options menu checked?

Shivan Knight · #9 (**permalink**) 12-10-2003, 12:48 PM

I gain levels manually ; I saved them because I wanted more Jedi powers.

When I saw the bug, Mission, Zaalbar, T3-M4 had ~28 000 Xp. When I checked before leaving Tatooine, they had ~41 000 Xp and I could level them up. And yes then, there was the higlighted option.