"Unable to Initiate Dialogue"

Diomedes · Post by **Diomedes** » Tue Jul 03, 2001 3:36 pm

I've experienced a strange occurrence in SoA. I just installed ToB and started the entire adventure again. Upon loading a game (I'm still in Chapter 1), there are many NPC's with whom I cannot speak; it tells me that they all appear busy. This didn't bother me until I realized I wasn't even able to speak with the owner of the Adventurer's Mart to purchase equipment. I receive the error "Unable to initiate dialogue; Bartaman appears busy". This happens with a LOT of the characters. Has this happened to anyone else, and if so, what did you do to fix it?

Thanks,
Diomedes

Drakron Du´Dark · Post by **Drakron Du´Dark** » Tue Jul 03, 2001 3:45 pm

If you are using W2000 with SP2 that is a know (and now fix) bug.

Download ToB beta patch that fix that.

aVENGER2k · Post by **aVENGER2k** » Tue Jul 03, 2001 3:47 pm

Are you running under Win2k/XP?There is a known issue with ToB and those systems,this has been solved in the BETA patch which you can find [url="http://www.bioware.com/bg2tob/bg2tobpatch.shtml"]here[/url]

Diomedes · Post by **Diomedes** » Tue Jul 03, 2001 3:51 pm

Thanks all! I'm downloading beta patch right now, and hopefully that will fix it. With luck, my save will be fixed, but if not, then I'll only have to redo the Prologue

Oddly enough, I've re-started the game like 4 times without winning it. I got all the way to Suldanessalar and decided I didn't like my party, so I started over... am I a deviant?

Drakron Du´Dark · Post by **Drakron Du´Dark** » Tue Jul 03, 2001 3:54 pm

Not really, I restart the game about 10 times in about reaching Naskel in BG I since I decided that I did not like the character name or stats.
Even now, I am still trying to get a better name for my character...

aVENGER2k · Post by **aVENGER2k** » Tue Jul 03, 2001 3:59 pm

Originally posted by Drakron Du´Dark:
<STRONG>...Even now, I am still trying to get a better name for my character...</STRONG>

LoL,having similar problems here

You might try the "Naming Characters" guide at the end of D. Simpsons BG2/ToB FAQ.

Pebz · Post by **Pebz** » Tue Jul 03, 2001 4:09 pm

Here is three names i use

Jerwyn - Rogue
Mervath - Wizard
Khalan - Fighter

ohhh and they are not TM or anything, so feel free to use them if u like