Balthas doesn't know about Johnny?

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Uaine

First time out of the vault
Hi all. I'm using Celestial's 1.05 patch of Fallout 2 on a Windows 98 system, and have been running into some nasty problems as soon as I got to Modoc.

It seems like the dialog option where he tells me about Johnny being missing simply is not there. Originally, I think it might just be a reputation thing, but even after doing the "guard the brahman" quest to get my reputation up to "accepted," he still wouldn't talk about it. I was playing a low charisma character, and I thought this might be the problem, so I started a new character and got the same thing.

Additionally, I tried doing the "find the watch" quest to get my reputation up a little higher, but when I climbed the ladder after dropping the dynamite (with a 3:00) timer, nothing happened. When I went back down, the dynamite was gone. I repeated this several times with different times and no success.

It sounds to me a little bit like my map files for Modoc may have somehow become corrupted, but I don't know how to go about fixing that. Or could it be something else entirely? Are there any known bugs with the 1.05 patch that I should look out for? Any advice would be appreciated.
 
Ah, I'm sorry. I should have elaborated further. The initial install was the smallest one. I followed that with the official 1.02 patch. After that, I added 1.05, and then the "1.05 update." Those are all the patches I have running
 
You mean the initial install of the game?

I don't think you need 1.05 if you have the 1.05 update; it's more than likely that this may be what is causing your issues but I may be wrong.

I suggest you refer to the "Patches for Fallout 2" thread as it covers anything to do with Celestial's patches.
 
Yes, the initial install of the game.

As far as I know, the 1.05 patch and 1.05 update are separate. The file f2patch1.05update1.zip only contains two map files: encrctr.map and ncr1.map, meant to fix some minor errors in the original 1.05 patch.

So, I did:
Original install v1.0 -> official patch v1.2 - > unofficial patch v1.5 -> 1.5 update

Is this correct order to do the patching, or have other people had better luck with different ways of doing it? Sorry I'm such a n00b, but this is my first time trying the fanmade patches. I can't wait for a chance to play through the game without my trunk getting separated from the car ^_^
 
Thanks a lot, Silencer! I'll try your integrated version and see how things go! Thank you Corpse for your time too.

And Silencer, that thread you linked is one hell of a long thread O_o but very informative.
 
hantaisha said:
And Silencer, that thread you linked is one hell of a long thread O_o but very informative.
Click to expand...

I guess that's why it's stickied. ;)
Have fun with the game!

The topic reminded me of one thing - if you brought the BB Gun to Balthas, could you have still brought Johnny back to Modoc and claim the reward? If not, then it should probably be adressed in some patch too - it'd be strange to see Balthas mourn the kid if he's already there.

I'm too damn lazy to figure that out myself though.
 
I remember having done both, but I cant remember if he mourned.

I seem to remember that he was sad until you brought jonny home.


I could easily be wrong though, Im due for a few playthrus of FO2 soon.
 
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