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[Red Knight]

Hm, the quick access menu doesn't work with innate skills. Too bad. This means that I have to remove the "Disable Button" affect time and time again and that manually which sucks if I may say so.

Sheena's innate ability is disabled by the script in the following circumstances:
- You're in a city.
- Drow city and during the whole time your party looks like drow.
- You're in TOB and at present I can't test it

It is meant to balance the game. I don't want a half dragon to run around cities, scaring everyone. :-)
Try Nalia's Castle and you should have the ability button enabled. If you go to Trademeet or Athkatla, the button should be disabled.

If it happened outside these conditions, just tell me when you first witnessed the problem. I'd really like to correct that bug if it is one.

[Guest]

Ah!
THAT would explain it! I was already freaked out and also a bit sad about it. Still, what is so bad about a half dragon running around a city who is scaring everyone?

[Red Knight]

Hi Red Knight

Sorry to take up even more space but it rather looks as though I have "plumped" for the abduction option from the Vinamar scenario. This seems to be a fairly easy way out but if I recall my (the PC's) conversations with Sheena this Vinamar geezer is quite capable of doing both. It is quite possible that a rescue attempt would be expected.

Indeed, Vinamar will be the main abduction plot, and not Bodhi. The mad cleric won't start a church but will join the Cult of the dragon. He is crazy enough to do that. :-)
I expect it to be a large quest but you should check Sheena's forum (the diary) on this site where I described what I intend to be included in it.

Sheena and Bodhi dialogues are already written if you are in a romance, at least for the next next version. She won't be abducted simply because at that point you are one with the PC. Bodhi can't unfortunately kill Sheena (turn her undead) without killing the PC too, the dragon heart love talk.
A problem I conveniently resolved by Bodhi hinting that even her powers are not sufficient to sway a red dragon heart. I might beef up Bodhi's final battle somehow.


Cheers,
R.K.

[Red Knight]

Ah!
THAT would explain it! I was already freaked out and also a bit sad about it. Still, what is so bad about a half dragon running around a city who is scaring everyone?

Like people running around in fear, and a red circle appearing under their feet.

I think it is far better this way. Besides, it doesn't mean that in some parts of the city, you can't have her in half dragon form. Have you tried the Noble Order of The Radiant Heart or The Government?

This post has been edited by Red Knight: Apr 18 2006, 04:28 PM

[Guest]

Neither yet.
Still, can't you solve this issue differently? You also deny the player the possibility to access other special high level skills if you just disable the whole menu. Okay, I suppose that you won't really need them in a city, but you've also mentioned ToB. I am not sure whether I got you right there (I hope I didn't!) but if I did get this right then the menu is also disabled throughout the whole of ToB. Now, fighting in ToB without those special warrior skills would be a real downer.

[Red Knight]

Neither yet.
Still, can't you solve this issue differently? You also deny the player the possibility to access other special high level skills if you just disable the whole menu. Okay, I suppose that you won't really need them in a city, but you've also mentioned ToB. I am not sure whether I got you right there (I hope I didn't!) but if I did get this right then the menu is also disabled throughout the whole of ToB. Now, fighting in ToB without those special warrior skills would be a real downer.

At this time, Sheena doesn't have TOB content, so it won't matter much. Besides, TOB requires/uses a different script (25xxxx.bcs) from the SOA one, so if you decide to play her in TOB, she won't hide in cities, but she won't talk much either. :-)

I haven't decided - yet - what I will do in TOB. She could for example get her own set of dragon powers, instead of the usual fighter skills. Just a suggestion at this point.
What I am more thinking at this time is whether to settle her heritage issue in SOA or in TOB. If I do it in SOA, and were you to decide you prefered her human side, I would disable her half dragon form entirely. The other way round would mean, you would get her in half dragon as much as you like. Option B must bear some consequences though.

[Guest]

Sheena will be translated in german language, if ready i want send it.

Ich habe kein Problem mit einer Übersetzung und frohe mich darauf. Ich könnte die Übersetzung nicht machen aber die könnte ich noch durchlesen.

Bist du der Übersetzer oder war es schon übersetzt?

Gruss
R.K.

PS: Sheena has now her own forum on BWL. Feel free to post your answer there or for further conversation in German with a PM. I think the official language of BWL is English.

Ich übersetzte gerade return to trademeet (Rückkehr nach Handelstreff). Der Release wird bald kommen. Die Kit und Itempacks kommen auch noch. Gut daß man hier auch deutsch schreiben kann. Sorry für die lange Wartezeit, aber ich muß immer zum PC meines Freundes weil bei mir kein Internetanschluss ist.

sorry für die Schreibfehler, in den Übersetzungen gibts so etwas wohl nicht.

Könnte man in der deutschen Version das ganze nicht etwas ausbauen? Die Romanze funtioniert nur, wenn mazzy dabei ist. Auch wäre es eine gute Idee wenn firkraag nur vorgeben würde der vater zu sein, in wirklichkeit ist Sheena die Tochter eines weiblichen Drachen und deren vater ein mächtiger zauberer. Das könnte während des Spiels herauskommen.

Während des Spiels ist mir aufgefallen, daß die banter und Romanzen dialoge, sehr lange brauchen, liegt das an der codierung?

Das Bild von Sheena ist etwas unpassend. In einigen Beschreibungen hat sie kastanienbraunes haar, nicht blondes. zudem sieht das Mädchen auf dem Bild ziemlich hochnäsig und arrogant aus, was zur Charakterbeschreibung überhaupt nicht passt.

Bei Fragen oder ähnlichem:
Fa.Groll@gmx.de

[Red Knight]

Ich übersetzte gerade return to trademeet (Rückkehr nach Handelstreff). Der Release wird bald kommen. Die Kit und Itempacks kommen auch noch. Gut daß man hier auch deutsch schreiben kann. Sorry für die lange Wartezeit, aber ich muß immer zum PC meines Freundes weil bei mir kein Internetanschluss ist.

You should really post in English. It is considered rude to exclude the majority of people who cannot read German. As I said, you can PM me (privately) in German.

Könnte man in der deutschen Version das ganze nicht etwas ausbauen? Die Romanze funtioniert nur, wenn mazzy dabei ist. Auch wäre es eine gute Idee wenn firkraag nur vorgeben würde der vater zu sein, in wirklichkeit ist Sheena die Tochter eines weiblichen Drachen und deren vater ein mächtiger zauberer. Das könnte während des Spiels herauskommen.

The french translator took ample liberties with the text, and improved upon some of my original dialogues, but not to the point where he has changed part of the story. At least and with Firkraag, the game is still open as to whether he is her father or not (Sheena hints it several times that she has doubts). So, yes, I could still give her another father, and her mother being the dragon did cross my mind on several occasions. I won't say right now what I have in mind, because the lines of thought I am trailing are often too many. But thanks for adding one more line of thought.

Während des Spiels ist mir aufgefallen, daß die banter und Romanzen dialoge, sehr lange brauchen, liegt das an der codierung?

The timers for the romance are set on the standard Bioware ones. You've probably become accustomed to the bigger new MODs, like Fade and Saerileth, which are setting the timers in SoA at a TOB pace. :-)

Das Bild von Sheena ist etwas unpassend. In einigen Beschreibungen hat sie kastanienbraunes haar, nicht blondes. zudem sieht das Mädchen auf dem Bild ziemlich hochnäsig und arrogant aus, was zur Charakterbeschreibung überhaupt nicht passt.

You're the first one to complain about the portrait. Regarding her hair description, it is mainly because I wanted to avoid to mention "strawberry blonde". I'll definitely have to find a few blond/fair descriptions. Funnily enough, I was inspired by the portrait when I wrote Sheena, and the traits you mention never crossed my mind. Where you see haughtiness and arrogance, I see simply a mysterious woman averting your gaze.