Unofficial Arcanum Patch v080626 Released

The unofficial Arcanum patch was in a slight cooldown for awhile, but Drog Black Tooth has started the wheels agrindin’ again. The newest version fixes some things and restores some additional content.

The new version is out!

The new version fixes many problems with music, items descriptions and random encounters among other things. Also there’s some important restored content: Vendigroth’s music track and Virgil’s dialogue about Lawrence Brummond’s newspaper. I was unsure about the fate of the Vendigroth track (I was pondering if they left it out because it was just disliked), but after reading Ben Houge’s comments on the OST I became sure that they just forgot about it.

The full list of changes is as follows:

-Removed two red pixels in Light Wood Door’s art.
-Level scaling is back, but now you get random encounters after levels 45-49 as well.
-There’s a chance that orcish bandits in random encounters will have an ogre in their group now. (This wasn’t working before because of a typo).
-Fixed scripts of Molochean Hand Assasins, Orc Bandits and Bates’ Bounty Hunters. You won’t be caught in neverending dialogue loop anymore if you try to control their mind.
-Fixed wrongs stats on a number of orcs and ogres’ prototypes. Summoned orcs and ogres aren’t considered monsters anymore.
-Vendigroth’s music track is restored.
-Fixed music issues in the part of Tarant around the library, Caladon’s docks, the boat landing on Thanatos, the Ruby Glade, Ashlag Village and Stringy Pete’s Cove.
-Fixed three typos in Thom Grak’s dialogue.
-Fixed a typo in “IFS Zephyr Miracle” newspaper.
-Fixed a typo in Malek Nebbs’ dialogue.
-One of passages in the Black Mountain mines can’t be destroyed anymore.
-A table in Bates’ factory can’t be highlighted anymore.
-A painting in the Mayor’s mansion in Black Root can’t be highlighted anymore.
-Restored Virgil’s dialogue about Lawrence Brummond’s newspaper.
-Lawrence Brummond’s newspaper can’t be pickpocketed from the clerk anymore.
-Fixed a typo in Lawrence Brummond’s newspaper.
-Fixed a typo in Virgil’s dialogue (talking about the newspaper).
-Fixed a typo in Virgil’s dialogue (talking about the flying machines).
-Fixed 12 typos in newspapers.
-Fixed a typo in Gilbert Bates’ dialogue.
-Gilbert Bates now asks for his ring after the questions’ branch as well.
-WorldEd: changed categories for many critter prototypes.
-Fixed several problems with some of critter prototypes.
-Summoned creatures now have correct palettes. (not default ones)
-Fixed basic proto issues with the guard in front of the gates on the Isle of Despair: correct soundbank and portrait now.
-The junk dealer in Derhnolm now has a correct dialogue.
-Fixed some broken tiles in the herbalist’s house in Shrouded Hills.
-Fixed three broken lines in the dialogue of the Mayor of Black Root.
-Fixed 8 typos in train ticket agents’ dialogues.
-Fixed a typo in Black Root’s rumors.
-Fixed a typo in Winston Schuyler’s dialogue.
-Fixed the land bridge’s townmap.
-Fixed two broken lines and a typo in Killian Drake’s dialogue.
-Prince Farad won’t talk to you anymore if you tell him that Aria is being tortured by Praetor.
-Fixed two broken lines in the dialogue of the Mayor of Black Root.
-Removed a description from Princess Aria’s Amulet.
-Standardized descriptions for Dorian Amulet, Ring of Protection, Amulet of Beauty and Axe of Strength.
-Standardized a lot of descriptions for unique items.
-Fixed wrong descriptions for Charmed, Magick, Mystic and Arcane Robes.
-Fixed wrong descriptions for Charmed, Magick, Mystic and Arcane Chainmails.
-Fixed wrong descriptions for Charmed, Magick, Mystic and Arcane Platemails.