Sinking the Black Pearl

[ejhartwell]

I have been playing the main mission, got to the end, done the temple, got the magic glowing orb thingy.

Now when i played this the fist time without any mods, i used the orb, the black pearl is then easy to sink, I sink it - end of game.

Now - it simply will not sink. I battered it with bombs from a manowar for 3 days (gametime) and never got the hull bellow 9% and the crew would not drop bellow 6.

at 1st i though maybe i wasnt suposed to sink it, but i am not allowed onto the map, or back onto the island.

What is going on? is this suposed to happen?

ta

Capt Big Beard

 

[Pieter Boelen]

Are you using the Post Build 12 modpack? If so, try to board her instead. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" />

 

[Petros]

I'm guessing that we have gone from "being able to board the BP"
to "you have to board the BP" right?

That change should be widely publicized to avoid other players getting really frustrated!

 

[ejhartwell]

I am using build 12. I haven't updated it to any later versions

I am NOT able to board. I have a 10 boarding skill and have got side by side in similar sized ships, it just wont let me.

If there is a fix in a later version, or anything i can download - please steer me in the right direction <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/keith.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="keith.gif" />


ta

Capt BB

 

[Petros]

<img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hi.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":gday" border="0" alt="hi.gif" /> Captain Big Beard

I can't remember anyone having that problem in Build 12.
WE were always able to sink the Black Pearl.

Anyway, one way to board and capture her is to make this change in the "quest_reaction.c" file.

Find the line that says:
"Character_SetAbordageEnable(characterFromID("Barbossa"), false);"

...and change that to true.

Only problem is, I'm not sure if that works with a saved game or if you have to start a new one.

Load a saved game and press the "I" key to initialize.
Then go after the BP and see if you can board.

 

[konradk]

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Only problem is, I'm not sure if that works with a saved game or if you have to start a new one.
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I can assure you that starting of a new game is necessary in pure PotC or Build 12 alone. Think: the line of code which must be changed is executed at the very beginning of the game, even before Nathaniel leaves Oxbay during start of French invasion. So, there are really the only one option which could do without going through whole scenario in Build 12 only: enter line of code in console.c:
<!--c1--><div class='codetop'>CODE</div><div class='codemain'><!--ec1-->Character_SetAbordageEnable(characterFromID("Barbossa"),  true);<!--c2--></div><!--ec2-->
and before leaving Khael Roa for final battle press F12 to execute it. I didn't test it, but I think it has a chance to work.

You can also wait for Build 13. There are versions with improvements, Post Build, but it's quite buggy and we now fight to remove those bugs from the code.

pirate_kk

 

[ejhartwell]

Thanks for the tip petros.

Sadly it didnt work, But I thought it was a good idea, so reading the code in that file, I changed:

characters[GetCharacterindex("Barbossa")].ship.hp = 100000;

to

characters[GetCharacterindex("Barbossa")].ship.hp = 10;


went back in to the game and blew the pearl out of the water on the 1st hit.

ARRRR <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/par-ty.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="par-ty.gif" />

 

[Petros]

<!--quoteo(post=142580:date=Mar 19 2006, 03:44 PM:name=Captain Big Beard)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Captain Big Beard @ Mar 19 2006, 03:44 PM) [snapback]142580[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
characters[GetCharacterindex("Barbossa")].ship.hp = 10;

went back in to the game and blew the pearl out of the water on the 1st hit.

ARRRR <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/par-ty.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="par-ty.gif" />
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<img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/me.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="me.gif" /> <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="icon_wink.gif" />