Adding a sticky with some Q & A for those who may have issues with the scenes or mod!
Q. How do I know if the mod works? Does it work with the in-game mod manager? A. Remember first of all that Script Extender is required. Remember to refresh BG3MM and make sure the mod is in the Active Tab. If not, move it there and re-save and export Load Order. With or without BG3MM, once you finish loading a save, check the Script Extender console, it should display a message in light blue like the one in the second picture here, the one saying "I want us to be something real." If that appears the mod should be working fine.
Q. Can you uninstall in-between the two confession scenes? A. No, it will break your flow and stop your romance from progressing.
Q. Can I do the two scenes in a different order? A. No, the flow is Araj > Yurgir > Romance. Any other order will break the flags.
Q. Can I ask him both what he wants to do and that we don't need to have sex to stay together? A. Yes, but not at the same moment - the flow of the dialogue is changed so those options both appear at different times.
Q. Nothing happens 2 nights after Raphael told me about the ritual! A. There are 2 possible things: 1- Mod hasn't loaded properly this time, hasn't loaded at all even before Araj, and so it never gave you the right flag and script to make Confession 2 start. In that case check question 1 again. You may have to reload from before Araj once you are sure it is active. 2- Wait a bit after you get teleported to the Graveyard in the shadowlands. There is a timer of 12 seconds before the scene starts to make sure the area is fully loaded. Don't click anything or go away from there. Party members *might* appear if for some reason the scene takes too long to fire - but in theory they're supposed to only appear after the scene has started.
Again, check the SE console. There should be a message after every confession that you can check to make sure things are working. After Araj, it should display a message saying "Araj Dialogue complete". When you go to sleep on the second night after discussing the ritual with Raphael, it should show a message saying "Yurgir Dialogue available" right before triggering the Yurgir confession. If you don't see these messages in the console, something is wrong and probably there's a conflict with some other mod or it is not loading properly.
Hello, I'm at act 2 and I have already talked to Raphael in the Last Inn. I didn't go to Moonrise towers yet (going next, as I'm playing a good playthrough). Can I still install and play your mod?
i play the game on the ps5 is there anyway that you could make it and or submit it to and onto mod.io for approval or whatever is needed so that i could use it
i play the game on the ps5 is there anyway that you could make it and or submit it to and onto mod.io for approval or whatever is needed so that i could use it
Hey! Are you planning to update this for patch 8? It did not work for me :( so sad. The "something real" line appeared on the console but no message post Araj dialogue which forced the confession on the next long rest. I have nothing else installed that could conflict with your mod so maybe some flags broke? Appreciate your work so much!
I will have a look at all bugs report in a few days when I'm done with another game. Strange though, are you sure you're following the steps properly? You don't get the confession on the next long rest after Araj. You have to kill Yurgir and then sleep 2 nights.
Thank you for answering! I have tried again and spoke to Araj (no message in the Script Extender), then the Araj confession triggered (we're not partnered after that which is maybe supposed to happen?), spoke to Raph in the Last Night Inn, spoke to him again with Ast in the party near the Mausoleum, killed Yurgir (message appeared in the Script Ext as planned), Raph came to explain the scars, I long rested once and got teleported to that confession spot - didn't click anything or move but the conversation never triggered. The line appears in the corner "tav starts conversation" but nothing happens after that. It's ok though I will keep an eye on your notes and save this for the next playthrough! Looks like a great mod <3
That's really strange. If it says Tav started a conversation, it feels more like it's in theory happening but there's something else blocking it from showing up, which isn't something I've ever seen before :V. You don't happen to have other the other mod that edits the same confession maybe? It's one of the things I could think about. Or maybe some mod that edits cutscenes?
This being said I am done with my other game so I can slowly start to check all the bug reports for patch 8, so I should be able to test this over the weekend myself!
I absolutely love this!! thank you for making it! =D it flows so well. By any chance, and this is just a wild suggestion, could you do a mod to have Astarion react to seeing his statue or painting? like the same voice line he does when he gets his reflection after ascension? it would be so cool for him to acknowledge being able to see himself
Hii sorry i have a question, im installing it using the Mod Manager and keeps saying that i need the Script Extende V14, i have this one https://github.com/Norbyte/bg3se/releases so but keeps appearing idk what im doing wrong :(
I've never seen such a message, unless you mean the yellow ! in bg3mm, but that's just a warning that reminds you you need to have a minimum version of script extender installed. As long as you followed the instructions from the SE page and I think you did, you should be fine, SE automatically updates on its own!
Maybe that's a dumb question but is this compatibale with the Astarion Confession Edit 2? I'm not sure if they override the same things so I thought I ask? Like I said maybe it's a stupid question and it should be obvious but to me it somehow isn't :,) Hope that is alright. I'd appriciate any help :)
Hey there! Unfortunately not, they both edit the dialogue file of this scene. Moreover, my mod also edits the timeline and the scene file, so even though normally you can decide which mod loads by putting it later in the load order, because of that it would probably try to pair my timeline and scene with the other mod in a weird mix so the scene wouldn't load correctly and just crash the game 😅
Hey thanks for the reply :) only really wanted the other mod cause it has the option to tell astarion that a relationship without getting intimate is fine which I found really sweet but I also dont mind going without that :)
Hello, Im a little afraid that i messed up, I talked to Raphael in last light and also got the cutscene after Araj, but later when the cutscene triggered outside the temple the game acted like Astarion wasnt in my party even though he was and never spoke to him. And now my journals say Raphael left without telling anything about the scars, Im on honour mode so I cant really reload :(
I haven't touched that so it must be either an unlucky glitch or some other mod that is doing it - as far as I know if Astarion is in the party Raphael will always address him. So what did he talk about instead?
I don't belive this mod is the issue, I'm pretty sure it was because I use the unlimited party mod, and Astarion wasnt near enough to my character before the cutscene triggered, so I think the game just ignored his precence. So I will just try again in a different playthrough and this time just have him by my side before the scene, hopefully that works better. He just talked with my character as if Astarion wasn't there
1) The "kiss him tenderly" option seems to be misaligned. They're not kissing each other and have the awkward "hovering hand". Ekrilius wants to hold his man and show him real love. 2) I could have sworn it looks like PC and Astarion do a little Eskimo's kiss after the "Shower him in kisses". Is there a way we could change camera angles so we can see that ADORABLE-ness
If you are a male body Tav, the mod is not yet fully adapted for male body positions. Meaning that you can play the scene with a male but the animations are adapted only for a smaller female body as of yet, hence why it's misaligned.
I will post a male version hopefully soon! As for camera angles, changing those angles values manually without the toolkit takes a really long time - and that "shower him in kisses" scene has something like 8 different camera shots or so. It would also take quite a bit to redo them all. It's something I could do, but considering there is 3rd party camera tools already available for this and photomode soon, I'm not too sure it's worth doing it! We will see after patch 8!
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Q. How do I know if the mod works? Does it work with the in-game mod manager?
A. Remember first of all that Script Extender is required. Remember to refresh BG3MM and make sure the mod is in the Active Tab. If not, move it there and re-save and export Load Order.
With or without BG3MM, once you finish loading a save, check the Script Extender console, it should display a message in light blue like the one in the second picture here, the one saying "I want us to be something real." If that appears the mod should be working fine.
Q. Can you uninstall in-between the two confession scenes?
A. No, it will break your flow and stop your romance from progressing.
Q. Can I do the two scenes in a different order?
A. No, the flow is Araj > Yurgir > Romance. Any other order will break the flags.
Q. Can I ask him both what he wants to do and that we don't need to have sex to stay together?
A. Yes, but not at the same moment - the flow of the dialogue is changed so those options both appear at different times.
Q. Nothing happens 2 nights after Raphael told me about the ritual!
A. There are 2 possible things:
1- Mod hasn't loaded properly this time, hasn't loaded at all even before Araj, and so it never gave you the right flag and script to make Confession 2 start. In that case check question 1 again. You may have to reload from before Araj once you are sure it is active.
2- Wait a bit after you get teleported to the Graveyard in the shadowlands. There is a timer of 12 seconds before the scene starts to make sure the area is fully loaded. Don't click anything or go away from there. Party members *might* appear if for some reason the scene takes too long to fire - but in theory they're supposed to only appear after the scene has started.
Again, check the SE console. There should be a message after every confession that you can check to make sure things are working.
After Araj, it should display a message saying "Araj Dialogue complete".
When you go to sleep on the second night after discussing the ritual with Raphael, it should show a message saying "Yurgir Dialogue available" right before triggering the Yurgir confession. If you don't see these messages in the console, something is wrong and probably there's a conflict with some other mod or it is not loading properly.
I will add other Q&A below as they come!
You don't happen to have other the other mod that edits the same confession maybe? It's one of the things I could think about. Or maybe some mod that edits cutscenes?
This being said I am done with my other game so I can slowly start to check all the bug reports for patch 8, so I should be able to test this over the weekend myself!
https://github.com/Norbyte/bg3se/releases
so but keeps appearing idk what im doing wrong :(
Maybe that's a dumb question but is this compatibale with the Astarion Confession Edit 2? I'm not sure if they override the same things so I thought I ask? Like I said maybe it's a stupid question and it should be obvious but to me it somehow isn't :,) Hope that is alright. I'd appriciate any help :)
Thanks! :D
I haven't touched that so it must be either an unlucky glitch or some other mod that is doing it - as far as I know if Astarion is in the party Raphael will always address him.
So what did he talk about instead?
1) The "kiss him tenderly" option seems to be misaligned. They're not kissing each other and have the awkward "hovering hand". Ekrilius wants to hold his man and show him real love.
2) I could have sworn it looks like PC and Astarion do a little Eskimo's kiss after the "Shower him in kisses". Is there a way we could change camera angles so we can see that ADORABLE-ness
I will post a male version hopefully soon!
As for camera angles, changing those angles values manually without the toolkit takes a really long time - and that "shower him in kisses" scene has something like 8 different camera shots or so. It would also take quite a bit to redo them all. It's something I could do, but considering there is 3rd party camera tools already available for this and photomode soon, I'm not too sure it's worth doing it! We will see after patch 8!