Avernum 5 - Anama Quest Hack

This page contains instructions on how to modify the Avernum 5 scripts in order to obtain the second Anama quest (recipe for invulnerability potion). Either due to a bug or a deliberate decision, this quest can never be obtained.

If you make use of this information you do so at your own risk. You are STRONGLY advised to make a backup copy of any scripts before modifying them. If you ignore this advice you may end up with an unplayable game. Should this happen to you DO NOT SAVE the game but quit immediately, download the software again from Spiderweb website and reinstall. (Your saved games and registration will be preserved.)

Ok, here are the instructions:

1. Close Avernum 5, in case it is currently running.
2. Open a basic text editing programme. Notepad (Windows) or TextEdit (Macintosh) are perfectly adequate for this task. Whatever editor you use, make sure it is set up not to change the line-wrapping and indentation in the file when it saves.
3. Open the file z134Tahonardlg.txt from within the Avernum 5 scripts folder. On Windows, this is located in the folder C:\Program Files\Spiderweb Software\Avernum 5\Avernum 5\Data\Scripts. On Macintosh, the folder is /Applications/Avernum 5 f/Avernum 5 Files/Scripts.
4. Find the section headed begintalknode 38;.
5. Change the next line from state = -1; to state = 30;. This makes the conversation option available when talking to Alcander.
6. Two lines further on, there is a boolean statement starting condition. You only need to change the first part here. It currently reads gf(170,2) == 0, which means it is only visible to non-Anama members (who will never see it either due to the rest of the boolean). Change it to gf(170,2) == 1.
7. Save the file.
8. Open Avernum 5, take the playing characters away from Ahonaria to another town, and then bring them back (pylons are ideal for this). This forces the game to reload the script. If you are Anama, and if you have completed the Shafrir quest, then you should now see the dialogue option “How else can I serve the Anama?”

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