Thanks but, even unlinked, they all bunch up. I know this game well enough to sense when a battle is coming (although I do still get fooled sometimes) so I did that the first try and I suppose I could retreat right away then come in on my terms since there's a nearby way point (I think). Yeah, I put my two archers on the top of the steps and my mage in the middle and well back from the meeting spot (which required them to be unchained) but they still all bunched up when the conversation started and I even tried moving them during the conversation but all are tagged for it so it isn't possible. I checked Youtube but, as you said, they were all final battles and I couldn't tell if the end scenes were even included. Does cheat commander allow "god mode"? That'd be the quickest way. That is assuming I'm adept enough to even figure out how to use the mod smile .