Larian Studios Forums Divine Divinity (English) Technical Problems Map has gone back to black

Okay I have got the Dragon Breastplate from Patrick after I did his quest and I teleported into the Dwarven halls to get it all sorted and the map was all blacked out, my flags were still there and the people answered me like the last time, (meaning that the game registed I had already been there), I have done quests and stuff, but the chests had refilled and the map was blanked out, I went to the cave and that was also blanked out but a lot of boulders were by the entrance to the next level, and the room where the bed was also had the stuff I found in there previously, back again. No monsters, all those have been registered as killed.

It was ok until I got breastplate, or it may have been the patch I updated late last night, this was first game I have played since updating.

How can I restore the map, can I copy one of my previous ones from another save in there? luckily I backed a load of stuff up in another folder earlier, unless that has done it.

If I can copy the map, what do I look for? bearing in mind PCs are like unknown territory for me as I am a Mac user. Had to get a pc to play all the great games macs don't get, like this.

Oh and while I am at it, this game is terrific, I am totally hooked. Can't wait for an expansion to come out and a sequel, there is gonna be an expansion and a sequel isnt there, pleeeeeeez.

If I can't solve the map thing, no matter, I am a methodical player and will go over every inch of it again.

Cheers

Lady Zidane aka Z

Try deleting all of the files in the '..\Divine Divinity\Run\Dynamic' folder, then start Divinity and re-load the game.
This folder is used as a cache for the game. Files are created / copied there from the save game folder when you load, and written / copied from that folder when you save a game. The files will be re-created as required the next time you start Divinity. If there was a corrupt file in that folder, deleting the files should fix the problem.

If that doesn't help, The fog-of-war for the Dark Forest is stored in the shroud.x2 file. I think you should be able to safely replace this with a file from a recent working save, but make a copy of your latest save game folder first, just in case. The 6 inv.* files keep track of your inventory and all NPC trade inventories, as well as the contents of all chests. Check you home base and make sure all your stored loot is still there. The data.000 file keeps track of your location and the location / status of all monsters and NPCs, so fortunately that appears to be fine.

i did that and it didnt work. I dumped cache and swapped the map files. My game hasnt corrupted my character at all, just the fog of war.

Now each time I teleport to another area my map has gone.

The main Aleroth/Dwarven village massive map area went last night but I swapped the shroud file from last night to my folder and managed to get it back, but new areas like inside the elven ruins are black, i even got the strange amulet again, even though I gave up two and got my sword...

Something is wrong somewhere, my character inventory is ok, the map flags are there with my info telling me which bits are which and who is where, but it seems like every so often something is corrupting my map. In fact everything is ok except my map.

When I come home from work tonight I will load game and see what other map has gone. I have only one quest left before I go to wastelands, so its not a major problem, just a nuisance. But it seems to keep happening.

This has only been happening since I installed patch.

I mean I don't mind sometimes, but when I need to get somewhere quick I have to clear the fog again, and the chests are refilled, so i get more money, but trouble is, I have more than enough money with nowt to spend it on, apart from charms and traps.

Now I will mosey on off to help channel to find out how to do my last quest, cos I can't be arsed to march all the way across a black map to find where I am going.

Thanks

Z

I'm encountering the same problem with the map. It seems to me that the new patch was probably to blame, since I don't remember having any troubles before updating. Initially, I thought that the reset maps would just be annoyances, but now I'm really getting worried about the other consequences.

For example, at the meeting place of the Council of Seven, all of the doorways are sealed (just as they were prior to defeating the succubus, but I've already killed her and I now have no way to open the door to the scrying room. This is the same issue I have at places like the Thieves' Guild and the Merchants' Guild, where the entrances only open after you complete the necessary tasks to gain membership. I can't get inside because the doors are now locked and I've already completed the quests that would unlock the doors.

I'm completely stuck in the game because I no longer have access to certain critical areas! Does anyone have any idea how to fix this problem???

Yeah I have the same problem, luckily I have gathered all seven together, before scrying room locked up, but I am now trying to cure the transformed animals and cant get into the basement cos the picture doesnt work and the wall is sealed again.

Sigh.

I keep finding new treasure though, but the monsters havent respawned :-(, I found the strange amulet again.... but it is rather worrying that I am going to bump into something else I can't do.

LZ

I just read about the same problem in this thread...

Hopefully I can provide you with a solution soon, but now I'm puzzled with this problem...

i have the same problem, only in verdistis. also, some chests i had waiting in my house to be picked were gone, so was all the loot i had stolen to decorate my house, but the cupboard still had all my stuff in it. a chest that had been there when i bought the house was gone too.

A possible (partial) work around; Teleporting Anywhere, via hex editor

Once you get past somewhere you can use your teleporter stones to get out, but doing this repeatedly would be a pain.

Boratus' cellar
X = 80 1D ; Y = D0 A7 ; map 02 - at the stairs
X = A0 1E ; Y = 30 A9 ; map 02 - in the cow's cell

Hopefully this is a one time thing?! But I wont install another patch unless I am willing to start a new game at the same time....

Same problem - I have three of the Council Members located, but can't get at either the scrying stones or Zandalor. Have you found any solution to this? I don't know if I can face starting all over again at this point.

For those that have run into this problem, did it happen right away or after playing awhile and saving / re-loading?

The problems showed up just after I installed the patch. It's probably the main cause. My symptoms are black maps and a sealed conference room. If there is a fine solution, please let me know.

Greetz
Jang.

I'm confused. I have tryed Savegames from the 1.22, 1.26, 1.29, 1.31 and 1.32 Version, but all Savegames are working fine. No blank maps, no closed dors. I have tryed it whit the following Installation stats:

1. CD + Patch 1.1b + Patch 2
2. CD + Patch 1.1b + HF7 + Patch 2
3. CD + Patch 1.1b + HF6 + HF7 + Patch 2

In all this Installation stats my Savegames are working fine.
Be note that i'm playing with the German version.
But I cant imagine thet the problem only be appear in the english version.
Have you any spacial incident in your game? Or other question; What does your Char. do when you load a savegame?

I also tried a few saved games, walking into Rivertown / Dark Forest and using the teleporter pads, right away and after saving and re-loading. I did a full install of the english version (1.29), then hotfix 2 (1.32) then the patch (1.33).

No no no. My problem was this:

1. Installed english game and hotfix.
2. Played all the way to Verdirditis.
3. Cleared most of Verditis, did a lot of quests.
4. Jumped back to base in Aleroth. Saved.
5 Got new patch installed.
6. Played a while all looked fine but..
7. As I returned to Verditis ie. a non-Riverton map all was black fog again, locks relocked, chests restocked. Quests stayed done so I couldnt return to Merchant guild Library since I had used the key and so on.
8. Looked around a little in town and left.
9. Played on and some saves later I returned to Verditis and the fog was cleared as I had left it at point 8 above.

So it was a one-time thing caused by the patch yes. Luckily I wasnt at The council quest or the game wuold be f#¤%&d! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ouch.gif" alt="" />

You know, I think that the english patches is second-rate : that is the german version gets all pro attention and then they put an english-speaking temp to fix the english one. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shhh.gif" alt="" /> [color:"yellow"] <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shame.gif" alt="" /> I take this silly statement back since Larian Studios seem to already looking into the english patch. Still there have been some threads where English users complains about problems German users can not find <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/think.gif" alt="" /> [/color]

Still a great game <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

i think i may have saved and reloaded before my problem, but i didn't enter verdistis, so i don't know if it was there before saving or not. everything seems to be fine except the missing chests and black map.

Yes yes yes. Exactly this I have testet.
The Savegames i have used are from the prior version. IE. 1.22, 1.26, 1.32....

Its the same with this points:


Then i have loadet this savegames with on of my 3 Installation stats.
This is the same what you do here:


We now the problem you hav. But in my game this problem isn't present.
I have testet some regions in all my diferend Savegame-versions. But i can't find the problem. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/puppyeyes.gif" alt="" />

[color:"red"] @ the people with the black map problem: [/color] could you please send me your savegame? Then we can look into the problem. Now, it's difficult, since not everybody has this problem.

You can email your savegame, or the link where I can download the savegame to support@larian.com

We'll try to help you asap.

Thx,
Lynn

Should I send all of the files associated with my savegame or only specific files? Some of the files are a bit large (around 9MB) and the total is nearly 50MB.

Please, if possible, send the complete savegame. But first zip the file <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />
Thank you for your fast response.