Sorry I already posted on this, but it seems to have been forgotten and I'm still no closer to an answer. Since only one person responded previously (yes I have the latest patches installed and I don't use CTRL-R), I figured I would bring up the topic again. Thanks in advance for any help:
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This is the weirdest thing. I can't access any of Jaheira's innate abilities. The icon is grayed out. I've stripped her down to no equipment and still nothing.

Aerie is even weirder. When I memorize a minor sequencer it shows that she has 4 minor sequencers available. However, as soon as I've used the one sequencer her inate abilities go blank and I can access them anymore. So... unless I've memorized a mage sequencer I don't see any of her inate abilities. And when I have memorized something I see an extra three minor sequencers.

I've tried using the extra's up and they appeared to just fizzle - I'm not certain if the extra ones are back after being used and then using the minor sequencer spell again.

What gives. Anyone encounter anything similar/know a fix?

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[ August 12, 2002, 21:18: Message edited by: Taluntain ]

are you talking about innate or high level abilities?

Innate. Anything that would show up when clicking on the far right hand icon (the four pointed star thingy). Though, if the character was a fighter or thief etc, their HLA would also be available by clicking the same button. However, with Druids, Clerics and Mages, their HLA are all spells and thus just show up in their priest or mage books.

So with Jaheria I'm refering to her ability to shapechange into a bear. I don't know what Aerie's inate abilities are.

Restart your computer, run the game before any other program (and do not use Windows Explorer). Tell me how that works. Can they both still cast spells?

Well my computer is my work computer, so some things automatically start before I can start BGII, but I'm pretty sure that I've done this before. I'll try it next chance I get.

They both can cast all their spells and Aerie's inate ability button can be clicked on when she's memorized sequencers (though I only see the sequencers).

The sequencers are Aerie's only innate abilities, so sounds to me like that's working fine.

Is Jaheira's working all right now?

I haven't re-booted my computer lately, but I'll let you know when I do. Thanks for asking

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I tried it. Jaheria had just leveled up and I gave her the HLA Resist Magic, so she now has something else that should be in her inate abilities area. And sure enough there it is. But her shape change abilities are not there! The resist magic ability is in approximately the correct possition (i.e. there is enough room for her shape-change, but it just isn't there.) Odd eh?

[ August 15, 2002, 00:16: Message edited by: Sandor the Irrelevant ]

Yeah, this is strange. I could probably make a new Jaheira file and send it to you, but something tells me that wouldn't solve your problem (and it might create new ones). Perhaps Extremist or someone else that has more experience cracking these bugs can help you, because I'm all out of ideas on how to solve your problem.

It looks as some of your CLABxxx.2DA files are corrupted.
That can be a result of messing with kits (making new ones, installing someone's) or CD scratched.

You can't mend it without editing the saved game. But if you plan to replay the game at some point, my advice is that someone zips all ToB CLAB*.2DA files (from override folder) and mails them to you. I can't do that because I don't have ToB installed.
When you receive the package, you just delete all CLAB*.2DA files from your override folder and unzip those you've received over there.

Another solution is reinstallation. But when you uninstall the game, you have to delete whole override folder entries manually before you install the game again.

Remember, it can't be fixed retroactively and without editing the saved game file.

Interesting. Thanks guys.

I think I'll just suffer through it. It's not like I ever DID shape change into a bear with her anyway... Is she supposed to get any nifty abilities later on? I think I've got her at level 14? She has about 2 300 000 XP. I don't even know if I'm going to be able to get her to 3 mill by the end of the game (I've done the dungeon and am now just starting to look for Yaga and his mom's heart).

Thanks again!

Hmm... I think I have seen it do that to so it might be a bug in the game. It seems to me that the numbers under the spell trigger keped going up if she died before she used it. But then I have so much 3rd party stuff that may be the problem.

She gains a few HLA shapeshifts, but since the HLA abilities seem to be fine for you, it's quite possible that these will work as well.