Dear all,
As you may have noticed (or conversely may not have noticed at all) my upkeep of UB has been pretty slack due to commitments of work in the non-modding world. I do, however, intend to make a return to modding and have been working on the next version of UB--which will not contain new content, but fixes. I intent to fix most of the things in the Bug Thread, as well as other issues which have been mentioned. As I've been out of the game for a little while, however, I'd appreciate some people to test a beta of the new version before if goes on general release, both to ensure that bugs have been fixed and that no new ones have been introduced.
If you would like to test then please reply here. Ideally you'll be someone familiar with both the current and previous versions of the mod.
The main issue to be addressed in the update is the Kidnapping of Boo quest, which unfortunately I am not very familiar with as I did not write the original code (it was Cliffette's). I think with that I am planning to remove the bit that sends you to the Druid Grove, as it has caused a lot of troubles for some people and is not necessary for the story. There are two ways I could go about this:
1. Revert the component's code to an older version of the mod (v14). This is simple, but other bugfixes Cliffette incorporated in the meantime would not be there.
2. Just set the bit dealing with the Druid Grove transportation to never occur. But could someone tell me if it is currently possible to complete the quest without being sent to the Druid Grove, and if so, what are the conditions which determine whether you go there or not? As I mentioned I didn't code the component, and haven't played in a long time, so would be grateful for a voice of experience to tell me.
Any comments are welcome. If you don't hear a reply then RL may have reared its head, but at least you know my intentions were good.