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I discovered some time ago that when working on a map, adding or changing objects and gizmos in a region, will cause stalling when entering that region, until you restitch the regions. Often, I delete Lqd files, and run the uncompressed mod editor map with no adverse effect.

What I have just discovered though, is that this doesn't hold true for a Tanked map. In a Tanked map, without the Lqd files, I got significant stalling when approaching a region. I put the Lqd files back in, and all was good.

More strange tan lines, not even my left and right wrist match!

I'm trying to get hireing party members working in my map, without having to do the DS2 main game opening quests. As it is, innkeepers won't deal with you, as they only start with giving you a third slot. Drevin seems to be required as the first party member for the hire system to work.
[EDIT] Even after doing the DS2 opening quests(making sure to activate the Eurulin teleporter), hireing doesn't work, the inn does work for existing party members. As it is, have to return to the Main map to get more party slots.

Is there a workaround?

Dang it Photobucket!

I've prepared a thoroughly immature rant just for you. Hmm, after writing it out I think I feel a bit calmer and less like my head will explode.

I have been a subscriber for a little over ten years to Photobucket, posting tutorials on using the site's services and recommending it to many people. Well, let's just say they pulled a dick move.

Some days are worse than others and this past Friday was in the top 10 of the worse days I have ever had. I started out about 9 AM to take a bicycle ride to Mountain View. Things where going well until I was forced into a curb by a car driving to close to me. This caused me to crash and scrape up my right knee. Looked like I was a little kid who tipped over the first time her training wheels where taken off. Bandaged my knee and continued on. Stopped in Shore Line Park to eat my lunch and was pooped on by a very large bird. Lunch Spoiled and both legs where purple.

So I never found another game to mod to replace DSII after all these years. This game is a classic in my books. It's underappreciated and fun to mod. I shouldn't worry about how old a game is for modding. However, my priority now is front-end development since I need to make much more money to pay off student loans.

Other than moderating web site and answering what questions I can I like iryan have done little playing or modding any version of Dungeon Siege. The reason is not that I am burned out so much as the lack of time. For example I have ridden my bicycle this month 253 miles. With all the other normal life things I am spending about 30 hours a day before I even think about DS or sleep.