Posted May 22, 2018
Kivan left my party in the bandit hideout.
I cant find him near Beregost or in the bandits hideout
He has my bracers of dexterity
I cant find him near Beregost or in the bandits hideout
He has my bracers of dexterity
7PCGamer
New User
Registered: Aug 2015
From India
J Lo
Human Unit Non-Killable
Registered: Jul 2013
From Canada
Posted May 22, 2018
You'll have to load a previous save. If he took off on his own, it mean's he's not coming back.
7PCGamer
New User
Registered: Aug 2015
From India
Posted May 22, 2018
dont have an earlier save.. i thought i would find him somewhere so progressed with clearing the tents - now in cloakwood
are there other copies of dex bracers --- it raised the wearers dex to 18, neera may need it for slinging bullets
are there other copies of dex bracers --- it raised the wearers dex to 18, neera may need it for slinging bullets
Lebesgue
Professor
Registered: Dec 2011
From Canada
Posted May 23, 2018
Did Kivan say something before leaving? I think what happens in EE is that after 10 days (or sth like that) Kivan will leave unless you clear the bandit camp within that period. If you don't and he leaves, he leaves for good. Note that this was not the case in classic edition where Kivan would never leave.
Do you have autosave from entering the last area with Kivan? That often helps.
PS. This happened to me when playing BG:EE. I was not aware that they "fixed" Kivan and that he leaves with all the gear he wears after some time. So had to replay a good chunk of the game...
Do you have autosave from entering the last area with Kivan? That often helps.
PS. This happened to me when playing BG:EE. I was not aware that they "fixed" Kivan and that he leaves with all the gear he wears after some time. So had to replay a good chunk of the game...
Stig79
New User
Registered: Mar 2014
From Norway
Ryan333
Classic Crusader
Registered: Sep 2008
From United States
Posted May 23, 2018
This has absolutely nothing to do with a "buggy Beamdog product". This issue has existed since the original Bioware release in 1998.
Several NPCs have personal quests -- such as Kivan wanting to slay Tazok. If you don't complete those NPCs' quests within a certain time, they will leave your party. They will always give you multiple warnings that they're getting impatient, but when they do finally leave... that's it -- they're gone for good. And they'll take whatever items they had with them. You can find plenty of examples over the years of "I was in the Bandit Camp when Kivan's quest timer ran out -- and he bailed on me right outside Tazok's tent!"
Unfortunately, there's no way to get Kivan (and his gear -- specifically the Gauntlets of Dexterity) back legitimately. But, the Developer Console (aka Cheat Console) can assist.
Look in: C:\Users\{YOUR USER NAME}\Documents\Baldur's Gate - Enhanced Edition for a file called BALDUR.LUA. Open that file in your text editor of choice. Copy/paste the following to the very end of that file:
SetPrivateProfileString('Program Options','Debug Mode','1')
Save and exit, then fire up Baldur's Gate. Load your game, then press CTRL+ENTER. This enables the "debug" (aka "cheat mode") console. Type the following in the chat box:
C:CreateItem("BRAC07")
And there's your Gauntlets of Dexterity.
If you need any other items, here's a good list:
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/pc/75251-baldurs-gate/cheats
Scroll down to the "Item Codes" section. To add one of these items to your character, use the command:
C:CreateItem("xxxxxx")
...and replace "xxxxx" with the item code from that list.
Good luck!
Several NPCs have personal quests -- such as Kivan wanting to slay Tazok. If you don't complete those NPCs' quests within a certain time, they will leave your party. They will always give you multiple warnings that they're getting impatient, but when they do finally leave... that's it -- they're gone for good. And they'll take whatever items they had with them. You can find plenty of examples over the years of "I was in the Bandit Camp when Kivan's quest timer ran out -- and he bailed on me right outside Tazok's tent!"
Unfortunately, there's no way to get Kivan (and his gear -- specifically the Gauntlets of Dexterity) back legitimately. But, the Developer Console (aka Cheat Console) can assist.
Look in: C:\Users\{YOUR USER NAME}\Documents\Baldur's Gate - Enhanced Edition for a file called BALDUR.LUA. Open that file in your text editor of choice. Copy/paste the following to the very end of that file:
SetPrivateProfileString('Program Options','Debug Mode','1')
Save and exit, then fire up Baldur's Gate. Load your game, then press CTRL+ENTER. This enables the "debug" (aka "cheat mode") console. Type the following in the chat box:
C:CreateItem("BRAC07")
And there's your Gauntlets of Dexterity.
If you need any other items, here's a good list:
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/pc/75251-baldurs-gate/cheats
Scroll down to the "Item Codes" section. To add one of these items to your character, use the command:
C:CreateItem("xxxxxx")
...and replace "xxxxx" with the item code from that list.
Good luck!
Post edited May 23, 2018 by Ryan333
7PCGamer
New User
Registered: Aug 2015
From India
Posted May 23, 2018
Do you have autosave from entering the last area with Kivan? That often helps.
PS. This happened to me when playing BG:EE. I was not aware that they "fixed" Kivan and that he leaves with all the gear he wears after some time. So had to replay a good chunk of the game...
btw i stumbled upon this Web spell.. took out a party of Red Wizards in the area east to Firewine Bridge... i dont think i will need anything else to finish this game :) Yes the game is bugged but for a different reason.. they should have tested it on more configurations
The standard openal drivers were not working for me .. had to search the web 1 full day to figure out some openal-soft solution.
Post edited May 23, 2018 by 7PCGamer
Lebesgue
Professor
Registered: Dec 2011
From Canada
Posted May 23, 2018
It say there that:
"This side quest only exists in Enhanced Edition of the game, in original version of Baldur's Gate, Kivan will stay in the party no matter how long it takes the player to reach the Bandit Camp."
And my personal experience supports this. I completed BG1 dozens of times since 1998, many times recruiting Kivan as soon as possible and taking my time to get to Ch4, and never ever has he left. But in EE Beamdog added the timer to him.
Post edited May 23, 2018 by Lebesgue
Hickory
Almost human
Registered: Dec 2010
From United Kingdom
Posted May 23, 2018
Post edited May 23, 2018 by Hickory
Stig79
New User
Registered: Mar 2014
From Norway
Posted May 31, 2018
low rated
Several NPCs have personal quests -- such as Kivan wanting to slay Tazok. If you don't complete those NPCs' quests within a certain time, they will leave your party. They will always give you multiple warnings that they're getting impatient, but when they do finally leave... that's it -- they're gone for good. And they'll take whatever items they had with them. You can find plenty of examples over the years of "I was in the Bandit Camp when Kivan's quest timer ran out -- and he bailed on me right outside Tazok's tent!"
Unfortunately, there's no way to get Kivan (and his gear -- specifically the Gauntlets of Dexterity) back legitimately. But, the Developer Console (aka Cheat Console) can assist.
Look in: C:\Users\{YOUR USER NAME}\Documents\Baldur's Gate - Enhanced Edition for a file called BALDUR.LUA. Open that file in your text editor of choice. Copy/paste the following to the very end of that file:
SetPrivateProfileString('Program Options','Debug Mode','1')
Save and exit, then fire up Baldur's Gate. Load your game, then press CTRL+ENTER. This enables the "debug" (aka "cheat mode") console. Type the following in the chat box:
C:CreateItem("BRAC07")
And there's your Gauntlets of Dexterity.
If you need any other items, here's a good list:
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/pc/75251-baldurs-gate/cheats
Scroll down to the "Item Codes" section. To add one of these items to your character, use the command:
C:CreateItem("xxxxxx")
...and replace "xxxxx" with the item code from that list.
Good luck!
Ryan333
Classic Crusader
Registered: Sep 2008
From United States
Posted June 11, 2018
*bows* My apology for the inaccuracy about Kivan leaving. Apparently I've been playing with mods and fix packs for so long that I didn't realize that in the plain vanilla game he would indeed hang around regardless.
I swear I remember reading a post or two on the original Bioware boards about Kivan leaving right as a player reached the bandit camp. Of course, that was 20 years ago... so my memory is apparently failing. Or perhaps there was a tweak pack from back then that corrected the bug.
I swear I remember reading a post or two on the original Bioware boards about Kivan leaving right as a player reached the bandit camp. Of course, that was 20 years ago... so my memory is apparently failing. Or perhaps there was a tweak pack from back then that corrected the bug.