phantasy patch v156b9 file

As in you couldn't unzip it, couldn't have the mod show on the list of mods (maybe because you didnt scroll up or down in the list of mods showing using the arrow on the right), or you unzipped a folder inside a folder so the mod isnt seen? Were you able to see the mod but as you start it it does not finish loading, in which case you forgot to toggle "load textures on demand"?

You should be reading heavily at
Forums.taleworlds.com

There is no way to have one person baby sit 20K+ downloaders so each one can ask the same question endlessly.

For installing a mod in general start with

For unzip .7z files use
7-zip.org

For toggling ON load textures on demand this is done at Warband options:video BEFORE trying to load/run the mod.

For I got this far, but I'm confused making a character read
Forums.taleworlds.com

for pretty much each additional question, I'd have to assume you're baiting me or too lazy to read the posts already in place. I'm not going to repost every last one here. Use Taleworlds forum for what it is designed for, so that developers can actually develop. If that loses me a user, its all right. If that gains you the answer -- isn't that what you wanted? So its in your hands which way to go.

splicing earlier answers for you:

the hotfix is cut and pasted OVER the main mod, not in a folder of its own inside the main mod. The files have to OVERWRITE (caps are to show what went wrong not just yelling for my own amusement) the .txt files of the same name.

go inside the expanded folder made from this update. Inside are 32 text files and some folders. You aren't interested in taking this folder and copying it into the base mod (of may 31 2016), but instead you go inside this patch folder, so that the 32 text files and further subfolders are showing, ctrl-a to mark everything inside, right-click COPY (or cut), then back out to the base mod (from May 31 2016) and with the same 32 text files and a bunch of subfolders showing in explorer right click PASTE to where it asks "overwrite xx files of the same name yes or no?". Say yes and let it update.

asking for quests, hiring companions, what sort of dialog are you talking about. Are these lords, ladies, persons walking around town - which dialogs? there's like 30,000 lines, what did you say and what were you expecting to hear in reply?

"certain" lords.
You would have quests fail if you had an earlier version of v156 series, older than about B6. When asking about quests these would seem to hang. If THAT was the issue the fix is patching a B8 or later.

another issue would be starting a game as v150, patching with v156, and not starting a fresh game. In that case all the lords would have their variables jumbled up; they would mostly have the settings of different lords than themselves, but also some would be set with the values given to troops, as save game stores only the row number of the troops file, not really the actual name of the troop. When restoring to a different series, the rows have been moved around so the data can never be aligned again. This should pretty much destroy any conversation. The fix is simple enough - start a fresh game.

a third issue is all the companions NOT signed up into your party became lords within 2 days and were assigned improperly to every faction with friendly enough skin. But they were not promoted correctly, just marked active without the correct conversion from unhired companion to kingdom lord status. Thus, all the dialogs intended for kingdom lords fail, and all the dialogs intended for companions fail. This would be unique to patch v156B10.

What else could go wrong? Hmm, those are about the 3 best ways to end up at your situation. Each could be resolved by downloading a full v156 build again and reinstalling the full build from a v156 version, then starting a fresh character. Thats a lot of work, but thats the quickest way for you.

I'll be busy one full month at Warsword Conquest. I had originally hoped to bang out an update for them, which they've been waiting 2 years for, in about 2 weeks, but I see now their new code is scrambled enough that it will take twice as long, maybe 3 times as long, to unscramble enough to merge as first estimated. You'll have to hang tough until then.

depending on the version they are cheat menu only
this because people complained they didn't like them, so now they don't have to see them

look at Nexusmods.com
and take b7 for v156 series.

why get your hopes up by selling a scroll you can never use?

If you make a companion or spouse into a mage, they use all spells according to the magic ability skill they have. If you are in v156 or 155 and you aren't a mage now, you'll NEVER be a mage. If you are in v150, you do a quest to be a mage and then you can buy scrolls. It was mainly an oversight to sell you scrolls when you had no hope of ever using them.

each patch has everything the previous one had.
I'll probably make another series v156 patch tomorrow late afternoon.