With few exceptions, only guides sell you info on hidden routes. The exceptions are Forester because he is Forester and Stribog because there isn't a Sin guide ALSO SEARGENT SPOONER BECAUSE HE TECHNICALLY IS THE MILITARY GUIDE and also Professor Sakharov because he is Professor Sakharov and Wolf because
Idea from IgorNitch's T.H.E. Z.O.N.E. addon.
Compatibility patch included for Arszi's Immersive Dynamic Tasks.
v1.1 - added areas I forgot to and removed the option to buy routes from people like Sidorovich.
v1.2 - fixed Loris and Zhurov who were still selling routes and added character_desc_escape.xml to the Arszi's Immersive Dynamic Tasks compatiblity patch because it was missing for some reason.
v1.3 - Wolf fullfills the role of Sidorovich, at least in terms of selling routes.
v1.4 - fixed Garry who was not selling routes idk why
v1.5 - fixed Wolf who wasn't selling routes in either the normal version or the compatiblity patch. Must have uploaded the wrong version
That is very nice! I believe it adds even more realism, in a way that doesn't break the fun in the actual gameplaying! Why would the arms dealers have the maps locations and the actual terrain guides don't was beyond me.
I've actually have requested IgorNitch in putting this feature as an individual addon, and you have made it! So double thanks from me! 👍
Edit: Hey, SuperGopnik, Spore still sells routes instead of Clear Sky's guide, Ivan Trodnik.
I was reading below that there still some arms dealers that sell routes and guides that don't. I'm gonna admit that I didn't play IgonNitch's "The Zone", but did you proof-tested when you ported it to an individual addon? I wouldn't know if the stuff that makes the guides sell the routes instead of arms dealers were already functional there (In IgorNitch's mod).
Edit2: Hey, SuperGopnik, please forget my first edit. I've downloaded version 1.5, and everything's normal now. Clear Sky's guide is now selling routes. Thanks for the fix!
Edit, July 2021 - The Zaton, Jupiter and Pripyat Outskirts' guides don't sell routes. I guess it's just the guides from the two first games that are affected. Also, it somewhat affected Snitch, in the Bar, to not sell any more maps.
I didn't port it from IgorNitch's addon, I re-created it, like my other addons inspired by his addon. Making this was as simple as copypasting a single line to places and removing it from other places, so I thought there was no point in testing it out. Forgetting about certain characters and locations is the only possible mistake.
Loris still sell routes
Fixed, alongside Zhurov. Also, added character_desc_escape.xml to the Arszi's Immersive Dynamic Tasks compatibility patch.
Soldier trader dude still sells routes in Agroprom. Its normal right? Because soldier has no guide
He technically is a guide, since you can "fly" to Cordon and Yantar through him. So yes it is intentional
Not sure if this is conflicting with GhenTuong Tasks Pack v2 that I have merged with Arszi's Immersive tasks, but Wolf doesn't have the dialogue option to buy routes for me.
Uploaded a new version, he sells routes in both character_desc_escape.xml files
I'll give it a go.
(Edit)
Wolf works now. Loaded up debug and was able to buy every route from him. This is a great addon. Makes guides more useful now.