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The Frozen Ghost

Walkthrough and QA reference for The Frozen Ghost (SW_HothGhost).

At a glance#

JournalSW_HothGhost
CategorySide Quests
Journal entries4
Completion branches1
Starts bySpeak with Jha’vere in Hoth, Wasteland and ask about help.
Key locationsHoth, Wampa Cave, Hoth, Wasteland
Key charactersJha’vere

Walkthrough#

1. Speak with Jha’vere in Hoth, Wasteland and ask about help#

Speak with Jha’vere in Hoth, Wasteland and ask about help.

Expected journal update — index 5: I landed on Hoth and met a jedi living in an ice hut. He’s investigating a cave here where there is a strong connection to the dark side of the force. He would like me to help with the investigation as the wampas have been giving him more trouble than he first imagined.

2. Reach Hoth, Wampa Cave and allow the scripted event to complete#

Reach Hoth, Wampa Cave and allow the scripted event to complete.

Expected journal update — index 10: I’ve angered a force ghost after investigating the cave and have rid this planet of him, I should return to the jedi and inform him of what’s happened.

3. Speak with Jha’vere in Hoth, Wasteland and ask about help — Finished#

Speak with Jha’vere in Hoth, Wasteland and ask about help.

Expected journal update — index 15: The connection this cave once had to the dark side of the force is gone, and although the jedi had nothing in return to give me, he did find a wampa he befriended who I bonded with almost immediately.

Outcome: this journal entry is marked as a finished branch.

Endings & branches#

The journal has one explicit finished state at index 15:

The connection this cave once had to the dark side of the force is gone, and although the jedi had nothing in return to give me, he did find a wampa he befriended who I bonded with almost immediately.

Characters & locations#

Characters directly tied to quest dialogue:

  • Jha’vere (SW_JediHoth) — Hoth, Wasteland

Locations implicated by actor/object placement or explicit travel:

  • Hoth, Wampa Cave
  • Hoth, Wasteland
Technical / QA reference

Journal ID: SW_HothGhost Generated category: Side Quests Journal entries: 4

Exact journal progression

IndexStateJournal textDirect setters found
5—I landed on Hoth and met a jedi living in an ice hut. He’s investigating a cave here where there is a strong connection to the dark side of the force. He would like me to help with the investigation as the wampas have been giving him more trouble than he first imagined.1
10—I’ve angered a force ghost after investigating the cave and have rid this planet of him, I should return to the jedi and inform him of what’s happened.1
15FinishedThe connection this cave once had to the dark side of the force is gone, and although the jedi had nothing in return to give me, he did find a wampa he befriended who I bonded with almost immediately.1

Record-level trigger map

Stage 5

I landed on Hoth and met a jedi living in an ice hut. He’s investigating a cave here where there is a strong connection to the dark side of the force. He would like me to help with the investigation as the wampas have been giving him more trouble than he first imagined.

How this stage is set:

  • Dialogue INFO 31077904224928216 under topic help; speaker Jha’vere (SW_JediHoth). locations: Hoth, Wasteland. conditions: Journal SW_HothGhost Equal 0. response: “I came to this planet to investigate a corrupt site that holds a strong connection to the Force. A cave nearby that is inhabited by a large number of wampas. The wampas have kept me from getting far enough into the cave to investigate, if you can, I would very much like your help.”.
Journal SW_HothGhost 5

Stage 10

I’ve angered a force ghost after investigating the cave and have rid this planet of him, I should return to the jedi and inform him of what’s happened.

How this stage is set:

  • Script SW_HothCountScript. attached to Activator HothCounter (SW_HothScriptAct); placed in Hoth, Wampa Cave.
If ( GetDeadCount, "SW_HothGhost" >= 1 )
    If ( DoTwice == 0 )
        Journal SW_HothGhost 10
        SW_HothGhost->Disable
        PlaySound "ancestor ghost scream"

Stage 15 — Finished

The connection this cave once had to the dark side of the force is gone, and although the jedi had nothing in return to give me, he did find a wampa he befriended who I bonded with almost immediately.

How this stage is set:

  • Dialogue INFO 1974813324616410871 under topic help; speaker Jha’vere (SW_JediHoth). locations: Hoth, Wasteland. conditions: Journal SW_HothGhost Equal 10. response: “A force ghost? That explains the connection, this place is now purged of its corruption thanks to you, I met a friend while you were gone, maybe he can assist you on your travels here.”.
Journal SW_HothGhost 15
SW_WampaFollow->Enable
SW_WampaFollow->AIFollow Player 0, 0, 0, 0

Dialogue speakers:

  • Jha’vere (SW_JediHoth) — Hoth, Wasteland

Scripts that read or write this journal:

  • SW_HothCountScript — Activator HothCounter (SW_HothScriptAct); placed in Hoth, Wampa Cave
  • SW_HothLoot1 — Npc Dead Adventurer (SW_HothDead1); placed in Hoth, Wampa Cave
  • SW_HothLoot2 — Npc Mandalorian Hunter (SW_HothDead2); placed in Hoth, Wampa Cave
  • SW_HothLoot3 — Npc Dead Soldier (SW_SW_HothDead3b); placed in Hoth, Wampa Cave
  • SW_HothLoot4 — Npc Sith Acolyte (SW_HothDead4); placed in Hoth, Wampa Cave

Cells implicated by actor/object placement or explicit travel code:

  • Hoth, Wampa Cave
  • Hoth, Wasteland
Journal-state readers (4 code sites)
  • Script SW_HothLoot1. attached to Npc Dead Adventurer (SW_HothDead1); placed in Hoth, Wampa Cave.
  • Script SW_HothLoot2. attached to Npc Mandalorian Hunter (SW_HothDead2); placed in Hoth, Wampa Cave.
  • Script SW_HothLoot3. attached to Npc Dead Soldier (SW_SW_HothDead3b); placed in Hoth, Wampa Cave.
  • Script SW_HothLoot4. attached to Npc Sith Acolyte (SW_HothDead4); placed in Hoth, Wampa Cave.

Generated playtest checklist

  • Start/reach the quest naturally and verify journal index 5 is obtainable.
  • Reach index 5: I landed on Hoth and met a jedi living in an ice hut. He’s investigating a cave here where there is a strong c…
  • Reach index 10: I’ve angered a force ghost after investigating the cave and have rid this planet of him, I should return to th…
  • Reach index 15 (Finished): The connection this cave once had to the dark side of the force is gone, and although the jedi had nothing in …
  • Verify any scripted reward/item transfer shown above actually occurs.
  • Verify involved NPCs/objects remain present and usable after the stage transition.
  • Verify no unrelated vanilla Morrowind dialogue/quest state appears during the flow.

QA console reference

Current journal state can be inspected with the OpenMW/Morrowind journal tooling for SW_HothGhost. Manually forcing journal indices is useful for diagnosis, but does not substitute for testing the scripts/dialogue that normally cause the transition.