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Bolotaur Problem

Walkthrough and QA reference for Bolotaur Problem (SW_OutBolo).

At a glance#

JournalSW_OutBolo
CategorySide Quests
Journal entries4
Completion branchesNo explicit Finished marker
Starts bySpeak with Tompson Wohl in Kashyyk, Shadowlands and ask about bolotaurs.
Key locationsKashyyk, Bolotaur Den, Kashyyk, Shadowlands
Key charactersTompson Wohl

Walkthrough#

1. Speak with Tompson Wohl in Kashyyk, Shadowlands and ask about bolotaurs#

Speak with Tompson Wohl in Kashyyk, Shadowlands and ask about bolotaurs.

Expected journal update — index 5: Tompson Wohl in the Kashyyk shadowlands is having a problem with bolotaurs and kinraths attacking his outpost. He thinks the bolotaurs are coming from this region and that an alpha bolotaur is making them even more aggressive than normal. He will reward me if I can find and exterminate it.

2. Reach Kashyyk, Bolotaur Den and allow the scripted event to complete#

Reach Kashyyk, Bolotaur Den and allow the scripted event to complete.

Expected journal update — index 10: I have killed the bolotaur alpha and should return to Tompson Wohl for my reward.

3. Speak with Tompson Wohl in Kashyyk, Shadowlands and ask about bolotaurs#

Speak with Tompson Wohl in Kashyyk, Shadowlands and ask about bolotaurs.

Expected journal update — index 15: I returned to Tompson Wohl who has paid me 800 credits for hunting his bolotaur alpha.

Known item transfer: 800 × Credits (gold_001).

Known rewards & item transfers#

The following player-directed item transfers are visible in the parsed quest scripts/dialogue results. Playtest may reveal additional indirect rewards.

  • 800 × Credits (gold_001)

Characters & locations#

Characters directly tied to quest dialogue:

  • Tompson Wohl (SW_CzerkaSciOutpost) — Kashyyk, Shadowlands

Locations implicated by actor/object placement or explicit travel:

  • Kashyyk, Bolotaur Den
  • Kashyyk, Shadowlands
Technical / QA reference

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

Exact journal progression

IndexStateJournal textDirect setters found
5—Tompson Wohl in the Kashyyk shadowlands is having a problem with bolotaurs and kinraths attacking his outpost. He thinks the bolotaurs are coming from this region and that an alpha bolotaur is making them even more aggressive than normal. He will reward me if I can find and exterminate it.1
10—I have killed the bolotaur alpha and should return to Tompson Wohl for my reward.1
15—I returned to Tompson Wohl who has paid me 800 credits for hunting his bolotaur alpha.1

Record-level trigger map

Stage 5

Tompson Wohl in the Kashyyk shadowlands is having a problem with bolotaurs and kinraths attacking his outpost. He thinks the bolotaurs are coming from this region and that an alpha bolotaur is making them even more aggressive than normal. He will reward me if I can find and exterminate it.

How this stage is set:

  • Dialogue INFO 1032824745295234080 under topic bolotaurs; speaker Tompson Wohl (SW_CzerkaSciOutpost). locations: Kashyyk, Shadowlands. conditions: Journal SW_OutBolo Equal 0. response: “They have to have a den around here somewhere. I don’t think they’re coming from the South region. Based on our observations they are likely being rallied by an alpha male somewhere. If you can kill it, I’ll reward you in credits.”.
Journal SW_OutBolo 5

Stage 10

I have killed the bolotaur alpha and should return to Tompson Wohl for my reward.

How this stage is set:

  • Script SW_SpawnBoloAlpha. attached to Creature Bolotaur Alpha (SW_BolotaurQuestBoss); placed in Kashyyk, Bolotaur Den.
If ( OnDeath )
    Journal SW_OutBolo 10
Endif

Stage 15

I returned to Tompson Wohl who has paid me 800 credits for hunting his bolotaur alpha.

How this stage is set:

  • Dialogue INFO 1711046191595430174 under topic bolotaurs; speaker Tompson Wohl (SW_CzerkaSciOutpost). locations: Kashyyk, Shadowlands. conditions: Journal SW_OutBolo Equal 10. response: “Thank you, I don’t know how much longer we could’ve held our own without having to call in for heavy cannons. This place is an absolute nightmare.”.
player->additem gold_001 800
Journal SW_OutBolo 15

Dialogue speakers:

  • Tompson Wohl (SW_CzerkaSciOutpost) — Kashyyk, Shadowlands

Scripts that read or write this journal:

  • SW_SpawnBoloAlpha — Creature Bolotaur Alpha (SW_BolotaurQuestBoss); placed in Kashyyk, Bolotaur Den

Items referenced by related script/result code:

  • Credits (Gold_001)

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

  • Kashyyk, Bolotaur Den
  • Kashyyk, Shadowlands
Journal-state readers (1 code sites)
  • Script SW_SpawnBoloAlpha. attached to Creature Bolotaur Alpha (SW_BolotaurQuestBoss); placed in Kashyyk, Bolotaur Den.

Generated playtest checklist

  • Start/reach the quest naturally and verify journal index 5 is obtainable.
  • Reach index 5: Tompson Wohl in the Kashyyk shadowlands is having a problem with bolotaurs and kinraths attacking his outpost.…
  • Reach index 10: I have killed the bolotaur alpha and should return to Tompson Wohl for my reward.
  • Reach index 15: I returned to Tompson Wohl who has paid me 800 credits for hunting his bolotaur alpha.
  • 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_OutBolo. Manually forcing journal indices is useful for diagnosis, but does not substitute for testing the scripts/dialogue that normally cause the transition.