*This Post Will Be Expanded in the Future so Stay Tuned!*
This is a 'Trajection' of mine that I wish to pursue as an adventure in the undertaking.
*The Finite Details and Problems will be worked out at a later date.*
This is a Compilation of [My Own Unique ('100% Authentic, Real it is!') Ideas / Concepts for my Own Content along with (If everything Works Out my my Content First + Community Negotiations)] Previous Modifications 'Tweaked' and given [Updated + Refined Original and New] Unique Content, e.g. [Updated + New] Unique Maps with [Loads of] Research and T.L.C.
-New Custom Content that I would like in the Game [Baldur's Gate] and Some Optional Features, Quests NPCs etc. e.g Ankheg Matriarch Quest Chain.
Basically this is an Expansion Pack that [Focuses on my Own Content Plus wants to give] the 'A' Quality Mods a Chance to Shine with a New 'Professional' Coat of New Features and Unique 'Twists'. That is my Ambition and I hope that it Works! [There will be Problems; Yes! (That is what Passion is for, Others Quit when 'it' is Not Easy; but the Passionate Stay).]
(Updated: 2:52 PM 21/05/2014)
*Goes to Work*
Stay Tuned Friends!
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Update: One (1.1) [??:?? ?? ??/05/2014]
I'm Currently Looking for every great modification to Baldur's Gate and as it stands there is a great chance for these 'Great Mods.' to be implemented into the Expansion Pack.
Please List Other Mods than These:
- Dark Side of the Sword Coast
- Stone of Askavar
- Dark Horizons
- The Grey Clan Episode One: In Candle Light
- BG1 Unfinished Business
- Fields of the Dead
- BG 1 Adventure Pack
- BG 1 CoM Forge/Item Upgrade
- The Vault
- Ease-of-use Pack by Tioma
- Slime Quest
- Team BG's Weapon Pack
- Team BG's Armour Pack
- North Side of the Sword Coast
- Sword Coast Stratagems
- Firewalker by Jason Higgins
- TUTU
- BG Mini-Quests and Encounters
- Russian Bonus for Baldur's Gate I
- BG Mini-Quests and Encounters
- Back to Baldur's Gate
- Drizzt Saga
Also I'm Aware of These Mods:
Revised World Map
http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/16446/revised-world-map-test/p1Here is the Working File that I'm Personally Using: "Known Great Mods" (As a Download Below).
Take Care Friends and Have Fun!
(Extra: Please Help Me Out on Creating this 'Community' Expansion Pack; I Would Most Like the Support.)
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Update: Two (1.2) [9:09 PM 20/05/2014]
I wish to also make my own '100% Custom' content and THEN see if I can get the 'A' quality Mods some time in the sun.
Here are Two Maps that I made Today [Actually one file but I Screenshot'ed and Cropped the two different map 'types' beside one another into more 'bite [or byte] sized' pieces with two different programs]
Baldur's Gate Path of the Lost Odyssey Alpha Map:
-21 New Areas
-Fields of the Dead
-Expanded Gnoll Stronghold [If Beam Dog Does Not]
-The Bronze Mines of the Sword Coast
-The City Arylon
-Mintarn Islands
-Greenest
-More Wilderness Areas
-More Settlements
-More Islands!
-Damn it! I Forgot the Ankheg Matriarch Quest Locations! ARRRRRG! (I guess that is why it is Called the ALPHA Map) Drink Milk Guys; preferably Goat's Milk it is better for you.
Update Two Out... For Now!
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Update: Three (1.3) [2:38 PM 21/05/2014]
Production Plan! I'm Coping my Production Plan that I Gave in a Below Comment Reply for Updating here to make Finding Content Easier for my Readers.
"As for Content [A Production Plan] Goes; here is how I Plan for 'it to go' (2:36 PM 21/05/2014):
1.) Research and Conceptualize Original Content / Brainstorm + Play Baldur's Gate + Mods for Inspiration.
2.) Learn, Improve and Research my 'Production' Skills e.g. Blender + Team BG Tools.
3.) [Workin' Time] Over the coarse of [Insert 'X' Years Here] Time I Will Work and Develop my Original Content
4.) Internally Test and Improve my Content via Adding and Removing Content to make 'It' Better.
5.) Public Beta Release, Q & A, 'Work out Bugs' Time and general Open Mindedness for New or Better Ideas.
6.) More Work 'Ironing Out' my Original ['Improved'] Content. (Community Feed Back = Change / Improvement.)
7.) Ask for Permission to Use, Integrate and or Update ('Good') Modifications via their Original Creators.
8.)
- If Allowed: Work With the Original Creators for Inspiration and Refinement.
- If Not Allowed: Ask for a Compatibly Allowance and (if every thing works out) a Recommendation 'Link' Included into My/Our Content as an Optional Feature.
9.) Refine, Refine, Refine; Continue Steps 4 and 5 + 'Resource Dump' of 'Professional Refinement'.
10.) Work at Publishing... Find Monetary, Find Lawyers, Find IP Owners; Negotiation Time.
11.) Publishing Time [Left Blank for now]
12.) Repeat Step 5. + If New Content 'Happens': Repeat Step 3,4,5 and 6. If (A+) Mods Happen repeat Steps: 7,8 and 9.
For now friends, just throw your comments here and ask some critical questions, no matter how harsh; One Cannot see both sides if one always stands on the sunny side of things.
So Please Don't Assume my Abilities nor Claims; for now just Hope and give Inspiration if you Want / Will.
Take care on that Mundane Battlefield!"
Update: Three (1.3) Over and Out... For Now (Dunt-Dunnn).
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Update: Four (1.4) [10:29 PM 22/05/2014]
"How in the Nine Hells are you Going to Release this 'Expansion' ahmmn?!"- 'Giving a harsh 'Drogulative' look'.
Here is the plan so Far (10:24 PM 22/05/2014) [Quoted from a Below Comment to Dee]
"I see a few possible ways this 'Expansion' could be Released to the Public:
Step One: [Non-Professional Alpha Release]
Options:
A.) Internal Development of 'Roughed Out' Unique Content with Semi-Community Testing. Create Solid Content, 'win over the hearts' of the 'desired' modders, see if I can give them some 'time in the spotlight'.
Add Updated + Improved 'Permission-ed' Mods into the Rough State Release for Rigorous Community Testing.
B.) General Life Altering Bull ca rp Happens and results in Delays with Option A.)
C.) I Die and Nothing Happens.
Step Two: [Rise to Power or Plunder]
Options:
A.) Education, Experience and Adventure in the Video Game Industry. Years Later: Create and Expand a Personal 'Video Game Developing' Company for 'Other Projects' of mine + New ones that I 'befriend' along the way. Start Focusing on 'Professional Development' and 'Very Fine Construction' of the 'Expansion'.
B.) General Life Altering Bull ca rp Happens and results in Delays with Option A.)
C.) I Die and No 'Professional Release'; all that is left is an empty, hollow Ambition and a Roughed Out Spine of way could have been...
Step Three: ['Professional' Release]
Options:
A.) VERY Do-able: Free Release with Minimal Effort in the 'Law End' of things. Company Non-Resourceful.
'Fair' Near-Professional After Launch Support. No Bonus Net Profit.
B.) Fairly Do-able: Free Release with Fair Effort in the 'Law End' of things. Monetary Resources Semi-Successfully Found; I become in dept but fulfilled. 'Excellent' Near-Professional After Launch Support. No Bonus Net Profit.
C.) Hard, but Do-able: Published Release with Extreme Effort put in the 'Law End' of things. Resources Fully Successful, with or without a Personal Company; Full 'Launch' and Professional After Launch Support. Modders get Fair Percent of Net Profit. The Rest goes Toward Company Expansion.
D.) Option C.) But the 'Law End' of things 'fell through the floor' and was unsuccessful with securing the 'rights' for a Professional Publish. Although the 'Expansion' has Professional Support and my Personal Company is backing the Development; a free Launch happens with Professional After Launch Support. Modders get nothing.
E.) I Die before Full Development and Project is Unfinished. No 'Professional' Release. No Future IPs, Just third party Memories and Mysteries.
F.) Option D.) Around Ten Years after Step Three is Completed: Baldur's Gate becomes 'abandon ware'; Expansion Rights Secured, new non-filler unique excellent quality content is added. New System Compatibly is Included and Packaged with New Features / Content. Full 'Launch'; Professional After Launch Support. Alive Modders get Fair Percent of Net Profit. Dead Modders' Families get Fair Percent.
G.) Free Launch Happens, I die before I can Secure Rights to publish a Full 'Launch' of the 'Expansion'. No 'Professional' Launch. Modders get nothing.
That is what I have going around my head; well the short version that is. I hope that above clears 'things' up, if not please ask questions; I would be more than happy to reply (Hopefully in a timely fashion).
Take care my Friend(s) and Readers alike, and Thank You Dee for the Support. No matter what a person will say to you face to face; we are all Very Emotionally Insecure in our own ways and Any Support goes Miles in the Long Run. Especially with Myself with this 'Bucket List' of an Ambitious Work.
See You Later."
Update: Four Discontinued
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Update: Five (1.5) (2:12 PM 23/05/2014)
Production and Fan Confidence ['Pulled' from a Below Comment]
How I Currently Plan on the 'Production' of the this 'Expansion': (2:10 PM 23/05/2014)
"Picture these Events that I Currently Plan (23/05/2014):
1.) Tinker Around with Concept Art and Design [Internal] with some 'Releases' of 'Roughed Out' Ideas / Concepts to you Guys. [Over all Time Frame (Through out the 'Expansion's' Development.]
2.) Any where from 8 to 20 Months [Time May Vary] from now to start the 'Very Rough, Rough Production' with a 'Sea' of Concept Behind Me. [Internal: with Screenshots, [Videos] and General Progress Reports.]
3.) [Time Unknown] After "Very Rough, Rough Production", Start 'Rough Refinement' either
A.) Do it all myself with 'Open Ended' Change 'Logs'; Community Feed Back Open.
B.) Me and My 'Friends' Do Option A.)
C.) Release Super 'Ca rp' 'Expansion' 'Mod' and let every one down but get new Ideas.
D.) [Open For new Ideas as time 'Chugs' Along.]
4.) Polish, Polish, Polish. [I could Elaborate but I would need specifics of which I plan not to assume; and I will 'Cross that Bridge when it Comes'.] [Internal]
5.) Release 'Roughed Out Version' to the General Public. [Estimated Time of Release: 2-10 years from Now.] [Public]
6.) Professional Support Acquired! [If Not, I will just need more time or I would have 'Kicked the Bucket']
-[Intentionally Left Blank.] (e.g. My Personal Development Company (Other Game Produced Beforehand).
[Internal]
9.) Expansion Gets New 'Professional' Content. [Intentionally Left Blank.] [Internal]
8.) Super Professional Polish Time [Intentionally Left Blank.] [Internal]
9.) Polish Until "The Time Comes" [Intentionally Left Blank.] [Internal]
10.) 'Professional Launch' [Estimated Time of Release: 8-15+ years from Now. (Time may Vary).]
Options:
A.) If 'Rights' Secured: Full Professional Launch. Net Profit Divided Fairly: Bonus; not Required.
B.) If 'Rights' Not Secured: Free Professional Launch. Dept: Worth it. [Public]
'This' Is my Current (23/05/2014) 'Idea' of 'Things'.
Note: 'Expansion' Planned (23/05/2014) Development Stages: =
'Rough Unfinished' 'Mod' Release to the General Public for Testing Purposes.
V
Next: Unknown Amount of Time Passes; Years Even.
V
Professional Development Resources Acquired [e.g. My Personal Company with Past Experience].
V
Professional Development Begins and Ends Possibly Years Later.
V
Time to Ask for 'Rights' with 'Work in Hand'.
V
Open Beta [Time Unknown].
V
Professional Launch: With Profit or Not.
V
Professional After-Launch Support.
V
Encourages / Supports / Lends Assets to the Modding Community [If there is one].
V
New Horizons Await!
Does this Make Any Sense? Where is it 'Weak' and or do you have any Questions? I Plan to Replay if So [Hopefully in a timely Manner :P].
Take Care Friend and Have a Nice: Day / Night / Noon / Morning.
[Yes, Yes I Built the 'Great Wall of China' Here...]"
Update: Five Out.
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Update: Six (1.6) (2:57 PM 23/05/2014)
Here is a Progress Report from the Front!
Files Attached:
Unfinished "New Items" Sheet. There is a A Larger Separate 'All Items' One with a Table and More Information and then there is a Third File with Lore and Extra Things but for now it will be the Unfinished One with JUST SOME [Minority] of the New Items.
I know I'm giving the 'Crappy End of The Stick' out First but eh; all in good time.
There is also a Screenshot [Censored] that has the 'Current' actually now out dated 'Expansion' Master File.
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With the Best of Intentions:
Within Amnesia
"Spite and Assumption Only Lead to Paths of Self-Inflicted Blight and Destruction" -Within Amnesia 2013.
