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[Tool] Big World Setup (BWS): Mod Manager for Baldur's Gate / Enhanced Edition (Trilogy) for Windows

October 26, 2015, 11:17 am
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Big World Setup (BWS) : Mod Manager for Infinity Engine Games and Baldur's Gate/Enhanced Edition Trilogy

by dabus


BWS-0-0

Information:

Project page: https://github.com/BigWorldSetup/BigWorldSetup
Discussion: http://www.shsforums.net/topic/56670-big-world-setup-an-attempt-to-update-the-program/
Changelog: https://github.com/BigWorldSetup/BigWorldSetup/commits/master
Mod Request Template: http://www.shsforums.net/topic/58006-big-world-setup-mod-request-template/

Features:

- downloading mods (please see remarks!)
- easy mod installation for BGT and EET
- correct install order of mods/components (BiG World Project)
- handle mod and components conflicts
- easy backup creation/restoring
- OverwriteFiles freature for you own custom mod files/mod translations
- ability to add you own mods

Game list:

Active:
- Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition (standalone game)
- Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition (standalone game)
- Enhanced Edition Trilogy ( BG1:EE + SoD + BG2:EE )
- Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition
- Planescape: Torment Enhanced Edition

Not maintained:
- Baldur's Gate 2 (classic standalone game)
- Baldur’s Gate Trilogy ( Classic BG1 + Classic BG2 )
- Icewind Dale
- Icewind Dale II
- Planescape: Torment
- Classic Adventures

Supported mods:

- almost all of them, if there is a mod which is missing, please fill Mod Request Template or read how to contribute
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[v1.9.3] Shadow Magic

May 28, 2017, 3:01 am
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SHADOW MAGIC

"There is a dark secret hidden within the walls of Candlekeep, forbidden to be spoken of among the scribes and monks even in hushed voices. A well of shadow magic, fueled by darkness and loss, shunned by most practitioners of the arcane arts. Such powers originate from the realm of the Shadow Weave, the distorted mockery of Mystra's Weave created by Shar, the Nightsinger. So obscure is this power that most are unaware of its existence, and those that know of it refuse to acknowledge it due to its dark origins. However, the seductive whispers of this power has called to you, an apprentice mage who had barely mastered your first cantrip, since a young age, deep beneath the great library.

When the voices became too much to resist, you snuck into the depths of Candlekeep in the dead of night, where unwanted and dangerous secrets are left to rot. Inside of a once-sealed chamber stood a strange fountain, an open wound in the Prime Material Plane through which the energies of the Shadow Weave bled. As soon as you touched the eerie yet beautiful strands of magic that flowed from the wound, you felt an awakening as your connection to the Weave was severed and the power of Shar's dark Weave coursed through you in its place, bestowing upon you a magic that few are gifted with. As you matured, the growing magic within you developed a symbiotic connection until it became one with your very being, and the power of the Shadow Weave became subservient to your will. Gorion and your tutors grew wary of the strange magic that you wielded, though they never learned of the source. Though you knew the dangers of toying with Shar's domain were great, the temptation of such a little-known power in your hands were a thousand times worth the cost."
- biography of a shadow adept Bhaalspawn

Component 1: SHADOW MAGIC MAIN COMPONENT

The Shadow Adept is a mage kit with a completely unique spell selection with 100+ new spells to choose from. A lot of them are copies of existing spells but there are quite a few relatively unique ones in there.

A list of spells with descriptions can be viewed here.
SHADOW ADEPT: Shadow adepts hurl themselves into the abyss of the Shadow Weave, immediately acquiring all the gifts available to casual students and discovering secrets unavailable to all but the most dedicated.

Advantages:
- Hit Die: d6
- May use Shadow Magic.

SHADOW MAGIC: Spells of the Shadow Weave are usually more powerful than regular magic, but drains the caster's life force. When a spell is cast, the shadow adept must make a Save vs. Death at a modifier equal to the spell level (e.g. -1 for 1st level, -9 for 9th level) or temporarily lose Constitution equal to the level of the spell cast for 3 rounds. If the shadow adept's Constitution reaches zero, they are killed instantly.

The Shadow Weave is a mysterious and dark entity, far more alien and harder to control than that of Mystra's equivalent. As such, a great amount of mental acuity is required in order to master shadow magic. High intelligence, wisdom and charisma benefits those who choose to stray into Shar's domain.

- Gains the Darkvision innate ability.

DARKVISION: The shadow adept is gifted with the ability to see in the dark even better than in light. They permanently gain infravision and immunity to blindness.

- Gains one bonus spell cast per level.
- +2 bonus to saving throws against spells of the Enchantment, Illusion and Necromancy schools.
- 4th level: May use the Shield of Shadows ability once per day.

SHIELD OF SHADOWS: The shadow adept surrounds themselves with a barrier of purpleblack force. This shield of shadows functions like a shield spell, setting their armor class to 4 (2 against ranged weapons) and absorbing magic missiles cast at them for 1 hour per 2 levels to a maximum of 9 hours.

From 8th level onwards, the shield of shadows also grants +4 to saving throws vs. death and +1 to all other saving throws.

- 5th level: May use Shadowstep once per day. Gains one use every 5 levels thereafter.

SHADOWSTEP: Step into the Shadow Plane and move for 7 seconds while others are frozen in time. The shadow adept cannot attack or use spells while in the Shadow Plane.

- 14th level: May use the Shadow Double ability once per day.

SHADOW DOUBLE: The shadow adept creates a copy of themselves out of shadowstuff. The copy is at 60% of the caster's level and has all the spells and abilities that the caster would have at that level.

Disadvantages:
– Suffers a -2 penalty to casting speed and casting time while in daylight.
- -2 penalty to saving throws against spells of the Invocation and Alteration schools.
- May not learn or use spells from the Weave.
- Alignment restricted to non-good.

Prime Requisites For Dual-Classing: Intelligence, Charisma

STAT BONUS TABLES




OPTIONAL: ALTERNATE SPELL COSTS

This required subcomponent allows the installer to choose the resource cost that Shadow Weave magic uses. The options are:
  1. Drain Constitution (cost = spell level, lasts 3 rounds)
  2. Current Hit Points (cost = spell level*2)
  3. Maximum Hit Points (cost = spell level*2, lasts 6 rounds, current hit points do not recover)
  4. No cost

SORCERER KIT: SHADOW DISCIPLE

The main component also adds the Shadow Disciple kit, the sorcerer variant of the shadow adept with the same abilities.

BARD KIT: NIGHTSINGER

The main component also adds the Nightsinger kit, a bard that uses shadow magic.
NIGHTSINGER: A rare class of bards that choose to study the power of the Shadow Weave gain access to its dark powers, bestowing upon them a dirge capable of cursing their enemies.

Advantages:
- The Nightsinger's Bard Song, "Dirge of Despair", curses their enemies, reducing their morale and saving throws.
1st level: -1 penalty to THAC0, damage and saving throws, lowers morale
11th level: -2 penalty to THAC0, damage and saving throws, lowers morale
21st level: -3 penalty to THAC0, damage and saving throws, lowers morale

- May use Shadow Magic.

SHADOW MAGIC: Spells of the Shadow Weave are usually more powerful than regular magic, but drains the caster's life force. When a spell is cast, the shadow adept must make a Save vs. Death at a modifier equal to the spell level (e.g. -1 for 1st level, -9 for 9th level) or temporarily lose Constitution equal to the level of the spell cast for 3 rounds. If the shadow adept's Constitution reaches zero, they are killed instantly.

The Shadow Weave is a mysterious and dark entity, far more alien and harder to control than that of Mystra's equivalent. As such, a great amount of mental acuity is required in order to master shadow magic. High intelligence, wisdom and charisma benefits those who choose to stray into Shar's domain.

- Gains the Darkvision innate ability.

DARKVISION: The shadow adept is gifted with the ability to see in the dark even better than in light. They permanently gain infravision and immunity to blindness.

- May cast one additional spell per level.
- +2 bonus to saving throws against spells of the Enchantment, Illusion and Necromancy schools.
- 6th level: May use the Shield of Shadows ability once per day.

SHIELD OF SHADOWS: The shadow adept surrounds themselves with a barrier of purpleblack force. This shield of shadows functions like a shield spell, setting their armor class to 4 (2 against ranged weapons) and absorbing magic missiles cast at him for 1 hour per 2 levels to a maximum of 9 hours.

From 8th level onwards, the shield of shadows also grants +4 to saving throws vs. death and +1 to all other saving throws.

- 7th level: May use Shadowstep once per day. Gains one use every 5 levels thereafter.

SHADOWSTEP: Step into the Shadow Plane and move for 7 seconds while others are frozen in time. The shadow adept cannot attack or use spells while in the Shadow Plane.

- 18th level: May use the Shadow Double ability once per day.

SHADOW DOUBLE: The shadow adept creates a copy of themselves out of shadowstuff. The copy is at 60% of the caster's level and has all the spells and abilities that the caster would have at that level.

Disadvantages:
– Suffers a -2 penalty to casting speed and casting time while in daylight.
- -2 penalty to saving throws against spells of the Invocation and Alteration schools.
- May not learn or use spells from the Weave.
- Alignment restricted to non-good.

ITEM PACK

The main component also adds several items that are exclusive to the shadow adept. Some can be found in BG1+SoD and all can be found in BG2. Some items require the shadow adept to have a secondary class in addition to the kit itself. Bear in mind that the quest component is required for a few of the items to show up in-game in BG:EE.

FAMILIARS

The shadow adept has the ability to summon a familiar at 6th level. The shadow adept's familiar has a few differences in strength and function compared to a mage's familiar but mostly imitates vanilla familiar behavior. Familiars and their abilities may be viewed here.

Component 2: SHADOW MONK

SHADOW MONK: Little is known about the secretive order of shadow monks, other than the fact that they draw upon the power of the Shadow Plane to wield dark ki. They are masterful assassins, manipulating powerful illusions to their advantage and skilled at striking from the shadows, but their ritualistic training has taken a toll on their physical stamina.

Advantages:
- +1 bonus to Dexterity.
- Gains the Darkvision innate ability.

DARKVISION: The shadow adept is gifted with the ability to see in the dark even better than in light. They permanently gain infravision and immunity to blindness.

- Gains the Life-Drain innate ability.

LIFE-DRAIN: Shadow monks channel the power of the Shadow Plane into their fists, gaining bonus effects based off of their level.

1st - 9th level: Drains 1 hit point on hit.
10th - 19th level: Drains 2 hit points and lowers target's strength by 1 for 2 rounds (save vs. death to avoid strength drain)
20th level onwards: Drains 3 hit points, lowers target's strength by 1 and 20% chance to drain one level permanently on hit

- Has a backstab multiplier of x2. Increases to x3 at 11th level and x4 at 21st level.

- 3rd level: May use the Shadow Pool ability.

SHADOW POOL: Shadow monks wield the power of the Shadow Plane and can manipulate it in order to cast a limited amount of Shadow Magic. The shadow monk must first spend one round drawing energy from the Shadow Weave then cast the spell. The shadow monk's concentration may be disrupted during the channeling or the casting time.

Level 1 (3rd, 6th, 9th, 12th levels): Shadow Missile, Blinding Darkness, Shadow Veil, Decoy
Level 2 (7th, 10th, 13th, 16th levels): Dark Mirage, Black Mist, Ghostly Visage, Shadow Walk
Level 3 (11th, 17th, 23rd levels): Shadowblast, Lifedrinker Touch, Shadow Comets, Impose
Level 4 (15th, 21st, 27th levels): Fireshield (Shadow), Shadeskin, Summon Shadow, Shar's Blessing

- 5th level: May cast Shadowstep once per day. Gains an additional use every 5 levels thereafter.

SHADOWSTEP: Step into the Shadow Plane and move for 7 seconds while others are frozen in time. The shadow monk cannot attack or use spells while in the Shadow Plane.

- 12th level: May cast Shadow Door once per day. Gains additional uses at 16th and 20th level.
- 15th level: May use the Deathstrike ability once per day.

DEATHSTRIKE: The shadow monk teleports to a chosen target and turns invisible for one round. Their next attack within one round is a guaranteed critical hit and drains six levels from the target.

Disadvantages:
- Hit Die: d6
- -2 penalty to Strength.
- -4 penalty to Constitution.
- Alignment restricted to non-lawful and non-good.
- Uses the shadowdancer's high level abilities table instead of the fighter's, with the exclusion of Use Any Item.
- May not use the Lay On Hands ability.
- May not use the Stunning Blow ability.
- May not use the Quivering Palm ability.

Component 3: QUESTS & ENCOUNTERS

Kryn Darkflame is a Shadovar mage of Thultanthar, the Shade Enclave. He is in the grounds of the Friendly Arm Inn and serves as a merchant of magical wares including many Shadow Adept-exclusive items. Finding and dealing with his missing apprentices will net the player a sizable reward.

Spoilers on items and their locations can be found here.
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Has anyone tried Sandrah saga?

August 9, 2018, 9:57 am
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[mod] Skie - The Cost of One Girl's Soul

January 28, 2018, 3:40 pm
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I prepared a new mod for everyone who believes that Skie's story should be continued in BG2EE, especially after everything that happened in Siege of Dragonspear DLC. I present you my project: Skie - The Cost of One Girl's Soul.


SKIE: THE COST OF ONE GIRL'S SOUL

AUTHOR: Lava Del'Vortel | PLATFORM: BG2EE


ABOUT THE MOD:

The mod gives the player a chance to continue the Skie plot begun in Siege of Dragonspear. The DLC gave the Silvershield girl a very important role in it's plot, but I felt it was so important that it should be somehow continued in BG2 portion of the game. The mod has two different components:

=> component A - Skie: The Cost of One Girl's Soul - New quest for Baldur's Gate 2 EE => this component provides a new quest that gives player a chance to save Skie Silvershield after what happened in Siege of Dragonspear. You should be warned, though, that saving her comes with a price. The mod starts in Irenicus' Dungeon, when you find the main quest item.

=> component B - Allow Skie to return as a joinable NPC => this components allows you to join Skie if you decide to help the Silvershield girl and succeed. She will find you after some time. She will start to look for you in certain inns, so remember to stop and rest a while from time to time. The NPC comes with some timered and situation talks, banters with each NPC (at least 2 in SoA + 1 in ToB), interjections, an epilogue and other things joinable companions should include. Note that there is no romance here, as I wanted to stress companionship and loyalty based on friendship rather romantic love. The NPC component was written to enjoy Skie's presence in the group, rather than provide hundreds of lines, but she should talk to you once in a while. In terms of size, she could be compared to Kulyok's Tiax or Coran.

Note that Skie in this mod is supposed to continue the Siege of Dragonspear character, so Skie may be a tiny bit mature, but still a bit reckless and will not hesitate to tell how she feels about people and events. The change in her character may be seen in both dialogues and soundset.

Also, to make her portrait blend in better with Baldur's Gate II style of portraits, the mod uses edited version of her original picture.


The mod includes some crossmod. Check the up to date readme file for details.


Special thanks to @typo_tilly - she is the one who proofread the whole text and helped me to release this mod.


How to join Skie:

After your talk to Missini, wait for 2-3 days and rest in any of Athkatla's Inns.

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[Fighter Kit] Mercenary [IWDEE, EET, BGEE, BG2EE]

January 1, 2018, 4:14 am
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Introducing a new Fighter kit: The Mercenary.

I was thinking about a good kit for Kagain and this idea come up to my mind. I know that Kagain is Lawful Evil, but I always change his alignment to Neutral Evil because seems to fit him better.

Hope you guys enjoy it. The kit (Component 1) info follows inside the spoilers.

MERCENARY: For rulers who lack the funds for a standing army, who lack the loyalty of their people, or who simply need a decisive victory: enter the Mercenary. These hired killers, for good or ill, are not drawn into the politics of the land. Some fight for coin, reputation, power, or simply the love of battle, but always for personal gratification in some way or another.

Advantages:

- +1 bonus to hit, damage, armor class and speed factor.
- Gains the Skulduggery ability.

SKULDUGGERY:

The Mercenary is not bound by duty or honor, except that which further enhances their fame. Each victory serves their notoriety best and the Mercenary will commit to any manner of underhanded tactics to win the day.

Starting with one use at level 1, the Mercenary gains another use every 2 levels, up to ten uses at level 19. To be effective, a successful melee attack must be made within 3 rounds of the ability being activated.

Each fight brings a new challenge and the Mercenary will use whatever opportunity presents itself to best their foe. To represent this, there are five different techniques, with an equal probability of occurring. The effect of each technique lasts for 5 rounds and the target must make a save vs. Death with a -2 penalty in order to successfully defend against it.

1. Spit in the eye - target is blinded.

2. Punch to the jugular - target is silenced.

3. Shin stomp - target is slowed.

4. Belly shot - target is winded.

5. Blow to the nether region - target is stunned.

This ability will not work against undead, constructs, elementals, mists or plant creatures.

Disadvantages:

- Can only achieve Mastery.
- Can only wear up to and including splint mail.
- Alignment restricted to non-lawful.


The Component 2 alters Kagain's alignment to Neutral Evil and gives him the Mercenary kit. This component requires Component 1 and is available only to BGEE and EET.

The Component 3 gives to Korgan the Mercenary kit. This component requires Component 1 and is available only to BG2EE and EET.

Any suggestions, questions, bug and bad grammar/spelling can be reported in this thread

Link to Download (v 3.0)

Thanks, @fluke13 for helping me with the text!

Enjoy! :)
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Moar dice rollz pleez :P ??

August 11, 2018, 8:33 pm
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Ahem. I'm thinking about making a mod based on my method to reproduce IWD's Evasion ability in arbitrary circumstances. The rough idea is to insert saving throws into all sorts of areas of the game. As a general matter, these would replace blanket immunities. So instead of being dumbly immune to an effect, you would be resistant to it... anyone could still succumb with a bad roll. (Specifically, a failed saving throw... but theoretically it could be a simple percentage chance instead. Feel free to discuss the merits of each below.) I think this would really recall the variability of the PnP game.

Here are some f'rinstances:

- Berserk Rage not provide immunity to Charm/Fear/Hold/Stun/Imprisonment/Death/Love/Homework... instead you get a second saving throw to avoid those effects, even if you failed your save against the effect itself.
- Paladins not immune to fear... but they get an extra saving throw to avoid any fear effect that hits them.
- Cavaliers not immune to poison... but the get an extra saving throw to avoid its effects.
- Undead Hunters and Blackguards not immune to level drain... but they get an extra saving throw to escape it.
- Elves not immune to fear/sleep, instead they get an extra save to avoid it.

What else could we apply this to? Think big. Like, changing undead immunities to Hold into an extra chance to save. Maybe Globe of Invulnerability gives an extra save instead of blanket immunities to spells. Items that grant immunities could do the same thing - I'm thinking of stuff like, the Necklace of Form Stability could give you an extra chance to save against all Transmutation effects. Helms of Charm Protection an extra chance to save against Charm/Domination. Etc. I'm even considering trying to make the Gloves of Missile Snaring give you a saving throw to avoid successful missile attacks.

I'm talking big, game-wide changes. No-reloaders would hate this idea. :naughty: So, my questions are, 1) how crazy am I? 2) What other parts of the game could be altered in this way? What haven't I thought of?

So yeah... let me know what you think.
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Need help setting up mods for BG:EE and BG:EE2

August 12, 2018, 6:04 am
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For years now I have heard tales of the fabled SCS and Tactics mods, watched countless videos of the improved enemies ripping parties apart, but have never been able to play them due to versions changing, differences between the originals and the new ones, and my own incompetence. Please don't just link me to another thread unless it details in autism steps how to do everything. I am PC literate but "just install tactics through weimer on weidu yadda yadda" means absolutely nothing to me. I google these words and it brings up forum posts from 2001.

I have tried searching these forums for years, but end up with old links to SCS for the original BG. And most of the "compatible with EE" mods on here are broken and don't work - unless I'm doing something completely wrong. For example I recently tried to install the Chaos Sorcerer mod, and it fucked the game up to the point where my Alignment explanation had a phrase from a random quest in it.

Some people have suggested I use mod merge, but again those words mean nothing to me and the thread that explains it needs a potion of genius for me to understand.

Please can someone try and break down exactly what I need to do to install Tactics and SCS on BG:EE and BG:EE2? I'm on Windows 7, on version 2.5, with Dragonspear installed, on Steam, using a XL2411T monitor, cup of tea in my hand... Oh, and I managed to install one mod for BG2 that skips the dungeon, and that's it.

If I need to downgrade to 2.4, please explain how I do that like you would to a child.
If I need a mod merger, please explain how I do that.
If I need weimer or weidu or whatever, please link me to the latest up to date link.

Thank you all.

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[MOD] Dragonspear UI++ (v2.3)

April 3, 2016, 2:05 pm
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Dragonspear UI++

This mod (previously named SoD GUI Overhaul) makes many changes to the SoD user interface, while keeping the dragon-ish graphics to it. Most notably, majority of GUI screens now have size of 1365x756 pixels (main menu screens have size 1444x818 with size of the main body window without edge graphics 1365x756 pixels). It is designed with unscaled interface full HD resolution in mind, so it might lack some intuitive funcionalities when played on scaled/low resolution.
Beside from general change of GUI screens, I have added numerous tweaks made by myself and other people on this forum. Special thanks goes to Mr2150 for ideas, sharing code and general testing.

One big warning: DO NOT PRESS F5! It messes with elements that are positioned based on screen resolution (or simply use Infinity_SetArea), it caused major problems for me. You can use F11 without a problem.

About languages: Newly introduced GUI text is stored in lua files instead of dialog.tlk. As of version 2.03, each language has a modified version of its "L_xx_XX.LUA" copied to the override during the installation, with all the GUI texts there. The new text will stay in english until translated of course. WeiDU installer and "Update Strings" component have the text stored in a standard "english.tra" file as it updates dialog.tlk, so for complete tranlation you need to translate your language's "L_xx_XX.LUA" file in mod's "language" subfolder and the "english.tra" file in the "tra" subfolder. The new texts contain names of new labels, autoroller, portrait picker, UI setting option screen and Proficiencies/Skills tab in the record screen.

WeiDU components are:
-Backup M_BG.lua file: If you have this file manually edited (see Portrait Picker bellow), you want to backup this file before reinstalling the core component, which will erase everything. The backed-up file is in „sod_gui_overhaul\backup-M_BG“ folder.
-Core Component: This will install the mod
-Transparent Tooltip Background: This will make the tooltip (when pressed TAB) background transparent instead of dark.
-Update Strings: This will shorten several strings in worldmap and record screens. „Traveling hours“ to „Hours“, „Destination Unreachable“ to „Unreachable“, shorter saving throws lines and text in statistics tab.
-Select Number of Quicksave slots: You can choose number of quicksave slots from 1 to 6.
-Update Portrait Picker: This component will update the M_BG.lua file (see Portrait Picker bellow) with portraits currently presented in the portraits folder, without changing anything manually edited. There needs to be at least one portrait that remains same for updating to work, otherwise install the Core component instead.

Core component tweaks are following (screenshots are below):

Main Menu

- New background images that resize to the screen’s resolution, new main menu panel, tweaked Black Pits logo.
- It is possible to add custom background images by putting pictures in PNG format to the override folder named „RGBACK1.PNG“ for Baldur’s Gate main campaign background, „RGBACK2.PNG“ for SoD campaign background and „RGBACK3.PNG“ for the Black Pits campaign background. These images do not resize themselves to fit the screen resolution, you must do it in some editor if needed.

Options

- Bigger screen size, no scrollbars.
- New option screen in the Gameplay – „UI Settings“. There is a list of options introduced by this mod. „Left-side Main Menu“ will move the main menu panel from the default right to the left (this may be handy if you want to play with custom backround menu images, that don’t fit with the right side menu). „Cheat Mode“ will enable autoroller in Character Generation screen and will also allow to ExploreArea by pressing and holding the „Reveal Details“ button on the main gameplay screen. „Quickloot Mode“ offers more advanced customization for quickloot and „Journal Mode“ allows to choose between small and large journal.
- In-game option screen is overhauled with new graphics.

Character Generation

- Bigger screen size, individual screens are more organic, red shade selection is replaced with button graphics.
- Portrait Picker (by Mr2150): Portraits are now displayed in a scrollable list. Custom portraits are added to the list by WeiDU installation and stored in M_BG.lua file. They now must be no more than 7(!) characters long, ideally lowercase, (but the last letter of size identification – "L" or "M" must be uppercase if you want to have different portraits for record screen and the right sidebar - portrait with "L" will be displayed in the record screen and the portrait with the same filename except the last letter being "M" will be displayed in the right sidebar). If you name the portrait with prefix „m#” (for male) or „f#” (for female) before WeiDU installation, they will be automatically sorted by gender in the list (just as default portraits) otherwise you can assign the gender in M_BG.lua file (or specialized tool which will be coming soon). If you don’t assign gender, custom portrait will show both for male and female characters. In said file, you can also type a description to the portrait that will show in the list (default description is item filename), it is the first column in M_BG.lua file. Reinstalling the WeiDU core component will wipe all the changes, reinstalling the WeiDU update portrait picker component will update the file while keeping all the changes. To keep the changes before reinstalling the main component, either manually back-up the file or use the WeiDU backup M_BG.lua component.
- Autoroller (by Mr2150, based on work by Faydark): If you toggle CheatMode On, in the options “UI Settings” screen, you will be able to use several methods to ease the rolling stats process.
- Stored values are visible and more view options are available in the stat rolling screen (by Mr2150).
- Spell selection screens show just spell icons that are all visible at the same time without a need to scroll down.
- Random Character Generation (by Mr2150): Pressing on the “Random Character” button will generate a completely random character. Only the portrait will always be the same “random male” or “random female”.

Save/Load Screens

- Save slots list in the Load screen is stretched to fit the height of the screen, save slots are thinner, double click on the save slot loads it as usual.
- There are three filters in the Save and Load screens that allow searching for saves by save name, character name or by chapter.

Multiplayer Screen

- Bigger screen size.

Main Gameplay Screen

- Sidebar graphics and button positions are overhauled and put to the bottom of the screen.
- Pressing and holding the „Area Map“ button will open a Worldmap screen. Pressing and holding the „Reveal Details“ button while Cheat Mode toggle is On will explore the area as per „C:ExploreArea“ command.
- Actionbar graphics and slot positions are altered, quickloot button is now on the right side with hand icon.
- Quickloot bar is overhauled. There are two modes now - advanced and expert. Advanced mode displays ground items in expandable list with item names (press "E" button for quick expanding/collapsing), while expert mode shows up to 60 item icons at the same time in the customizable area. Go to UI Settings menu within Gameplay options to customize it.

Dialog Box

- Dialog box is completely overhauled. It now appears on the top of the screen and resizes depending on text content. You can also hold its upper bar and drag it (or use "left/right arrow button). The "Old messages" box is separate in place of usual "world message log" box and you can toggle it on/off with a button and the game will remember the toggle. You can also use "journal button" to copy the current text to the journal as user notes.
- Pressing pause will not advance the dialog.

Journal

- There are two journal modes now available for toggle. The small flexible one from an unmodded game and a large one, that resembles other in-game screens, it is paused with darkened background.
- Both journals have many convenience tweaks and filters (from Mr2150's "Journal Fixes" mod) and are toggable by pressing "chapter" button. Default mode, that is remembered, must be selected in UI Setting options menu.
- Clicking on the Journal popup now opens a journal and expands the quest it refers to.

Inventory

- Bigger screen size, positions of elements are altered. Combat statistics boxes area larger and are not replaced by comparison boxes when an item is picked. Number of Attacks line is in the damage text box.
- Split stack window now shows a slider for more convenient choosing of amount.

Record

- Bigger screen size, there are five main columns now displaying as much information as possible at the same time. There is an expand/contract button at the bottom of the first column that expands/contracts combat information details. There is also a new tab „Proficiencies / Skills“ in the fifth column that shows detailed information about proficiencies and skills.

Mage/Priest Spellbooks

- Bigger screen size, spells are shown as slot icons and are all visible at the same time without a need to scroll the list. Hovering over a known spell icon will display it’s description
- Arrows for incrementing/decrementing spell levels are reintroduced.

Worldmap

- Worldmap screen is stretched to fit the height of the screen. Travel button is removed, use double click to travel.
- All map icons in the original BG campaign now show travel times (with the WeiDU „update strings“ component it just shows „Hours:“), you must start a new game for this change to apply.
- Note, there is currently a bug which shows an empty scrollable space beneath the world map when the size is stretched from the default, I have reported this and hopefully it will be fixed.

Store/Containers

- Bigger screen size, bigger store item list, bottom store icons are placed on the left.
- Store item list filters allow to search by name for specific items (by Mr2150).
- Identify screen item list only shows unidentified items (by lefreut).
- Stealing multiple items at the same time is allowed (by lefreut).

Chapters

- Chapter screens now stretch over the entire screen. The chapter images are overhauled.

Changelog:
v1.0
- Main gameplay screen tweaks
- Journal background image tweak
- Inventory screen tweak
- Record screen tweak
- Mage/Priest spell screens tweaks

v1.1
- Spell description screen tweak
- Opening/closing Journal pauses/unpauses the game
- Journal "finished quest" font color is black
- Dialog box opens "older messages" with click on the text instead of special button
- "Older messages" box is bigger
- Number of attacks shows in the inventory "damage details" box

v1.11
- Fixed greyed out inventory screen for dead characters
- Change color button in the inventory now shows major color

v1.12
- Fixed 4th weapon slot coordinates in the inventory
- Character name labels in priest a mage screens should have same height

v1.2
- Mage/Priest spell screens tweaks revised
- Record screen tweaks revised
- Item description screen tweaks revised
- Level-up screen tweaks
- Button graphics in Character Generation menu
- Journal doesn't unpause the game if it's paused before opening
- Save Game screen tweak - bottom buttons switched

v1.3
- Store screens tweaks
- Updated graphics of all screens (original images were slightly horizontally asymetrical)
- Scrollbar in the Item description screen changed
- Journal now shows all information, when a quest is selected
- Hovering over a spell icon shows the spell description in the Mage/Priest spell screens (by Mr2150)
- Split stack tweak (by Mr2150)
- Identify section in shops only displays unidentified items (by lefreut)

v2.0
- Main Menu tweak
- Character Generation tweaks
- Save/Load screen tweaks
- Option screens tweaks
- New option screen - UI Settings
- Multiplayer screen tweak
- Journal overhauled
- Worldmap tweak
- Third bottom buttons re-enabled
- Record and spell screens more tweaks
- Quickloot tweak
- Dialog Box tweak
- Portrait picker by Mr2150
- Autoroller by Mr2150, based on work by Faydark
- Store and Load filters by Mr2150
- Multiple stealing in shops by lefreut
- Proper campaign logos in main game option screen
- Several small fixes

v2.01
- Bug fix - Main menu panel appears on the right side now

v2.02
- Bug fix - Escaping the Worldmap travel should not pop it over and over again

v2.03
- UI text is stored in just one lua file (the basic L_xx_XX.LUA), switching languages should work now
- Polish translation added
- Bug fix - "UI Settings" label added to L_xx_XX.LUA file
- Bug fix - Character Generation label is added to portrait picker screen

v2.04
- Italian translation added

v2.05
- Bug fix - Mage screen label and character name fixed

v2.06
- Bug fix - error in italian language file fixed

v2.1
- Quickloot uppgraded
- Journal upgraded
- Dialog screen upgraded
- In-game Option screen overhauled
- Chapter screens overhauled
- Main gameplay screen overhauled
- Tooltip scroll image updated
- Tooltip scroll without sound (thanks to Kerozevok)
- Transparent TAB tooltip background as WeiDU option
- Selectable number of quicksaves as WeiDU option
- Inclusion of the "Restore missing potraits" mod by lefreut

v2.11
- "Journal note" button in dialog screen now works properly

v2.12
- Ground container works with quickloot properly
- Unsellable items in shops are greyed
- Inventory has custom greyed graphics for dead characters
- Italian translation added
- "My Notes" label is now in the Large Journal

v2.13
- M_BG.lua works correctly now, all custom portraits are properly registered

v2.14
- Polish tra file bug fixed
- Italian tra file updated
- Werewolf Island chapter screens fixed

v2.21
- New enhanced inventory screen with all six backpacks
- New enhanced record screen
- New enhanced spell screens with all memorized spells visible at once
- Store screen tweaks by Adul added
- Option to toggle on a classic dialog window based on lefreut's tweak added
- Slightly redesigned main menu, removed left side menu
- Fixed MP button during dialogs
- Quickloot button tooltip added

v2.3
- Portrait picker based on BillyYank's Multi-portrait mod added as an option
- Added an option to have larger portraits on main gameplay screen
- Added an option to put a permanent thieving button on main gameplay screen (on the right panel)


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Download: the mod file size has exceeded this forum's limit, so now it can be downloaded from google disc. Click on the link below and then the "download" button(the file size is 59mb).

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yKhCREPfQwIECLq4sinc31Hmd3N2f4fR/view?usp=sharing
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[MOD] -Scales of Balance- a post-hac tweak mod

August 8, 2014, 9:26 am
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THIS MOD IS deprecated REVIVED!!

https://github.com/UnearthedArcana/Scales_of_Balance/releases

This new version basically just has some improved versions of the overhaul and tweak components that have been residing in Might 'n' Guile for the last few months:

- Item/Weapon Overhaul (in 5 parts)
- Weapon Proficiency Overhaul (in 4 parts)
- Saving Throw Overhaul
- Stat bonus tweaks (in 2 parts)
- Hit dice tweaks (2 options)
- XP tweaks (in 2 parts)
- Magic Resistance Overhaul

That's it!

Full Readme:

https://github.com/UnearthedArcana/Scales_of_Balance/blob/master/README.md
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If you like the SoB cleric and druid kits, you can still find those at the link for v4.3:

https://github.com/subtledoctor/Scales_of_Balance/releases/tag/4.3.2

But really, those are totally old and busted. Instead of using them, you should ask me for a copy of the Faiths & Powers beta. Even now, in beta form, it's miles better! :)

Btw, part of the reason for breaking things up this way has to do with load order. Might 'n' Guile as usual should be installed after other kits but before SCS. This new version of Scales of Balance should be installed very very late: especially if you use the MRO, that should be installed after all mods that add creatures and items. So after SCS, and after aTweaks.

Cheers!

Again, to recap what's happened since v3: my single old mod got too big and unwieldy, and I also got better at this stuff and wanted to do more. So the old Scales of Balance has been broken up into a number of other mods:

Faiths & Powers (cleric & druid tweaks and kits, by Grammarsalad):
https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/43174/faiths-and-powers-gods-of-the-realms-kitpack-and-divine-caster-spell-tweaks#latest

Tome & Blood (wizard & sorcerer tweaks and kits, by Aquadrizzt):
https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/31274/mod-beta-tome-and-blood-more-options-for-wizards-and-sorcerers#latest

Might & Guile (warrior & rogue tweaks and kits, by me!):
https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/43878/might-and-guile-a-tweak-mod-and-kit-pack-for-warriors-and-rogues

NPC_EE (add any kit to any NPC):
https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/43305/npc-ee-non-player-characters-enhanced-for-everyone

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HUGE UPDATE! Version 3, finally!
I can't fit the whole changelog in this post, you can read it here:
http://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/comment/642866/#Comment_642866

DOWNLOAD:
IGNORE the files attached to this post, they are very much out of date. Get the mod here:
https://github.com/subtledoctor/Scales_of_Balance/releases/tag/3.4
(Click "Source code (zip)")

README:
You can read all about the mod components here:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/86011511/README-SoB.html

What is this?
This started out as my own personal set of tweaks that I did on top of a fully modded game. It includes some basic mechanical tweaks (e.g. modified stat bonuses and an overhaul of the proficiency system), some cosmetic changes (e.g. FR-themed paladin kit names, and magic items that don't break immersion by putting '+2's and '+5's in your face), and roughly 15 new kits.

This is all about improving gameplay.
I love mods that bring the game closer to PnP, like Rogue Rebalancing and aTweaks. But BG is a single-player computer game. If tweaking a rule makes this specific game more fun, then it's a good tweak, PnP be damned. Consider this mod as a collection of 'house rules' specific to the BG campaign. Every choice has been made with an eye to the particular gameplay mechanics of BG2 and the EEs.

I try to make this as compatible as possible with other mods.
Notwithstanding the above paragraphs, this mod is 100% compatible with RR and aTweaks. This is meant to be applied alongside those mods - not instead of them.

Everything is completely optional.
You can use as many or as few of the mod components as you like. None of them rely on each other, there is no 'core' component. Use what you like, ignore what you don't.

A very general idea of what the mod contains (not in this order):

1) Basic game tweaks. These components modify the following:
- reducing the number of +'s in in-game item descriptions, and standardizing item enchantment into normal, 'mastercraft,' 'enchanted' (+2), named weapons (+3), and artifacts (+5)
- slightly improved stat bonuses, saving throw tables, HP tables, XP tables, and spell tables
- an overhaul of the weapon proficiency system
- minor tweaks and rebalancing for vanilla warriors, rogues, and divine classes
- revised kensai kit that actually specializes in one weapon class, like the description says
- MAJOR revisions to druid shapeshifting
- wizards class changes, including at-will cantrips, innate metamagic, and tweaks to the spell battle system
- MAJOR specialist wizard kit and spell school changes, making all 8 specialists fun and unique

2) New kits, all balanced against the vanilla game and based on solid, lore-friendly 2E and FR sources.
- 2 new fighter kits (Corsair, Marksman)
- 4 new ranger kits (Mage Hunter, Barbarian Ranger, Elven Archer, Halfling Slinger)
- 7 new cleric kits (priests of Selune, Sune, Tymora, Leira, Shar, Malar, Baervan Wildwanderer)
- 2 new druid kits (Purifier, Elementalist)
- 2 new thief kits (Scout, Sniper)
- 5 new bard kits (Jongleur, Loremaster, Gallant, Meistersinger, Loresinger of Milil)
- 10 new multiclass kits! (Bladesinger, Spellfilcher, Spellbender, multiclass priests of Mask, Mystra, Arvoreen and Brandobaris, and more)

3) NPC modifications. These components allow you to apply some of the new kits, or some original kits, to various NPCs. (This is basically for EE players who can't use the Level1NPCs mod.)


A note on installation:
- Install SoB after almost everything else. After BG2Tweaks, after SCS, after aTweaks. The only stuff that should be installed after this are FPPS, Generalized Biffing, NPC_EE, Level1NPCs, lolfixer, etc. Not much.
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[Utility] EE Autoroller

December 7, 2012, 3:46 am
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Enhanced Edition - Autoroller

FEATURES

• This tool will automaticly roll for attributes and stores the highest rolled score.
• You can set some priorites for Exceptional Strength if you wish.
• No longer the hassle with OFFSETS changing with patching

SUPPORTS

• BGEE (& Siege of Dragonspear)
• BG2EE (& Throne of Bhaal)
• IWDEE (& Heart of Winter)
• The Black Pit (1 & 2)

DOWNLOAD

Current version of the program should work with any version of the supported games.

DOWNLOAD (v3.3): https://www.mediafire.com/?z5071l780ae8qrr
Here is the un-compiled ahk version of the program: Download AHK version

HOW IT WORKS

1. Run the Enhanced Edition game in windowed mode (IMPORTANT)
2. Run EE Autoroller (you might have to run it as administrator)
3. If creating a class with exceptional strength, set the priorites as you want them OR set them all to 0 if you don't want to use this.
4. Press START when you have reached the attribute screen, you will be promted to press the RECALL, STORE and REROLL buttons.
5. Once you hit the REROLL button it will start rolling.

Hold down 'X' when you want to stop rolling.
'UP' will increase the rolling speed.
'DOWN' will decrease the rolling speed.

ABOUT THE EXCEPTIONAL STRENGTH SETTINGS
Exceptional Strength
This will give STR% a value and be counted towards your roll score.
Example:
If you wish that STR% 51 and higher be worth 1 attribute score you set all boxes 51+ to 1.
Now when it rolls and your currently stored total is 90 with a STR% 20 then you roll a 89 with STR% 77 the new 89 roll will be stored.

Minimum STR% to store
This will simply ignore ALL rolls with a STR% below the one set.
If you have it at 51 and would happen to roll 100 with a STR% score of 12 that roll will be ignored.

DISCLAIMER

I take no responsibility at all for the use of this program. However if used properly nothing should happen as it only reads memory data.
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Dltcep disabling opcodes animation

August 13, 2018, 2:08 am
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Well now im replaying bg trilogy using EET wich until few days ago wasn't aware that exist (d'oh)

Now i trying to create my own intem with some awesome opcodes

Now my problem is with some opcodes like for example "Spell: Protection from spell (school) [204]

This and others opcodes add a animation over your character, animation that i dont want, is there a way to disable or eliminate this animations?


Thanks for your time
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BG EE 2.0 and Siege of Dragonspear Compatible Mods

April 3, 2016, 12:26 pm
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Version 2.0 of BG EE and the release of Siege of Dragonspear brought a lot of changes to the game engine.

Rather than creating a lot of confusion editing the original compatible mod list thread I decided it would be a better idea to create a new clean thread.

So if you have written a mod that is 2;0/SoD compatible or have tested a mod and found it to be compatible just let me know so that it can be added to the list.

The rule of no direct links stay. Give a link to the mod thread. The modder deserves full credit for his/her creation.

Good modding and have fun!

Attention! GOG/Steam users . If you have Siege of Dragonspear installed you must install this before trying to install any mod.

AI Enhancements

Sword Coast Stratagems

SCS brings hundreds of enhancements to AI in the game. ATTENTION in order to install SCS on 2.0+ you need this fix. Thanks to @subtledoctor for the fix :)

Banter packs

Ajantis BG1 Expansion Mod
Adds friendship dialogues for Ajantis if he is not in romance from BG1NPC Project.

Chatty Imoen
This mod expands Imoen's voice set and adds interaction banters with other NPCs. It also has a component to change Imoen's portrait to one of three choices: BG1, SoD, or BG2.

Coran's BG Extended Friendship Talks
This mod expands Coran's Friendship talk sequence.

Delainy/Durlyle Same-Sex Romance Options Mod
This is a simple mod to spawn Delainy for female PCs and/or Durlyle for male PCs..

Garrick's infatuation
"Garrick's Infatuation" allows Gorion's foster daughter to explore a closer acquaintance with her very first biographer through a series of conversations. The flirtation is available to females of any race, class, or alignment and it begins shortly after Garrick is recruited.

Neera Banters for BGEE
Adds additional dialogue between Neera and other NPCs. Prevents Neera and Edwin from being in the same party.


Neera dialogue expansion and flirts
Adds additional dialogue between Charname and Neera, as well as flirts.

Xan's friendship path
Xan-initiated banter.

Equipment

Barbed Club of Pain
Convenient Ammunition
Distinguishable clubs
Golem Construction for Spellcasters
Nerfed Ankheg Armor

Wand Case
Thalantyr sells a container to store wands.

GUI & Graphics

BG2EE GUI To BGEE
Continous Viconia Appearance for BG1EE, BG2EE, SOD and EET
EEUITweaks Mod Collection
Lefreut's enhanced UI

Journal Fixes
Compatible with BGEE and BGEE+SOD v2.2, this mod adds various enhancements including filtering to the UI of the quest and journal screens - supports multiple languages.

Lighting Pack

Multi-portrait Mod
The Multi-portrait mod allows the player to see 10 portraits at a time when creating a character or changing appearance, and allows rapid paging through large portrait collections.

Portrait Picker
Why click through portraits when you can scroll? After automatic registration and a little setup, you can access the entire portrait pool (custom and default), apply descriptions to all, and use advanced filter/sort functions.
Recolored toolbar buttons

Portraits Portraits Everywhere
The Picture Standard for BGEE 1 & 2
Dragonspear UI++

Kits & Races

Most kits and classes mods have a minor compatibility problem with version 2.0. Check @subtledoctor's comment for details.
Arcane Archer Redone
Bardic Wonders
Chaos Sorcerer Kit
The Charlatan (Bard Kit for Charname and Eldoth)
Deities of Faerûn - A Kitpack for Clerics
Eldritch Magic
FG Cleric Kits
I Hate Undead Kitpack
Improved Archer Kit
The Mercenary (Fighter Kit for Charname and Kagain)
Might and Guile *Fully compatible*
The Militia Officer (Fighter Kit for Charname and Khalid)
Mystic Fire Paladin Kit
Warrior Monk Mod
Pale Master Sorcerer Kit
Planetouched Races
Shadow Magic
Way of the Assassin
Warlock
Wizard Slayer Rebalancing
Relieve Wizard Slayer

NPCs


Aura, a gnome artificer NPC for BG:EE + SoD
Drake NPC for BG:EE and SoD
Gavin
A cleric of Lathander

Ishlilka the Wizard Slayer for BG1 + SOD [Alpha Release]

Sirene NPC BG:EE
Shar-Teel NPC mod (SoD)
Verr'Sza NPC
An evil rakshasa ranger.

Vynd, drow assassin

Portrait packs

Artastrophe portraits

Quests & expansions

Ascalon's Questpack
Baldur's Gate Mini Quests & Encounters
Baldur's Gate Romantic Encounters
BG1 NPC
BG1 Unfinished Business

Critter Parts mini-mod for Baldur’s Gate: EE
Role-play based quests. New harvestable drops and edible meats from the bears, wolves, dire wolves, etc. Also drops from all spider types that can be used for bartering with a new NPC who has an interest in such trinkets.


Lure of Sirine's Call (Download is at the side, current version is v15)
The Stone of Askavar

Tools

Big World Setup
EE Autoroller

Tweaks

Animal Companions
Disable Enhanced Edition NPCs
3.5 Edition/ Pathfinder style Tweaks Collection (thac0, Constitution, hit dice)

Rough World
The concept behind this mod is to make the world a rougher place. It does this by changing the tone of the games reputation system, adding a bit of difficulty, and making the world feel not quite as forgiving.

Jaheria Recast
Non-Player Characters Enhanced

NPC Tweaks mod
Allows continuous portraits and colors for the Baldur's Gate saga NPCs. Additional options include more convenient locations for some BGEE and SOD companions and appropriate kits for NPCs.

Quick Save Slots Tweaks 1.2

High-Power Baldur's Gate
This mod adds supernatural powers to the player characters, the NPCs, and nearly every creature in the game, in order to make every encounter a unique, very interesting experience. It tries to make Baldur's Gate 1 feel like a totally new game.

Random Character Generation
Bored playing the same types of character over and over? Let this Random Character UI mod choose for you. Simple to install.

No Race Restrictions
SCALES of BALANCE!
Simple XP cap remover

SoD Dialog Banters
This mod doesn't add any new banters. It converts the existing SoD banters from the "on-the-run" style to a pausing dialog style (as in BG2)

Tweaks Anthology BETA
True Berserker Minsc
Raduziel's Universal Wizard Spells

Spells

Taunt Spell

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Unbiased quest rewards for BG1

August 13, 2018, 4:39 am
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Question about modding special abilities GUI

August 3, 2018, 11:57 am
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Hi, I am tinkering around with making custom abilities for kits and am a bit irritated by how BG2EE condenses all special abilities into a single button on the bottom-right side of the screen. Is there a way to add a custom ability directly to the GUI bar where, for example, the spell quickslots are? Or alternatively is it possible to add a special abilities bar (examples: Grim Dawn or Diablo 3 skills) that would allow you select them without clicking the "star" button first? Thanks!

-K
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So is the Qwinn's Fixpack integrated into PST:EE or not?

August 13, 2018, 5:44 am
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The title says it all. I've gathered conflicting information in that matter.
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Who's up for some new LUA functions?

July 27, 2018, 12:02 pm
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I have been working on creating some new LUA functions via hex editing for a mod I am currently working on, and it has been going very well so far. In case any of you are curious, here's the two new functions I've made so far:

Infinity_GetPCIdentifier(slot) - Gets the ID of the character in the given portrait slot. Can be used to access the characters table or in the following command...

Infinity_GetLocal(creatureID, local) - Returns the value of the given local variable on the creatureID. Can be used in conjunction with the previous command to get local values of PCs.

Currently in the works:

Infinity_SetLocal(creatureID, local, value) - Sets the value of the given local variable on the creatureID.

To give you guys some proof, here's a screenshot:


Here's my question to you all -
What new commands would you like to see? New UI behaviors are beyond me, but externalizing any other behavior the engine exhibits is definitely a possibility. I.E. any internal fields you would like to have access to, any existing function behaviors you would like changed.
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Fade v4.0 with ToB released!

June 16, 2014, 11:12 am
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After an extended standstill, the Fade NPC returns with a new writer (Kai of Candlekeep) and a new maintainer (Lava Del'Vortel) to bring you the final instalment of the story!

The new version of the mod incudes ToB content originally prepared by Mistress Elysia, as well as additional content by the new maintainers. It also includes a myriad of bugfixes, a new gift in SoA, EE compatibility, banters with EE characters, optional "Fade as a shadowdancer" component, Romantic Encounters crossmod, a brand new portrait by Lesatho and more!

"Fade is a shadow thief, under the employ of Aran Linvail. With her crimson hair, crimson eyes and lashing tail, she is definitely not your regular elf-on-the-street; she is a fey'ri, a part succubus with a temper to match. At first, her reasons for joining the party are unclear - is she a spy? Or something else…"


Related links:
http://www.shsforums.net/files/file/1083-fade/
http://www.shsforums.net/forum/322-fade/
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[v2.5] Sirene, a tiefling paladin of Ilmater NPC for BG:EE and SoD

July 29, 2015, 5:23 am
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Sirene, Paladin of Ilmater


Portrait by sporeboy - http://sporeboy.deviantart.com/art/Kitty-10791404

Portrait by Isandir

Race: Tiefling
Class: Martyr - Paladin kit (optional: pureclass, cavalier, inquisitor, undead hunter, Divine Champion - requires House Rules)
Alignment: Lawful Good
STR: 15
DEX: 17
CON: 15
INT: 10
WIS: 13
CHA: 17
Proficiencies (paladin):
Two-handed Sword ++
Two-handed Style ++

Mod Content

- 1 new NPC with banters, interjections and talks to PC
- 1 new item
- 1 NPC specific kit with 3 new spells
- 14 friendship talks
- Soundset taken from Icewind Dale
- Full content for Siege of Dragonspear expansion

She can be found and recruited outside of the Song of the Morning Temple by a PC of non-evil alignment at level 2 with a minimum of 2500 experience, though she will gain experience to match the PC at the moment of recruitment.

She banters with every Bioware and EE NPC at least once, talking more to good and neutral NPCs, and fourteen friendship talks planned with the option of teasing a romance. Currently there are no quests and no plans to add any.

In Siege of Dragonspear, she can be found in the Iron Throne building. She has a semi-romantic path with a PC with a minimum of 12 Charisma and any gender, alignment or race (though she will still not join evil protagonists).

Be warned that as a paladin, certain evil actions in the expansion will cause her to leave the party permanently.

Biography

When asked about her past, SIRENE averts her gaze and flatly states that there is little to say. She was orphaned and left to die as a babe, likely abandoned due to her apparent fiendish heritage. Only by luck did she survive certain death by being discovered by a travelling priest of Ilmater, who brought her to others of his faith and raised her as a Holy Warrior of Suffering, the order of paladins dedicated to the Crying God. She resents her own contradictory nature, though she is unsure of which side.

Personality

Sirene exhibits many of the typical qualities expected of a paladin; she is kind, dutiful and faithful. However, beneath her calm exterior lies a hidden temper owing to the fell blood which flows in her veins. Though she is a devoted champion of Ilmater, a past of being ostracized and persecuted by those she wishes to call her fellow men has left her unsure of her abilities and worthiness. She can be easily provoked by challenging, insulting or mocking her faith, which can be seen in her interactions with characters such as Tiax, Eldoth or even Xan, though she is also quick to acknowledge and apologize for her mistakes. She is closer to the 'good' side of her alignment rather than the 'lawful', and prefers protecting the weak to destroying evil. Because of this, she may be slightly more tolerant of evil companions, even if she can also be quite judgmental towards them. However, she will not tolerate Dorn (though they can come to an uneasy truce during Siege of Dragonspear)

Friendship & Future Romance

Sirene can be befriended by a PC of any alignment, race or statistics though she will not join evil protagonists. As she has few living friends in her life, she will be eager to befriend a PC that is willing to accept her. A PC of either gender with a Charisma of 12 or greater may flirt with her, though there is no separate romantic branch in BG:EE. In Siege of Dragonspear, there is a 'romance' of sorts, though it is significantly less romantic than the original romances.

Download version 1.5.1 (for pre-2.0 players)

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[MOD][BETA] Tome and Blood: More Options for Wizards and Sorcerers

March 31, 2014, 11:21 am
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Tome and Blood v0.70 is now available for download.


Tome and Blood is the largest arcane magic mod for the Infinity Engine games. The current version of Tome and Blood boasts reworks for all existing Mage and Sorcerer kits, five original and unique Sorcerer kits, and nine mechanics tweaks directed at arcane magic and associated systems.


The current release of Tome and Blood offers the following features. A more comprehensive readme is available online here (Chrome only) or as a pdf file attached to this post.

REVISED SPECIALISTS
This component revises the Specialist Mage features to emphasize the unique specialties of each school of magic, and establishes Necromancy as the only prohibited school of magic. Each type of specialist now automatically gains spells of their chosen school, as well as protection against the magic they typically wield.

REVISED DRAGON DISCIPLES
This component expands Dragon Disciples to include the various other types of dragons, rather than just fire dragons. There are four Dragon Disciple kits, each one dealing with a specific element tied to several different types of chromatic and metallic dragons.

MAGUS
This component introduces the Magus kit for Sorcerers, which blends martial prowess with arcane knowledge.

FAVOURED SOUL
This component introduces the Favoured Soul kit for Sorcerers; Favoured Souls trace their sorcerous powers to the gods, and thus gain access to spells usually beyond the reach of Sorcerers.

REVENANT DISCIPLE
This component introduces the Revenant Disciple kit for Sorcerers, which represents Sorcerers who can attribute their powers to some undead ancestor.

SYLVAN DISCIPLE
This component introduces the Sylvan Disciple kit for Sorcerers, which is for Sorcerers who develop their mystical powers due to some long-forgotten intermingling of mortal and fey.

AMORPHOUS DISCIPLE
This component introduces the Amorphous Disciple kit for Sorcerers, a kit for Sorcerers with the foul ichor of oozes running through their veins.

INNATE FIND FAMILIAR
This component makes Find Familiar an innate ability for all Mages and Sorcerers.

ARMORED CASTING FOR BARDS
This component enables Bards to cast arcane spells while wearing Leather and Studded Leather armors.

ARCANE CRAFTING
This component grants Mages and Sorcerers the ability to use their powers to craft magical items, such as wands, potions, and scrolls.

CANTRIPS
Cantrips are minor magical effects that Mages and Sorcerers can manifest at will. This component offers two options for cantrip systems: innate and first level. Innate cantrips are minor abilities that are usable once per six seconds. First level cantrips revises all first level spells and allows them to recharge upon use. Both components offer Mages and Sorcerers the ability to never run out of spells.

SPELL TWEAKS
This component revises various spells in order to balance the list of spells available from each school. Some spells have been moved to different levels or schools and some are more extensively affected.

METAMAGIC
This component changes certain metamagic-type spells into innate abilities and revises the various magical protection defenses and counters.

ABILITY SCORE BONUSES
This component provides bonuses to Mages, Sorcerers, and Bards with sufficiently high primary attributes. These bonuses include low level spell slots, and, for Sorcerers, caster level bonuses.

SPELL SELECTION DIALOG
This component fundamentally changes the way that Sorcerers learn new spells. Instead of selecting spells during character creation and at level-up, Sorcerers are now granted an innate ability (Spell Knowledge) that emulates the spell selection screen through a dialogue menu.


INSTALLATION
In order to install this, simply extract the attached TomeAndBlood.rar file to your data/00### folder and run SetUp-TomeAndBlood.exe. If you have an existing version of TomeAndBlood, it is strongly encouraged to completely uninstall the old version before installing this version.


KNOWN BUGS
A list of known bugs is available here. If you encounter a bug while playing this mod, I encourage you to report it in this thread with important details so that I may attempt to fix it.

v0.7
None to my knowledge. Go out and find some!




CHANGE LOG
A list of all mod version changes is available here.


Version 0.7
- Total overhaul of all existing components.
- New Feature: Added the Ability Score Bonuses component.
- New Feature: Added the Level One Cantrips subcomponent.
- New Feature: Added the Innate Familiar component.
- New Feature: Added the Favoured Soul component.

Version 0.62
- Specialist Mages: Fixed a bug where specialist mages were unable to use scrolls.
- Arcane Crafting: Condensed all crafting abilities down to a single ability to reduce bloat.
- Compatibility: Added compatibility for More Style for Mages.

Version 0.61
- Spell Selection Dialog: Fixed an issue where this component was incompatible with certain mod installations. (This fix also fixes similar issues with the Oracle component.)
- Specialist Mages: Fixed an issued where the component wouldn't install if Spell Revision v4 was detected.
- Spell Tweaks: Added an installation requirement to prevent odd behavior.

Version 0.6
- General : Overhauled the descriptions and systems used in this mod, with particular aim on making the mod content more modular (to allow for greater customization) and subtle (by adopting the styles of the non-mod content in class descriptions).
- General : Extended compatibility to the non-Enhanced Editions where possible. Certain mod components now work with installations of BG2, BGT and TuTu, as well as the Enhanced Editions.
- Dragon Disciples: Changed from 10 kits to 4, reflecting the four different elements of Dragon Disciple ancestors.
- Spell Select through Dialog : Fixed the issue where the ability would loop at the highest known spell level.
- Specialist Mages : Replaced the Specialist Kits component with @subtledoctor 's Specialist Mages component from Scales of Balance.
- New Features: Incorporated the Metamagic, Spell Battles, Cantrips, and Spell Tweaks components from Scales of Balance into this mod.
- Red Wizard Edwin : Removed the Edwin components, due to an overhaul of the specialist mage system.
- Numerous small bugs and string fixes.

Version 0.5
- Core Revisions: Fixed an issue where Dragon Disciples were using a d4 hit die rather than a d6.
- Core Revisions: Fixed an issue with some strings erroneously showing the updated Sorcerer descriptions.
- Armored Casting: Fixed an issue where Mages, Sorcerers and Bards (and all subclasses and kits) could not wear helmets.
- Expanded Weapons: Fixed an issue where Mages were not able to equip arrows.
- Oracle: Added the Oracles of Murder and Oracle of Eyes kits.

Version 0.4
- Core Revisions: Conjurers now receive a d6 hit die.
- Core Revisions: All Mages and Sorcerers are now able to obtain a Familiar.
- Core Revisions: Now also removes Nahal’s Reckless Dweomer, Chaos Shield and Improved Chaos Shield from the spell selection menu.
- Updated Schools: Dispel Magic is moved from Abjuration to General.
- Arcane Crafting: Changes the number of charges on crafted wands.
- Magus: Removed the bonus attack per round from specialization and at 7th or 13th level.
- Mod: Fixed all compatibility issues with Pecca's More Style for Mages mod.
- General: Fixed an issue where kit bonus spells were sometimes not being granted.
- Core: Fixed text issues with the names of Brass Dragon Disciples.
- Bloodlines: Fixed an issue where Sorcerers and Mages would have the wrong innates if the Bloodline Kits component was installed.
- Oracle: Fixed an issue where Oracle bonus spells were sometimes not counted for spells known.
- Oracle: Fixed an issue where Oracles of Life would not receive Cure Light Wounds.
- Oracle: Fixed an issue where Oracles would still have the Declare Mystery ability, even after declaring one.
- Oracle: Fixed text issues with the names of Oracles of Winter.
- New Feature: Added the Specialist Mage Kits component.
- New Feature: Added the Dynaheir, Xan and Edwin components.
- New Feature: Added the Specialist Kits for NPCs component.
- New Feature: Added the Bloodline Kits for NPCs components.
- New Feature: Added Brew Potion and Recharge Wands to Arcane Crafting.

Version 0.31
- Armored Casting: Fixed an installation error where Armored Casting tried to update bloodlines that hadn't been installed yet.
- Oracle & Magus: Fixed the bug in which Oracle and Magi paperdolls were not properly displaying armor.
- Oracle & Magus: Fixed a bug where Oracles of Battle and Magi would not suffer a THAC0 penalty from wielding weapons they were not proficient in.
- Magus: Fixed a bug that prevented the Magus from choosing spells during level-ups or character creation and from using scrolls.

Version 0.3
- General: Updated class descriptions for all kits (existing and mod)
- Core: Replaced the Dragon Disciple's Breath Weapon with a +1 Armor Class.
- Core: Revised opposed schools and specialists.
- Core: Incorporated Divination spells into Generalist and removed Diviners
- Core: Allowed Dragon Disciples to choose a draconic ancestor.
- Bloodlines: Removed Bloodline Sorcerer kits from character creation and allowed a Sorcerer to now declare a bloodline.
- Bloodlines: Added the Amorphous Sorcerer [Ooze Bloodline].
- Added the Spell Select through Dialogue component
- Added the Updated Spell Schools component.
- Added the Armored Casting component.
- Added the Universal Weapon Usability component.
- Added the Oracle component.
- Added the Magus component.
- Added the Arcane Crafting component.

Version 0.2
- Renamed to Tome and Blood
- Significant balance revisions to Mages, Specialists, Sorcerers, Dragon Disciples and Bloodlines.
- Changed specialists to have 2 opposed schools.
- Allowed Gnomes to become Sorcerers and Dragon Disciples.
- Allowed Mages and Sorcerers to use Crossbows and Clubs.

Version 0.1
- First public release (as Sorcerous Bloodlines)
- Added 8 new bloodlines (Eldritch, Celestial, Fiendish, Stormborn, Rimeblooded, Groveborn, Sylvan and Revenant).



Ideas, criticism and comments always appreciated.

Have something you would like to see in this mod? Suggest it in the thread and I'll see what I can do.
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Mods that restore the connection to Guarded Compound?

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Are there any mods that add in a quest component and a direct reason to visit the guarded compound?
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