There shall be wings! If the accomplishment be not for me, 'tis for some other. The spirit cannot die; and man, who shall know all and shall have wings...
- Leonardo da Vinci
This mod adds quite a bit of extra content for everyone's favourite wingless wonder, Aerie. Still in development but posted for people to test and for people to offer suggestions or ideas, which would all be much appreciated (really - I have no idea what I'm doing. This is my first... well, technically second mod after the one that gave Aerie a cameo role in BG1, which could probably do with a bit of trimming and tidying up all the dialogue and things as well at some point. I basically have ideas, then I take a metaphorical hammer to the game and keep banging until it does what I want):
BG2EEWings08d.
What's added:
- A personal quest for Aerie that see's her confront those responsible for her long captivity. (Still in progress - only the first part of it is done so far).
- A few small, minor character encounters, such as a new NPC in the circus tent (after beating Kalah) that Aerie can interact with. A few others scattered around Amn as well.
- Aerie now has a chance to acquire her own familiar to do her bidding!
- A friendship path for Aerie. PC's not eligible to romance her may still pursue a friendship, learning all sorts about her past. PC's who are eligible to romance her will receive three new banters before the usual romance starts, but if they end the romance at any time will still have the option of pursuing a friendship instead.
- It's not all niceness and hugs however. Evil Bhaalspawns who do evil things may have Aerie become their enemy.
- Several fun banters documenting the blosoming friendship between Aerie and Imoen. I think about five in SoA right now, and two new ones in ToB. Of course, it's always possible I'll add new banters with some other NPC's as well, but just Imoen for now.
- OPTIONAL: Restore missing banters. There are a few banters already present in Aerie's banter file that never appear in gameplay as they lack a set of trigger conditions. This just changes that.
- You may notice Aerie has a new portrait... well, the same portrait, just lighter. I just changed the lighting from sunset to middle of the day. I also changed her avatar to restore the fairer skin and hair she had orginally. After over a decade of it being established that Aerie is fair/pale, which is referenced a few times in the game, Beamdog changed her skin and hair to match her picture. But I think the warm lighting in the portrait was misleading in her case. It's a very small change, really, but it adds a bit more variety to how NPC's look and is supposedly more typical of avariel anyway, and I don't see any need for Aerie to be different. So the new portrait is just there for people who would like it to more closely match her avatar. It's the smallest change, but it gets the longest paragraph.
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- Leonardo da Vinci
This mod adds quite a bit of extra content for everyone's favourite wingless wonder, Aerie. Still in development but posted for people to test and for people to offer suggestions or ideas, which would all be much appreciated (really - I have no idea what I'm doing. This is my first... well, technically second mod after the one that gave Aerie a cameo role in BG1, which could probably do with a bit of trimming and tidying up all the dialogue and things as well at some point. I basically have ideas, then I take a metaphorical hammer to the game and keep banging until it does what I want):
BG2EEWings08d.
What's added:
- A personal quest for Aerie that see's her confront those responsible for her long captivity. (Still in progress - only the first part of it is done so far).
- A few small, minor character encounters, such as a new NPC in the circus tent (after beating Kalah) that Aerie can interact with. A few others scattered around Amn as well.
- Aerie now has a chance to acquire her own familiar to do her bidding!
- A friendship path for Aerie. PC's not eligible to romance her may still pursue a friendship, learning all sorts about her past. PC's who are eligible to romance her will receive three new banters before the usual romance starts, but if they end the romance at any time will still have the option of pursuing a friendship instead.
- It's not all niceness and hugs however. Evil Bhaalspawns who do evil things may have Aerie become their enemy.
- Several fun banters documenting the blosoming friendship between Aerie and Imoen. I think about five in SoA right now, and two new ones in ToB. Of course, it's always possible I'll add new banters with some other NPC's as well, but just Imoen for now.
- OPTIONAL: Restore missing banters. There are a few banters already present in Aerie's banter file that never appear in gameplay as they lack a set of trigger conditions. This just changes that.
- You may notice Aerie has a new portrait... well, the same portrait, just lighter. I just changed the lighting from sunset to middle of the day. I also changed her avatar to restore the fairer skin and hair she had orginally. After over a decade of it being established that Aerie is fair/pale, which is referenced a few times in the game, Beamdog changed her skin and hair to match her picture. But I think the warm lighting in the portrait was misleading in her case. It's a very small change, really, but it adds a bit more variety to how NPC's look and is supposedly more typical of avariel anyway, and I don't see any need for Aerie to be different. So the new portrait is just there for people who would like it to more closely match her avatar. It's the smallest change, but it gets the longest paragraph.
