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[wellunhappy]

Although I can't offer a solution to your problem I have to say that crashing and finding TDD files after formatting your drive with a clean registry is nothing short of miraculous. It might be a good idea to post your install method and let one of the resident geniuses look at it.

[wellunhappy]

I hope this is the right place for my question. As I have installed TDD, SoS, TS, TOB and the BP with all of their latest patches and BP brings them all together, I assume this would be the correct spot.

  Whenever I launch Baldurs Gate SoA it allows me to make a character in accordance with having TDD and BP installed. When I complete the process and click accept, it moves to the loading screen, loads half way, and then crashes to the desktop.
  When I installed everything, I followed the instructions put forth by Yazzuie to the letter. But that's beside the point as I must have made a mistake somewhere. In an attempt to correct whatever I messed up, I uninstalled everything and loaded BG SoA alone. Again, a crash to Desk top. I went searching for whatever rogue files I might have lingering about, and found a lot of TDD files hanging out in my override folder and other places on my harddrive. I erased them... still no luck. I couldn't find anything else labeled TS, TDD, BP, SoS, or otherwise MOD. I was planning on Formatting my harddrive anyway, so I did. When it came back up, I re-installed BG-SoA alone to see if it would run. Again Crash to Desk top in the same place. And low and behold if those damnable TDD files hadn't shown back up in my override folder.
  I am now at a loss as to what to do. I am no computer/Mod expert (a novice at best) and I could really use a hand. If any of you could spare a moment I would greatly appreciate it. I'll pay you back in Karma...

[SecretMonkey]

I hope this is the right place for my question. As I have installed TDD, SoS, TS, TOB and the BP with all of their latest patches and BP brings them all together, I assume this would be the correct spot.

   Whenever I launch Baldurs Gate SoA it allows me to make a character in accordance with having TDD and BP installed. When I complete the process and click accept, it moves to the loading screen, loads half way, and then crashes to the desktop.
   When I installed everything, I followed the instructions put forth by Yazzuie to the letter. But that's beside the point as I must have made a mistake somewhere. In an attempt to correct whatever I messed up, I uninstalled everything and loaded BG SoA alone. Again, a crash to Desk top. I went searching for whatever rogue files I might have lingering about, and found a lot of TDD files hanging out in my override folder and other places on my harddrive. I erased them... still no luck. I couldn't find anything else labeled TS, TDD, BP, SoS, or otherwise MOD. I was planning on Formatting my harddrive anyway, so I did. When it came back up, I re-installed BG-SoA alone to see if it would run. Again Crash to Desk top in the same place. And low and behold if those damnable TDD files hadn't shown back up in my override folder.
   I am now at a loss as to what to do. I am no computer/Mod expert (a novice at best) and I could really use a hand. If any of you could spare a moment I would greatly appreciate it. I'll pay you back in Karma...

Some further information that might be useful:
I just reinstalled SoA with TOB and the TOB patch cause my skull refuses to let the wall win :bash:
This time I got an error message with my crash. As my other machine is not on-line I can't post it for ya, but is says;

Error Signature:
AppName: bgmain.exe AppVersion: 2.5.0.2 ModName: bgmain.exe
ModVersion: 2.5.0.2 Offset: 006523fb

I forgot to mention as well that I did the manual install from Yazzuie's Guide.
Also, I just upgraded from Win98 to XP recently. Could that have anything to with it?

Edited by SecretMonkey, 07 November 2004 - 06:10 PM.

[hlidskialf]

Try cleaning out your temp, cache, and save directories. (If you don't want to lose those saves, move them somewhere for the nonce.) Then try to create a new game again, let us know what happens.

[SecretMonkey]

My thanks Hlidskialf. I was in this process of doing a mad C: hack and slash of any and all files Baldur. I added your advice to the carnage, did a reinstall of SoA, TOB and the TOB patch and I appear to be up and running. I will of course be attempting to reinstall TDD, SoS, TS, and BP, but for now I think I will just caress my mended program.

Thanks again; I have taken the liberty of adding some Good Karma to your pool.

[hlidskialf]

[SecretMonkey]

By the by, I did the auto install this time and everything is groovy.

Quick question: Will all of these mods work in Multi-Player? Not over the net obviously, but I like to create my parties with 2 PCs and then pick up 4 NPC's along the way. The only way I know how to do that is in the Multi-player game.

Edited by SecretMonkey, 08 November 2004 - 01:24 PM.

[wellunhappy]

By the by, I did the auto install this time and everything is groovy.

Quick question: Will all of these mods work in Multi-Player? Not over the net obviously, but I like to create my parties with 2 PCs and then pick up 4 NPC's along the way. The only way I know how to do that is in the Multi-player game.

You don't have to stay in Multi player, just find your mpsave folder and copy your save game across into save folder. the only other thing you'll need to do is add A1 scripts. I've never had any major problems with BP in multiplayer.