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[Galactygon]

After all the waiting, delays, difficulties and such, I am proud to announce Part 1 <beta> V1 is publically available!

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Mod Readme/Documentary (12 KB)
Discussion Forum

So what exactly is this about? What are the creature slots? Find out in the readme/documentary.
Where to report bugs or ask any questions you might have? Either (preferrably) at the forum or via e-mail (galactygon@baraban.com).

Bug reporters will recieve credit for bug-reporting, of course, since they ultimately improve the mod.

-Galactygon

[Seifer]

For those that can't read .rtf format.

                    Lost Crossroads Bestial Animations for Baldur's Gate 2: Throne of Bhaal
                    Part 1, Version 1
                    http://galactygon.bl...lostcrossroads/


CONTENTS
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I.      Summary of Features
II.    (un)Installation
III.    Compatibility
IV.    Listing of Creature Animation Slots
IV.    Version History
V.    Credits/Copyright/Mod Usage


I. Summary of Features
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* Provides greatly increased slot capacity, filled with creatures from various other IE games (IWD1: HoW, IWD2, BG1: TotSC). A player will not notice any of these changes, but a modder will notice them.

* Adds casting animations for mummies, mindflayers, cornugons, glabrezu, tattered skeleton warriors, and yuan-ti spellcasters

* Modifies the Fire Giant appearance to something more savage and barbaric (the current ones are fit for titans, rather)

* Modifies the Pit Fiend appearance to something more close to PnP

II. (un)Installation
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Although installing and uninstalling this mod takes 10-20 minutes each, the process is as painless as it can be. Here are the steps to (un)install the mod:

Installing the mod:
1.) Unzip LCCreAnimP1.exe in your BGII directory (go to www.rarlab.com to download the utility to do that)
2.) Make sure the following 3 folders/files are in your BGII directory:
        - Setup-LCCreAnimP1.exe
        - Setup-LCCreAnimP1.tp2
        - LC_Creature_Animations_P1
3.) Run Setup-LCCreAnimP1.exe
4.) Follow the instructions to install the mod
5.) Wait for 10-20 minutes while the mod installs

Uninstalling the mod:
1.) Run Setup-LCCreAnimP1.exe
2.) Follow the instructions to uninstall the mod
3.) Wait for 10-20 minutes while the mod installs

III. Compatibility
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For the time being, this mod is not compatible with any mod that adds extra creature animations. This includes The Darkest Day, Check the Bodies, and Big Picture.


IV. Listing of Creature Animation Slots
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Finished and Tested Creatures are in bold, while unfinished (and planned ones) are in regular font. Note that some of the currently empty spaces will also have creature animations when I get to Planescape: Torment animations.

Creatures without Individual Slots Assigned

Slot Name  Hexadecimal Value  Numerical Value  Prefix
Ettin Slot  57360    0xe010    METN
- Axe  ~ Frost Giant
- Club  ~ Ettin
- Dagger  ~ Cyclops
- Fail  ~ Xvim/Bane Archpriest
- Halberd  ~ Elemental, Magma
- Mace  ~ Fomorian Giant [Hurls Rocks]
- Quarterstaff  ~ Verbeeg
- Warhammer  ~ Icewind Golem

Black Lich Slot  57424    0xe050    MLER
- Axe  ~ White Lich/Skeleton Caster
- Club  ~ IceWind Ghost
- Dagger  ~ IceWind Zombie
- Fail    ~ IceWind Shade
- Halberd  ~ IceWind Zombie-lord
- Mace  ~ Seer
- Quarterstaff  ~ Black Lich
- Warhammer  ~ IceWind Large Shade

Maralith Slot  57488    0xe090    MTAN
- Axe  ~ Isair
- Club  ~ Abishai
- Dagger  ~ Lemurre
- Fail  ~ Harpy
- Halberd  ~ pst Worm
- Mace  ~ Madae
- Quarterstaff  ~ Maralith
- Warhammer  ~ Spinagon

Ic Troll1  57520    0xe610    MTRO
- Axe  ~ Hardened Ice Troll
- Club  ~ Spirit Troll
- Dagger  ~ Troll
- Fail  ~
- Halberd  ~ Snow Troll
- Mace  ~ Creeping Doom
- Quarterstaff  ~ Arctic Boar
- Warhammer  ~ Worg

Copper Beetle  57856    0xe200    MBET
- Axe  ~ Animated Armor [axe]
- Club  ~ Copper Beetle
- Dagger  ~ Animated Armor [sword]
- Fail  ~ Turquoise Wight
- Halberd  ~ Green Wight
- Mace  ~ IceWind Wererat
- Quarterstaff  ~ Animated Armor [short sword]
- Warhammer  ~ Werebadger

Fire Beetle  57872    0xe210    MBFI
- Axe  ~ Svirfneblin [axe]
- Club  ~ Svirfneblin [no axe]
- Dagger  ~ Fire Beetle
- Fail  ~
- Halberd  ~
- Mace  ~
- Quarterstaff  ~ Goblin Shaman
- Warhammer  ~ Goblin Leader

Black Beetle  57888    0xe220    MBBR
- Axe  ~ Black Beetle
- Club  ~ IceWind Umber Hulk (green)
- Dagger  ~ Drowned Dead
- Fail  ~
- Halberd  ~
- Mace  ~ Tundra Yeti
- Quarterstaff  ~ IceWind Umber Hulk (brown)
- Warhammer  ~

Rhinoceros Beetle  57904    0xe230    MBRH
- Axe  ~ Chimera
- Club  ~ Young White Dragon
- Dagger  ~ Rhinoceros Beetle
- Fail  ~ Feyr (Large)
- Halberd  ~ Elemental Earth
- Mace  ~ Remorhaz
- Quarterstaff  ~ Lizard King
- Warhammer  ~ Belhifet

Ic Myconid1  58880    0xe600    MMYC
- Axe  ~ Myconid1
- Club  ~ Myconid2
- Dagger  ~ Elemental Water small
- Fail  ~ Worg & goblin
- Halberd  ~ Worg & goblin, greater
- Mace  ~
- Quarterstaff  ~
- Warhammer  ~ Hook Horror

Ic Myconid2  58896    0xe610    MMY2
- Axe  ~ Undead Orc
- Club  ~ Dark Treant
- Dagger  ~ Malarite Priest
- Fail  ~ Undead Orc Shaman
- Halberd  ~
- Mace  ~ Brown Half-Dragon
- Quarterstaff  ~ Red Half-Dragon
- Warhammer  ~ Blue Half-Dragon

Neo-Orog3 (Tazok) 59168    0xe720    MNO3
- Axe  ~ Neo-Orog3 (Tazok)
- Club  ~ Barbian Shaman [small bone-club]
- Dagger  ~
- Fail    ~
- Halberd  ~ IceWind Barbarian General
- Mace  ~
- Quarterstaff  ~ Barbian Shaman [quarterstaff]
- Warhammer  ~ Barbian Shaman [hammer]

Ic Spore Colony  59904    0xea00    MSHR
- Axe  ~ Spore Colony
- Club  ~ Bugbear
- Dagger  ~ Bugbear general
- Fail  ~ Bigby's Hand
- Halberd  ~
- Mace  ~
- Quarterstaff  ~
- Warhammer  ~

Creatures with Individual Slots Assigned
Slot Name  Hexadecimal Value  Numerical Value  Prefix
- Lizardman2  58640    0xe510    MLI2
- Lizardcaster1  58624    0xe500    MLIZ
- Tattered Skeleton  60160    0xeb00    MSKT
- Drider, Male  59920    0xea10    MSH1
- Fire Giant  57344    0xe000    MCYC
- Drider, Female  58656    0xe520    MLI3
- Basilisk  28928    0x7100    MBAS

Creatures that don't work
Slot Name  Hexadecimal Value  Numerical Value  Prefix
- Basilisk, Greater 28929    0x7101    N/A

IV. Version History
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V1:
- Initial Release of the mod

V. Credits/Copyright/Mod Usage
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Credits
Here is the list of people who have helped (or took part) some way or another in this mod:

Developer(s):
  - Galactygon
The Idea:
  - Max
  - Igi
Tool Programmer(s):
  - Avenger (DLTCEP)
  - Weimer (WeiDU)
WeiDU Help:
  - Andyr
  - Jastey

If you don't see yourself listed in any manner, don't hesitate to contact the mod author at galactygon@baraban.com

Copyright/Mod Usage
Using this mod for commercial purposes of any kind is strictly forbidden. Since this mod was made mostly to satisfy the needs of present-day modders, non-commercial use is permitted. However, it is reccommended the full mod is distributed rather than various parts of it. It is, of course, not forbidden to distribute various parts, but the risk of something not working is quite high when not including the entire mod.

[Caedwyr]

I'm glad to see this beast finally out and available. Hopefully it'll provide an effective resource that will allow modders to suprass the normal animation slot limitations and allow us to see a wider variety of monsters in our BGII games. I look forward to the part 2 and 3 of this mod.

[Stone Wolf]

Excellent work Galactygon. Truly impressive.

[T.G.Maestro]

I look forward to the part 2 and 3 of this mod.

Me too, especially for the part that would solve the problem with the disappearing corpses (the lack of death animations).

Modifies the Pit Fiend appearance to something more close to PnP

This part wasn't a good choice IMHO (as I already told in the Blackwyrm forums) - Belhifet is a unique devil, and definitely not "Pit Fiend-ish". While the original ravager avatar was totally wrong for Pit Fiends, the avatar of Belhifet isn't much better either.

Edited by T.G.Maestro, 22 March 2005 - 01:53 AM.

[Galactygon]

I'm glad to see this beast finally out and available.

Hence the name 'Bestial Animations'.

This part wasn't a good choice IMHO (as I already told in the Blackwyrm forums) - Belhifet is a unique devil, and definitely not "Pit Fiend-ish". While the original ravager avatar was totally wrong for Pit Fiends, the avatar of Belhifet isn't much better either.

A large number of people prefer to see the Pit Fiend as Belhifet (that would include myself). Otherwise, I haven't found any other suitable animation (I don't own any Blizzard games except Warcraft I & II).

-Galactygon

Edited by Galactygon, 22 March 2005 - 08:17 AM.

[Sir BillyBob]

Too Cool!!!

[T.G.Maestro]

A large number of people prefer to see the Pit Fiend as Belhifet (that would include myself)

I find it somewhat hard to believe, sorry. While I'd agree that a large number of people find the original ravager avatar unfitting, I think the very same number would say the same if the original avatar would be the one Belhifet uses.

Otherwise, I haven't found any other suitable animation (I don't own any Blizzard games except Warcraft I & II).

Diablo 2 has more than enough fitting animations. Check this link for a TRULY fitting Pit Fiend avatar.

[Longinus]

Interesting.

I haven't had a chance to try this mod yet, but what I've really wanted for a long time was for someone to replace those awful ice troll animations (which are basically shrunken shadowy versions of normal BG2 trolls) with the proper ice troll animations from Icewind Dale.

Also, BioWare went through all the trouble of putting proper glabrezu animations (from Torment) in BG2, only to leave the summon glabrezu spell (which summons a deadlier Nabassu) unchanged. When I summon a glabrezu, I expect to summon a glabrezu, not a nabassu!

Edited by Longinus, 30 March 2005 - 06:02 AM.

[Longinus]

Thanks for letting me know. I guess I haven't been keeping up to date.