29 replies to this topic

[Marco]

I know that RoT+BGT+BP works,but whats whit Drizzt Saga? Is it compatible with those three?

[Chevalier]

No.

[Marco]

Oh..

Well, then il just have to forget my roleplaying for a while when i meet him in BG1 you know what i mean

[pro5]

I'd like to help with the weidu conversion.

Have several days off ahead, might just as well use them to look through this mod.

[Chevalier]

Though I think the world map and all the custom creature animations might cause some problems with other mods mayhaps.

I have not taken a look at the mod, but I am sure BP-BGT-Worldmap-v6.3 can be made to work and creature animations can be worked into KD's system. If the creatures are only in BG1 then something like the GUI change can be done manuelly when getting ready to start BG2.

[erebusant]

Though I think the world map and all the custom creature animations might cause some problems with other mods mayhaps.

Worldmap should just need areas, links and a tra file, and the rest should be fairly easy with the right triggers to reveal areas.

Edited by erebusant, 29 December 2006 - 10:08 PM.

[Badgert]

Hello!
I’ve already been doing conversion of "Drizzt saga" in BGT format for several weeks. I’m not a programmer, so the work moves quite slowly. Main problems arise from .bam files and corresponding .cre files (without # index). There are 42 such files. There are same files in BGT, but they are completely different.
I also don’t know exactly what to do with the file Baldur.gam – is there need in it at all (in BGT version there are only characters from the second part of the game). And, finally, I don’t know what to do with the world map (Worldmap.wmp). There are four new areas to be added, but I don’t know how to do this. The rest is actually finished. I would be glad to share all prepared material.
Have a good day!

[erebusant]

Hello!
I?ve already been doing conversion of "Drizzt saga" in BGT format for several weeks. I?m not a programmer, so the work moves quite slowly. Main problems arise from .bam files and corresponding .cre files (without # index). There are 42 such files. There are same files in BGT, but they are completely different.
I also don?t know exactly what to do with the file Baldur.gam ? is there need in it at all (in BGT version there are only characters from the second part of the game). And, finally, I don?t know what to do with the world map (Worldmap.wmp). There are four new areas to be added, but I don?t know how to do this. The rest is actually finished. I would be glad to share all prepared material.
Have a good day!

Can you send me the area information, (area name, location on map, etc) and I'll see about getting it plugged in to the Worldmap.

[pro5]

I've started to work on a universal TP2 which would install on any platform: BG1Tutu, BGT or vanilla BG1 (although I suppose it may be a good idea in the end to separate BG1 version from Tutu/BGT one to reduce the size of mod download).

Worldmap issues are about halfway covered (need to work out the links part).

Half of the new animations are already present in BG2 engine; all others, except HARPY animation, already have place in KD's animation table. I'm thinking that HARPY could perhaps use 0xEE00 IC_ZOMBIE or 0xE0A0 IC_ICE_TROLL since CTB uses these slots for something similar.

Edited by pro5, 30 December 2006 - 08:50 AM.

[flysoup]

So the dices has been thrown in hope to succeed to transfer Drizzt Saga into a further level.

Good news indeed and tons of credit to you all that comes out victorious from this task of challenges of no lesser sort.

If the weiduing goes well then next step to lighten up the mod would be to add more banters to Drizzt and companions for a tutu verision.

Looks like the Drizzt Saga team has expanded wich warms ones heart, since I know there are so many good modders out there.

I for myself has been stuck with the addiction to this game for years and years.....Blasted unhealthy gaming habbits. But such a joy it is to flee into the world of adventuring in contrast to the grey clouds that so often cover the sky in the every day reality life

Many greetings from/
flysoup

[Badgert]

Here new areas:
AR7777
icon index 44
Visible from adjacent
Area flags 2
Area position on map 571 46

AR9898
icon index 22
Visible from adjacent
Area flags 2
Area position on map 382 33

#AR111
icon index 26
Visible from adjacent
Reachable
Area flags 6
Area position on map 597 241

#AR222
icon index 39
Visible from adjacent
Reachable
Area flags 6
Area position on map 599 299

Files .baf, .d, .tra, .eff, .sto and .tp2 - in archive.

Attached Files

•  DrizztSaga_WeiDU.rar   60.38K   187 downloads

[flysoup]

By all the glorious victorious adventuring, this looks very promising. Great work and may the steel and spells serve you well.

Good speed to ye!

/flysoup

[pro5]

Generally BGT follows a rule - if NPC already is integrated as part of SoA plot, then his/her role isn't changed. For example, Faldorn is already present at the Druid Grove, so she is not imported into BG2.

Such NPCs are removed from party during BGT -> BG2 transition, so that there're no plot incosistencies between two parts of the game.

BG1 NPCs who are already joinable in SoA, on the other hand, are made continious so they keep their stats, spells and experience earned in BG1 part.

I'd suggest for now we do not import Drizzt into SoA, until there's at least some new content to add to BG2. I think Region of Terror is the mod which adds Drizzt into starting Irenicus dungeon as a joinable character.

Edited by pro5, 02 January 2007 - 05:42 AM.

[flysoup]

Agreed to that, since RoT already brings Drizzt into Bg2 there is no reason to import him from Drizzt Saga.

Good work and many thanks to you pro 5.

Onward for the glory of adventuring
/flysoup

Generally BGT follows a rule - if NPC already is already integrated as part of SoA plot, then his/her role isn't changed. For example, Faldorn is already present at the Druid Grove, so she is not imported into BG2.

Such NPCs are removed from party during BGT -> BG2 transition, so that there're no plot incosistencies between two parts of the game.

BG1 NPCs who are already joinable in SoA, on the other hand, are made continious so they keep their stats, spells and experience earned in BG1 part.

I'd suggest for now we do not import Drizzt into SoA, until there's at least some new content to add to BG2. I think Region of Terror is the mod which adds Drizzt into starting Irenicus dungeon as a joinable character.

[erebusant]

Here new areas:
AR7777
icon index 44
Visible from adjacent
Area flags 2
Area position on map 571 46

AR9898
icon index 22
Visible from adjacent
Area flags 2
Area position on map 382 33

#AR111
icon index 26
Visible from adjacent
Reachable
Area flags 6
Area position on map 597 241

#AR222
icon index 39
Visible from adjacent
Reachable
Area flags 6
Area position on map 599 299

Files .baf, .d, .tra, .eff, .sto and .tp2 - in archive.

Do these 4 areas have particular area names?

[flysoup]

Here new areas:
AR7777
icon index 44
Visible from adjacent
Area flags 2
Area position on map 571 46

AR9898
icon index 22
Visible from adjacent
Area flags 2
Area position on map 382 33

#AR111
icon index 26
Visible from adjacent
Reachable
Area flags 6
Area position on map 597 241


#AR222
icon index 39
Visible from adjacent
Reachable
Area flags 6
Area position on map 599 299

Files .baf, .d, .tra, .eff, .sto and .tp2 - in archive.

Do these 4 areas have particular area names?

Hi,

AR7777 = Icewind Dale

AR9898 = Mountain of the Dead

#AR111 = Bear Tribe Village

#AR222 = Storm March Mountains

Greetings

/flysoup

[pro5]

@erebusant: I've already finished areas.tbl for BP-BGT worldmap, just letting know so we don't end up doing same work twice.

[weigo]

Here is the setup-???.tp2 code for the worldmap:

ACTION_IF FILE_EXISTS ~Worldmap/map_mods_areas.tbl~ THEN BEGIN
  COPY ~Worldmap/map_mods_areas.tbl~  ~Worldmap~
   APPEND_FILE ~name_of_mod_folder/Worldmap/areas.tbl~
  COPY ~Worldmap/map_mods_links.tbl~  ~Worldmap~
   APPEND_FILE ~name_of_mod_folder/Worldmap/links.tbl~
  COPY ~Worldmap/map_mods_trans.tra~  ~Worldmap~
   APPEND_FILE_EVALUATE ~name_of_mod_folder/Worldmap/%LANGUAGE%/worldmap.tra~
END
ELSE BEGIN
  MKDIR ~Worldmap~
  COPY ~name_of_mod_folder/Worldmap/areas.tbl~ ~Worldmap/map_mods_areas.tbl~
  COPY ~name_of_mod_folder/Worldmap/links.tbl~ ~Worldmap/map_mods_links.tbl~
  COPY ~name_of_mod_folder/Worldmap/%LANGUAGE%/worldmap.tra~ ~Worldmap/map_mods_trans.tra~
END

Make a worldmap folder in your ...name_of _mod_folder and put the areas.tbl and links.tbl in this folder. Make an extra folder for the language ...name_of _mod_folder/english and put the worldmap.tra file in it.

In your setup-???.tp2 you have to put following lines, so the %LANGUAGE% variable is defined.

LANGUAGE ~English~
		 ~English~
		 ~name_of_mod_folder/Language/English/setup.tra~