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P5Tweaks version 5.1
Original version by pro5
Revision by Miloch (thank you!)
This mod is just a small collection of various gameplay tweaks and changes I felt like introducing into the game. I originally intended these as part of a larger quest-heavy modification, but decided to split them into a separate tweak package.
The main components of this mod allow creatures to drop items when afflicted with states that would otherwise destroy their equipment.
The mod also contains two other tweaks related to starting music and spear statistics.
Components
1: Drop Items on Frozen Death
This component attempts to prevent equipment destruction on creatures by cold damage. For this to work, it must be installed after all mods that add new creatures or new creature scripts to the game.
2: Drop Items on Disintegration
This component attempts to prevent equipment destruction by spells, items and effects which use the Disintegrate opcode. It should be installed after all mods introducing new spells or items, otherwise they won't be updated and may not function as expected.
3: Drop Items on Imprisonment
This component attempts to prevent equipment destruction (or disappearance, if you want) by spells, items and effects which use the Imprisonment opcode. It should be installed after all mods introducing new spells or items, otherwise they won't be updated and may not function as expected.
4: Drop Items on Petrification
This component attempts to prevent equipment destruction by spells, items and effects which use the Petrification opcode. It should be installed after all mods introducing new spells or items, otherwise they won't be updated and may not function as expected.
5: Restore SoA Background Music for Promenade Cutscene
This component simply restores brief combat music in the moments during the cutscene involving Irenicus and the Shadow Thieves (upon leaving the starting dungeon). It was removed in ToB for some reason, but I think it sounded rather cool, so here it is.
6: Increased Spear Range and Damage
I think that heavy pikes and spears doing same amounts of damage as goblin short swords is just plain wrong. This component will alter all game items which claim to be spears and do default amounts of damage, so that they have a melee range of at least 2, and do basic piercing damage of 1d8. Spears already having a longer range or higher damage are not modified. Damage bonus or penalties do not matter, as only the base damage range is altered. The mod safely updates descriptions for all spears thus changed, without overwriting any existing information.
Installation
Note: If you've previously installed the mod, remove it before extracting the new version. To do this, run setup-p5tweaks.exe (or .command), uninstall all previously installed components and delete the p5tweaks folder. When installing or uninstalling, do not close the DOS window by clicking on the X button! Instead, press the Enter key when instructed to do so.
You can extract files from the archive using WinRAR, ZipGenius or another file compression utility that handles .rar files.
Windows
Extract the contents of the mod to the folder of the game you wish to modify (BG, BG2, BGT or EasyTutu). On successful extraction, there should be a p5tweaks folder and a setup-p5tweaks.exe file in your game folder. To install, simply double-click setup-p5tweaks.exe and follow the instructions on screen.
Run setup-p5tweaks.exe in your game folder to reinstall, uninstall or otherwise change components.
Mac OS X
Extract the contents of the mod to the folder of the game you wish to modify. On successful extraction, there should be a p5tweaks subfolder in your game folder. Download the OS X version of WeiDU (or copy another mod's launcher) and rename it setup-p5tweaks. Put this and the setup-p5tweaks.command file within the p5tweaks subfolder in your main game folder. To install, double-click on setup-p5tweaks.command and follow the instructions on screen.
Linux
Extract the contents of the mod to the folder of the game you wish to modify. Download the latest Linux version of WeiDU and copy WeiDU and WeInstall to /usr/bin. Then open a terminal and cd to your game installation directory.
Optional: run 'tolower' and answer 'Y' to both queries. You can avoid running the second option (linux.ini) if you've already ran it once in the same directory. To save time, the archive is already tolowered, so there's no need to run the first option (lowercasing file names) either, if you've extracted only this mod since the last time you lowercased file names. If unsure, running tolower and choosing both options is the safe bet.
Run WeInstall setup-p5tweaks in your game folder to install the mod. Then run wine BGMain.exe and start playing.
Compatibility
This mod works with Baldur's Gate (with or without Tales of the Sword Coast) and Baldur's Gate II (with or without Throne of Bhaal). Make sure your game has the latest patch. Check the ReadMe files related to your patch in your game folder and the BioWare website if necessary.
This mod will also work with all mods, including Baldur's Gate Tutu (and EasyTutu), Baldur's Gate Trilogy and the BiG World Project. Some components may require starting new game to have full effect (items and creatures already in saved games will stay unchanged).
P5Tweaks should be installed after most other mods. Here's a suggested install order list for certain mods:
- Spell Revisions: install P5Tweaks after
- Lost Crossroads SpellPack: install P5Tweaks after
- Improved Anvil: install P5Tweaks after
- Big Picture: install P5Tweaks after
- BG2 Tweaks: install P5Tweaks after
- Refinements: install P5Tweaks after
- The Bigg Tweaks: install P5Tweaks after
- D0Tweak Pack: can be installed before or after
- Ding0 Experience Fixer (DEFJAM): can be installed before or after
Known Issues
Invalid resources
This mod scans all game resources (creatures, items and spells) to make sure they are valid before making any changes (thanks to Nythrun for this routine). During installation, you may see a message such as "MYCRE.CRE is corrupt: header misplaced" or something similar. This is harmless as far as the installation of P5Tweaks is concerned. However, it usually indicates an issue with another mod you may wish to correct.
There are several ways to address this. In Windows, you may right-click on your game folder, select Search... and type MYCRE.CRE in the first field. This should locate the original resource if it exists in your mod folders. A better method is to go to Start > Run and type cmd in the Open: field. At the command prompt, type cd C:\Games\BG2 (or wherever your game is installed) and then type weidu --change-log mycre.cre to figure out which mod(s) added or changed the defective resource.
Petrification drops
You may find it difficult to retrieve items dropped by a petrified creature, as it is standing on them. Persistence and attempts from different angles should resolve this. Alternately, you can just hit the petrified creature to "chunk" it.
Other issues
Please report any other issues or problems with this mod at the forum. Suggestions, feedback and constructive criticism are welcome.
Version History
Version 5.1: 15 Mar 2010
- *Really* fixed glitch in "on hit" spell and item effects
Version 5: 3 Mar 2010
- Fixed glitch in "on hit" spell and item effects
- Tweaked code slightly to improve install speed
Version 4: 7 Feb 2010
- Added Russian translation; updated German and Italian translations
- Fixed glitch in spell targeting for illusionary creatures and such
- Moved images to images subfolder
Version 3: 22 Oct 2009
- Fixed a couple glitches in Frozen Death component
- Fixed WeiDU glitch in Spears component
- Added German and Italian translations
Version 2: 2 July 2008 (Miloch's revision)
- Recoded to use suggestions from Nythrun, the bigg and Azazello
- Fixed various code typos
- Changed "Increased Spear Range and Damage" component to update descriptions dynamically, thus avoiding overwriting and translations
- Added "Drop Items on Petrification" component at Bursk's request
- Fully coded and tested compatibility with The Bigg Tweaks, Spell Revisions and other spell-changing mods
- Added BG compatibility and tested on all supported platforms
Version 1.1: 9 February 2007
- Fixed one stupid error
Version 1: 7 February 2007
- Added "Restore SoA Background Music for Promenade Cutscene" component
- Added "Increased Spear Range and Damage" component
- Added readme
Beta Version 1
- Initial release
Edited by pro5, 22 November 2013 - 10:44 AM.