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[Marvin]

Leonardo is right. I've never had a Megamod that bugless.
The only bugs I descovered are either minimal or some odd features of mods, which you can just leave out in your next attempt.
Well, and of course some CTDs without any error. I don't know why they occur, but it could have something to do with missing animations or something.

Marvin

[Mythrantar]

I am installing the BiG mod as I am writing this, and I realized that I somehow missed that the installer is set to use the "Level 30 experience cap" from the BG2 TweakPack. Is there a way to fix this without reinstalling everything, or is it maybe overidden by something else? I really don't want a level 30 cap. Thanks!

[Leonardo Watson]

As long as you have not biffed, you may try to reinstall this component. But caution: Before installing BP Series v3 the SHOUTIDS.IDS was replaced. WeiDU does not handle this. I don't know what happens. Look into the debug file and be sure that this mod installs error-free.

The optimal values for the tweaks are not found out yet. We try to offer in future three options for the mega-mod: easy, standard, hard. Has anyone suggestions regarding the settings?

As to your question about the widescreen mod: I will try it out next weekend.

I found a new bug I have never seen before: Minsc has four Boos in his inventory: once in the quick access and three times in his pack. I try to find out what's the reason for it.

[Marvin]

Widescreen mod works perfectly as far as I know.

I've been testing ist for several days and until now there haven't been any problems.
The same counts for any 1pp mod. They work just fine, too.

Marvin

[Mythrantar]

Thanks for the answers! I can confirm that 1PP and the widescreen mod run fine with BiG. I did decide to reinstall because I wanted to adjust the installation a bit and I ran into a discrepancy between the guide and the actiol Big install batch file. In Unfinished Business, the guide says not to install the "Restore Minor Dialog"s component because ar1303.bcs becomes corrupted. However, in the installer batch file the component is set to be installed. For my new reinstallation, I will just comment out the offensive ar1303.bcs block from setup-UB.tp2 and I think this should take care of the corruption issue, at least until the next version of UB is released.

Edited by Mythrantar, 13 March 2008 - 12:40 PM.

[Taimon]

I thought this was an incompatability with BG2Fixpack, but as of v5 this has been resolved. (Cam's Post)

[Eric P.]

Please read Post #1 in this thread. This explains the install order of this megamod.

1. You can install the whole Mega-Mod without any errors.
2. All advices from the mod's "read me" regarding correlations are considered.
3. It's confirmed by several players that it works very well (except some of the iron modders, maybe one of the One Day NPC's and some of the tweak components). You can see a WeiDU.log from a working BG2 Mega-Mod here: http://kerzenburg.ni...p;postcount=518
4. There are some known bugs, for example with CtB, ROT, SoBH and some other mods, but that are bugs in the mods itself, they occur also without a megamod install.
5. Currently BG2 Herbs&Potions overwrites BG1 Herbs&Potions because they use the same names.
6. The latest "Baldur?s Gate Trilogy - Music" replaces the songlist.2da by its own version, so none of the mod's songlist entries are still there.

What shall I say more? Test it, if you want, report bugs, and the installation gets better and better.
Of course there can be bugs not discovered yet. Where do you assume problems?

Your order above can not work.

By the way: Great work with your attempt to install a Mega-Mod under Mac OSX! As a enthusiastic Mac user I wish with all my heart that you will be successful!

Thanks so much for the detail I'm curious enough to attempt an install run in the order listed for BiG World. I find it interesting that you say my install order can't work, because it works for me, except for the CTD I get when I attempt to create a new character and click to select a kittable class. Happens every time under OS X with all the mods I have installed. I can't say that the order I usually follow is the best or the only way it will work under OS X; indeed, some of what I do isn't the most efficient, especially when it comes to 1PP. Currently, I install 1PP Remedy, then 1PP Remix, but this appears to me to be something of a redundant effort.

So, I'll set my usual strategy aside, and proceed to restore from back-ups, then install everything as listed, do some playtesting, and post my results. I'm very happy to be a lab rat of sorts, testing things under Mac OS X Once I have my own mod NPC fixed (problem with the xxxxxxxB.D file right now), I'll add it to the installs, and see how everything works together.

Happy modding,
Eric

[Eric P.]

I've hit a snag even before starting to install things here I've downloaded the necessary files Fixpack, Textpack, and Toolpack, but my system (Mac OS X) doesn't know what a "7zip" filetype is. StuffIt can't read the archives, nor can UnRarX find anything to extract. What do I do with these, now that I've downloaded them?

Please advise.

Thanks,
Eric

[Taimon]

7-Zip got hyped a lot last year. I'm not so sure about MacOS X GUI versions but you could try 7zX.

[Eric P.]

7-Zip got hyped a lot last year. I'm not so sure about MacOS X GUI versions but you could try 7zX.

Downloading now.

Thanks!
Eric

[rainagel]

Leonardo Watson:
Sorry for disturbing you again,but I' thinking that there's something you may want to know.
I got the blackscreen again when trying entering Hrother's house Is there a chance that I've downloaded a corrupted NeJ42b?
What was worse,I found that I couldn't get out of Irenicus's dungeon.The game just hang there after Entreri and Jax teleported Catti,Brunor and Regis away(then nobody was there except my main character).
救命啊,再没有个解决之道我就要抓狂了!!

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[Eric P.]

OK, 7zX has extracted the needed files. It appears to me that the .bat files in the Toolpack are simply auto-installers, or related automation. If this is the case, I'll ignore them, and proceed to install everything "manually," one mod at a time, in the order given in the instructions (reading through the .pdf now). I've restored critical files from back-ups, and am about to embark upon this great experiment *fingers, toes, and eyes crossed*

Any last-minute advice, cautions, etc.?

Thanks,
Eric

Edited by Eric P., 14 March 2008 - 07:25 PM.

[Eric P.]

The process took only about four hours last night, following the install instructions in the .pdf, but then I (stupidly?) added a few mods at the end. I'll test the game today to see if things work as they should.

Two problems I encountered during installation:

1. I can't .bif the override folder unless there's a way to "Macify" the end_bif tool. It's not as simple as renaming an executable file with the .command suffix, the way we do with most mods that include a .exe file. I'm thinking some changes need to be made in the .tp2, but I'm not sure exactly what.

2. Attempting to install a joinable NPC mod named Kim resulted in the following error message:

ERROR: Not_found
Using Language [Francais]
[Francais] has 1 top-level TRA files

Install Component [UNDEFINED STRING: @0]?
[I]nstall, or [N]ot Install or [Q]uit?

Here, I'm thinking there's something entered incorrectly in the .tp2, or in another of the files, but I'm not sure with this one, either. I've confirmed that it's the .tp2 for this mod. It starts with "BEGIN @0" when it should say "BEGIN [name of mod]" but I haven't yet corrected that line. I'll do that and see if it will install.

Any assistance will be most welcome and appreciated! I'll test the game shortly, in the mean time. <- I was able to start a new SoA game, importing a character from a saved character file. I'll try creating a new character, though I predict that will result in CTD (hope not!). My character interacted with Imoen, Jaheira, Minsc, and Silver Star perfectly, but when I load the game, I hear him get hurt just before the black screen changes to the game screen. He apparently takes a couple hp of damage from some unknown source. Possibly linked to one of his weapons, but nothing is obvious, and this has never happened before.

So, as always, testing continues

Happy modding,
Eric

Edited by Eric P., 15 March 2008 - 11:50 AM.

[Eric P.]

Biffed the override (but chose option #1 instead of #2). Resumed test game. Main character sometimes stops after a few steps, but all party members walk without stuttering. Imoen missed her first line about the main character being brave for sleeping in the dungeon, but all subsequent lines fire when they should. We visited Rielev, then went straight to the Air Plane to get Chloe in the party, wipe out the mephits, and talk to the genie. Exited. Saved. All is well so far

- E

[Leonardo Watson]

2. Attempting to install a joinable NPC mod named Kim resulted in the following error message:

Kim 1.5d should install without any error without changing the tp2

I don't know "Hinaeariel, Needle of Mielikki" Where is this mod from?

[Eric P.]

2. Attempting to install a joinable NPC mod named Kim resulted in the following error message:

Kim 1.5d should install without any error without changing the tp2

I don't know "Hinaeariel, Needle of Mielikki" Where is this mod from?

Kim 1.5d is the version I have. The install process chokes as soon as it reads the BEGIN line in the .tp2 file. I don't know how to fix it.

Hinaeariel is my own creation, my very first mod I'm still working on it...

Thanks!
Eric

Edited by Eric P., 16 March 2008 - 09:59 AM.

[Mythrantar]

I reinstalled the BiG mod last night (after making the mistake of openining BGConfig -after- having used the widescreen mod) and I noticed another error during installation, regarding BGTNeJ (the standalone mod that adds some optional components from NeJ, such as improved kits for Imoen and Jaheira). The mod's install folder is named "NeJ", however the BiG Fixpack has a modified .tp2 that is looking for the folder "BGTNeJ". As a result, BGTNeJ cannot be installed during the automated BiG Installation. In order to bypass the problem, I renamed the folder in the mod archive from "NeJ" to BGTNeJ", you might want, however, to take that into account in the next version of the installer.

Also, another bug that occured in both my runs so far is on Candlekeep. When I enter the building where the game is supposed to train you for the first time in using a party by fighting gibberlings, the game CtDs right after the initial dialog ends and the gibberlings spawn in the room. I have not taken a look at it yet to see what causes the problem, but I thought I'd report it.

[Altomar]

Also, another bug that occured in both my runs so far is on Candlekeep. When I enter the building where the game is supposed to train you for the first time in using a party by fighting gibberlings, the game CtDs right after the initial dialog ends and the gibberlings spawn in the room. I have not taken a look at it yet to see what causes the problem, but I thought I'd report it.

have you install SpellPack Beta4, because with this mod i had the same CTD in Candlekeep training building?

[Mythrantar]

Also, another bug that occured in both my runs so far is on Candlekeep. When I enter the building where the game is supposed to train you for the first time in using a party by fighting gibberlings, the game CtDs right after the initial dialog ends and the gibberlings spawn in the room. I have not taken a look at it yet to see what causes the problem, but I thought I'd report it.

have you install SpellPack Beta4, because with this mod i had the same CTD in Candlekeep training building?

Yes, although I have adjusted the auto-installer -not- to install the IWD graphics part of the Spellpack.

[Devlinor]

Ok, I hope that I can get some good news here. I spent three days (on and off install, system is Pent 3 - 1 gig speed, and I have 384 megs ram, and had 24 gig open on my 60 gig HD, I know it's a primitive system.) installing many of the mods from The BIG World Project. However, I forgot DEF-Jam experience fixer, and End-Biffed with no uninstall . I discovered this when my Cleric-Mage scribed some of the Scrolls that I found and Imoen and he went up a level . Can I install the Fixer now , or is my game hosed to the point where I have to do another 2-3 day reinstall ? Please help me.

Devlinor