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[Miloch]

Honestly i'd like to avoid using it, just because people eventually would have to install it as well

You say that as if it's a bad thing . But no, it probably is for a mod like this that's already complex enough.

You could however, add some goblin spawns that could be worgriders. Something fairly generic, like "Goblin Skirmisher" and "Goblin Skirmisher Captain" or something. With BGSpawn, they just get normal goblin animations, but IA if installed later could give them worgrider and worgrider captain animations (it does this already for some other mod, I forget which).

[melkor_morgoth75]

Honestly i'd like to avoid using it, just because people eventually would have to install it as well

You say that as if it's a bad thing . But no, it probably is for a mod like this that's already complex enough.

You could however, add some goblin spawns that could be worgriders. Something fairly generic, like "Goblin Skirmisher" and "Goblin Skirmisher Captain" or something. With BGSpawn, they just get normal goblin animations, but IA if installed later could give them worgrider and worgrider captain animations (it does this already for some other mod, I forget which).

LoL

Of course i didn't mean that mate. I'd just prefer to avoid having something that "forces" people to install another mod to play BGSpawn, just that. But anyway i'd like to use some new animation eventually, just a matter of time to dig into your mod.

I like by the way your suggestion regarding Goblins, i'm looking into some scripts to see if i can add something, it would be cool for peole to face some Goblin Worgrider Should i create NEW Cre files? Or it's enough to use the creatures (goblin) just within BGT?

Tx,

mm75

[Miloch]

Should i create NEW Cre files? Or it's enough to use the creatures (goblin) just within BGT?

I think new ones, because then if IA patches some to be worgriders then *all* such goblins will be worgriders. But you could even just clone some existing ones to new filenames. That way they'll take whatever scripting the player has installed already (SCS, BP or whatever).

[Dakk]

On an Off Topic-tangent, why doesn't BGSpawn have it's own forum, or possibly the Misc. forum? It's kind of hidden here in the BGT fora

[Chevalier]

It only works with BGT, and works well enough not to need it's own forum.

[melkor_morgoth75]

Hi all,

the new release is ready ... please i'd need the following translated for German, Spanish, French and Russian to update the tra files:

@1304 = ~Gnoll Spirit Shaman~
@1305 = ~Black Talon Archer~

Thanks in advance for those who may help,

mm75

[melkor_morgoth75]

Finally after some busy time a new version (1.09) is up. I've updated the first page and added the changes.

A sort of "advertisement"

- Now it' won't be that easy to go around the lowest level of the Cloackwood Mines (and outside the mines you may face new "friends").
- Undercity would be quite dangerous if you're so fool to go explore the area.
- If u want to have a nice challenge, try to explore the Balduran's Isle during the night.
- Gnoll Stronghold has been improved a bit.
- ... and something more

Have fun!

mm75

[kungfuhobbit]

Is there a way to play with just the gnoll stronghold from your mod please?

ie. is it possible to copy over certain files into the override folder manually to get the gnoll stronghold to work, or is it all or nothing?

I really hope so, I was overjoyed when I discovered your mod has an aspect that acts as an 'improved gnoll stronghold', finally a mod that has improved this area! thankyou! thankyou so much!

Edited by kungfuhobbit, 06 December 2010 - 07:17 AM.

[melkor_morgoth75]

Is there a way to play with just the gnoll stronghold from your mod please?

ie. is it possible to copy over certain files into the override folder manually to get the gnoll stronghold to work, or is it all or nothing?

I really hope so, I was overjoyed when I discovered your mod has an aspect that acts as an 'improved gnoll stronghold', finally a mod that has improved this area! thankyou! thankyou so much!

Please PM me, i let u know how to skip other areas eventually.

May i ask u why u're willing to skip all the other areas? Any particular reason?

Tx,
mm75

[Miloch]

tone down the power of the spell scrolls dropped by some of the Gnolls(probably Gnoll Captains, actually) at the Gnoll Stronghold

Many of those treasures are controlled by random treasure tables, not this particular mod. The "Realistic Random Treasures" component of Aurora's Shoes should address this issue.

Realistic random treasures
Many creatures in the game carry items that give them chances for spawning random treasures of various types. Many players have objected to the looting of high-level magical scrolls from gnolls, ogres and other creatures typically not magically inclined, or even literate in some cases. This component changes that. It excludes creatures of certain classes from obtaining scrolls, though they can spawn other random treasures such as gems or jewelry. The excluded creatures are basilisks, ghouls, revenants, mummies, gnolls, all ogre variants except ogre magi, beholders, trolls, umber hulks, mist creatures, fire elementals and zombies. Furthermore, it excludes summoned creatures and those with an intelligence less than 10. Though this is purely an arbitrary cut-off, it has the effect of excluding most humanoid rabble (such as kobolds and orcs) from possessing scrolls, unless they are spellcasters or other literate types. To account for this, certain creatures get a minor intelligence boost or decrease as relevant. This should have no other noticeable effect in the game.

[melkor_morgoth75]

Yep, as Miloch just said earlier unfortunately that is something not related to my mod, but the random treasure "embedded" in the original creatures from the BG2 game.

I strongly suggest to install Miloch's mod "Aurora S&B" as it addresses those issues and give to the creature more realistic random treasure.

Thanks for your nice words, i'm happy u're enjoying the mod,

cheers!
mm75

PS: maybe it's worth mentioning your mod Miloch within the readme of this very mod, do u mind if u suggest to install Aurora?

Edited by melkor_morgoth75, 25 January 2011 - 12:34 AM.

[Jarno Mikkola]

Yep, as Miloch just said earlier unfortunately that is something not related to my mod, but the random treasure "embedded" in the original creatures from the BG2 game.

Well, you could use your own custom copied creatures that have object replacements that use a custom table... or a script that replaces a custom item with a set item(by the scripts randomization, I have personally done so, so it should be somewhat do-able, _{the mod's not released though, as I ran into a trouble with the custom area giving a CtD for no good debug data, should try to fix that, probably}).

[melkor_morgoth75]

That is anyway Jarno a new "optional" component eventually. And, as it would be, it makes sense for the users to install some other mods who handle far better the random treasure issue,

mm75

[Miloch]

PS: maybe it's worth mentioning your mod Miloch within the readme of this very mod, do u mind if u suggest to install Aurora?

Sure, go ahead. You can also mention that particular component (Realistic Random Treasures) is standalone, so they needn't install the rest of the mod if they don't want to (though they should ).

You'll run into slowdown issues if you try to script item placement. Aurora's main component did until we hacked around it (we found it acceptable to place a single randomly-determined script block on random creatures, but a full script that determined which item to spawn lagged the game something fierce).

[melkor_morgoth75]

Hi, great mod
i have a small suggestion to make. After Bassilus is dead all undead spawns in the southwest of Beregost should end (like skeletons in the High Hedge area for example).

Thanks

As for the skeletons in the High Hedge area, i can't remove them as the quest for Melicamp would be broken. But i changed anyway the chance for them to spawn

mm75