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[MatthewH86]

Hello!

I've attempted to use the Big World Setup program, but couldn't find a way to customize what modules were installed for each mod or how to add mods to the list (eg. NPCDamage, various kitpacks) so I am going to attempt to do a manual installation. Could someone advise me whether this install order looks ok?

Alternatively, is it possible to add Mods to the Big World Installer list and to configure Mod options before or at installation?

Thanks in advance

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BG2Fixpack
1PP
~1PP.TP2~ #0 #0 // One Pixel Productions: v2 Everything but Potions (1): v2.7
~1PP.TP2~ #0 #6 // One Pixel Productions: v3 Paperdolls (human, half-orc, elven, halfling, dwarves) (7): v2.7
Item Rev
~ITEM_REV/ITEM_REV.TP2~ #0 #0 // Item Revisions by Demivrgvs: v2 (Hotfix 20091009)
~ITEM_REV/ITEM_REV.TP2~ #0 #1 // Masterwork Weapons: v2 (Hotfix 20091009)
TDD
SoS
CTB
CTB CHORES
CTB FF
BGT
TXTMUSIC
DSotSC
BGQE
Sirine's Call
Thalantyr
BG1NPC
BG1NPC Music
XanBG1Friend
CoranBGFriend
AjantisBG1
BG1UB
BGTTweak
GBTHFKP
TotDG
RGenie
BG2SoA
ItemUpgrade
CliffKey
DeArnise
BanterPack
IEPBanters
Viconia
Mazzy
Yoshimo
Imoen
Slandor
UB
gMinion
Spell Rev
WildMage
Teleport
Res Fixer
Ascension (BPV179)
SCS
LongerRoad
Wheels
Celestials
HomewardBound
TOBR
Paladins of Faerun
Divine Remix
RogueRebalancing
~RR/SETUP-RR.TP2~ #0 #0 // Proper dual-wielding implementation for Thieves and Bards: v4.33
~RR/SETUP-RR.TP2~ #0 #1 // Thief kit revisions: v4.33
~RR/SETUP-RR.TP2~ #0 #3 // Proper racial adjustments for thieving skills: v4.33
~RR/SETUP-RR.TP2~ #0 #4 // Bard kit revisions: v4.33
~RR/SETUP-RR.TP2~ #0 #6 // Proper spell progression for Bards: v4.33
~RR/SETUP-RR.TP2~ #0 #7 // Additional equipment for Thieves and Bards: v4.33
~RR/SETUP-RR.TP2~ #0 #8 // Upgradeable Equipment: v4.33
~RR/SETUP-RR.TP2~ #0 #9 // Revised Thievery -> Use PnP thievery potions and prevent their effects from stacking: v4.33
SCSII
BG2Tweaks
Refinements
RogueRebalancing
~RR/SETUP-RR.TP2~ #0 #2 // Thief High Level Ability revisions: v4.33
~RR/SETUP-RR.TP2~ #0 #5 // Bard High Level Ability revisions: v4.33
~RR/SETUP-RR.TP2~ #0 #12 // Shadow Thief Improvements: v4.33
Songs and Silence
Region of Terror - kits
Sword and Fist
Item Rev
~ITEM_REV/ITEM_REV.TP2~ #0 #10 // Revised Shield Bonuses: v2 (Hotfix 20091009)
~ITEM_REV/ITEM_REV.TP2~ #0 #11 // Dual Wielding Changes for Light and Heavy Weapons: v2 (Hotfix 20091009)
~ITEM_REV/ITEM_REV.TP2~ #0 #12 // Items of Protection Can Be Worn with Magical Armor: v2 (Hotfix 20091009)
~ITEM_REV/ITEM_REV.TP2~ #0 #13 // Halberds Can Slash, Too: v2 (Hotfix 20091009)
~ITEM_REV/ITEM_REV.TP2~ #0 #14 // Remove Cleric Weapon Restrictions from Multi-Classed Clerics: v2 (Hotfix 20091009)
~ITEM_REV/ITEM_REV.TP2~ #0 #15 // Prevent Druids from Wearing Helmets: v2 (Hotfix 20091009)
~ITEM_REV/ITEM_REV.TP2~ #0 #17 // Weapon Changes: v2 (Hotfix 20091009)
~ITEM_REV/ITEM_REV.TP2~ #0 #18 // Backstabbing Penalties for Inappropriate Weapons -> Backstabbing Penalties Only: v2 (Hotfix 20091009)
Cursed Items
aTweaks
Full Plate
Hammers
P5Tweaks
XPMod
BP Balancer
1PP
~1PP.TP2~ #0 #1 // One Pixel Productions: v2 New Potion Graphics (2): v2.7
~1PP.TP2~ #0 #3 // One Pixel Productions: v3 Flame Short Swords (4): v2.7
~1PP.TP2~ #0 #4 // One Pixel Productions: v3 Flame Short Swords item patches (5): v2.7
~1PP.TP2~ #0 #5 // One Pixel Productions: v3 Flame Short Swords mod item patches (6): v2.7
~1PP.TP2~ #0 #10 // One Pixel Productions: v3 Colourable Quarterstaves core (11): v2.7
~1PP.TP2~ #0 #11 // 1PP: Colourable Quarterstaves core item patches (12): v2.7
~1PP.TP2~ #0 #12 // One Pixel Productions: v3 Colourable Quarterstaves mod patches (13): v2.7
1PP Avatars
1PP Female Dwarves
1PP Thieves Galore
Aurora
Randomiser
TB#Tweaks
NSCPortraits
Contain
Celestiales
Lightmaps
Level1NPCs
BGTMusic
Widescreen
CreFixer
ToB Hacks
NPCDamage
BP Worldmap

[Lollorian]

Adding mods is rather easy As an example, I added Dungeon-be-gone by editing the install.bat like this:

Original:

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%IFS%1pp_thieves_galore%IFIF%1pp_female_dwarves%S%1pp_thieves_galore%L%0%SK% 1 2 3 | %M%

%IFS%aurora%S%aurora%L%0%SK% 0 10 | %M%

Modified:

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%IFS%1pp_thieves_galore%IFIF%1pp_female_dwarves%S%1pp_thieves_galore%L%0%SK% 1 2 3 | %M%

%IFS%DungeonBeGone%S%DungeonBeGone%L%0%SK% 0 | %M%

%IFS%aurora%S%aurora%L%0%SK% 0 10 | %M%

The stuff to change are bolded and underlined, just pick where you wanna install the mod and stick the line between them

Here, DungeonBeGone is the name of the Setup file, Setup-DungeonBeGone.exe,
the number after %L% is the language code (usually 0-> English)
and the numbers after %SK% are the component numbers, you'll have to use the BWP's list-components.bat or the mod readme to find them out

Edited by Lollorian, 12 February 2010 - 06:24 AM.

[MatthewH86]

Thanks for the quick reply, but this only adds it to the batch file after the mods have been selected from within the BWS Program, right?
Is there some way to add it to the GUI mod options (the one with all the checkboxes)?

Anyway, my main issue was whether the install order I specified would work ok. It's basically copied from a custom BWS installation with 4 kitpacks added in (Paladins of Faerun before Divine Remix; and Songs and Silence, Region of Terror - kits, Sword and Fist after the 2nd Rogue Rebalancing)

[Lollorian]

A choosable-component GUI is being worked on for a future BWP (each component can cause conflicts with components of some other mod ... and there are now 300+ mods, some of which contain 50+ components ) But that's just for the existing mods, any new mods you want to add won't show up in the BWS

dabus would be the guy to answer how to get a new mod (without it's components) to show up un the current BWS!

[MatthewH86]

Update:

After literally spending the entire day (1100-0200) attempting a manual installation (and failing miserably: Imoen disappeared right after the cutscene, the game stuttered and Minsc and Jaheira wouldn't join ), I went back to the Big World Mod installer.

I had previously thought that the batch file, Big World Install.bat, was created after selecting the mods in the BWS, but have now realised that all the selection is done in the Batch and depends on the existing extracted mods. This is probably a "Well duh, yeah" moment for everyone else but a eureka moment for me. Using the above hint I've managed to get the Paladins of Faerun and DungeonBeGone into the Batch installer, with it showing whether they exist in the directory. Woop!

NOTE: The first few pages of the file are very useful for working out what %IF% IFES% %IFNTGNLS% etc. mean. Also, a decent text editor like Notepad++ is massively superior to Windows' Notepad.

NOTE: All line numbers are approximate.

Installing the pre-install and post-extract GUI updates

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• In the BiG World Install.bat file, everything can be ignored up to line 1320 which is where the GUI for the kit selection is, I added in the PoF so that it shows up:
  

  ...
  %IFS%TDD%MODG1% M?chtet Ihr die Kits aus TDD hinzuf�gen? schreibt "TDD"
  %IFS%TDD%MODG1% oder
  %IFS%ROT%MODG1% M?chtet Ihr die Kits aus ROT hinzuf�gen? schreibt "ROT"
  %IFS%ROT%MODG1% oder
  %IFG.% M?chtet Ihr die Kits aus EBG2 und Vic hinzuf�gen? schreibt "EBG"
  %IFG.% oder
  %IFG.% M?chtet Ihr die Kits aus DR, PoF, SaF and SaS hinzuf�gen? schreibt "DR"
  %IFX% %IFG.% oder
  %IFX% %IFG.% M?chtet Ihr die Kits aus AoE und SPC testen? schreibt "AOE"
  %IFG.%
  %IFG.%
  %IFS%TDD%MODE1% Do you want to add the kits from TDD? type "TDD"
  %IFS%TDD%MODE1% or
  %IFS%ROT%MODE1% Do you want to add the kits from ROT? type "ROT"
  %IFS%ROT%MODE1% or
  %IFE.% Do you want to add the kits from EBG2 and Vic? type "EBG"
  %IFE.% or
  %IFE.% Do you want to add the kits from DR, PoF, SaF and SaS? type "DR"
  %IFX% %IFE.% or
  %IFX% %IFE.% Do you want to test the kits from AoE and SPC? type "AOE"
  %IFE.%
  %IFE.%
  %IFS%TDD%MODH1% ¿Quieres a¤adir los kits de TDD? escribe "TDD"
  %IFS%TDD%MODH1% o
  %IFS%ROT%MODH1% ¿Quieres a¤adir los kits de ROT? escribe "ROT"
  %IFS%ROT%MODH1% o
  %IFH.% ¿Quieres a¤adir los kits de EBG2 y ViC? escribe "EBG"
  %IFH.% o
  %IFH.% ¿Quieres a¤adir los kits de DR, PoF, SaF y SaS? escribe "DR"
  %IFX% %IFH.% o
  %IFX% %IFH.% ¿Quieres examinar los kits de AoE y SPC? escribe "AOE"
  ...
  

  
  
• ~Line 1500 is the GUI for the Existing Mod Check stage, here I've added Dungeon Be Gone in alphabetical order as an example:
  

  ...
  %IFS%DofD%MODTP%Domains of Dread
  %IFS%DragonSummon%MOD%Dragon Summon
  %IFS%drizztsaga%MOD%Drizzt Saga
  %IFS%DungeonBeGone%MOD%Dungeon Be Gone
  %IFS%DC%MOD%Dungeon Crawl
  %IFS%EdwinRomance%MOD%Edwin Romance SoA
  ...
  

  
  
• ~Line 2150 is the GUI for the Non-Existing Mod Check stage, here I've added Paladins of Faerun as an example:
  

  ...
  %IFNS%1pp_thieves_galore%MOD%One Pixel Productions Thieves Galore
  %IFXNS%Oversight%MOD%Oversight
  %IFNS%Celestials%MOD%P ^& P Celestials
  %IFNS%Pofkits%MOD%Paladins of Faerun Kits
  %IFNS%POB%MOD%Perils of Branwen
  %IFNS%P5Tweaks%MOD%P5Tweaks
  ...
  

  
  
• ~Line 2740 is the GUI for the Pre-installation Mod-selection summary:
  

  ...
  %IFE% %IF% BWP_TDD_Kits echo. Kits selection: TDD Kits | %M%
  %IFE% %IF% BWP_ROT_Kits echo. Kits selection: ROT Kits | %M%
  %IFE% %IF% BWP_EBG2_Kits echo. Kits selection: EBG2 and Vic Kits | %M%
  %IFE% %IF% BWP_DR_Kits echo. Kits selection: DR, PoF, SaF and SaS Kits | %M%
  %IFE% %IF% BWP_AOE_Kits echo. Kits selection: AoE and SPC Kits | %M%
  %IFG% %IF% BWP_TDD_Kits echo. Kits Auswahl: TDD Kits | %M%
  %IFG% %IF% BWP_ROT_Kits echo. Kits Auswahl: ROT Kits | %M%
  %IFG% %IF% BWP_EBG2_Kits echo. Kits Auswahl: EBG2 und Vic Kits | %M%
  %IFG% %IF% BWP_DR_Kits echo. Kits Auswahl: DR, PoF, SaF und SaS Kits | %M%
  %IFG% %IF% BWP_AOE_Kits echo. Kits Auswahl: AOE and SPC Kits | %M%
  %IFH% %IF% BWP_TDD_Kits echo. Selecci¢n de kits: Kits de TDD | %M%
  %IFH% %IF% BWP_ROT_Kits echo. Selecci¢n de kits: Kits de ROT | %M%
  %IFH% %IF% BWP_EBG2_Kits echo. Selecci¢n de kits: Kits de EBG2 y Vic | %M%
  %IFH% %IF% BWP_DR_Kits echo. Selecci¢n de kits: Kits de DR, PoF, SaF y SaS | %M%
  %IFH% %IF% BWP_AOE_Kits echo. Selecci¢n de kits: Kits de AoE y SPC | %M%
  ...
  

Actual adding of the mods to the installation.

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• ~Line 2950 is the Main Component Installation section, I put DungeonBeGone in between Thieves Galore and Aurora's Boots as advised by Lollorian, with German and Spanish options included
  

  ...
  %IFS%1pp_thieves_galore%IFIF%1pp_female_dwarves%S%1pp_thieves_galore%L%0%SK% 1 2 3 | %M%
  
  %IFES%DungeonBeGone%S%DungeonBeGone%L%0%SK% 0 | %M%
  %IFGS%DungeonBeGone%S%DungeonBeGone%L%2%SK% 0 | %M%
  %IFHS%DungeonBeGone%S%DungeonBeGone%L%1%SK% 0 | %M%
  
  %IFS%aurora%S%aurora%L%0%SK% 0 10 | %M%
  ...
  

  
  
• ~Line 4320 is the Kit Installation section, here I've added in the Paladins of Faerun after Divine Remix, as it uses that Module. Also the Divine Remix install options have been changed so that it doesn't remove the original Cleric kits:
  

  ...
  %IF% BWP_DR_Kits %IFES%song_and_silence%S%song_and_silence%L%0%SK% 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 | %M%
  %IF% BWP_DR_Kits %IFGS%song_and_silence%S%song_and_silence%L%3%SK% 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 | %M%
  %IF% BWP_DR_Kits %IFHNLS%song_and_silence%S%song_and_silence%L%0%SK% 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 | %M%
  
  %IFXES%Oversight%S%Oversight%L%0%SK% 2 3 6 7 --logapp | %M%
  %IFXGS%Oversight%S%Oversight%L%4%SK% 2 3 6 7 --logapp | %M%
  %IFXHS%Oversight%S%Oversight%L%2%SK% 2 3 6 7 --logapp | %M%
  
  %IFN% BWP_DR_Kits %IFNLS%Divine_Remix%S%Divine_Remix%L%0%SK% 0 100 200 | %M%
  %IF% BWP_DR_Kits %IFNLS%Divine_Remix%S%Divine_Remix%L%0%SK% 0 100 103 106 107 109 112 115 121 124 127 130 200 203 403 406 409 412 415 600 605 610 | %M%
  
  %IF% BWP_DR_Kits %IFS%Pofkits%S%Pofkits%L%0%SK% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 24 25 | %M%
  
  %IFES%sword_and_fist%S%sword_and_fist%L%0%SK% 1 | %M%
  %IFGS%sword_and_fist%S%sword_and_fist%L%1%SK% 1 | %M%
  %IFHS%sword_and_fist%S%sword_and_fist%L%3%SK% 1 | %M%
  ...
  

Adding the mods to the post-install component check GUI

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• ~Line 4950 is the Mod Check 2 section (post-install), PoF Kits is here as an example:
  

  ...
  %IFNS%Oversight%DEB%Oversight
  %IFNS%Celestials%DEB%P ^& P Celestials
  %IFNS%P5Tweaks%DEB%P5Tweaks
  %IFNS%Pofkits%DEB%Paladins of Faerun Kits
  %IFENS%POB%DEB%POB (maybe conceptually not compatible with BranwenNPC)
  %IFGNS%POB%DEB%POB (konzeptionell vielleicht inkompatibel BranwenNPC)
  ...
  

Bleh, after forgetting to do the mentioned alteration to Divine_Remix, I had an almost perfect installation (Lathander, Helm and Talos kits were missing). So I'm writing all this while it's installing for the 2nd time using this method. It has now almost been 24 hours that I've been up for. Free time is fun!

After a little 8 hour nap it seems to work, I used TobExLoader to add scrollbars to the kitscreen so that all the classes were displayable. Victory is mine!

Hope this is useful to someone.

[Lollorian]

That's awesome Congratz dude!!!

And even great that you got the ToBEx to work Ya might wanna report that here btw (what with everyone other than me having freaky stuff happen with it )