I redownloaded all of my desired mods, and the newest versions of the BiG World install and fix packs. I began working with the GOG versions of both Baldur's Gate games, but when that didn't work, I also tried with my old disc version of Baldur's Gate 2 (though I've long since lost my disc copy of the first game). The installation went pretty well: I ended up deselecting some mods that I couldn't get working, and had to consult this forum for guidance in a number of trouble spots (I had to disable the "GOTO :TP1CHECK" line in the install batch file because it was having trouble with the GOG version of BG1), but I eventually got through the install process without incident. I fired up the game. However, I could never get through the character creation screen: it would inevitably crash either during or immediately after the process.
The baldur.err file showed these two errors:
---------------------Start Logging Session--------------------- ASSERTION FAILED! File: CTiledObject.cpp Line: 179 Exp: FALSE Msg: Tiled object resref not found Run Debugger? ---------------------Start Logging Session--------------------- ASSERTION FAILED! File: InfGame.cpp Line: 3773 Exp: nExportCharacter > 0 Msg: no msg. Run Debugger?
I figured it was some sort install failure or mod conflict, so I tried again. I reinstalled BG2 and tried again. Same result. So then I reinstalled a third time and started paring down on the number of mods. I tried that two or three times, eventually trying the barest minimum possible: BGT and its associated fixpack. Same problem. The game works fine vanilla, but the mods break it, every time.
I found another thread by someone who had a very similar problem. But the recommended fixes didn't appear to work: my cache, temp, and tempsave folders were fully emptied, my antivirus was off, and I redownloaded everything just to make sure nothing had been corrupted in the download. No luck.
I'm sure I've missed something obvious, but I'll be darned if I can see what. I spent most of the day installing and reinstalling and I've gotten basically no where, so I figured it was time to consult with the experts. Does anyone have any suggestions or advice? Any help anyone can provide would be much appreciated. Thanks!
