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[Nikito]

I have two questions about the installation of the big world to baldur's gate. Then these are:

1- * Which to install first: the Big World Setup, the Installpack, the textpack, fix pack or borkpack? (and I would give the order)

2- *I should do if I get this: '' One or more files of this mod must be changed. This will be done with the patch from the folder BiG World Fixpack.'' Or '' In order to install this mod, copy the folder worldmap.wmp BiG World Fixpack into the override just before installing the mod. Since this patch can not be installed before this will not be done by the BiG World Fixpack.bat, but the BiG World Install.bat ..''
  Or also it: '' This mod was created just for Tutu. The BiG World Fixpack makes some changes in order to install this mod
with BWP.''

 

 I am following the installation steps of ''Big world v11.4 Project''

I await your response.

[The Imp]

I have two questions about the installation of the big world to baldur's gate. Then these are:

1- * Which to install first: the Big World Setup, the Installpack, the textpack, fix pack or borkpack? (and I would give the order)

1) Well it depends on your style of choise, but the BWS is meant to be run first, it downloads everything... and if you allow it, it will also run everything else, it's a bit outdated so...*

2) Use the BWFixpack, it patches the files in question and you don't need to do the manual fixing... there's hundreds of possible fixes you need to manually do if you don't use the BWFixpack...

 

*you can also stop the BiG World Setup after it has downloaded things and then extract everything to the game folder...

Edited by The Imp, 14 July 2013 - 10:04 PM.

[Nikito]

I have two questions about the installation of the big world to baldur's gate. Then these are:

1- * Which to install first: the Big World Setup, the Installpack, the textpack, fix pack or borkpack? (and I would give the order)

1) Well it depends on your style of choise, but the BWS is meant to be run first, it downloads everything... and if you allow it, it will also run everything else, it's a bit outdated so...*

2) Use the BWFixpack, it patches the files in question and you don't need to do the manual fixing... there's hundreds of possible fixes you need to manually do if you don't use the BWFixpack...

 

*you can also stop the BiG World Setup after it has downloaded things and then extract everything to the game folder...

ok. thanks
  I forgot to ask something: the BWP to install then downloads and installs the mods?

[The Imp]

The BWP is short for BiG Wolrd Project... which means it's a project that the tools are created under... it has no installable parts but tools that have different names ...
 
The BiG World Setup (BWS) can download & extract & install all the mods, but it's out of date, meaning that you have to manually do some tweaking of the files to get it working properly to get it install all... to support the last BiG World Projects release(which is actually a .pdf document, and know well to be able to install well)... There's also the BiG World Install archive that uses a .bat to install all the mods, but you have to make the setup yourself, that is to download the correct files, then extract them properly to your game folder so that you won't install anything yet and then run the BiG World Install.bat there(the BWI.bat for short), it's a bit unlike other .bat files cause it's so large that it will check if your setup is installable and it will then allow you to quit or continue ... the BWI.bat will also install the BiG World Fixpack which is checked among a large variety of things like which mods are to be installed and which are not, compilation type etc.
 
The difference between the BWS and BWI end results are that the BWI's result is more automated or you'll have to edit the .bat file to make changes, while the BWS's are not that, but it's outdated, and needs to be edited some other way("Add or modify mods").

[Nikito]

The BWP is short for BiG Wolrd Project... which means it's a project that the tools are created under... it has no installable parts but tools that have different names ...
 
The BiG World Setup (BWS) can download & extract & install all the mods, but it's out of date, meaning that you have to manually do some tweaking of the files to get it working properly to get it install all... to support the last BiG World Projects release(which is actually a .pdf document, and know well to be able to install well)... There's also the BiG World Install archive that uses a .bat to install all the mods, but you have to make the setup yourself, that is to download the correct files, then extract them properly to your game folder so that you won't install anything yet and then run the BiG World Install.bat there(the BWI.bat for short), it's a bit unlike other .bat files cause it's so large that it will check if your setup is installable and it will then allow you to quit or continue ... the BWI.bat will also install the BiG World Fixpack which is checked among a large variety of things like which mods are to be installed and which are not, compilation type etc.
 
The difference between the BWS and BWI end results are that the BWI's result is more automated or you'll have to edit the .bat file to make changes, while the BWS's are not that, but it's outdated, and needs to be edited some other way("Add or modify mods").

 

The BWP is short for BiG Wolrd Project... which means it's a project that the tools are created under... it has no installable parts but tools that have different names ...
 
The BiG World Setup (BWS) can download & extract & install all the mods, but it's out of date, meaning that you have to manually do some tweaking of the files to get it working properly to get it install all... to support the last BiG World Projects release(which is actually a .pdf document, and know well to be able to install well)... There's also the BiG World Install archive that uses a .bat to install all the mods, but you have to make the setup yourself, that is to download the correct files, then extract them properly to your game folder so that you won't install anything yet and then run the BiG World Install.bat there(the BWI.bat for short), it's a bit unlike other .bat files cause it's so large that it will check if your setup is installable and it will then allow you to quit or continue ... the BWI.bat will also install the BiG World Fixpack which is checked among a large variety of things like which mods are to be installed and which are not, compilation type etc.
 
The difference between the BWS and BWI end results are that the BWI's result is more automated or you'll have to edit the .bat file to make changes, while the BWS's are not that, but it's outdated, and needs to be edited some other way("Add or modify mods").

that means: first downloaded the mods, then extract the directory and install them? or release the mods, extract and click the installpack.bat? and as I edit the install.bat?
  and also there are some mods that instead of being a. rar are. exe, these also are installed by installpack.bat?

Edited by Nikito, 16 July 2013 - 01:07 PM.

[The Imp]

that means: first downloaded the mods, then extract the directory and install them? or release the mods, extract and click the installpack.bat? and as I edit the install.bat?

For you to have any chance of getting a proper install, you need to have all your mods extracted to the game folder without having any mods installed yet, and then you just click the BiG World Install.bat(this is inside the BiG World Installpack archive) and it will install all the mods you have in the game folder. And no, you can't have any mods already installed on your game folder before the BWI.bat is started.

there are some mods that instead of being a. rar are. exe, these also are installed by installpack.bat?

Erhm, mods need to be properly extracted to the game folder in their entirety ... meaning it's easiest to extract them(or all the mod archives, yes, some of the .exe's are in actuality Self-extraction_archives named as .exe's) to a temporary folder from where you then copy paste them to the actual game folder ... this is to prevent undue installation routines set in some mods.

[Nikito]

that means: first downloaded the mods, then extract the directory and install them? or release the mods, extract and click the installpack.bat? and as I edit the install.bat?

For you to have any chance of getting a proper install, you need to have all your mods extracted to the game folder without having any mods installed yet, and then you just click the BiG World Install.bat(this is inside the BiG World Installpack archive) and it will install all the mods you have in the game folder. And no, you can't have any mods already installed on your game folder before the BWI.bat is started.

there are some mods that instead of being a. rar are. exe, these also are installed by installpack.bat?

Erhm, mods need to be properly extracted to the game folder in their entirety ... meaning it's easiest to extract them(or all the mod archives, yes, some of the .exe's are in actuality Self-extraction_archives named as .exe's) to a temporary folder from where you then copy paste them to the actual game folder ... this is to prevent undue installation routines set in some mods.

 

ok. Thanks

 but if I want to install only certain amount of mods. Installpack.bat The install fails or just install the mods that are there.
  Or need to edit the file?

[The Imp]

If you don't want to install a mod, you just drop it out of the composition with the BWI.bat(as in don't extract it to the game folder). Specific mod components are a bit harder, in which you have to edit the BWI.bat ...

 

So to say that with different words and example, if you wish to install the BG2Fixpack mod, you can do that with running the BWI.bat with the mod extracted to the game folder. If you wish to install that and the BGT-weidu, you add both mods to the game folder and then run the BWI.bat ... and if you wish to install additional mods, you just extract everything in the game folder and run the BWI.bat ... make note that the BWI.bat can't uninstalled.

[Nikito]

If you don't want to install a mod, you just drop it out of the composition with the BWI.bat(as in don't extract it to the game folder). Specific mod components are a bit harder, in which you have to edit the BWI.bat ...

 

So to say that with different words and example, if you wish to install the BG2Fixpack mod, you can do that with running the BWI.bat with the mod extracted to the game folder. If you wish to install that and the BGT-weidu, you add both mods to the game folder and then run the BWI.bat ... and if you wish to install additional mods, you just extract everything in the game folder and run the BWI.bat ... make note that the BWI.bat can't uninstalled.

Thank you.
  and download the mods that I wanted (which are many). Now i extract the mods in the directory of BG2 and then I click the BWI.bat. and start the installation?
  or I have to edit the file first. if so, how do I edit it?

[The Imp]

  and download the mods that I wanted (which are many). Now i extract the mods in the directory of BG2 and then I click the BWI.bat. and start the installation?
  or I have to edit the file first. if so, how do I edit it?

You don't have to edit the installation file(the .bat), you can if you want to. And you edit it with Notepad. Or with any chosen text editor. Of course you need to know how the file is constructed... but for that you need more help than I can give you.

[Nikito]

  and download the mods that I wanted (which are many). Now i extract the mods in the directory of BG2 and then I click the BWI.bat. and start the installation?
  or I have to edit the file first. if so, how do I edit it?

You don't have to edit the installation file(the .bat), you can if you want to. And you edit it with Notepad. Or with any chosen text editor. Of course you need to know how the file is constructed... but for that you need more help than I can give you.

Thank you very much for your help! I will try it!