Arakhor

Is stuttering only caused by the Megamod installation? I don't recall it years ago when I was playing the unmodded version, with Lilarcor, familiars, regular MoveToAreas and so on and so forth. Are there simple, guaranteed ways to cure it, i.e. not hacking about game files or deleting hordes of stuff in ShadowKeeper etc., and what can I do to make sure I never get it? More to the point, does it always occur or is it a case of once it starts, you're pretty much buggered?

I have read a few threads but what I have read is either confusing or inconclusive, so in this case, I would say that I'm an idiot. My character's still only in Athkatla, but since I started him back in Candlekeep, I feel really attached to him and don't want to start a new game if I can at all help it. Do people have some fairly simple suggestions on how to proceed?

I'm not sure what's wrong but war dogs in BG II and the Bhaalspawn Fire Giant Yagash (something or other) are covering in a fizzing orangey-black colour. As far as I can tell, it's only those two creatures and I don't know what's causing it