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zakaluka

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In Topic: Installation instruction for BP+mods (without BGT)

11 October 2006 - 05:19 PM

Pay close attention to this previous post in the thread:



(Post #20)
only drop it in there if you have the same build as erubescent for bp-bgt. and then at the end of all your installs. otherwise download near infinity and use the script for comparison purposes only. will take you 20 mins or less to figure out how to open ar0602 in override and add the Continue() using NI. likewise you can open erebescent ar0602 externally whereever you have it installed to use it as a comparison (look around NI a little bit and figure out how it works, it will help fix many problems with mods, btw/don't save any changes unless yr confident or have a b/u). add a continue at the bottom of the topmost script block if you have fr/rov installed (the item block). add continue to irenicus block, reliev disable, and new game block. adding these continue()'s for me seems to be the only way to get rot in my install to not freeze and/or stutter in ar0602.


Yes, I did notice that, which is why I didn't drop that ar0602 into my override, and only added (what I thought were) the required Continue()s. Apparently I didn't do a very good job of it. However, that still doesn't explain the double copy of Jaheira/Minsc.

My only other thought on the matter, is that while the Chores portion of CtB is there, if you've already experienced your childhood and all the mundane crap that goes with it (ie; Chores) why install it? It does cause issues with RoT cutscenes if you install the Fast Forward feature. If you really, really want the innate abilities you gain from doing the chores, then install it, do FF to get the abilities, then export your character, and then import that character without Chores installed in a fresh install. With everything else available from all the mods, and the HLA's you pick up later at higher levels, you really don't need those innate abilities anyway, and you'll save yourself a lot of heartache with the mega-install.


OK, I'll leave chores off and see if that helps. The reason I was installing it is that I was going off your install log from http://www.shsforums...showtopic=22224

Thanks.

In Topic: Installation instruction for BP+mods (without BGT)

10 October 2006 - 09:42 PM

Thanks for the help, I will give it a try to install ROT with the modified ar602, now I have finished a install without ROT, and I found another mod which may cause problem, it is the Freedom's Reign of Virtue. it will cause the main pc not accessible after load game. uninstall it solve the problem.

by the way, where can I download the NI tools? I can't find it in the download link in the spellhold studio.



Just do a google search for Near Infinity and it'll lead you to the page for downloading. Just place the .jar in your game directory, and copy the .bat file in the Worldmap\Near Infinity Patch directory there as well, and double-click the bat to get it going.

By the way, it's not Freedom's Reign/Reign of Virtue that's causing your problem because I have that installed as well, and I'm not having your issues. Good luck.


One question for people who have BG2 + mods installed without BGT. I put this patch into AR0602 and started a new game. The game skipped the RoT cutscene, and went straight into CtB Chores. However, there were two issues:

1. There are two copies of Jaheira and Minsc in their cells in Irenicus' dungeon. I remember reading another thread about this, but can't find it now.

2. When I save and load a game, the RoT cutscene plays, but after that the same problem recurs (cannot control any of the characters or use the mouse).

The only change I made from before was patching AR0602.bcs. Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance,

zakaluka.

In Topic: Installation instruction for BP+mods (without BGT)

06 October 2006 - 11:59 AM

irheat, i've installed rot many times without bgt. with or without bgt it still needs those added continues. using NI edit AR602 and add those continues as you would in a bgt install. i think erubescent has a modified ar602 in one of the forums you could use as a guide....


Erebusant's modified AR0602.bcs can be found at http://www.shsforums...showtopic=22224

Should I put it into the override directory after installing BG2 Fixpack?

In Topic: Installation instruction for BP+mods (without BGT)

05 October 2006 - 06:51 PM

maybe you should look here: http://www.shsforums...showtopic=21999
and here: http://www.shsforums...showtopic=22246


Thanks for the hints. I had seen both of these before. The second link (TOB Trigger Fix, for BPv177) doesn't do anything for the problem irheat and I are having. However, it is a good idea to install it, considering that TOB will have problems with out.

I had seen the first one also, but only after I removed my install. The next time I can install BG2, I will make sure to apply that "patch".

*EDIT*: After taking a look at the first link you provided (Solution to BG2 Fixpack incompatibility, For those people who can edit AR0602.BCS), I'm unsure whether to install it. I don't have BG1 and don't plan to install BGT, so I am unclear whether it can help or not. I guess I will test it out and report back here.

Regards.

In Topic: Installation instruction for BP+mods (without BGT)

05 October 2006 - 04:59 PM

Yes, but no response.

I have this problem before, when I press "H" key, it back to normal. but in current case, it is not working.


I'd like to say that I am having this same problem. I thought it was because of my large number of mods, but I am starting to suspect that BG2 Fixpack Beta 3 is the culprit. I just removed my full install yesterday, and haven't had the time to recreate it bit by bit. However, I did test my install with SOA+TOB+BG2Fixpack+SOS+TDD+CtB+TS+ROT, then with 1stMOD, then with BPv177, and finally with BP-BGT-WORLDMAP, and it still wouldn't load any save games. I don't know if this phenomenon is restricted to CtB Chores and Irenicus' dungeon, because I didn't play all the way through.