Modding

[Rev. Mustard]

After breifly glancing through the Mod section, I have been having difficulty modding. I want to create and design my own items as well as adjust the level cap. Please and thank you.

[Buttertea]

It sounds like you've already been to this mod section[forums.beamdog.com]?

If you want to make your own mod to make your own items and/or adjust level cap there are some tutorials and links to other tutorials[gibberlings3.net] that may help you further.

If you're looking for an existing mod to adjust the level cap, there are numerous mods that include that option, for instance BG2Tweaks[www.gibberlings3.net] has a Change XP Cap option (despite the name, it is compatible with BGEE, I think it includes 2.1).
There's also one specifically for just that function here[forums.beamdog.com].

Edit: typo

[Rev. Mustard]

I feel stupid. I have been trying to get the mods to work but I keep getting an error saying the mods are not in a game directory.

[fauxpas]

Ok, first off you need to find your install directory, which by default should be "c:\{User}\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition" ... Now if that is the case I'd strongly recomend uninstalling and reinstalling your game to another directory that IS NOT nested inside the "program files" folders because Windows can sometimes mess things up. ... This is where you'll extract any .zip files you download.


Secondly, if you like me were suckered into buying SoD, you'll need to download and run "Mod Merge", which can be found over on bd's forums. (Yes JB ... I'll remember to clarify that Mod Merge is not needed if you want to mod BGII ... it's only required if you have the steam or GoG versions of SoD installed on a BGI release. )


Next, although not completely necessary I'd hunt down a current version of WeiDu (239 is the current release ... DO NOT use 239.01) and copy the WeiDu.exe into your game folder as well.


Thirdly, be careful of your install order, I'd personally use the "Big World Project" pdf as a guide for figuring out your own install order, but I'll post mine as an example as well.

[fauxpas]

Ok, forgot to mention it in my last post, but unless you've got ultra-high speed unlimited bandwidth you will want to backup a "clean install" of your game in case you run into problems and need to start fresh. ... Although WeiDu does have an uninstall option for mods, I'd personally recomend starting fresh, just in case.


My Install Order with a few notes.


-Mod Merge

-BGEE Classic Movies
It creates an old style Baldur configuration file, that after running the game I simply added .bak to the end of.

-BG1 Mini Quests

-BG1 NPC Pack

-BG1 NPC Music Pack

-Coran Friendship

-Xan Friendship

-Garrick Infatuation

-Chatty Imoen
There is a very minor hot fix that you can apply in order to prevent the mod from blanking Imoen's bio.

-Recast Jaheira (SoD Content)
There is a very minor hot fix that you can apply in order to prevent the mod from blanking Jaheira's bio.

-BG1 Romantic Encounters
Make sure that you carefully read the README in order to see if this mod is for you.

-BG1 Unfinished Biz
Unfinished Biz HAS to be installed after the NPC Pack if you use both.

-Improved Shamanic Dance
Uses WeiDu 239.01, but is easy to simply trade the setup file with a 239 version.

-Stratagems
Requires several hot fixes in order to install everything. But is worth it .. you've never really played the BG Series if you haven't played it using Stratagems.

-Tweaks Anthology

-General Biffing
You probably don't really need General Biffing with my mod list, but if you decide to install the larger mods it really helps with performance issues. Just be aware that anything you .biff is nearly impossible to uninstall without simply starting with a fresh install.

-Multikit Builder




... A couple of other mods that I've messed with but don't use. ...


-Thalantyr Item Upgrade
Seems to work, but has a minor glitch where the Bag of Holding, ect that is added to Thalantyr's store by this mod uses random dialog from SoD as both name and description.


-High Level Abilities
Currently on my "do not install list" because it interferes with Stratagems and as I said, Baldurs Gate isn't really Baldurs Gate without Stratagems.

[fauxpas]

Oh, and if I were you I'd also download;

Notepad ++
Makes editing text files ALOT easiler.

NearInfinity
Useful if you want to "tweak" things here and there.

EEKeeper
The "go to" save editor, and there are times when you'll need to fix a "game state" in order to keep things working here and there. It also allows you to "fix" various NPCs, including changing classes, skills, profinities, spells, ect...

[Buttertea]

For the specific error you're getting, check that you install your mods in the same directory as where the chitin.key file resides.
This is by default, as Fauxpas said, at ...\SteamApps\common\Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition.

[Rev. Mustard]

thanks Guys super helpful. I have the mod merge and weidu and am trying to get the mods to work. do I need to unzip the files when they are in the same file as chitin.key

[Buttertea]

Weidu and Modmerge can both be unzipped in that folder, yes. This will be the same for most other mods.

But to be sure, it's best to check for every mod seperately what the installation instructions are. You can either find those in a readme file or directly from the site where you downloaded them from.

[fauxpas]

Yeah, I don't think I've come across a mod that didn't need unzipped (Or unzipped itselfed in the case of some of the Gibberlings Files.) in the main directory, then you just run the "setup" file, which is just a renamed WeiDu.exe.


You are running Windows?

[Buttertea]

引用自 fauxpas：

Yeah, I don't think I've come across a mod that didn't need unzipped in the main directory

You are undermining a good habit, which is, reading the readme file. If there is one, take note.

And if you take note, a lot of them will say that they want to be last in the list. Which can become problematic in deciding.

Having said that, Rev. Mustard, if you have quite a few mods you want to install, then you might be interested in Big World Setup[bitbucket.org].

This is an aggregator of sorts of the mods available. Its function is to give you a list of compatible mods which you can select or deselect and it will install the mods for you in the preferable order. It also gives you tips on components of mods that overlap and which to exclude in favour of another.

[fauxpas]

引用自 Buttertea：

引用自 fauxpas：

Yeah, I don't think I've come across a mod that didn't need unzipped in the main directory

You are undermining a good habit, which is, reading the readme file. If there is one, take note.

And if you take note, a lot of them will say that they want to be last in the list. Which can become problematic in deciding.

Having said that, Rev. Mustard, if you have quite a few mods you want to install, then you might be interested in Big World Setup[bitbucket.org].

This is an aggregator of sorts of the mods available. Its function is to give you a list of compatible mods which you can select or deselect and it will install the mods for you in the preferable order. It also gives you tips on components of mods that overlap and which to exclude in favour of another.

Aye, I totally agree, always read the Readme.

[meszamorum]

Is there any version of gatekeeper for BGEE (and respectively shadowkeeper for BG2EE, dalekeeper etc.)? For me being killed by a goblin in two hits was totally irritating and wanted to modify HP of characters in order to play and enjoy the game.

[Julius Borisov]

@meszamorum There's EE-Keeper - https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/16497/ee-keeper-updated-to-v1-0-3

An alternative could be playing the game on the Story mode difficulty.

[meszamorum]

引用自 Julius Borisov：

@meszamorum There's EE-Keeper - https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/16497/ee-keeper-updated-to-v1-0-3

An alternative could be playing the game on the Story mode difficulty.

Thank you soo much.

[meszamorum]

I feel terribly sorry, I must admit that's overwhelming me. The location is in steam/steamapps/common/BGEE , this is the folder where EEKeeper is located, getting error called - can't find chitin.key
"unable to read the game resources", while the save directory is located in my documents (it might be left from the ol'good times, because I preorsered BGEE). I am completely lost on what to do, after over a decade of modding games I have absolutely no idea how to modify the saved game. Please help.