Ergo's Unofficial Patch (AddonPack)

[Uriel718]

Ergo's AddonPack for Drakensang: River of Time has been released on ModDB.com.

The AddonPack, or unofficial patch if you prefer that term, fixes several errors in localization and gameplay, as well as makes some adjustments in balancing the game.

Features

• New application icon
  
• 3 new advantages for combat attributes
  
• 7 new advantages for spells
  
• 6 new disadvantages
  
• 10 traits
  
• 8 backgrounds (advantages)
  
• 50% faster plant lore (gathering) and animal lore (skinning)
  
• 25% faster movement speeds for all (including NPCs and monsters)
  
• Renamed some attributes and special abilities back to as they were in Drakensang 1
  
• Game follows orignal P&P rules more accurately
  
• Darker dungeons
  
• Localization fixes
  
• Bug fixes
  
• Free of charge for anybody to use, but also comes with no warranty whatsoever.
  
• Supports the classic version as well as the addon "Phileasson's secret"

http://www.moddb.com/games/drakensang-the-river-of-time/downloads

[Musoyama]

Sweet! Thanks!

[Nice]

I tried all the ways i could to install the mod but none works. Even changing what i could understand in the bat the installer don't recognize my directory... so sad... i really wanted everyone to move faster (and those damn animations!)

[Saboth]

I like many things about this patch, except the darker dungeons. Since it also makes all indoor areas darker, inns and houses need torches or spells to see anyone. Any idea how to turn the brightness up for indoors but keep the patch and keep outdoors the same brightness as is the default?

[Uriel718]

Just moving this topic to the front so people can more easily find it. The AddonPack really improves the game. Also at the same site you can find a save editor, so if your like me and want even faster movement speed. The editor can do that, among other things.

[Uriel718]

The game was on Bundle Stars, still is for about 8 hours. I recommend that all new players install this "patch." It really improves the game.

[MilkstachePineMarten]

Originally posted by Walken on sunshine:

I tried all the ways i could to install the mod but none works. Even changing what i could understand in the bat the installer don't recognize my directory... so sad... i really wanted everyone to move faster (and those damn animations!)

Same. I got the bat file to read the first time but uninstalling Drakensang 2 and PH and reinstalling Drakensang 2 renames the folder to "Drakensang The River of Time".

Edit: I am new player so I am not familiar with base game and DLC.

Edit 2: Now I got it fixed. I needed to have base game installed first then DLC before I can click bat file.

[Django]

firefox says theres malwhere in the zip file, anyone had the same issue?

[Briggs]

Ditto for me, except with Chromium. For now, until I know one way or the other.

[Comric]

Ergo's Unofficial Patch is a very old mod for Drakensang RoT, unfortunately worked on an old version of the game. Now the game is patched with a new version and this mod doesn't work anymore, so don't waste time to download it, so avoid probable malware!

[~Draugkir~]

They should have removed this topic long ago.

[Django]

Thanks for the info...

[anonbc2000]

Originally posted by Django:

Thanks for the info...

As others mentioned no need for that old mod.
The steam versions of TRoT/AFdZ + PS/PG are the latest that will ever be.

Also the OP's link is to a website that also includes an old savegame editor.
Which won't run without jardas website, unfortunately he removed everything in late 2014.

[VitaminK]

Was hoping I could get the savegame/character editor to work but can't :( If anyone has the required files please let me know, direct message me or put a reply in the expansion thread.

[anonbc2000]

There are two TRoT savegame editors.
One is for the old version of TRoT and won't work with Steam's patched version or Win10.
The other called "jardas" or "1.5" no longer works because Jardas removed a lot of stuff from his website including all the TRoT files that his editor refers to.
Perhaps it's possible to edit the source code since he published the source to Github about 1 year before removing the needed files from his website.

But if your determined to edit manually there is a way.
To edit TRoT savegames just use DB Browser for SQLite
(it's the program that all TRoT savegame editors use btw, just no fancy gui added on top.)
Visit the website, sqlitebrowser.org
Pick what works for your OS and install
Remember after making changes in SQLite Browser to: Apply > File > Write Changes > Exit

PS. Not everything's in English, there's a lot of German in the Drakensang files.
ie. Tinder Fungus = Zunderschwamm, and Throwing = TaWurfwaffen, etc. etc.
Not sure how much farther indepth steam would allow discussions of how to actually edit.


PS2. History Recap: The developers went bankrupt shortly after publishing TRoT but had been fighting it for awhile. The company that purchased the Drakensang name, uses the name only with their Online Variant and does absolutely nothing to help people who played the older versions like TRoT. The publishers kept passing the buck and reselling etc, it appears Sega has it atm and thier website offers absolutely no support for this game. Therefore TRoT has no support and it seems only Steam is still interested in selling copies (thankfully).