The BG1NPC Project

Authors: The BG1NPC Project Team. Please contact us on the Gibberlings3 forums for more information.

Project Coordinators (in temporal order):

On the web: Home page and discussion forum For support issues on a Tutu, EasyTutu, BGT, BGEE, or EET install, please contact www.gibberlings3.net. For support issues on a BGT install involving Big Picture (<acronym title="Big Picture">BP</acronym> ) mods or Mega Installs, please contact www.spellholdstudios.net.

Version 24.0 - Check for the most recent version Languages: English, Spanish, French, Polish, German* (teilweise noch in englisch) Platforms: Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux

Notes
Overview
Compatibility
Installation
Components
Modder Notes
Thanks and Acknowledgments
Contact and Copyright Information
Version History

Notes

For documentation to troubleshoot romances or quests, please follow these links, or reference the individual .html files in the directory BG1NPC/Documents:

Overview

This mod expands on the depth of character and levels of interaction with the NPCs from the BG game. When BG2 was released, one of the major improvements in many peoples' eyes was the increased level of interaction one could have with the party members. This mod was developed to allow BG players a similar experience. NPCs in your party now have banters with the PC, with each other, and small side-quests of their own. As we were unable to get the original character voice actors to voice all the new lines, we instead sought out music appropriate to each NPC to be played whenever they initiate banter. This musical package is a separate, optional package (to keep the download size down) titled The BG1NPC Music Pack. You can find it on The Gibberlings Three page.

Compatibility

The BG1 NPC Project is compatible with Tutu (v4 or EasyTutu), BGT, Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition (with or without Siege of Dragonspear), and EET.

BG1NPC uses WeiDU for mod installation. The Windows and Mac packages ship with WeiDU v246.

BG1NPC is not currently compatible with Tutu v5 or v6. It might install, but is guaranteed to behave incorrectly. Don't say we didn't warn you. If you have legacy copies of these rebuilds, don't use them - Easytutu and Tutu v4 are the last confirmed workable platforms.

Sword Coast Stratagems, EasyTutu, BGT, BG1NPC, and BG Unfinished Business have made special efforts to make sure players can use these mods together without conflict. In addition, we have adapted our code to allow concurrent use of Sirene's Call. Please visit the forums for more information, especially on install order.

A discussion of install order and a list of compatible mods can be found in The Tutu State of the Modding Union at the Gibberlings Three.

For BGT, a discussion of install order and a list of compatible mods can be found by checking Spellhold Studios forums: compatibility and looking for specific install order recommendations elsewhere on the forums, notably Mega Mod Help and projects like BiG World Project (BWP). Even if you are not playing a Mega Mod install, these are the places where people have experimented with install orders using BG1NPC on BGT games.

For BGEE, a list of compatible mods can be found by checking mlnevese's list of BGEE Mods at the Beamdog Forums and looking for specific install order recommendations elsewhere on the forums.

Installation

Special Note for Siege of Dragonspear from Steam/GOG

Good Old Games (GOG) and Steam both package the additional content for Siege of Dragonspear in a method that WeiDU, the tool used to install this mod, cannot access. You must install a mod called DLC Merger on your SoD installation before you can install this or any other WeiDU-based mod.

Windows

The BG1NPC Project is packaged and installed with WeiDU. To install, extract the mod archive, and copy the "bg1npc" folder and setup-bg1npc.exe to your game folder (the folder which contains the CHITIN.KEY file). To install, simply double-click setup-bg1npc.exe and follow the instructions on screen.

Please run setup-bg1npc.exe in your game folder to reinstall, uninstall or otherwise change components.

macOS

If the mod was previously installed, uninstall it before extracting the new version. The BG1NPC Project is packaged and installed with WeiDU. To install, extract the mod archive, then copy the contents of the folder "OSX-bg1npc-v24" into your game folder (the folder which contains the CHITIN.KEY file). If properly extracted, you should have a "bg1npc" folder, setup-bg1npc, and setup-bg1npc.command in your game folder. To install, simply double-click setup-bg1npc.command and follow the instructions on screen.

Linux

For Tutu/BGT installs: Download the latest version of WeiDU for Linux from weidu.org and extract (at least) the WeiDU, weinstall and tolower executables in a $PATH directory (e.g. /opt/bin). Following that, open a terminal, cd to your Tutu/BGT installation directory, run 'tolower' and answer Y to both queries. After that, run 'weinstall bg1npc' from your game installation directory to install or uninstall the mod.

For BGEE/EET installs: See The Linux User's Guide to Installing Mods on the Enhanced Editions.

Components

The BG1NPC Project contains 18 separate components that can be installed independently of one another.

At the beginning of the install, WeiDU will ask if you want to display four groups of components. If you wish to install or uninstall any of these components, reply "Y"; if not, the installer will allow you to skip ahead to the next section.

To uninstall BG1NPC completely, uninstall the component The BG1NPC Project: Required Modifications. The rest of the mod is dependent on that core component being installed, and will automatically de-install all of BG1NPC . To make sure the last elements are removed, delete the folder bg1npc and setup-bg1npc.exe from your installation directory.

If you wish to use only portraits or tweaks, you still must install this core repairs component.

The BG1NPC Project: Required Modifications

This component patches dialogue, creatures, scripts, adds or changes some items, fixes and alters some resources, and generally prepares for the rest of BG1NPC. It must be installed if you want to install any of the other components. The rest of the mod is dependent on that core component being installed, and uninstalling it will automatically de-install all of BG1NPC.

The BG1NPC Project: Banters, Quests, and Interjections

This component adds intra-party banters to BG NPCs. Each joinable NPC banters with every other joinable NPC and with the player character. It also adds interjections, scenery dialogue, encounters and quests for the NPCs. Kagain, Coran, Garrick, Kivan, Dynaheir, Xzar, Jaheira, Tiax, and Xan have custom personal quests. Additional small "Easter Egg" encounters are also included.

The BG1NPC Project: Ajantis's Romance Core (teen content)

This component will allow Ajantis to romance a Good or Lawful Neutral female PC. As of this version, you must choose your preferred timing for any romances you install; the standard speed is one hour, meaning that the minimum real time between romance lovetalks is one hour.

The BG1NPC Project: Branwen's Romance Core (teen content)

This component will allow Branwen to romance a male PC. As of this version, you must choose your preferred timing for any romances you install; the standard speed is one hour, meaning that the minimum real time between romance lovetalks is one hour.

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