Baldur's Gate The Baldur's Gate Series Thread

[IncendiaryDevice]

Weeelll, you are nearing the end of something, but I wouldn't hope that it's the game :p

I must admit, I sure am hoping I complete it before my time's up at least :D

 

[razvedchiki]

im having a real hard time installing SCS into bg2 ee 1.3 on a windows 10 laptop,it fails to install the initial component.
i have install it before in my desktop many times with a multitude of other mods with no problem.

 

[Lacrymas]

Yeah, the default installer for SCS doesn't work. Try this fix - https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/comment/732385/#Comment_732385

 

[razvedchiki]

does it work with version 1.3?

 

[Lacrymas]

I have no idea, but you should try it anyway.

 

[Parabalus]

does it work with version 1.3?

Why would you use the old version though, current one is 2.3?

You can just use BWS, it's even suggested in the post Lacrymas linked.

 

[a cut of domestic sheep prime]

its that I'm starting to get the urge to just play something different for a bit

no one is stopping you.

frankly, the bg series isn't that long, but the first time through if you are reading everything and reloading from time to time, it can be stretched quite a bit.

I must have spent 100 hours on my first playthrough of BG2. Playing quests, reloading, testing other options.

I think I'm nearing the end of Baldur's Gate 2, I've just started chapter 6...

You're almost near the end of the game, but there's still an entire expansion pack for you to go through.

I will say that although the BG series has gets to cheesy levels of power, compared to most games, it at least feels right due to the length. In a game that stretches to hell and back multiple times, it's not so strange that you can hit level 40.

Compare that to NWN2 where you are hitting near godlike levels in the span of a few months and just hanging around one city. It's just more believable in BG.

 

[Lacrymas]

Do people only ever play one game at a time? I'm currently in the middle of 3-4, while also being in the middle of a HoMM 1-4 (maybe 5) marathon, but that will probably take 1 year or more to complete with how infrequently I boot them up, HoMM1 is best played in short bursts.

 

[a cut of domestic sheep prime]

I usually play one game at a time unless I've played the game before.

 

[octavius]

I'm terrible at multi-tasking and play games with single-minded relentlessness.

 

[razvedchiki]

Why would you use the old version though, current one is 2.3?

i like more the old font and UI.

 

[razvedchiki]

i used the fixpack and got up to installing the ai component where it failed the install due to

"Failure("resource [%BLESS%.spl] not found for 'COPY'")" for the SCS Component 5900: Initialise AI components."

i searched around and many had the same issue before but no solution.

 

[Parabalus]

Why would you use the old version though, current one is 2.3?

i like more the old font and UI.

You might try looking at some of the UI mods for 2.3, I think there are some that mimic old SoA.

 

[razvedchiki]

i will try to install it on to 2.3 with some UI mod then.
or try the big picture thing but i see that also it has its fair share of problems.

 

[Lacrymas]

I managed to get it to run along with Spell Revisions. I don't know exactly what I did, but I remember googling it and coming across the solution and I remember that you didn't have to install SR along with it if you don't want to.

 

[razvedchiki]

i dont use spell revisions,the mods i use with scs are these

-ascesion
-rogue rebalance
-atweaks
-unfinished business
- almaterias restoration project.

i have installed them countless times before with no problem,dont know what this new devilry is about.

 

[Parabalus]

i dont use spell revisions,the mods i use with scs are these

-ascesion
-rogue rebalance
-atweaks
-unfinished business
- almaterias restoration project.

i have installed them countless times before with no problem,dont know what this new devilry is about.

I have basically that + UI mod + some content from a BWS install in November I think, went without a hitch.

I'd try installing that on Bg2 with BWS, if it fails try to install BWS EET with those, if that fails try manually - no need to get your hands dirty.

 

[octavius]

- almaterias restoration project.

Is it any good?
The author seems to be somewhat of a character; a Polish tranny.

 

[GarfunkeL]

Even better, don't use the fucking EEs. All the relevant and interesting mods have been polished and fixed for BGT use.

 

[razvedchiki]

so i tried the big world set up,all worked fine until it froze at installing scs midway.
i will try again today.

 

[GarfunkeL]

The last time I did a clean BWS install, I didn't encounter any problems. It can "hang up" occasionally because it's doing disk intensive stuff, or more likely it wants input from the player. If you can't find a screen requiring you to press Y or N, just run BWS again and it should work. Problems generally arise when you install a buttload of mods as you'll run into conflicts. The setup program is pretty good about warning you of such issues though.

 

[razvedchiki]

it hang up on scs for about 1 and a half hour,after i cancel it i checked weidu and saw it had installed everything exept some scs stuff and atweaks.
i used ub,restoration project,rr,scs,atweaks,quest pack.

 

[razvedchiki]

so i gave it a try today,it froze again at halfway installing scs,i exited and reinstalled again and it continued from where it had stopped.
what i noticed is that its extremely slow,im on 4 hours and havent finished yet,and that is on a ssd.
the same mods in my desktop dont take more than 40 mins-1 hour.

it finaly finished after 5 fuckng hours what the fuck,also despite rogue rebalance always must be before scs in the load order it placed some components after scs WHAT A FUCKING STUPID TOOL

 

[Melcar]

It takes a while. I recently found out that if you bif (or whatever) your install folder it speeds up things considerably. At least it does so when running the game under Wine.

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[razvedchiki]

everything excluding scs installed quickly.