Introduction

The goal of this mod is to ensure that each Bioware NPC gets their fair share of banters with each other. We also intend to expand on friendships and relationships between the various NPCs; the friendship between Mazzy and Aerie, for example, or the peculiar relationship between Jaheira and Viconia. Currently, the mod includes banters mainly for Shadows of Amn, with two for ToB (between Minsc and Aerie).

We hope you enjoy this mod as much as we have enjoyed making it!

Visit the website or forum for all the latest updates.

Installation

IEP Extended Banter is a WeiDU mod, and is very easy to install. Simply un-rar iepbanters_v1.rar (WinRAR into your Baldur's Gate II directory, run "setup-iepbanters.exe" and follow the instructions.

To uninstall, simply run "setup-iepbanters.exe" again and follow the prompts.

Mod Details

The Extended Banter component adds numerous banters between the Bioware NPCs, humorous, serious or otherwise. Your companions are people too - surely they deserve more talking time! This release includes the following banters for SoA:

• Aerie/Anomen [2]
• Aerie/Imoen [3]
• Aerie/Mazzy [8]
• Aerie/Minsc [4]
• Aerie/Valygar [2]
• Aerie/Yoshimo [1]
• Anomen/Viconia [2]
• Anomen/Minsc [4]
• Cernd/Imoen [1]
• Cernd/Viconia [2]
• Edwin/Viconia [5]
• Haer'Dalis/Imoen [1]
• Haer'Dalis/Minsc [1]
• Imoen/Jaheira [2]
• Imoen/Korgan [2]
• Imoen/Minsc [3]
• Imoen/Viconia [3]
• Jaheira/Minsc [2]
• Jaheira/Keldorn [2]
• Jaheira/Viconia [8]
• Keldorn/Valygar [2]
• Korgan/Viconia [2]
• Minsc/Viconia [1]
• Nalia/Viconia [3]
• Valygar/Viconia [2]
• Viconia/Yoshimo [1]

The Extended Minsc/Aerie Interaction ToB component includes two banters for Aerie and Minsc in Throne of Bhaal.

The Imoen Retrospection Dialogue component adds a new dialogue with your foster-sister Imoen in Throne of Bhaal.

The Anomen Wake-up dialogue component adds a new dialogue to the Anomen romance. In the original romance, there was no "morning after" dialogue with Anomen for after you had slept with him, something that both fans and the original writer of the Anomen Romance, David Gaider, found unsatisfactory. This component adds a morning after dialogue written by David Gaider on the Attic forums with additions from Kulyok.

The Conflict Revisions component includes conflict revisions, which allow the PC to intervene before NPC disagreements turn ugly. It revises the following conflicts:

• Edwin/Keldorn
• Edwin/Minsc
• Edwin/Valygar
• Keldorn/Viconia

The Restored Aerie/Jaheira/Anomen interjection in Underdark component, strangely enough, restores an interjection into the Underdark if you're in a romance with them.

The Banter Accelerator is a more customizable version of jcompton's Banter Accelerator script available in the PPG Banter Pack, modified and redistruted with permission.

Compatibility

IEP Extended Banter is a WeiDU mod, and therefore should be compatible with all WeiDU mods. It has been tested on several different installations, and has so far worked perfectly. If you encounter any bugs, please report them on the forum!

As of version 1.1, IEP Extended Banter is now BGT Compatible.

Keep in mind that the IEP Banter Accelerator will uninstall any previously installed banter accelerator, including the accelerator included in BG1 NPC. This is for compatibility reasons, but it does mean that you should take care with larger installations including other accelerators.

Credits

For support or questions, please visit the mod forum, or send a PM (Personal Message) to K'aeloree.

Thanks to Ascension64 for helping with BGT compatibility!

Programs/tools used in creation:

• WeiDU
• Near Infinity
• ConTEXT
• Infinity Explorer
• DLTCEP
• IESDP

Version History

IEP Extended Banter v4.0:

• V4.1: Fixed Jaheira/Imoen banter issue
• V4.0: Added restored interjection, fixed several bugs, included fixed German translation, included Russian translation by Cutter, Hawkmoon, Austin & arcanecoast.ru

IEP Extended Banter v3.0:

• V3.2: Fixed an Imoen/Minsc stutterbug (thanks to aVENGER and Wisp for finding this!), fixed Jaheira banter bug (thanks to Leomar), fixed a Cernd/Viconia bug
• V3.1: German translation by Toran added
• V3.0: 11 new banters added, re-added previously removed Imoen/Minsc banter, Imoen "Retrospection" dialogue with PC added, Anomen "wake-up" dialogue added

IEP Extended Banter v2.0:

• V2.0: 19 new banters added, LOCALS changed to GLOBAL, one banter moved to J files, changed to Bioware-style grammar, blank sound file added to start of banters

IEP Extended Banter v1:

• V1.3: Jaheira/Viconia stutter bug fixed and healing banters actually heal NPCs
• V1.2: Now properly BGT compatible. (ENDOFBG! > ENDOFBG1) - thanks cmorgan!
• V1.1: Several typos fixed, now BGT compatible!
• v1.0: 42 banters, 4 conflict revisions and Banter Accelerator