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[EithelRuin]

Ok, I built an enormous game out of:
BP-BGT-NeJ-CtB-DSotSC-SoBH
Exnem Vault v4
Deeper Shadows of Amn
Mordan's Xmas Mod v1.0
Ajoc's Minimod Weidu v1.6
Planar Sphere Mod v2.0
Planar Sphere Return v2 Weidu
FR & ROV v3
Unfinished Business 13 (without the Valygar part and the kits stuff)

A few (possible) problems right from the start:
1. I dunno how the World Map should look for this huge mod but it looks fine, having the initially visible places for both BGI and BGII. However, when I start playing the CtB early Candlekeep (chores) stuff, the world map says that I'm in Athkatla. Isn't that where BGII actually starts?
2. Experience! Ok, when I manage to check in the short scene in Irenicus dungeon, the experience is 100 as it is supposed to be after the it has been altered. But when I start the chores in Candlekeep, it is 89000 or something of the sort. Earlier, both times it showed 89000. I figured out that the patcher didn't quite work because I couldn't find the VB6 package before installing the monster. Now I have it and tried again - same thing. Then I just hex-edited BGMain.exe. The result is the problem I described...
3. Maybe this doesn't belong here but I'll mention it anyway. Accidentally, in Candlekeep I tried stealing. Of course, Gorion came to punish me . Well, that was the end for me. It got me stuck in a cut-scene, locked in a room. I waited for about 5 min with no change, except for the kid-character just nodding his head now and then.
4. Also, whenever I load, I gets me to a black screen and everything only appears when I hit space (pause). Then when I hit space again (unpause), the menu frame disappears. I think this signifies something fubared big time but I've never encountered such problem in any forums (and believe me, I've been tracking the mods ever since I heard of the BP and the chance to play a lot of things in one - TeamBG, PlagueZone and the forums here). Anyways, I hope you guys have ideas what the problems might be... I hope I don't read soon "Reinstall all"...

[Ascension64]

1. I dunno how the World Map should look for this huge mod but it looks fine, having the initially visible places for both BGI and BGII. However, when I start playing the CtB early Candlekeep (chores) stuff, the world map says that I'm in Athkatla. Isn't that where BGII actually starts?
2. Experience! Ok, when I manage to check in the short scene in Irenicus dungeon, the experience is 100 as it is supposed to be after the it has been altered. But when I start the chores in Candlekeep, it is 89000 or something of the sort.  Earlier, both times it showed 89000. I figured out that the patcher didn't quite work because I couldn't find the VB6 package before installing the monster. Now I have it and tried again - same thing.  Then I just hex-edited BGMain.exe.  The result is the problem I described...

These are because you start a BGII game. The Candlekeep sequence is from Check the Bodies. Not bugs. If you start a BGI game, then you will appear in Candlekeep (and on the world map as well) with 100 XP.

3. Maybe this doesn't belong here but I'll mention it anyway. Accidentally, in Candlekeep I tried stealing. Of course, Gorion came to punish me . Well, that was the end for me. It got me stuck in a cut-scene, locked in a room. I waited for about 5 min with no change, except for the kid-character just nodding his head now and then.

The Candlekeep portion of CtB is game-breakingly buggy. I suggest avoiding to play it for now.

4. Also, whenever I load, I gets me to a black screen and everything only appears when I hit space (pause). Then when I hit space again (unpause), the menu frame disappears. I think this signifies something fubared big time but I've never encountered such problem in any forums

This is because you have your GUI hidden. Press H to bring it back. The black screen might be BGII loading up. Where in the game exactly is your game saved?

[EithelRuin]

Thanks for the quick reply...

These are because you start a BGII game.  The Candlekeep sequence is from Check the Bodies.  Not bugs.  If you start a BGI game, then you will appear in Candlekeep (and on the world map as well) with 100 XP.

Well, I knew it was CTB but I didn't know when it is supposed to happen when installed on BP-BGT. And I do start a BGI game... At least that's the button I press. What the game is doing, I dunno... Anyway, I tried clicking the BGII buton and I saw the warning "BP only, no BGT". Continued anyway and what? I saw the BGI movie and started as I wanted to - from present-day Candlekeep and with 100 XP. Weird way for my game to go wrong...
Maybe a problem - before I saw my character standing in front of the inn, I was showed a text anim saying in the title that a banshee has been released from her tomb. WTF? - maybe a mod thingie I've forgotten about?

This is because you have your GUI hidden.  Press H to bring it back.  The black screen might be BGII loading up.  Where in the game exactly is your game saved?

haha, true... it's been an year or so since I last played an IE game so I've forgotten the H button. Probably I pressed it by mistake or something

[Ascension64]

OK, looks like you need a re-install.