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[Niewiem]

Hi all

I have been gone for a long time and wanted to ask quick question.
Is normal BGT updated for BWS - because I saw some drama and that a lot of people that were working with BWS left. I wanted to know if I can use BWS to install a megamod for old game versions or do I need to do it manually (following Leonardos BWP maybe? )
 

[Arm-chair]

Well, I suppose why not? BWS is just install tool, so you can use actual version or even a bit older one.

Hi all

I have been gone for a long time and wanted to ask quick question.
Is normal BGT updated for BWS - because I saw some drama and that a lot of people that were working with BWS left. I wanted to know if I can use BWS to install a megamod for old game versions or do I need to do it manually (following Leonardos BWP maybe? )
 

[Chevalier]

Hello Old Friends,

 

I am having this problem in the video below with BWS:

 

Any help would be appreciated.

[The Imp]

My guess ... your first EET install ?

...

You need the "Modmerger tool" to install mods into your BG1EE game.. as the EET uses that to then convert all those things to the BG2EE.

[Chevalier]

Yes, my first EET install.     When I have it worked out I plan on making an install guide video so I thank all of you for your help & you will be helping others too. I think I have followed directions correctly. I see the new sod-dlc folder & other files as seen below.   I did note that when the Modmerger tool was running it didn't see sod-dlc.key (see video) but there now is one in the folder.  Is that a problem?  I am still getting what I think is the same problem in earlier video.

 

Video:

 

[Psykotik]

Why don't you use EE Mod Setup Tool? It takes care of installing everything you need. Should you want to add any mod, it has never been so easy.

 

It's dedicated to installing EET:

https://github.com/E...up/EE-Mod-Setup

[Chevalier]

Because I don't know about it?  That is was an install program.  I will check it out, thanks.

[Jenavee]

Because I don't know about it?  That is was an install program.  I will check it out, thanks.

 

I wouldn't waste time on that, personally - it's a ripoff of BiG World Setup, made by someone who rage-quit to make their own Thing when no one wanted to drop support for the original games *and* EET in favour of supporting *only* EET.

Edited by Jenavee, 07 November 2018 - 09:37 AM.

[Chevalier]

I hear you Jenavee, but EE Mod Setup tool has many more mod options than BWS.  I have not been following recent history in the BG Mod world, but I know of it of old.

 

Now I have another problem.  I am getting lines or really squares as seen in the video below:

https://youtu.be/ys8hFiPCTJc

 

What mod is causing this?

[The Imp]

What mod is causing this?

If you don't --change-log the file, we can't say. And it's "which", not "what"...
But I'll give you the general descrioption for what: see-
The reason for the lines is that the EE engine utilizes a new file type to be able to zoom in, among other things, and the change was made via the old type of file. Usually, most mods for EE, have their own updated version for this reason... meaning that unlike Jenavee says, there's a good reason to support EE only versions of mods... unless the mod maker wants to do the extra effort of co-creating mods for both file types and bloat their mod arhives with useless data and commands they might not entirely understand or care for... just cause there's users that haven't converted to the new engine, yet.
Yes, weidu today has handle-media -commands that do this to both non- and with-EE that need their own files, but there's also animations, item icons etc that too add to this bloating.

Edited by The Imp, 07 November 2018 - 11:35 AM.

[Chevalier]

Thank ALIEN!  I see that it is early in the install process so I will reinstall!  And good info Imp!

 

I am going to make a new set of install guide videos.  I will include a warning about this.

[Chevalier]

I would Really Love one last update for BWS for Classic BGT!  I would then include it in the Install Guide videos partly as a comparison between mods for Classic BGT & EET (right now really looks like BWP is the way & maybe too much for most players).

[Niewiem]

Chev you need to wait a little bit
check this link from Alien
https://forums.beamd...ers-and-players

It's time to release "Project Infinity" ALPHA version  Note to BWS users: at this time, there is no point to use this app.

Features:
- should run 
- should work with ANY game version
- being able to check for new version, display info and button to update
- being able to scan extracted mods folder and display weidu mods and their components
- being able to display weidu mod version
- being able to copy all selected mods into selected game folder
- being able to install all selected mods using own-defined install order
- being able to uninstall all mods from selected game
- being able to create simple logs of mod directories, duplicated tp2 files
- being able to sort all selected mods using own-defined install order, loaded from file

It is early alpha but Alien is working on a better tool than BWS

[Chevalier]

A better tool would be great!

 

I have been around the BG modding world as long as it has existed.  Just because someone is working on something does not mean it will get completed or what the time frame will be.   So if a working, not necessarily final, version will be out in 2 or 3 days sure! or even 2 or 3 weeks.  Much longer, which means things can come up in the mean time & the project never completed.   Now this alpha version looks from the post to be something for people to test, not ready for general public use.  I would like to make, have made but not released & need to remake them, Install Guide videos.  I have learned not to push modders or tool builders for completion dates, now if they volunteer them that is great!

 

I very much want to be able to show why people might want to chose between BGT & EET versions to play.  I have got EE Mod Setup Tool working, something better would be great, and can recommend it & show how to use it.  So if the time to update the mod list for BWS is longer then when a Beta version of Project Infinity will be released then sure I am happy to wait.

 

To Be Clear this is not anything about Alien, but what has been my experience with modding.

[Niewiem]

I think that the problem is:
a) Alien is developing new tool but it will take some time before it will be 100% working
b) There is no one that updates list of BWS for classic games for a loooong time so it would also take a lot of time (and there is no one doing that)

So you can either
a) use old version
b) update list yourself
c) wait for new tool

 

[Sergio]

d) Use BG classic version and go for BWP.

Edited by Sergio, 15 November 2018 - 01:03 AM.

[Niewiem]

I would Really Love one last update for BWS for Classic BGT!

yeeeeeeeaaaaah - like this discussion was not about classic versions - installing with tool is a lot easier than doing BWP especially if you want to edit what you want to install

[Chippy]

Hi folks,

 

I recently tried a mega-mod with the Big World Picture and utterly failed (I only got as far as it unpacking all mods into its own download folder) and was pointed towards this mod here:  https://github.com/B...p/BigWorldSetup

 

The thing is I'd prefer to do a non-EE setup. I was hoping the BWS worked with the original CD version, but on setting the install path, it doesn't recognise the file structure. Is there an older version I can use? As it seems this version may be exculsively for the EE's?.

 

Many thanks for your work

[Sergio]

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Edited by Sergio, 21 January 2019 - 04:14 AM.

[The Imp]

WARNING

 

DO NOT USE BWS

 

IT IS NOW OUTDATED AND NOT SUPPORTED ANYMORE

 

IF YOU GOT BALDUR'S GATE TRILOGY, YOU HAVE A WORKING ALTERNATIVE, BWP

Hah, rather, the exact details depend on which exact mods you want to combine into a game. You want to use the latest and most broken mods in the index, of course you run into problems. But there are other more established mods that will work better and without any problems. And no nee to manually do a darn thing.