BG1 NPC Project

This mod is complete and available from the Downloads page. You can also view the full readme from the mod or use any of the links at left to learn more about this mod.

This mod is not actually for Baldur's Gate, but the Baldur's Gate Tutu mod or Baldur's Gate Trilogy, which convert BG to be played in the BG2 engine. Starting with version 12, the same package works on both Tutu and BGT.

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), and you can find it on the downloads page.

Final wrapup of content for the BG1 NPC Project took over a year of work and testing by members from all over the IE Community. This wrapup phase incorporated new quests, recoded the project to install natively on both Tutu and BGT, and provided an expanded set of tweaks to add to the experience of BG using the BG2 engine.

The original project was divided into three phases:

• Phase 1: Banter pack (each character initiates banters with others NPCs and with PC) - Released in May 2004
• Phase 2: Quests and Interjections (the characters comment on the game's events, some has personal quests) - Released in November 2004
• Phase 3: Romances (with Ajantis, Branwen, Coran, Dynaheir, Shar-Teel and Xan) - Released in October 2005