IceWind Dale 2

sidewayz24 · September 29, 2012

So, I was attempting to put IceWind Dale the original with the HoW and LolT expansions on my Samsung Galaxy S3 but it kept not working. I think it might have been something to do with the widescreen mod not recognizing IWD and it being in 4:3 ratio while my phone is in 16:9. I have the latest version downloaded form the main page, and all the files in my phones directory.

Anyways, I would rather get IWD2 on anyways as the new rules look like fun. So, while installing I have come across a few questions.

-I am assuming that I should delete the setup-xxxxx.exe files after installing the mods and before putting them into my phones App-data/net.sourceforge.gemrb folder?

Also, when installing the widescreen mod, it never asked about GemRB, is this just not in the mod anymore and doesn't matter?

-I am using a version of IWD2 that was purchased from the Gamestop Digital Download app. I am pretty sure it is similar in the way the GOG ones are but not 100% on that. Will this be a problem?

-My phone displays in 1280x720, it also has a taskbar at the top of the screen, should I account for this when patching the resolution on the game?

-After inspecting the files I put into my GemRB directory, I noticed the Override folder has folders for each game, What should be done about these? Anything special?

I will post more if something goes wrong, which I am sure will. xD

Anyways, thanks for the help in advance.

SyntaxError · September 29, 2012

IWD2 support is rather poor compared to the other games

yes you do need to account for the status bar when using widescreen mod.

for GOG versions you often need to add something like CD1 = path/to/game/folder/data

so that gemrb can find all the data

sidewayz24 · September 29, 2012

IWD2 support is rather poor compared to the other games

yes you do need to account for the status bar when using widescreen mod.

for GOG versions you often need to add something like CD1 = path/to/game/folder/data

so that gemrb can find all the data

Oh, so IWD2 is not very stable then?

Hmm, I guess I will just stick with the original then.

How many pixels do you think the typical status bar is? It is about the same size as the iPhone status bar.

Also, do I need to do anything about the Override folder that I had to put into my GemRB directory from downloading the latest version online, and not from the store? And do you know why the widescreen mod says taht my IceWind Dale is unsupported? Does the widescreen mod not work for the first IWD and expansions?

lynx · September 29, 2012

nothing extra needs to be done with the overrides. You can leave exe files around, they're just a small waste of space.

sidewayz24 · September 29, 2012

Ok, since IWD with the expansions do not want to allow me to install the widescreen mod, I am going to just use BG2. I am installing all the mods, and should I install the widescreen mod shorter on the hight aspect to acocunt for the Taskbar? Or just in the cfg file? Thanks.

sidewayz24 · September 29, 2012

Well, I went with IWD with default res, but I'm editing the GemRB file, and am I supposed to edit both the cfg file and the GemRB.cfg SAMPLE file as well?

lynx · September 29, 2012

a sample is a sample ...

and both res' as you've surely read by now.

sidewayz24 · September 29, 2012

Ok, so after getting on and trying to run it I get an error on the logs after:

Initialize Search Path

Invalid Path given: /mnt/sdcard/app-data/net.sourceforge.gemrb/portaits (Portraits)

Invalid Path given: /mnt/sdcard/app-data/net.sourceforge.gemrb/CD1/data (CD1/data)

Invalid Path given: /mnt/sdcard/app-data/net.sourceforge.gemrb/CD1/data (CD4/data)

Invalid Path given: /mnt/sdcard/app-data/net.sourceforge.gemrb/CD1/data (CD5/data)

Invalid Path given: /mnt/sdcard/app-data/net.sourceforge.gemrb/CD1/data (CD6/data)

My GamePath= looks like this: /mnt/sdcard/app-data/net.sourceforge.gemrb

I have my CD1 in a Data folder, and then CD2 and CD3 are labeled correctly. There are no CD4,5 or 6. Is this where I should go into the SAMPLE file and delete those lines or something? Not really sure what to do here.

Also there is no portaits folder in either the GemRB directory or the IceWind Dale directory, so why is it looking for this?

Also I get an error for the GUI script:

Check if .GUIScripts/CUIClasses.py exists!

It does. It started up and held a black screen for about 5 seconds. So far its the closest I have gotten this to work.

There is no CD paths in the GemRB CFG file. So I am very confused as you are telling me one thing, but when i open my file that only reads as: GemRB (no.cfg, the file type is CFG) there are like maybe 8 things to change at most. When I open the GemRB.cfg (the file type is SAMPLE) it has all kinds of things to change including CD paths.

I looked into a different thread and someone was posting the same file as the SAMPLE file. So, can you please explain what one is to be edited..... Because there is like literally nothing to refer to while installing these games other than search google for other forums and other peoples problems and try to tie them toyour own problems. Too bad I can't find anythig else about what I am having aproblem with. Been spending the last three days trying to get this to work and I am getting pretty annoyed with wasting hour after hour installing and reinstalling and tinkering and retinkering and editing and re-editing, with nothing working.

SyntaxError · September 30, 2012

you are worrying about nothing with the paths. If you dont need them then ignore the errors.

clearly you are giving a wrong guiscript path or the path isnt readable by gemrb and it sounds like you are neglecting to change the file extension for "sample" to "cfg"

sidewayz24 · September 30, 2012

how do I change the file extension from SAMPLE to CFG?

Figured it out, now just working on the strings.

sidewayz24 · September 30, 2012

Ok, so now my problem is when I start it up, it says it can not find the following files:

data/Progtest.bif

data/Progtes2.bif

movies/MovEnd.bif

movies/MovIntro.bif

Also, it keeps telling me that my GUIScripts has either GUIClasses "missing" or GUIDefines. This is based on how I string my GUIScripts path. If I direct it to the GemRB main directory, it tells me GUIClasses is missing. Looks like this:

Check if /mnt/sdcard/app-data/net.sourceforge.gemrb/GUIScripts/GUIClasses exists!

If I direct it to have the GUIScripts at the the end, it looks like this in the Log:

Check if /mnt/sdcard/app-data/net.sourceforge.gemrb/GUIScripts/GUIScripts/GUIDefines exists!

Not sure what is wrong here, both of the files are in the folders.

Almost there, so close. Just for reference I am trying to run BG2 now.

lynx · September 30, 2012

Those bifs are irrelevant, don't worry about them.

Both *py files are in the same folder. I don't know where they're installed on android, but the config that came with it has the correct path or the demo wouldn't work. On my system the guiscript tree looks like this:

$ ls gemrb/GUIScripts/
Actor.py			 GUIClasses.py		GUISTORE.py	ie_stats.py		   LUSpellSelection.py
AutodetectCommon.py  GUICommon.py		 GUIWORLD.py	include.py			Makefile.am
bg1/                  GUICommonWindows.py  ie_action.py   InventoryCommon.py    maze_defs.py
bg2/                  GUIDefines.py        ie_feats.py    iwd/                   MetaClasses.py
BGCommon.py          GUIOPTControls.py    ie_modal.py    iwd2/                  Portrait.py
CMakeLists.txt       GUIOPT.py            ie_restype.py  LevelUp.py            pst/
CommonTables.py	  GUIRECCommon.py	  ie_slots.py	LUCommon.py		   Spellbook.py
CommonWindow.py      GUIREC.py            ie_sounds.py   LUProfsSelection.py   test/
DualClass.py		 GUISAVE.py		   ie_spells.py   LUSkillsSelection.py  TextScreen.py

sidewayz24 · September 30, 2012

they are in the GUIScript folder in the GemRB directory in my phone. Both of them.

sidewayz24 · September 30, 2012

My GemRB.cfg looks like this:

I edited the files after the "Here be dragons" part after this happened and the same thing happened so I tried to direct it myself.

#####################################################

# #

# This is the GemRB Configuration file. #

# Here are defined some default parameters for #

# basic configuration and paths definition. #

# #

# Parameters are defined as a Name=Value pair #

# The Value can be of three types: #

# - String #

# - Integer #

# - Boolean #

# #

# The String value is represented as follows #

# i.e. H:\GemRB\plugins #

# Integers are defined as follows #

# i.e. 12723 #

# Booleans are represented as 1 or 0 in this file #

# #

# Lines starting with # are ignored #

# #

#####################################################

# #

# Game Type [string] Use one of the following #

# values: #

# #

# auto Attempt to autodetect game type #

# #

# bg1 Baldur's Gate #

# bg2 Baldur's Gate 2 : SoA or ToB #

# tob Baldur's Gate 2 : ToB (obsolete) #

# iwd IceWind Dale (no How or ToTL installed)#

# how IceWind Dale : HoW or ToTL #

# iwd2 IceWind Dale 2 #

# pst Planescape Torment #

# (More will come) #

# #

#####################################################

GameType=bg2

#####################################################

# Game Name [string] Title for GemRB window, use #

# anything you wish, e.g. Baldur's Gate 3: RotFL #

#####################################################

GameName=Baldur's Gate 2

#####################################################

# Video Parameters #

#####################################################

#NOTE: SCREEN width and height can NOT be ARBITRARY without installing the

# widescreen mod: http://www.gibberlin...net/widescreen/

#Resolutions supported by the original games (gemrb) are:

# * 640x480 (except in iwd2)

# * 800x600 (bg2, iwd:how, iwd2)

# * 1024x768 (bg2, iwd:how, iwd2)

# * 1280x1024 (bg2, iwd:how, iwd2)

#Screen width

Width=1280

#Screen height

Height=720

#Bits per pixel [integer:16,32]

Bpp=32

#Fullscreen [boolean]

Fullscreen=1

# Delay before tooltips appear [milliseconds]

TooltipDelay=200

#####################################################

# Audio Parameters #

#####################################################

# #

# All volume options are in percents, with 100 #

# being the normal and default volume #

# #

#####################################################

# Choices: openal (default), sdlaudio (faster, but limited featureset), none

#AudioDriver = openal

# Volume of ambient sounds

#VolumeAmbients = 100

# Volume during movie playback

#VolumeMovie = 100

# Volume of background music

#VolumeMusic = 100

# Volume of sound effects

#VolumeSFX = 100

# Volume of PC or NPC voices

#VolumeVoices = 100

#####################################################

# Case Sensitive Filesystem [boolean] #

# #

# If your installed game files are residing on a #

# case sensitive filesystem (ext2 on Linux) then #

# you need to set this value to 1, it has no #

# effect on Windows #

#####################################################

#CaseSensitive=1

#####################################################

# GUI Parameters #

#####################################################

# #

# GemRB may enhance the GUI of the Infinity Engine #

# games (so far only in bg2) creating functionally #

# new buttons or scrollbars where they weren't #

# present in original games. It may improve its #

# usability, but is not quite compatible with #

# mods changing graphics and alignment in the *.chu #

# files (e.g. the buttons will appear in old #

# coordinates and may stop being clickable). #

#####################################################

# Enable all gui enhancements ? [integer]

GUIEnhancements = 15

#####################################################

# Debug #

#####################################################

# Do not play intro videos [boolean], useful for development

SkipIntroVideos=1

# Draw Frames per Second info [boolean]

DrawFPS=1

# Hide unexplored parts of a map

#FogOfWar=1

# Enable debug and cheat keystrokes, see docs/en/CheatKeys.txt

# full listing

#EnableCheatKeys=1

#####################################################

# Paths #

#####################################################

# Game Paths [string] #

# #

# These are the paths where the Game you want to #

# play is installed. #

# Enter the full path to the directory. #

#####################################################

GamePath=/mnt/sdcard/app-data/net.sourceforge.gemrb/

CD1=/mnt/sdcard/app-data/net.sourceforge.gemrb/

CD2=/mnt/sdcard/app-data/net.sourceforge.gemrb/CD2/

CD3=/mnt/sdcard/app-data/net.sourceforge.gemrb/CD3/

CD4=/mnt/sdcard/app-data/net.sourceforge.gemrb/CD4/

CD5=/mnt/sdcard/app-data/net.sourceforge.gemrb/CD5/

#####################################################

# GemRB Cache Path [string] #

# #

# This is the path where GemRB will store the #

# cached files, enter the full path to the GemRB #

# Cache directory. #

#####################################################

CachePath=/mnt/sdcard/app-data/net.sourceforge.gemrb/cache

#####################################################

# GemRB Save Path [string] #

# #

# This is the path where GemRB looks for saved #

# games. #

# Enter the full path to the directory containing #

# e.g. the 'save' subdirectory. #

# #

# You do not have to specify this if you use save #

# subdir in the GamePath directory. #

#####################################################

SavePath=/mnt/sdcard/app-data/net.sourceforge.gemrb/save

###### HERE BE DRAGONS #############################

# You shouldn't need to change any paths below this point.

#####################################################

# GemRB Path [string] #

# #

# This is the path where GemRB is stored, just #

# enter the full path to the GemRB executable #

#####################################################

GemRBPath=/mnt/sdcard/app-data/net.sourceforge.gemrb/

#####################################################

# GemRB GUI Scripts Path [string] #

# #

# This is the path where GemRB GUI scripts are #

# stored, usually these are in the GemRB directory #

# Enter the full path to the directory containing #

# the 'GUIScript' subdirectory. #

#####################################################

GUIScriptsPath=/mnt/sdcard/app-data/net.sourceforge.gemrb/

#####################################################

# GemRB Plugins Path [string] #

# #

# This is the path containing GemRB plugins #

# - shared libraries (.so) on Unixes, or #

# DLLs (.dll) on windows. #

# Enter the full path to the directory. #

# #

# You may need to specify this path if running #

# GemRB from source directory on Linux. #

#####################################################

PluginsPath=/mnt/sdcard/app-data/net.sourceforge.gemrb/plugins

#####################################################

# Custom Font Path [string] #

# #

# This is the path where GemRB looks for non-BAM #

# fonts (ex TTF) #

# #

#####################################################

#CustomFontPath=

#####################################################

# Game Data Path [string] #

# #

# This is the subdirectory under GamePath where #

# game data files are stored. #

# #

# You probably do NOT want to specify this! #

#####################################################

#GameDataPath=data

#####################################################

# Game Data Override Path [string] #

# #

# This is the subdirectory under GamePath where #

# game data override files are stored. #

# #

# You probably do NOT want to specify this! #

#####################################################

#GameOverridePath=override

#####################################################

# GemRB Data Override Path [string] #

# #

# This is the path where GemRB looks for the GemRB #

# data override directory. #

# #

# You probably do NOT want to specify this! #

#####################################################

#GemRBOverridePath=C:/Program Files/GemRB-v0.7.1

#####################################################

# Input Parameters #

#####################################################

#whether or not to use software keyboard on devices that support one

#UseSoftKeyboard=1

#Adds a gutter around the screen for scrolling

#TouchScrollAreas=1

#####################################################

# MouseFeedback #

# Bitfield with reserved bits for disabling #

# the mouse. Those bits cannot be set via config #

# #

# Show mouse+tooltips = 0 #

# Hide mouse = 1 #

# Hide tooltips = 2 #

# Hide mouse+tooltips = 3 #

#####################################################

# For a strictly touchscreen device we recommend

# Changing this to 3.

# default is 0

MouseFeedback=3

#####################################################

# Touch Gesture Input Parameters #

# Requires SDL 1.3 or later #

# All "NumFing" settings must be > 1 and < 5 #

# NumFingScroll and NumFingKboard cannot be equal #

#####################################################

#NumFingScroll=2

#NumFingKboard=3

#NumFingInfo=2

#####################################################

# END #

#####################################################

sidewayz24 · September 30, 2012

This is the log with the same cfg as above but nothing changed below the "Here be dragons" line.

http://paste.debian.net/194529/

This is with the above cfg with the changes below the "here be dragons" line

http://paste.debian.net/194530/

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