Can't scroll UI for long list in Character Creation

[Lightbringer]

Hi David,
I'm testing ToF Beta2.  I have installed only base BG1:EE 2.66, DLC Merger, and ToF. I have a full install of ToF, minus proficiencies and a few other rule system changes.

During character creation, when I needed to select from a list of items in the left panel -- and the list was long enough to require scrolling, in most cases there was no scroll bar and the list was truncated to the viewable space.  Note that I did see a full, scrollable list for base classes, up through "Multiclass" at the bottom.  The menus where a long list was truncated include:  Cleric deity selection, favored soul deity selection, fighter-cleric multiclass kit selection, and cleric-mage multiclass kit selection.

I can confirm that UI truncation occurred. When I change my race from human to elf, the bottom-most available deity changes because Baevar and Corellon are added to the top.  Using the arrow keys did not move the selection, and neither did the mouse scroll wheel.

WeiDU.log

[DavidW]

Are you on Siege of Dragonspear or regular BGEE?

(It looks to me as if the SoD UI lacks scrollbars on the kit-selection screen.)

If you are on SoD, you can try hotfixing it by

- opening override/ui.menu in notepad or similar

- searching for the line 'var currentChargenKit'

- on the line immediately below it (before the }), adding

scrollbar    'GUISCRC'

 

[Thacobell]

If you're on SoD, you can also click and drag to scroll the list. Even not on mobile it has that functionality.

[Lightbringer]

Sure enough, it's the SoD UI.

Of note, I don't plan on actually playing with a BG1:EE/SoD install -- this is just for simplicity while testing. I'm an EET player.

Thanks also to @Thacobell. Click and drag works just fine. I would've never thought to do that on PC.

[Thacobell]

That tripped people up for a long time. For awhile, "How are mod kits going to work when you can't scroll SoD's kit list?" was a point of discussion. Nobody really thought to try click and drag for awhile.

[RoyalProtector]

I guess they made it that way because of Android support for the game. Just guessing, a scrollbar in Android would be unwieldy. Should be fixed though, it's confusing as it stands.

Edited December 23, 2023 by RoyalProtector