For the EE games, the main aim of this mod is to provide the possibility to remain in the BG1 "world" after Sarevok is defeated. Original progressing/ending of the game will be done by talking to Duke Belt inside the Palace.
For EET, it also adds the possibility to move on to BGII by skipping SoD completely. This was included because it was easy to add, not because I think it should be skipped. (Also note that there might be mods that expect SoD events to have happened in BGII.)
For BGT, the main component of the mod adds some praise for the PC to Duke Belt's dialogue and removes some oversights with regard to references to Sarevok after he died.
There are several optional components that give more flavor to the situation and prepare for the SoD story events in all games. For most additional content I was inspired by how Baldur's Gate city looks in SoD. Three components are for SoD/EET only.
Main Component (Required)
For BG:EE, BG:SoD, and EET, this component adds the following functionality:
- prevent end of game/transition to SoD after Sarevok's death: after the "Sarevok died" movie, the game returns to the Undercity Temple
- add basic dialogue to Duke Jannath (if Jannath is still alive and present)
- erase references to Sarevok as new Duke etc. in dialogues of city folk after his death (includes new lines with slightly altered text to consider that he is already dead)
- door to Palace will be open
- Duke Belt will be alive and inside the Palace
- Duke Belt will name the PC Hero of Baldur's Gate
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in dialogue with Duke Belt, player can decide to
- remain in the BG1 world
- leave the BG1 world and move on with the game (BG:EE: end of game, SoD/EET: SoD campaign starts)
- (EET only) skip SoD completely and start BGII directly.
For BGT, this component removes some oversights with regard to references to Sarevok after his death.
More Flavor to Hero of Baldur's Gate (Includes PC's Residence Inside Palace)
For all games, Duke Belt gives the PC quarters on the third floor of the palace.
For BGT, this component also adds more lines to Duke Belt's dialogue after defeating Sarevok, reflecting the PC to be the "Hero of Baldur's Gate".
The room in the northwest of the 3rd level in the palace will be assigned to the PC. A servant will be there to instruct about the PC's personal chest: it is the "same" one that is used in SoD to transfer the items to the first camp. This chest (at the far west of the room) will now be unlocked. For SoD/EET the content will be moved to the "same" chest inside the SoD campaign (in bd0103.are) automatically. For all EE games, all chests inside the PC's room will be emptied, the contents will now be inside the drawer on the 2nd level of the palace.
This component also changes the dialogues of the guards inside the palace to something more friendly (guards in the cellar will not turn hostile any more) and adds friendly guards in front of the palace, as well.
Short Public Hero Tribute (SoD/EET Only)
This component was split in v3 from the component "More Flavor to Hero of Baldur's Gate" into an optional choice and is for SoD/EET only. The component "More Flavor to Hero of Baldur's Gate" has to be installed.
With this component, the naming of the PC "Hero of BG" will happen in public on the rostrum we all know from SoD (in a really short cutscene).
Sarevok's Unique Items
This component adds unique items to Sarevok that he will drop upon his death: special armor and helmet.
The armor has AC -1, a 30% magic resistance bonus, and weighs 70 pounds.
The helmet has a 5% magic resistance bonus.
The custom BAMs for armor and helmet were created by Tantalus for his Mod "Sarevok Recovery Mod", licensed under "Creative Commons": CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.
Sarevok will drop the items upon his death. They can be looted then.
Sarevok's Sword
This component adds a sword to Sarevok that he will drop upon his death. The sword will not be usable. It is a story item only.
For BGT, the sword of Sarevok will be stolen at Labyrinth exit by someone the PC will meet again in BGII. (This is in accordance to what the Djinni tells about the sword in BGII.)
For EE games, Sarevok's sword can be handed to the Dukes. (This is in accordance to SoD where sources tell that the sword was stolen from the palace.)
Imoen and Duke Jannath (Imoen Gets Residence Inside Palace)
With this component installed, Duke Jannath will be alive and inside the palace and talk to Imoen a little about possible magic training later.
On the third floor of the palace, Imoen will get the room in the southeast. If she is in party, a servant will welcome her there and tell her about her personal chest: it's the one in the far west of Imoen's room ("Imoen's chest" in SoD). The chest will be unlocked. For all EE games, the content of most of the chests will be moved downstairs into the drawer on the 2nd level of the palace. For SoD and EET, the contents of this chest will be moved into the "same" one inside the SoD campaign automatically.
In case Imoen is not in party, she will have taken residence in the Palace top ground and tell the PC about her chest herself.
Imoen's kickout dialogue was altered to reflect her new residence: after receiving her room, Imoen can be sent to the Palace upon kickout. This should be compatible with other "send NPC to wait somewhere" mods (calls higher weighted dialogue which circles back to the normal one if the PC doesn't want her to wait at the Palace).
Duke Eltan Is in the Palace
With this component installed, Duke Eltan will also be alive and in the palace. This component also removes Duke Eltan from the Harbormaster's Building in case he was introduced there e.g. by older versions of bg1re and/or by bg1ub.
For compatibility with bg1re's "Scar's Return" bonus quest, please note: EBG1 is completely compatible with this component from bg1re v3.0 or higher. You can complete and even start the whole Scar's Return Bonus Quest from bg1re after Sarevok's death by talking to Duke Eltan inside the Palace. There is no need to start the quest before Sarevok's death any more.
Note to modders for compatibility: this component introduces a cre file "C#STELTA.cre" which has the DV "ELTAN" and the dialogue "DELTAN2.dlg" with an "always true" dialogue state with the line "~You saved us. You have the gratitude of the city.~", triggered by ~Dead("Sarevok")~.
Do NOT introduce a line that says "~You saved us. You have the gratitude of the city.~" with your own mod for Duke Eltan, or compatibility will be lost.
You can add reply options to this line of EBG1 if your mod gets installed after. To determine the state number of this line in DELTAN2.dlg, use the following code in the tp2, with %deltan2_70% being the variable number of the dialogue state:
//----code to determine a state number--- // Get state for DELTAN2 %deltan2_70% /* ~You saved us. You have the gratitude of the city.~ */ OUTER_SET deltan2_70 = STATE_WHICH_SAYS 70 IN ~c#endlessbg1/translations/%s/DIALOGUES.TRA~ FROM ~DELTAN2~ //---------------------------------------
Flaming Fist Healer Come into Undercity Temple
After Sarevok and his three minions inside the Undercity Temple are defeated, a Flaming Fist Healer and a FF Scout will come into the temple to take away their bodies. They also offer to heal and resurrect all party members and disarm the traps on the Bhaal symbol (note: this does not include the trigger points at the sides for the Battle Horrors). The player can chose not to benefit from this offer.
Elminster Makes an Appearance
Elminster will turn up once again in front of the palace.
There are two install choices:
- jastey's version (as in Version 1 of EBG1)
- Restored BG1 Text (This version restores original lines unused in BG1.)
First Refugees Come to Baldur's Gate (SoD/EET Only)
Time and again, refugees will arrive in BG in front of the palace and talk about trouble far up in the north. There are three waves with a timer of ten ingame days to increase the number, but all are in front of the palace so overall, this is more of a cosmetic thing and will by no means swamp the city with refugees as it is in SoD.
Ophyllis the Treasurer is Inside Palace Dungeon (SoD/EET Only)
Ophyllis the Treasurer from SoD can be met in the Palace dungeon. He will be inside the small office and prepare to take in the PC's gold for safekeeping as per the Duke's request. This will not actually happen as long as the game is in BG1, though.
Denkod in Thieves' Guild Comments on Sarevok's Death
Denkod in the Thieves' Guild, who told the PC where Sarevok went, will still be there when the group comes back and will talk to PC again before leaving.
Skip Thieves' Maze Once After Sarevok's Death
After Sarevok's Death, the exit of the Undercity will skip the Thieves' Maze once and lead directly into the Thieves' Guild. After going in that direction once, the normal entrances will be reactivated so that the Thieves' Maze can be visited normally after that.