argent77

Seems to be back online. The numerous downtimes lately may be related to the recent layoffs. That doesn't bode well for the future of the forum.

Great minds think alike. I solved it basically the same way. I'd suggest to post your script in the WeiDU macros thread as well so it doesn't get lost so quickly.

This is caused by the texture format used in EE games to store map background graphics. It may introduce compression artifacts under specific conditions (e.g. at huge or very low contrasts between pixels). It may be possible to optimize compression to make it less noticeable, but it isn't possible to prevent it completely. This is a magnified version to see the differences:

Great stuff! I never thought about using the GUI for that. Thanks for the code! The option to disable stealing from stores didn't work, but I think I found a way to fix it.

Only languages with non-ASCII characters were affected by this issue. English translation should be fine since UTF-8 is backward compatible with US-ASCII.

Afaik the legacy build of the latest WeiDU version should still correctly preserve filenames with non-ascii characters. Download "WeiDU-Windows-*-x86-legacy.zip" from the latest WeiDU Release, unpack "weidu.exe" from the zip file and rename it to "setup-generalized_biffing.exe". Since it is the latest version it shouldn't be "fixed" by WeiDU's auto-update feature, so you don't even have to remove all the other setup executables.

Spellhold Studios Trials of the Luremaster for Baldur's Gate Trials of the Luremaster for Baldur's Gate is a port of the Icewind Dale expansion for the Baldur's Gate series. It is available for BG2:EE, SoD and EET. Version 4.1 updates several lines for the French translation. You can grab the latest release from the download links below. Download: GitHub Forums: SHS, Beamdog Readme

Spellhold Studios Reveal Hidden Gameplay Options This is a mod for all Enhanced Edition games that adds a great number of useful options directly to the game's options menu. These options include the (in)famous debug console, various convenience and graphics options and many more. Version 4.4 adds Italian translation. Links: Forums: SHS, Beamdog Download: SHS, GitHub Readme

HQ-SoundClips for BG2:EE This mod restores original high quality sound clips for the EE NPCs in BG2:EE and EET from an earlier game patch which was replaced with lower quality content by Beamdog in patch v1.3 and later. Version 1.3 provides Brazilian Portuguese translation and labels for Project Infinity. Download: GitHub Discussion: Beamdog Readme

I agree in principle, but that's one of the many limitations of the game engine. Most stuff is added via random treasure tables, and (to my knowledge) it is not possible to selectively disable or enable this mechanism. I'll see what can be done about that. I don't think that a higher price would make a real difference. It's the challenge of collecting the source materials and finding the right person(s) to create the artifact that should have a greater impact on the general experience.

Sorry, I meant half-jokingly that nobody is available to take care of the problem.

I think it was just bad timing. It must have been Sunday evening in Canada when the website went down. I get the impression that in Australia it's always Sunday evening lately.

This is defined globally for all languages. It might be possible to override it by adding definitions to language-specific Lua files, but I haven't tested if or how it works.

Spellhold Studios PS:T Unfinished Business - Reloaded This mod is a continuation of Qwinn's original PS:T Unfinished Business (PST-UB), based on version 4.12, that has been completely overhauled and made compatible with Planescape Torment: Enhanced Edition (PST:EE). Version 2.2 reactivates the debug console for original PST, adds an option to revive dead party members to Mebbeth's store, and provides several more improvements and bugfixes. Download: SHS, GitHub Discussion: SHS, Beamdog Readme

Subtitles in the games are handled via Lua scripting. In BGEE.LUA you can find a nested array "movies" with several entries. movies = { {'intro', 1, 120, 32207, 0, 1}, {'intro', 719, 779, 32166, 1, 1}, {'intro', 809, 869, 32167, 0, 1}, {'intro', 889, 959, 32168, 0, 1}, {'intro', 949, 989, 32169, 1, 1}, -- ...and so on... } Each entry defines a single subtitle. The individual elements of an entry are defined as follows: index 1: name (resref) of the cinematic (without file extension) index 2: starting frame of the subtitle index 3: ending frame of the subtitle index 4: string reference of the subtitle index 5: horizontal text alignment (0=left, 1=right, 2=center) index 6: vertical text alignment (0=top, 1=bottom, 2=center) Btw, the murder cinematic (sodcin03) is already defined in the BGEE.LUA, but has been commented out. If you remove the comments then you'll notice that the timing is off and there are more subtitles than spoken lines. It was probably created for an earlier revision of the cinematic. However, the lines already exist in the game, so you'd only need to adjust the timing. There are no subtitles available for the ambush cinematic (sodcin05), however. Those have to be created from scratch.

Spellhold Studios Trials of the Luremaster for Baldur's Gate Trials of the Luremaster for Baldur's Gate is a port of the Icewind Dale expansion for the Baldur's Gate series. It is available for BG2:EE, SoD and EET. Version 4.0 introduces a new subcomponent that allows you to trade with Hobart before the adventure starts, adds Brazilian Portuguese translation, and provides many improvements and bugfixes all across the mod. You can grab the latest release from the download links below. Download: GitHub Forums: SHS, Beamdog Readme

Improved Archer Kit This mod makes an attempt to rebalance the Archer kit. It adjusts overall power and adds several unique skills and abilities to the kits. Moreover, it offers similar kits for the fighter, thief and paladin classes. Version 4.1 adds Tutu/EasyTutu support, improves the flexibility of Shot abilities and fixes several bugs and shortcomings. The full changelog can be found in the Readme. You can grab the latest release from the download link below. Links: Forums: Beamdog, SHS Download: GitHub Readme

Banter Accelerator The Banter Accelerator is available for all Enhanced Edition games and allows you to define how often party members will banter with each other. Version 1.5 provides Brazilian Portuguese translation and component labels for Project Infinity. Download: GitHub Discussion: Beamdog Readme

Magic Store of Vergadain The mod allows you to acquire a magical artifact called "Magic Store of Vergadain" that provides the means to visit any store you have visited in the past. Getting your hands on this unique artifact involves a small quest of one kind or another. It is available for original BG2, Tutu, BGT, BG:EE, SoD, BG2:EE, EET and IWD:EE. Version 2.3 fixes a bug in the store installation routine of the mod. Download: GitHub Discussion: G3, Beamdog Readme

New release: Magic Store of Vergadain 2.3 Changes: Fixed a comparison bug in the store installation routine

Spellhold Studios Golem Construction for Spellcasters Golem Construction for Spellcasters is a mod for BG:EE, SoD, BG2:EE, EET and IWD:EE. It allows you to build a great variety of different kinds of golems and provides several more golem-related improvements. Version 6.3 provides various improvements and bugfixes as well as Project Infinity support. Links: Forums: SHS, Beamdog Download: SHS, GitHub Readme

Freely Resizeable Combat Log A small UI convenience mod for PST:EE that makes the combat log window resizeable in both directions. Version 1.4 provides French translation and Project Infinity support. Download: GitHub Discussion: Beamdog Readme

Recolored character's toolbar buttons This small UI mod provides recolored buttons for the toolbar displayed at the bottom of the screen to make the enabled/disabled states of the buttons more distinguishable. The mod support BG:EE (without SoD) and BG2:EE. Version 4.3 provides full Project Infinity support. Download: GitHub Discussion: SHS Readme

"Level Up" Icon Tweaks "Level Up" Icon Tweaks is a small UI tweak mod for PST:EE that provides more control over the display of level up icons of party members. Version 2.7 provides French translation and Project Infinity support. Download: GitHub Discussion: Beamdog Readme

Spellhold Studios Reveal Hidden Gameplay Options This is a mod for all Enhanced Edition games that adds a great number of useful options directly to the game's options menu. These options include the (in)famous debug console, various convenience and graphics options and many more. Version 4.3 improves compatibility of the Improved Cheat Menu with Iwdification and SCS and adds more compatibility checks for several GUI mods. Links: Forums: SHS, Beamdog Download: SHS, GitHub Readme