Glam Vrock

Yeah, Flara wants to look into the mines, so if you clear them out before recruiting her, she'll take off. Should probably have mentioned that in the overview. You don't have to bring her with you; as long as she's been in the party at some point before chapter 3, she won't go anywhere.

My bad on the missing Continues, though.

BDBARD01 is a combat script extracted from Siege of Dragonspear. If you're playing on Tutu, you're definitely not using SoD, so it shouldn't appear anywhere else.

Just a few bits and pieces to whet your appetite, and to highlight a few of the conversations you're less likely to see, either due to alignment conflicts or class redundancy. Also threw a little Vynd/Littlun snippet in there, because these two playing off each other is my favourite thing and you should totally try them together.

Dave/Ajantis

Flara/Baeloth

Littlun/Edwin/Dynaheir

Moidre/Eldoth

Vynd/Littlun/Perdue

Gibberlings Three

Remember Vynd, the lovable drow assassin NPC for Baldur's Gate 1? He made some friends. We don't know how it happened either, but they're ready to set aside at least a few of their differences and join your party.

Glam's NPC Pack adds five colourful new characters to Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition, Tutu, BGT, and EET. Use them standalone with your favourites from the original BG cast, or recruit them all at once; the choice is yours!

Visit the project page, download page, and forums today!

Overview

Glam's NPC Pack adds five playable NPCs to Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition, Tutu and Trilogy. From left to right, they are:

DAVE: Human Priest of Talos. Chaotic Evil.
FLARA: Human Dragon Disciple. (Vanilla Sorcerer in Tutu/BGT.) Chaotic Neutral.
LITTLUN PLUNKETT: Halfling Archer. Neutral Good.
MOIDRE: Dwarven Defender. (Vanilla Fighter in Tutu/BGT.) Lawful Neutral.
VYND: Drow Assassin. Neutral Evil.

See their full profiles in the readme!

Note that while all NPCs except Littlun are not supposed to care about reputation, this feature is not supported in BGEE. Maybe the 2.6 patch will fix this! Maybe the 2.6 patch will come out someday! The world is full of mysteries.

FAQ

Where are they again?

DAVE: Beregost, near the obelisk
FLARA: Nashkel, Belching Dragon Inn
LITTLUN: Bear River (Area N of Gnoll Stronghold), southwest corner
MOIDRE: Beregost, Red Sheaf Inn
VYND: Beregost, Burning Wizard Inn

Do I have to use all of them together?

No! Each character can be recruited independently, and will banter with the other mod NPCs and the original Bioware cast.

Is there player-initiated dialogue?

Yes, but not all options are available immediately. More dialogue will unlock as their friendship talks and quests progress. If they have nothing to say, check back later.

Will kicking them out break the friendship?

No. All NPCs can be removed from the party at any time and told to wait where they are or at an inn.

Will they leave if I take too long about their quests?

Littlun will want to do something immediately after being recruited, which she will make clear. Otherwise, no.

I can't take Moidre's helmet off!

I know.

I just want Vynd, and I already have the standalone mod. Do I need to download this one instead now?

No. Other than his interactions with the new characters, Vynd hasn't changed. You aren't missing anything.

That's fair, but it's also possible for moments like that to lose their impact if they happen too often. Banters are one thing since they're always spaced out, but if every interjection turns into a four-way conversation, it kind of breaks the flow.

As for crossmod, I'm up for it, but hey, let's give the other modders a chance to decide what they think of these guys first. Is Finch's author even still around?

Don't read too much into the version numbers; I'm not a coder by heart, and I don't know a damn thing about the conventions involved.

That said, there are some special interjections here and there where two or more mod NPCs will play off each other; for instance, Vynd and Flara at the excavation site. If I'm going to be adding anything, it'd probably be more of those. It adds some interaction beyond the usual random banters, and makes them feel more like a group, not just individuals who happen to all be following the same person.

It's very easy to overdo that stuff though, and I don't want to turn the whole game into Baldur's Gate: Hijinks, guest-starring Charname. I'll wait to gauge people's response before I start piling more dialogue in.

Thanks, that's done the trick. Next time I'll be sure to start building in classic BG. Going back and fixing everything is a pain.

On 5/10/2019 at 8:08 AM, Vlan said:

BGT players are getting lonely, but Glam Vrock created no non-EE version of his mod.

Be lonely no more.

Hey folks. I released a beta for a BGEE mod recently, and I'm now trying to make it compatible with Tutu/BGT. However, some NPCs are crashing the game when I try to spawn them. I assumed this was an issue with the expanded BGEE character colour palette not being backwards compatible, but I've since changed all the colours to fit the original game's palette, and I'm getting the same issue; it fixed a couple of the characters, but not all of them. I don't think it's the equipment either, as some characters are only wielding normal items from the game itself. What else would cause an NPC to crash the game the instant they're spawned?

So I made him some friends. Go check them out!

That does seem to be a sticking point. Vynd was supposed to be for backstabbing and poisoning rather than general utility, but some people just want a thief to be a thief, which is fair. I'll be including an option in the next version (and BG2) to make him a trueclass or Fighter/Thief multi.

Yes, but not right now. I've got some other stuff in the works first.

Vynd is now available for public download. Thanks, CamDawg!

Don't be shy.

It's from Lineage II, cropped as close as possible to hide plate armour, functionless skeletal wings and bootleg Soul Edge.

VYND
“Why leave? Because in the Underdark, there are mind flayers, beholders and aboleths. Up here, there are sheep. And trees. So I weighed things up and I thought, you know what? How bad could a little sunburn possibly be?”


LOCATION
Burning Wizard Inn, Beregost.


STATS
Str: 16
Dex: 19
Con: 15
Int: 16
Wis: 10
Cha: 11
Race: Elf (Drow)
Class: Assassin
Alignment: Neutral Evil
Proficiencies: Long Sword, Dart


BIOGRAPHY
"When asked about his past, Vynd wonders aloud how you'd feel if some nosy bastard you barely know asked for your life story. You've pieced together that he's not new to the surface world, and he left the Underdark by choice. Beyond that, he remains a mystery. A snide, abrasive mystery."

Vynd is found in Beregost looking for work, and seems to consider his presence on the surface a non-issue. He is unashamedly self-interested, with a sometimes acidic, sometimes childish, but always relentless sense of humour.


FEATURES
Vynd includes banters with all Bioware NPCs, numerous interjections, a friendship track, and a soundset kindly provided by Icewind Dale.

Player-initiated dialogue becomes available after the first timed friendship talk. However, not all dialogue options appear right at the beginning. More conversations are unlocked as the friendship track progresses, so be sure to check back!

Sick of reputation management? No worries. Vynd knows that being liked has advantages. Though evil in alignment, he'll stick with you no matter how popular you are, and fits right in with a good-aligned party. Unless it includes Kivan. Be warned. Sadly, this feature is not currently compatible with Enhanced Edition.

Huge thanks to G3 for providing this jerk with a home, to Kulyok for her Branwen BG2 NPC tutorial, to cmorgan for crossplatform code, and to everyone else who's made BG:EE compatible mods. Couldn't have made sense of this mess without you.