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November 11, 2023: Released v2.0 of Zakrion for BG2! This version includes romance conflicts for Beamdog romanceable NPCs, a bug fix regarding Desharik, and an additional alternative portrait.

Hello and thank you for the kind words! Oh! You're definitely right about that. Thank you for reporting this to me. I'll be sure to fix that in the next update.

Sure thing!

November 5, 2023: Released v2.0 of Zakrion for BG1! This version includes additional interjections, an event talk, and one more talk in Zakrion's Semi-Romance path.

You only need to install one of them. The "Zakrion_BG1-v1.2.exe" uses the G3 installer and makes it more user-friendly to install, in my opinion. "Zakrion_BG1.zip" is for anyone who doesn't want to use the G3 installer and wants to extract the files themselves. Or, if one of them doesn't work, the other should work! (Thanks for reminding me to make sure I label those zip files with the version numbers too! )

No worries at all! He has romance conflicts with Anomen. As for Dorn and Rasaad, he registers the romance if it goes too far... but, going through his dialogues, I don't think he has a "final confrontation" or interjections in their romance. I suppose that needs to be rectified!

Thank you so much!! I hope you have fun with him!

Zakrion has content for both SoA and ToB. The romance in SoA is similar to the BG1 "semi-romance", where you have to finish his friendship track before attempting to pursue the romance. With all that said, he has 11 Friendship Talks + 9 Known/Unknown Romance Talks. In ToB, he has around 4 Friendship Talks, while his Known and Unknown Romance Tracks have 6-ish talks.

Sure, I'll remove the mentions - thanks for the advice.

Thank you, thank you!

1. The kit from S&F is included. I wanted to explicitly give credit and call out that it was from S&F. 2. Thanks for letting me know. Some of the credits I grabbed from other readmes and others I looked up on a wiki a while ago, so it is possible that those tools are no longer maintained by the same people or have more people maintaining them. It looks like for most of the tools, I credited the original creator? Regardless, I'd be more than happy to rectify it.

This Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn and Throne of Bhaal mod continues Zakrion's story from Baldur's Gate I. Zakrion is a True Neutral Human Duelist (kit from Sword and Fist), and he can be found after the pirate encounter in the Sea's Bounty Tavern. The mod includes custom portraits, voicing, and a soundtrack, player-initiated dialogues, items, quests, a friendship track, two romance paths with a Female Human, Elf, Half-Elf, or Halfling PC, and numerous banters and interjections. Download Project Page Readme Forums Last but not least, a massive thank you to G3 for hosting Zakrion!

October 20, 2023 Update: Zakrion for BGII: SoA and ToB has arrived! This year has been a loooong year, to say the least, so thank you all for your patience and understanding! Lastly, I want to give a massive thanks to @Lava, because without your encouragements/conversations and your max level debugging and BAM creation skills, Zakrion for BG2 would have taken me a lot longer, and he wouldn't have cool items (especially, his furry companion)!

Please post any bugs or typos that you may come across for the Zakrion BG2 NPC mod here.

Overview Zakrion NPC mod introduces a True Neutral Duelist (kit can be found in Sword and Fist mod) to BG2:EE. Alternatively, his class can be changed to Swashbuckler. The mod includes custom portraits, a friendship track, two different romance tracks (a known PC and unknown PC from BG1), items, quests, numerous banters and interjections, and custom voicing. Lastly, Zakrion can be found after the pirate encounter in the Sea's Bounty Tavern. FAQ Q1: Is there a particular NPC I should bring along? A1: No one in particular. He banters with everyone. Q2: How do I continue my "semi-relationship" with Zakrion in BG2? A2: There are a couple of pivotal dialogue options that the player must pick in order for Zakrion to "remember" his past with the PC. When given the options, choose the options that are related to the his past with you. Q3: Will I miss out on anything if I don't bring Zakrion to Brynnlaw? A3: If you intend on experiencing Zakrion's entire storyline, I would highly recommend taking him to Brynnlaw with you. Q4: Is he EET compatible? If not, will he be in the future? A4: He is currently not EET compatible, but I do plan on making him EET compatible in the future. Q5: Will he have crossmod content? A5: He does not currently have any crossmod content, but I would definitely like to collaborate with the fantastic modders in the community to create some crossmod content!

I'm glad you had fun with Zakrion in your party! Although, the newest version (v1.2) of Zakrion BG1 includes the option to switch his class to Swashbuckler

All I can say is... soon

Love that!! Although, I think he'd much rather be on the seas instead!

July 23, 2023: Released v5.3 of TBL. This version fixes Nalia's SoA looping banter bug.

Hello! It has been a while since the last update... I recently completed his first test run, but I still want to do a few more checks and his proofreading is in-progress! The end of testing is nearing.

I haven't made as much progress as I would've liked, but progress is still being made! Thank you for your kind words, I'm getting closer to finishing up his test run. I'm starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel! Making Zakrion for BG1 EET is still in-progress, but it's on the back burner. Finishing up testing for BG2 Zakrion is my first priority. If you're asking if Zakrion will recognize a PC from BG1, the answer is yes! But, you'll have to pick specific dialogue options when first meeting with him to "help him remember".

EET compatibility is on my list of to-dos, but his BG2 will not be EET compatible when first released. At the future time of release, his BG1 & BG2 versions will be separated into two mods.

Thanks for the encouragement, Acifer! It's much appreciated.