I require modding tools!

Sirick

I'm making my first Baldur's Gate mod. A new NPC with all the things that go along with that.
Before I start blindly stumbling around, I figured I would ask those in the know.
So recommended tools, tutorials would be greatly appreciated.

Creating and implementing NPC's, dialogue, areas, items, music, voice. All that great complex stuff.

I had hoped with the release of the Enhanced Editions there would be some shiny new modding tools. But I have yet to see any. I guess it's old school for me!

AstroBryGuy

Many of the old tools are still being used to develop mods, e.g. WeiDU, DLTCEP, Near Infinity. The tools have been (or are being) updated to support the EE games. WeiDU v236 was recently released with support for EE games, DLTCEP was last updated in November, and there is a development version of Near Infinity with support for BGEE/BG2EE.

Near Infinity: https://github.com/NearInfinityBrowser/NearInfinity/releases
DLTCEP: http://sourceforge.net/projects/gemrb/files/Utilities/
WeiDU: http://weidu.org/main.html#weidu

prophet1

To add to AstroBryGuy's links:

IESDP: http://iesdp.gibberlings3.net/index.htm
Tutorial index: http://www.shsforums.net/topic/36781-comprehensive-ie-modding-tutorial-index/ (non-EE, but still very useful)
Converting a vanilla mod to EE: http://forums.gibberlings3.net/index.php?showtopic=25609

Sirick

Thank you very much!
I had a vague knowledge of how to mod and which tools to use, but it is far better to be pointed in the right direction by those in the know.