[mod] Verr'Sza BG2EE
LavaDelVortel
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Verr'Sza for BG2 is now available. Note that this is a very eary version and some parts of the mod may need some testing. You are using it on your own responsibility.
Special thanks to people who supported me greatly in this release as well as many others - especially @Artemius_I, SoulF and Vinci.
The mod should be installed before entering AR1201 (the first Windspear part of Firkraag's dungeon) - it's best to install it before starting the whole Windspear quest. Verr'Sza may be joined on the mentioned area. Check it well.
DOWNLOAD LINK
ABOUT THE MOD:
The mod brings back Verr'Sza, the rakshasa companion, to Baldur's Gate 2. It's a continuation of Baldur's Gate and Siege of Dragonspear NPC, written by the same author. However the mods was written to allow continuation of the partnership between the Child of Bhaal and Verr'Sza, it is possible to start a brand new relationship with Verr'Sza, instead of continuing BG1 content.
Verr'Sza is an evil malee ranger; a man who's not always much concerned about law of the men. He is practical and follows rules set by himself and his idea of how things should be done. Yet he is also interested in learning. He's not crude. He's not reckless, even though he's not an example of patience, he undestands some matters need different kind of actions and attitude.
Mod includes romance (for both male and female Bhaalspawns), which may differ slightly, depending if you're continuing your romance from BG1 or not. Note he will not start a romance with lawful good characters.
If you continue BG1:SoD romance, expect an additional companion, a character that appeared in the SoD content and who's name I will not provide to avoid spoiler... and to make you discover this yourself. The additiona character is a bard.
Note that due to NPCs attitude and language, content of the mod may be considered explicit. The mods was written with adult players in mind.
The mod brings back Verr'Sza, the rakshasa companion, to Baldur's Gate 2. It's a continuation of Baldur's Gate and Siege of Dragonspear NPC, written by the same author. However the mods was written to allow continuation of the partnership between the Child of Bhaal and Verr'Sza, it is possible to start a brand new relationship with Verr'Sza, instead of continuing BG1 content.
Verr'Sza is an evil malee ranger; a man who's not always much concerned about law of the men. He is practical and follows rules set by himself and his idea of how things should be done. Yet he is also interested in learning. He's not crude. He's not reckless, even though he's not an example of patience, he undestands some matters need different kind of actions and attitude.
Mod includes romance (for both male and female Bhaalspawns), which may differ slightly, depending if you're continuing your romance from BG1 or not. Note he will not start a romance with lawful good characters.
If you continue BG1:SoD romance, expect an additional companion, a character that appeared in the SoD content and who's name I will not provide to avoid spoiler... and to make you discover this yourself. The additiona character is a bard.
Note that due to NPCs attitude and language, content of the mod may be considered explicit. The mods was written with adult players in mind.
Special thanks to people who supported me greatly in this release as well as many others - especially @Artemius_I, SoulF and Vinci.
The mod should be installed before entering AR1201 (the first Windspear part of Firkraag's dungeon) - it's best to install it before starting the whole Windspear quest. Verr'Sza may be joined on the mentioned area. Check it well.
DOWNLOAD LINK
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Thanks for this! Can he be summoned through the Pocket Plane in a ToB-only playthrough?
Actually you may let me know how ToB works, because it's been less tested than SoA, hah.
Does this mod require the most recent version of BG2:EE to be installed? I try to install it but I keep getting an error message (I have a version of BG2:EE from before SoD's release installed).
No crossmod at the moment because I’m a lazy bum. It’s on the to do list.
Also, I found a small bug : when I enter the area just south of Beregost, the reputation penalty associated with Verr’Sza disappear; I get my 2 points of rep back. It’s nothing big, because when I save/load, the penalty applies again. It might be because of my install, because I play with lots of mods, but I think I should mention it anyway.
So, for my question... Since I intend to take him in BG2EE and my character is romancing him, I’d like to know more about that other npc that will tag along with us, just to plan my party selection. Also, since I’m a jester myself, I’d like to know what type of bard we’re talking about. If I change that npc to, say, f/m/t, will I break something ?
Anyway, you can pm me or put this stuff in spoiler tag to keep things secret. Thanks a lot !
The new character is Phalh - his brother's kid you meet in Siege of Dragonspear if you decide to continue the romance in the DLC. Out there he is just a boy, but in BG2 he is more like a teen (yeah, I know, very little time has passed, but he's still not an adult in BG2 and... who know, perhaps rakshasas grow faster! Draconis got old quite fast, hah). He should know already how to take care of himself and should be equally useful as Haer'Dalis. Perhaps he is even a tiny bit better. He is a blade, too, so he should know how to fight well.
He should also be a big addition to Verr and provide some additional info about him.
So no, it's not just romance. There is more content there. There is a short "friendship" path. You will have to decide if you want a BG2EE-only path or to continue BG1EE/SoD story.
But I've got a stupid question.
When I put the cursor on the edge of the map I don't get the leave the area wheel, just the finger, move there and not available cursor. Don't see anywhere else to go and the merchant is no help. So is there something special I'm missing or have I stumbled on a bug?
https://gibberlings3.github.io/iesdp/appendices/area_lists/bg2aref.htm
However, I did come across a bug...
After the encounter with saving the adventurer from the dark treants, Phalh continuously repeats this line, "...That was nice. Thank you for sharing your company." I was able to immediately exit the area so he wouldn't initiate the dialogue but if I initialize a PID with him, all he says is that line as well. Unfortunately, the encounter with the ogrillions, force him to initiate dialogue and once again, he repeats that line.
December 2018 - version 0.2:
-Dialogue fixes
-Phalh's script fix
-Area exit fix
-WeiDU update
I keep getting
"
[tb#_compile_eval_buffer/verrbg2/scripts/L#2verr.baf] PARSE ERROR at line 59 column 1-37
Near Text: )
[ChangeStat] not found in ACTION.IDS
ERROR: parsing [tb#_compile_eval_buffer/verrbg2/scripts/L#2verr.baf]: Parsing.Parse_error
ERROR: error compiling [tb#_compile_eval_buffer/verrbg2/scripts/L#2verr.baf]: Parsing.Parse_error
ERROR: compiling [verrbg2/scripts/L#2verr.baf]!
Stopping installation because of error.
ERROR Installing [Verr'Sza - the rakshasa NPC for BG2EE], rolling back to previous state
Will uninstall 355 files for [VERRBG2/VERRBG2.TP2] component 0.
Uninstalled 355 files for [VERRBG2/VERRBG2.TP2] component 0.
ERROR: Parsing.Parse_error
"
when I try to install him on BG2
(it won't let me upload the debug file though >_<)
Are you trying to install on an outdated version of BG2EE...?
no, I don't think so....don't know how to check what version I'm using though >_< (it doesn't have an "update" button next to it in the Beamdog launcher though)
All my other mods install fine
Well the only other explanation is that you installed some other mod that screwed up your .ids files. Really old (read: badly made) mods are likely causes.
I do have quite a mod collection going back years....
I have *deep breath*:
banter pack, eilistraee's song, improved firkraag (just gets copied into a folder), innershade, oversight, reunion, sellswords, tales of the deep gardens, the white queen, unfinished business, wheels of prophecy, quest pack, wings, assassinations, bg2 tweaks, cd tweaks, dungeon be gone, finnjo's bg2 subrace mod, samurai kit, weimer's item upgrade, adrian, ajantis for bg2, bg2 dorn remaster, xmod banter pack, edwin romance + flirts, fade, foundling, gavin, haer'dalis romance, isra, kelsey, sheena, tsujatha, tyris flare (actually, she stopped installing too), xan, and yvette
I really enjoy interaction between Ver and hidden NPC and banters with other characters also. The 2 NPC mod is really great idea and I now uderstand how much space it gives the author to operate. Both characters are really great written and meshes with orginal game easily.
However I would also like to report small bugs:
- Ver has innate ability to set traps, however when I set the trap with him and want to set another trap with him, game always says - you can't set more traps in this area - even thought with my own character (which is thief), I can immediatelly set another traps up to 7 traps in the area original game limit.
- Ver with leveling should be able to cast more priest spells but when I chose priest spells table there is literally nothing - blank page and I can't chose any priest spell for him to memorize. He only have memorized: Dimensional doors, Larloch Minor Drain 2x, Blindness 2x and Mirror Image, but I can't change it or memorize it more with additional levels.
and finally little question regarding hidden NPC: