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Mod impressions: IWD:EE Quest Mods

inethineth Member Posts: 746
edited June 2023 in IWD:EE Mods
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This thread provides an overview of available mods that add or expand quests, or at least add new encounters, to Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition.

Table of contents:
  • 2000s
    • Unfinished Business for Icewind Dale
       
  • 2010s
    • Afaaq, the Djinni Companion
    • Sarevok57's Mega Icewind Dale Mod
       
  • 2020s
    • Tale of Our Lady Dreamless
    • Below & Below Inn
    • Terror of the Skineater
    • Night of the Blinking Dead
    • The Rediscovery of Kuldahar
    • Snowytoes Hamlet
       
  • Abbreviations used
  • See Also

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  • inethineth Member Posts: 746
    edited June 2023
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    Jun 2000 — IWD is released.
    Feb 2001 — IWD:HoW is released.
    Jul 2001 — IWD:TotL is released.


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    Unfinished Business for Icewind Dale is an old quest mod that predates the Enhanced Edition of the game.

    Most of this mod was actually integrated into the official IWD:EE, but one quest component was excluded, so players who want that component in IWD:EE still need to install this mod.

    The component in question adds extra steps to acquiring Marketh's badge in Lower Dorn's Deep (ch6a).

    To start the new content:
    • Follow the main story-line (ch6a) to reach Marketh in Lower Dorns Deep. Rather than immediately giving himself up like in the unmodded game, he taunts you and teleports away, forcing you into a game of cat and mouse.

  • inethineth Member Posts: 746
    edited June 2023
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    Oct 2014 — IWD:EE is released.


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    Afaaq, the Djinni Companion adds a joinable companion (CG Djinni Fighter/Mage) with some quest content.

    As a companion, he is unusual in that he works more like a familiar (doesn't take up a party member slot; has no inventory screen; doesn't take a share of the party's experience rewards; levels up on his own), and cannot permanently die.

    Afaaq's quest content consists primarily of being hunted by members of the Host Tower of the Arcane, which leads to additional combat encounters at certain points along the game's main story (ch2, ch4, ch5, HoW).
    (Note that this is completely different quest content than the BG2 version of the same mod.)

    To get him to join:
    • Follow the chapter 2 main story to defeat Yxunomei, loot the djinni lamp off her body, put it in a quick-item slot, and interact with it.


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    Sarevok57's Mega Mod is not a quest mod per se, but it does add some memorable new combat encounters to the game – in addition to beefing up most existing combat encounters (e.g. by giving enemies new abilities and better AI) and making various rule changes geared towards power-gamers.

    Unfortunately, this mod overwrites the game's data files instead of using WeiDU to patch them, and as a result is only compatible with the old IWD:EE version 1.4 (and not the current 2.x), and also not compatible with other mods.

  • inethineth Member Posts: 746
    edited June 2023
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    Tale of Our Lady Dreamless adds the new worldmap location "Frozen Pond" (ch1+), which offers a quest with a short dungeon-crawl portion.

    An ominous corrupting power lies over this small lake in the Spine of the World, where it has been luring people and causing them to drown. An attentive adventuring party may discover that things weren't always like this here, and that a peaceful resolution may be possible...

    To get to the new area:
    • Loot the "Old Book" from the priestess of Auril in the Vale of Shadows (ch1), to mark "Frozen Pond" on your worldmap (south of Kuldahar).

    Guides:


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    Below & Below Inn adds a new quest hub to the Spine of the World: An inn serving travellers south of Kuldahar (ch1+).

    It offers several shopkeepers, and a few mini-quests.

    To get to the new area:
    • Talk to "Writer" in Kuldahar (outdoors, near the tavern). He marks "Below & Below Inn" on your worldmap.

    To start the quests there:
    • Widow and peace of mind: Talk to the Widow outside the inn.
    • Furry new friend!: Find a bone on a shelf in the basement kitchen of the inn.
    • That's a lot of berries!: Talk to the cook in the basement kitchen of the inn.
    • Travelling Man: Talk to Klaxar in the basement corridor of the inn.
    • Miss Love and her passion: Talk to Miss Love in the tent outside of the inn, and offer your services.
    • Below & Below Inn: Family problems: Talk to both Old Below and Young Below in the inn.

    Guides:


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    Terror of the Skineater sends the party on a short but combat-heavy excursion to the maze-like "Dark Forest" - a gloomy place inhabited by skeletal creatures that seemingly serve a greater monster.

    To get to the new area:
    • Talk to "Ellianh" in Kuldahar (outdoors, near Gerth's Equipment Shoppe). He marks "Dark Forest" on your worldmap.

    Guides:


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    Night of the Blinking Dead offers a short dungeon-crawl adventure (mid-to-late-game) that doesn't take itself too seriously.

    A friendly Beholder asks the party for help with recapturing its lair, where something has gone terribly wrong...

    To get to the new area:
    • A "Cute Floating Eye" appears in Kuldahar (near the fountain) once your party leader has over 160,000 experience points, and teleports you to the "Old Beholders' Lair" if you agree. From then on, you can leave and return to it via the worldmap.


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    The Rediscovery of Kuldahar expands the town of Kuldahar (ch1+) by adding new side-areas, characters, shops, and many mini-quests.

    Most notably, it adds the "Lower Clearing" – a district of Kuldahar at the bottom of the cliff on which the main Kuldahar map is placed.

    To get to the new districts:
    • Lower Clearing:
      Can be entered via a new door on the main Kuldahar map.
    • Upper Kuldahar:
      See the side-quest of the same name below.

    To start the new quests in Kuldahar proper:
    • Lack of Charisma: Ask barkeeper Whitcomb in the Root Cellar in Kuldahar about the papers on his bar.
    • Spinters and Paws Will Never Be Friends: Talk to the 'Tamed Dog' in Kuldahar (outdoors, near the mage tower).
    • Of Boar and Tusk: Talk to the Ghost Boar who appears every night on the "Boar's Knoll" in Kuldahar.
    • In Need of a Nice Evening: Talk to Imma in the cave south of the inn in Kuldahar.
    • Strange Signs: Click the symbols on the wall in the cave south of the inn in Kuldahar.
    • Snack for a Goblin: Follow-up to "A Girl That Wants to Climb" (see below).
    • Magic Vessel: In chapter 4, the main quest takes you to Upper Dorn's Deep. Find the "Unusual
    • Roar That Cut the Skies: Kuldahar's scout asks you to meet him in his cave.
    • The Missing Cousin: Talk to Groptti in Kuldahar (outdoors, near the mage tower).
    • Upper Kuldahar: After completing the Vale of Shadows (ch1) main story portion, tell Whitcomb (in the Root Cellar tavern in Kuldahar) about Lysan.

    To start the quests in the Lower Clearing:
    • The Lost Squirrel: Talk to Borwynn who stands by the upper-right house in the Lower Clearing during daytime.
    • The Arcane Book: Talk to Moonn-Teel in the Lower Clearing.
    • Mushrooms for the Hungry: Talk to Fathercrow in the Lower Clearing.
    • Mushrooms, Hunger and a Brighter Future: Follow-up to "Mushrooms for the Hungry".
    • I Don't Wanna Be Buried...: Talk to Lady Arcklaux in the Lower Clearing.
    • That Little Evil Thing I Created...!: Follow-up to "I Don't Wanna Be Buried".
    • Melody of the Stone-Cold Lands?: Click the giant rock head on the right edge of the Lower Clearing.
    • A Girl That Wants to Climb: Talk to Mimirma at the tree trunk in the Lower Clearing.
    • Telescope and the Star Atlas: Talk to "Bool, the Stargazer" who lies on a ledge in the Lower Clearing during night-time.
    • Some new fishing lure: Talk to the "Fishing Townsperson" who stands in the bottom-right corner of the Lower Clearing during daytime.
    • Toadeus' New Home: Find "Lord Toadeus" in Dragon's Eye (requires the mod "FindIt IWD Item Pack").
    • Snake Egg: Find the "Snake Egg" in Dragon's Eye.
    • Jeweller's Study: Talk to the jeweller in the Lower Clearing after you find the Heartstone Gem but before you report back to Arundel.

    Guides:


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    The Snowytoes Hamlet mod adds a halfling settlement to the Spine of the World (ch3+).

    It offers two shops, a few mini-quests, and a short dungeon-crawl.

    The dungeon-crawl leads the party to the nearby "Starpool Valley", and revolves around a black pyramid that has been causing nightmares.

    To get to the new area:
    • After you've defeated the end-boss of chapter 2, "Hog Beesponge" approaches you on your way back out of Dragon's Eye and marks "Snowytoes Hamlet" on your worldmap.

    To start the quests there:
    • Snowytoes Hamlet: Starts when you learn about the hamlet (see "To get to the new area" above).
    • Where are these glasses?: Talk to Old Mister Broomdust outside the top-left house in Snowytoes Hamlet..
    • Hidden Tragedy: Follow-up to "Where are these glasses?".
    • The Peeler of All Apples: Talk to Naelän Redgrass outdoors in Snowytoes Hamlet while you have the dagger Applebane in your inventory.
    • Young Archeologists: Approach Velamie Patchandee, who appears outdoors in Snowytoes Hamlet after you've done some other side-quests there.
    • Deliver of Yondalla's Symbol to Lonelywood: Talk to Keedie Codslurp, who stands outdoors in Snowytoes Hamlet during day-time.
    • History of the Drow II: Talk to Boodynka in her house in Snowytoes Hamlet.
    • Nightmares Under the Snow: Talk to Elder O'Kemmy in her house in Snowytoes Hamlet.

    Guides:

  • inethineth Member Posts: 746
    edited June 2023
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    • Games (IWD:EE, IWD, HoW, TotL, IWD2, BG1, SoD, BG2, PST)
      • IWD:EE = Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition
      • IWD = Icewind Dale
      • HoW = Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter [expansion]
      • TotL = Icewind Dale: Trials of the Luremaster [expansion]
      • IWD2 = Icewind Dale II
      • BG1 = Baldur's Gate
      • SoD = Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear [expansion]
      • BG2 = Baldur's Gate II
      • PST = Planescape: Torment
    • IWD chapters (ch0, ch1, ch2, ch3, ch4, ch5, ch6a, ch6b, HoW, TotL)
      I used these abbreviations to document when in the Icewind Dale game different quest content becomes available:
      • ch0 = Prologue (Easthaven).
      • ch1 = Chapter 1 (Kuldahar, Vale of Shadows, Temple of the Forgotten God).
      • ch2 = Chapter 2 (Dragon's Eye).
      • ch3 = Chapter 3 (Severed Hand).
      • ch4 = Chapter 4 (Upper Dorn's Deep).
      • ch5 = Chapter 5 (Wyrm's Tooth).
      • ch6a = Chapter 6a (Lower Dorn's Deep).
      • ch6b = Chapter 6b (Frozen Easthaven).
      • HoW = Heart of Winter expansion.
      • TotL = Trials of the Luremaster expansion.
    • Alignments (LG, NG, CG, LN, TN, CN, LE, NE, CE)
      I used these abbreviations to document the alignment of NPCs:
      • LG = Lawful Good
      • NG = Neutral Good
      • CG = Chaotic Good
      • LN = Lawful Neutral
      • TN = True Neutral
      • CN = Chaotic Neutral
      • LE = Lawful Evil
      • NE = Neutral Evil
      • CE = Chaotic Evil

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  • MistercuriousMistercurious Member Posts: 43
    Hi ineth!

    Really cool that we now have some reference about the quest mods for IWD(EE).

    Thanks for the great work!

    One question: Will you also cover FindIt and ForgeIt mods by lava?

    I haven't found any reference on these mods anywhere yet...

    And if I decide to mod the Marketh encounter, how do I catch him after he teleports away???

    Thank you!!!
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