[Mod] Champion of Bhaal Lite for EET
Mapek
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Howdy everyone!
I am happy to release a very short rendition of an old French BGT mod known under the name Le Champion De Bhaal. This mod is a EET compatible translation of that old mod HOWEVER with an important distinction. This is NOT the complete original mod, only a small, minimal fraction of it.
What it includes is:
-Oswald — Wizard Slayer
-Geoffroy — Fighter/Thief
-Alinea — Blade
-Barni — inn worker with a small informational dialogue; no original quest
-English/adapted dialogue and portraits
-Existing EET player voice resources assigned to the three recruitable NPCs
What it does NOT include:
-Bhaal's dungeon / unfinished dungeon sequence
-Trials, Blood Tears, dungeon bosses, Cespenar/final reward material
-Barni cellar quest
-Old CDB merchant replacements
-Old BG1 companion relocation/replacement patches
-Old CDB startup/XP/gold/transition logic
The original mod NPC's do not have banters, interjections or friendship path and as such this is retained. This short mod is done out of respect for Cocrane - author of Le Champion De Bhaal mod. Cocrane's mod did not have finished dungeons and quests yet so I did not integrate them into this version. This is simply a port for EET.
The only area in the whole game that has been modified is Helm and Cloak inn in Baldur's Gate. Unlike the original mod it does not overwrite but patches the inn additively, and inserts Barni (innkeeper's assistant) and 3 joinable NPC'S - Oswald, Geoffroy and Alinea which can be recruited there and even travel with the player to Siege of Dragonspear portion of the game (none has any content outside of unique join/leave dialogue and biography). Their original kits have also been updated - Oswald from a fighter/thief became a Wizard Slayer, and Alinea from a Bard became a Blade whilst Geoffroy stayed as Fighter/Thief. All three are available at Helm and Cloak.
Dialogues of the NPC's have been altered delicately to make more sense lore-wise and not refer to the adventures and areas that were never finished by Cocrane. They each possess an English soundset from the game files (not custom).
Compatibility / additive design
- EET only.
- New NPCs are created from uniquely named CDB Lite CRE resources.
- Existing Helm & Cloak NPCs are not replaced or deleted.
- `BG0116.BCS` and `BG0118.BCS` are extended additively; `BG0117.BCS` is untouched.
- Existing EET content, including the Helm & Cloak / Maulers material, is left in place.
- No `PDIALOG.2DA` entries are added and no existing companion dialogue is modified.
- No incompatibility with other mods are expected, however if there are such inform me.
How to install:
-Click in the zipped mod to download it.
-Put the contents of the folder in the game directory (CDB_Lite, setup-cdb-lite.exe and setup-cdb-lite.tp2 files should go to EET directory).
- Click on setup-cdb-lite.exe and follow the instructions.
- New Game is not required providing you haven't been to Helm and Cloak yet.
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I know the sentiment. I really wanted to have the dungeon but unfortunately it is pretty much first of all unrecoverable, and second of all if the author didn't finish it so out of respect and copyright I will not create my own because he might still be/or will be working on it. This is why this is called Lite version, because it is only a port on EET and is really 'Lite' in content, and includes the only sensible things that actually do work.
Trust me, if I could, I would go for the dungeon right away but even the original mod didn't quite finish the dungeon content, or area itself so I cannot just go and make my own version. I do understand you perfectly, this pained me too