I loved the assignable hotkeys for BG2! It made soloing the game as a Sorceress like a creative magical symphony.
Having started up BG2EE, the assignable keys are the same as in BG1EE. (Feh.) The big news for me was that not all spells have assignable keys! Death Spell is the final entry on the Mage List, which is not the highest level.
If this is already fixed in an upcoming patch, yay and thanks!
@Endarire I can say I miss them too (mainly because I play on an iPad), I can give you a list of the spells and their codes, but I don't know how to set them in the EE. [spoiler]
[Keymap Priest Spells] SPPR101=Bless SPPR102=Command: Die SPPR103=Cure Light Wounds SPPR104=Detect Evil SPPR105=Entangle SPPR106=Magic Stone SPPR107=Protect from Evil SPPR108=Remove Fear SPPR109=Sanctuary SPPR110=Shillelagh SPPR111=Armor of Faith SPPR113=Doom SPPR201=Aid SPPR202=Barkskin SPPR203=Chant SPPR204=Charm Person or Mammal SPPR205=Find Traps SPPR206=Flame Blade SPPR207=Goodberry SPPR208=Hold Person SPPR209=Know Alignment SPPR210=Resist Fire / Cold SPPR211=Silence 15' Radius SPPR212=Slow Poison SPPR213=Spiritual Hammer SPPR214=Draw Upon Holy Might SPPR301=Animate Dead SPPR302=Call Lightning SPPR303=Dispel Magic SPPR304=Glyph of Warding SPPR305=Hold Animal SPPR306=Protection from Fire SPPR307=Remove Curse SPPR308=Remove Paralysis SPPR309=Invisibility Purge SPPR310=Miscast Magic SPPR311=Rigid Thinking SPPR312=Strength of One SPPR313=Holy Smite SPPR314=Unholy Blight SPPR315=Cure Medium Wounds SPPR317=Cure Disease SPPR318=Zone of Sweet Air SPPR319=Summon Insects SPPR401=Cure Serious Wounds SPPR402=Animal Summoning 1 SPPR403=Free Action SPPR404=Neutralize Poison SPPR405=Mental Domination SPPR406=Defensive Harmony SPPR407=Protection from Lightning SPPR408=Protection from Evil 10' radius SPPR409=Death Ward SPPR410=Call Woodland Beings SPPR411=Poison SPPR412=Holy Power SPPR414=Cause Serious Wounds SPPR415=Farsight SPPR416=Cloak of Fear SPPR501=Animal Summoning 2 SPPR502=Cure Critical Wounds SPPR503=Flame Strike SPPR504=Raise Dead SPPR505=True Seeing SPPR506=Iron Skins SPPR507=Champion's Strength SPPR508=Chaotic Commands SPPR509=Magic Resistance SPPR510=Cause Critical Wounds SPPR511=Slay Living SPPR512=Greater Command SPPR513=Righteous Magic SPPR514=Mass Cure SPPR515=Repulse Undead SPPR516=Pixie Dust SPPR517=Insect Plague SPPR601=Aerial Servant SPPR602=Animal Summoning SPPR603=Blade Barrier SPPR604=Conjure Animals SPPR605=Conjure Fire Elemental SPPR606=Fire Seeds SPPR607=Heal SPPR608=Harm SPPR609=False Dawn SPPR610=Dolorous Decay SPPR611=Wondrous Recall SPPR612=Bolt of Glory SPPR613=Physical Mirror SPPR614=Sol's Searing Orb SPPR701=Shield of the Archons SPPR702=Conjure Earth Elemental SPPR703=Gate SPPR704=Nature's Beauty SPPR705=Fire Storm SPPR706=Symbol: Fear SPPR707=Sunray SPPR708=Finger of Death SPPR709=Confusion SPPR710=Holy Word SPPR711=Regenerate SPPR712=Resurrection SPPR713=Restoration SPPR714=Energy Drain SPPR715=Unholy Word SPPR717=Creeping Doom SPPR718=Symbol: Stun SPPR719=Symbol: Death SPPR720=Earthquake SPPR721=Energy Blades SPPR722=Storm of Vengeance SPPR723=Elemental Swarm SPPR724=Greater Elemental Summoning SPPR725=Globe of Blades SPPR726=Summon Deva SPPR727=Summon Fallen Deva SPPR728=Implosion SPPR729=Mass Raise Dead SPPR730=Aura of Flaming Death SPPR731=Fire Elemental Transformation SPPR732=Earth Elemental Transformation
[Keymap Wizard Spells] SPWI101=Grease SPWI102=Armor SPWI103=Burning Hands SPWI104=Charm Person SPWI105=Color Spray SPWI106=Blindness SPWI107=Friends SPWI108=Protection from Petrification SPWI111=Infravision SPWI112=Magic Missile SPWI113=Protection from Evil SPWI114=Shield SPWI115=Shocking Grasp SPWI116=Sleep SPWI117=Chill Touch SPWI118=Chromatic Orb SPWI119=Larloch's Minor Drain SPWI120=Reflected Image SPWI123=Find Familiar SPWI124=Nahal's Reckless Dweomer SPWI125=Spook SPWI201=Blur SPWI202=Detect Evil SPWI203=Detect Invisibility SPWI205=Horror SPWI206=Invisibility SPWI207=Knock SPWI208=Know Alignment SPWI209=Luck SPWI210=Resist Fear SPWI211=Melf's Acid Arrow SPWI212=Mirror Image SPWI213=Stinking Cloud SPWI214=Strength SPWI215=Web SPWI217=Agannazar's Scorcher SPWI218=Ghoul Touch SPWI219=Vocalize SPWI220=Power Word Sleep SPWI221=Ray of Enfeeblement SPWI222=Chaos Shield SPWI223=Deafness SPWI224=Glitterdust SPWI301=Clairvoyance SPWI302=Remove Magic SPWI303=Flame Arrow SPWI304=Fireball SPWI305=Haste SPWI306=Hold Person SPWI307=Invisibility 10' radius SPWI308=Lightning Bolt SPWI309=Monster Summoning 1 SPWI310=Non-detection SPWI311=Protection from Normal Missiles SPWI312=Slow SPWI313=Skull Trap SPWI314=Vampiric Touch SPWI316=Dire Charm SPWI317=Ghost Armor SPWI318=Minor Spell Deflection SPWI319=Protection from Fire SPWI320=Protection from Cold SPWI321=Spell Thrust SPWI322=Detect Illusion SPWI324=Hold Undead SPWI325=Melf's Minute Meteors SPWI326=Dispel Magic SPWI401=Confusion SPWI403=Fire Shield (Blue) SPWI404=Ice Storm SPWI405=Improved Invisibility SPWI406=Minor Globe of Invulnerability SPWI407=Monster Summoning 2 SPWI408=Stone Skin SPWI409=Contagion SPWI410=Remove Curse SPWI411=Emotion: Hopelessness SPWI412=Greater Malison SPWI413=Otiluke's Resilient Sphere SPWI414=Spirit Armor SPWI415=Polymorph Other SPWI416=Polymorph Self SPWI417=Enchanted Weapon SPWI418=Fire Shield (Red) SPWI419=Secret Word SPWI420=Minor Sequencer SPWI421=Teleport Field SPWI423=Spider Spawn SPWI424=Farsight SPWI425=Wizard Eye SPWI501=Animate Dead SPWI502=Cloudkill SPWI503=Cone of Cold SPWI504=Monster Summoning 3 SPWI505=Shadow Door SPWI506=Domination SPWI507=Hold Monster SPWI508=Chaos SPWI509=Feeblemind SPWI510=Spell Immunity SPWI511=Protection from Normal Weapons SPWI512=Protection from Electricity SPWI513=Breach SPWI514=Lower Resistance SPWI515=Oracle SPWI516=Conjure L. Fire Elemental SPWI517=Protection from Acid SPWI518=Phantom Blade SPWI520=Conjure L. Air Elemental SPWI521=Conjure L. Earth Elemental SPWI522=Minor Spell Turning SPWI523=Sunfire SPWI601=Invisible Stalker SPWI602=Globe of Invulnerability SPWI603=Tenser's Transformation SPWI604=Flesh to Stone SPWI605=Death Spell SPWI606=Protection from Magic Energy SPWI607=Mislead SPWI608=Pierce Magic SPWI609=True Sight SPWI611=Protection from Magic Weapons SPWI612=Power Word Silence SPWI613=Improved Haste SPWI614=Death Fog SPWI615=Chain Lightning SPWI616=Disintegrate SPWI617=Contingency SPWI618=Spell Deflection SPWI619=Wyvern Call SPWI620=Conjure Fire Elemental SPWI621=Conjure Air Elemental SPWI622=Conjure Earth Elemental SPWI623=Carrion Summons SPWI624=Summon Nishruu SPWI625=Stone to Flesh SPWI701=Spell Turning SPWI702=Protection from Elements SPWI703=Project Image SPWI704=Ruby Ray of Reversal SPWI705=Warding Whip SPWI707=Cacofiend SPWI708=Mantle SPWI710=Spell Sequencer SPWI711=Sphere of Chaos SPWI712=Delayed Blast Fireball SPWI713=Finger of Death SPWI714=Prismatic Spray SPWI715=Power Word Stun SPWI716=Mordenkainen's Sword SPWI717=Summon Efreeti SPWI718=Summon Djinni SPWI719=Summon Hakeashar SPWI720=Control Undead SPWI721=Mass Invisibility SPWI722=Limited Wish SPWI723=Improved Chaos Shield SPWI803=Protection from Energy SPWI804=Simulacrum SPWI805=Pierce Shield SPWI807=Summon Fiend SPWI808=Improved Mantle SPWI809=Spell Trigger SPWI810=Incendiary Cloud SPWI811=Symbol Fear SPWI812=Abi Dalzim's Horrid Wilting SPWI813=Maze SPWI815=Power Word Blind SPWI816=Symbol Stun SPWI817=Symbol Death SPWI818=Bigby's Clenched Fist SPWI902=Spell Trap SPWI903=Spell Strike SPWI905=Gate SPWI907=Absolute Immunity SPWI908=Chain Contingency SPWI909=Time Stop SPWI910=Imprisonment SPWI911=Meteor Swarm SPWI912=Power Word Kill SPWI913=Wail of the Banshee SPWI914=Energy Drain SPWI915=Black Blade of Disaster SPWI916=Shapechange SPWI917=Freedom SPWI918=Bigby's Crushing Hand SPWI919=Wish SPWI920=Energy Blades SPWI921=Improved Alacrity SPWI922=Dragon's Breath SPWI923=Summon Planetar SPWI924=Summon Dark Planetar SPWI925=Comet
[Keymap High Level Abilities] SPCL900=Whirlwind Attack SPCL901=Greater Whirlwind Attack SPCL902=Deathblow SPCL903=Greater Deathblow SPCL904=Resist Magic SPCL905=Critical Strike SPCL906=Power Attack SPCL907=Hardiness SPCL908=War Cry SPCL909=Smite SPCL910=Set Spike trap SPCL911=Set Exploding Trap SPCL912=Set Time trap SPCL913=Evasion SPCL914=Greater Evasion SPCL915=Use Any Item SPCL916=Assassination SPCL917=Avoid death SPCL918=Alchemy SPCL919=Scribe Scrolls SPCL921=Magic Flute SPCL922=Tracking SPCL923=Summon Deva
Yeah, they are a lot :P [/spoiler] Try searching for a file named Keymap.ini, open it with a text editor that can save as .ini (notepad could, I don't have Windows so I can't say) and go to the spells you want and keycap them, don't use the hoykeys used by the game, it will ruin everything, some free letters are
E T I P A S D F G J K L C V B N
But maybe some are used too, I can't remeber pretty well, I am tired right now :P
As a mean average, there are 9 spells listed per level. Which gives somewhere around 77 mage spells. There is an approximate total of 198 possible spells. I'm going to assume the reason why not all spells are listed is due to the time it would take to hunt through and find the one you are looking for. There could even be a technical reason for it, but I have no idea right now. Adding additional portraits apparently broke the keybinding.
I'll take a look and upload a new SQL file later. No guarantees that it won't break something else, though.
Mage spells done. Someone will need to test and let me know if it even works.
(As I type, I notice that I left Identify in there. Ignore that spell for now.)
Endarire: Just having the SQL file in the My Documents\Baldur's Gate II - Enhanced Edition\Portraits folder seems to work.
Troondon80: Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like the SQL file has the intended effect
The Assign Keys \ Mage Spells menu is appropriately updated, but using it to assign keys doesn't work as it should. It seems that the game ignores all the buttons you added, and acts like it's the old menu.
Example: If you try to assign Protection from Petrification to a hotkey, it works fine, because the new Assign Keys \ Mage Spells menu is identical to the old one up to that point. However, the next spell on the list is Identify, which is not assignable in the regular game. If you try to assign Identify to a hotkey, the game will ignore that the Identify button is present in the menu, and instead assign Infravision to that hotkey, because in the old menu, that's where Infravision was.
It appears no spells that weren't already assignable are assignable now.
Editing the Baldur.ini file directly to assign hotkeys doesn't seem to work either for any spells that are not already assignable.
I did say there could be a technical limitation as to why they were not all included.
After taking a quick look at this, it appears that the spells are somehow linked to the SQL row number. For example, item number 125 (as default) is SPWI212, but in my file it is SPWI208. However, even though mine is 208, it still uses the default SPWI212 when the key is pressed.
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[spoiler] Yeah, they are a lot :P [/spoiler]
Try searching for a file named Keymap.ini, open it with a text editor that can save as .ini (notepad could, I don't have Windows so I can't say) and go to the spells you want and keycap them, don't use the hoykeys used by the game, it will ruin everything, some free letters are But maybe some are used too, I can't remeber pretty well, I am tired right now :P
I'll take a look and upload a new SQL file later. No guarantees that it won't break something else, though.Mage spells done. Someone will need to test and let me know if it even works.
(As I type, I notice that I left Identify in there. Ignore that spell for now.)
How do I install this SQL file?
Troondon80: Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like the SQL file has the intended effect
The Assign Keys \ Mage Spells menu is appropriately updated, but using it to assign keys doesn't work as it should. It seems that the game ignores all the buttons you added, and acts like it's the old menu.
Example: If you try to assign Protection from Petrification to a hotkey, it works fine, because the new Assign Keys \ Mage Spells menu is identical to the old one up to that point. However, the next spell on the list is Identify, which is not assignable in the regular game. If you try to assign Identify to a hotkey, the game will ignore that the Identify button is present in the menu, and instead assign Infravision to that hotkey, because in the old menu, that's where Infravision was.
It appears no spells that weren't already assignable are assignable now.
Editing the Baldur.ini file directly to assign hotkeys doesn't seem to work either for any spells that are not already assignable.
After taking a quick look at this, it appears that the spells are somehow linked to the SQL row number. For example, item number 125 (as default) is SPWI212, but in my file it is SPWI208. However, even though mine is 208, it still uses the default SPWI212 when the key is pressed.
I assume it is the same issue at the heart of it, yes. :-)
We have this issue since BGEE...
In BG2 (the original game) you can also assign actions with Ctrl+"any key". An example:
F -> Melf's Minute Meteors.
Ctrl + F -> Sunfire.