Animal Companions for Rangers and Druids in IWD:EE?

GlycerineQueen · February 2018

I was so sad to see that Rangers and Druids have no animal companions in IWD:EE. I know it's true to the original but still...with IWD II:EE probably never happening, this is the only game set in IWD proper and it would be wonderful to just have the same options as in BG II:EE.

This awesome mod: https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/50975/mod-animal-companions-for-rangers-and-druids-for-bg1ee-sod-bg2ee-eet/p1 lets rangers and druids have nameable and leveling animal companions for BG and BG EEs, anyone want to take a stab at making it work in IWD:EE? I'd be so grateful!

sarevok57 · February 2018

well rangers and druids are really good in IWD, so it might make the game more unbalancing implementing this

also, the beast master i believe gets the summon animal spells at certain levels
and the totemic druid gets the spirit animals, so they are kind of like animal companions

so at least in the meantime you could do that

Ulb · March 2018

Hey, if anyone provides me with (all) the starting area codes (or rather their .bcs script file names) I can add them to the mod.

In the mean time you should be able to actually install the mod on IWD, you'll just have give your character the starting ability, everything else should work just fine from there on out.

The initial ability is UBRPETA.SPL (Find Animal Companion), once a character has that one everything should work.

DISCLAIMER: I'm assuming that IWD uses the same area flags as the BG games do, otherwise there may be further issues.

mashedtaters · April 2018

@Ulb

Is this what you’re looking for?

https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/43046/icewind-dale-enhanced-edition-clua-console-commands-and-areas

Ulb · April 2018

Not quite. I never played IWD so I need someone to tell me which areas are the starting areas.

Raduziel · April 2018

Ulb said:
Not quite. I never played IWD so I need someone to tell me which areas are the starting areas.

What information do you need exactly, @Ulb ?

The only starting area in IWDEE is Easthaven. What do you need to know about it?

Ulb · April 2018

Ifyou just drop me the area script name (something like AR008.BCS) that should do it.

Raduziel · May 2018

@Ulb AR1006.BCS

IF
	!Global("AR1006_visited","GLOBAL",1)
THEN
	RESPONSE #100
		SetGlobal("AR1006_visited","GLOBAL",1)
		Continue()
END

IF
	Died([0.0.0.INNOCENT])
	!Global("SPRITE_IS_DEADTOWNIE","GLOBAL",1)
THEN
	RESPONSE #100
		SetGlobal("SPRITE_IS_DEADTOWNIE","GLOBAL",1)
		Continue()
END

IF
	Global("CDOpeningCut","AR1006",0)
	Global("CHAPTER_BREAK_0","GLOBAL",1)
THEN
	RESPONSE #100
		MultiPlayerSync()
		StartCutSceneMode()
		ClearAllActions()
		MultiPlayerSync()
		FadeFromColor([30.0],0)
		SetGlobal("CDOpeningCut","AR1006",1)
		TakeItemListPartyNum("IWDPLOT",99)
		ApplySpellRES("OHSTAFF",Player1)  // No such index
		StartCutScene("EHHROTHT")
END

IF
	Global("CHAPTER_BREAK_0","GLOBAL",0)
THEN
	RESPONSE #100
		IncrementChapter("CHPTXT0")
		FadeToColor([0.0],0)
		HideGUI()
		ActionOverride(Player1,Face(E))
		ActionOverride(Player2,Face(N))
		ActionOverride(Player3,Face(N))
		SetGlobal("Chapter","GLOBAL",0)
		SetGlobal("CHAPTER_BREAK_0","GLOBAL",1)
END

IF
	Global("MURDER_ALARM","GLOBAL",0)
	!Global("SPRITE_IS_DEADEVERARD","GLOBAL",0)
THEN
	RESPONSE #100
		SetGlobal("MURDER_ALARM","GLOBAL",1)
		Continue()
END

IF
	Global("MURDER_ALARM","GLOBAL",0)
	!Global("SPRITE_IS_DEADPOMAB","GLOBAL",0)
THEN
	RESPONSE #100
		SetGlobal("MURDER_ALARM","GLOBAL",1)
		Continue()
END

IF
	Global("MURDER_ALARM","GLOBAL",0)
	!Global("AREA_HOSTILE","MYAREA",0)
THEN
	RESPONSE #100
		SetGlobal("MURDER_ALARM","GLOBAL",1)
		Continue()
END

IF
	Global("AREA_HOSTILE","MYAREA",0)
	!Global("MURDER_ALARM","GLOBAL",0)
THEN
	RESPONSE #100
		SetGlobal("AREA_HOSTILE","MYAREA",1)
		Continue()
END

IF
	!Global("SPRITE_IS_DEADTOWNIE","GLOBAL",0)
THEN
	RESPONSE #100
		SetGlobal("TOWNIE_HOSTILE","MYAREA",0)
		SetGlobal("SPRITE_IS_DEADTOWNIE","GLOBAL",0)
		Continue()
END

IF
	!Global("RETURN_TO_LONELYWOOD","GLOBAL",0)
THEN
	RESPONSE #100
		StartCutSceneMode()
		StartCutScene("keRtrnLW")
		SetGlobal("RETURN_TO_LONELYWOOD","GLOBAL",0)
END

IF
	OnCreation()
THEN
	RESPONSE #100
		NoAction()
		Continue()
END

IF
	Global("BD_SOLO_PLAYER","GLOBAL",0)
	NumInParty(1)
THEN
	RESPONSE #100
		SetGlobal("BD_SOLO_PLAYER","GLOBAL",1)
END

IF
	Global("BD_SOLO_PLAYER","GLOBAL",0)
	NumInPartyGT(1)
THEN
	RESPONSE #100
		SetGlobal("BD_SOLO_PLAYER","GLOBAL",3)
END

IF
	Global("BD_NIGHTMARE_ON","GLOBAL",0)
	NightmareModeOn()
THEN
	RESPONSE #100
		SetGlobal("BD_NIGHTMARE_ON","GLOBAL",1)
END

IF
	Global("BD_NIGHTMARE_ON","GLOBAL",0)
	!NightmareModeOn()
THEN
	RESPONSE #100
		SetGlobal("BD_NIGHTMARE_ON","GLOBAL",3)
END

IF
	Global("BD_STORYMODE_ON","GLOBAL",0)
	StoryModeOn()
THEN
	RESPONSE #100
		SetGlobal("BD_STORYMODE_ON","GLOBAL",1)
END

IF
	Global("BD_STORYMODE_ON","GLOBAL",0)
	!StoryModeOn()
THEN
	RESPONSE #100
		SetGlobal("BD_STORYMODE_ON","GLOBAL",3)
END

Ulb · May 2018

Thanks, I'll add IWD compatibility and release a new version once I'm done.

ineth · May 2018

AR1006 (Easthaven, tavern) is the starting area for a normal IWD game.

AR9100 (Lonelywood, outdoors) is the starting area for an expansion-only (HoW) game.

In both cases, the script is the area code plus the .BSC suffix.

Ulb · September 2018

Hey, sorry I'm late, kind of forgot about this.

Anyway, mod is updated to work with IWD1EE now, thanks @ineth for looking up the area codes.

Animal Companions for Rangers and Druids in IWD:EE?

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