SpellPack Beta 4 Released! Options

[Galactygon]

After more than 3 years of waiting, I am welcoming this new year with a released Version 0.4 (or Beta 4) of SpellPack. The entire structure of the mod has been revamped; the stuff you see here will be identical to that of the full unfinished mod. SpellPack has grown both in components (21) and size (76.6 MB).

Some of the changes and new features include but is not limited to:

- Spells present in previous versions of SpellPack have been fixed.
- A smarter version of Otiluke's Resilient Sphere, which allows the caster to cast the spell onto himself or his allies without worrying about saving throws or magic resistance.
- The AD&D version of chain lightning, which strikes one creature, then arcs to several other creatures, with the bolt getting weaker with each strike.
- The AD&D version of Shadow Door, which not only permits the wizard to disappear, but the door "hangs" there for a period of time. Creatures pursuing the wizard will enter the "door" as well, and disappear into an empty room, searching for the wizard.
- Graphics for Fireball projectile (but not the explosion) now uses the BGI version.
- Several IWD I/II spells, such as Moon Motes and Shroud of Flame are introduced.
- A cutscenized Planescape Torment spell, deathbolt. This is something new in the BG series, and it is still experimental, so it is an optional component.

Download B4 [76.6 MB]
Readme

-Galactygon

[Altomar]

First of all Thanks for this great mod!!

For the first error without the Improved Final Battle component from SCS, Spell Pack (core files and Graphics) installed correctly.
For the other error with Shroud of Flame component even with an unmoded BG2 game (only BG2 & EXPANSION & Patch) i got the same error.
so i don't think there is a conflict with another mod.

I tried the attached files but nothing change

This post has been edited by Altomar: Jan 16 2008, 01:48 PM

[Galactygon]

1. Yes, these 2 components didn't install
2. Yes I had the same error that the otherone above had before me. But this ís because of scs. If I install spellpack BEFORE scs it works just fine

Again, that should not be happening. It might be the .exe that is doing this.

3. I haven't understood what you ment with magiewiederstand being showed 3 times in the image... ähm I'm German if it is for the language that you are being confused about.

Wait... magiewiederstand means "magic resistance", right? I do know german, but I was confused why the languages were different.

btw, could someone ask one of the guys at Rosenranken to do a translation?

Hmm I don't actually know why it is showen 3 times... but what I realized is that the casters are casting too long untill they start to attack.
Yes, it seems indeed that they just keep casting the same spells over and over again untill they run out of spells

Let me explain in greater detail. When you cast "Chant", you cast the spell once from your memory. Chant recasts itself over and over again, because Chant needs to be sustained by the caster in order for it to work. The duration lasts until the caster stops chanting. Chanting happens when the caster remains stationary. That's when the "snowflakes" appear and you hear a nice sound being played over and over again (I do not find it annoying because it loops gently).

I hope I could help you, and I'm looking forward to fix or a new version, because I do not want to leave this mod out ever again

You could uninstall that component and still use the rest. Or if you really like the other spells in that component, but want to get rid of Chant, delete the following files from the override directory:

SPPR203.spl
SPPR203A.spl
SPPR203B.spl
SPPR203C.spl
...
SPPR203F.spl

As for when there will be a fix, I do not know. My load from my university is very heavy, and I would be lucky if I would make another release within the next month.

PS: Is there something more that you want to know about? Or have I got some of your answers or questions wrong? So please tell me!!!

Anything else you noticed when playing SpellPack. Opinions, observations, details are what I am looking for. I am most interested in what people say about some of the other controversial spells (Chain Lightning, Dimension Door, Deathbolt).

For the first error without the Improved Final Battle component from SCS, Spell Pack (core files and Graphics) installed correctly.

You mean the component Abi-Dalzim's Horrid Wilting and Incendiary Cloud?

For the other error with Shroud of Flame component even with an unmoded BG2 game (only BG2 & EXPANSION & Patch) i got the same error.
so i don't think there is a conflict with another mod.

I have not looked yet, but I will promise.

I tried the attached files but nothing change

After you link to an attatchment, you will have to click "upload" in order for it to work correctly.

Is there any possibility to install ONLY the new graphics, leaving out the AI components of this mod?
Just to have an alternative for the moment.

SpellPack does not modify the AI, only the spells. A single spell might change AI behaviour, as with the case of the chant spell. So if you have troubles with a single spell, I recommend you uninstall that component.

-Galactygon

This post has been edited by Galactygon: Jan 17 2008, 12:43 AM

[Altomar]

For the first error without the Improved Final Battle component from SCS, Spell Pack (core files and Graphics) installed correctly.

You mean the component Abi-Dalzim's Horrid Wilting and Incendiary Cloud?

no , i was talking for the first component of spellpack (core files and Graphics) where i get the error with dw#ajant.
if i remove the improved final battle component from scs the first component will install without any problems.

For the other error with Shroud of Flame component even with an unmoded BG2 game (only BG2 & EXPANSION & Patch) i got the same error.
so i don't think there is a conflict with another mod.

I have not looked yet, but I will promise.

Thanks

edit : i forgot to mention that i also got error message with the Abi-Dalzim's Horrid Wilting component, but like Shroud o flame component i don't think there is a conflict with another mod because i tried to installed them in an unmoded bg2.

This post has been edited by Altomar: Jan 17 2008, 11:10 AM

[Galactygon]

edit : i forgot to mention that i also got error message with the Abi-Dalzim's Horrid Wilting component, but like Shroud o flame component i don't think there is a conflict with another mod because i tried to installed them in an unmoded bg2.

This is what I was asking about; I will look into this as well.

-Galactygon