SpellTweakPack release? Options

[Marvin]

Hey,

still checkng in every 6 months or so, looking for updates. Will the Spell Tweaks be released any time soon?


Thx

[Marvin]

Yeah, I tried that once, but some of the most beautiful effects don't work that way. Will I have better chances if I edit the .tp2?
Let's just say I wanted to cross out any spell-changes other than graphics and sound from this entry:

//\\ //\\
//\\ Fireball //\\
//\\ //\\

BEGIN @23040 DESIGNATED 2304 GROUP @20001
REQUIRE_FILE ~Data/25Dialog.bif~ @2 // ToB check

OUTER_SPRINT add_spell_ids "WIZARD_FIREBALL"
OUTER_SPRINT add_spell_res "SPWI304"
OUTER_SPRINT add_spell_scroll "*"
LAUNCH_ACTION_MACRO ~APPEND_LCLIST_SPELLS~

COPY ~SpellPackB6/SpellsAndEffects/Wizard/Level03/Spell_Fireball~ ~override~
ACTION_IF !(FILE_EXISTS ~override/SPRDRASI.bam~) BEGIN
COPY ~SpellPackB6/SpellsAndEffects/CommonEffects/Fireball~ ~override~
END

COPY_EXISTING ~SPWI304.spl~ ~override~
SAY NAME1 @23040 SAY UNIDENTIFIED_DESC @23041 // Fireball description change
// Miloch's code that restores BGI fireball
PATCH_IF (SOURCE_SIZE > 0x71) BEGIN //Protects against invalid files
READ_LONG 0x64 oa //Abilities offset
READ_SHORT 0x68 na //Abilities count
FOR ( lp = (oa + ((na -1) * 0x28)); lp > (oa - 1); lp -= 0x28) BEGIN
READ_SHORT (lp + 0x26) pj //Projectile
PATCH_IF (pj = 234) BEGIN //If projectile set to new fireball
WRITE_SHORT (lp + 0x26) 38 //Set projectile to old fireball
END
END
END
BUT_ONLY_IF_IT_CHANGES

// Changing old BG Fireball to 20-foot radius explosion with BG1 sounds, changing fireball's explosion graphics to
// dragonfire (which in turn is overriden by the old graphic, but is denser), and setting the explosion .vvc
COPY_EXISTING ~FIREBALL.pro~ ~override~
REPLACE_TEXTUALLY ~TRA_06~ ~LCT_06~ // BG1 launch sound
REPLACE_TEXTUALLY ~EFF_M21~ ~LCE_M21~ // BG1 explosion sound
READ_SHORT 0x8 pro_type
PATCH_IF (SOURCE_SIZE > 0x200 AND pro_type = 3) BEGIN // If area of effect
// Area of effect is smaller
WRITE_SHORT 0x204 171
WRITE_SHORT 0x206 171

WRITE_BYTE 0x217 15 // Change the explosion animation to dragonfire
READ_SHORT 0x200 pro_flags
WRITE_SHORT 0x200 (pro_flags BOR 0b0000010000000000) // Enable .vvc to be played
WRITE_ASCII_TERMINATE 0x21c "SPFIREPI" // Change the explosion animation to dragonfire
WRITE_SHORT 0x21a 79 // Explosion should be dodgeable
END
BUT_ONLY_IF_IT_CHANGES

COPY_EXISTING ~SCRL1G.itm~ ~override~
~SCRL5Z.itm~ ~override~ SAY NAME2 @23040 SAY DESC @23041 // Scroll of Fireball

// Fire-based creatures are immune to fireball.
OUTER_SPRINT race_immunity_table "RACESENSITIVE_FIREBALL"
LAUNCH_ACTION_MACRO ~ADD_RACE_SENSITIVE_EFFECTS~

// List of sounds we are going to use
ACTION_CLEAR_ARRAY ~sounds~
ACTION_DEFINE_ARRAY ~sounds~ BEGIN
~LCE_M21~
~LCT_06~
END
LAUNCH_ACTION_MACRO ~AUDIO_SETUP~


What do I need to cancel to acheive this? Or is such an approach useless? What if I replace the .spl files from your mod with the standard spells from bg2? Would that work?
Thx for your great help!