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Marvin
post Nov 20 2012, 05:49 PM
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Hey,

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


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Galactygon
post Nov 23 2012, 09:06 PM
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Hi Marvin,

Thanks for checking every now and then!

I've moved to Sweden, and life right now is hard to adjust, so I cannot make any guarantees or promises on dates! But I haven't left the modding scene nor do I plan to do so in the near future. So a release is imminent. Once I do release Tweaks (as well as a new version of SpellPack), they will be made compatible with BG:EE from the start.

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Marvin
post Nov 27 2012, 08:57 PM
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Great news!

Have fun in Sweden wink.gif


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Marvin
post Dec 18 2012, 05:43 PM
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Just out of curiosity, is there any way to get the graphics and sound tweaks implemented without changing the actuals spells? What would happen if I just copied all the .bam and all the sound files into the override folder? If that does not work, what would I have to do to make it work?

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post Dec 18 2012, 08:56 PM
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You could copy the .bam files to your override folder, and you will see some changes. Many of the changes are done with mass patching, so you will not enjoy those benefits. I can't tell for certain what changes you will see, you will have to experiment them yourself.

As for sounds, you will have to convert them from .ogg to .wav or .wavc before placing them in the override folder for them to work.

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Marvin
post Dec 19 2012, 07:55 PM
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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!
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post Dec 20 2012, 03:57 PM
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Here the area of effect of the fireball is changed by patching the .pro file, so you will have to go into the .tp2 file and comment out those lines that change the area of effect. I'm being as transparent as possible in my code, and label what things do, so you could go in and disable that part of the code without breaking anything else.

You simply need to place a "//" at the beginning of the lines you wish to disable. In this case, it's this part of the code you would need to change:
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// Area of effect is smaller
// WRITE_SHORT 0x204 171
// WRITE_SHORT 0x206 171


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Marvin
post Nov 10 2013, 07:39 PM
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Hey Galactygon!

As promised, I'm checkin in again wink.gif So, about that TweakPack... Any chance we'll see a release anytime soon =D? Don't wanna push you, but I'm really looking forward to playing it.


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Marvin
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Galactygon
post Nov 11 2013, 09:51 PM
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Hi Marvin thanks for checking in again! That being said, I cannot give you a release date estimate at the moment; I am living through difficult times.

I still check back from time to time and answer any questions.

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post Nov 24 2013, 08:10 PM
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Like Marvin, I am also checking from time to time smile.gif
I wanna try the new version in BGEE to see if I still have performance problem (not due to my high-end PC for sure).
Along with Spell Revisions, this game really needs those mods because vanilla spells are so imba.

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Marvin
post Apr 12 2014, 02:48 PM
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Hi,

as always, I just wanna ask about any progess. Can we hope for a release? wub.gif
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Galactygon
post Apr 20 2014, 06:30 PM
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No progress yet unfortunately, I can't make any promises now!

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Marvin
post Feb 5 2015, 03:21 PM
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Wow, it's almost been another year. Any updates Mr. G? happy.gif
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Galactygon
post Feb 11 2015, 06:15 PM
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I was able to recover all of my old files just over a month ago so I plan to be back in full swing sometime soon - cannot promise when, but sooner than anytime during the past 5 years.


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Marvin
post Feb 12 2015, 03:03 PM
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Great news man. Keep it up!
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post Mar 22 2015, 04:29 PM
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Hey, does anybody know where the B5 or B6 version can be downloaded these days? Google comes up with nada except BlackWyrm, but the download link here is broken. Cheers!

EDIT: For anyone looking for a working link, here is the one I used http://galactygon.blackwyrmlair.net/SpellP...SpellPackB6.exe

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Galactygon
post Mar 22 2015, 07:33 PM
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Yes, that above link works.


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post Jul 29 2015, 12:34 PM
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Link still working - Thank you for this release.
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Galactygon
post Jul 29 2015, 08:01 PM
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Hope you enjoy playing it!


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Marvin
post Feb 12 2016, 09:13 AM
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It's been another year to the day! My last post was on Feb 12, 2015 laugh.gif

So are there any exciting news on Feb 12, 2016?


Best wishes,
Marvin

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