Author Topic: "EasyTutu" Is Available For Download (Read 40400 times)

Macready · « **Reply #25 on:** February 15, 2006, 01:10:33 PM »

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Quote from: Styphelus on February 15, 2006, 01:04:30 PM

However, I can't run my game at 1024 res with 3D acceleration - the screen just starts flashing. Not sure why. Works fine at 800x600.

I've always thought the 3DA feature of BG2 was poorly implemented -- it barely does anything and it has all kinds of problems. I have had problems with it working at all, at any resolution. I think it has something to do with my specific video card / driver. So, I still recommend disabling it.

Kraptor · « **Reply #26 on:** February 15, 2006, 04:27:05 PM »

Ok, it is working now but the water's animatin effect is real annoying with 2D...gives me seziures:)

Ive treid that water3dupdate but it didnt work for me.

Caswallon · « **Reply #27 on:** February 17, 2006, 11:58:19 AM »

Heya,

is there any reason why the English versions of the game are singled out as requirements?
Or just "I couldn't test with international versions"?

Macready · « **Reply #28 on:** February 17, 2006, 12:00:41 PM »

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Quote from: Caswallon on February 17, 2006, 11:58:19 AM

is there any reason why the English versions of the game are singled out as requirements?
Or just "I couldn't test with international versions"?

Yes, I couldn't test with international versions; and anyway, you are going to get an English language DIALOG.TLK with EasyTutu.

Caswallon · « **Reply #29 on:** February 17, 2006, 12:11:27 PM »

Ah, okay, thanks.

Does it check for the language and halt installation? Say, if I wouldn't care about getting an English game, will it allow me to install?
(Sorry to not try it out for myself, but I'd have to reinstall both games...

)

Just curious: Why do you include the TLK?

Macready · « **Reply #30 on:** February 17, 2006, 12:25:06 PM »

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Quote from: Caswallon on February 17, 2006, 12:11:27 PM

Does it check for the language and halt installation? Say, if I wouldn't care about getting an English game, will it allow me to install?
(Sorry to not try it out for myself, but I'd have to reinstall both games... )

You are welcome to try it. It will not touch your BG1 and BG2 installations in any way, so if there is a problem you can uninstall EasyTutu and move on (EasyTutu installs as an separate, third installation).

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Just curious: Why do you include the TLK?

Game stability. EasyTutu is essentially a pre-converted installation of Tutu 4 + Tutufix 15 core bug fixes, done in optimal conditions. EasyTutu delivers this optimal conversion directly, which translates into a Tutu installation that is immune to many commonly problematic issues (Dudleyfix problems, lack of Baldurdash problems, etc).

Macready · « **Reply #31 on:** February 18, 2006, 05:38:50 PM »

Hello -

A new version of EasyTutu was released today. The EasyTutu page has the details and the download.

Styphelus · « **Reply #32 on:** February 20, 2006, 12:29:01 PM »

What exactly has changed.

I just installed Easy Tutu a week ago with the previous version. Does this new one add anything new? Should I go throul all the trouble of re-installing everything all over again?

icelus · « **Reply #33 on:** February 20, 2006, 12:44:12 PM »

If you got Tutu installed and working one way or another I don't think there's any need to reinstall. EasyTutu, unless I'm mistaken, is simply an easier way to install Tutu, but doesn't add any new content.

Macready · « **Reply #34 on:** February 20, 2006, 12:58:28 PM »

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Quote from: Styphelus on February 20, 2006, 12:29:01 PM

What exactly has changed.

I just installed Easy Tutu a week ago with the previous version. Does this new one add anything new? Should I go throul all the trouble of re-installing everything all over again?

There's a change log linked on the EasyTutu page.

It's just some new bug fixes added, for the most part nothing you couldn't get from the pinned "Some Fixes ..." thread in the Bugs/Support forum. I finished my run through Tutu, so I rebuilt EasyTutu to include every fix I'd made along the way (I omitted the few tweaky things I did).

Macready · « **Reply #35 on:** February 20, 2006, 12:59:28 PM »

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Quote from: icelus on February 20, 2006, 12:44:12 PM

If you got Tutu installed and working one way or another I don't think there's any need to reinstall. EasyTutu, unless I'm mistaken, is simply an easier way to install Tutu, but doesn't add any new content.

Exactly right.

Styphelus · « **Reply #36 on:** February 20, 2006, 03:52:42 PM »

Thanks. I missed the change log. It's a bit hidden heheheh....I had already added all those fixes.

But has anyone noticed how quiet these forums are? I remember when Tutu first came out (it was version 3 when I first dicovered it), the activity was crazy. Speaks volumes about how far Tutu has come. No bugs to report I guess.

Just been away for a while but finally made some time to get back to BG.

Over at the BGT forums, those poor guys still keep posting bug after bug. I was actually looking forward to it but as I found out the hard way, it's still a long way from being perfect.

Than found Easy Tutu and found myself in BG heaven. Great job!

Macready · « **Reply #37 on:** February 20, 2006, 04:11:17 PM »

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Quote from: Styphelus on February 20, 2006, 03:52:42 PM

Than found Easy Tutu and found myself in BG heaven. Great job!

Thanks for the kind words. Although it is the Tutu people responsible for the BG heaven part...EasyTutu just makes it easier to get there. Stairway to heaven? Ugh, did I really just type that?

Ian · « **Reply #38 on:** February 21, 2006, 08:15:45 PM »

Shadow Keeper doesn't work for me, is this just me, or is it Tutu itself, or just from this new variant?

Macready · « **Reply #39 on:** February 21, 2006, 08:41:34 PM »

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Quote from: Ian on February 21, 2006, 08:15:45 PM

Shadow Keeper doesn't work for me, is this just me, or is it Tutu itself, or just from this new variant?

Point Shadowkeeper to your EasyTutu installation by choosing Settings -> Installation Directory ... from the menu bar. Works great for me.

EDIT: (default installation path for EasyTutu is C:\Program Files\BaldursGateTutu, if you are having trouble remembering the folder to which you installed it)

Necaradan666 · « **Reply #40 on:** March 04, 2006, 03:42:07 PM »

Would it be safe to run EasyTutu on an already Baldurdashed ToB installation or should I wait until EasyTutu is up and running before using the Fixpack on my fresh patched ToB game?

Macready · « **Reply #41 on:** March 04, 2006, 09:28:53 PM »

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Quote from: Necaradan666 on March 04, 2006, 03:42:07 PM

Would it be safe to run EasyTutu on an already Baldurdashed ToB installation or should I wait until EasyTutu is up and running before using the Fixpack on my fresh patched ToB game?

It's fine either way. No harm at all in Baldurdashing first. Don't mod your BG2 installation until EasyTutu setup is complete, though.

Necaradan666 · « **Reply #42 on:** March 05, 2006, 05:04:53 AM »

I found the Baldurdash Fixpack and the GameTextUpdate for BG1 won't install after I had installed EasyTutu. Something changed in the registry perhaps??. I had to extract the files and and throw them in my BG1 override manually. Just incase you want to know

Other than that EasyTutu seems to be running great

Macready · « **Reply #43 on:** March 05, 2006, 07:52:47 AM »

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Quote from: Necaradan666 on March 05, 2006, 05:04:53 AM

I found the Baldurdash Fixpack and the GameTextUpdate for BG1 won't install after I had installed EasyTutu. Something changed in the registry perhaps??. I had to extract the files and and throw them in my BG1 override manually. Just incase you want to know

Interesting -- I appreciate you telling me. I would chalk it up to a flaw in the Baldurdash delivery mechanism, as EasyTutu does not modify any BG1 or BG2 registry keys, and does not modify anything in the BG1 and BG2 installation directories. To verify this, you can examine the files in your BG1 directory, which won't have changed, or view the registry key EasyTutu uses to find BG1, which is likewise unchanged and still present at: (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectPlay\Applications\Baldur's Gate).

I can say that EasyTutu installs Tutu using InstallShield, and I see that BG1 does as well (there is an uninst.isu file in my BG1 directory). If Baldurdash is doing something like looking for the program last installed by InstallShield, that is a flawed methodology. But whatever it is doing, it can't be too sophisticated, since it essentially just a self-extracting EXE.

icelus · « **Reply #44 on:** April 16, 2006, 12:11:25 PM »

Finally got around to using EasyTutu to install: Most Excellent.

One minor suggestion, if it's possible--can an option be given for placing an icon on the desktop in addition to the Start menu?

Macready · « **Reply #45 on:** April 16, 2006, 02:35:35 PM »

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Quote from: icelus on April 16, 2006, 12:11:25 PM

Finally got around to using EasyTutu to install: Most Excellent.

One minor suggestion, if it's possible--can an option be given for placing an icon on the desktop in addition to the Start menu?

Good idea -- I'll add it to the to-do list. I am actively working on the next version, but there's quite a bit to be done, so it will be a while yet.

Macready · « **Reply #46 on:** April 17, 2006, 10:23:59 PM »

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Quote from: icelus on April 16, 2006, 12:11:25 PM

One minor suggestion, if it's possible--can an option be given for placing an icon on the desktop in addition to the Start menu?

Coded. Will be in the next version.

Kraptor · « **Reply #47 on:** April 18, 2006, 07:30:49 AM »

Havent been checkign this forum lately, but been playing with EasyTutu a lot in the last couple of months. Here are some "bugs" that Ive noticed maybe they have been already corrected.

Sometimes monsters despawn. This is mostyl noticable at later in game but it is there. You start to fight with them then boom they depop and you cant find them. If you are lucky they will respawn. Also the sewer under BG is a bit graphically bugged, there are water tiles all over the place.

Macready · « **Reply #48 on:** April 18, 2006, 08:34:19 AM »

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Quote from: Kraptor on April 18, 2006, 07:30:49 AM

Sometimes monsters despawn. This is mostyl noticable at later in game but it is there. You start to fight with them then boom they depop and you cant find them. If you are lucky they will respawn.

If you are talking about actual monster spawning itself, this is already fixed. The latest version of EasyTutu features a completely revamped spawn system.

I'm also aware of a bug with the BG2 engine in which monsters can disappear when they are fighting or chasing you. In my experience, this is very rare. But it is an engine bug and not fixable by anyone except Bioware.

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Also the sewer under BG is a bit graphically bugged, there are water tiles all over the place.

I did a test runthrough of all three sewer maps both with and without the degreenifier, and everything looks fine in my installation. Perhaps you could post a screenshot? Also, are you using the degreenifier?

wanderon · « **Reply #49 on:** April 19, 2006, 10:40:30 AM »

I installed tutu quite some time ago (v 4 w fixpack 13) and then reverted to "normal" to play BG2. Since then I have added quite a few mods to BG2 but otherwise have not done anything to my original Tutu installation. If I want to install Easy Tutu now (so I can play both BG1 tutu and BG2) I am guessing I need to uninstall everything - and reinstall BG1 and BG2 + patches and then install Easy Tutu?

Once that is done will I be free to add additional mods to the BG2 installation without effecting Tutu??

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Author Topic: "EasyTutu" Is Available For Download (Read 40400 times)

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