Author Topic: The Salk Report (aka, Progress) (Read 16772 times)

icelus · « **Reply #25 on:** February 23, 2006, 01:51:18 PM »

I neglected to mention the other day that SimDing0 has submitted his quest based on the "mysterious vial." It will tie up the loose end in vanilla BG1, and, for the likely Tutu port of the mod, will come with an added bonus.

icelus · « **Reply #26 on:** February 23, 2006, 09:56:17 PM »

Almost all of the "unarmed creature" errors have been fixed--the ones that we've found, at least.

All of the "unused items" have been restored, unless they were crap to begin with.

I've made a few name changes to some of the Nashkel establishments.

Salk · « **Reply #27 on:** February 24, 2006, 02:38:00 AM »

Salk rubs his hands with a dangling tongue and wideopened eyes...

Danilo · « **Reply #28 on:** February 24, 2006, 05:21:32 PM »

When will UB be released??
Pleeeeease

icelus · « **Reply #29 on:** February 24, 2006, 07:17:02 PM »

Quote from: Danilo on February 24, 2006, 05:21:32 PM

When will UB be released??
Pleeeeease

I'm not going to answer that. I'm posting progress reports as I go. It'll be done when it's done.

The more you ask, the longer it will take.

icelus · « **Reply #30 on:** February 25, 2006, 03:56:35 PM »

Barring any major coding screwups, Shilo Chen and the ogre-magi have been restored.

icelus · « **Reply #31 on:** February 25, 2006, 09:06:39 PM »

By borrowing CamDawg's code, I'm trying to restore the racial immunity that elves and half-elves have toward charm and sleep spells. It might not be possible to do in BG1, though it might have been added with TotSC.

Salk · « **Reply #32 on:** February 26, 2006, 01:56:03 AM »

Icelus,

didn't aVenger already include this in his racial fixes ?

See here:

http://www.gamesector.co.yu/avenger/files/atraits_bg1.zip

Echon · « **Reply #33 on:** February 26, 2006, 09:41:03 AM »

Quote from: icelus on February 25, 2006, 09:06:39 PM

It might not be possible to do in BG1, though it might have been added with TotSC.

You may borrow my method, if you like.

-Echon

icelus · « **Reply #34 on:** February 26, 2006, 10:37:43 AM »

Quote from: Salk on February 26, 2006, 01:56:03 AM

Icelus,

didn't aVenger already include this in his racial fixes ?

See here:

http://www.gamesector.co.yu/avenger/files/atraits_bg1.zip

He did, but it was just an override dump method. CamDawg developed the code to patch the files, not overwrite them.

icelus · « **Reply #35 on:** February 26, 2006, 10:38:14 AM »

Quote from: Echon on February 26, 2006, 09:41:03 AM

Quote from: icelus on February 25, 2006, 09:06:39 PM
It might not be possible to do in BG1, though it might have been added with TotSC.

You may borrow my method, if you like.

-Echon

Ah, I'd not even looked at FotD yet. So much work to do.

icelus · « **Reply #36 on:** March 11, 2006, 09:34:48 PM »

It's been a bit slow lately, but I was able to restore the "Edie, the Merchant League Applicant" component and fix a few more store-related issues.

I've also scrapped a lot of stuff that was discovered during research, as some were just too much work for too little return.

icelus · « **Reply #37 on:** March 11, 2006, 10:08:46 PM »

Farmer Brun's neighbor, Wilton, is now back in the game.

icelus · « **Reply #38 on:** March 19, 2006, 07:08:44 PM »

I've managed to get a bit more work done this weekend. Two minor encounters, "Feldane, an Old Friend" and "The Scolding Farmer" are coded. I've also made corrections to the reward given by Albert and removed the duplicated/pickpocket-able Longbow of Marksmanship.

Eden · « **Reply #39 on:** March 20, 2006, 10:08:31 AM »

Good news theres

* Eden sneak in a corner and start to survey this thread

icelus · « **Reply #40 on:** March 25, 2006, 01:22:56 PM »

I've reworked Arkion's dialog a bit to reflect the addition of female corpses in the sewers. I've also reworked Scar's dialog a bit to flesh out the fact that the Sashenstar's daughter is among the missing people in the city.

psycomonkee · « **Reply #41 on:** March 25, 2006, 02:23:01 PM »

from reading this thread you're all a bunch of teases

SixOfSpades · « **Reply #42 on:** March 25, 2006, 05:17:19 PM »

: ponders how getting things done could be read as teasing :

yay icelus!

icelus · « **Reply #43 on:** April 02, 2006, 02:43:06 PM »

Coding for new material is complete for the release of version 1. The current list of components is as follows:

Ice Island Level Two Restoration
The Mysterious Vial
Additional Elminster Encounter
Angelo Notices Shar-teel
Finishable Kagain Caravan Quest
Coran and the Wyverns
Kivan and Tazok
Branwen and Tranzig
Safana the Flirt
Appropriate Albert and Rufie Reward
Place Entar Silvershield in His Home
Scar and the Sashenstar's Daughter
Quoningar, the Cleric
Shilo Chen and the Ogre-Magi
Edie, the Merchant League Applicant
Flaming Fist Mercenary Reinforcements
Creature Corrections
Creature Restorations
Creature Name Restorations
Minor Dialog Restorations
Audio Restorations
Store, Tavern and Inn Fixes and Restorations
Item Corrections and Restorations
Area Corrections and Restorations
Permanent Corpses
Elven Charm & Sleep Racial Immunity
The Original Saga Music Playlist Corrections

I still need to do a bit of "touch up" coding, as well as write the documentation, but none of that should take too long. Very soon (and please do not PM me about it yet--you will be ignored) I will put out the call for BG1 beta testers. While it is being tested on vanilla BG1, I will work on the conversion of the mod to Tutu, which really shouldn't take long, either.

So, barring any unforeseen tragedies, the first version of BG1/Tutu Unfinished Business should be released very soon. :)

Salk · « **Reply #44 on:** April 02, 2006, 11:29:25 PM »

Icelus knows how to make Salk happy...Thanks,man!

cmorgan · « **Reply #45 on:** April 03, 2006, 04:41:32 PM »

Really, truly, completely, utterly, passionately waiting with anticipation for the Tutu version of this mod. No pressure; I can wait for months(or even years if necessary) -- just letting you know that your work is appreciated by a multiple-player constituency. Thank you!

Salk · « **Reply #46 on:** April 03, 2006, 11:30:41 PM »

Months....Years...

....

SixOfSpades · « **Reply #47 on:** April 04, 2006, 03:22:22 AM »

Sarevok's diary should be completed tomorrow or Wednesday. Should I Email it to you, icelus, or post it in the relevant thread?

NiGHTMARE · « **Reply #48 on:** April 04, 2006, 06:43:03 AM »

I have a feeling I may have asked about this a long time ago but, as you no doubt already know, some of the NPC-related additions are also in the BG1NPC Project, e.g. Angelo Notices Shar-teel and Finishable Kagain Caravan Quest. Will the UB installer detect the BG1 versions if they're present and not offer the relevant components, or are you just going to have a warning in the readme?

SimDing0™ · « **Reply #49 on:** April 04, 2006, 06:47:05 AM »

Ideally, BG1NPC would take precedence over UB if installed. It's easy for us to add a check for BG1NPC, but if BG1NPC is installed last it might still cause an awkward mess. I suggest that BG1NPC should UNINSTALL the respective UB components.

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Author Topic: The Salk Report (aka, Progress) (Read 16772 times)

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