A Gibberlings Three Mod
Author: Eric Kerr (aka Cirerrek)
Version 1.4 - Check for the most recent version
Scriptable Spells fixes several SPCLxxx and SPINxxx spells that had their spell level incorrectly defined. The incorrect level definition would cause the game to crash when the spells were cast using the trigger HaveSpell(). The spells modified by this package are able to be scripted without causing the game to crash.
This mod is designed to work with BG2: Shadows of Amn with or without the expansion pack Throne of Bhaal. At present there are no known incompatibilities.
Windows
Scriptable Spells is packaged and installed with WeiDU and
is distributed as a self-extracting archive. To install,
simply double-click the archive and follow the instructions
on screen.
Alternatively the files can be extracted from the archive using WinRAR. If properly extracted, you should have a scriptablespells folder, Setup-Scriptable_Spells.tp2, and Setup-Scriptable_Spells.exe in your BG2 folder. To install, simply double-click Setup-Scriptable_Spells.exe and follow the instructions on screen.
Please run Setup-scriptable_spells.exe in your BG2 folder to reinstall, uninstall or otherwise change components.
Mac OS X
If the mod was previously installed, uninstall it before
extracting the new version. Scriptable Spells is packaged
and installed with WeiDU.
To install, simply extract the contents of the mod into your BG2 folder. If
properly extracted, you should have a scriptablespells folder,
Setup-Scriptable_Spells.tp2, Setup-Scriptable_Spells, and Setup-Scriptable_Spells.command
in your BG2 folder.
To install, simply double-click Setup-Scriptable_Spells.command and
follow the instructions on screen.
Somewhere along the way it was discovered that many of the kit class spells, such as Boon of Lathander and Helm Seeking Sword, would cause Baldur's Gate II to crash when scripted with the trigger 0x4031 HaveSpell(I:Spell Spell). This latter also proved true with several of the spells added by the expansion Throne of Bhaal. A work around for casting the spells was developed by one or more of the talented scripters, so scripting life continued unabated.
I am not 100% certain, but I believe it was Dave Gaider and Mark ?, employees of BioWare, who discovered how to fix this problem. The problem was that the level of the spells was incorrectly defined in their .spl files. Instead of being set to 1, they were set to the equivalent values of their mage or cleric counterpart spells. In short, probably a copy/paste error.
At some point it was, I believe, Vulgar Zildrah who compiled the fixed .spl files into a single package, Repaired_Innate_BG2_Spell_Files. Then sometime later, I came along and fixed some of the TOB spells and compiled them into another package, More_Modified_Innate_ToB_Spell_Files.
Scriptable Spells combines the two packs into one and uses WeiDU to install and modify the level of the spells.
| Spell Code | Spell Name | Spell.IDS Reference |
|---|---|---|
| SPCL232 | Inquisitor True Sight | INQUIS_TRUE_SIGHT |
| SPCL412 | Set Trap (Thief) | SET_SNARE_TRAP |
| SPCL414 | Set Trap (Bounty Hunter) | SET_SPECIAL_SNARE_TRAP |
| SPCL621 | Summon Animal Spirit | TOTEMICDRUID_SUMMON_ANIMAL_SPIRIT |
| SPCL721 | Talos Storm Shield | TALOS_STORM_SHIELD |
| SPCL722 | Talos Lightning Bolt | TALOS_LIGHTNING_BOLT |
| SPCL731 | Helm Seeking Sword | HELM_SEEING_SWORD |
| SPCL732 | Helm True Sight | HELM_TRUE_SIGHT |
| SPCL741 | Boon of Lathander | LATHANDER_BOON |
| SPCL742 | Lathander Hold Undead | LATHANDER_HOLDUNDEAD |
| SPCL910 | Set Spike Trap | ROGUE_SET_SPIKE_TRAP *TOB |
| SPCL911 | Set Exploding Trap | ROGUE_SET_EXPLODING TRAP *TOB |
| SPCL912 | Set Time Trap | ROGUE_SET_TIME_TRAP *TOB |
| SPCL923 | Paladin Summon Deva | PALADIN_SUMMON_DEVA *TOB |
| SPIN683 | Web Tangle | FIGURINE_SPIDER_WEB |
| SPIN696 | Moon Dog Sight | MOONDOG_SIGHT |
| SPIN697 | Moon Dog Mirror Image | MOONDOG_MIRROR_IMAGE |
| SPIN698 | Moon Dog Improved Invisibility | MOONDOG_IMPROVED_INVISIBILITY |
| SPIN891 | Moon Dog Howl | MOONDOG_HOWL |
Please note that the Spell Codes are correct for the individual spells, but the Spell Names may or not be correct and should be considered my interpretation of what the name of the spell should be. Many of the Spell.IDS References listed in the table above are CUSTOM, meaning I or others have manually altered the Spell.IDS file to change the name of existing spells or to add names of spells that did not have Spell.IDS references as shipped with the game. When attempting to script the spells, you should reference you own Spell.IDS file to determine the correct method to script the spells.
These spells will now work properly with the triggers, 0x4031 HaveSpell(I:Spell Spell) and 0x4031 HaveSpellRES(S:Spell*).
Eric Kerr (aka Cirerrek) maintains Scriptable Spells. You can visit The Gibberlings Three for information on this and any other mods on which we may be working.
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Tools Used in Creation
WeiDU by
Wes Weimer
Near Infinity by
Jon Olav Hauglid
IESDP maintained
by igi
DLTCEP by
Avenger
BAM Workshop II by
Andrew Bridges
This mod may not be sold, published, compiled or redistributed in any form without the consent of its author.
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