Tiax NPC MOD for Baldur's Gate II Version 5 A Pocket Plane Group Project http://www.pocketplane.net Contents 1. Introduction 2. Installation 3. General Information 4. Frequently Asked Questions 5. Credits 6. Version History 7. Legal Information ---------------- 1. Introduction ---------------- Tiax NPC MOD for Baldur's Gate II (Tiax for short) is an add-on for the game Baldur's Gate II, with or without the Throne of Bhaal expansion pack. Throne of Bhaal content is present. Tiax, a non-player character from the first game in Baldur's Gate series, is a gnome thief/cleric, a priest of Cyric with a sole goal in mind: world domination. Notable quotes: "Tiax rules all!" ---------------- 2. Installation ---------------- Windows: -------- Make sure that you have obtained and installed the latest official Bioware patch. Install the official patch BEFORE installing any unofficial modifications. Make sure that Baldur's Gate II or ANY game-related utilities are not running. To install the mod, unpack it into your game directory and run Setup-Tiax.exe. Once you see the Readme, the installation is complete. To reinstall or uninstall the mod, run Setup-Tiax.exe in your game directory. Mac OS X: --------- If the mod was previously installed, uninstall it before extracting the new version. To install, simply extract the contents of the mod into your BG2 folder. If properly extracted, you should have a Tiax folder, Setup-Tiax, and Setup-Tiax.command in your BG2 folder. To install, simply double-click Setup-Tiax.command and follow the instructions on screen. In case of difficulties: 1. Open the Terminal, type 'chmod +x' followed by a space, drag Setup-Tiax.command into the window, press enter. 2. Type 'chmod 755' followed by a space, drag Setup-Tiax into the window, press enter. 3. Double-click Setup-Tiax.command, the installation process should now proceed. To reinstall or uninstall the mod, run Setup-Tiax.command in your game directory. ----------------------- 3. General Information ----------------------- Tiax is available to join the party in Chapter 4. He has no items, so it is advisable to secure some for him in advance. Tiax has a short "friendship" path with the PC, banters with every Bioware NPC, a number of interjections, character reactions and other scenery dialogue. Depending on PC' level in Chapter 4, Tiax' experience may equal to 400000, 800000, 1200000, 1600000 or 2000000 experience points. In ToB, Tiax starts with 2500000 experience. Once he reaches level 25 in his cleric class, he receives the Holy Cymbol of Cyric. If you experience any problems with Tiax's select/confirm sounds, select him in the game and press K key. This should fix the problem. ------------------------------ 4. Frequently Asked Questions ------------------------------ Q: Where is Tiax? A: This answer contains spoilers. Tiax spawns in Chapter 4, in Spellhold, right after Irenicus leaves it, and the inmates drop dead. He is also available from the Fate Spirit in the Throne of Bhaal. Q: But he is not there! A: Make sure that you have actually installed the mod. Open your game directory and run Setup-Tiax.exe. If this file is not there, repeat the installation as described above. Q: Tiax's select/confirm sounds are all mixed up! A: Select Tiax and press K key. Q: Everybody is saying the wrong lines! A: Try starting a new game. Q: It does not help! A: Restore a clean installation, reinstall your mods, and start a new game. Q: Tiax talks in SoA, but doesn't talk in ToB! A: Open your game directory and run Setup-Tiax.exe. You will have to reload your SoA save, though. Q: It does not help! A: Restore a clean installation, reinstall your mods, and start a new game. Q: Is Tiax compatible with mod X? A: Tiax should work fine with other mods. ----------- 5. Credits ----------- Olga Silaeva (Kulyok) Writer Programmer Badgert Five bonus dialogues(SoA) French translation by Eleima (of the d'Oghmatiques). Proofread by Galathee. Modding communities, tutorial and technical assistance: Pocket Plane Group http://pocketplane.net Spellhold Studios http://spellholdstudios.net The Black Wyrm's Lair http://blackwyrmlair.net The Chosen of Mystra http://chosenofmystra.net The Gibberlings Three http://gibberlings3.net Tiax was created using the resources provided by the IESDP. http://iesdp.gibberlings3.net Tiax was created with the following software: Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net DLTCEP http://www.dragonlancetc.com Infinity Explorer http://infexp.sourceforge.net Near Infinity http://www.idi.ntnu.no/~joh/ni NSIS http://nsis.sourceforge.net Ogg Vorbis http://www.vorbis.com WeiDU http://www.weidu.org winLAME http://winlame.sourceforge.net ------------------- 6. Version History ------------------- Version 5 - EET compatibility (by k4thos) - wrong sound references in cre-files deleted - BGII:EE, EET: item description adjusted to EE style (English, German) - deleted unnecessary files: handle_charsets.tpa, iconv/libiconv-1.9.2-1-src.7z, empty backup folder, folder "RussianEE" - corrected: infer_charset -> infer_charsets - (all fixes from the BWPFixpack integrated) - added sox for OSX - renamed Setup-Tiax.tp2 -> Tiax.tp2 to support ALIEN's "Project Infinity" - added Tiax.ini with mod info metadata - Updated to WeiDU 246 Version 4 - Multiple language support for BG2:EE, thanks to Isaya - updated French translation by Galathee of the d'Oghmatiques Version 3 - Banters with Dorn, Hexxat, Neera and Rasaad for BG2EE Version 2 - French translation - Full BG2:EE compatibility Version 1 - Initial release --------------------- 7. Legal Information --------------------- ================================================================================= BALDUR'S GATE II: SHADOWS OF AMN Developed and © 2000 BioWare Corp. All Rights Reserved. BALDUR'S GATE II: THRONE OF BHAAL Developed and © 2001 BioWare Corp. All Rights Reserved. Baldur's Gate, Shadows of Amn, Tales of the Sword Coast, Forgotten Realms, the Forgotten Realms logo, Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, the AD&D logo, TSR and the TSR logo, and the Wizards of the Coast logo, are trademarks of the Wizards of the Coast, Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc., and are used by Interplay Entertainment Corp. under license. All Rights Reserved. BioWare, the BioWare Infinity Engine and the BioWare logo are the trademarks of BioWare Corp. All Rights Reserved. Black Isle Studios and the Black Isle Studios logo are trademarks of Interplay Entertainment Corp. All Rights Reserved. Exclusively licensed and distributed by Interplay Entertainment Corp. All other trademarks and copyrights are property of their respective owners. ================================================================================= ================================================================================= Tiax NPC MOD for Baldur's Gate II © 2007 Olga Silaeva. Tiax is not developed, supported, or endorsed by BioWare, Black Isle Studios, Interplay Entertainment Corp., or the Wizards of the Coast. All other trademarks and copyrights are property of their respective owners. ================================================================================= ================================================================================= REDISTRIBUTION NOTE: Tiax was created to be freely enjoyed by all Baldur's Gate II players. However, Tiax may not be sold, published, compiled or redistributed in any form without the consent of its author. =================================================================================