# Improved Haer'Dalis' Swords

A mod hosted by Spellhold Studios for Baldur's Gate II:SoA with or without ToB, Baldur's Gate Trilogy, Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition and EET.

Authors: Badgert and Kania Blade

Mod Website and Forum • Download • GitHub • Version 3.1.0

## Introduction

This mod allows you to upgrade Haer'Dalis' swords in the Underdark.

Visit the forum for all the latest updates.

## Compatibility

Improved Haer'Dalis' Swords is designed to work on the following Infinity Engine games:

- Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition (BG2EE).
- The original Baldur's Gate II (BG2, or just SoA) with or without the Throne of Bhaal (ToB) expansion. Make sure you have Throne of Bhaal patched to version 26498. Check the ReadMe files related to your patch in your game folder and the BioWare website if necessary.
- The conversion projects based on ToB, Baldur's Gate Trilogy (BGT) and Enhanced Edition Trilogy (EET).

This is a WeiDU mod, and therefore should be compatible with all WeiDU mods. However, we cannot test every single one. If you encounter any bugs, please report them on the forum!

Although it is not required for the Improved Haer'Dalis' Swords mod to function properly, classical game players are strongly recommended to download and install the latest version of the BG2 Fixpack before proceeding with the installation of this mod.

## Installation

### Notes

If you've previously installed the mod, remove it before extracting the new version. To do this, run setup-swordap.exe , un-install all previously installed components and delete the 📁 swordap folder.

When installing or un-installing, do not close the DOS window by clicking on the X button! Instead, press the Enter key whenever instructed to do so.

Disable any antivirus or other memory-resident software before installing this or any other mod. Some (particularly avast and Norton!) have a tendency to report false positives with mod activity, resulting in failed installs.

You can extract files from the archive using 7zip, WinRAR, ZipGenius or another file compression utility that handles .zip files.

### Special Note for Siege of Dragonspear from Steam/GOG

Good Old Games (GOG) and Steam both package the additional content for Siege of Dragonspear in a method that WeiDU, the tool used to install this mod, cannot access. You must run a program called DLC Merger on your SoD installation before you can install this or any other WeiDU-based mod.

### Enhanced Editions Note

The Enhanced Editions are actively supported games. Please note that every patch update will wipe your current mod setup! If in the middle of a modded game you might want to delay the patch update (if possible) as even after reinstalling the mods, you might not be able to continue with your old savegames. Alternatively, copy the whole game's folder into a new one that can be modded and will stay untouched by game patches. It is important that you install the mod to the language version you are playing the game in. Otherwise, the dialogues of the mod will not show but give error messages.

### Windows

Improved Haer'Dalis' Swords for Windows is distributed as an extractable compressed archive and includes a WeiDU installer.

Extract the contents of the mod to the folder of the game you wish to modify (the folder which contains the "CHITIN.KEY" file). On successful extraction, there should be a 📁 swordap folder and a setup-swordap.exe file in your game folder. To install, simply double-click setup-swordap.exe and follow the instructions on screen.

Run setup-swordap.exe in your game folder to reinstall, un-install or otherwise change components.

### Mac OS X

Improved Haer'Dalis' Swords for Mac OS X distributed in the same compressed archive and includes a WeiDU installer.

First, extract the files from the archive into your game directory. On successful extraction, there should be a 📁 swordap folder, setup-swordap and setup-swordap.command files in your game folder. To install, double-click setup-swordap.command and follow the instructions on screen.

You can run setup-swordap.command in your game folder to reinstall, un-install or otherwise the components settings.

### Linux

Improved Haer'Dalis' Swords for Linux is distributed in the same compressed archive and does not include a WeiDU installer.

Extract the contents of the mod to the folder of the game you wish to modify.

Download the latest Linux version of WeiDU and copy weidu and weinstall to /usr/bin. Then open a terminal and cd to your game installation directory.

Optional: run 'tolower' and answer 'Y' to both queries. You can avoid running the second option (linux.ini) if you've already ran it once in the same directory. To save time, the archive is already tolowered, so there's no need to run the first option (lowercasing file names) either, if you've extracted only this mod since the last time you lowercased file names. If unsure, running tolower and choosing both options is the safe bet.

Run weinstall setup-swordap in your game folder to install the mod. Then run wine BGMain.exe (or wine baldur.exe for EE games), and start playing.

### Note for Complete Un-installation

In addition to the methods above for removing individual components, you can completely un-install the mod using setup-swordap --uninstall at the command line to remove all components without wading through prompts.

## Credits

Authors: Badgert and Kania Blade

##### Special Acknowledgements to:

- Spellhold Studios team for hosting the mod (Forums).
- ilot: Italian translation.
- Gwendolyne: French translation.
- Cahir: Polish translation.
- Jarl: German translation.
- Kania Blade: English translation.

☛ If you wish to translate the mod, have a suggestion, or should encounter any bugs, please report them to the maintainers at the mod forum.

##### Programs/tools used in creation:

- WeiDU, by Wes Weimer, the bigg and Wisp.
- Near Infinity, by Jon Olav Hauglid, FredSRichardson, and Argent77.
- IESDP, maintained by igi and lynx.
- Notepad++, by the Notepad++ team, Don Ho, and the spellcheck plug-in.
- WeiDU Notepad++ Highlighters , by Argent77.
- Infinity Auto Packager, by AL|EN.

##### Copyrights

Improved Haer'Dalis' Swords is not developed, supported, or endorsed by BioWare™ or Interplay/BlackIsle, Overhaul, Beamdog or the Wizards of the Coast. It was developed by Badgert and Kania Blade, based on material from the game Baldur's Gate II and its expansion.

All mod content is ©Badgert and Kania Blade.

Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn and Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal © TSR, Inc. The BioWare Infinity Engine is © BioWare Corp. All other trademarks and copyrights are property of their respective owners.

This mod was created to be freely enjoyed by all Baldur's Gate II players, and its content is free of rights. Please note that any and all redistribution and/or hosting of this mod is prohibited without permission from the authors.

The modding community for the Infinity Engine has been going strong for more than 10 years now, and is the culmination of thousands of unpaid modding hours by fellow fans of the game. Modders produce their best work and players get the best, well-supported mods when we all work together.

There are two big ways to upset this harmony. One is to claim someone else's work as your own. The second is to host and redistribute a mod without permission from the authors.

Be kind to your fellow players and modders. Don't do either.

## Version History

###### Version 3.1.0 (August 30, 2020)

- Added Italian translation (by ilot).
- Improved readme formatting.

###### Version 3.0.0 (June 17, 2020)

- Added swordap.ini metadata file to support AL|EN's "Project Infinity"
- Renamed setup-swordap.tp2 -> swordap.tp2 to support AL|EN's "Project Infinity".
- Replaced AUTHOR keyword with SUPPORT.
- Added HANDLE_CHARSETS function to convert string entries for EE games.
- Added missing REQUIRE_PREDICATE conditions to avoid installing the mod in inaccurate games.
- Added component DESIGNATED number and "improved_haerdalis_swords" LABEL.
- Added native BG2:EE and EET compatibility.
- Swords updates:

- Added 1PP compatibility to harmonize colors item with EE games and classical 1PP modded games.
- Fixed item descriptions: Set THAC0 bonus to 4 (was 3).
- Added specific EE games item identified names.
- Fixed item Speed Factor value : 0 (was 1).
- Updated descriptions for compatibility with GW_UPDATE_ITM_DESCRIPTION_TO_EE WeiDU function requirements which automatically removes usability restrictions for EE games.
- EE compatibility: added op#319 (Item Usability) to restrict item usability to Tieflings.
- Entropy +4 (news05.itm): added EE compatibility for opponents immune to poison (op#324).
- Chaos Blade +4 (news06.itm): added F2 Flaming sword (blue) animation (and colors) for EE and classical 1PP modded games.

- Added foreign languages WeiDU prompts whenever possible.
- Added French translation (by Gwendolyne).
- Added Polish translation (by Cahir).
- Split "swordap.tra" files into separate thematic files for more comfortable readability.
- Wrote a new "improved-haerdalis-swords-readme-english.html" readme file, then moved it into new "readme" folder.
- Removed useless "backup" folder.
- Reorganized mod architecture tree: created folders to sort files according to their types.
- Included Linux and Mac Os X versions in the same package (thanks AL|EN's Infinity Auto Packager tool!).
- Added archive libiconv-1.9.2-1-src.7z with iconv licence info.
- Updated WeiDU installer to v246.
- Uploaded mod to official Spellhold Studios GitHub mirror account.

###### Version 2 (May 25, 2010)

- Added German translation (by Jarl).
- Moved "setup-swordap.tp2" into top mod folder.
- Added README command.
- Updated WeiDU installer to v217.

###### Version 1 (June 8, 2009)

- Initial release.