Vampire Tales
"Vampire Tales"
A MOD for :
Baldur's Gate II : Shadows of Amn
Baldur's Gate II : Enhanced Edition
Baldur's Gate : Enhanced Edition Trilogy
Version 2.00
(February, 2023)

Developed by: Dark Raven

Vampire Tales Support Forum: http://www.baldursgatemods.com/forums/index.php?board=92.0
Vampire Tales Homepage: http://mods.chosenofmystra.net/vampiretales/index.html

Original Mod : Download

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Installation
2. Uninstallation
3. Compatibility
4. FAQs
5. General Overview
   1. Magical Upgrade Store
   2. The Kali Cult
   3. Improved Cult of the Unseeing Eye
   4. Improved Harpers
   5. My first store mod
6. Spoilers
7. Legal Matters
8. Credits
9. Version History

I. INSTALLATION

1. Double-click the vampiretales.exe file and install to your main BG2 directory
2. Once the install program has finished, it will launce the WeiDU installer program. Simply follow the on-screen instructions in the new DOS window.

Though this mod is made using the WeiDU standard, and *should* be compatible with all other WeiDU-based mods, there is always the possibility for conflicts. We suggest you install this mod AFTER the official patches, Baldurdash, and TeamBG mods. If you encounter any problems installing the mod, please our forums.

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II. UNINSTALLATION

BG2EE or BGII: Throne of Bhaal is required.

EET : Install this mod in your BG2EE game AFTER EET !

Uninstalling is simple. Double-click the setup-vampiretales.exe file and enter the given commands for Uninstallation.
Afterwards, you may delete the following files:

- vampiretales.exe
- vampiretales.tp2
- vampiretales.debug
- and the contents of the "vampiretales" subfolder

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III. COMPATIBILITY

Vampire Tales should be compatible with as many Weidu mods as possible, there is always a chance that incompatibilities will arise.

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IV. FAQS

Q: What do I need to use this MOD?
A: Vampire Tales will require Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn and Throne of Bhaal with the latest Bioware/Interplay patches. We also strongly encourage the installation of the Baldurdash Fixpack as well.

Q: What does this mod do?
A: This mod introduces a vampire thief npc named Miriam. She's existed for a few hundred years and is quite insane. She joins your group because she is bored and needs some excitement in her unlife. This mod also has a store clerk who will upgrade items if you have the right combination. It also improves the encounters with the Unseeing Eye and the Harpers.

Q: Will this MOD add new quests or encounters to the Throne of Bhaal expansion?
A: No there are no new quests or encounters yet. There may be in a future release.

Q: Why did you decide to develop this MOD?
A: Originally this mod was Dark Ritual and Miriam as seperate mods. I combined the two mods because Dark Ritual had the Cult of Kali, a vampire cult and Miriam being a vampire, well these two had to come together.

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V. GENERAL OVERVIEW

Vampire Tales("VT") is a WeiDU-based mod for Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn and Throne of Bhaal. It adds a new encounter, improves the Unseeing Eye and Harpers encounter which are slightly harder! As usual, Vampire Tales should be compatible with most other WeiDu-based mods, and should be installed after all official patches and preferably the Baldurdash Fixpack. Vampire Tales requires the Throne of Bhaal expansion pack.

Listed below is an explanation of some of the mod's additions:

> A. Magical Upgrade Store

> This adds a new store in the Morninglord Temple. She sells magical items and scrolls. If you have the right item she may be able to "enhance" or upgrade them.

> B. The Kali Cult

> A new encounter with the members of the Kali Cult. They are in the dungeon of Firkraag's Lair. Make sure you have a high level party that is mixed with both ranged and melee. They are hard to beat trust me. *evil grin*

> C. Improved Cult of the Unseeing Eye

> Makes some of the encounters of the Cult of the Unseeing Eye harder.

> D. Improved Harpers

> When you have Jaheira in your party and you are summoned to the Harper Hold I made it so Galvery and his goons are harder to fight. They were too easy to kill in my opinion and I wanted to make them more challenging.

> E. My first store mod

> My very first mod! I included it in here so you would not have to download it seperately to play it. Do NOT install it if you already have it. Strange things might happen if you do.

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> VI. SPOILERS

> Later maybe. ;)

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> VII. LEGAL MATTERS

> Vampire Tales is copyright © 2003-2011 Dark Raven.

> BALDUR'S GATE II: SHADOWS OF AMN, BALDUR'S GATE II: THRONE OF BHAAL: © 2000, 2001 Bioware Corp. All Rights Reserved.

> Vampire Tales is not developed, supported, or endorsed by BioWare or Interplay/Black Isle.
> All images and contents of this mod are copyright BioWare, Interplay/Black Isle or Wizards of the Coast.

> REDISTRIBUTION NOTE: Vampire Tales was created to be freely enjoyed by all Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn gamers. Vampire Tales, however, may not be sold, published, compiled, altered or redistributed in any form without the consent of its authors.

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> VIII. CREDITS

> Many people are to be thanked for their support of this mod and contribution to this mod.

> First and foremost, we'd like to thank Bioware and Black Isle for supplying us with such an enjoyble PC game. We would also like to thank the Infinity Engine community as a whole for their ongoing dedication and support of the Baldur's Gate series.

> On a more personal level, we would like to thank the following individuals for their assistance with Vampire Tales:

> - CoM_Solaufein for support, items borrowed and ideas.
> - Dark Poet aka "Lord Ashram" who originated the idea of a Chosen of Mystra forge store.
> - The friendly and knowledgeable posters at the Chosen of Mystra.

> Below are links to community-related sites:

> > http://chosenofmystra.com | The Chosen of Mystra
> > http://chosenofmystra.net | The Chosen of Mystra News
> > http://chosenofmystra.org | The Chosen of Mystra Game Information
> > http://www.baldurdash.org/ | Baldurdash
> > http://forums.bioware.com/ | Bioware Forums

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> IX. VERSION HISTORY

> Version 1.07 (May, 2024)

> CHANGES

> - Comstore componant fully independant
> - Some WRITE_SHORT to WRITE_LONG

> Version 1.06 (October, 2023)

> CHANGES

> - InfinityAutoPackager
> - Metadata and Labels
> - Improved Cult of the Unseeing Eye and Improved Harper Fight don't overwrite files anymore

> BG2EE / EET compatibility

> - Use some files of BG2EE version by Com_Solaufein (GCMDWAR1.cre, CGAVATAR.baf, CMGMIRI.baf, MIRIAMH 1 à 6 .itm)
> - Handle Charset and iconV for keep oBG2 compatibility
> - gw_functions.tpa (update description for EE) from Freddy_Gwendo for keep oBG2 compatibility
> - Move files and folder tra in language folder / Portraits to EE or Vanilla folders
> - Change to tp2
> - Add Readme.md
> - Up Readme.html

> BUGFIXES

> - Using last BG2EE version of files
> - Corrections for items

> Version 1.04 / 1.05 (October 16, 2016) / (August 30, 2014)

> CHANGES

> - Added French translation thanks to Shaywen and Zooloo (of the d'Oghmatiques)

> BUGFIXES

> - Fixed some grammar errors.
> - Miriam's claws were droppable, which they are not suppose to be. Fixed.

> Version 1.03 (December 22, 2012)

> CHANGES

> - None

> BUGFIXES

> - GCMRI01.itm - Used to SET your damage to 15% (the item tries to implement a bonus to cold damage that isn't possible in vanilla BGII-ToB) Now provides a flat +15% damage... ALL DAMAGE
>   - Doubled level 2 spells and QUADRUPLED level 1 spells. Now only doubles

> Version 1.02 (April 30, 2011)

> CHANGES

> - Added Italian translation.

> BUGFIXES

> - Removed the Large Cold Shield due to it being bugged.

> Version 1.01 (April 10, 2010)

> CHANGES

> - Added Spanish translation.

> BUGFIXES

> - None.

> Version 1.00 (January 7, 2010)

> CHANGES

> - Merged the Miriam NPC mod with Dark Ritual.
> - Add dialogs between Miriam and the Kali Cultist.

> BUGFIXES

> - Fixed the Argent Shield for not having a description image.
> - Asgrim had a script and death variable that was not his.
> - Removed the "temple" portion of Asgrim's store. Its suppose to be a store not a temple.
> - Gabrielle's Gauntlets and Battle Axe +3 the Stunner had Unidentified Text that was gibberish. Fixed.

> FORMER MIRIAM VERSION HISTORY

> Version 102 12/03/07

> CHANGES

> - None.

> BUGFIXES

> - Removed the issue command script in her file since it didn't work properly.

> Version 101 11/19/07

> CHANGES

> - None.

> BUGFIXES

> - Some dialogs errors were fixed. The interjections were not going off like they should.

> Version 100 11/16/07

> CHANGES

> - First Release

> BUGFIXES

> - First Release

> FORMER DARK RITUAL VERSION HISTORY

> Version 1.03 (January 7, 2009)

> CHANGES

> - Fixed some text errors.
> - Updated the TP2 file and readme to include up to date links.

> BUGFIXES

> - Fixed the Large Cold Shield.

> Version 1.02 (December 29, 2007)

> CHANGES

> - Made a few changes to the script files.
> - Updated the TP2 file and readme to include up to date links.

> BUGFIXES

> - None

> Version 1.01

> CHANGES

> - N/A

> BUGFIXES

> - Fixed the Cult of Kali going hostile on you before they even talk to you.
> - Fixed a problem with Ratava dialogue that had the wrong item code for the Blade of Roses.
> - Fixed a few spelling errors.

> Version 1.00

> CHANGES

> - N/A

> BUGFIXES

> - N/A

> Version .91 ()

> CHANGES

> - N/A

> BUGFIXES

> - Fixed the corrupted creature file cmgstor1. Caused a hard crash to the game.

> Version .90 BETA

> CHANGES

> - *BETA only because I have not test it from the very beginning to the very end of the game. I have tested individual things like creature encounters and dialogues with no error. It'll be moved up to 1.00 status if no one encounters a problem or if some are I'll fix them. *

> BUGFIXES

> - None Yet

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