DS1 Legendary Mod for DS2 Beta Thread

Quite a few things to consider. Thanks for the feedback. Will keep me busy for a while.

I agree about the original attack but unfortunately DS1 spells are incompatible with DS2, they have to be made from scratch. It would be great if this one could be restored to something like the original.

I'll have to check this out. The dwarf shouldn't be selectable as a hero in DS2. The display for race of an Elf and overlapping of skins (displaying yellow and black error textures) indicate this. Though I suppose a minimod could be made to make it a selectable hero. Comments?

The problem to convert DS1 spells into DS2, is to recreate the effects. I'm working at it, but to make an effect which is close to the original can take me between 1-2 hours. It's really time consuming, and some of them are really special and I need to convert the way the spell was handle as well. I would be happy to see someone else working at it, but you should know that in Dungeon Siege 1 only there are 150 monster spells. Some of them are pretty easy or are also used by the hero.

But if you have any question about effects you can send a message :),

HardLess.

There's an update to fix the Terrain pack. Hopefully no more black defects due to missing alpha channels
http://www.siegetheday.org/~iryan/files/Betav28/DS1_Mod_Terrain_Beta28.ds2res (121Mb)

I can't make the Dwarf selectable as a hero in this mod as you need to modify some files used by other mods that add new characters or races but I can release a mini mod to make dwarves selectable in DS2. I can also make it compatible with the vast majority of other mods that add new characters or races for convenience sake. It simply requires that the skin and camera files include all the definitions for the various characters and races, the game will ignore them if they aren't present.

Sorry for all the questions lol

A few comments.

I have downloaded the terrain update and will check since the tree roots in The Caves of the Lost are also black.

When you go out the west gate of Arhok the Ice Lake is flickering from light to dark.

In Ehb I have reached the Ice Caves with ease. However, The Beaded Bow's string is incomplete on its icon. The first part of the string is a heavy black with the rest almost invisble.

With regards to the exploding barrels. They are detonating before I get near them( some but not all) As an Example, when first entering Glitterdelve the first 2 had detonated and as I moved to the left side to engage the barrels on the far right to the entrance to the scorpion cage detonated.
I did an exit without saving, re-entered and did the first level, then repeated the level a few more times. Not all the barrels exploded each time except for a few off-map such as the one where the first Rock Beast breaks through the wall.

Drake, that's the same vase I posted. Thanks for confirming. :thumbup1:

Given the LARGE number of posts on this thread :jawdrop: I will remind that I play with the Hack OFF unless I am trying to confirm somthing like where and why the elevator at the end of Act I in Yestehaven was hanging up on Bare_Elf.

Now, rescue that twit Marik or stomp the Lost Queen :bat:

Invisible floor lol

Starting in Wesrin:

All lightable torches are named lightstand_lightable

Unreachable switch

Unreachable torch

This was before the terrain update:

Unreachable barrel

Glacern

Missing statue?

This half-giant soldier is a little too close to this gal lol

>> Powder Kegs
Right now most power kegs can explode from alone, by intention (within some random bandwidth). So monsters can actually blow them up themselves (but no panic, the player will get the exp anyway).
Perhaps it would be good if this happens while the player can see them just for the 'entertaining' factor (*cough*).

Background was to assist a little bit parties with melee actors only/mainly, and additional approach triggered barrels will offer a second way to make them explode. There is good chance that a clever party placement will attract monsters right through/into the danger zone.

It may be however that these barrels are too sensitive at the moment, but this isn't a big matter to revise.

>> Torch holders
Some torches may be selectable because of the map design, some probably because of me.
I did some test with torch holders to give a torch here and then, unfortunately the 'can-not-reach-it-checks/-workarounds' are not sophisiticated enough to cover all situations.
I actually thought I removed this feature again, however it's definitely something that should be revised once.
 

Kingdom of Ehb. Have installed all the version 27 files and replaced DS1_Mod_Terrain_Beta27 with DS1_Mod_Terrain_Beta28. Also running DS2BW_Adepts_Logic_Beta_1x and DS2BW_Adepts_Resources_Beta_1h. Just left Glacern and visited the homeless blacksmith's home. In the basement in the room the quest completes there is a box that I shot about 2 dozen arrows at and all the arrows hit the ground in front of the box no matter how close I get like standing in the box When time allows you may wish to check it.

No other issues with terrain or monsters or chests between Glacern and the Crystal Caverns. If I have a few minutes tomorrow I will venture on.

The DS2 VoiceSet has also been updated to completely disable the dwarf in DS2 as it was meant to do from the start. http://www.siegetheday.org/~iryan/files/Betav28/DS2_Mod_VoiceSet_Beta_4.ds2res

I did attempt to make a small mod to make them playable but there seems to be some issues with the skins and eyes. The dwarf model is more complex than the others and vanilla DS2 doesn't seem to like it. Is on the back burner for now unless somebody is interested enough to take it and finish it off.

Hi Iryan,
Just happened to have a saved game in DS1 of Ehb. So I fired up a multiplayer game and jumped to Glacern. This is the missing Statue that DrakeIsGod noted.

The image name is b_i_ice_statue-01.raw

Hope this helps

When i put Mod Terrain Beta28.ds2res into resources files.
Has this problem occurred http://s105.photobucket.com/user/Martinit760/media/DungeonSiegeIIScreen-0006_zpsdcdc588d.png.html
Finnal still want summon creature, even if she has alredy summoned maximum 5 creatures.

Did you remove Mod Terrain Beta27?

Can you please post a screen shot of your Dungeon Siege 2 resources folder?

Thank You

My Resources files: http://s105.photobucket.com/user/Martinit760/media/res_zpsa9f22233.jpg.html
I play Kingdom of Ehb. And this problem start when i put mod terain beta 28 in resource folder.
Files: mod terain beta 27 working good.

That goes all the way back to DS1, I've taken to just using Jolt, Frostbeam or a melee weapon

Ice Caverns

The Incantation shrines are missing from the Radar Map.

I also discovered that the Beta_28 file doe NOT work when you put it in your Heroes of Might and Magic IV folder :fishslap: :wacko:

However concerning your recent mod list and this post note maybe that some formulas in the game (also in the Aranna Legacy mod) never really have been tested for a player level above 100. So it's possible that portions of the game still think the maximum level is 100, not expecting that terms like ( max_game_level + 10 - player_level ) ever get negative.

First you have three mods that are designed to work with Broken World in your DS2 Resources folder -- They do not work correctly unless they are in the Broken World resources folder and you run the game from the Broken World Start, preferably using Elys Allsaves for Broken World or Elys DS2 Succubus Manager with the Succubus Modlet Disabled. This is all clearly explained in the read me files for Aranna Legacy and More Hair Plus.

I recommend that you move the following three mods to Broken World Resources before doing anything else.
BW-More_Hair_Plus_V4.ds2res
MOD-BrokenWorld-ArannaLegacy-Alpha3r.ds2res
Unique_99_Shop.ds2res

I have never used:
"radar and respawn"

I expect that radar and respawn might have a conflict with either Aranna Legacy or the Legendary Map Pack and I would like to test this. I would suggest that you disable all four of these mods and test to verify you do not have the problem. You can disable a mod by renaming the suffix.
[changing the ds2res to some other word like off]. If you do not have the problem with the mods turned off turn on one of them at a time and check.
Making sure to have only one of the 4 mods turned on at a time. If any one mod causes the problem report it. If not try two at a time same procedure.

I am currently running the same mods as you, but installed in the correct folders, using the succubus manager to start the game -- I am at the Broken Bridge -- I have had no problems thus far.

Edit:
Had a brief problem when restarting the game as I forgot that I had a mod in my ds2 resources folder quadxp.ds2res which directly conflicts with Aranna Legacy as they handle experience points in a different fashion. With that fixed I can journey on.

Trader camp reached,and Lost Queen mashed.

Tree roots are black

Notice no blue item dot on Radar Map. LOT more on this at end of post.

Shrine missing on Radar map, other locations are All in the Glacial Caverns and All in the underground river caves.

Notice the Radar map shows the Thug as a blue dot, did NOT drop treasure and the blue dot remained to mark the body. Ehb or Utrean Apocalypse it is specifically the Thugs that are off.

Now, as to the items that do not show on the Radar Map. I noticed it first with the Leaf Hood then it happened with a couple more Items so I whent back to the merchant in Arhock( and later Glacern and the Travelers Camp).
Bought a few items, stepped outside and dropped them and noted witch ones did not show, stopped writing them down when I reached FIFTY

All Enchanted items as well as all weapons and spellbooks where fine.
What did NOT show where all unenchanted and enchantable armor, rings, shields, and talismans/amulets necklaces.

now to add spells_reloaded for the Laser beam and re-read the Complete Douglas Adams

Legosp I am sorry that I have as yet been able to reproduce the problems you are having.

Okay I have reached Glitterdelve using Legosp's configuration (except I put the Broken World Mods in the Broken World resources folder). I have not encountered any problems with summoned creatures, spells or other things that Legosp noted. Most of my characters have reached or are above level 150.
I am starting to believe that the problems where caused by having the Broken World Specific Mods in the Dungeon Siege 2 resources folder. If I can not reproduce the problems Legosp noted by the end of the game, I will move the Broken World Mods to the DS2 resources folder and try again.

There's a new update with hopefully some fixes for terrain defects, some minor non map related fixes and randomized weapons/armor for certain monsters.
http://www.siegetheday.org/~iryan/files/Betav28/DS1_Mod_Logic_Beta28.ds2res

I've included the terrain fixes in this update rather than forcing a download of the terrain pack at this point in time, in case there are still other defects not fixed (I've spent time searching for others but...). The terrain defects are the root alphas, water drips opacity and flickering water in the frozen lake near Arhok in LOA.

Monsters such as Krug, Skeletons, Hassat, Zaurask, etc, will now have randomized weapons as per the method KillerGremal suggested. The way the Editor handles this is interesting. For the majority of monsters it shows them holding nothing at all but for the mercenary skeletons, who also have randomized armor, it shows them randomized with armor and weapons. So care would be required in saving any regions with randomized equipment for monsters using this method.

The Editor also spat the dummy if I tried updating the mercenary skeletons in the Hiroth area with this logic file. Basically all objects were reported as having broken dependencies even though it worked fine in-game. Just updating the mercenary skeletons in the map was fine with the Editor, it reports and shows everything as normal. So to see the updated mercenary skeletons the map will have to be released, which will be soon I hope.

So if you try this update, I hope to get feedback on any problems with the randomized weapons and any suggestions on what weapons would look nice, etc. One thing I have noticed is that monsters modified this way sometimes simply vanish when killed rather than leaving a corpse.

It's highly likely that it's the UI Mod which is causing that. When highlighting is turned off it may effect the radar map as well. Easy to check, just remove it and see what happens. If it bothers then it should be easy enough to modify not to cause that effect while keeping things that you like in the mod.

EDIT: Not all of the bandits are blue, it's random

Kingdom of Ehb has been updated to Beta28 and even though it was uploaded only earlier, so has DS1_Mod_Logic.ds2res in order to support restoration of the missing Glacern statue. All missing radar images have hopefully been pre-emptively updated.
http://www.siegetheday.org/~iryan/files/Betav28/DS1_Map_World_Beta28.ds2res (45.1Mb)
http://www.siegetheday.org/~iryan/files/Betav28/DS1_Mod_Logic_Beta28a.ds2res (1.2Mb)

Goblin warrens and Illicor reached so i should have some feedback on the 28 updates tomorrow, and the thugs where showing as blue dots in beta26 before I added the GUI

The Lance

I noticed the Lance has a Strength minimum and and a character level minimum instead of a melee minimum .

Here is another missing shrine

Update:
My party has made it to Glacern and most of the party is at level 200 and still have not encountered any of the problems that Legosp encountered with these mods. It appears so far that the problem may have been the location of the mods. Nice to see the statue back in Glacern Must actually do some real world work so will move on again tomorrow if things go as planed tonight.

An image of the inventory icon, weapon and name would be useful.