The Undying
A MOD for Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn with Throne of Bhaal, BG2EE, and EET
Version 2.7
(December 4, 2023)

Developed by: CoM_Solaufein

The Undying's Support Forum: The Undying's Forums

The Undying's Web Site: The Undying.net

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

1. Installation
2. Uninstallation
3. Compatibility
4. FAQs
5. General Overview
6. Spoilers
7. Legal Matters
8. Credits
9. Version History

I. INSTALLATION

1. Double-click the setup-The Undying.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

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

• setup-The Undying.exe
• setup-The Undying.tp2
• setup-The Undying.debug
• and the contents of the "The Undying" subfolder

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III. COMPATIBILITY

While The Undying should be compatible with most Weidu mods, there is always a chance that incompatibilities will arise. If you install The Undying and Sir Neh'taniel together, install The Undying BEFORE Sir Neh'taniel.

If you install The Undying and TDDz (The Darkest Day for EET) together, install The Undying AFTER TDDz. (TDDz should be near the start of your installation after DLCMerger and EET Start/EET Core.)

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IV. FAQS

Q: What do I need to use this MOD?
A: The Undying requires 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 or the G3 BG2 fix pack as well. This mod can be yused for the Enhanced Edition as well.

Q: Is this mod the combination of the first Undying mod and Desecration of Souls and the Ninafer NPC mod?
A: Yes this mod is the combination of three of my mods. This was originally going to be one large mod but due to the lack of free time and patience, I divided up the mod in smaller portions and released it like that. DoS was the first release of it followed by Ninafer and then I finally got Callisto done to the way I wanted her.

Q: Are there any new encounters or quests?
A: There are many encounters in The Undying mod. There are five encounters which are part of Callisto's quest of revenge. Four of them take place on the surface and the final takes place in the Underdark. Read the spoilers section for their locations. Ninafer has a minor quest which hasn't changed from the earlier version of her mod. She was going to have a major quest but that has been scraped. I can't access those mod files at the moment. There are a few other minor encounters and quests found in this mod as well.

Q: Will this MOD add new quests or encounters to the Throne of Bhaal expansion?
A: No there are no new quests or encounters at this time. There was going to be a major quest but that has been scraped due to not being able to access those mod files on my hard drive.

Q: What are these extra items that are in the mod folder and the Override folder but they are not in the game?
A: The items with the CMTU**** will show up in the game, either on the corpses after your fight with some of the new encounters or in the new stores. The items with the CM***** and COM*** prefix are installed into the game but do not show up in the game. They are a bit over kill which is why I didn't include them. You can use the Console command to import them into your game if you want to use them.

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V. GENERAL OVERVIEW

The Undying is a WeiDU-based mod for Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn and Throne of Bhaal. This mod adds two new NPCs that will join your party, Callisto & Ninafer. Callisto is a CE evil elven berserker fighter with a tragic past and a sadistic present. Ninafer is a LN elven fighter/mage of Mystra. She joins your party for adventure and she may find love with Anomen if he is not romancing your character. This mod also includes new encounters, which is part of Callisto's Quest to find those who wronged her in the past, new items, stores, dialogs between Callisto, Ninafer and fellow NPCs and the player's character. There are also a few minor quests to undertake, which can be found in the Spoilers section. As usual, The Undying should be compatible with most other WeiDu-based mods, and should be installed after all official patches and preferably the Baldurdash Fixpack or G3 Fix Pack. The Undying requires the Throne of Bhaal expansion pack.

Harder In-Game Enemies (Optional Component)

These are modified enemies for The Undying sections of the world. They have been modified in stats and/or the equipment they have. Their AI scripts are unaffected.

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VI. SPOILERS

Check the spoilers thread for more information on the quests as well.

There are five encounters that deal with Callisto and they should be done in this order but its not required to do so.
The first encounter is with Valis who is found in the sewers below the Slums District.
The second one is with Marius who is found upstairs at the Five Flagons. He is by himself.
In Umar Hills you will meet Cormak and his bandits for the third encounter.
In the Underdark before you enter the drow city you will meet the final encounter with Aliska and Nastor. They are glad to see you and Callisto. This encounter really should be done last. It explains their interest in Callisto.
Go back to Umar Hills south of where you found Cormak. Here you will find the former army of Callisto's. She would love to see her old followers again.

Not really a quest of Ninafers, but she is happy if you take it. You help a priest of Mystra recover a book that was taken from him. The priest can be found in the Temple District. The people responsible for the theft can be found in the upstairs of the Five Flagons Inn.

There is a quest to find a missing magical book. It begins by asking Raven in The Dwarven Hammer, the new inn.

Lord Ashram in the Dwarven Hammer has a quest in finding his lost bust of Mystra.

There's a farmer in Umar Hills that wants you to get a called Umar Witch Project Journal.

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VII. LEGAL MATTERS

The Undying is copyright � 2002-2015 CoM_Solaufein.

Endarire updated The Undying in 2023 with k4thos's EET Auto Converter and the BiG World Fixpack. Even then, he used some manual editing and did some manual bugfixing.

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

The Undying is not developed, supported, or endorsed by BioWare, BeamDog, Wizards of the Coast, nor Interplay/Black Isle.
All images and contents of this mod are copyright BioWare, Interplay/Black Isle or Wizards of the Coast.

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

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VIII. CREDITS

Many people are to be thanked for their support 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.

Big thanks go to these following individuals for their assistance with The Undying:

• Kensai_Ryu for the Smarter Enemy scripts
• Dark Poet for some of the items that he created so many years ago when I had an idea for an NPC mod.
• Grog for some items, spells and AI scripts.
• ericp with text help.
• Shaitan For bug reporting.
• Orcbane Bug and text errors.
• And the many Callisto and Ninafer fans out there.
• The friendly and knowledgeable members at the Chosen of Mystra.

Below are links to community-related sites:

http://teambg.org/	TeamBG ~ Infinity Engine Modding News
http://teambg.net/	TeamBG
http://chosenofmystra.com/	The Chosen of Mystra
http://chosenofmystra.net/	The Chosen of Mystra News
http://chosenofmystra.org/	Infinity Engine game resources.

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IX. VERSION HISTORY

Version 2.7 (December 4, 2023) - Update by Endarire.

    CHANGES

• None.

    BUGFIXES

• Applied fixes from the BiG World Fixpack.
• Fixed portraits for Callisto and Ninafer on BG2EE and EET.
• On EET, chapter numbers in the journal should now properly align with EET standards. (I used the EET Auto Updater by k4thos.)
• Updated HTML documentation links to proper URLs using archive.org. Yes, the default links for BaldursGateMods.com no longer work since the site has been dead for months and its lead - CoM_Solaufein - unresponsive.
• Updated formatting and accuracy of HTML documentation otherwise.
• Updated The Undying's WeiDU to 249.

Version 2.53 Beta Quick Fix. (April 11, 2015)

    CHANGES

• None.

    BUGFIXES

• Fixed some errors in Nina's dialog banter file.
• Added a line in Nina's and Callisto's script file "SetGlobalTimer("*****TalkTimer","GLOBAL",3600)" which will hopefully stop them from blabbering off all of their banters with the main character at once. Also increased the timer from 2000 to 3600.

Version 2.52 (February 11, 2015)

    CHANGES

• German translation added.

    BUGFIXES

• None.

Version 2.51 Quick Fix. (September 6, 2014)

    CHANGES

• None.

    BUGFIXES

• Fixed Nina's script CMNINAF using an action that doesn't exist in the her dialog files.

Version 2.50 Now compatible with Enhanced Edition Release. (September 1, 2014)

    CHANGES

• Compatible to work with Baldur's Gate 2: Enhanced Edition.
• Callisto's banters with PC are timer related.
• Ninafer's banters with PC are timer related.
• Grouped together dialog files that are related.
• Traified the mod for translations.
• Minor character's in the mod have portraits assigned to them.
• Added ambient sounds to the tavern.
• Patched the Harder in Game Enemies option thanks to Lollorian.

    BUGFIXES

• Fixed dialog NINAF25P not using my modder's prefix. Changed to CMNIN25P.
• More grammar fixes in the text.

Version 2.11 Release. (December 21, 2012)

    CHANGES

• No changes.

    BUGFIXES

• CMBW01.ITM - Moved AC bonus from ability header into global effects
• CMBW02.ITM error: Effect #5 (opcode 210) has strange probabilities (35 and 0) - Moved Power Word, Stun effect into Launcher ability
• CMHA01.ITM - Moved lots of physical shield effects from the ability header into global effects
• CMMISC01.itm - SETs your lore to 20% when neither description nor item name (Rabbit's Foot) suggest anything related to being lore impaired. Should probably be changed to provide +2 to Luck (+1 to opcode Tongue) similar to BGII rabbit's foot (MISC88.itm)
• CMXB01.ITM error: Effect #4 (opcode 209) has strange probabilities (15 and 0) - Moved Power Word, Kill effect into Launcher ability
• COMA11.ITM error: Effect #22 (opcode 206) has strange probabilities (0 and 0) - Now protects from Harm as well (now targets self)

Version 2.10 Release. (March 18, 2012)

    CHANGES

• Added three new banters for Callisto with the PC.
• Changed Callisto's final dialog with the PC.
• Expanded on Callisto's history.
• Redid the scripting for Callisto.
• Alura, one of the drow in the Underdark, now has spoken lines.

    BUGFIXES

• Fixed grammar errors in the shop keepers dialogs.

Version 2.09 Release. (April 13, 2011)

    CHANGES

• Added a portrait to Valis. (CMVALIS)
• Assigned a name to CMTUSO1 merchant.

    BUGFIXES

• Fixed grammar errors in the shop keepers dialogs.

Version 2.08 Release. (December 5, 2010)

    CHANGES

• CMSORA3 script was causing errors. Removed from creature file.
• CMSORA5 script was removed from creature file.
• Added the Farmer Quest.

    BUGFIXES

• CMSORA3 script was causing errors. Removed from creature file.
• CMWOLF, CMDMERC creature file had improper flags set.
• CMSORA3 creature is misidentified as a priest when they are a mage.
• CMSORA5 creature is misidentified as a mage when they are a priest.
• CMMORIA enemy-ally set wrong.

Version 2.07 Release. (June 13, 2010)

    CHANGES

• Changed Ninafer's background slightly.
• Made minor additions/changes to the readme file.

    BUGFIXES

• An error was fixed in Nina's script file.
• Fixed a typo in one of the Hammer Brothers dialog.
• Fixed typos in Nina's banter file.

Version 2.06 Release. (February 02, 2010)

    CHANGES

• Used a global check to see if Callisto is in the party. If she is not then her "encounters" don't show up. Which means if she is kicked out, she's gone for good.
• Expanded on some of Callisto's banters with fellow NPCs.
• Changed the name of the Apocalypse Undead Archer to Burning Undead Archer.
• Dumbed down the Burning Undead Archers. They now only have 3 Arrows of Detonation instead of 40.
• Expanded on the dialog between Callisto and Marius. Her lack of elven ears is explained.
• Ace the Blade makes an appearance at the Dwarven Hammer.
• Added Dunkin to the Dwarven Hammer.

    BUGFIXES

• Global incorrectly set for AR5004 for Calli's avatar.
• Ninafer's stutter. Some of the scripting checks were inaccurate.

Version 2.05 Release.

    CHANGES

• Redid some coding between Anomen and Ninafer.
• Expanded the Nina and Anomen romance is SoA.

    BUGFIXES

• Change the script coding so Ninafer doesn't have duplicate swords.
• Gave gold to Raven and the Mystra priest, so they in turn give you your reward.

Version 2.04 Release.

    CHANGES

• Made some changes to Ninafer's and Anomen's discussions.

    BUGFIXES

• Fixed Ninafer's fighter banter with CHARNAME. One of the dialog options didn't have a closing Global statement.
• Removed the Shout script from the Haunt creatures. Using the Shout script makes neutral characters hostile in this instance.
• CMALISK7 creature had a non-existent item. That has been corrected.

Version 2.03 Release.

    CHANGES

• None

    BUGFIXES

• Fixed Ninafer's banters for Jaheira and Cernd. They didn't have a closing script which resulted in a dialog loop.
• Fixed Ninafer's and Salvanas' dialog. It didn't have a closing script which resulted in a dialog loop.

Version 2.02 Release.

    CHANGES

• Changed Callisto's Global settings from LOCAL to GLOBAL.

    BUGFIXES

• Fixed Ninafer's banters. They did not have Global settings to stop the same dialog from going off more than once.

Version 2.01 Release.

    CHANGES

• None.

    BUGFIXES

• Quick fix to replace the 2CMSHAR1 creature which caused a crash in the 2nd floor of the Five Flagons.

Version 2.00 Release.

    CHANGES

• Combined The Undying with Ninafer and Desecration of Souls mods which brings it closer to the way I originally envisioned this mod.
• Made a few additions to Ninafer and Callisto's interjection and banter dialogs.
• Added another encounter that deals with Callisto. You get to meet the remains of her army.
• Made two optional installs for tougher creatures and smarter creature scripts.
• Changed Callisto's portrait.

    BUGFIXES

• Fixed Nina's parting dialog. It wasn't named correctly so the game became confused when she was kicked out.
• Reordered how some of the files install.
• Death variables for CMHAM02 and CMHAM03 corrected.
• Removed incorrect script for Weenug.
• Replace the 2CMSHAR1 creature which caused a crash in the 2nd floor of the Five Flagons.
• Spelling corrections.

Version 1.02 Release.

    CHANGES

• Changed where her final dialog with your character occurs. You will get it before the elven city.
• Made additions to her interjection and banter dialogs so they are a little bit more longer.

    BUGFIXES

• Fixed her final dialog in the game.
• Fixed one of the Duergar dwarf's armor so it has text. It used an in game armor that, for some reason, didn't have any identifying text.
• Spelling corrections.

Version 1.01 Release.

    CHANGES

• Redid her final dialog with your character in Hell. I was not satisfied with the original, it didn't seem right to me.
• Changed the condition check for the fourth encounter in AR2100. You will meet them before you enter the city.

    BUGFIXES

• Fixed an error where the fourth encounter did not install in the game.

Version 1.00 Release.

    CHANGES

• Redid her banter conditions with the PC.
• Changed some of her quest's encounter locations.

    BUGFIXES

• Fixed her quest encounters so they will go up and talk to Callisto. The conditions for this were omitted in the BETA.

Version 0.00 First Private BETA Release.

    CHANGES

• None yet.

    BUGFIXES

• None Yet

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