2001 - July - 12 *** These files are only intended for use for Baldur's Gate II with the Throne Of Bhaal expansion installed. They should not cause any conflicts or problems without it, but this cannot be guaranteed. The files AR5505.ARE, AR5505.BCS, BALELIT1-4.ARE & .CRE, BALELITE.BCS, BALTH.CRE, BALTH08.SPL, BALTH11.SPL, BALTHFT.BCS and CUT242A.BCS contained in this archive are modified versions of Baldur's Gate II: Throne Of Bhaal area control scripts, AI scripts, creature definition files and a cutscene relating to the battle with Balthazar. They have been provided by BioWare Senior Designer David Gaider as a supplement to the Throne Of Bhaal expansion. They increase the difficulty of the Balthazar battle, as was requested by players. In David Gaider's words: "Basically, this is just an optional patch for those people who found Balthazar too easy. Don't know how much tougher this makes him, but at the very least it's more fun. Balthazar uses his abilities more often and teleports across a farther range...and his pupils that fight with him have been buffed and each given one of his special abilities." Update 2001-July-12: The file AR5505.BCS has been updated by David Gaider as a few people were having problems continuing after this battle. They should be resolved now. To use: Simply unzip all files contained in this archive other than this ReadMe into the Override folder inside your Baldur's Gate II folder, and quit/restart Baldur's Gate II: Throne Of Bhaal (if it's already running.) -------------------------- David Gaider's Disclaimer: While provided by a Bioware employee, these files are not to be taken as part of the official release of Throne of Bhaal and should be considered equivalent to a third-party game addition or modification. BioWare does not guarantee that these files will work with your copy of the game. They are being provided solely due to requests for game enhancements, such as to experience certain game elements before they were removed or changed for game-balance or other reasons. ------------------------- Kevin Dorner mrkevvy@home.com aka Kivan Do'Urner, solo CG E F/M/T aaka Elmonster, solo LN H M This file was obtained from my webpage at http://members.home.com/mrkevvy