2001 - Aug. - 23 *** 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 AR5002.ARE, AR5002.BCS, BASILISK.SPL, BERENA.ITM, ELER.ITM, GPARCHER.BCS, GPHEALER.BCS, GPMAGE1.BCS, GPMERC.BCS, GPTHIEF.BCS, GPWSLAY.BCS, GROMG03,05,08,09,10.CRE, GROMMIN.CRE, GROMNIR.BCS, GROMNIR.CRE, GROMNIR.DLG, GROMNIR.ITM, JUMJUM.BCS, JUMJUM.CRE, JUMJUM.ITM, RAMAZ.BCS, RAMAZ.CRE, RAMAZ.ITM, SPSEQ16A.BCS and SPSEQ16B.BCS contained in this archive are newly created and modified versions of Baldur's Gate II: Throne Of Bhaal area control scripts, an area definition file, AI scripts, creature definition files, creature "item" files and spell definition files relating to the battle with Gromnir Il=Khan. 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 Gromnir Il-Khan battle, as was requested by players. In David Gaider's words: "It's just a little spruce-up to a fight that I thought was a little boring...it makes Gromnir a bit more formidable and gives both him and the other Bhaalspawn with him some extra abilities and better scripting. I'm told it's of moderate difficulty but quite fun." This update changes the file GROMNIR.BCS slightly to prevent him from occasionally fleeing the battle if he was taking a beating and his allies were dead, and fixes a corruption in this file from a first-fix where he would not do anything at all. 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.) Note: The files GPARCHER.BCS, GPHEALER.BCS, GPMAGE1.BCS, GPMERC.BCS and GPTHIEF.BCS will already be present in your Baldur's Gate II Override folder if you have installed David Gaider's Improved Yaga-Shura battle already. The GPTHIEF.BCS and GPMAGE1.BCS are updated; they should be overwritten with the copies contained in this archive. The remainder are the same and can be overwritten or skipped at your discretion. The GPARCHER.BCS will be present in your Override folder from a default installation of Throne Of Bhaal. If you wish to be able to restore this battle to its previous state, be sure to move or rename GPARCHER.BCS so that they can be restored. Deletion of the files listed at the start from your Baldur's Gate II Override folder and restoration of the original GPARCHER.BCS will uninstall this supplement. -------------------------- 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