The Beaurin Legacy NPC mod for BGII:SoA and ToB or BGII:EE

A Gibberlings Three Mod
Author: jmaeq
On the web: Home page and discussion forum

Version 5.1
Languages: English, Russian, French
Platforms: Windows, Mac OS X, Linux

The Beaurin Legacy introduces an elven Enchanter/Thief and a hidden NPC to BGII:SoA, ToB, and BGII:EE. Minyae Beaurin can be found outside of the Crooked Crane in the City Gates. The mod includes custom portraits, friendship tracks, numerous banters and interjections, new items, encounters and quest(s), voicing for both NPCs (However, Minyae is fully voiced), a romance with a Bioware NPC, player-initiated dialogues, and custom friendship track themes.

This mod is designed to work with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition and the original Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn and Throne of Bhaal by Bioware.

The mod should be compatible with other WeiDU mods.

First time installing a mod? Check out G3's comprehensive tutorial: A New Player’s Guide to Installing and Playing Mods.

Enhanced Editions Note
The Enhanced Editions are actively supported games. Please note that every patch update will wipe your current mod setup! If in the middle of a modded game you might want to delay the patch update (if possible) as even after reinstalling the mods, you might not be able to continue with your old savegames. Alternatively, copy the whole game's folder into a new one that can be modded and will stay untouched by game patches. It is important that you install the mod to the language version you are playing the game in. Otherwise, the dialogues of the mod will not show but give error messages.

Windows
The Beaurin Legacy for BG2:SoA & ToB & BGII:EE for Windows is distributed as a self-extracting archive and includes a WeiDU installer. To install, simply double-click the archive and follow the instructions on screen.

Alternatively, the files can be extracted into your game directory using 7zip or WinRAR. When properly extracted, your game directory will contain setup-thebeaurinlegacy.exe and the folder thebeaurinlegacy. To install, double-click setup-thebeaurinlegacy.exe and follow the instructions on screen.

You can run setup-thebeaurinlegacy.exe in your game folder to reinstall, uninstall or otherwise change components.

macOS
The Beaurin Legacy for BG2:SoA & ToB & BGII:EE for macOS is distributed as a compressed tarball and includes a WeiDU installer.

First, extract the files from the tarball into your game directory. When properly extracted, your game directory will contain setup-thebeaurinlegacy, setup-thebeaurinlegacy.command, and the folder thebeaurinlegacy. To install, double-click setup-thebeaurinlegacy.command and follow the instructions on screen.

You can run setup-thebeaurinlegacy.command in your game folder to reinstall, uninstall or otherwise change components.

Linux
The Beaurin Legacy for BG2:SoA & ToB & BGII:EE for Linux is distributed as a compressed tarball and does not include a WeiDU installer. Linux users will need to do a one-time install of WeiDU (and a few other adjustments) as described in this great writeup.

To install, run 'WeInstall thebeaurinlegacy in your game folder.

Note for Complete Uninstallation
In addition to the methods above for removing individual components, you can completely uninstall the mod using setup-thebeaurinlegacy --uninstall at the command line to remove all components without wading through prompts.

This modification adds Minyae, a Neutral Evil Elf Enchanter/Mage, to the game. Her statistics are as follows:

• STR: 12
• DEX: 19
• CON: 11
• INT: 17
• WIS: 12
• CHR: 16

Unlike most thieves and mages, she specializes in daggers and two weapon style. She also has a proficiency in darts.

Minyae includes a "friendship track" that continues through Throne of Bhaal, banters with all Bioware NPCs (including the Beamdog's four NPCs and a romance path for a certain Red Wizard), numerous interjections and extensive player-initiated dialogue.

In Throne of Bhaal, the hidden NPC also includes a "friendship track", banters with all Bioware NPCs, interjections, and extensive player-initiated dialogue.

The player can talk to Minyae or the Hidden NPC directly at any time in the game, no matter if the PC is on the friendship path or not. However, there is one specific friendship talk that must be initiated through the player-initiated dialogues to continue her friendship path in SoA. This dialogue will not be immediately available, you must wait approximately 45 minutes in real-time to initiate the talk.

jmaeq created this mod. Visit the Gibberlings Three forums for information on this and any other Gibberlings Three mod.

Contributors:

• jastey: Advice
• CamDawg and G3: Hosting
• Mike1072 and ABlake: Catching Audio Issues | AionZ or Artemius_I: Fixing Sound
• AL|EN: Fixed EET installation, Added Mod Metadata, Renamed Files, Removed ACTION_READLN, Reorganized Components, Fixed Readme CSS Styling and version 3.2.
• Kulyok: Branwen NPC framework/tutorial
• theacefes: AurenAseph - NPC to NPC romance framework through the "AurenAseph" mod & "How To Make An NPC If You Are A N00B"
• Ghreyfain: "A Beginner's Guide to NPC creation with WeiDU"
• Valendale: "[Mod Tutorial] How to Make Items"
• Minyae Default Portrait: Oksana Che
  
• Minyae Alt 1 Portrait: Tatiana Hordieenko
  
• (Currently Unavailable in v3.4+) Minyae Alt 2 Portrait: Dominique Wesson
  
• Minyae Alt 2 Portrait: ErisForan
  
• Minyae Alt 3 Portrait: Aerwindale
  
• Hidden NPC Portrait: Serene Yoshiko
  

Writing and Coding: jmaeq

Russian Translation: Austin at G3

French Translation: Mera and JohnBob at G3

Note to the French community:

• The French version is consistent to the fan-made "Correction de la traduction de Baldur's Gate II : Enhanced Edition". This means that names and terms could differ from the official French version shipped with the game.
• Install "Correction de la traduction de Baldur's Gate II : Enhanced Edition" for a consistent game experience. Download Link is here.
  

Cast:

• Minyae Beaurin - jmaeq
• Hidden NPC - female voice actress from Icewind Dale

Soundtracks: jmaeq

• Minyae's Friendship Soundtrack - jmaeq
• Hidden NPC's Friendship Soundtrack - jmaeq

Tools Used in Creation

• WeiDU by Wes Weimer
  
• Near Infinity by Jon Olav Hauglid
  
• IESDP maintained by igi
  
• Shadowkeeper by Mudmaster
  
• DLTCEP by Avenger
  
• Audacity by Sourceforge
  
• gedit by Nick Mead
  
• Zamzar by Zamzar
  
• MuseScore by Werner Schweer
  
• Gimp by Spencer Kimball and Peter Mattis
  

BALDUR'S GATE II: SHADOWS OF AMN Developed and © 2000 BioWare Corp. All Rights Reserved. BALDUR'S GATE II: THRONE OF BHAAL Developed and © 2001 BioWare Corp. All Rights Reserved. Baldur's Gate, Shadows of Amn, Tales of the Sword Coast, Forgotten Realms, the Forgotten Realms logo, Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, the AD&D logo, TSR and the TSR logo, and the Wizards of the Coast logo, are trademarks of the Wizards of the Coast, Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc., and are used by Interplay Entertainment Corp. under license. All Rights Reserved. BioWare, the BioWare Infinity Engine and the BioWare logo are the trademarks of BioWare Corp. All Rights Reserved. Black Isle Studios and the Black Isle Studios logo are trademarks of Interplay Entertainment Corp. All Rights Reserved. Exclusively licensed and distributed by Interplay Entertainment Corp. All other trademarks and copyrights are property of their respective owners.

The Beaurin Legacy NPC mod for Baldur's Gate II © 2018-20 jmaeq. The Beaurin Legacy (Minyae and the Hidden NPC) is not developed, supported, or endorsed by BioWare, Black Isle Studios, Interplay Entertainment Corp., or the Wizards of the Coast. All other trademarks and copyrights are property of their respective owners.

REDISTRIBUTION NOTE: The Beaurin Legacy was created to be freely enjoyed by all Baldur's Gate II players and picked apart by all Baldur's Gate II modders. Please, don't mirror The Beaurin Legacy anywhere, but feel free to use her code as a base for your mod. If you manage to sell her, let me know.

Version 5.1 - May 8, 2022

• Fixed an incorrectly formatted chapter reference for EET

Version 5.0 - May 6, 2022

• French translation now included - thanks to Mera and JohnBoB at G3!
• Fixed some dialogue issues

Version 4.0 - August 16, 2020

• Russian translation now included - thanks to Austin at G3!
• Fixed some dialogue lines relating to the TRA files

Version 3.6.2 - July 25, 2020

• Corrected a banter for an EE NPC
• Missed a dialogue line to be tra-ified (now in TRA file)

Version 3.6.1 - July 20, 2020

• Fixed a bug where Gaelan Bayle does not give the PC the Shadow Thief Cellar key.

Version 3.6 - March 1, 2020

• Prevented Minyae from becoming hostile after the dialogue where Adalon attacks the PC
• Missed a dialogue line to be tra-ified (now in TRA file)

Version 3.5 - September 12, 2019

• Prevented NPC banters with the Hidden NPC from triggering if respective NPC was not in party
• Fixed Minsc and Korgan ToB banters with the Hidden NPC from occurring more than once
• Fixed Sarevok ToB banter with the Hidden NPC, so it should trigger appropriately

Version 3.4 - August 24, 2019

• Fixed PID when asking Minyae about stories on Hidden NPC
• Added more Continue() to necessary scripting blocks
• Added a new alternative portrait for Minyae, but replaced it with a previous alternative for more "BG-likeness"

Version 3.3.1 - June 6, 2019

• Ensured banters with EE NPCs triggered correctly

Version 3.3 - May 11, 2019

• Added DESGINATED to the components
• Added Continue() to necessary scripting blocks
• Fixed an issue where "Wizards" were replaced with '
• Added a space after ellipses to ensure "BG-likeness"

Version 3.2 - April 14, 2019

• Changed component numbers as of best practice
• Fixed unicode characters
• Fixed typos

Version 3.1 - March 12, 2019

• Fixed EET installation
• Added mod metadata
• Removed ACTION_READLN
• Reorganize components in order to not offer unnecessary choices
• Renamed Setup-TheBeaurinLegacy.tp2 to TheBeaurinLegacy.tp2 as of best practice
• Renamed README-TheBeaurinLegacy.html to TheBeaurinLegacy-ReadMe.html
• Fixed ReadMe CSS styling filename
• Fixed a stutter bug after finishing Minyae's quest at the Crooked Crane (only occurred in v3.0)

Version 3.0 - February 10, 2019

• The Beaurin Legacy is now EET compatible!
• Added voiced lines for Minyae's introduction when summoned by the Fates
• Fixed QI#NE.itm's bam file, so it now shows up properly in the vanilla BG2

Version 2.1.1 - January 27, 2019

• Fixed compatibility issues with the original BG2 - thanks to Rhaella
• Removed 2 proficiency points for Two-Weapon Style in the Enchanter class
• When summoned by the fates, Minyae will not be referred to as an "Enchanter", no matter her class
• Removed interjection with Phaere and the demon to avoid any possible issues (previously fixed in version 2.0+, but removed for precautions)

Version 2.1 - January 11, 2019

• Fixed Jan and Haer'Dalis' dialogue in SoA
• Corrected more grammatical errors
• Added an additional 80+ voiced lines for Minyae
• Fixed a banter that triggered when respective NPC wasn't in the party in ToB

Version 2.0 - January 7, 2019

• Throne of Bhaal Release (First Release)
• Corrected additional typos/grammatical errors in SoA
• Added an alternative class, Enchanter, for Minyae (it is recommended to start a new game to use the Enchanter class)
• Added a romance conflict with Laufey's Edwin Romance Mod in SoA
• Added an additional alternative portrait for Minyae
• Fixed sound channels - thanks to AionZ or Artemius_I
• Fixed an issue where Hidden NPC's portrait was not shown
• Fixed a bug where Hidden NPC's banter with the PC would not trigger
• Minyae receives a new soundtrack, whereas the Hidden NPC has Minyae's original soundtrack.

Version 1.1 - August 26, 2018

• Fixed Audio Clips: QI#Mi105-QI#Mi113 (will include QI#Mi114 and QI#Mi115) at a later date.
• Added More Audio Clips
• Included a Custom Friendship Track Song
• Corrected some typos/grammatical errors

Version 1.0 - July 29, 2018

• Initial Release