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The Gibberlings Three Anniversary Mod

A Gibberlings Three Mod
Authors: Multiple
On the web: Home page, discussion forum, and Discord

Version 13
Languages: English, Russian
Platforms: Windows, macOS, and Linux
GitHub: Gibberlings3/g3anniversary

Overview

The Gibberlings Three was founded on September 18, 2003 as the Delainy Forum. Over the years, the site, projects, and visitors coming to G3 have grown immensely, and we've had a lot of fun building a community with you. This mod was a collaborative effort of a lot of the resident G3 modders and marks not only a celebration of the past years but our gratitude to you for helping make G3 what it is today.

Compatibility

This mod is designed to work with BG2: Enhanced Edition, the original BG2: Shadows of Amn (with or without the expansion pack Throne of Bhaal) and the conversion projects BGT and EET. There are no known or suspected problems with compatibility. Due to some area and worldmap patching, you will need to start a new game to get the full experience of the mod. While this mod does alter the worldmap, it does so interactively and should be fully compatible with other mods, though it should be installed after mods which alter the worldmap.

Bug Reporting

If you should encounter any bugs, please report them to the authors at the The Gibberlings Three Anniversary Mod forum. In addition, The Gibberlings Three Anniversary Mod is available on GitHub, so fixes and changes can be submitted by the community.

Installation

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 Gibberlings Three Anniversary Mod 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-g3anniversary.exe and the folder g3anniversary. To install, double-click setup-g3anniversary.exe and follow the instructions on screen.

You can run setup-g3anniversary.exe in your game folder to reinstall, uninstall or otherwise change components.

macOS
The Gibberlings Three Anniversary Mod 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-g3anniversary, setup-g3anniversary.command, and the folder g3anniversary. To install, double-click setup-g3anniversary.command and follow the instructions on screen.

You can run setup-g3anniversary.command in your game folder to reinstall, uninstall or otherwise change components.

Linux
The Gibberlings Three Anniversary Mod 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 g3anniversary 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-g3anniversary --uninstall at the command line to remove all components without wading through prompts.

Contents

When we decided to put together an anniversary mod, we felt we should do something that would be, above all, fun to make and fun to play. Hence, as a starting point we settled on a semi-serious running joke of Grim Squeaker's that we should do a quest mod involving a pub crawl. To initiate the quest, go look for Drini in the Copper Coronet. Expect some fourth-wall breakage and some outright silliness, and keep your eyes open--you may even spot someone you know.

Contact Information

This mod was created as a collaborative effort of many modders and writers: Andyr, BevH, BigRob, Bri, CamDawg, Cliffette, Corradun, Dancer Fitz, Domi, Grim Squeaker, Icelus, Idobek, and JPS. For support or bug reporting, you can either visit the Gibberlings Three forums or drop CamDawg a PM--he'll forward it to the appropriate person(s).

Thanks and Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank The Gibberlings Three community for making G3 a fun and interesting place to hang out. Thanks to the still active and vibrant Infinity Engine modding community.

Thanks to the various folks who provided some excellent feedback that helped us refine the quests and clear up some bugs and loose ends, such as Stoplight Red and Qwinn.

Thanks to Jason Compton, Kelsey author, for letting us use Kelsey for a bit of fun.

Thanks to stn for providing the Russian translation.

Tools Used in Creation

Credits and Copyright Information

The modding community for the Infinity Engine has been going strong for more than 10 years now, and is the culmination of thousands of unpaid modding hours by fellow fans of the game. Modders produce their best work and players get the best, well-supported mods when we all work together.

There are two big ways to upset this harmony. One is to claim someone else's work as your own. The second is to host and redistribute a mod without permission from the author(s).

Be kind to your fellow players and modders. Don't do either.

Version History

Version 13 - November 28, 2022

  • Fixed bug that prevented installation on Russian games
  • Minor item fixes:
    • Tome of Arcane Recall will no longer require identification after its first use
    • Flickering White Ioun Stone will now show a 'Resist Cold' portrait icon
    • Mage Boots of Self Preservation were not working at all

Version 12 - July 13, 2021

  • Added Russian translation, courtesy of stn
  • PI integration
  • Better area storage and decompression routine (thanks argent77)

Version 11 - October 14, 2018

  • Fixed some character encoding bugs in EE that could cause a crash with one of the background items and some missing characters in dialogues

Version 10 - September 10, 2018

  • Fixed errors in the Corradun sequence in the Sea's Bounty
  • EET compatibility

Version 9 - September 30, 2013

  • Updated for BGII:EE compatibility

Version 8 - July 12, 2012

  • Fixed an error during the patching of the worldmap where link index and number of links were written incorrectly.
  • Fixed an incompatibility with the BP–BGT-Worldmap mod where the wrong area reference was given.
  • Added Linux compatibility and retired the batch and shell scripts.
  • Changed Dewny's starting location so she doesn't collide with Haer'Dalis.
  • Updated to WeiDU v231.

Version 7 - April 30, 2010

  • Restored OSX installation scripts that were inadvertantly removed from v6
  • Updated to WeiDU v216

Version 6 - March 1, 2010

  • Removed setup.bat
  • Updated to WeiDU v213

Version 5 - February 18, 2007

  • Fixed minor errors with area and creature files--this should hopefully clear up the sporadic crash reports
  • Dewny will now wait and not interrupt Keto's opening sequence, if she's installed
  • Dewny is no longer broken by acquiring the Five Flagons as a stronghold
  • Many spelling and grammar errors corrected
  • Closed loophole of initiating dialogue with Scam as he runs away from his larceny to shortcircuit the extended quest
  • Ari now takes the Chwisgi from the party
  • The end of the quest was not clearing one journal entry; this is fixed
  • Fixed bug where the player could not escape the Gibbering Twelve's lair if one of them ran away
  • Streamlined code and shell scripts
  • Fixed bug with Corradun's buddies not disappearing
  • Fixed bug with dwarf in Five Flagons being passed out forever
  • Fixed bug with Drini's initial dialogue breaking if Salvanas was not present

Version 4 - September 18, 2006

  • Added compatibility code for he BP-BGT worldmap (thanks Weigo)
  • Code cleanup and update
  • Added safeguard so that Drini would not remain in the Slums after the conclusion of the quest
  • Jacobus P. Sanderick now leaves after he (finally) performs his services
  • Fixed an issue with one journal entry not being cleared at the conclusion of the quest
  • Miscellaneous typo and grammar fixes
  • Fixed issue with Scam not re-appearing
  • Mrs. GTU now provides the rewards she promises (including a new item for v4)

Version 3 - January 5, 2005

  • Fixed bug with Mrs. The Unmanned not leaving an area
  • Fixed bug with Kalen Grimm-Allanya Danc subquest if Grimm approached Danc for reconciliation
  • Added more loot to end of quest
  • Added dialogue to Rose Bouquet and Bel Dalemark to help players in finding local rogues
  • Drini actually takes the drinks from the party now
  • Number Six spawns hostile, as he should
  • More balance tweaks to final encounter
  • Fixed bug with the exit from the final area--you can head back to the slums directly
  • Expanded dialogue options for Robukin Rockskull
  • Recoded conclusion of the quest for a more satisfactory ending

Version 2 - October 24, 2004

  • Fixed bug with the barmaid dialogue if Drini runs off
  • Tweaked journal entries
  • Fixed bug with Scam not dropping quest items if threatened
  • Fixed typo in Dewny's dialogue that might have been preventing her item from dropping
  • Fixed Keldorn interjection bug with Drini and Suleci
  • Reworked dialogue of Sanderick the alchemist
  • Fixed bug with tilesets and sound files not being removed at uninstall
  • Reworked G12 fight to be less difficult
  • Miscellaneous typo corrections

Version 1 - September 18, 2004

  • Initial release