Table of Contents:
- Installation
- Troubleshooting:
- Credits
Installation
- Extract all files into your Icewind Dale II folder:
- BACKUP YOUR IWD2.EXE FILE!!! (simple copy paste in the same folder works)
- Run IWD2 Custom DLL Patcher (as admin for you vista and 7 folks who installed to program files folder)
You will see the following:
- Verify patch:
- right click IWD2.EXE
- Select Properties
- Click the Details tab
- the Product Version entry should read "CustomDLL" (old patched files wont show this)
- open config.txt (in the IWD2CustomDLL folder) and modify parameters as you see fit then save it.
- a backup of the IWD2.EXE was made with the following filename: iwd2.custom.YYYYMMDD-TIMESTAMP.bak ... thats date-time
- Run Icewind Dale 2 and enjoy ^_^
Troubleshooting
Basic Troubleshooting
- After installation, my game won't open!
check the error log: IWD2CustomDLL.log (open with any text editor)
Log Error Messages
- "druid spontaneous casting is on sponcast.2da is missing from the override directory. druid spontaneous casting is now disabled"
the file SPONCAST.2DA was not extracted into the override directory. see Installation Instructions
- Max Level was set but XPLEVEL.2DA was not found in the override directory. Max Level setting is being ignored
The XPLEVEL.2DA file was not included in the IWD2CustomDLL Package. There are a few available for download from various websites. Download the extended level tables of your choice and install according to its installation instructions
For those that dont want to look, here is a link to sorcerers.net's editors/hacks/trainers/fixes section.
- FEATS.2DA has an incorrect number of columns
the extended FEATS.2DA file was not installed into the override directory see Installation Instructions
- CANNOT OPEN XXXXXX
the file referenced is not in the IWD2CustomDLL folder nor the Override folder
- Failed to load library
DLL was unabled to be loaded (REALLY not specific)
- Failed to hook
Can't get write access to IWD2.EXE while running...something blocked access
- Could not load config file
config.txt was not found in IWD2CustomDLL folder.
- Performing emergency shutdown under unrecoverable conditions
if this occurred without any other error message, LET ME KNOW
Credits
Tal...you know what you did ;) (maintaining sorcerers.net and hosting my project...and reminding me to subscribe to my own thread)
Joel @ Phrozen Keep (d2mods.com) for base source
crucis for early encouragement
Borsook for the idea of Druid Spontaneous casting.
coineineagh for testing the Weapon Finesse mod...and telling me it was broken
Datakim for notifying me of the Max Level & Max EXP Mod failure
MrWuten for notifying me of a bug with Monk robe wearing
Acrux for letting me know Weapon finesse was broken again
lendial for letting me know weapon finesse was broken a third time...damn
Ineth for helping create a GOG version
Kamose for helping troubleshoot the GOG version
dunehunter for helping troubleshoot rogue multiplier
roshan for finally getting me off my butt to develop my own patcher and letting me know there was a problem with druid spontaneous casting