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"Desecration of Souls"
A MOD for Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn with Throne of Bhaal
Version 2.61
(August 04, 2008)

Developed by: CoM_Solaufein

Desecration of Souls Support Forum: http://forums.chosenofmystra.net/index.php?board=15.0

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

  1. Installation
  2. Uninstallation
  3. Compatibility
  4. FAQs
  5. General Overview
  6. Spoilers
  7. Legal Matters
  8. Credits
  9. Version History

I. INSTALLATION

  1. Double-click the setup-dos.exe file and install to your main BG2 directory
  2. Once the install program has finished, it will launce the WeiDU installer program. Simply follow the on-screen instructions in the new DOS window.

Though this mod is made using the WeiDU standard, and *should* be compatible with all other WeiDU-based mods, there is always the possibility for conflicts. We suggest you install this mod AFTER the official patches, Baldurdash, and TeamBG mods. If you encounter any problems installing the mod, please our forums.

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II. UNINSTALLATION

Uninstalling is simple. Double-click the setup-ub.exe file and enter the given commands for Uninstallation.
Afterwards, you may delete the following files:

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III. COMPATIBILITY

Desecration of Souls should be compatible with as many Weidu mods as possible, there is always a chance that incompatibilities will arise. This mod is compatible with the Big Picture thanks to Sir BillyBob.

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IV. FAQS

Q: What do I need to use this MOD?
A: Desecration of Souls requires Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn and Throne of Bhaal with the latest Bioware/Interplay patches. We also strongly encourage the installation of the Baldurdash Fixpack as well.

Q: What new encounters are encountered?
A: You can meet the world famous Hammer brothers in the sewers underneath the the Temple District.

Q: Will this MOD add new quests or encounters to the Throne of Bhaal expansion?
A: No there are no new quests or encounters yet. There may be in a future release.

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V. GENERAL OVERVIEW

Desecration of Souls is a WeiDU-based mod for Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn and Throne of Bhaal.  It adds new encounters, new items, stores, spells and a new inn in the Slums District. As usual, Desescration of Souls should be compatible with most other WeiDu-based mods, and should be installed after all official patches and preferably the Baldurdash Fixpack. Desecration of Souls requires the Throne of Bhaal expansion pack.

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VI. SPOILERS

There is a new inn to explore. A house that was not accessible in The Slums District is now "explorable". Its located in the northern part of the map south of the northern entrance. A screen shot can be found at the forums for the location of the entrance.

There is a new quest to find a missing magical book. It begins by asking Gabrielle in The Dwarven Hammer, the new inn.

There are four new stores in the mod, one of them is in the Temple District. Another one is in the Five Flagons Tavern in the Bridge District.

This mod adds in Artemis Entreri who was not added in the original game. Unfinished Business also adds in Artemis.

Also additional enemies have been added in the Copper Coronet and in the slaver headquarters.

Lord Ashram in the Dwarven Hammer has a quest in finding his lost bust of Mystra.

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VII. LEGAL MATTERS

Desecration of Souls is copyright © 2002-2006.

BALDUR'S GATE II: SHADOWS OF AMN, BALDUR'S GATE II: THRONE OF BHAAL: © 2000, 2001 Bioware Corp. All Rights Reserved.

Desecration of Souls is not developed, supported, or endorsed by BioWare or Interplay/Black Isle.
All images and contents of this mod are copyright BioWare, Interplay/Black Isle or Wizards of the Coast.

REDISTRIBUTION NOTE: Desecration of Souls was created to be freely enjoyed by all Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn gamers. Desecration of Souls, however, may not be sold, published, compiled or redistributed in any form without the consent of its author.

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VIII. CREDITS

Many people are to be thanked for their support and contribution to this mod.

First and foremost, we'd like to thank Bioware and Black Isle for supplying us with such an enjoyble PC game. We would also like to thank the Infinity Engine community as a whole for their ongoing dedication and support of the Baldur's Gate series.

Big thanks go to these following individuals for their assistance with Desecration of Souls:

 

Below are links to community-related sites:

http://www.baldurdash.org/ Baldurdash
http://chosenofmystra.com/ The Chosen of Mystra
http://forums.bioware.com/ Bioware Forums
http://www.idi.ntnu.no/~joh/ni/ Near Infinity
http://www.WeiDU.org/ WeiDU
http://infexp.sourceforge.net/ Infinity Explorer

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IX. VERSION HISTORY

Version 2.61

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Version 2.60

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Version 2.50

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Thanks goes to Sir BillyBob for this.

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Version 2.01

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Version 2.00

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Version 1.00 First Release.

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