A big fortnight this time around with a multitude of modification updates, so I’ll get snapping.

Make the right shape
No1 worked on a new modification for shapeshifting, audaciously named the Ultimate Shapeshifting and Rebalancing Fix modification. It exhibits an alternative take to Weimer and the Refinements approaches. Read a subject comparison, and try out the modification, here.

Fix-it in French
Another version gets dusted, with Beregost Crash Fixer being updated to 1.6, featuring the French translation by Isaya. If you can’t remember what this does, flick back through the news, or just go here. You can also grab the utility at the same link location.

A tweak is more than a tweak
aVENGER launches version 2.02 of aTweaks featuring French and Italian translations. ‘Nuff said, now click!

More vestibular control for your rogues
A rogue ain’t a rogue if he keeps falling over, so grab the version 4.04 maintenance update to Rogue Rebalancing right here. This update features some new translations, bug fixes, and kooky little changes that you can read about here.

I shall tra-ify your vault until it squirms!
erebusant has mostly certainly has made the Vault modification squirm with possibilities for translations with the version 7 update. If you want to see your favourite language in the modification, then put your multi-lingual skills into action and grab the modification here.

Two weeks before March, and I’m thinking about threes already. Thrice, a trifle of triple threes told me nothing about the modifications that made their appearance last fortnight, so I had to dig them out for you… and here they are.

Don’t crash it, just fix it
Stop those wagons crashing when they reach Beregost in Simplified Chinese with the update of Beregost Crash Fixer to version 1.5. It is a Java utility that tries to fix saved games with a corrupted Beregost area for a Baldur’s Gate I, Baldur’s Gate Trilogy or Tutu game. Get the new version here.

A potion or three from Jan
Put Jan’s alchemy skills into action with Jan’s Alchemy, an ‘old’ modification that has recently been converted to WeiDU format. To quote, ‘Jan’s Book of Brewing is a magical tome that will allow Jan to create potions following specific recipes.’ Check them out here.

Iron man, the hardest hero of them all!
Fancy adorning yourself in rusted ferric oxide, but this ain’t about iron skins. Icendoan’s Elemental Damage Only modification creates a permanent stone skin for every character, making them impervious to non-elemental damage. Try this new way of tromping through Amn here.

aTweaks, bTweaks, cTweaks
Soon after the announcement of the release of aTweaks version 2.0, it has been updated to version 2.01 with a whole slew of translation updates. Fancy a German-, Italian-, or Russian-style tweak here, and check out the changes here.

A-borgeet!
I’m not giving the details of this gem away. Check out this novel, fun, little modification here. Screenshots included.

Well, till the big three really arrive, enjoy these five cool little modifications.

aTweaks represents a compilation of PnP related tweaks and various house rules which are designed to bring more consistency to the gameplay. This mod works on normal Baldur’s Gate II games as well as either of the two Baldur’s Gate conversion projects: (Easy)Tutu and Baldur’s Gate Trilogy (BGT). It is divided into multiple components all of which can be installed separately and are completely independent of each other.

In summary, aTweaks v2.0 introduces several new components which should bring more consistency to the gameplay. For example, it is now possible to expand the curative spell selection of temple priests, restore bonus damage to magical ammo and prevent illusionary clones from singing bard songs and using quick items. You can find the full list of changes here.

Relevant links

• Download
• Mod readme
• Mod forum

Special no-pornography edition
Steady as she goes, the start of a new year snails along while the rabbit has its back turned. The only update this fortnight is the Beregost Crash Fixer utility, a little Java program that weaves a few magic computer tricks to try and fix up saved games that get corrupted for some esoteric reason in a Baldur’s Gate I, Baldur’s Gate Trilogy, or Tutu game. Details are here. You can get the utility here. That’s all folks! Hey, didn’t the rabbit have its back turned? *Looney Tunes music*

Thanks to Ascension64, a brand spankin’ new version of BGT Tweaks has been released!

v8 includes a number of bugfixes, a Chinese translation, compatibility updates, a few changes to existing components and several new components including Access Ulgoth’s Beard west of Wyrm’s Crossing only, Deactivate BGT-WeiDU spawns: spawns appear once (subcomponent), Enemy items shatter, Only good and evil NPCs leave the party (subcomponent), and Prevent access to Durlag’s Tower from adjacent areas.

Related links:

• Download
• Forum
• Website
• Readme