The Classic Adventures team are proud to present the next installment in the Classic Adventures mod! Sir BillyBob and leahnkain would also like to welcome new team members Solar’s Harper and Lysan Lurraxol, who will be helping to write the NPCs of CA, as well as Wizwom who will be helping to code dialogues for the mod!

Classic Adventures will be a compilation of many of the old and some new classic PnP (Pen and Paper) modules. I fully plan to include series like A, D, G, S, and U into this story. There are several newer mods that will also be included into this project just for some variety.

New content in 0.46 includes a new path through Chapter 2--two new modules, UK2 and UK3 (The Sentinel and The Gauntlet), the village of Piney Bluff, more dialogs and banters for all NPCs, fixed stores in Suderham and Icar can join your party earlier in the game (though due to a bug he will still appear to fight the party later).

The known bugs and issues with this version include the above issue that Icar can join party but will also be found in A2 and will still fight the party; Markessa may still cause the game to crash if she follows you - an easy answer is to CTRL-Y her if this happens; Edsonor(sp) in Piney Bluff offers to take you to Mistmoor but doesn’t, and the town of Selgaunt is not finished yet (though the team hope to have it completed by 0.47!).

Relevent links:

• Download v0.46
• Forum
• Website
• Bug Reports for 0.46

SHS is proud to welcome the Hidden Kits mod by Zyraen!

This mod introduces a variety of Hidden Kits that are made available under certain conditions. They are obtainable by dual-classing from either a Fighter, Mage or Cleric. Apart from a few standard advantages and disadvantages within the new kit itself, largest gain with Hidden Kits is the ability to increase your inactive class by one level every time you level up. This advantage grants players the enjoyment of being able to level up what is effectively a multi-class character at about the rate of a single-class character.

Some kits will also work for certain NPCs, after completing specific in-game quests.

This mod has already been released as a public beta, and is available for download from the SHS Download Center.

Related links:

• Download link
• Mod website
• Mod forum

Some interesting updates this fortnight suitable for the weary, the wannabes, the chromophiles, and the linguistic.

Ariena does away with grammatical error
Ariena, an evil celestial female half-orc NPC from the Mod for the Wicked, has received an update to version 2.1 with the fixing of some typos and the addition of a portrait for her epilogue. Check out this mean green killing machine here.

Hidden Kits reveals itself
If you followed the announcement of Hidden Kits by Zyraen two fortnights ago, you can now experience the ideas put into action with the seeking of beta testers for version 0.95 beta of Hidden Kits for BG2. Essentially, this modification allows you to access new kits upon dual-classing to certain classes at level 12. The features of the kits are wide-ranging, and come with interesting advantages and disadvantages. If you would like to test this juicy modification out, check here.

Spice up your life with colourable quarterstaves
Erephine has continued assiduously with her delectable animation work and has delivered us colourable quarterstaves, a component of version 3 of One Pixel Productions. If you are the one who fancies variegation in your wooden weapon, or feel the urge to mount an ostentatious display to whom you wish to raise an eyebrow, then grab these wonders here.

Ich spiele Deutsche Modifikation
I am no German expert nor a player of German mods, but if you are, some recently updated modifications with German translations may interest you. vilkacis has released version 3 of The Slithering Menace, a Throne of Bhaal modification bound to make you hiss (link), and Badgert has notified us of updates to four modifications: Blood of the Martyr v3 (a spell for Paladins and Priests), Fairy Dragon v4 (an upgraded familiar), Familiar Pack v5 (modifies and upgrades familiars), and Heart of the Wood v4 (a ‘magical stick’) The latter group of modifications can found here.

Nathaniel Aplin-Fletcher is a former officer of the Flaming Fist in Baldur’s Gate, and was a witness to the devastation that the PC’s half-brother Sarevok wrought in the city. As a result of those events, he left the guards’ employment with several friends and has been travelling since. Though he is a skilled fighter, Nathaniel suffers from bouts of self-doubt, perhaps partially due to his lack of robustness.

For some players he can become a loyal companion, relying on him or her in times of crisis and in turn offering his support. For the right male character, a friendship can develop into something more.

Version 4.2 contains several major bugfixes from previous versions.

Related links:

• Download link
• Readme
• Mod website
• Mod forum

Hailing from the Ten Towns region, Tashia is a young, female, elven sorceress. After some dark moments in her past, Tashia is currently taking a break from adventuring. Once you convince her to join, you will find her a loyal, steadfast traveling companion.

Tashia is romanceable, and the module spans both Shadows of Amn and Throne of Bhaal. She has dialogue with every NPC, plenty of non-party interactions, and three different epilogues.

Version 1.1 includes a number of fixes for various bugs and typos.

Related links:

• Download link
• Readme
• Mod website
• Mod forum