Greetings, readers!
Starting here is a fortnightly update on the new vogue in Infinity Engine modding at Spellhold Studios. Expect to find news on mod releases, fixes and updates not announced in a separate news flash, interesting discussions, and if you are lucky, stimuli for new discussions. Oh, and if you don’t know what a ‘mod’ is, check the SHS Wiki article on Mod.

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Without further ado, I have several announcements this fortnight:

Mod Updates by Ascension64
I have made updates to the Baldur’s Gate Trilogy-WeiDU versions of BG1 Unfinished Business (now at version 4 beta 4), The Lure of the Sirine’s Call (now at version 7.1), and the BGT-WeiDU/Tutu modification Restored Textscreen Music (now at version 7). Grab them by following this link.

Planescape: Torment Animations in BG2
This might be old but nevertheless exciting news for some: Cuv has been busy porting animations from PS:T into BG2. The results are looking spectacular! Check out his progress here.

Shyhinworuwhat?
MajorTomSawyer has released a new NPC mod, now at version beta 2, that adds a rather interesting NPC to BG2. She goes by the rather abstract name of Shyhinworunto Chende, who we can all refer to simply as Shy. Check out the release here and the progress report here.

Iron Modder 10
Iron Modder is an enactment of the fabled Japanese TV series Iron Chef, but here, the creativity and adroitness of modders are tested in a battle of mod design. The tenth instalment of Iron Modder has been announced. If thoughts of the Iron Modder crown make you salivate with greed, be sure to roll up your sleeves and warm up those fingers on December 9.