Attention all! Try to hold on to your stomachs - we’ve sailed into some ferociously undulating waves and impetuous winds with no end in sight. For the penultimate fortnight today, there was hardly a whirlpool in the waters. Last fortnight, a tide of modification updates has thrashed the starboard gunwhales and damaged the mainmast. This is our current situation:

Holy flaming short swords, Batman!
Erephine has done it again, releasing some flaming short sword animations for Baldur’s Gate II for your slashing insanity. Check them out here.

Explore the other side of Ajantis
I’m not sure whether it’s this side or that side, but regardless, you are bound to discover something new about Ajantis in the Ajantis BG1 Expansion Modification, a modification for all Baldur’s Gate and Tales of the Sword Coast platforms ("vanilla", Tutu, and Baldur’s Gate Trilogy). While jastey has called for beta testers for a while, some BGT testing is needed. If you don’t mind some time plugging away at expanded NPC content, check out this mod here.

Needing eminence, fame, or prestige?
Inesius has released Prestige Kitpack, a modification for Baldur’s Gate II that introduces a massive seventeen new kits. With such diversity in the kits themselves, there will be something for everyone in this kit pack. Be sure to check this out here.

Classic Adventures raises a patch
The Classic Adventures total conversion modification for Baldur’s Gate II recently was updated to 0.46. But, wait! There’s more! If you download the 0.46a patch within one hour, we will send you a limited offer one-in-a-hundred set of steak knives to complement your slashing desires, courtesy of Danoz Direct. Actually, we are a bit of short of steak knives, so you’ll have to cope with the patch addressing a number of issues and adding a few new perks. Make yourself cognisant of the changes here and get the update here.

Updates for the romantic of languages
Two Baldur’s Gate Trilogy modifications have been updated with improved Castilian translations, The Lure of the Sirine’s Call for BGT 7.3 and Indira NPC for BGT 10.4. Also, Mulgore and Xavia NPCs have taken to studying “Italian for Dummies” and can now speak fluent Italian in version 5 or the BGT/Tutu modification. Get them here.

Is your GUI blanching on you?
If it is, then you are in luck, as Kwiat_W has released W_GUI, a graphical user interface replacement for Baldur’s Gate II. Surely it will make you explore the game from a fresh blue perspective. Plus, it also works with the Widescreen modification. Check out some screenshots and get the modification here.

Fear not, my intrepid mariners! We will make it through this fell, unmerciful tempest. Till next time!