Ultima IV Rebirth (NWN:EE Only) - Unofficial Patch CONTINUED

This is a continuation of:

"Ultima IV: Rebirth - UNOFFICIAL patch" v. 2.3.1

by bliznik

for the Enhanced Version of Neverwinter Nights

which was an UNOFFICIAL patch of "Ultima IV Rebirth" v.2.3.0 f

by Melavir Sauin Dragon

...which was a reworking of

"Ultima IV Reborn AeT" v.1.2.2

by DanCar, Xenovant, Devi, and Glanestel Dragon'

Phew...

Ultima IV Rebirth is a FANTASTIC mod that, unfortunately, was plagued with a lot of issues during my recent run of it. This mod has been passed through many hands throughout the years thanks to a sheer dedication to seeing a remade Ultima IV be the best it can be. Unfortunately, some glaring issues still remained even after the most recent patch by bliznik, including broken innkeepers, naked NPCs, and a broken quest. On top of that, almost everyone involved through this mod's lifecycle have moved on from this project. Thankfully, a lot of these fixes I was able to resolve, even with my limited toolset knowledge. While I was at it, I went ahead and streamlined the installation process, see below.

This edition of the mod should give you no issues with progression (if you think a quest has a dead end, do other quests! Some relate to each other) and all major quests and most, if not all, side quests should now work as intended. See below for some changes I made:

v2.3.2

-Fixed many innkeeper and shopkeeper conversations not continuing past the greeting after speaking with them for the first time

-Fixed an Alkerion dialogue not appearing after being clued in through honest means

-Fixed a couple of dialogue errors relating to the <StartAction> token (I surely missed some, if you run across any more please leave a comment with the NPC affected, namely if you see UNRECOGNIZED TOKEN in dialogue)

-Added feats to various NPCs, who would be naked due to not having the armor proficiency needed to wear their armor/clothing

-Removed duplicates of Shamino and Julia in the Paws stables... we don't need to introduce cloning technology here

-Corrected a couple of translation errors

Please see streamlined installation steps. All needed files are within the archive:

1. Open ultima_iv_rebirth_2.3.2

2. Extract all contents of the CORE folder to your Neverwinter Nights folder in your documents

3. If desired, view readme in Optional Music+GUI folder for installation steps on the custom GUI+Menu Music

This is mainly to keep this mod in the best playable state it can be, because in my opinion, this is a fantastic way to experience Ultima IV.

OTHER KNOWN ISSUES:

- With enhanced lighting, blood shadows will not render correctly and be pure white, disabling enhanced lighting in game settings will resolve

- While the magic system is replaced with something more Ultima, character creation and level up will still allow you to pick feats that add a spell to your character. These spells are not selectable and will be a wasted feat. Melee combat feats, i.e. knockdown and smite evil, still work as intended. Likewise, many skills are also useless but still allow you to put in points, with conversational skills being an example. While most of your power will come from equipment, blue orbs, and spells which everyone can cast, I recommend always saving before level up in case you need to revert.

- An undroppable item, called "PC Properties" may appear in your inventory at the beginning of the game. Some triggers have been added to remove it automatically, but those triggers are unreliable. If this item remains in your inventory, simply drag the item to your quickbar slot, use the item to remove the "PC Properties" item from your inventory, and then drag another item over that same quickbar slot to gain the ability to clear the slot

- If you enter Britannia via the secret "virtueless" entrance, adding all 8 party members to your party will cause repeated game errors.

- Some party members may not attack enemies. This is particularly common when you have more than 5 party members. Not too much of an issue since, even when you have only 5 party members, your party can overwhelm enemies in level-appropriate areas of the game.

- Some party members may not cast spells, even if spell scrolls are in the inventory for the party members to use.