BG1TuTu FAQ

BG1TuTu Install Process on Mac OS X

Version 1.3.1

Created by I. Rahn Maedin (aka: Brian Thoma)

Last Updated: September 24, 2006

Introduction

This FAQ was created with the goal of providing a detailed, easy to follow, step-by-step process for running Baldur’s Gate I (with or without the Tales of the Sword Coast expansion) natively on Mac OS X by using the BG1Tutu conversion utility (originally conceived by Japheth, found at PocketPlane). Please be aware that the information presented is not guaranteed to work; it seems to serve well in most cases, but not all – YMMV.

Each section of this FAQ is intended to be self-contained so anyone following it doesn’t have to be flipping pages.

» NOTE: as long as I have web-space, the most up-to-date version (in HTML) can be found HERE. The HTML version may be newer than the PDF version, but I will release of an updated PDF version if there are any major changes.

• This FAQ is divided into seven parts:

1. Introduction

à Including helpful hints about making it easier to revert to a previous Tutu-ed state (p 2).

2. Common Questions about BG1Tutu

à If you don’t know why you might want to run BG1Tutu (or what it can do for you) look here first.

3. Conversion Method I: BG1 for BG2-SoA

4. Conversion Method II: BG1-TotSC for BG2-SoA

5. Conversion Method III: BG1 for BG2-ToB

6. Conversion Method IV: BG1-TotSC for BG2-ToB

7. Version Information: Look here for a list of changes, kudos, thanks, etc.

» At the beginning of each of the Sections (I – IV) is a list of what you will need to do the conversion.

» I’ve tried to include links for all relevant downloads and information, but I apologize if a link has become broken since this FAQ was posted (corrections are always welcome).

Before You Get Started

#1 – This FAQ makes the presumption that the person reading this is familiar enough with the Mac OS that the terms in this document (such as “Classic”, hard disk partitions, etc.) do not need to be defined.

In some places there are some post-BG1Tutu installations that are done using the Command Line Interface (CLI) – these are optional (but recommended, since they will probably improve the overall conversion). Though very basic (from a CLI standpoint), if you do not feel comfortable using a prompt interface (or don’t know what that is), you might want to skip those optional installs – or find someone to help you (Balduran's Forums would be a great place to look/ask for help).

#2 – IF YOU ARE RUNNING MAC OS 10.4.x (“Tiger”): I personally do not own a Mac running OS 10.4.x, so any included information about performing a conversion under 10.4.x is taken from postings made in the NEW BG1Tutu Support thread (more feedback is being posted all the time). If you have specific questions related to this, please post them in the NEW BG1Tutu Support thread.

Background

The information herein was compiled from the Forums at Balduran's Adventurers' Spa & Grill (primarily from the OLD and the NEW BG1Tutu Support threads).

• The following abbreviations are used:

BG1: “Baldur’s Gate I”

BG1-TotSC: “Tales of the Sword Coast” (official expansion for Baldur’s Gate I).

BG2-SoA: “Baldur’s Gate II – Shadows of Amn”

BG2-ToB: “Throne of Bhaal” (official expansion for Baldur’s Gate II).

Disclaimer

Although I, and others, have done the following steps numerous times without experiencing any problems (beyond those noted), I cannot guarantee that you will have the same outcome. Therefore, I ACCEPT NO RESPONSIBILITY AND CANNOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE YOU (OR YOUR PROPERTY) MAY INCUR PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY, MENTALLY OR SPIRITUALLY IN YOUR ATTEMPTS TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED IN THIS DOCUMENT. Blah

Questions/Comments: contact me on the Balduran’s Adventurers’ Forums, at Loriel’s BG2 Forums, or send me an e-mail message via my profiles (at Balduran’s or Loriel’s). Thanks for reading! J

Introduction (continued)

• Backup up method to revert to a previous Tutu-ed install.

“Why is this useful to the Tutu-ing process?” i.e.: why you should care.

à This is useful if you are planning on installing additional modifications to your Tutu-ed game directory (such as Weidu mods). If, for some reason, the additional modification resulted in the game not behaving the way you expect (game quits unexpectedly, save-game failures, etc.) then this backup process would alleviate the need to start the Tutu-ing process all over again.

NOTE: this presumes that you have already had a successful initial Tutu conversion (that is, you’ve already successfully completed through Step 7 in Sections I, III & IV and Step 6 in Section II).

à If you have not achieved a successful initial Tutu conversion, this backup procedure will not help you.

BG1Tutu Backup Procedure

BEFORE YOU MAKE ANY CHANGES TO YOUR TUTU-ED DIRECTORY, COPY THE FOLLOWING ITEMS TO A NEW LOCATION (alternatively you could select them all and archive them using the “archive” command in the Finder) – all these will equal at least 500 MB. These are all located in your Tutu-ed directory:

“baldur.ini”
“Baldur’s Gate II” (SoA or ToB)
“Baldur’s Gate II Mac OS X” (SoA)
“BGConfig” (SoA or ToB)
“BGConfig Mac OS X” (SoA)
“chitin.key”
“Dialog.tlk”
“data” directory (the folder that contains all the .bif files)
“override” directory

Install your mod into your Tutu-ed directory (procedure may vary, depending on the mod).
Once installation is complete, fire up your game to make sure everything behaves the way you expect it to behave.

If all works as expected, GREAT! (maybe you want to keep your backup just in case though)
If the game does not seem to be working properly, delete the above eight items in your Tutu-ed directory and replace them with the copies you made in Step 1. Try installing your mod again.

If you wish to made additional modifications, follow the above process again, this time making copies of the same eight items from the Tutu directory you modified in Step 2.

à Alternatively you could make separate backup copies between each mod installation, if you have the disk space, that way you could revert to any previous state of the Tutu directory. Just FYI, under most circumstances, only the items in 1a & 1f-h are likely to be altered by a mod… but there are always exceptions.

Common Questions about BG1Tutu

NOTE: please feel free to submit more questions to me (via the contact methods I gave earlier) if you feel they would be of general interest to anyone reading this installation FAQ.

1. “What is BG1Tutu?”

2. “Why would I want to play the original Baldur’s Gate using the BGII game engine?”

3. “What’s the deal with 2 different kinds of Baldur’s Gate CD sets?”

4. “Are there any major bugs?”

a. “Okay smartie-pants – in that case, is there a way to fix these ‘Game-save’ failures?”

b. “Kensington software VS the Assistant.”

5. “What happens if I have followed your FAQ and I still can’t get a Tutu-ed conversion to work?”

6. “Can character classes and kits be from BGII be used?”

7. “Have the NPC classes been changed?”

8. “Can BGII-only weapons (such as the katana) be found?”

9. “Has the enemy AI been changed?”

10. “Can you import your character from a BG1Tutu-ed game into BGII?”

11. “Do you have any good BG/Tutu links to recommend?”

Q: “What is BG1Tutu?”

A: BG1Tutu is a way to convert the original Baldur’s Gate I files so that the original game can be played (and enjoyed) using the Baldur’s Gate II game engine. It also allows you to create the more detailed and customizable characters offered in BGII (with additional classes and kits) that you didn’t have access to in BGI.

Q: “Why would I want to play the original Baldur’s Gate using the BGII game engine?”

A: First, you can now play the game at greater resolution than was possible with the original BGI engine. Second, you also get access to the improved graphics offered by the BGII engine. Third, and perhaps most important for Mac-heads, it allows you to play the original BGI game natively in OS X (no more running in classic or booting into OS 9 to play BGI).

Also, when Apple introduced the new “Mac-Intels” (Macs powered by Intel processors) in January 2006, it was announced that these machines would no longer run OS 9.x either natively or via a “Classic” layer within OS X. Therefore, BGITutu may be the only hope of playing this insanely GREAT game on these new machines. I say “may be” because I’m still awaiting feedback from anyone who has/hasn’t successfully done this on a Mac-Intel….

Q: “What’s the deal with 2 different kinds of Baldur’s Gate CD sets? Can I use either set to Tutu?”

A: Possibly. This FAQ details the Tutu conversion process using the 5-CD set since that is the set I have.

Back in July 2000, Graphsim released the 5-CD set of the original Baldur’s Gate game; then a short time later they released a single CD containing the expansion pack, “Tales of the Sword Coast”. Although (as of FAQ version 1.3) you can still buy the expansion separately, at some point, Graphsim stopped selling the 5-CD set of the original game, now it’s only bundled as a 6-CD set containing the “Tales” expansion.

Apparently, due to a change in the game installer on the 6-CD set, there have been many difficulties reported in performing BG1Tutu conversions. There are some reports of people getting the 6-CD set to work, but only one report detailed enough to try to follow to-date – it can be found on the AS&G forums, beginning here. I’ve also created a separate PDF of the relevant posts that can be downloaded here.

If you don’t have the original 5-CD set, you can still get it – eBay is a wonderful thing; as I said above, “Tales” alone can still be ordered directly from Graphsim.

Q: “Are there any major bugs?”

A: No – Tutu-ed games, in general, tend to be very stable, although exceptions can always be found. One notable exception is that Tutu-ing a Throne of Bhaal installation can have issues – the most common seems to be save game failures (keep reading for a solution).

» “Okay smartie-pants – in that case, is there a way to fix these ‘Game-save’ failures?”

»»» You’re in luck, Gorilym hit upon a solution to this problem. Apparently the application makes a boo-boo and inside the BGII directory creates a “Temp” file instead of a “Temp” folder – so the fix is to delete the file called “Temp” and replace it with a folder of the same name.

» “Kensington software VS the Assistant.”

»»» Lord_Jeremy and a few others have posted experiences that having Kensington software installed under 10.4.x can cause problems when the Assistant tries to do the conversion (FYI: the Assistant is used for any Tutu conversion).

Q: “What happens if I have followed your FAQ and I still can’t get a Tutu-ed conversion to work?”

A: Hmmm… if that’s the case then I’d have to say you’re S.B.T. (Screwed, Blued & Tatooed)… j/k J. Seriously, with all of the possible combinations of hardware, OS versions, etc. I don’t think it’s possible to write instructions that work for everyone. That being said, a very adventurous soul named Phyte wrote up a detailed account about how he was able to use the FAQ as a starting point but had to jump through a few extra hoops. The post is HERE, but also read the follow-up posts here and here to get the full picture. In case the previous links go down, I’ve created a PDF of the posts, get it HERE.

Q: “Can character classes and kits be from BGII be used?”

A: Yes.

Q: “Have the NPC classes been changed?”

A: Yes or no – it depends on whether you opt to install other mods (usually Weidu mods) to modify NPC game files. However, BG1Tutu itself has the option to install kits for NPCs when it’s run – though this doesn’t change NPC classes, it can alter how those NPCs can be utilized.

Q: “Can BGII-only weapons (such as the katana) be found?”

A: Yes – but you’ll need to install other optional mods (such as the BG1Tutu Tweak Pack).

Q: “Has the enemy AI been changed?”

A: Depends – on whether or not you do optional installs. Some mods have components that effect enemy and/or ally AI behavior.

Q: “Can you import your character from a BG1Tutu-ed game into BGII?”

A: ABSOLUTELY! That’s one of the great things about playing a Tutu-ed game: you can created a character and take them from zero XP at the beginning of BGI all the way through the very last encounter of the Throne of Bhaal expansion. This is especially cool for those who want to play a “BGII-only” character (say a monk or wild mage) from the very beginning of the Baldur’s Gate Saga.

Q: “Do you have any good BG/Tutu links to recommend?”

A: Sure! Most are littered throughout this FAQ but here they are (plus a few others):

• Balduran’s Adventurers’ Spa & Grill - http://ire.mainecoon.net/

• The Forums at Balduran’s - http://ire.mainecoon.net/yabbse/index.php

• Loriel’s BG2 Downloads - http://loriel.quixjote.com/index.php

• Loriel’s BG2 Forums - http://loriel.quixjote.com/forums/index.php

• Pocket Plane Group - http://www.pocketplane.net/

• The Gibberling Three - http://www.gibberlings3.net/index.html

• Baldurdash Home - http://www.baldurdash.org/index.html

• Weimer’s BG2 Mods - http://www.weidu.org/main.html

• RPG Dungeon - http://www.rpgdungeon.net/

• Spellhold Studios - http://www.spellholdstudios.com/

à Please feel free to let me know of more links.
Conversion Method I: BG1 for BG2-SoA Conversion

What you’ll need:

q Approximately 6 GB hard drive space

q Baldur’s Gate I

q Baldur’s Gate I update (ported by Graphic Simulations. Preferred DOWNLOAD, other download options in Step 4a)

q Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn

q BG2-SoA OS X update v1.1.2 (available from MacPlay. MacPlay DOWNLOAD; MacPlay’s Home link)

q BG1Tutu v4 (created at PocketPlane (Info. Loriel’s DOWNLOAD (preferred) or AS&G DOWNLOAD (alt))

q BG1Tutu Assistant v1.1.1 (created by DevArrah. Loriel’s DOWNLOAD, or AS&G DOWNLOAD)

q Baldurdash: Baldur's Gate English-Language Game Text Update v1.0 (created by Kevin Dorner. Baldurdash DOWNLOAD)

q Baldurdash: BG1 “FixPack v1.1” (created by Kevin Dorner. Baldurdash DOWNLOAD)

q Baldurdash: SoA “FixPack v3.61” (created by Kevin Dorner. Baldurdash DOWNLOAD (.zip file), or AS&G DOWNLOAD (Mac installer))

q Baldurdash: SoA “English-Language Game Text Update v1.3” (created by Kevin Dorner. Baldurdash DOWNLOAD)

q Latest release of WeiDU for Mac OS X (originally created by Westley Weimer. Compiled from the WeiDU source by Scar. Loriel’s DOWNLOAD (preferred) or AS&G DOWNLOAD). NOTE: post v1.85, WeiDU is be maintained/updated by Valerio Bigiani (aka: The Bigg); info.

q Tutu Mac OS X Fixpack (available at PocketPlane. PPG DOWNLOAD (link on right side))

q OPTIONAL: Tutu Tweak Pack (Mac OS version available at G3. G3 DOWNLOAD, scroll down the page to find the appropriate link)

q OPTIONAL: The BG1 NPC Project (Mac OS version available at G3. G3 DOWNLOAD, scroll down the page to find the appropriate link)

NOTE: To reduce opportunities for problems, everything should be installed on the same disk partition. It does not need to be the internal HD, but all pieces should be on the same logical disk.

1. Make a FULL install of Baldur’s Gate I.

a. BG1.

i. This must be installed either via “Classic” or a computer that can also boot into Mac OS 9.x.

ii. When you launch the installer, there are 3 installation options. Choose any except “Minimal Install”.

» Note: even if you choose “Full Install” this isn’t “full enough” for using BG1Tutu, so keep reading. J

b. Complete the FULL install.

i. Launch the BG1Tutu Assistant v1.1.1.

ii. Choose “Make a Full Install” (File menu).

iii. When the dialog window comes up, navigate to the updated “Baldur’s Gate” application in the BG1 install that was done above.

iv. Follow the prompts in the Assistant, they’ll ask you to insert each of the BG1 discs.

v. When the assistant is done you now have your FULL install of BG1.

2. Make a FULL install of Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn.

à Doing a FULL install can be done one of two ways, either via Mac OS X or Mac OS 9.x.

a. FULL install via Mac OS X.

i. Insert Disc 1 of BG2-SoA.

ii. Launch the installer.

iii. Choose the “Recommended Install” option.

iv. After installation, quit the installer and open the ReadMe found on Disc 1.

v. Follow the instructions in the ReadMe to do a “Maximum Install” (after this you will have a FULL install of BG2-SoA).

b. FULL install via Mac OS 9.

i. Insert Disc 1 of BG2-SoA.

ii. Launch the installer.

iii. Choose the “Maximum Install” option.

iv. This will give you a FULL install of BG2-SoA.

NOTE: If you have the hard disk space, you can make compressed disk images of the directories containing your two FULL installs (using the Disk Utility application). If you have a DVD-R burner you can put them on a DVD for future use. This will prevent you from having to go through the entire FULL install process again.

3. Install Baldurdash Fixes.

a. BG1.

i. Use Stuffit Expander™ to unstuff the “Baldur's Gate English-Language Game Text Update v1.0” and the “FixPack v1.1”.

ii. Replace the "dialog.tlk" file in the "Game Data" directory (located in this path: Baldur’s Gate/Game Data) with the updated “dialog.tlk” in the Text Update v1.0 from Baldurdash. Don’t worry if it says the one being replaced is newer.

iii. Copy the contents from the unstuffed FixPack v1.1 into the BG1 "Override" directory (located in this path: Baldur’s Gate/Game Data/Override). Replace all identical items in the Override directory (even if it says a newer version is already present).

b. BG2-SoA.

i. Use Stuffit Expander™ to unstuff the “English-Language Game Text Update v1.3” that you downloaded.

ii. Replace the "dialog.tlk" file in the "BG2 - SoA" directory with the updated one in the “English-Language Game Text Update v1.3”.

iii. Apply the Baldurdash "FixPack v3.61". Use one of the links at the top of this section apply the appropriate method below:

1) The Mac version of the Baldurdash BG2 update is a self-installing fix. NOTE: some posts have been made stating this doesn’t work under 10.4.x (I can’t verify this).

2) The original Baldurdash version: use Stuffit Expander™ to unstuff the contents from the FixPack, next copy the resulting items into the BG2 "override" directory (located in this path: BG2 - SoA/Override). Replace all identical items in the Override directory (even if it says a newer version is already present).

4. Update the BG1 application.

a. There are a number of different versions of the Mac Baldur’s Gate I app floating around on the Web. On general principle, one would probably want to use the newest version. However there is a caveat to that logic. Searching for “baldur” at VersionTracker turns up this:

i. The newest version (v1.0.2; 06/21/2001) is an Open Beta that supports online mutliplay. The link I found is HERE.

ii. A supposedly older final version (v1.0.2d3; 11/24/2000) is HERE. This is the preferred update to use.

b. Delete the original app from the directory created from Step 1a and replaced it with the updated app (whichever update you decide to use).

5. Update the BG2 application.

a. Replace the OS X versions of BG2 with the newest update.

b. There is no reason why you should need to update the OS 9 version of the BG2 application, but you can if you want to “just to make sure”.

6. Convert BG1 using BG1Tutu.

a. Currently the "bgtutu" component included with the Assistant will not recognize BG2 OS X v1.1.2 as being a valid application for the conversion. As a work-around, replace the old BGTutu file (located in this path: BG1Tutu Assistantv1.1.1/BGTutu Folder/) with the BG1Tutu that you downloaded.

b. Launch the BG1Tutu Assistant v1.1.1.

c. FYI, read the text in the window when the application launches.

d. Click the “Next” button.

e. Browse to the directory of the FULL installs of BG1 and BG2-SoA for Step 1 and Step 2, respectively, and select the BG1 or BG2-SoA application.

» NOTE: the directory of the selected BG2-SoA application will be the ultimate target directory where everything will end up after the conversion process.

f. Browse to the BG1Tutu folder (located inside the same folder as the Assistant).

g. After you are told that everything is successfully configured click the “Next” button.

h. Follow the prompts in the Assistant, sit back and wait.

» NOTE: there is still debate about whether to install the NPC Kits option (these allow you to tweak/customize the various NPCs in the game). I have not experienced any problems with this, but if you choose not to install them at this time there is a post-conversion way to add the NPC Kits that I’ll cover later.

i. You’ll see a lot of text scrolling by in the window. Some of it may say things like: “can’t locate”, “can’t convert”, etc. Don’t worry about it. This is all a normal part of the conversion process.

j. According to my experience, and based on what's been posted on the web, a successful conversion is one that ends with 53% or 54% being converted, but there may be some slight variation that occurs.

k. When conversion has completed, click “Next”.

l. Read the information in the window and select to “Copy” files (postings in the forums suggest that using the “Move” option doesn’t always work).

m. Once everything is duplicated, quit the Assistant.

7. At this point you should fire up the Tutu-converted BG1. This is done by launching the BG II Mac OS X application that was inside of the target BG2-SoA folder.

a. Try to start a new game with a pre-generated character.

b. Play for a few minutes then make sure you can save your progress. If the save fails, look in the BGII directory – if there is a file named “Temp”, delete it and replace it with a FOLDER of the exact same name (thanks to Gorilym for this solution). If you still experience a save game failure after trying this you’ll need to start over with a new conversion.

c. If everything appears to work then continue on. NOTE: all characters will start out at Level 7, this is normal and will be resolved once the Tutu Fix Pack is installed (below).

à If you haven’t done so yet, READ THE BACKUP INSTRUCTIONS ON p. 2.

8. Install the WeiDU-Mac that you downloaded, according to its instructions.

9. Install the “Tutu Fixpack”.

a. Double-click on the “.dmg” file that you downloaded from Pocket Plane; this mounts virtual disk image on your desktop.

b. Inside of the virtual disk, double-click on the “Tutufix Installer” to begin the process.

c. Follow and reply to any of the on-screen dialogs you’re given.

à NOTE: HUGE THANKS to Loriel for making this one-stop-shopping OS X installer – you ROCK man! J

10. Fire up BG1 again - again by launching the BG II Mac OS X application in the target BG2-SoA folder.

a. Start a new game with a newly created (or pre-generated) character.

b. Play for a few minutes then make sure you can save your progress.

c. If everything appears to work then continue on.

11. OPTIONAL Install components.

a. The “Tutu Tweak Pack”. It modifies a number of aspects of the BG1 experience; check out the readme on the G3 website.

b. The “BG1 NPC Project”. This greatly expands the scope of the NPCs in original Baldur’s Gate so they come much closer to having the depth of those in BGII (including romances); check out the readme on the G3 website.

à Installation of these components is beyond the scope of this FAQ, please refer to the respective web pages for these mods to get all the details you need.

YOU ARE DONE! NOW GO OUT THERE AND ENJOY Baldur’s Gate all over again!

Conversion Method II: BG1-TotSC for BG2-SoA Conversion

What you’ll need:

q Approximately 6 GB hard drive space

q Baldur’s Gate I

q Tales of the Sword Coast

q Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn

q BG2-SoA OS X update v1.1.2 (available from MacPlay. MacPlay DOWNLOAD; MacPlay’s Home link)

q BG1Tutu v4 (created at PocketPlane (Info. Loriel’s DOWNLOAD (preferred) or AS&G DOWNLOAD (alt))

q BG1Tutu Assistant v1.1.1 (created by DevArrah. Loriel’s DOWNLOAD, or AS&G DOWNLOAD)

q Baldurdash: Baldur's Gate/Tales Of The Sword Coast English-Language Game Text Update v1.1 (created by Kevin Dorner. DOWNLOAD)

q Baldurdash: BG1 “FixPack v1.1” (created by Kevin Dorner. Baldurdash DOWNLOAD)

q Baldurdash: SoA “FixPack v3.61” (created by Kevin Dorner. Baldurdash DOWNLOAD (.zip file), or AS&G DOWNLOAD (Mac installer))

q Baldurdash: SoA “English-Language Game Text Update v1.3” (created by Kevin Dorner. Baldurdash DOWNLOAD)

q Tutu Mac OS X Fixpack (available at PocketPlane. PPG DOWNLOAD (link on right side))

q OPTIONAL: Tutu Tweak Pack (Mac OS version available at G3. G3 DOWNLOAD, scroll down the page to find the appropriate link)

q OPTIONAL: The BG1 NPC Project (Mac OS version available at G3. G3 DOWNLOAD, scroll down the page to find the appropriate link)

NOTE: To reduce opportunities for problems, everything should be installed on the same disk partition. It does not need to be the internal HD, but all pieces should be on the same logical disk.

1. Make a FULL install of Baldur’s Gate I: Tales of the Sword Coast.

a. Mount the BG-TotSC expansion CD.

b. Copy the “Tales of the Sword Coast” directory onto your hard disk.

c. Complete the FULL install.

i. Launch the BG1Tutu Assistant v1.1.1.

ii. Choose “Make a Full Install” (File menu).

iii. When the dialog window comes up, navigate to the “Tales” application in the BG1-TotSC directory you copied in step 1b.

iv. Follow the prompts in the Assistant, they’ll ask you to insert each of the BG1 discs and the BG1-TotSC disc.

v. When the assistant is done you now have your FULL install of BG1.

2. Make a FULL install of Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn.

à Doing a FULL install can be done one of two ways, either via Mac OS X or Mac OS 9.x.

a. FULL install via Mac OS X.

i. Insert Disc 1 of BG2-SoA.

ii. Launch the installer.

iii. Choose the “Recommended Install” option.

iv. After installation, quit the installer and open the ReadMe found on Disc 1.

v. Follow the instructions in the ReadMe to do a “Maximum Install” (after this you will have a FULL install of BG2-SoA).

b. FULL install via Mac OS 9.

i. Insert Disc 1 of BG2-SoA.

ii. Launch the installer.

iii. Choose the “Maximum Install” option.

iv. This will give you a FULL install of BG2-SoA.

3. Install Baldurdash Fixes.

a. BG1-TotSC.

i. Use Stuffit Expander™ to unstuff the “Baldur's Gate/Tales Of The Sword Coast English-Language Game Text Update v1.1” and the “FixPack v1.1”.

ii. Replace the "dialog.tlk" file in the "Game Data" directory (located in this path: Tales of the Sword Coast/Game Data) with the updated “dialog.tlk” in the Text Update v1.1 from Baldurdash. Don’t worry if it says the one being replaced is newer.

iii. Copy the contents from the unstuffed FixPack v1.1 into the TotSC "Override" directory (located in this path: Tales of the Sword Coast/Game Data/Override). Replace all identical items in the Override directory (even if it says a newer version is already present).

b. BG2-SoA.

i. Use Stuffit Expander™ to unstuff the “English-Language Game Text Update v1.3” that you downloaded.

ii. Replace the "dialog.tlk" file in the "BGII - SoA" directory with the updated one in the “English-Language Game Text Update v1.3”.

iii. Apply the Baldurdash "FixPack v3.61". Use one of the links at the top of this section apply the appropriate method below:

1) The Mac version of the Baldurdash BG2 update is a self-installing fix. NOTE: some posts have been made stating this doesn’t work under 10.4.x (I can’t verify this).

4. Update the BG2 application.

a. Replace the OS X versions of BG2 with the newest update .

b. There is no reason why you should need to update the OS 9 version of the BG2 application, but you can if you want to “just to make sure”.

5. Convert BG1-TotSC using BG1Tutu.

» NOTE: there is a warning in the Assistant that it will not work with TotSC, this can be ignored.

b. Launch the BG1Tutu Assistant v1.1.1.

c. FYI, read the text in the window when the application launches.

d. Click the “Next” button.

e. Browse to the directory of the FULL installs of BG1-TotSC and BG2-SoA for Step 1 and Step 2, respectively, and select the BG1 or BG2-SoA application.

» NOTE: the directory of the selected BG2-SoA application will be the ultimate target directory where everything will end up after the conversion process.

f. Browse to the BG1Tutu folder (located inside the same folder as the Assistant).

g. After you are told that everything is successfully configured click the “Next” button.

h. Follow the prompts in the Assistant, sit back and wait.

k. When conversion has completed, click “Next”.

l. Read the information in the window and select to “Copy” files (postings in the forums suggest that using the “Move” option doesn’t always work).

m. Once everything is duplicated, quit the Assistant.

6. At this point you should fire up the Tutu-converted BG1. This is done by launching the BG II Mac OS X application that was inside of the target BG2-SoA folder.

a. Try to start a new game with a pre-generated character.

c. I If everything appears to work then continue on. NOTE: all characters will start out at Level 7, this is normal and will be resolved once the Tutu Fix Pack is installed (below).

à If you haven’t done so yet, READ THE BACKUP INSTRUCTIONS ON p. 2.

7. Install the WeiDU-Mac that you downloaded, according to its instructions.

8. Install the “Tutu Fixpack”.

a. Double-click on the “.dmg” file that you downloaded from Pocket Plane; this mounts virtual disk image on your desktop.

b. Inside of the virtual disk, double-click on the “Tutufix Installer” to begin the process.

c. Follow and reply to any of the on-screen dialogs you’re given.

à NOTE: HUGE THANKS to Loriel for making this one-stop-shopping OS X installer – you ROCK man! J

9. Fire up BG1 again - again by launching the BG II Mac OS X application in the target BG2-SoA folder.

a. Start a new game with a newly created (or pre-generated) character.

b. Play for a few minutes then make sure you can save your progress.

c. If everything appears to work then continue on.

10. OPTIONAL Install components.

a. The “Tutu Tweak Pack”. It modifies a number of aspects of the BG1 experience; check out the readme on the G3 website.

à Installation of these components is beyond the scope of this FAQ, please refer to the respective web pages for these mods to get all the details you need.

YOU ARE DONE! NOW GO OUT THERE AND ENJOY Baldur’s Gate I: Tales of the Sword Coast

USING Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn in MAC OS X!

Conversion Method III: BG1 for BG2-ToB Conversion

What you’ll need:

q Approximately 6 GB hard drive space

q Baldur’s Gate I

q Baldur’s Gate I update (ported by Graphic Simulations. Preferred DOWNLOAD, other download options in Step 4a)

q Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn

q Baldur’s Gate II: Throne of Bhaal

q BG2-SoA OS X update v1.1.2 (available from MacPlay. MacPlay DOWNLOAD; MacPlay’s Home link)

q BG2-ToB OS X update v2.1.2 (available from MacPlay. MacPlay DOWNLOAD; MacPlay’s Home link)

q BG1Tutu v4 (created at PocketPlane (Info. Loriel’s DOWNLOAD (preferred) or AS&G DOWNLOAD (alt))

q BG1Tutu Assistant v1.1.1 (created by DevArrah. Loriel’s DOWNLOAD, or AS&G DOWNLOAD)

q Baldurdash: Baldur's Gate English-Language Game Text Update v1.0 (created by Kevin Dorner. Baldurdash DOWNLOAD)

q Baldurdash: BG1 “FixPack v1.1” (created by Kevin Dorner. Baldurdash DOWNLOAD)

q Baldurdash: ToB “FixPack v1.12” (created by Kevin Dorner. Baldurdash DOWNLOAD)

q Baldurdash: ToB “English-Language Game Text Update v1.1” (created by Kevin Dorner. Baldurdash DOWNLOAD)

q Tutu Mac OS X Fixpack (available at PocketPlane. PPG DOWNLOAD (link on right side))

q OPTIONAL: Tutu Tweak Pack (Mac OS version available at G3. G3 DOWNLOAD, scroll down the page to find the appropriate link)

q OPTIONAL: The BG1 NPC Project (Mac OS version available at G3. G3 DOWNLOAD, scroll down the page to find the appropriate link)

NOTE: To reduce opportunities for problems, everything should be installed on the same disk partition. It does not need to be the internal HD, but all pieces should be on the same logical disk.

NOTE #2: As of this writing there are some issues with this conversion that prevent it from working 100% correctly, specifically dealing with creating some new character classes. There is a work-around that’s not pretty, but it does the job. If you’re really interested in the details about this read the BG1Tutu Support Forum starting HERE (that should bring you up to speed).

1. Make a FULL install of Baldur’s Gate I.

a. BG1.

i. This must be installed either via “Classic” or a computer that can also boot into Mac OS 9.x.

ii. When you launch the installer, there are 3 installation options. Choose any except “Minimal Install”.

» Note: even if you choose “Full Install” this isn’t “full enough” for using BG1Tutu, so keep reading. J

b. Complete the FULL install.

i. Launch the BG1Tutu Assistant v1.1.1.

ii. Choose “Make a Full Install” (File menu).

iii. When the dialog window comes up, navigate to the updated “Baldur’s Gate” application in the BG1 install that was done above.

iv. Follow the prompts in the Assistant, they’ll ask you to insert each of the BG1 discs.

v. When the assistant is done you now have your FULL install of BG1.

2. Make a FULL install of Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn.

à Doing a FULL install can be done one of two ways, either via Mac OS X or Mac OS 9.x.

a. FULL install via Mac OS X.

i. Insert Disc 1 of BG2-SoA.

ii. Launch the installer.

iii. Choose the “Recommended Install” option.

iv. After installation, quit the installer and open the ReadMe found on Disc 1.

v. Follow the instructions in the ReadMe to do a “Maximum Install” (after this you will have a FULL install of BG2-SoA).

b. FULL install via Mac OS 9.

i. Insert Disc 1 of BG2-SoA.

ii. Launch the installer.

iii. Choose the “Maximum Install” option.

iv. This will give you a FULL install of BG2-SoA.

c. Install the ToB Expansion as detailed in the expansion install instructions.

» NOTE: the directory containing BG2-ToB is still called “BGII - SoA”, so every reference below is with the understanding that we’re talking about full BG2-ToB install.

d. Wild Mage: If you think you will want to play the Tutu-ed game using a Wild Mage character, make a duplicate of the complete BG2-ToB install and store it aside for later (creating the Wild Mage character will be discussed toward the end of this section).

3. Install Baldurdash Fixes.

a. BG1.

i. Use Stuffit Expander™ to unstuff the “Baldur's Gate English-Language Game Text Update v1.0” and the “FixPack v1.1”.

b. BG2-ToB.

i. Use Stuffit Expander™ to unstuff the “English-Language Game Text Update v1.1” and “FixPack 1.12” that you downloaded.

ii. Replace the "dialog.tlk" file in the "BGII - SoA" directory with the updated one in the “English-Language Game Text Update v1.3”.

iii. Apply the "FixPack v1.12" by using Stuffit Expander™ to unstuff the contents from the FixPack, next copy the resulting files into the BG2 "override" directory (located in this path: BGII - SoA/Override). Replace all identical items in the Override directory (even if it says a newer version is already present).

4. Update the BG1 application.

i. The newest version (v1.0.2; 06/21/2001) is an Open Beta that supports online mutliplay. The link I found is HERE.

ii. An older [supposedly] final version (v1.0.2d3; 11/24/2000) is HERE. This is the preferred update to use.

b. Delete the original app from the directory created from Step 1a and replaced it with the updated app (whichever update you decide to use).

5. Update the BG2 application.

a. Delete the “Baldur’s Gate II” application (v1.0, this is the one placed there by the ToB Installer.

b. Copy the BG2 OS X into the BG2-SoA directory.

» DO NOT PUT THE UPDATED ToB APP (v2.1.2) in the directory (yet, that will come soon).

c. Replace the “Chitin.key” file in the BG2-SoA directory with the updated version from the ToB v2.1.2 update you downloaded.

6. Convert BG1 using BG1Tutu.

» NOTE: BG1Tutu v4 does not recognize the Baldur’s Gate II (ToB) application as being valid under any circumstance, that is why you placed the BG2-SoA app v1.1.2 in the directory in Step 5b. This has been tested and verified extensively by Smiler and myself.

» NOTE: Smiler corrected me on the above NOTE (HERE and HERE). He was able to perform the BG1Tutu conversion by selecting the placing the ToB (v2.1.2) app in the BG2-SoA directory at this point, and then selecting it in the Assistant in Step 6e below. I have not been able to duplicate this, so YMMV.

b. Launch the BG1Tutu Assistant v1.1.1.

c. FYI, read the text in the window when the application launches.

d. Click the “Next” button.

e. Browse to the directory of the FULL installs of BG1 and BG2-SoA for Step 1 and Step 2, respectively, and select the BG1 or BG2-SoA application.

» NOTE: the directory of the selected BG2-SoA application will be the ultimate target directory where everything will end up after the conversion process.

f. Browse to the BG1Tutu folder (located inside the same folder as the Assistant).

g. After you are told that everything is successfully configured click the “Next” button.

h. Follow the prompts in the Assistant, sit back and wait.

k. When conversion has completed, click “Next”.

l. Read the information in the window and select to “Copy” files (postings in the forums suggest that using the “Move” option doesn’t always work).

m. Once everything is duplicated, quit the Assistant.

n. NOW you can place the updated ToB (v2.1.2) app in the BG2-SoA (don’t delete the SOA v1.1.2 app).

» NOTE: unless you successfully selected the ToB (v2.1.2) app in Step 6e above.

7. At this point you should fire up the Tutu-converted BG1. This is done by launching the ToB v2.1.2 application that is inside of the target BG2-SoA folder.

a. Try to start a new game with a pre-generated character.

b. Play for a few minutes then make sure you can save your progress. If the save fails, look in the BGII directory – if there is a file named “Temp”, delete it and replace it with a FOLDER of the exact same name (thanks to Gorilym for this solution). If you still experience a save game failure after trying this you’ll need to start over with a new conversion.

c. If everything appears to work then continue on. NOTE: all characters will start out at Level 7, this is normal and will be resolved once the Tutu Fix Pack is installed (below).

à If you haven’t done so yet, READ THE BACKUP INSTRUCTIONS ON p. 2.

8. Install the WeiDU-Mac that you downloaded, according to its instructions.

9. Install the “Tutu Fixpack”.

a. Double-click on the “.dmg” file that you downloaded from Pocket Plane; this mounts virtual disk image on your desktop.

b. Inside of the virtual disk, double-click on the “Tutufix Installer” to begin the process.

c. Follow and reply to any of the on-screen dialogs you’re given.

à NOTE: HUGE THANKS to Loriel for making this one-stop-shopping OS X installer – you ROCK man! J

10. Fire up BG1 again - again by launching the ToB v2.1.2 application in the target BG2-SoA folder.

a. Start a new game with a newly created character (don’t spend a lot of time on it).

» NOTE: As mentioned at the beginning of this section, this conversion is not completely without problems, and this is why: THE GAME WILL CRASH If you try to create ANY single-class character except monks, barbarians, sorcerers or mages (any class), multi-class characters also work just fine. So, for now create one of the “non-crashing” characters (I’ll talk about the character creation work-around later).

b. When the game starts, make sure your character is at Level 1 (0 XP).

c. Play for a few minutes then make sure you can save your progress.

d. If everything appears to work then continue on.

11. OPTIONAL Install components.

a. The “Tutu Tweak Pack”. It modifies a number of aspects of the BG1 experience; check out the readme on the G3 website.

à Installation of these components is beyond the scope of this FAQ, please refer to the respective web pages for these mods to get all the details you need.

12. CHARACTER CREATION WORK-AROUND.

a. Follow these steps if you want to create single-class characters (fighter, paladin, ranger, cleric, druid, thief or bard). If you want to create a Wild Mage character, go to Step 13.

b. If you’re running BG1 under ToB now, quit the program.

c. Launch the game using the BG2-SoA (v1.1.2) application.

d. The first thing you’ll notice is the normal startup screen is botched and it doesn’t look like you can click on anything.

e. Just start clicking around to the left of the center of the screen and eventually you’ll hit a “hot spot” and be able to move forward.

» NOTE: As of this writing I have screenshots posted HERE of the graphical anomalies I’m referring to…

f. Click on the Multiplayer button in the main menu.

g. Generate the character you want (the Wild Mage kit for mages is the only one that won’t be available). Again, if you want to play a Wild Mage character, go to Step 13.

h. Export your new character.

i. Quit the application.

j. Re-launch the game using the ToB (v2.1.2) app.

k. Start a new game and import your character from step 12h.

l. Go out and claim your destiny! J

m. IMPORTANT: game-save failures have been reported with ToB conversions. If you experience these problems, look in the BGII directory – if there is a file named “Temp”, delete it and replace it with a FOLDER of the exact same name (thanks to Gorilym for this solution).

13. HOW TO CREATE & PLAY A WILD MAGE CHARACTER.

a. Create a 2^nd standard BG2-ToB install – not the one you Tutu-ed. This can be done by following the instructions in Step 2a – 2d again, by copying the full install from your backup source (if you did that), or you would have already done this after reading Step 2e.

b. The first thing that needs to be done is to be able to create a Level 1 Wild Mage in the BG2-ToB (non-Tutu-ed) game.

i. Download a hex editing program (Gorilym & I both have used HexEdit to great success, you can do a search for it on Versiontracker, MacUpdate, etc.).

ii. Make a copy of the “Baldur's Gate II” application in the BG2-ToB (non-Tutu-ed) folder.

iii. Launch your hex editor application and open the duplicate “Baldur's Gate II” application with it.

iv. Search for ALL INSTANCES of the hex offset value “0x015BA8” and replace it with “0x000001”. There should be 4 separate places to change.

v. If you need some help getting started, I wrote up a quick-and-dirty How-To for this very purpose a year or two ago, you can download it HERE. It has some screen shots from HexEdit that may be helpful.

c. Remove (or rename) the original “Baldur’s Gate II” application, then put the one you just edited in the Game Directory (rename the edited copy to “Baldur’s Gate II”, if needed).

d. Start the BG2-ToB game (not the Tutu-ed game).

» NOTE: if the game fails to start, then replace the edited “Baldur’s Gate II” app with the original, non-edited one and make certain the game will launch. If it launches with the original app, go back to Step 13.b.ii and start again.

e. Create a new Wild Mage character to your liking.

f. Start a new game and check the character’s stats to make sure he/she is beginning at Level 1. If they are at Level 1, EXPORT the character (see the game manual if you don’t know how to export).

» NOTE: if the character isn’t at Level 1, quit the program and start with Step 13.b.ii again.

g. After you’ve exported your Level 1 Wild Mage, quit the program.

h. Find your exported character located in “characters” directory of the BG2-ToB game directory.

i. Move (or make a copy and move) the character file to the “characters” directory in the TUTU-ED BG2-ToB game directory.

j. Launch the Tutu-ed BG2-ToB game application.

k. Start a new game and import your Level 1 Wild Mage.

» NOTE: Gorilym has reported that the imported Wild Mage character will start with too many Level 1 Mage Spells, either enjoy the advantage or choose to erase them from your character’s spell book.

YOU ARE DONE!

NOW GO OUT THERE AND ENJOY Baldur’s Gate I USING

Baldur’s Gate II: Throne of Bhaal in MAC OS X!

Conversion Method IV: BG1-TotSC for BG2-ToB Conversion

What you’ll need:

q Approximately 6 GB hard drive space

q Baldur’s Gate I

q Tales of the Sword Coast

q Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn

q Baldur’s Gate II: Throne of Bhaal

q BG2-SoA OS X update v1.1.2 (available from MacPlay. MacPlay DOWNLOAD; MacPlay’s Home link)

q BG2-ToB OS X update v2.1.2 (available from MacPlay. MacPlay DOWNLOAD; MacPlay’s Home link)

q BG1Tutu v4 (created at PocketPlane (Info. Loriel’s DOWNLOAD (preferred) or AS&G DOWNLOAD (alt))

q BG1Tutu Assistant v1.1.1 (created by DevArrah. Loriel’s DOWNLOAD, or AS&G DOWNLOAD)

q Baldurdash: Baldur's Gate/Tales Of The Sword Coast English-Language Game Text Update v1.1 (created by Kevin Dorner. Baldurdash DOWNLOAD)