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Faster Baldurs Gate (Firewalker Lite)
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by: Eirinjas
email: eirinjas@comcast.net
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 All boots were given a bonus to movement. Worn boots are the 
slowest, regular boots are average (most), and boots of
speed remain the fastest. Speeds are now comparable to IWD &
BG II movement speeds. Note: regular "boots" actually replace
the Composite Bow in shops. Composite Bow +1 are still available
though.

 There is an alternate version included which replaces one of
the mundane bucklers in the game (in the 'Alternate' folder) in
case the Composite Bows are "missed". Also, some enemies carry 
Composite Bows (Baruk, for instance. Some skeletons too) and that
might change the outcome of some battles.

 I replaced an item rather than add it to the stores to the avoid 
editing the store (STO) files altogether. I wanted to keep this as 
simple and bug-free as possible. This allows that.


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Also does the following:
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Maximum HP on leveling
Greater likelihood to learn spells without failure
Level 50 rules / experience cap remover
NPC's will join you at lower levels than they did previously
Includes the voice sets from Diablo
New portraits (from IWD and BG II)
Alternative portraits for NPC's (from BG II)
missiles, potions, scrolls, gems now stack to 500 (in lieu of a 
bag of holding)

 
 Should be 100% compatible with BG & DSOTSC but was developed on
TOTSC. Recommend Kevin Dorner's fixes: http://www.baldurdash.org/.
Install those fixes prior to installing this mod.


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To install:
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Install IEEP.
Install any bugfix patches or text updates prior to installing this
mod.
Double-click on the 6 TBG files and IEEP will import them into the
game.
Copy and paste the directories "Override","Portraits", and "Sounds"
into the install directory of BG.

Note: I've included IEEP and the Baldurdash fixes for the sheer
convenience. They are in the 'install these first' folder.


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 This mod is for people who want to play Baldurs Gate without the
frustratingly slow movement speeds, without the headache of reloads
because of bad level HP rolls or not memorizing a spell, and 
without the complications from using BG Tutu & BG Trilogy - such as 
needing BG II installed. 

-Jas

 October 2005



