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ToEE - Keep on the Borderlands Mod

Discussion in 'Game/SP News & Comments' started by RPGWatch, Jun 28, 2014.

  1. RPGWatch

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    [​IMG]The Circle of Eight team has released their mod for Temple of Elemental Evil; Keep on the Borderlands.

    The Keep on the Borderlands Demo Final Its here! The final version of the KotB Demo, featuring:
    • fixing of many bugs
    • a new map (the Raiders) from the module
    • a new recruitable NPC
    • a new merchant, selling essential hats
    • new mini-quests
    • the long-awaited portraits (as seen in Co8 5.5)
    • the improved voice-pack (also as seen in Co8 5.5)
    • total overhaul of all the existing maps with better lighting, pathing etc, all the minimaps, and far less CTDs!
    Well, not a whole lot of new stuff, since new stuff means new bugs, but a great deal of bug-fixing and general polishing.

    >>>>>>>DOWNLOAD HERE FROM ModDB
     
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    It might be better to link to this information, since what is shown above was written in January 2009, and doesn't reflect the full release from a couple of days ago:

    http://www.moddb.com/mods/the-keep-on-the-borderlands

     
  3. Blades of Vanatar

    Blades of Vanatar Vanatar will rise again Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    The Keep was the module that introduced me to PnP AD&D so many years ago. A lot of nostalgia here for me. I will be adding the module to my TFE-X and will be playing tonight. My character was a CG Halfling Thief named Nobs Wigglefingers. He will be the first character I generate. :)
     
  4. Marceror

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    I will add to my list as well, to be sure. Seems like this has been in development since, like, forever. Nice to finally see a full release. Never thought I'd see the day.

    Not sure when I'll be able to give it a whirl yet though.
     
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    Same here. Will try it ASAP.

    And yeah. Development was on an epic timescale.
    There have been many attempts on KotB, NWN1/NWN2 multiple modules and such...but none could live up to the P&P one.

    ToEE has a great 3.5 engine and especially after the Co8 treatment. So I guess the TB-part at least will be spot on.
     
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    Interesting. I played and liked ToEE, but drowned in the bugs.

    Might I suspect a patched final version is in existence?
     
  7. Darion

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    Mer, the Circle of Eight Mod pack is that final 'patch'.
    It fixes bugs, rules and restores content that was cut/lost.

    For me it is a must have for ToEE. The official Patches are tiny compared to this.


    I suggest you give it a try and report back.
    Here, take a look...Co8 Mod-Pack
     
  8. Blades of Vanatar

    Blades of Vanatar Vanatar will rise again Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    The early, low-level encounters have been tough so far. Though my party is not stat-maxed which prbably explains it. More of a nostalgia group from the old-days of PnP. Choose NG as the party alignment.

    Halfling Rogue(will add Bard levels starting at level 4 - Speaker, Traps and Bows
    Human Barbarian - Greatsword - PA, Cleave - Wilderness Skills - 14 INT!(But is illiterate....kind of funny....)
    Human Fighter - Longspear - PA, Cleave and Combat reflexes for " Range Melee and Crowd Control"
    Elf Fighter - Dual wield Shortswords, Dodge. Will go down the Dodge/Mobility/Spring AT path
    Human Cleric of Pelor - Healer - Domains of Healing and Sun
    Elf Sorcerer - Enchanter build- Lots of humanoids, so lots of charms and sleep spells. Will also be my Magic Item producer.

    I took the Spider quest first. Leveled up. Will head to the Caves of Chaos next.
     
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    Played a bit yesterday. and Was quite charming so far. Messed around with some party combinations. Will do a proper run this weekend.
    The installation was quite smooth. Took less than anticipated.

    Installed the mod and activated it in Front-End and voilá.

    None mentioned the cool tunes, so I will. Quite catchy and fitting a P&P session. :)
     
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