Well, the title says it all basically. With so many mods for the games covered on SP out there, it's hard for the mod reviewers to single one out for review. This is your chance to tell them what would you most like to see reviewed next. Post away!

I'd really like to see what Check the Bodies is all about. I'd play it for myself, but I'm on dial-up, so it'd take me about a week to download it :rolleyes:

Improved Battles

I'd like to hear about Check the Bodies as well, also being on dial up.

I'd also like to see a review of BGT, and hear what the buzz is about.

I can't say that I have one specifically in mind but I would like to see some NWN mods reviewed. I don't think I've seen any yet and that's the only game on this site that I play.

EDIT: Actually there is one particular module that sticks out in my mind but I don't know if it would be considered too old to review.

Elegia Eternum - full version by Stefan Gagne. I've played quite a lot of modules and that one really left an impression on me. I haven't tried the next one after that. I believe its called 'Excrucio Eternum' but I'm pretty sure I will give it a try soon.

[ May 06, 2004, 07:33: Message edited by: Dragonfly ]

Winter's Bane and Project Auril for Icewind Dale

The full BGT-TDD-SOS-TS-NEJ-Big picture. I've downloaded it all installed and played a little but it takes up almost 10 gigs of HD space!.

I'd like someone better than me to review it and say whether it is worth the trouble. Especially the XP cap, just how far can you go? Wouldn't it make you far too powerfull early on?

Is anyone in Canada/US and has broadband and could burn a CD with Check the Bodies and send it to Mystra's Chosen? That is, if he wants to review it... I can send it to him myself, but as I'm in Europe, it'd take a bit longer to arrive.

The upcoming Imoen Relationship, or something like that. There is supposed to be an option for romance too, so it would be interesting to see if it would be better than the current Imoen Romance (not hard to do, Imoen Romance being poop).

--Once it comes out, of course.

i would really like to see improved battles reviewed, because there is always talk about tactics, but nobody even mentions that mod, which in my opinion is actually a fairly good mod, adding some challenging battles.

Will I get away with saying I'd be interested to see any of my mods reviewed, so I know what can do with improving? :)

I would also like to see a reviewe of check the bodies. I've tried myself, but i never got past the childhood memories becouse they take forever, but if the mod gets alot better after that i might install it again and play through the childhood memories

@ SimdingO -

What would you consider your best mod? I've done BG1TuTu, and will very shortly finish Unfinished Business (although I realize those are not specifically "your mods", you did have a part in them).

Us mod reviewers are trying to get the biggest/most popular mods out of the way first (sorry, but I don't think the Drow Innate mod qualifies as big or popular :D ) So I don't think you should expect your mods on the list anytime soon, but I'd really like to play some of your stuff because I think you've got good ideas.

There is a new BG1 NPC mod just released from the people at FW Studios I think.

Since I tend to like the very nonlinear structure of BG1 and play it with TuTu for the pretty pictures....I'd like to hear others thoughts on the BG1 mods such as the NPC mod I mentioned above as well as The Vault and Comforge.

What would you consider your best mod? I've done BG1TuTu, and will very shortly finish Unfinished Business (although I realize those are not specifically "your mods", you did have a part in them).Best as in most impressive? I played a fairly lead role in developing the Dragonlance Total Conversion Demo, but I'd understand if you're slightly reluctant to look at something like that. Aside from that, I think Virtue would probably be the most significant to date.

Us mod reviewers are trying to get the biggest/most popular mods out of the way first (sorry, but I don't think the Drow Innate mod qualifies as big or popular ) So I don't think you should expect your mods on the list anytime soon, but I'd really like to play some of your stuff because I think you've got good ideas.I think Virtue probably qualifies as fairly popular, given that it's becoming something of a standard for BG2 roleplaying in various places (there's been some talk of its use in the upcoming Return to Windspear mod, and various others such as Refinements play somewhat better alongside it). On the other hand, some people hate it, and I'm into negative feedback in a big way. :)

And hey, you'd be surprised how many downloads Drow Innates gets. :p But yes, I know what you mean.

As far as other popular mods goes, how about things like Kelsey, Flirt Packs, Banter Packs? I think they're fairly standard installs for many people.

I played a fairly lead role in developing the Dragonlance Total Conversion Demo, but I'd understand if you're slightly reluctant to look at something like that. :eek: Holy Crap! It's done?!? *Breathing hard and waving hand in front of face* Droool... :D

But I agree with ya on Virtue, for the most part. I have it installed all the time now. But it's not very big, or really involved, so reviewing it would be a challenge to say the least. It more of a behind the scenes kind of thing, I think. I think you could pretty much sum up Virtue in three paragraphs.

You've probably heard it enough, but try out Imoen's Romance.

I am also interested in Check the Bodies, it seems very good but I have had no chance to try it yet.

And of course, I would like to see a review about the current version of my mod (The Grey Clan), so I'll know what to fix/change/add in further versions or even later episodes. It's a short mod even if you do subquests, only a few hours at maximum.
Its 100% BG1Tutu-compatible version should be released next week, which means it'll fully comptaible with original BG1, BG1Tutu and BG Trilogy!

I'm also interested in BGT/BP/NEJ as well, haven't played them either.

The mod I'm playing right now is Shadows over Soubar. Maybe you can review this one? I for one found the dialogue amusing but I didn't discover anything new, but I haven't progressed far yet so...

Why don't you let members review themselves? I won't hurt to see multiple reviews.

Well, yes it might hurt to have multiple reviews. If someone writes a review, but really doesn't have a grasp on English, and/or doesn't review objectivly, then it'd be a real drain on the forum. SP has pretty strict rules and I think it's great that you've got to apply for every review, and then Tal has to sign off on it.

Besides, what's the point in having a bunch of reviews of the same mod? You'd just have 50 reviews of TDD with only one line like, "The game crashed and I wasn't able to play any of it. It sucks."

The main reason I want to see what Check The Bodies is all about is because it's from TeamBG, the same people who made The Darkest Day, and I want to see if it's as buggy/badly balanced as TDD. IIRC, the storyline for TDD was actually really good.

Holy Crap! It's done?!? *Breathing hard and waving hand in front of face* Droool...The demo's been out for some time now, yes.

Well, acording to Dorotea (the developper of Redemption mod) her Longer road Redemption, c'est-a-dire full time ToB Irenicus will be out in August. What I'd like to see in the future is a review of that ambititious mod.. if you want to...

please don't kill me. I'm just proposing... :)

The main reason I want to see what Check The Bodies is all about is because it's from TeamBG, the same people who made The Darkest Day, and I want to see if it's as buggy/badly balanced as TDD. Check the Bodies' forum is at TeamBG and its homepage is hosted by TeamBG either. However, the mod itself is developed by CBisson and by some other people not related to TeamBG, so I can't see your point. The quality of a mod depends on its developers primarily...

Besides, what's the point in having a bunch of reviews of the same mod?It's always nice to hear the viewpoint of more than one person. Easier to get a well-rounded idea of the mod in question that way.

After all, you wouldn't buy a car based on one person's opinion of it, would you?

Yeah but so many reviews would cause confusion, even chaos. Certainly, as we're people, no review is entirely objective, and we have to accept this. But reviews submitted here are made by experienced players and their quality approves their right to be in this section. In my opinion, the mod reviewers here have done their work well so far.

Why, thank you Baronius :)

And other than that, you'd get everyone and their dog writing reviews that really don't accomplish much. This way the forum is more organized and at least an attempt at proffesionalism.

Oh, and Baron, thanks for the CTB info. I thought it was a product of TBG. Guess not.

I'd like to see a review of Game Be Gone.

Game be gone? WFT? Do you mean Dungeon-B-Gone? If so, then there already is a review posted.

No, Game Be Gone is a joke. It does what you imagine it would do.

If you want to, I can make one review of Redemption (I mean the current version of Dorotea). I don't promise it will be a gem, but... it will still be something...

I created GbG (and also BG1-GbG). They are both available from my TBG member page:
http://www.teambg.net/~igi/

I would appreciate a review of either mod, if you could get around to it. There are versions planned for BGT, BP-BGT, IWD and IWDII etc

I am working on a webpage for GbG, atm I just want to add some screenshots of the beta, showing some of the banter and dialogs, and also any new spells.
The website is at: ( http://www.mcwrench.com/index.php?path=/ie/mods/GbG ) though it isnt finished.

Thanks.

JC: Please dont state that my mods as jokes. In your opinion they are, please bear that in mind.

This isn't right at all.

I wrote that GBG was "a deeply moving experience, a tour-de-force of the digital medium, a fresh exploration of Man's unique role in the universe. At its completion, I cried more than when Floyd died."

Who edited my post?

This message is parody. I am sure there is nothing wrong with SP security.

i might be able to help review some mods, because i have a lot of mods installed on my Baldur's Gate: TOB, but the only problem is i have just started a new game and cause i have a lot of mods it will take me a much longer time getting through the game and also i cant play BG2 as often as i would like, but i will list my mods and ill see what i can do, but dont expect anything very soon okay:
Non-WEIDU Mods:
only one: Tortured Souls

WEIDU Mods:
Improved Battles
Tactics
Kelsey (but only in SOA dont ask why i didnt get him in TOB)
Azengaard Tactical Encounter
Solaufein
Ascension
Unfinished Business
Expanded Thief Stronghold
Check the Bodies
Spellhold Lich
Improved Asylum
Iron Modder Pack (2003): The Last Mug of Ale
Oversight
Rogue Rebalancing Pack
Drow Innate Abilities
The Unusual Oddities Shop
The Magnificent Magic Store
Sorcerers Place Stuff (items and kits)
Acid Elementalist Kit
Underrepresented Items from Icewind Dale 2 (which translates to very overpowered items from IWD 2, i havnt used them, but i have seen some in the readme and supposedly most of them are +5 or better. And they also cost an extremely ridiculous amount of gold or so it says)

Note: i am not sure if these mods will stuff up my game, because there is so many of them and they might interfere with each other, but i will see for any bugs as i play, i am open to reviews, but i warn you it will take a while

Another Note: i dont think their is any point reviewing the really small mods, Eg: Spellhold Lich, but mainly the bigger ones or more important ones that add more depth into the game.

[ May 15, 2004, 09:56: Message edited by: people person-i eat people ]

You are not free to post reviews here as you wish, you need to apply for each, and follow the rules and guidelines outlined in the application sticky in this forum.

I wouldn't mind seeing reviews of BG2 NPC mods, like Kelsey or Solaufein.

There already *is* a review of the Solufein mod.

I'd like a Kelsey one myself as I've not tried him yet and I'm curious as to what he's like.

yeh i know Tal, i will apply and do whatever you need to review mods, im just giving you a suggestion just in case you need to any mods reviewed, i have a lot of them, so i can handle it ok

I'd like to see Chloe and Tashia reviewed.

I woulden't mind a reveiw of any NPC mod that hasn't been covered yet really, NPC's can add a lot or take (Valen) from the experience, and since there is a whole plethora of them out there it's hard to pick anything worthwhile, though I've tried and recomend the Kiara NPC mod, but it may not be suitable for minors.

After reading the Tashia review, my interest in the Kelsey mod has certainly been perked...

I agree. The alternate PC's available should be reviewed properly. That'd be awesome. Still waiting for Weimer's mod to see the light... 'Sigh'

I too would very much like to see the Kelsey mod reviewed.

*** Major Request for Future Mod Reviews ***

One of the only things I like about PC Gamer magazine is that at the end of each review, they have a "Good," "Bad," and "Bottom Line." It nicely sums up the bulk of the review, and for me, that determines whether or not I need to read the whole review. A summation on all reviews would be nice.

ALSO

Can we make each mod review into a poll? The only question being "Did you find this review helpful yes/no?" Can we set the poll so that you can see the results before voting?

I was going to do Kelsey next, but due to the current state of Tashia, I'm not. I was also planning on doing Chloe, but her romance won't work for me, so I'm not going to bother.

I fully intend to eventually get to Kelsey, but it's at least two run-throughs away.

DR, short of reposting all the reviews again (and losing all the comments in the threads), there's no way to insert polls in. And if people could vote on mod reviews anonymously, it'd be easy for disgruntled mod reviewers to flood the rating with bad grades, for example. I think that having it as it is now, i.e. so that we can see who makes each comment, makes more sense.

@ Tal

I didn't mean to insert polls in existing reviews, just add them into future ones. I see your point about the polls, though I don't necessarily think we would get a significant amount of review hate-spam, but hey - I'm often surprised by things.

My request for the "bottom line" thing still stands. That'd be snazzy.

It would be interesting to see a Valen review.

Actually, Valen is my next project.

I'm about to start an evil protagonist, most likely using the Anti-Paladin kit that comes with the Tactics mod, so I'm looking for a mod with an evil NPC, preferably with thief skills. This is why I would like to see Valen covered.

Any other evil NPC mod that can be reviewed would be nice too.

Edited: I won't be using the Anti-Paladin kit. In fact I'm uninstalling the entire Tactics mod since I have had a hard time finding anything that's not cheesy in there. :sick:

[ August 04, 2004, 10:46: Message edited by: Earl Grey ]

We're short on reviewers at the moment, so anyone who is interested, please check my stickies and apply!

@Tal
I'll will get back into reviewing in a little while, my computer has had some serious issues in the last 2 months. Long story short, I'm replacing my old computer with a new one and will be able to write up some reviews for the site

I'd like to see IWG2 reviewed, to see if it's worth it. So that's icewind gate 2, one of Weimer's mods. thx.

Wouldn't it be better to wait until it's finished, rather than reviewing a dodgy beta-ish thingy?

Yes, we don't review mods until they're finished.

I would really like to see the BG1 NPC banter pack reviewed. If I have some time in a month or so I'd like to try it myself.

I would like to see reviews of some of the less well-known NPC mods. Valen comes to mind immediately, but since Aldeth's already taking it on, I won't labour the point. "The Longest Road" is another mod I would be very interested in seeing reviewed, as it's just been released.

On a related note, thumbs up to the reviews I've read so far - the only mod I've installed without reading a review has been Valen, and they've all been very helpful. I think having a "Bottom Line" section would be helpful, but not essential.

I would like to see a review done of Redemption, especially as Ascension is almost becoming a defacto MOD nowadays.

I would really like to see the BG1 NPC banter pack reviewed. If I have some time in a month or so I'd like to try it myself.

If the rules of this board are to stick with the reviews of complete mods, than BG1NPC does not qualify for a review - we have released only Phase I. I'd ask for delaying the review until such time when Phase III is released. My opinion is mostly based on the fact that quite often things mentioned as missing in the mod (interjections, scenery dialogues, PC-initiated dialogues, NPC quests, more romances) are actually being diligently covered by Phase II and Phase III.

That's too bad ashara, do you have a release date for phase 3 yet or at least a ball part?

Great work BTW, if it gets finished it must be a blast :thumb:

To my knowledge, February is the earliest date for that. Don't consider this as official though, certainly.

Thank you.

It *will* be finished - or rather asymptotically finished, since mods like that can always take much much more of everything.

I think we will be able to release at least interjections and scenery in October (Phase II) and Phase III is scheduled for February 2005 and will take what written material would be left (romances mostly maybe more complex quests), as Baronius have noted.

I did UB, and that's not completely finished, so I don't think it's a rule per se. It's probably more in place so that beta versions of really good mods don't get crappy reviews.

Caaaaan't wait for Dragonlance mod (Glory of Istar I mean).

I'd better start getting back into reviewing. The reviews of late have been... well, there haven't been any reviews of late.

Exactly... so what are all you people waiting for? I've seen dozens of posts here longer than most reviews, so what are you afraid of?

Valen is done, for all of you that asked (I even threw in screenshots!) It'll be up by tommorow I'd think.

C'mon people! Let's get some action in this forum!!! What do you want? More reviews! When do you want 'em? Right now!

Feel free to review the Gibberlings Three Icewind Dale 1 Tweakpack:

http://www.gibberlings3.net/daletweak/index.html

And:

http://www.gibberlings3.net/downloads/index.html#daletweak

I'd like to see G3's Kivan of Shilmista mod reviewed.

I think Domi still considers that a beta - though I may be wrong. It'd be best to ask her first.

I am planning another run through baldur's gate I, so I'd like to review a mod if possible but I don't know if there are any left. If so let me know and I'll take a shot at it.

I'd really like to play the BGNPC project though. Couldn't we just review the first phase and when phase II comes out update the review??

Well apart from those we have reviews of up, all are still up for grabs, since no one is working on any reviews at the moment. Just read my sticky for info on how to apply.

As for the "BGNPC project", sorry, but there are so many finished mods out there already that reviewing half-baked ones really doesn't make sense.

BG1 NPC project is in a fully playable state - there is additional material which is being incorporated into new versions, but there's a lot of content in there already. It's similar to Unfinished Business in that regard.

I'm playing it now and am willing to review it. Tal...your call!

Go for it then.

If I ever get around to having time to finish them, I'd be more than happy to write up reviews for the Penultima and Penultima Rerolled mods. That's IF I ever get time to finish them ;)

A couple mods I'd love to see reviewed are the following:

Check the Bodies
Neverending Journey (All parts)
Shadows over Soubar


Ever since I installed and attempted to play TDD, I've been extremely wary of any of the humongous mods out there. I've got a definate bias that prefers quality over quantity, and the sheer size of these mods makes me think that quantity is what is aimed at by these mods. Also the large download sizes is offputting, since I don't want to waste my bandwidth on something that I won't enjoy playing.

As for the "BGNPC project", sorry, but there are so many finished mods out there already that reviewing half-baked ones really doesn't make sense.While I deeply resent calling BG1NPC Phase I and II as 'half-backed' mod, since it was postulated well before to the release that the work will be released in Phases, and the content of every Phase was layed out, planned and executed with only minor omissions to meet the release deadlines (and added different content to compensate for these omissions), I think that the impact of the mod will be the greatest when all provided features are applied together. Indeed, even now, in Phase I and Phase II BG1NPC gives you a glimpse of how the conceptual idea will be realised in quite a hefty package of some 2000 dialogues between joinable and non-joinable NPCs, additional encounters, PID's, visual and audio gameplay enhancements.

I have read through SP's reviewing policy and one clause in particular asks the reviewer to play with as many features of the mod as possible. Until the release of Phase III "all features' will be unavailable.

Another clause states that the reviewer should be willing to update his or her review if the mod undergoes changes. I believe that postponing reviewing of BG1NPC till such time when Phase III is released will save a reviewer going back and updating the review to include his or her experiences with such an unusual in BG modding thing as simultaneously writen and implemented multiple romances for both male and female character or such an important part as NPC personal quests, majority of which are being implemented in Phase III.

The goal of BG1NPC is to replicate 'realism' of NPCs in BG2 for BG1. I believe that it had not been yet acheived by Phase I and Phase II. The mod is being diligently worked on and it is quite close to its completion.

No need to deeply resent anything, as it was not meant as anything even remotely offensive. I was speaking about reviewing unfinished mods in general, not just about your mod.

And since in the other 3/4's of your post you sum up that the mod shouldn't be reviewed yet, you are basically saying exactly what I said originally - that the mod isn't finished yet, and that the review should wait. So I really don't understand what the problem here is, considering we are in total agreement. Apeman never sent a review in anyway, so if we ever do a review at this point, it'll be of the final version.

I actually played through phase I entirely but as I finished, phase II just came out and I've been doubting to either make the review or play through phase II with a completely different party. After these two posts though I'll just hold until phase III. I still want to do the review though when Phase III is out.

Apeman: Yeh, work on Phase III is going well so hopefully you shouldn't have to wait too long! :)

[ December 23, 2004, 15:11: Message edited by: Taluntain ]

Any further comments not directly related to the original topic (which mods people would like to see reviewed) will be deleted, as this topic topic has been getting derailed by replies which should have been directed to me in PM and were a direct violation of our forum rule #21. The people whose replies have already been deleted once (but have continued to re-post and argue in this thread) will be banned if they reply here again. We are not playing games here, and I do not take kindly to mod makers testing my and other moderators' patience.

[ December 23, 2004, 16:00: Message edited by: Taluntain ]

Check the Bodies.
The Longer Road.

NWN modules and PWs, please.

I would like a review of the 'Virtue mod' or is it part of another mod. I have seen references to it but am not sure I would want it. I check for reviews and comments on mods before I install them.

Virtue is pretty cool, but I'd like to see the Yasraena mod reviewed.

Nakia: Virtue is a standalone mod. http://www.pocketplane.net/virtue

We're short on mod reviewers at the moment, as some who applied for reviews didn't come through - so if anyone is interested in reviewing, please apply!

Check the Bodies

http://www.weidu.org/iwg2/beta.html

although i haven't downloaded this mod yet, this one seems fascinating. it's a combination between icewind dale 2 rules and the plot of soa...... so please anyone download and review this......

Not until it's finished (if ever). As it is now, it's not wholly playable without having to resort to some manual fixes during playing.

@Kam

I ran the Yasraena mod, it's pretty decent. She makes a hell of a tank.

When choosing what mod you would like to see reviewed, this humble collection might help you in your decision:
http://www.blackwyrmlair.net/quotes.php

If anyone can find the improved asylum mod, i'd like to see that reviewed. All I played in it was one battle, which seemed totally extreme.

I'd like to see a review of the new NWN Eye of the Beholder mod.

So would I... :D

Well, I agreed to take that on. :p

Heh, it will almost make playing the game seem like work, with all this pressure to write a review.

Is Yasraena still open? 'Cause I'd be willing to write that.

[ April 14, 2005, 02:18: Message edited by: Togashi Renshi ]

Go ahead.

Ok, I'll start on it this weekend.

I have heard rumours about a new Nalia romance mod, and that's a mod I would like to read about. Or maybe the mod I heard of has nothing to do with this site...

The De'Arnise Romance isn't released yet, but look here:

http://forums.pocketplane.net/index.php?board=12.0

Throne of Bhaal Refinements mod please.

back to trademeet?

The bg2 npcs mods are very long to review, but these 2 seem very interesting :

Saerileth : http://www.gilalion.com/saerilethmod.htm
She seems to be a very original paladin in the game and she comes with new areas, even a quest in tob.

Kivan of Shilmista : http://www.gibberlings3.net/kivan/index.php
A bg1 npc who comes with a lot of background which shows in lots of dialogs, his main quest seems to be in chapter 6, but even without it, it's a very valuable npc.

Sir Nahtaniel.

An undead paladin? The shear possibility of seeing him turn himself is enough to demand a review!

Neh'taniel is not currently finished. I think the author would appreciate any reviews to be held off until the mod is released in its 1.0 version at least.

As has been repeated in this forum about a dozen times before, we don't review mods in the alpha or beta stage. We never have, and we never will. So where this irrational fear of us doing so is coming from, I have no idea.

That said, we could use some new reviews, so anyone up to it, check the sticky in this forum!

I would have done Sarileth except for the fact that a 15 year old girl playing Paladin is something I'm not really looking forward too.

Iff I finally decide whether to finish my SoA trip or not, I will review Hell Trials. What say Tal?

You know me, I'm always happy to put more reviews up. ;)

For Sarileth, since she was born in the plane of gods, the fact that she is only 15 years old is not exactly relevant, she is not exactly the usual kind of character that you usually meet... she even speaks some archaic form of english to show the difference with a "normal" character (because the god taught her how to speak and the god speaks this way !!!). And since she seems to add a lot to the game, a review would still be very nice.

For Kivan : yeah I know they added "BETA" to their latest version 4.
Now if you look at the version history, you will see that version 2 beta was in september, then version 3 in january 4 months later, then version 4 beta in april. So you might have to wait a very long time before geting a version without this "beta" mention. And anyway the mod is very stable, I really wonder why they added the "beta" mention. You tested here Unfinished business which is full of bugs compared to kivan (at least in their latest version 14). Now I can't and I don't want to force you, it just seems that reviewing this one could be a nice idea !

Well, if there was genuine interest in writing a review of a mod in beta status (especially if it's been labelled as "beta" for a long time), then we'd contact the mod makers and ask them if they're ok with it. Provided they were, such a review wouldn't be problematic.

@Taluntain: I was addressing Kam's post:

Sir Nahtaniel.

An undead paladin? The shear possibility of seeing him turn himself is enough to demand a review! I was letting Kam know that since Nehtaniel is still not in it's 1.0 form that any reviews would have to wait a while to be able to do the mod proper justice.


But, I guess that's just me being irrational :rolleyes:

Obviously, as it isn't up to Kam to decide what gets reviewed. This thread is for suggestions only, in case that isn't plain enough. We don't have enough mod reviewers to review all the mods mentioned here, unfortunately.

And you're not the first mod maker (not even the first in this thread) to express your fear of us reviewing unfinished mods. We don't. We won't (at least not without asking). So you can sleep calmly now.

I do think it kinda begs the question of why things are available for download if they're sufficiently unfinished to be unsuitable for review. While obviously it has been your decision not to review unfinished material, I think it should be exactly that: your decision, and not the modder's. I believe that if something's available to the public, it's available for comment. (That said, I think I'd be horrified if anybody reviewed the current Quest Pack release, because so, so awful. I'd at least hope for a reviewer willing to update their post to reflect later mod updates.)

You tested here Unfinished business which is full of bugs compared to kivan (at least in their latest version 14).What bugs is UB full of? I'd like to know so they can be fixed.

Sorry for off-topic-ness.

I'm not really a modder. Any editting I've done in the past has been primarily for my own enjoyment.

As for why certain mods are made available for download, if they are unfinished, one of the big reasons is to attract people willing to test the mod. For example, cleric remix was available for quite a bit of time (and still is), but the mod is not in its 1.0 build yet.

My comments weren't meant to be taken as a set of commands to the lowly masses, but rather a hint that the mod would not be done justice if it were reviewed in it's current state. Essentially it would have been a waste of time for everyone involved.

As for comments on mods, my personal view, is they are all welcome, good or bad. I'd just suggest staying away from any sort of formal reviews that would be written up and submitted to a review website (or forum). I think of it as how a book review shouldn't be done on the basis of a "sneak preview" chapter, and then published as a review of the entire book.

I agree, that in the end, it is the reviewer's choice, once the mod is made available to the public. If a review is done, on the unfinished mod, then that could be the price to pay for early presentation of the mod. From the other side, I'd suggest that it was a waste of time on the reviewer's part to do a review of a alpha/early beta build of a mod.

Additionally, the Nehtaniel mod is just one that I've provided some input for from time to time. If it was my own mod, I would have a different approach to the issue entirely (as I try to state in the previous paragraph). However, I've been made aware of the author's feelings on situations like this in the past and I tried to indicate what her preferences would be in my first post.

I agree with Sim's position, that all input, YOUR MOD SUX!!!, included should be permitted. While I may not know where to make the changes based on such limited feedback, any feedback can be helpful.

[ June 06, 2005, 01:39: Message edited by: Caedwyr ]

Of course, what I meant is that I would give the mod maker whose beta mod we were about to review a courtesy notice and the chance to present some really good arguments why the mod should not be reviewed just yet (like, an updated version coming out in a week, major bug found which will be fixed in next release coming soon, etc.). If we were about to review a mod which has been labelled as being in a beta stage for a year or more, the mod maker would have to present some really, REALLY good arguments why a review should wait. Obviously just slapping the word "beta" on a mod to ward off any reviews and keep it at that forever isn't going to cut it.

Are we going to get a review from the new review of Pirates of the Swordcoast from our beloved premium module expert Spellbound anytime in the future? ;)

I think that's pretty much a given... ;)

Starting it tomorrow! :D

I would like to see reviews of unofficial NWN mods, if it's possible?

I would enjoy hearing other opinions on the Tsujatha NPC romance mod from the Chosen of Mystra.

Hi everyone. It's my first time here, so bear with me please. I'm looking frantically for a review on The Darkest Day mod, but I can't find it here(and it's a very wellknown mod). Am I not looking in the right places? Please don't be mad at me for asking a potentially stupid question.

[ October 14, 2005, 01:03: Message edited by: Taluntain ]

I've edited the question out of your post that you've since placed in the proper forum (if you read the description of this forum, you'll see that this one wasn't it).

As for your remaining question, no, you saw right, there's no review of TDD here. And there are several possible reasons for that. One is that the general public consensus is that the mod is bad. It was one of the first bigger ones, and it shows. This already severely limits the number of people who want to install and play it. The other possible reason is that we've been short on mod reviewers for some time. So if you want to review it, you're more than welcome. Just check the stickies in this forum.

Oh, and more NWN modules, please. :p

Edit: I know there's a large number of those, but what about NWVault's Hall of Fame for a beginning?

[ December 10, 2005, 16:09: Message edited by: chevalier ]

Everyone wants reviews, no one wants to write them. Prospect looks bleak.

The TC "Return to Trademeet".

thanks

Saerileth or the Yasreena (kill me if I spelt wrong :p ) mod from the same author make a nice impression. You know I'm a vanilla game fan but I think people will like those.

What about some NWN Persistent Worlds rather than modules, however?

Actually, Saerileth is SuperNovice's next planned review...

I would gladly read a review of Improved Anvil for BG2 (http://dragonshoard.blackwyrmlair.net/bwl_mods_download.php?mod=26) mod. It's a new one, with bigger content than Weimer's Item Upgrade (more upgraded items, and uses newer weidu technology and thus better compatibility with other mods), actually supposed to replace IU. (And thus not compatible with it.). I thought this info might be handy before anyone would download it to play and review it because the mod has no own website.

I would like to see a review of the newly released BG1 Unfinished Business v1.

Perhaps I'm the only one, but I wouldl like to see a Minsc romance. He's awesome!

Keto. Everyone keeps raving about her, I'd like to see a detailed review.

The Redemption: The Longer Road mod. It's great. I beta-tested it two years ago and it was great satisfaction as dorotea put a lot of work in it. I might consider playing it again, but I have to put the game back from the shelves. Maybe even try for review, but nothing is certain. English isn't my first language, so do not expect wonders.

What I'd be most interested is information on how to set up the most concurrent mods for all of the Infinity Engine games. How far can you take BG1/BG2 these days (especially now that EasyTutu is out)? What about IWD?

Are there even any IWD2 mods?

[ January 30, 2007, 04:59: Message edited by: Otis ]

Yes, there are a few:
Ease-of-Use
Bonus Merchant
Undead Targos
New Starting Parties
Cleric Domains
Subraces

I also recall one still in development to allow specific joinable NPCs with banter.

^Tal Rasha also created a Tactics-like mod for IWD2, which enhances the battles and enemy AI. See it in IWD2 forums.

I would also like to see a full-detailed rewiev of Improved Anvil as well. I can not try it now as it is not compatible with Item upgrade and some components of Tactics mod. I need to uninstall these first, but they are my very first mods, I have more than 40, so I will have to uninstall ALL of them and then re-install them if I want to try Imp. Anvil. (needless to say I have no desire to do it, it will take a half-day, and I do not know if it will cause bugs or not)

I wonder if it is superior to Item Upgrade or Tactics, and in what aspects? Can somebody do it? Please!

I intend to complete the game I'm going through (romancing Fade) and then redoing which mods to have installed. I would be willing to do a review of Improved Anvil at that point. OTOH, I'm possibly not the best person to test it as I haven't installed either Item Upgrade (over-powered items) or Tactics (I want a role-playing game without having to use metagaming).

^Hmm. I would prefer a tactics-item upgrade player to review IA to see the differences too. But I guess it is hard to find such a person. If you think you can survive its advanced battles (which Sikret boldly states that they are even harder than tactics one. uh-oh!) go for it pal! I will gladly read your review!

I'll be starting a new game of TOB with the anvil mod. However, since it has been about 2 yrs since I last played with tactics + ascension, dont expect a subjective comparison.

Posted a mini review of IA. Its in the TOB thread, under Improved Anvil Adventure. Just look at the last post if you want to avoid spoilers

Keto and Kido (both are Bg2 NPCs).

Kido is fun(some very Eeeeevil dialogue), Keto is very good(including Kelsey-quality voicing), but currently SoA-only. Take Anomen and especially Yoshimo with you, if you want to have her.

I'd like to know about Darkness over Daggerford(NWN1), especially about dialogue. Some say it is good and awesome, some insist that the dialogue is abysmal. Is it worth playing at least once, or is it that bad?

(And, naturally, I'd like to see a Xan BG2 NPC review and a BG1 NPC Project review, but I *am* biased.)

Daggerford is great and definitely worth playing. I enjoyed every moment of it.

I was thinking about going with Daggerford as well, but the choice stood between that and the Claw Chronicles.. went for the later, but Daggerford is probably next in line after I finish cc1 and cc2. That or Hex Coda 02 even though it was finalized in the unfinished (yet complete) open dev format :bad: (I had really hoped for a completely finished version of this as it's prequel was astonishing).

I am about to start another run of BG2 : SoA.
Anything to review?

Are you kidding? Take your pick...

Daggerford is quite enjoyable, although the in-party NPCs and the finale leave a bit to be desired imo. Still, it's way better that most other modules, even most good modules. The story, and some of the dialogues, are pretty amazing imo.

Angelo (NPC mod). Although I could always have a bash at this myself, if no one has played it yet. It's on my "to try" list.

That'd be welcome.

Playing him now. Great mod. I'll knock something together once I'm done with this game, but so far so good.

Update: written about half of it. Should have it done and uploaded tomorrow, hopefully.

Cool, please send it to me for a look prior to posting it here.

PM'd you with it. :)

Can someone review the Fade NPC mod?

I'll clarify at the outset that I'm 'merely' a gamer, in no way associated with or even knowledgeable about, modding.

That said, only yesterday, I came across one which sounds awesome!
Here's part of the blurb:

"The PoF includes 6 new cities – Neverwinter ( Blacklake District, Docks ), Baldur’s Gate, Waterdeep (Trade District, Docks ), Targos ( City center, Docks ), Siluvanede (elvish city) and Har–Al–Dur (cleric city) – each of them has it’s own CITY–QUEST. It’s a large quest, mostly about the help for the city or the rescue of it.


Other Features:

The PoF mod brings you a lot of new areas (150), which you can visit. – e.g. The Anauroch desert, Islands, Shaar, High Forest and many others – see section screenshots.


• Creatures • 50+ new creatures and new animations – barbarians, worg riders, new thieves animations and more – see section screenshots.


• Quests • Aside from the main quests and the city–quests, you will walk into another 35 regular quests and many other mini–quests.


• Items • PoF mod offers you new types of weapons – Broad sword, Falx, Falchion, Stars, Pikes, Partisans, Tridents, Battle axes, Two handed Bastard swords, Magic books and new types of armour. Except the new types, we have add 200 new magic items – see section content.


• Graphics and sound • PoF brings whole new GUI to the game, alters graphic of all BG2 items into IWD 2 graphic, adds 10–15 entirely new locations. New sounds in the cities, in battles. Part of PoF are also czech voices to dialogs, only czech – see section screenshots.


• NPCs • In the first version of PoF you will encounter only one entire and 3 tutorial (You will find these NPC’s only in PoF prologue) JoinAble NPC – Kevhorn. I plan to add up to 3 new NPC’s to the next version – see section content.


• Kits • PoF kitpack replaces all the old kits with 3 new kits for each class"

(http://pof.sigil.cz/en/about/)

:cool:

It'd be nice to hear people's opinions on PPG's One Day NPCs: Tiax, Ghareth, Alassa and Hessa.