Authors: Kaeloree & Lava Del'Vortel
Mod Website: Spellhold Studios
Mod Forum: Cernd Friendship
One of the things many find sorely lacking in the Bioware NPCs are the more complex relationships presented by modern NPC mods--especially in regards to "friendships", the relationships NPCs have with the PC when not romancing them.
This mod adds a series of dialogues with Cernd.
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This mod is designed to work on the following Infinity Engine games: the original Baldur's Gate II (BG2 or just SoA) with the Throne of Bhaal (ToB) expansion, Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition (BG2EE), the conversion projects Baldur's Gate Trilogy (BGT) and Enhanced Edition Trilogy (EET).
The Cernd Friendship mod should be compatible with all WeiDU mods, however, we cannot test every single one. It is only compatible with BGII: ToB. If you do encounter an error, please let us know by posting the message at our forums.
Although it is not required for the Cernd Friendship to function properly, it is always a good idea to install the latest version of the BG2 Fixpack.
If you've previously installed the mod, remove it before extracting the new version. To do this, run setup-cernd.exe, un-install the previously installed main component and delete the 📁 cernd folder.
When installing or un-installing, do not close the DOS window by clicking on the X button! Instead, press the Enter key whenever instructed to do so.
Disable any antivirus or other memory-resident software before installing this or any other mod. Some (particularly avast and Norton!) have a tendency to report false positives with mod activity, resulting in failed installs.
The Enhanced Editions are actively supported games. Please note that every patch update will wipe your current mod setup! If in the middle of a modded game you might want to delay the patch update (if possible) as even after reinstalling the mods, you might not be able to continue with your old savegames. Alternatively, copy the whole game's folder into a new one that can be modded and will stay untouched by game patches. It is important that you install the mod to the language version you are playing the game in. Otherwise, the dialogues of the mod will not show but give error messages.
Extract the contents of the mod archive into the folder of the game you wish to modify (the folder which contains the "CHITIN.KEY" file), using 7zip, WinRAR, or another file compression utility that handles .zip files. On successful extraction, there should be a 📁 cernd folder and a setup-cernd.exe file in your game folder. To install, simply double-click setup-cernd.exe and follow the instructions on screen.
Run setup-cernd.exe in your game folder to reinstall, un-install or otherwise change the component settings.
In addition to the methods above for removing individual components, you can completely un-install the mod using setup-cernd --uninstall at the command line to remove all components without wading through prompts.
Q: Is the Cernd Friendship compatible with XYZ mod?
A: It most certainly should be, but we have not tested it with every single mod available.
Q: When will the friendship start?
A: After you join Cernd. There are certain condition for most dialogues to fire, so just enjoy the game and the talks should come. If you want to know the details, open "list of talks" text file inside the mod package.
Q: This mod isn't in character at all.
A: We're always looking for ways to improve the characterisation in this mod, so please post any suggestions or constructive criticism on the forums.
Q: Have you got any plans to expand the mod by adding more dialogues in future?
A: There are no current plans to add to the mod, no, but feel free to make suggestions!
Q: How many dialogues are there added in total?
A: With this mod installed, you should be able to experience up to 14 dialogues in SoA (3 of those are recoded original dialogues) and up to 4 dialogues in ToB.
Q: Does this mod change the game in any way besides adding more dialogue to Cernd?
A: No, it shouldn't.
Q: Is there any chance that player initiated dialogue will be added in future?
A: There are currently no plans for it.
Q: I would like to translate the Cernd friendship into another language. Any chance you could TRAify the mod?
A: Sure, we'd be happy to. If you are interested in translating, just send us a line and I'll see what I can do for the next version.
- Thank you to everyone on the Interaction Expansion project team, and everyone who has contributed to the mod!
- AL|EN: Wrote process which automatically provides Windows, Linux and Mac versions in the same archive file.
- WeiDU by Wes Weimer, Valerio Bigiani (the bigg) and Wisp.
- Near Infinity, by Jon Olav Hauglid, FredSRichardson, and Argent77.
- IESDP maintained by igi and lynx.
- WinRAR, by Eugene Roshal/Alexander Roshal.
The Cernd Friendship was developed by Kaeloree and Lava Del'Vortel, based on material from the game Baldur's Gate II and its expansion. All mod content is © Kaeloree and Lava Del'Vortel.
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn and Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal © TSR, Inc. The BioWare Infinity Engine is © BioWare Corp.
APlease note that any and all redistribution and/or hosting of this mod is expressly unwanted without permission from the author(s).
- Added Russian translation by shaker653 from arcanecoast.ru.
- Fixed an issue with Auto-Package Generator tool: new version of MacOS (Catalina) prevented the mod to be installed.
- Fixed wrong SHS links in readmes and metadata files.
- Removed duplicated tp2 and html files in top mod folder.
- Added cernd.ini metadata file to support AL|EN's "Project Infinity".
- Component: added DESIGNATED number and "cernd_friendship" LABEL.
- Added
REQUIRE_PREDICATEprocess to avoid installing the mod in inaccurate games. - README command now accepts translated files.
- Updated deprecated modding tools links.
- Lower cased files.
- Updated and renamed readme file to cerndfriendship-readme-english.html.
- Included Linux and Mac Os X versions in the same package (thanks AL|EN!).
- Updated WeiDU installer to v246.
- Transfered mod to SpellHold Studios GitHub account.
- Major script fix
- Initial release.