[Mod] Planescape: Torment Fixpack 4.13 by Qwinn 2023-09-27

WARNING: THESE FIXES ARE ALREADY EMBEDDED IN THE ENHANCED EDITION OF PLANESCAPE: TORMENT EXCEPT WHEN THEY WENT AGAINST THE INTENTION OF THE DEVELOPERS. THIS MUST BE APPLIED ONLY IN THE CLASSIC GAME.

Introduction

This mod is a comprehensive WeiDU Fixpack for Black Isle's classic Planescape: Torment CRPG.

This mod, created by Paul Escalona (aka Qwinn), compiles the fixes created by numerous modders over the years and repackages them in the more compatible WeiDU format, along with a good number of additional fixes.

The main advantage of the WeiDU format is that, by selectively editing existing files rather than overwriting them, it makes WeiDU mods fully compatible with any other existing and future WeiDU mods for PS:T. Non-WeiDU mods can generally be assumed to be incompatible with most other modifications.

In addition to a number of original fixes by Qwinn, the fixes from three separate non-WeiDU mods have been integrated in this mod, and the original authors deserve full credit for their work. Those mods are:

• "Platter's Fixpack 1.37", with Platter as the main author but with several other contributors also involved. The Fixpack Beta 1.38 fixes are included as well, also by Platter.
• "Restoration Pack", author Cilantro aka Kung Fu Man
• "SKARDAVNELNATE'S All-Inclusive Fixpack", author SKARDAVNELNATE. The most recent version of this mod, which is still being maintained, that was consulted during the writing of my mod was AIP version 20080429.

Platter's Fixpack was exclusively bug fixes, and all the bugs fixed in that mod have also been fixed in the PS:T WeiDU Fixpack.

Restoration Pack and SKARDAVNELNATE's AIP included more complicated work that amounts to restorations or "Unfinished Business", and these are included in a separate mod entitled PS:T Unfinished Business.

Note that while this mod contains only bugfixes, many fixes do result in restored content not available in the "vanilla" or original game.

You should seriously consider also installing the PS:T Unfinished Business and Qwinn's PS:T Tweak Pack afterwards as well, as they were developed in conjunction with this mod. In particular, the Tweak Pack contains a Banter Accelerator which will allow you to have even a remote chance of seeing all the banters available in game. I would include it in this Fixpack as the rate you get them normally is so slow (I saw less than 12 out of the total 78 available during my test run) that I'm tempted to consider it broken, except that due to a game-engine limitation I cannot make the banters appear based on the passage of real-time, as was intended. I can only do it based on the passage of game-time. To avoid controversy over whether that can properly be considered a fix, I'm putting it in the Tweak Pack, but I do indeed consider it a fix as well. Together, I hope they provide a much richer experience while playing PS:T.

Notes for Version 2.0:



Version 1.01 of the Fixpack was all packaged as a single component. All versions since have 3 components total. Component #1 is the core Fixpack. Component #2 is just the english language spelling and grammar fixes that were already present in version 1.01 split out so that they don't interfere with foreign language installs - it is not available if you chose any language other than english during installation.



Component #3 was new to Fixpack Version 2.0: Subtitled Cutscenes. This component takes all the places in the game where dialogue was communicated only via sound/voice, and converts them to full dialogues. This makes it possible to translate that dialogue into languages other than english or german, which are the only languages that the sound files were translated into. Most of this voice-only dialogue comes in the most important, plot-critical cutscenes of the game - such as a lot of the ending - which must've been very frustrating for players playing with translations. This component is also great for the hearing impaired, or people who just prefer to play with the volume low, or whatever. I personally don't need it, but I actually prefer it and play with it anyway. Recommended even for english/german players. Never miss out on a plot-critical dialogue again!