Ultima VII Part Two: Serpent Isle/Mods

Mods for Exult
This Mods called SI Fixes fixed alot Bugs in Serpent Isle and Version 0.15.08 is the newest that is roaming around in Internet. But it's for Exult only. A reason more to use Exult rather than DOSBox.

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0	Table of Contents - 0	Table of Contents 1	About this document 2	Installing the mod 3	Contributing to this mod 4	Using it in your own mods 5	What this mod does 6	Version history

1	About this document --- Author: Marzo Sette Torres Junior e-mail: marzojr@taskmail.com.br version: 0.15.08

This modification fixes a few of the Usecode bugs that plague Ultima VII: Serpent Isle. I have tested it *only* with Silver Seed installed; while it *might* work without the add-on, I woudn't count on it.

A potion of the code (the Cantra healing part) is heavily based on Usecode available with the Exult CVS code (it is the file located at "exult/content/si/usecode.uc"). I did some minor tweaks and some reorganization to make it more compatible with the rest of the mod's usecode. The main reason I am including it here is that I don't think many people would know about it otherwise... The Cantra cure was written by Jeff Freedman (aka "DrCode"), and has been split into the files "npcs/cantra.uc" and "items/bucketcure.uc".

Everything else has been my own work, although the structure of the mod is based on Alun Bestor's Quests and Iteractions mod. Many fixes were based on the document found at "exult/docs/usecode_bugs.txt" on the CVS snapshot.

2	Installing the mod -- First, I must be explicit that I have tested this mod *only* with Silver Seed add-on installed; I don't know if it will work or not without. It *might* work. Secondly (and just as importantly), this mod is only guaranteed to work on the latest Exult snapshots. It will *not* work in Exult 1.2.

With that out of the way: to install the mod, simply unzip the contents of the zip file into your Serpent Isle's 'mods' folder. By default (that is, unless you changed it specifically in your 'Exult.cfg' file), this would be the 'mods' subdirectory of the path you set for Serpent Isle in your 'Exult.cfg' file. If the folder is not there, simply create an empty folder called 'mods' in your Serpent Isle directory and proceed as above.

There is an optional (but highly recommended) additional step you may want to perform:

OPTIONAL: You can create a shortcut to start Exult directly in the SI Fixes mod. To do so, make sure that the command-line is similar to the following example:

\Exult --si --mod sifixes

You can use the supplied 'SIFixes.ico' file for the shortcut (if you use Windows) or use the supplied 'SIFixes.png' file to make your own icon for other OSes.

3	Contributing to this mod

If you have any bugs that you would like to see fixed -- or that you "have" fixed -- please send them to me! You can either e-mail them to me or you can post them in the Exult Phorum.

4	Using it in your own mods - You are free to use anything I have written in your own mods; I ask only that you give me proper credit -- and maybe tell me about the mod you are doing, as I might be interested enough to help and/or to include as a part of this mod.

In previous releases of this mod, the mod's full source was included in the zip file. Starting with version 0.15.04, only the files required to play the mod are included. You can obtain the source of the mod in the Exult source code, available at the 'Downloads' page or through anonymous CVS. It is in the 'content/sifixes' directory.

5	What this mod does -- As the title implies, this mod fixes SI usecode bugs. The way that they are fixed does not depend on starting a new game -- although if the save game is at a late enough part of the game, you will not see some of the fixes.

Here are the specific bugs that this mod addresses so far:

Specifically:
 * Cantra's healing.
 * If you prefer 24-hour time, you can have it. Find the following line in usecode.uc and remove the starting double-slash: //#include "items/time_tellers.uc"; You will have to recompile the usecode afterwards, but it is not too hard.
 * After being cured of insanity, the Companions will thank the Avatar for it. They will also join *before* Xenka is summoned.
 * Basement of Temple of Tolerance was mistakenly identified as "Temple of Logic" by the "Locate" spell.
 * Gwenno can now receive the White Diamond Necklace from Iolo;
 * Gwenno will no longer try to talk to the Avatar when she is resurrected;
 * Shamino will add his own misplaced items in the exchanged item list when he joins;
 * On the same note, the moonsilk stockings and the filari also appear on that list;
 * Fixed a few bugs on the exchanged item list when you find out the origins of the items. Specifically, the lab apparatus, the fur cap, the bear skull and the plain shield had a few problems.
 * The Pillars in Serpent's Fang Keep no longer teleport you to the Test of Purity;
 * After the the Wall of Lights cutscene, you can no longer call Thoxa to "resurrect" your possessed party. Or rather, you can call her but she won't bring Iolo, Dupre and Shamino back as they are the Banes now. Even if you have their bodies right there -- or elsewhere.
 * Dupre can no longer be resurrected after he sacrifices himself.
 * Iolo, Shamino and Dupre will all refuse to leave the party while you are on the Spinebreaker Mountains. They will also refuse blue potions while there...
 * The Wall of Lights has been revamped also. There is nothing you can do now to keep the companions out of it -- nothing I can think of, at any rate. Considering that I *have* read the anti-walkthrough from http://www.it-he.org, that is a lot. Also, the companions don't dump every item directly to the ground when they die -- items dropped remain in their respective containers. Not really a bug, but was extremely annoying...
 * Fixes the Monitor Banquet so that the pikeman from the training area will not disappear anymore.
 * Ghosts no longer talk as the Chaos Hierophant when double-clicked.
 * Fawn Tower is properly cleaned up. Goblins no longer spawn after it is cleaned up (unless the banes have been released) and the broken dishes all go away.
 * When you get Dupre's shield back from Luther, you now really give him his shield back. The exchanged item list also registers that.
 * Iolo's lute is no longer duplicated by the Teleport Storm on Fawn -- a regular lute appears instead.
 * Inn keys are now reclaimed by the innkeepers when you are leaving the inn. They will lock the doors and make the beds too. Innkeepers will also drop inn keys when the banes are released (or, in Simon's case, when he is slain).
 * The Vibrate spell no longer makes you drop the Usecode container, nor its contents.
 * The Firesnake spell finally *works* now! Tell me what you think of it. Just make sure not to stand too close to your target...
 * Spells. In the original SI, there were no less than *four* "Ex Por" spells, and a few other spells were out of synch with the manual.

* Thanks to Neutronium Dragon for the suggestions. ** Perhaps "Kal Vas In Grav" is a better fit to the spell... 6	Version history --- version: 0.15.08 version: 0.15.07 version: 0.15.06 version: 0.15.05 version: 0.15.04a version: 0.15.04 version: 0.15.03 version: 0.15.02 version: 0.15.01 version: 0.15.00
 * Fixed serpent bond bug.
 * Fixed version number.
 * Fixed the dumping of items in Wall of Lights cutscene.
 * Compatibility update.
 * You can now ask Shamino to set the time format of your watch to 24-hour time if you prefer. He can switch it back too, if you change your mind.
 * Added SI Fixes title screen.
 * Improved installation instructions.
 * SI Fixes is now licensed under the GNU General Public License.
 * Modified SI Fixes to use new intrinsic calling method (using '->').
 * Fixed bug on resurrection of Gwenno and companions (post-banes).
 * Fixed bug where companions would have the wrong dialog after you went through the Silver Seed Maze.
 * Baiyanda now really gives dried fish when you ask her.
 * You can no longer smuggle your party members into the Dream World by use of the Serpent Bond spell.
 * Fixed stupid bug I introduced while preventing Vibrate spell from dropping Usecode container (basically, the spell would only work correctly if used on the Avatar...)
 * Switched version number to #.##.## format for greater flexibility in revisions.
 * Reorganized file structure.
 * Readme file had one omission: Basement of Temple of Tolerance was misidentified as being "Temple of Logic" by "Locate" spell.
 * Cantra's healing now actually works...
 * If you prefer 24-hour time, you can have it. Find the following line in usecode.uc and remove the starting double-slash: //#include "items/time_tellers.uc"; You will have to recompile the usecode afterwards, but it is not too hard.
 * After being cured of insanity, the Companions will thank the Avatar for it. They will also join *before* Xenka is summoned.
 * Fixed a few bugs on the exchanged item list when you find out the origins of the items. Specifically, the lab apparatus, the fur cap, the bear skull and the plain shield had a few problems.
 * Fawn Tower is properly cleaned up. Goblins no longer spawn after it is cleaned up (unless the banes have been released) and the broken dishes all go away.
 * When you get Dupre's shield back from Luther, you now really give him his shield back. The exchanged item list also registers that.
 * Iolo's lute is no longer duplicated by the Teleport Storm on Fawn -- a regular lute appears instead.
 * Inn keys are now reclaimed by the innkeepers when you are leaving the inn. They will lock the doors and make the beds too. Innkeepers will also drop inn keys when the banes are released (or, in Simon's case, when he is slain).
 * The Vibrate spell no longer makes you drop the Usecode container, nor its contents.
 * Slightly modified the Firesnake spell.
 * Spells. I took Neutronium Dragon's suggestions for Erstam's Surprise and Vibrate.