A BG:SoD/EET mod by AstroBryGuy
Heidi Shannon (the original voice of Jaheira) was unreachable for Siege of Dragonspear and Beamdog originally cast a new voice actor in the role. Eventually, they decided the new actor was not working out, and left Jaheira's lines unvoiced and her original BG1 soundset. However, many of Jaheira's voiced lines and almost all of her soundset are included in the SoD files. This mod reconnects those files to the dialog lines and gives Jaheira's soundset an SoD update like the other returning NPCs.
This component gives Jaheira her planned soundset for SoD. Almost all the files for the soundset are available, except the REACT_TO_DIE_GENERAL and REACT_TO_DIE_SPECIFIC sounds. The former is left blank and for the latter, another appropriate voiced line has been used.
This component keeps Jaheira's original BG1 soundset, but supplements it with BG2 sounds for character sound not present in the BG1 soundset (e.g., the "SPELL_FAILED" sound).
This component adds the available voiced lines to Jaheira's dialogs. There are about 70 lines of voiced dialog in the SoD files.
Note: it is not required to install the Character Sounds component in order to install the Dialog Voiceover component. You can have original BG1 character sounds and new SoD voiced dialog.
This component will replace Jaheira's portrait with her BG2 portrait for BGEE and SoD.
Note for Steam/GOG users: Before installing any mods, you will need to use the DlcMerger utility to make your game moddable.
Note: It is recommended to start a new game, or at least install this mod before starting the SoD campaign.
If the mod was previously installed, uninstall it before extracting the new version. Jaheira Recast is packaged and installed with WeiDU. To install, extract the mod archive, then copy of the contents of the archive into your game folder (the folder which contains the chitin.key file). If properly extracted, you should have a "jaheirarecast" folder and setup-jaheirarecast.exe in your game folder. To install, simply double-click setup-jaheirarecast.exe and follow the instructions on screen.
Please run setup-jaheirarecast.exe in your game folder to reinstall, uninstall or otherwise change components.
If the mod was previously installed, uninstall it before extracting the new version. Jaheira Recast is packaged and installed with WeiDU. To install, extract the mod archive, then copy of the contents of the folder "OSX-jaheirarecast-v1" into your game folder (the folder which contains the chitin.key file). If properly extracted, you should have a "jaheirarecast" folder, setup-jaheirarecast, and setup-jaheirarecast.command in your game folder. To install, simply double-click setup-jaheirarecast.command and follow the instructions on screen.
Comments and bug reports can be directed to the Jaheira Recast thread in the BGEE Mods forum at Beamdog. If the thread is inaccessible, you can contact AstroBryGuy on the Beamdog forums.
To the Beamdog team - Thanks for giving us the Enhanced Editions and now Siege Of Dragonspear! I look forward to playing your next adventure.
To the BG Modding community - you rock! Without you, we wouldn't have the tools to create mods or the examples you have set for other modders to follow. Thanks!
The .tp2 code ONLY is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
Jaheira Recast is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards of the Coast or Beamdog. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast and/or Beamdog. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC, Beamdog.
Version 3.1 - January 28, 2024
- Add russian translation
Version 3.0 - August 18, 2018
- Fixes issues with EET support
- Re-adds VO files removed from SoD v2.5 (Thanks to CamDawg and Isaya for the VO - files!)
Version 2.0 - July 19, 2017
- Adds EET support
Version 1.3 - March 24, 2017
- Fixed an incorrect string reference for #69250.
Version 1.2 - May 30, 2016
- Fixed issue with blanking Jaheira's biography
Version 1.1 - April 17, 2016
- Added VO lines for script-banters
Version 1 - April 10, 2016
- Initial upload