Zhixalom's DS2BW Inventory v1.1 2007-06-03

As you have properly noticed the inventory mods I have created for DS2 are not compatible with the Broken World expansion. So I have created some new ones especially for DS2BW.

Furthermore we have found a bug in v1.0. I say we, but it was really KillerGremal who found and solved the problem, I just corrected it. So now the mods should be working as intended without crashing. This bug is of course also fixed in the DS2 version of the mods.

In this new batch I have revised the old sizes and created some new ones which make better use of the widescreen format.

Download the one you want and put it into your DS2BW "Resources" folder.

There is NO need to remove my DS2 inventory mod from the DS2 "Resources" folder. The new ones will compensate.

However if you are still using version 1.0 or 1.1 of my DS2 inventory mods, I strongly recommend that you upgrade to version 1.2 (look further down on this page).

Min. Resolution Reliable Inventory Items Storage Vault Items Gold Limit Link

800x600 Safe 5x13 77 8x14 112 2100000000 Download

1024x768 Safe 10x18 192 10x19 190 2100000000 Download

1280x720 Safe 13x16 220 15x17 255 2100000000 Download

1280x960 Safe 11x22 254 15x17 255 2100000000 Download

1280x1024 Unsafe 14x26 376 14x27 378 2100000000 Download

1360x765 Unsafe 15x18 282 15x19 285 2100000000 Download

1440x900 Unsafe 16x22 364 17x23 391 2100000000 Download

1600x900 Unsafe 19x22 430 19x23 437 2100000000 Download

1600x1200 Unsafe 19x31 601 19x32 608 2100000000 Download

1680x1050 Unsafe 20x26 532 20x27 540 2100000000 Download

1920x1080 Unsafe 24x27 660 24x28 672 2100000000 Download

In case you are wondering how to get the game to run at a resolution higher than 1280x1024 - it is quite simple.

First right-click on the link for Dungeon Siege 2 or Broken World and select "Properties". You will get a window looking somewhat like this:

Next locate the "Target" and add the resolution you want to the end of the path like I have shown in blue.

The "width=" and "height=" parameters are fairly obvious.

The "bpp=" is the color depth and in my case I have set to 32 bits. Which means 4294967296 color-tones to be exact. Other values could be 24, 16 or 8 bits.

The "nointro=true" parameter has nothing to do with resolution, but makes Dungeon Siege 2 skip the intro and go directly into the main menu.

This method can be uses with; Dungeon Siege 2, Broken World and Elys's AllSaves patches. In fact it can even be used with Dungeon Siege 1 and Legends of Aranna as well.

Be sure that the resolution you choose is supported by both your graphics-card and monitor. Also keep in mind that the games are not designed to run at these higher resolutions, so you may experience faults in the graphics. Although I haven't experience any such bugs yet.

I expect that we will experience the same problem with DS2BW and mods as we do with the DS2. You can read about it in "THE DISAPPERING CHARACTERS PROBLEM !" section below. Elys has also made an Allsaves patch for DS2BW (look further down).

I have of course made these mods with the same thoroughness as I always do. But I do not play Dungeon Siege 2 anymore, so guys - you will have to be my ears and eyes from now on.

Please let me know if you encounter any problems or stumble upon any quarks or oddities with these mods.

**Dungeon Siege II - Broken World All*Saves patch by Elys

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DS2BW All*Saves for Dungeon Siege II:Broken World v2.30
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Download: DS2BW_AllSaves_v2.msi ( 445KB Microsoft Installer )

( The old version is still downloable )

Installation & Use

Install by running the DS2BW_AllSaves_v2.msi installer.

Then use the new created "DS2 Broken World AllSaves" shortcut to play.

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Version 2:
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- Allow any savegames to be loaded by the game. This program will not fix Dungeon Siege 2 crash related to savegames. It will just allow the game to recognize any savegame version.
- An experimental "SeeFar Hack" slider has been added to the loader so people can play with it to enjoy far view while playing.
- The camera has been tweaked to be less restritive whatever are the internal map settings.
- The new shortcut can accept any Dungeon Siege II:Broken World command line parameters.

Direct link to
ElysVista Forums Direct link to
DS2BW_AllSaves_v2.msi Direct link to
DS2BW_AllSaves_v1.msi

This bug is not located in my inventory mod. DS2 is programmed to ignore characters if you add or change mods in the middle of a savegame.

The problem is a product of an attempt from GPG to combat crashes in multiplayer games and savegame-hackers/cheaters.

GPG engineer "biddle", over on Gametoast, answering a question about why savegames disappear with mods:

Guys, this isn't a bug, this is the way the retail release was designed to work.

A CRC of the data is stored with the save file. If the CRC doesn't match because the 'static' data in use when the game was saved has changed, the save file is skipped over.

It set up this way to address two main issues:

1) It eliminates (in a very explicit manner) errors that creep into the system when data referenced in a save file is mysteriously missing or 'different' later on. These 'dirty saves' were one of the reasons that mods caused unpatched releases of the game to crash.

2) It adds another hoop for cheaters to jump through if they want to join a MP game with a character they've buffed in a mod [although I'm not terribly optimistic that this will hold anyone back for long]

Note that this is for the retail release of the game, which we hope to keep as 'pure' as we can. [notwithstanding all the mods that are out there already]

I am currently preparing a 'retail mod' release that will have additional features specifically for the mod community.

Loading dirty save files into retail mod is something that I know people would like to see ...but if we do that, dirty saves have the potential to cause unexpected crashes (possibly hours later in the game...) which could lead to everyone speculating on the root cause and blaming everyone elses mods for ruining characters that they spent weeks on ...or maybe I'm just overly pessimistic.

.biddle

In response to Biddle explanation: I can honestly say that I am surprised of the poor way GPG has chosen to tackle the problem. I have the deepest respect for the people at GPG and am amazed of the work they have done with DS1 and DS2. Maybe because of that very amazement I had expected more foresight from them. As Biddle indicates using CRC codes in this way is not a big hurtle to overcome, if someone really wants to hack and cheat in a savegame. The solution GPG has chosen tastes a bit to me like a quick fix.

I still regard it as a bug (sorry Biddle), simply because people experience it as such. But until "we" get a genuine GPG style solution to this problem, it can be overcome by using the method presented by Elys on several Forums.

You can download and install this: DS2_AllSaves_v1.msi

A zipped version is also available: DS2_AllSaves_v1.zip

It should make you able to access your character when chancing mods.

If you want to know more technical stuff, here is a link to the Gametoast Forums.

And if you what to read about how "we" have found the solution, check out the Planet DungeonSiege Forums.

Okay guys, here are the inventory mods for Dungeon Siege 2 as requested.

Download the one you want and put it into the "Resources" folder of DS2.

I have removed the stretching of the specialties tap in this version.

Min. Resolution Reliable Inventory Items Storage Vault Items Gold Limit Link

800x600 Safe 5x13 77 8x14 112 2100000000 Download

1024x768 Safe 10x18 192 10x19 190 2100000000 Download

1280x720 Safe 13x16 220 15x17 255 2100000000 Download

1280x960 Safe 11x22 254 15x17 255 2100000000 Download

1280x1024 Unsafe 14x26 376 14x27 378 2100000000 Download

1360x765 Unsafe 15x18 282 15x19 285 2100000000 Download

1440x900 Unsafe 16x22 364 17x23 391 2100000000 Download

1600x900 Unsafe 19x22 430 19x23 437 2100000000 Download

1600x1200 Unsafe 19x31 601 19x32 608 2100000000 Download

1680x1050 Unsafe 20x26 532 20x27 540 2100000000 Download

1920x1080 Unsafe 24x27 660 24x28 672 2100000000 Download

This front end uses the RTC.exe written by Stefan Gaertner and Dan Strandberg to create a DS1 (.dsres) tankfile and is able to convert it into a DS2 (.ds2res) tankfile afterwards. I have re-written it to look and feel like the original.

One guy had a problem with accessing the interface and needed to be able to resize the window. So I have made some changes and now we have got a version 2.1

Zhixalom's DS2BW Inventory v1.1 2007-06-03