Why is Morte a floating pink puff???? Why would you ruin the game for me like this? Why would you think your opinion and desire to tweak things after you've had your fill of the original game should be imposed on me? Why would you destroy a new player's first experience like this? How arrogant.

I have a much bigger and thorough topic to post, but every time I try to post it I get a 404. It has been this way for the past 2 days now. I look forward to GoG fixing their server issues so I can get this mess off my chest.

IIRC, the Morte as a floating pink puff thing is an optional tweak in the tweakpack. You're given the option whether you want to install it or not. It's definitely not "imposed" on you.
Don't blame the guys who provided the option if you fail to read the readme and don't bother to check what individual tweaks do before installing them.

Bullshit, I saw a Morte tweak and chose N for not install. Yet it installed regardless. That would make it imposed.

Wow, what a load of tosh! I'd be pissed too, who expects a floating pink puff to be installed, you just cant prepare from something like that. :)

Had to reinstall everything. Pink puffs r dumb.

I call this BS. It's optional. I have reinstall this game probably 1000 times before with all the mods (mostly because i screwed up the widescreen mod) and never did once it forced me to install these optional tweaks unless i choose to do so intentionally or unintended. The guide is still up to date. If you're unsure you can always refer to the readme inside it's respective folders.

Do NOT install:
- Identify All Items
- Early Glabrezus Tweak
- Power Action Leprechaun Annah, by Black Isle
- Easter Egg Morte, by Black Isle
- Rest Anywhere
- Tome Of Cheats

Those are stated quite clearly from the instruction list. Apparently that dumb, stupid pink thing floating around that make you rage was an Easter Egg made by your very own beloved Black Isle.

15. Power Action Leprechaun Annah, by Black Isle

The folks at Black Isle provided this alternate wardrobe for Annah, including clover-leafs for punch daggers.

16. Easter Egg Morte

In the same spirit as Power Action Leprechaun Annah, this tweak (also by the folks at Black Isle) gives Morte new graphics and even sounds for you to enjoy your game with.

This is from very detailed readme which you can find on the Tweaks folder. You made it sounds like this is something that the modder made it up on their own without fan's consent.

Sorry, i have to make this extra clear because all these modders has been working for years to make the game run near perfect without all those bugs and issues. It has been repeated plenty of time before, it won't break any first timer experience, if you really follow the guide. This is something that the modders and original fanbase collectively agreed since long time ago based from countless feedbacks and update.

Without all these fixes and tweaks, there are couple of quests which simply can't be finished due to the buggy state of the initial release. The uploader / modder forum is still active and ready to listen to any suggestion or complaint. But your opening post really downplay their contribution.

Yes, I agree it does, unfortunately. I was (and still am) overflowingly frustrated at how much work was put into getting the game to run, and having a kick in the teeth like that. I feel I am 100% positive I chose to Not Install the Morte tweak, as it stood out to me as a "hell no" thing that my brain and fingers collaborated on avoiding.

Yes, I agree it does, unfortunately. I was (and still am) overflowingly frustrated at how much work was put into getting the game to run, and having a kick in the teeth like that. I feel I am 100% positive I chose to Not Install the Morte tweak, as it stood out to me as a "hell no" thing that my brain and fingers collaborated on avoiding.

Yes, the modders have done marvelous work for us on this game, and they deserve appreciation. I wish the GoG install guide would be removed and a new one created because the existing guide references outdated versions, which aren't even hosted at their destined links anymore. I also wish a proper hex editing guide would be made, or maybe just the various fixed exes made available for download for specific resolutions, because the current guide doesn't work for, at least, my 1920x1200 game resolution.


Again, the modders have done great and deserve, and have, my respect.



I loathe floating pink bubblegum puffs replacing skulls though, without being able to undo it. I've probably put half as much time into getting PST to work with all the mods and fixes as I have playing it. And I've had to restart over 3 times due to fan update installations.


I think it would be a great idea for GoG to offer a fully updated version of their games for download, meaning, where applicable, the serious and tested fan patching and updating has been implemented into the initial installer and the game is ready to go in its technically modernized rendition. No optional tweaks, just updated compatibilities, dialog/grammar/quest fixes, etc... stuff that makes the original game show more and play better.

This reminds me of my critique.

http://www.gog.com/forum/general/tired_of_mods_balance_policy_and_lack_of_bugfixes/page1

Similar topics pop up in many forums (JA2, Alpha Centauri, Fallout). It is a continuing issue.