[Cerek the Barbaric]

Well, for one thing, there were several files in my BG:SoA file that seemed to be completely unrelated to BGII. Things like "GameSpy Arcade" and even a zip file on bif animations.

I Un-installed ALL the Mods on this machine (Kelsey, Valen, Expanded Thief Stronghold, Ease-of-Use, Tactics and Item Upgrade). I had tried un-installing them one at a time and had some moderate success after getting rid of the Expanded Thief Mod, but my old problems soon came back.

So after un-installing them, I also deleted ALL the files and folders associated with them. I also deleted any files (like the GameSpy Arcade) that didn't seem to belong.

I have done a complete fresh install on SoA and ToB. I am currently downloading the ToB patch and will get the Baldurdash Fixpack next (if that is still working. I thought Baldurdash Fixpack was no longer a valid download???)

After that, I will try doing one Mod at a time.

Ideally, I would like to have Ease-of-Use, Tactics, Item Upgrade, Unfinished Business and Oversight.

SixofSpades was very harsh in his criticism of the aPack (Rogue Rebalance) Mod - so I guess I'll skip that one.

I can live with the first three Mods if nothing else. Those are the ones I've been using in my last few games.

If this doesn't work, I plan to Copy my Saved File to a CD and then delete everything in the SoA folder and start completely over.