What or Who, is TuTu?

[Kestrel Daystar]

Heyas everyone


I have seen this 'TuTu' abbreviation all over but have no idea what it is or what it stands for. If anyone could be so kind as to enlighten me I would be ever so grateful.

Thanks alot

--Kestrel--

[TheGodThatFailed]

It's a mod, not sure myself, but i THINK it converts bg1 into the bg2 engine, so does BGT. But it could just add kits etc, so you should ask some of the wiser people than myself.

[Q'alooaith]

Originally posted by TheGodThatFailed: It's a mod, not sure myself, but i THINK it converts bg1 into the bg2 engine, so does BGT. But it could just add kits etc, so you should ask some of the wiser people than myself.

Thank's for the introduction..


Basicaly it just means you can play BG1 in the BG2 engine, you've got to have both games installed for it to work..

BGT is a bit diffrent in aim, but the effect is pretty much the same..


The main diffrences are easy of installation, BGT can be a bit tricky at times, while Tutu's not so bad.. But that's just me..

[Kestrel Daystar]

So, are the graphics the same as BGII or like BGI still? Does it use the 2nd Edition rules as in BGII and have the races, like Half-Orc and the new classes and things? Sorry if I sound alittle dim, im just trying to understand what it is exactly and whether or not to get it

Thanks alot
--Kestrel--

[Faceman]

BGTutu -

Total Conversion mad which makes BG2 into BG1. That means you get the BG1 storyline, NPCs, etc.
AND the BG2 graphics, ruleset, kits, engine,...

BGT -
Mod that adds BG1+TotSC to (before) BG2. That means you get BG1+TotSC+BG2+ToB storyline (connected by a transition cutscene from BG1 to BG2) all in the BG2 graphics, ruleset, kits, engine,...

So basically BGT would allow you to play the whole trilogy as a Kensai for example without saving once (heed the bugs ).
With BGTutu you could play BG1 as a Kensai, save you char, uninstall the mod, load your char and continue through standard BG2+ToB.

However BGTutu is a much smaller download and a lot easier to install.
Both mods require you to have all of the trilogies CDs (BG1+TotSC+BG2+ToB).

[Kestrel Daystar]

So, if I were to install TuTu, which seems the better choice, in order to play BGII and ToB I would have to uninstall TuTu again? Or could I play with it installed. Would it mess up my BGII games now if I were to install it? Sorry, im being a pain.

--Kestrel--

[Andyr]

Tutu is the better choice. [img]smile.gif[/img]

If you want to play BGII too, your choices are:

1. Play Tutu, export your PC at the end then run the BGII-restore program that comes with Tutu.
2. Make a second installation of the game and keep one as BGII.

Your BGII saves won't change but I'd recommend starting a new character from level 1 for Tutu. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Andyr]

Oh, and an URL since nobody has posted one:

http://www.pocketplane.net/tutu

Be sure to get the FixPack too. [img]smile.gif[/img]

For Tutu mods, check out pocketplane and http://www.gibberlings3.net too.

[SixOfSpades]

Wait a minute--what's this about uninstalling? It was my understanding (watch me shoot my mouth off about something I know next to nothing about) BGTuTu stood for BGTutorial, meaning that you could load up SoA, and choose "New Game" if you wanted to wake up in Irenicus's dungeon.....or you could choose "Tutorial" if you wanted to start in Candlekeep, and you would continue through BG1 & ToSC until you beat the game, at which time the BG2 movie would play, and you would wake up in Irenicus's dungeon.

To me, this more sense, not to mention being a heck of a lot more convenient, than uninstalling or having separate copies of BG2. If it isn't done this way, why isn't it?

[Armen]

nope - tutu replaces the BG2 content with the BG1 content

Start New Game and there you are in candlekeep

You have to run the 'Restore' (~uninstall) before you can play BG2 again - it works ok though