Unfinished Business for BG2

This page is about unofficial content that is only available via fan-made mods.

Not to be confused with Unfinished Business for BG1.

Unfinished Business
Mod
Main authors	Pocket Plane Group
Released	Nov 15, 2003
Content
Quests	several new quest; expansions to existing
Compatibility
Games	BG2 (with ToB installed) BGT BG2:EE EET

The Unfinished Business mod restores cut content in Shadows of Amn and Throne of Bhaal.

Status

As of Version 28, most all UB components are BG2:EE compatible. For Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition some components have meanwhile been included in the game itself and are deprecated in the mod.

Overview

“	Unfinished Business (“UB”) is designed to restore many of the cut items, quests, and encounters from the game’s final release, as well as try to tie up some of the “loose ends.”	”
— mod authors

New quests

...and how to start them:

• Kalah and What He Was Promised:
  Myara approaches when you first exit the circus tent.

• The Kidnapping of Boo:
  Leave the docks district in chapter 2 or 3 with Minsc in the party, at least 2 days after first entering it with Minsc.

• The Pai'Na/Spider's Bane Quest:
  Talk to Pai'Na in her lair in the Lower Tombs beneath the Graveyard District.

• The Murder of Acton Balthis:
  Three days after completing the Planar Prison quest for Haer'Dalis, [...]

Expansions to existing quests

• Cat & Mouse:
  • Restores Bodhi's promised threat of hunting the player down through the "Corrective Maze" dungeon of Spellhold.
• The Suna Seni/Valygar Relationship Restoration:
  • The party must speak to Suna Seni to be able to find Valygar at his Cabin in the Umar Hills.
• Gorje Hilldark and the Extended Illithium Quest:
  • Requires the player to seek out Gorje Hilldark, the brother of Unger Hilldark, who is currently trapped in the Shadow temple, before they may seek out and slay Neb for the Illithium Ore.
• Restored Encounters:
  • Two new encounters during the Bodhi/Shadow Thieves guildwar are restored. The party can also encounter muggers in the Slums District, be attacked by Shadow Thieves if they go to the Docks with a Reputation that is too low, encounter Hell Hounds in the Planar Sphere and near the Cult of the Eyeless, and do battle with Greyhand, a madman who has escaped from Spellhold
• Artemis Entreri in Bodhi’s Lair:
  • If the player recruits Drizz't and company as allies against Bodhi in chapter 6, Artemis Entreri will now fight on Bodhi's side, dropping his Lifedrinker Dagger +4 to be retrieved.
• Corrected “Xzar’s Creations”:
  • Xzar's Creations are no longer represented by goblins, but by two Ghasts and a Flesh Golem.
• Restored Hell Minions:
  • Irenicus' demonic allies in the final battle in Bhaal's Domain have certain abilities restored to them.
• Crooked Crane Restorations:
  • Adds two minor NPCs who run gambling games to the Crooked Crane Inn, as well as cause a follow-up to the Aulava and Tiiro minor encounter.
• Item Restorations:
  • This component restores a number of items, some classic exports from Baldur's Gate, others unique, that never made it into the commercial release:
    • Boots of the West
    • Boots of Hastened Departure
    • Shazzellim (Scimitar +1)
    • Bala's Axe, also restored by Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition – Shadows of Amn (2013)
      This icon indicates content from the Shadows of Amn campaign of the Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.
    • Taragarth the Bloodbrand (Bastard Sword +1)
    • Wolfskin Bag
    • Web Sack (wand)
    • Wraithform scroll, also restored by Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition – Shadows of Amn (2013)
      This icon indicates content from the Shadows of Amn campaign of the Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.

Portrait restorations

The original portraits for Anomen and Yoshimo can be restored by installing this mod. In addition, the returning NPCs Coran, Safana, Faldorn, Garrick, Xzar, Tiax and Quayle can also be given their classic character portraits in their dialog boxes.

Corrections

A number of glitches and errors can be undone by installing this mod.

• Restored Minor Names:
  • Gives missing names back to a number of minor NPCs. Specifically, names have been restored for Crazyface, Korgan's old chohort; Derrick, the ranger, Malaaq, the genie; Hendron, Lady Delcia's Guard; Maheer, the Blacksmith; Hannah, the Circus attendant, and Lellyn, Mazzy's fallen compatriot

• Restored Minor Dialogs:
  • Re-adding assorted minor dialogs to the game, such as with the cannibal halflings in the Planar Sphere, this component has the added benefit of fixing the common bug of being unable to counter-charm Glaicas in the De'Arnise Keep.

New kits

Either of two new Ranger kits can be restored to the game through this mod; the elite tactician known as the Justifier, and the bestial Feralan.

Throne of Bhaal content

Four specific components of the mod are aimed exclusively at Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal.

• Restored Bhaalspawn Powers:
  • Like the Ascension mod, this component gives unique powers to Gorion's Ward after completing the Pocket Plane Bhaalspawn Challenges.

• Extended Item Descriptions:
  • This correctly expands the descriptions of a number of items that can be found only in Throne of Bhaal.

• Minor Restorations:
  • Fixes assorted small errors, such as Sarevok using an incorrect soundset.

• Sarevok's Remorse:
  • Adds dialog about Sarevok's connections to Tamoko and Yoshimo and his regrets over their deaths.

External links

(For the mod's main website/forum/download page, see the infobox above.)