EasyTutu FAQ
Q: Does the name "EasyTutu" have any
significance?
A: Yes. Tutu began its life as "BG1Tutu," which was a phonetic play
on words signifying "Baldur's Gate 1 to 2," in light of the fact
that Tutu allows for Baldur's Gate to be played using the much superior
Baldur's Gate 2 engine. Over time, this original name was
frequently abbreviated to "Tutu" when it was being discussed. For this
reason, the name Tutu took on a life of its own. When I released EasyTutu,
I was looking for a concise way to convey the message that EasyTutu smoothes out
Tutu's rough edges and eliminates many of the installation hassles. Hence:
EasyTutu.
Q: I am trying to install EasyTutu, but at
the very beginning of the process, just after the progress bar appeared, I
received an error that was something like:
"An error occurred during the move data process: - 115
Component: Program Files
File Group: Program Executable Files
File: C:\Program Files\Baldurs Gate Tutu\baldur.ico"
What is going on?
A: Did you by any chance extract the contents of the EasyTutu
self-extracting RAR you downloaded to the same folder to which you are trying to
install EasyTutu? If so, don't -- the contents of the EasyTutu self-extracting
RAR are temporary setup files only, not the end product. Try extracting these
setup files to the default location (C:\Temp\EasyTutuSetup) instead. Don't
worry: once the installer runs, you'll be given the opportunity to pick the
actual installation folder for the game.
Q: EasyTutu installed fine, but when I go
to play it, it is the same old Baldur's Gate game. What's happened?
A: The EasyTutu installer created a "Baldur's Gate Tutu" shortcut in a
start menu folder of your choosing during installation, and if you opted for it
to do so, also created an additional shortcut of the same name on your Windows
desktop. You must use one of these new shortcuts, and not your old Baldur's
Gate shortcut, in order to start playing using your new EasyTutu
installation.
Q: EasyTutu installed fine. I'm trying to
play it now, and it keeps yelling at me to "insert the expansion disc" (or some
other disc). I've put in my Tales of the Sword Coast disc (or whatever
other disc it asked for), but that didn't help. What is wrong?
A: When playing Tutu, you are playing the Baldur's Gate game
content using the Baldur's Gate 2 engine. Thus, when you are asked to
insert a CD, the game wants the CD from Baldur's Gate 2 (the Throne of
Bhaal disc if it says "expansion disc", or most likely BG2 CD2 if you are
playing from a Shadows of Amn-only BG2 base).
Q: All of the Tutu mods I'm installing are
either giving me errors during installation, or are installing fine but with no
visible effects in-game. What gives?
A: One feature which distinguishes EasyTutu from conventional Tutu is
that it creates a separate, playable installation for Tutu. This separate
installation is located by default at C:\Program Files\BaldursGateTutu, unless
you explicitly change the destination folder during the setup process.
Consequently, all Tutu mods must be extracted to this separate EasyTutu folder,
and not to your Baldur's Gate 2 folder. Please note that many mods were
created prior to the advent of EasyTutu, which is why their instructions in this
regard (e.g., "extract this to your Baldur's Gate 2 folder") seem
misleading.
Q: All of the water in-game is bright
green! How can I fix this?
A: See the Known Issues section of
the main EasyTutu page for an explanation of this issue, as well as two
different methods of addressing it.
Q: Can I somehow convert my savegames from vanilla BG1 so that I can use them in Tutu?
A: No, you can only use Tutu savegames in
Tutu. In addition, be aware that savegames are also tied to the mods in
use at the time they were created, so for a savegame to transfer perfectly from
one Tutu installation to another, you'd need the same versions of the same mods,
installed in the exact same order.
Q: Does EasyTutu include/support Kevin
Dorner's Baldurdash fixes for Baldur's Gate 1 and 2?
A: EasyTutu includes Kevin Dorner's fixpacks for both Baldur's Gate
1 and 2, as well as his game text updates. These fixes are included in EasyTutu
whether you've applied them to your parent installations or not.
Q: Does EasyTutu include/support the "Dudleyville"
fixes?
A: No. At the time of EasyTutu's creation, some of the Dudleyfixes were
not compatible with Tutu, so I elected not to try to include them. At this
point, work on EasyTutu has progressed to the point where it is no longer
practical to attempt to integrate them. Never fear, though: I make every effort
to correct any game bugs that are reported in the
Tutu forum.
Despite their exclusion from EasyTutu itself, EasyTutu will still install
successfully if you have applied the Dudleyville fixes to your Baldur's Gate
installation.
Q: I've finished my Tutu game and I want
to import my character into Baldur's Gate 2. How do I do this?
A: When you won the final battle in Tutu, a savegame folder called
"000000002-Final-Save" was created in the "save" subfolder of your EasyTutu
folder. Simply copy this "000000002-Final-Save" savegame folder from the
EasyTutu "save" folder to the Baldur's Gate 2 "save" folder. Then, during
character creation in Baldur's Gate 2, opt to import from a savegame, and
select the "Final-Save" savegame you copied over.
Q: I really like using ShadowKeeper to
edit my savegames, but it doesn't seem to work for EasyTutu savegames. I'm out
of luck, right?
A: Nope! You can still use ShadowKeeper. You just need to point
ShadowKeeper to your EasyTutu installation by choosing Settings -> Installation
Directory ... from the menu bar.
Q: Do you ever plan on supporting foreign
language versions?
A: Yes and no. Yes insofar as I've had owners of foreign language
versions of the game report back that EasyTutu is working fine for them...BUT,
when you use EasyTutu to create your Tutu installation, you will be playing in
English. No, I will never support using EasyTutu to play in a language other
than English.
Q: Somehow I missed your detailed
description of the Beregost bug and how to circumvent it. I am very, very sorry,
and I promise to be better about reading instructions in the future. But for
now, I've got a corrupted savegame and no working savegame to fall back on. Is
there anything I can do?
A: Have a look at
this thread
for the means to a partial savegame recovery.