Generalized Biffing

A Spellhold Studios mod for Infinity Engine games

Introduction

This WeiDU mod allows you to biff the content of the override folder for improved performance; that means the files are converted into the BIF file format and moved into the data folder. This works natively under OSX and Linux (if you use the correct executable) and is compatible with the common WeiDU stack un-install operation. The game thereby loads much faster again and the performance is running pretty smoothly without jerking.

:spiral_notepad: Note: Recent user reports have indicated that Generalized Biffing is unnecessary for Enhanced Edition games.

:warning: Warning: As of WeiDU v247, some functions operating on the Latin-1 (8859-1) character set have been depracated and now use only US-ASCII characters. Biffing files with non-ASCII characters in their filenames may cause the game to crash.

It has been confirmed that the following mods may suffer from this issue if the affected files are biffed:

• Infinity Animations (all versions 5.x.x and below)

If you also want to install any of the above mods, please follow these steps before installing Generalized Biffing at the end of your mod install order:

1. Remove all setup-modname.exe files from your game directory.
2. Download Generalized Biffing v2.7 (warning: this version does not support EEex).
3. Extract Generalized Biffing into the game directory, but don't install it.
4. Download WeiDU v246.
5. Rename weidu.exe from the v246 package to setup-generalized_biffing.exe and put it in the game directory overwriting the existing one.
6. Install Generalized Biffing with WeiDU v246.

Alternatively, if you need EEex compatibility, install the latest Generalized Biffing with WeiDU v249-x86-legacy (requires an OS with 32-bit application support.)

Please check the complete Readme to learn more about this mod before installation.

Credits

Author

• the bigg

Contributors

• Gwendolyne  –  maintenance (versions 2.3–2.6)
• ALIEN  –  maintenance (version 2.7)
• skellytz  –  maintenance (version 2.8)
• Argent77  –  Enhanced Edition and EEex compatibility patches

Translators

• Felipe  –  Brazilian Portuguese
• Isaya  –  French

Special thanks

• Everyone else from The Gibberlings Three, Spellhold Studios, and other Infinity Engine gaming and modding communities who offered their help and support.