Glossary
A
| Ability | A synonym for extended header |
| AD&D | Advanced Dungeons & Dragons |
B
| BG | Baldurs Gate |
| BG2 | Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn |
| BGFFHP | Baldurs Gate File Format Hacking Project - a precursor to the IESDP |
| BiS | Black Isle Studios |
D
| Death variable | A name (stored in the creature file) used (in scripts) to identify a creature. Creatures can share a common death variable to aid consistency in gameplay and plot. |
| DSotS | Dark Side of the Sword Coast - a TeamBG add-on for BG1. |
E
| Effect | A synonym for opcode An opcode currently applied to a creature |
| Extended Header | A synonym for ability A secondary header in a file (specifically item and spell files), containing grouped information. Extended headers are often repeated in a file, and provide a method of containing information multiple on sets of data (by having multiple extended headers). |
F
| Feature Block | A struct containing an effect. Found in items and spells and embedded in creatures. |
| FR | Forgotten Realms - the fantasy world in which BG, BG2, IWD, IWD2 are set. |
H
| Header | The minimum set of common informtion requires to define a file of a given type. |
| HoW | Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter |
I
| IE | Infinity Engine - the engine BG, BG2, PST, IWD & IWD2 run on. |
| IESDP | Infinity Engine Structure Description Project |
| igi | Current maintainer of the IESDP. |
| IWD | Icewind Dale |
| IWD2 | Icewind Dale II |
P
| PST | Planescape: Torment |
S
| SOA | Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn. |
| Struct | Short for structure, a programming term meaning a data group made of related variables. |
T
| TBG | Team Baldurs Gate - a modding group A file extension identifying a Team Baldurs Gate file - an method of distributing mods from the early days of IE modding |
| TC | Total Conversion - changing all possible aspects of a game. |
| TDD | The Darkest Day - a TeamBG add-on for BG2. |
| Timing Mode | Controls how and when an effect will act upon a creature. Found in Feature Blocks (in items and spells). |
| ToB | Baldur Gate II: Throne of Bhaal |
| TotL | Icewind Dale: Trials of the Luremaster |
| TotS | Baldurs Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast |
V
| Variable | A symbolic name which can be assigned an arbitary value. |