diff --git a/package_mod.bat b/package_mod.bat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d838ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package_mod.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+REM Please note this uses a modified conf file and batch file (not on Github) from Mike1072's
+REM excellent packaging tool since this is a WeiDU.org mod, not a G3 one.
+
+
+@echo off
+setlocal
+
+REM /* this initializes the values for the different variables referenced in compatible_games */
+call "%~dp0..\ModPackaging\utilities\ie_games.bat"
+
+REM /* MODIFY: set the values of the 3 variables below to reflect the current mod version */
+set "mod_name=Turnabout"
+set mod_version=v1.8
+set mod_folder=turnabout
+
+REM /* MODIFY: list here which IE games the mod is compatible with, from this list of possibilities: */
+REM /* %bg1%, %bg2%, %bgt%, %tutu%, %bgee%, %bgiiee%, %iwd1%, %iwdee%, %iwd2%, %iwd2ee%, %iwd-in-bg2%, %pst%, %pstee% */
+set "compatible_games=%bg2%, %bgt%, %bgiiee%, %eet%"
+
+REM /* MODIFY: these variables have sensible default values but they may need to be tweaked to match your particular mod */
+REM /* the ico_folder is where your .ico files are stored, which is usually the mod's backup or style folder */
+REM /* the audio_folder is where your sox and oggdec.exe utilities are stored (leave alone if you have no audio) */
+REM /* the tispack_folder is the root directory that contains the win32, osx, and unix subfolders where your tisunpack utilities are stored (leave alone if you have no tilesets)  */
+REM /* the iconv_folder is where your iconv.exe utility is stored (leave alone if you are not converting charsets for BGEE) */
+REM /* the mod_readme link should point to the online readme and work fine as-is if the mod uses the standard G3 naming scheme */
+set ico_folder=%mod_folder%\style
+set audio_folder=%mod_folder%\wavs
+set tispack_folder=%mod_folder%\tiz
+set tile2ee_folder=%mod_folder%\tools\tile2ee
+set iconv_folder=%mod_folder%\tra\iconv
+set mod_readme=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Pocket-Plane-Group/Turnabout/main/turnabout/TurnaboutReadme.txt
+
+REM /* MODIFY: if you don't need to build a specific package, you can disable it by setting the appropriate variable below to 0 */
+set build_windows=0
+set build_windows_zip=1
+set build_osx=1
+set build_linux=1
+
+REM /* MODIFY: if you want to avoid making filenames lowercase, you can disable that by setting the variable below to 0 */
+set lowercase_filenames=0
+
+REM /* this performs the actual packaging */
+call "%~dp0..\ModPackaging\utilities\complete_packaging.bat"
+
+endlocal
diff --git a/turnabout/TurnaboutReadme.txt b/turnabout/TurnaboutReadme.txt
index cac107e..be8df09 100644
--- a/turnabout/TurnaboutReadme.txt
+++ b/turnabout/TurnaboutReadme.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
                     Turnabout: An Ascension Add-On
-		      Version 1.7
+		      Version 1.8
               A Pocket Plane Group Project for Baldur's Gate 2
 	              http://www.pocketplane.net
 
@@ -214,6 +214,10 @@ We hope you enjoy.
 
 Version History:
 
+v1.8: -Turnabout adds Tiax's innate Summon Ghast ability, but was doing so in a 
+  way that it messed with the normal Animate Dead spell. Thanks to TotoR for 
+  the bug report!
+
 v1.7: -French version added, by Shodead (proofread by JohnBob)
 
 v1.6: -added "libiconv-1.9.2-1-src.zip" for licence info.
diff --git a/turnabout/setup-turnabout.tp2 b/turnabout/setup-turnabout.tp2
index 528e511..0479abe 100644
--- a/turnabout/setup-turnabout.tp2
+++ b/turnabout/setup-turnabout.tp2
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 BACKUP ~turnabout/backup~
 // AUTHOR ~jcompton@pocketplane.net and simding0@pocketplane.net~ Authors of old versions, use below thread instead
 SUPPORT ~https://forums.pocketplane.net/index.php?board=13.0~
-VERSION v1.7
+VERSION v1.8
 
 README ~turnabout/TurnaboutReadme.txt~