quick recap of what i've done: decided to use the chars that survive in bg2 (i've played bg2 years ago, few times but never finished it. have never ever played bg1), so i'm rolling with jaheira, khalid, minsc, imoen (mmm slurp slurp!) and i just NOW literally right now rescued dynaheir. I alt-tabbed cos i'm gonna sum up her total stat roll and use eekeper real quick to redistribute her stats. I did that for all the companions, but only a strict redistribution. they have not a single point more or less than before, only different places. i also changed their proficiencies, for example gave jaheira scimitar instead of her clubs (ugh), but i haven't changed any class kits with the exception of khalid who is a fighter/mage for some reason.
i think that khalid change was done by the bg-tweaks or bg1npc mod, one of the two. those are the only two mods i'm running, btw. i've been carefully reading through the mod threads for BG, so calm your beards friends. i'm not *that* incompetent. so yeah, i'm running BG:EE (it's awesome, fuck you, i tried to install EasyTuTu but it gave me error on clicking the exe after setting everything up, had spent hours by then and i activated frenzy and quickly removed from inventory BG:EE and it installed flawlessly, looks gorgeous and runs basically almost any mod worth using from non-EE BG's, with the exception of level1npc's. I'm using EE-Keeper (super easy to use) to change kits, etc, i mean if i want to; i haven't changed anything like that nor plan to. the khalid change i thought was part of vanilla until reading through some forum threads and realized he's supposed to be a plain fighter. oh well.
so yeah, that was the quick recap. now for my actual question: is the game supposed to be this easy? i had a super fun/tough time when i started it, doing fun stuff like going north of FAI exploring and getting one-shotted by ankhegs, or getting one-shotted by random Ogres before reaching the FAI. i've been reading now, after the fact, Lilura's AMAZING bg1 retrospective/analysis/review (only first few chapters, so as not to spoil myself), and am proud to say my 18/93 fighter with 18 dex, 18 con etc achieved through probably more than 250 clicks of the re-roll button specced with 2 pips in two handed sword and 2 pips in two handed style one-shotted the assassin mage, Tanish i think, who ambushes on FAI entrance. According to lilura that one is potentially one of the deadliest encounters in the game hehe, feel all proud of my inner munchkin for one-shotting him before he got 1 spell off. tee-hee. i'm using max difficulty slider, of course.
so that was all great fun, but now i have my full story canon party and just reached levels 4 and 3 with them, and i basically steam-rolled the gnolls. just pure select all attack profit. i did run into a flesh golem inside a sea-side cave while exploring trying to get to the gnoll stronghold and i actually started going the wrong way (that was great! felt amazing, like actual exploring) that just raped me every which way possible. i cheesed a bit by farming the Sirines on that map that gave tons of XP cos even though they charmed me they were super easy to kill. Re-rolled fighter PC is too op. i think my total roll was like 96 :D
now that i finally have my full party and no one needs to go do something quick or they'll leave i'm gonna go clear the nashkel mines. decided to pop by here and write all of this because i'm buzzed on caffeine.
PS: bg1 > poe
i think that khalid change was done by the bg-tweaks or bg1npc mod, one of the two. those are the only two mods i'm running, btw. i've been carefully reading through the mod threads for BG, so calm your beards friends. i'm not *that* incompetent. so yeah, i'm running BG:EE (it's awesome, fuck you, i tried to install EasyTuTu but it gave me error on clicking the exe after setting everything up, had spent hours by then and i activated frenzy and quickly removed from inventory BG:EE and it installed flawlessly, looks gorgeous and runs basically almost any mod worth using from non-EE BG's, with the exception of level1npc's. I'm using EE-Keeper (super easy to use) to change kits, etc, i mean if i want to; i haven't changed anything like that nor plan to. the khalid change i thought was part of vanilla until reading through some forum threads and realized he's supposed to be a plain fighter. oh well.
so yeah, that was the quick recap. now for my actual question: is the game supposed to be this easy? i had a super fun/tough time when i started it, doing fun stuff like going north of FAI exploring and getting one-shotted by ankhegs, or getting one-shotted by random Ogres before reaching the FAI. i've been reading now, after the fact, Lilura's AMAZING bg1 retrospective/analysis/review (only first few chapters, so as not to spoil myself), and am proud to say my 18/93 fighter with 18 dex, 18 con etc achieved through probably more than 250 clicks of the re-roll button specced with 2 pips in two handed sword and 2 pips in two handed style one-shotted the assassin mage, Tanish i think, who ambushes on FAI entrance. According to lilura that one is potentially one of the deadliest encounters in the game hehe, feel all proud of my inner munchkin for one-shotting him before he got 1 spell off. tee-hee. i'm using max difficulty slider, of course.
so that was all great fun, but now i have my full story canon party and just reached levels 4 and 3 with them, and i basically steam-rolled the gnolls. just pure select all attack profit. i did run into a flesh golem inside a sea-side cave while exploring trying to get to the gnoll stronghold and i actually started going the wrong way (that was great! felt amazing, like actual exploring) that just raped me every which way possible. i cheesed a bit by farming the Sirines on that map that gave tons of XP cos even though they charmed me they were super easy to kill. Re-rolled fighter PC is too op. i think my total roll was like 96 :D
now that i finally have my full party and no one needs to go do something quick or they'll leave i'm gonna go clear the nashkel mines. decided to pop by here and write all of this because i'm buzzed on caffeine.
PS: bg1 > poe