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Factor_VIII posted:Another trick one can use, that I employed when soloing with a Fighter/Mage/Thief, is to set a bunch of traps and then lure the mind flayers into them. Traps are generally quite effective, particularly against spellcaster-type enemies. Open the door, shoot a cloudkill spell in, close the door. It'll kill all the umber hulks in the room and severely damage the flayers. They're the worst enemy in the game because of their stupid intelligence drain.
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Best way to play BG1, with or without a FAQ? There's just so much to do, so much in the wilderness that one could get lost...
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Without a faq for a long time. There's so much to explore and do. Invest a lot of hours just checking all the maps and areas. Just don't ignore companions asking you to complete their quests or they might bail on you permanently.
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Yeah definitely without on the first go through. The story is nice and easy to follow, but do make sure you read dialogue once you get to the Baldur's Gate portion of the main quest or you will get lost quite easily.
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Take your time getting there though.  While not as rich and populated as the sequel, there is a lot to do before reaching Baldur's Gate. Beyond "Coming Soon", is there any word in a tweet or interview you guys may have seen that indicates when the iOS release will come? I think I will hold out for that one unless this goes on 50% sale some time soon. BadAstronaut fucked around with this message at 16:34 on Oct 31, 2014 |
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Oct 31, 2014 16:28
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I'm thinking of getting the new version of IWD. Has anyone playing it encountered any bugs so far? If so, would it be better to wait for a patch?
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Oct 31, 2014 18:46
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I've played it a couple hours now and haven't found any bugs. I haven't gotten very far, but that's because I'm trying to figure out ~the perfect party~ before I really get started.
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Oct 31, 2014 19:31
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I made it to the start of Kresselack's Tomb last night (so maybe an hour and a half in) and didn't have any problems. Doesn't seem to be many posts in their IWD bug forum either, for whatever that's worth.
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Hey anyone wondering about ID EE, Tiny Turtle is streaming it atm http://www.twitch.tv/tinyturtlesa He got an advance copy for extra life last week so I think he's far along? Shoehead fucked around with this message at 21:47 on Oct 31, 2014 |
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Oct 31, 2014 19:48
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memento mori posted:I've played it a couple hours now and haven't found any bugs. I haven't gotten very far, but that's because I'm trying to figure out ~the perfect party~ before I really get started. Karmalaa70 posted:I made it to the start of Kresselack's Tomb last night (so maybe an hour and a half in) and didn't have any problems. Doesn't seem to be many posts in their IWD bug forum either, for whatever that's worth.
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Oct 31, 2014 20:10
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How well do the various Enhanced Editions work on phones? I have BG I & II on my iPad, but I wouldn't mind being able to play IWD on my phone since I have that with me more often. I have a 5" screen (HTC One M8), but I still feel like it would probably be too cramped.
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What parties are people using to go through IWD:EE by the way? I made a Neutral Good party consisting of a Human Bard, Human Kensai, Dwarf Dwarven Defender, Elf Priest of Tyr, Elf Wild Mage and Halfling Bounty Hunter. Thinking about trying to dual class the Kensai into Kensai/Mage as I've never used the character type in BG. Would IWD have enough XP to make dualing viable at level 13? PS: EE Keeper version 1.0.2.5 works with IWD:EE. Mucking about with I found out that the empty bag of holding from ToB with the huge carrying capacity (BAG31) is included in the game. If anyone finds inventory management boring, adding that item eliminates it.
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Factor_VIII posted:What parties are people using to go through IWD:EE by the way? I made a Neutral Good party consisting of a Human Bard, Human Kensai, Dwarf Dwarven Defender, Elf Priest of Tyr, Elf Wild Mage and Halfling Bounty Hunter. You do not want to dual at 13. You'd be right at the end game before you get you levels back. If you're playing on normal I'd suggest dualing at 7, if you're doing hard or insane you can do 9. I'm using a sorcerer, kensai->mage at 9, berserker->druid at 7, bounty hunter, half orc fighter/cleric, and a regular bard. I'm playing on insane and I was kinda worried about kits making the game too easy, and that seems to be what happened. Since it's using the BG2 engine hopefully someone will get a SCS port going.
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Yeah I'm not using kits or weapon styles because I thought it'd be too easy as well. Using a paladin, fighter, fighter/thief, druid, cleric/illusionist, and bard on..the one between core and insane (hard?). I'll use kits and stuff on another playthrough sometime just to see how broken they are in this game.
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Well to be fair using kensai/mage makes BG2 really easy too. Anyway my party is undead hunter, priest of tempus, fighter/thief, fighter/druid, dragon disciple, and archer. Didn't take a bard since I've beaten IWD couple times with one already, and they are really boring to use if you keep them singing most of time.
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Zilkin posted:Well to be fair using kensai/mage makes BG2 really easy too. War chant of the Sith has spoiled me 
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Zilkin posted:Well to be fair using kensai/mage makes BG2 really easy too. The song variety can also encourage some song swapping. War chant of sith gets all the love for regen, but if you aren't hurt the AC bonus isn't a lot to write home a lot by the time you get it. Tymora's can be a better choice before you are injured since the IE games often make your AC irrelevant but the enemies AC still in a realm where you get something out of a hit bonus.
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IWD is the only IE game I haven't played to completion, so I'd like to play it. Years of playing RPGs have left me with a lack of patience with buffing my party after every time I rest / before every major fight (depending on spell duration), though, and IE games have plenty of buffs. Does anyone have a recommendation for what kind of party I could put together that requires as little buff micromanagement as possible?
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MegaGatts posted:You do not want to dual at 13. You'd be right at the end game before you get you levels back. If you're playing on normal I'd suggest dualing at 7, if you're doing hard or insane you can do 9. Karmalaa70 posted:Yeah I'm not using kits or weapon styles because I thought it'd be too easy as well. Using a paladin, fighter, fighter/thief, druid, cleric/illusionist, and bard on..the one between core and insane (hard?). Factor_VIII fucked around with this message at 19:46 on Nov 1, 2014 |
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How deep is bg2 as a game? I played a little bit but in total, how many areas are there?
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CrusherEAGLE posted:How deep is bg2 as a game? I played a little bit but in total, how many areas are there? It's absolutely massive, especially with ToB included. If I remember correctly BG2+ToB has total of over 300 area maps. That number also includes tiny maps like house interiors, but still BG2 is simply a huge game.
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For a mildly explorative first time run through both SoA and ToB, I'd be very surprised if someone managed it in below 60 hours.
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Hulk Krogan posted:How well do the various Enhanced Editions work on phones? I have BG I & II on my iPad, but I wouldn't mind being able to play IWD on my phone since I have that with me more often. I have a 5" screen (HTC One M8), but I still feel like it would probably be too cramped. I would also quite like to know this, if anyone has experience with it.
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Yeah, trying to play BGEE on my Galaxy S4 is...an adventure. It seems to play just fine, but requires a whole lot of zooming in and out to do anything.
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Are there any benefits of carrying over a character from BG1 other than the pantaloons? Although I'm happy with my PC here in BG1, I kind of wanted to change a couple of things for the second one. Is there any difference in whether I import my character or make a new one for BG2?
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The only significant difference is that an imported PC be higher in level, but that's not a big deal - the game is fine with new PCs, and there's plenty of content to work through and hit the cap on anyway. Go ahead and change your character, it will be fine.
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Factor_VIII posted:Thanks for the advice. I think I'll just keep my Kensai single-classed then as that makes the character more useful throughout the game. Also my Kensai has killed over 50% of enemies so far, so I might struggle later in the game if I disable my main damage dealer. (Also scrolls are a pretty limited resource in IWD and with a Mage and a Bard already using them there won't be too many of them left for a third Mage.) Don't forget to buff him with spirit armor and barkskin. Kensai's are wicked once you get spells to overcome their natural weakness.
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CrusherEAGLE posted:Are there any benefits of carrying over a character from BG1 other than the pantaloons? Although I'm happy with my PC here in BG1, I kind of wanted to change a couple of things for the second one. Is there any difference in whether I import my character or make a new one for BG2? The only way an import will be materially better than a fresh roll is if you used the tomes in BG1 to min/max your stats to 19+.
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That's the main difference and its a pretty big one. A character coming in from BG1 will probably have 19 in their primary stats which is big particularly for the fighter classes.
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You could, however, use ShadowKeeper/EEKeeper to fake it if you really wanted to. And while 19 STR is definitely huge for fighters, I'd say 21 WIS vs 18 WIS can make a distinct impact for clerics and druids, too. Taliesyn fucked around with this message at 14:40 on Nov 2, 2014 |
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fong posted:That's the main difference and its a pretty big one. A character coming in from BG1 will probably have 19 in their primary stats which is big particularly for the fighter classes. Or 20 Con as a dwarf, so you'll be regenerating. 
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21 Wis gets you an extra level 3 and level 5 spell, as opposed to an extra level 4 spell with 18 Wis, nothing to shake a stick at.
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fong posted:21 Wis gets you an extra level 3 and level 5 spell, as opposed to an extra level 4 spell with 18 Wis, nothing to shake a stick at. Bonus spells from Wisdom are cumulative. Having 21 WIS instead of 18 gives you 6 extra spell slots (1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5) that you wouldn't have otherwise.
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MegaGatts posted:Don't forget to buff him with spirit armor and barkskin. Kensai's are wicked once you get spells to overcome their natural weakness.
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This is my first time playing Icewind Dale. The first thing I noticed is that your ability scores are really bad, at least relative to BG2. No rolls of 95 after a couple minutes of clicking and you're lucky even to hit the mid 80s. I guess this is to prevent you from cruising around with six twinks?
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Draile posted:This is my first time playing Icewind Dale. The first thing I noticed is that your ability scores are really bad, at least relative to BG2. No rolls of 95 after a couple minutes of clicking and you're lucky even to hit the mid 80s. I guess this is to prevent you from cruising around with six twinks? It's easier to get the higher rolls with Druids or Paladins since they have a couple moderately high ability requirements in the first place. Other basic classes only have a single ability requirement with maybe a 12 minimum.
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Has anyone tried the Shadowdancer kit? Any opinions? I put it on my Thief but it's only level 3 or 4 so haven't gotten the chance to try the special ability yet. It's certainly handy to be able to stealth in combat though. Also for the record for people on the fence: No bugs, errors or crashes, just got to Kresselack the rear end in a top hat's tomb.
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I'm having a very difficult time deciding between a sorcerer or a kensai/mage for my BG2 playthrough. I want to say it's my first time going through the game, but I played a bit of it before. Let's just assume it's my first time going through. Which do you recommend?
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Sorceror is fun. You can do things like spam Polymorph until it actually works.
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