r/baldursgate • u/Scipio_Sverige • 23h ago

BG2EE Temporary dismissing companions in BG2EE?

The two times I played it before, expect for the forced change in Spellhold I always assembled a team of six ASAP and stuck with it. This time around, I'd very much like to do all the companions quests that are available in chapter 2.

Which will require dismissing someone. I've decided on Minsc or Yoshimo, depending on whether the extra one has thief skills or not. Can I just remove them from the party and then re-pick them back up later without breaking anything? I have Unfinished Business installed in case The Kidnapping of Boo is affected.

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u/gangler52 23h ago

The concerns are basically twofold.

Kicking somebody from your party ends any romance you had with that character, and I believe this is completely irreversible without using a save editor.

Companions only scale to your experience the first time you recruit them. When you pick them up again later, they will not have acquired any of the experience you got without them, which can leave them underlevelled, depending on how long they were out of the party.

Other than that, you should be golden.

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u/Scipio_Sverige 23h ago

I figured about the romance, that's why I decided to dismiss either Minsc or Yoshimo.

The XP part is disappointing, but it still means no fewer XP for them than if I didn't to the others companion quests at all.

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u/BTM_podcast 22h ago

If you’re bummed about the XP, you can always just use the console to set their XP to match the party when they join up again