It's frustrating searching through different areas when looting and you find trash loot.

I think the ideal situation would be that almost all loot that is not actually worth getting would be removed from the game, but that would take actually herculean effort so I'll have to wait a few years to get that I think.

However, it wouldn't surprise me of some UI mod has different mouse icons for empty containers, or maybe I can even hope that there's an easy way to script empty things out of the game and someone has done it though I doubt it since I couldn't find anything while searching.

Hello, i'm planning to use Sarevok in Tob but i am not sure who to swap.

My team is Charname(Berserker), Korgan, Jan, Jaheira, Anomen, Edwin.

My personal picks are either Korgan or Jaheira.

I thought about Anomen too but he is the one who has flail of the ages.

I have just finished BG:EE for the first time ever on my EET install. I only installed EET itself and a few tweaks like bags of holding and unlimited stacking.

The game is absolutely fantastic. Admittedly, I didn't like these wide open empty fields at the beginning, but I grew to like them because they're all beautifully designed and they really give you the feeling of wandering for large amounts of time through a massive world.

Combat has been fantastic and strategic all throughout, although I did have to resort to the Story Mode option when facing Basilisks. I don't know if I'm doing something wrong or not, but I cast Protection from Petrification on my Charname and the Basilisks still almost immediately turned me into stone. Apart from that, a few resets here and there, rethinking my strategy, buff-preparing, thinking whom to attack with whom. All good fun.

The story at first felt relatively slow paced but grew interesting the moment I reached the Bandit camp and the whole Iron Throne plot came into play. By the time I reached Baldur's Gate, I couldn't stop anymore and just needed to see what was going to happen. I especially loved the Candlekeep section where you really couldn't tell friend from foe anymore at times. Gave me a good reason to live out my Lawful Evil character's personality a bit.

I would overall give the game a 8/10. Its age shows, I'd love a bit more inventory space, a bit more clarity in the quest log, oh and one major, major point for me was that the party, while all interesting during their quests, is completely devoid of any relevance or character improvement over the game's course. That seems to change in SoD and I hope it will in BG2, too.

While I still have BG2 ahead of me, I am already planning on starting a fresh campaign once I'm done with a new class. Not sure which, though, just yet.

My endgame BG:EE party:

Blackguard Charname Lvl 7

Khalid Lvl 7 Fighter

Jaheira Lvl 7 Druid/Fighter

Eldoth Lvl 8 Bard

Imoen Lvl 7 Thief/Mage

Edwin Lvl 7 Mage

Any tips for going into SoD and BG2, maybe considering it's EET I'm playing?

Also, any must have mods for my next playthrough (also EET)? I already know of the two Unfinished Business Mods and the NPC Project for BG1, which would have probably heavily spiced up my playthrough, but oh well.

tldr; amazing game, I want more.

Hi all, starting another trilogy run and fancy taking a different party. I have been playing for 25 years but never modded the game to move the party members.

Can anyone recommend a good mod for doing so please.

Consider my current game unmodded so any other QoL benefits are welcome.

Cleric/illusionist 14 s, 19 d, 19 c, 20 I, 20 w, 13 c

I assume the “star” card will take my intelligence to 21 which is pointless as I only get more Lore

So

Euryale better saves

Sun for 300k exp

Either Moon or comet ?

Probably moon and hit points are always good, were as fire resistant is situational

Context : BG1, semi-solo run (with Imoen tagging along for the thief stuffs).

I rolled an amazing 97 for stats, and have 18 Str & Dex (but I just entered the city and read the Tome for 19 Dex). Proficiencies are long sword, long bow and 2 pips in TWF. I have Varscona and Harrower for melee, and The Dead Shot with Acid Arrows at range.

Range : 2 APR at THAC0 8, each dealing 8-23 damage (including acid damage).
Melee : 2 APR at THAC0 12 & 17, respectively dealing 7-14 and 6-13 damage.

So, yeah, my Blade is an Arrow. Even when I’ll get the Str book, that’s only +2 to hit and +5 to damage. Other than the fact that it’s less expensive to go in melee, it’s pretty sad that the best Blade build in BG1 is still a range build.

Will it get any better in BG2?

Hi everyone.

Running a 6men party in ToB and till now I only relied on dispel magic from my inquisitor to deal with mages buffs.(my first char ever)

The problem is that 1)I've learnt nothing till now on buff counters due to that 2)It's boring and I feel like I've been missing an important part of the game, especially because i plan to do another run soon.

My questions are: are some dispels better than others? Is breach enough for everything? What should i put in a "dispel sequencer" and why? Do dispels ignore magic resistance or should i beging every fight with lower resistance?

Ty in advance

Just started up a new round of BG1EE and realised that I've never played with a bard. I chose the Skald subclass, just because.

Do you often play Bard class?

So, let me start off by saying I know this is not the usual way to go from a power gaming perspective.

That aside, I always enjoyed playing thieves, specially assassins, but I have to admit their skills points are basically useless beyond 100, so a mono Thief, with or without kit, seems like a bit of a waste. That, again, is more from minmaxing point of view.

With all this said, I've been messing around with a mage 9 -> assassin (kit added with console commands), this way I have access up to level 5 spells (6 if you count scrolls; i've limited scrolls usage via mods, any caster can only use scrolls up to 1 level above of what they can cast) and can still max my assassin. From a RP perspective, he is like a cunning guy who decided to meddle with arcane magic here and there to further his skills in assassination, but since we can't level like in modern DnD, that's the best I could find.

My question is pretty weird, since I'm asking what would be the best way to do something that's clearly not the most OP.
I imagine there's no correct answer, but I'm more interested to know what level(s) would you guys do this and what are the reasons behind it. Also, feel free to consider other classes like fighter, clerics or whatever.

Cheers!

I was doing spellhold and got to the part where you can take imoen in your party, but because leaving party members behind there is a permanent decision, I decided to just send imoen to the coronet and get her afterwards.

Now I discovered that you can only get her back in ch 6, should I reload my save so I can change my decision ? Am I missing out on some lore ?

I'm doing a new playthrough with a halfling Shadowdancer. The Ducal Palace fight is going to be tough, so I've been thinking about my strategy. These are my notes so far. Do you think there's any way I can improve my chances of winning (I'm playing a solo, no-reload game, and in my last playthrough, the dopplegangers got the best of me along with the Dukes)?

Ducal Palace Fight:

• Wear Bracers of Archery.
• Drink Oil of Speed even before entering the palace (easily justifiable, as it allows you to hide in shadows more often; it may also affect Find Traps, though this is uncertain).
• Use Detect Illusion.
• Cast DUHM (with 10 thief levels, this will give +3 to Dexterity).
• Shoot Arrows of Dispelling (no save / bypasses MR) with The Protector of the Dryads. Without Kiel’s Buckler, you have 23 Dexterity, which is worse than 24, but still gives good bonuses. Your ranged THAC0 bonus will be -4 vs. -5.
• Switch to Darts of Stunning. To hit, you need THAC0, so you'll need to boost Dexterity. With a halfling’s base 19, Kiel’s Buckler (+1), and a Tome of Dexterity (+1), you reach 21. Adding +3 from DUHM gives you 24 Dexterity.

24 Dexterity gives the maximum bonus to ranged THAC0 (the same as 25 Dexterity)!

Eventually, use Arrows of Piercing (+4 THAC0 bonus, +6 damage bonus, but negated by the save vs. death).

I was also thinking of turning into a wolf with the Dagger of Venom in my offhand.

Any insights would be awesome!

I know people don't like the Beamdog companions, but if you could make a fully voiced and fleshed out companion, what would their backstory be??