Returning to BGEE after absence -- mod confusion
SweetMagooMagoodle
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Howdy. I have played these games (well, not SOD yet) in various forms and with hundreds of mods for well over 15 years. However I am returning to the EE versions after a 2 year absence to play the whole saga with SOD, and so much has changed in two years I don't know where to start anymore.
Is this correct:
After installing the games (which I have done -- from beamdog) and moved them from Program folder to Games folder, I then install:
1) EETrilogy, then
2) Big World Fixpack, then
3) Big world set up and choose my mods from there.. and that will have me covered?
Instead of going old school like I used to and going mod by mod by mod?
And that will cover all the EE content including SOD? I don't need the EEtrilogy per se but I used to love BGT, so why not give it a shot, right?
I know there are lots of links on this forum and elsewhere attempting to give directions but there are so many explanations and links that I am confused. This is always so labor intensive I want to get it right. After playing maybe 20 times, I have yet to try the new shadowdancer thief kit --maybe EE keepered as a multi cleric. I want to get started, man!
THANKS!
P.S. last time I was playing and on these boards, ascension and refinements were either not ready or super buggy with the EE -- are they ready to go or still in need of work? And would Ascension with SCS be just too hard?
P.P.S. And thanks to all those who labor on these mods for free for the love of the game!
Is this correct:
After installing the games (which I have done -- from beamdog) and moved them from Program folder to Games folder, I then install:
1) EETrilogy, then
2) Big World Fixpack, then
3) Big world set up and choose my mods from there.. and that will have me covered?
Instead of going old school like I used to and going mod by mod by mod?
And that will cover all the EE content including SOD? I don't need the EEtrilogy per se but I used to love BGT, so why not give it a shot, right?
I know there are lots of links on this forum and elsewhere attempting to give directions but there are so many explanations and links that I am confused. This is always so labor intensive I want to get it right. After playing maybe 20 times, I have yet to try the new shadowdancer thief kit --maybe EE keepered as a multi cleric. I want to get started, man!
THANKS!
P.S. last time I was playing and on these boards, ascension and refinements were either not ready or super buggy with the EE -- are they ready to go or still in need of work? And would Ascension with SCS be just too hard?
P.P.S. And thanks to all those who labor on these mods for free for the love of the game!
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I just go to the BWS page, download, and follow directions from there, and I am set? Cool! I am sure that is written in one of the many posted links, but there are so many variables and suggestions and contradictions on these posts, I was making myself anxious. And while setting up a BG run is certainly worth a little anxiety, I wanna be having fun! There is enough in the world to get us all anxious...
THANKS for responding @subtledoctor. Not sure how subtle you are but you provide good medicine...