BG original experience

ilhdr

I'll start a new playthrough, and my plan is to play it as much as possible as the original BG, that I didn't play it.

- Don't use any new item
- Don't use any class kit
- Don't be a half-orc
- Don't dual wield
- Don't use style proficiencies
- Don't use rest until healed

Anything more?

sarevok57

just remember that if you import a bgee character into SoA you will not be able to choose a class kit if you aren't kitted in bgee

Danacm

get a mod that alter weapon proficiencies to bg1 like, wider weapon groups, like large swords, blunt weapons etc.

Vithar

@ilhdr Remember in classic BG the characters didn't run - they walked.

Pokota

No quickloot bar or highlight button
Ammo Stacks cap at 20
Can't quickslot a bow or 2-handed weapon if you're wearing a shield
Certain autopause conditions unavailable (but I don't remember which)
Thieves can't set traps
Don't put any thief points in Detect Illusion

tbone1

No barbarian.
No monk.
No half-orc.

OlvynChuru

If you're going to go through all this trouble, why not just play the original BG?

UnderstandMouseMagic

No automatic pause when checking inventory.

That's the big one IMO.

I both hate and love the change.
The game was more exciting and challenging when you couldn't stop and search through your belongings mid fight (I mean you could but the enemies weren't quite so polite about it).

On the other hand, it did mean you used less variety in your approach to fights simply because you had to be damn quick if you needed to change something or a potion.

Is there a mod that has ever restored this option?

BelgarathMTH

If you really want to do this, why use EE? Why not just play the actual original version from GoG?

ilhdr

Cause after playing it so much I'm inclined to try new approaches.

And, something I forgot to say, I still plan to use the new conveniences, and the auto-pauses and the quick loot bar.

Bigfish

If you don't play zoomed in all the way, you're missing 50% of the experience.

mlnevese

You may wish to use the mod that removes the new EE NPCs...

StefanO

Living in the past is so much fun NOT.

Pokota

I dunno; 5/4 is a fun meter to sing.

ThacoBell

I always use the tweaks anthology component to bring back original proficiencies *cough*plusweaponstyles*cough*.

DJKajuru

ilhdr said:

- Don't use any new item
- Don't use rest until healed

To be honest original BG has way more powergaming stuff, such as gloves of dexterity, ogre power and archmage robes, but these have an oldschool feeling that should never be removed. I also agree with not always resting until healed. I try to roleplay certain timed situations, such as when you're going to rescue Dynaheir and it's better to rest 8 hours and cast spells than rest 16 hours to rememorize your healing magic, so I guess that original BG made some stuff more PnP like.

ilhdr said:

- Don't be a half-orc

ilhdr said:

- Don't dual wield

As much of an oldschool feeling it might have, aestheticaly these things already existed - drizzt dual wields and mulahey is a half orc, so it seems a bit unfair not to be able to do the same.

ilhdr said:

- Don't use any class kit
- Don't use style proficiencies
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Although these didn't exist in the original BG and they do make certain classes more powerful , I think that weapon styles and kits were something that AD&D have always loved and I think that they could just be nerfed . For example , weapon styles could only be bought from 3rd level and above (just like grandmastery) and kits immunities and bonuses could also be gained later , and special abilities could start less potent and become the original versions when you get closer to 89k xp ( BG2's vanilla starting XP).