Is there a way to alter the walking speed of characters without haste/special boots etc.
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I love this game but hate having to constantly cast haste on everyone just to have the game be a decent speed.
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what folder do I download it into? the same folder baldur.exe is in?
Warning: this has the potential to make you miss events if used to liberally and too quickly in some areas, because you don't pass through trigger zones.
Yes. Then click on "setup-METweaks.exe".
Note that any option other than the time manipulation sarevok57 suggested will impact game balance. If you make everybody move faster, ranged attacks get worse. If you make the players move faster without changing enemy speeds, it becomes easier to run away from enemies and player ranged attacks get better. If you start teleporting around, then you skip all sorts of things.
So, since my fps is already at 60fps I can't increase it without screwing things up?
really? you mean by the slave lord building? im pretty sure in my game i can exit that way, im pretty sure there are 3 exits in that map; the one you come from, the top one by the slave lord/pimico estate and the back door out of the radiant heart
even without adding apr to have an hasted party, while is convenient when you move them trough the areas, gives an huge combat advantage.
your mlee fighters will be faster in closing the distance when ranged enemies and mages pelt them with their arrows and spells.
if one of your guys is beginning to have too few hit points it is much easier to move him away and to send an other one, more tanky and healthy, to engage the enemy.
the thief has an huge advantage both in going behind an enemy to stab him in the short time before a new invisibility check is done and in running fast away from the enemies sight to hide again and repeat.
kiting tactics become much easier, and also the tactics where positioning the party members in precise locations and then re positioning them as the battle evolves are performed better, ie moving your fighters away from the area that is affected by a dragon's wing buffet, while a summon keeps his head pointed in a certain direction.
the boots of speed become redundant, so a toon can equip other boots while having better speed, this is particularly important for thieves as they can use boots that help them in being more stealthy. if the boots of speed stack with the speed increase cheated in it is even worst as a toon can become ultra fast equipping them.
i could continue with more examples but i think that it is enough.
right from the moment i find the first pair of boots of speed, that also increase the movement, but not the apr, i notice that the one that equips them become noticeably more combat effective.
even if done to spare time when you wait that the party moves trough the areas to assume that this is the only effect is completely false.
at least if the acceleration is obtained by rising the frame rate the balance is maintained as also the enemies and the casting time are accelerated.
to do it in any other way can be done, as every player is free to play as he likes, but a player that decide to do it should be aware of the combat advantage that he gives to his party.
https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/72120/improved-movement-speed-outside-of-combat
This is in the linked thread somewhere.
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