Should a first time player use SCS mod to play?
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So I have been on and off on getting into baldurs gate, and have finally gotten the time to delve into it full swing. While doing some research I had found the SCS mod and figured it sounded like it helped out the game big time and installed it.
But while playing I feel like it changes some things... IE; characters you meet, most noticeably your first two companions you meet at the inn... Have I just mistaken or does it actually change big things like this?
Should a first time play thorougher use this mod?
But while playing I feel like it changes some things... IE; characters you meet, most noticeably your first two companions you meet at the inn... Have I just mistaken or does it actually change big things like this?
Should a first time play thorougher use this mod?
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Basically it changes enemy behaviour (smarter and a bit better equipped) and some game mechanics. It doesn’t touch the plot contents.
SCS is a great mod and it has provided a lot of fun and replayability for powergaming veterans of the BG games. It also has a few nice utility components.
HOWEVER, a first timer could not possibly know which components they should install and which they should not, and some of the changes transforms the gaming experience significantly.
The BG games are old school, complicated and difficult games to begin with. You only get people complaining about it being too easy because they've played it 100 times already and know every minute detail about the mechanics and know how to defeat every encounter before it happens. For a first-timer SCS would be a nightmare to deal with.
You need metagame knowledge to beat BG games with SCS installed. You won't have metagame knowledge as a first timer unless you researched extensively (like 100 hours, lol) and that would ruin the blissful ignorance of a blind playthrough. You have no idea how much veterans of the game would pay for the experience of playing BG1 and BG2 blind again.
Also, don't use any playthroughs. Enjoy everything as it is. Find out yourself!