The Man Who Knew Too Much
Baptor
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I've played through Baldur's Gate 2 many times now. It's been a blast, and the first 2-3 times I can honestly say the "wonder" was still at work.
But no longer.
There's not a quest I haven't completed, item I haven't found, etc. As soon as I start the game I know what quests need to be done in which order to optimize my party and get the best weapons/items.
I know some people spice things up by just increasing the difficulty, but not me. I'm not looking to make the game harder, per se.
But I would like to enjoy it again, make the game somewhat unpredictable.
Long term players, do you have any suggestions on how to recapture the magic of the game? Is there a mod which can change it significantly?
But no longer.
There's not a quest I haven't completed, item I haven't found, etc. As soon as I start the game I know what quests need to be done in which order to optimize my party and get the best weapons/items.
I know some people spice things up by just increasing the difficulty, but not me. I'm not looking to make the game harder, per se.
But I would like to enjoy it again, make the game somewhat unpredictable.
Long term players, do you have any suggestions on how to recapture the magic of the game? Is there a mod which can change it significantly?
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or make a team of 6 chums, and put all their stats to 10, that will REALLY spice things up, because it will force you to use things you wouldn't think you would have used before, and with stats like that, you cant optimize to the fullest, it's definitely a different playing experience
so it really depends on how you like playing the game, granted that making your own team of 6 doesn't feel as lively as having an NPC team, but the team combos you can make have a waaaaay wider variety than you would get with NPCs
and I know you said that you don't want to increase the difficulty, but to be perfectly honest, you are really cheating yourself not playing on insane ( with double damage) the way on how you play the game on insane compared to core rules is a whole different ball game, and will really make it play it differently, and will force you to try new things, especially if you play for top optimization, because in all seriousness, there really is no point in making full optimization if you never really need it, also what's nice is that once you start playing insane difficulty, you will being to like it, and once you beat the game on insane, you will never go back
I remember waaaaaay back in the day, like 16/17 years ago I used to play bg2 on easiest and I would still struggle to win ( back then the easier difficulties didn't have story mode or give you the arbitrary luck bonus on to hit and to damage and the like) but then I started playing on harder and harder difficulties and I enjoyed it more and more, because it forced me to play better and use better tactics, and really changed the playing experience
and even to this day I still don't use mods when I play, just whatever beamdog dishes out and insane difficulty is good for me, although I've been taking a break from the game for a couple weeks, I will probably come back to it in the summer time
That's usually how I approach it.
Unfinished Business
Quest Pack
Alternatives
Item Randomiser
NPC Strongholds
Sword Coast Stratagems
Wheels of Prophecy
The Revisions mods are also very good, and I'll usually have 2-3 mod NPCs who will often have their own quests as well.
If you're feeling even more inspired, try recording these events down, write a story about your Bhaalspawn and his friends! After all, you can't do worse than the cosmic horror that is Abdel.
It's wrong to think of it as simply difficulty enhancing, it changes the fights/encounters.
For example, the call for assistance. That means you can't pre arrange your party pre fight as you have done a billion times before, the sneaky buggers turn up behind you sometimes. They look for a way to get to you.
The beholders wander around, move out of the way of AOE spells.
Mages actually use the range of spells they have.
So, if you usually play insane, SCS makes you think rather than slug it out so it doesn't feel like somethings missing if you turn the difficulty level down.
I'd definitely try SCS plus Unfinished Business/restoration mods before going for custom parties if you still enjoy the NPC.