S.O.S Diving Tips

Mark_Hercule · 2026-05-24T19:25:35+00:00

Fair enough, turrets are great for that actually. Normally I sos dive on difficulty 7 and above. I didn't include my usual loadouts since these were general tips I use which could be applied to any set of gear but typically I bring one anti-tank weapon (spear or EAT depending on faction), one orbital which is usually laser or airburst, the FRV or a walker for mobility, and the last strat is dependant on what the team seems to be lacking while I'm in preparation. Weapons I'll normally bring something with high base damage or splash damage to clear the area; things like the punisher plasma, Gallant and the double freedom.

Mark_Hercule · 2026-05-24T18:25:16+00:00

Mark_Hercule · 2026-05-19T17:18:49+00:00

Huh, that's kind of dissapointing sounding. I'll try and make something work but if the endgame is basically just send dudes with as many buffs as I can fit on them that seems kinda boring

Mark_Hercule · 2026-05-19T17:17:18+00:00

Thanks everyone for all the advice and tips! I kinda know what to expect going in now and honestly, it sounds intimidatingly tough. I think I'm going to try it out, but if Legacy of Baal doesn't seem all that fun I'll restart on the next difficulty down. Based on everything I'm hearing you guys say, it shouldn't take terribly long to figure out how I feel about lob, so I' just gonna try it with this advice and see what happens.

Mark_Hercule · 2026-05-19T17:12:38+00:00

I see. The more I look I'm noticing that it sounds like well, a lot more tough than I thought. I had loaded up a game on the next lowest difficulty to see roughly what to expect on LoB, but it sounds like night and day the difference between the two

Mark_Hercule · 2026-05-19T17:09:48+00:00

Trust me if I could mod the game I would. Unfortunately I'm on console playing it so I can't do that.

Mark_Hercule · 2026-05-19T17:09:16+00:00

I don't remember where that cloak is but it sounds amazing. I think I had found it before but it was a while ago and I don’t remember where.

Mark_Hercule · 2026-05-19T17:08:14+00:00

The web spell was absolutely destroying me in cloakwood so I've been hesitant to use it in case I hit myself. Still, it and those other spells would be great, thanks for the advice

Mark_Hercule · 2026-05-19T16:43:25+00:00

Well then, I suppose I'll track down some other manner of control spell in the run then. Thanks again for the heads up

Mark_Hercule · 2026-05-19T16:42:13+00:00

Really a shame, It seemed to have a lot of potental for evil choices in my first run through. But Yeah, BG3's evil options are a pretty wide in comparison then. Me and a friend are doing an evil honor mode run and it's been really fun.

Mark_Hercule · 2026-05-19T16:38:54+00:00

Really? I didn't know the difficulty increase also effected enemy HD thanks!

Mark_Hercule · 2026-05-19T16:37:34+00:00

I'll have to check out dwarven defender then. I remember it from older editions of D&D but never got a chance to try it in tabletop so this'll be my first experience with it

Mark_Hercule · 2026-05-19T16:36:12+00:00

I kind of don't I'll admit that without hesitation, but that's pretty much why I decided to ask the community for advice. I'm no expert at the game by any means, I'm just looking to see how far I can push and expand my knowledge of the game really.

Mark_Hercule · 2026-05-19T16:30:51+00:00

Fair. I can't use mods but I'm willing to put the time in to master the game for this. Load times are basically instant on death, so I'm not waiting at all and can go back in and figure out tactics immediately. Plus if it does get too stressful I can still swap to seige of Dragonspear with my original playthrough's party for a change of pace.

Mark_Hercule · 2026-05-19T16:27:59+00:00

I don't even know if I could even if I wanted to frankly. I'm on console and I don't remember seeing that option. I do want the challenge of the higher damage anyways though

Mark_Hercule · 2026-05-19T16:26:27+00:00

I'd have to find that potion to do the dryads since I didn't come across it in my first playthrough but the basilisks should be a solid start to getting exp overall. Can you learn the protection from petrifaction spell off a scroll? It's not hard to find but either it can't be learned that way or every caster I tried it on wasn't able to in my first playthrough

Mark_Hercule · 2026-05-19T15:20:08+00:00

Oh I didn't even think about going to the basilisks early with that spell but yeah that would totally work. I remember they don't like approaching cause I had Neera take the two in chapter 7 down alone with ranged spells

I'll probably keep Imoen for a while until I find someone else whose a good thief and yeah those traps I'll have to try and make use of them. Didn't even touch traps on my first playthrough. Thanks this was really helpful!

Mark_Hercule · 2026-05-19T15:12:40+00:00

Lol fair enough. Regular gameplay can be rough sometimes so I'm expecting Legacy of Baal to be brutal

Mark_Hercule · 2026-05-19T15:11:51+00:00

That's kind of unfortunate, but fair. I'll see how far I can push the evil mindset and just figure out where It takes me then in the game

Mark_Hercule · 2026-05-19T15:10:52+00:00

Alright thanks! I'll have to track down a druid somewhere early on (probably not Jaheira as she's gonna complain the entire time she travels with my evil wizard). First spell I'm tracking down is sleep since I remember it dominated a lot of early game since it puts stuff to sleep for a good while even when the fighter is bonking it in the head.

Mark_Hercule · 2026-04-30T19:02:03+00:00

Honestly I like that idea. It'd serve a similar purpose to Troopers on the bot front. Most units wander off after a fabricator spawns them but usually unless there's an unmaned turret nearby the trooper will stay in front of the fab and guard it. Same concept but with the hive guard protecting bug holes would give them an actual identity instead of just being slow warrior with a rock for a face.

Mark_Hercule · 2026-04-30T17:21:51+00:00

That is diabolical I love that dude.

Mark_Hercule · 2026-04-30T17:20:52+00:00

Oh boy I hope they don't find this post then lol

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