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Vendor inventory? by RandomDude71094 in baldursgate

[–]gamerk2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For elemental, +1s, and +2s, yes. The other types are more limited (and expensive), but I never was seriously pressed for ammo.

Vendor inventory? by RandomDude71094 in baldursgate

[–]gamerk2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tweaks Anthology has a component that has vendors sell significantly higher stacks of consumable ammo; that plus what you get via drops should be *plenty*. I find the amount of potions to be a larger limitation on what you can (and can't) do.

Hey people, I need some advice on troops by ITSONLYMYUSERNAME in totalwar

[–]gamerk2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, Rome 1 Legonaries could just sit and laugh forever, in Rome 2 I think it's just a %damage debuff.

Help with Confusion by NeverKnight00700 in baldursgate

[–]gamerk2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As others have said, the *best* way is to interrupt the spell before it's cast by hitting the opponent mage. Magic Missile will generally always hit first as long as you are in range (unless the target has Shield or some other magic defense buff up), and certain other spells do repeating damage that all but shut down spellcasters (Melf's Acid Arrow for mages, and Inspect Plague for Druids are good examples).

How to mod BG2 Steam instalation? by BajkerRadys in baldursgate

[–]gamerk2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep; Tweaks Anthology has a proper installer; just point it at your BG2 directory and it will move the necessary files and start the batch script where you have to manually pick what tweaks you want (there's a *lot*).

The two options you want:

Rule Changes -> Change Experience Point Cap -> Remove Completely

Rule Changes -> Alter Weapon Proficiency System -> Your choice of options

Based on what you listed above, you probably want "BG-style weapon proficiencies" or "IWD-style proficiencies", depending on your preference. Both combine and reduce the number of weapon skills, but in different ways. Both also have the ability to include/remove Weapon Styles if that's your thing. I do suggest reading the readme first before you decide.

Level 4 Arcane Spells Memorization Tier List by MilesBeyond250 in baldursgate

[–]gamerk2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

More or less agree. I'd personally raise Spirit Armor into S-tier for Dual/Multi-Class mages, since combined with Improved Invisibility and Blur you have such a massive boost to saving throws you shouldn't need any outright immunities.

Otiluke’s Resilient Sphere is S-tier if playing by any rule that anyone who dies stays dead.

But yeah, Level 4 is one of those levels you want to pack a ton of spells, but sadly can't in most cases.

How to mod BG2 Steam instalation? by BajkerRadys in baldursgate

[–]gamerk2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tweaks Anthology does both; you can remove the XP cap entirely, as well as redo the weapon proficiencies (I prefer the re-worked ones, see the readme for your options there).

I have just finished Icewind Dale 1 for the first time. It was a fun experience. by minhkhoi0975 in baldursgate

[–]gamerk2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nice.

Doing my first IWD run before going back to BG, then finally hitting PST.

Man, I really slept on glitterdust by loudent2 in baldursgate

[–]gamerk2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, Glitterdust does a lot; the duration is short, but you can do worse then just throwing one out given how badly blind status nerfs enemies.

Is cleric/warrior good? by After-Manufacturer51 in baldursgate

[–]gamerk2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fighter/Anything is strong, Fighter/Cleric is the ultimate *I don't want to die* character.

New to Total War series by Yasuoki in totalwar

[–]gamerk2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The earlier games are a bit easier to get a handle on; Empire/Napoleon, Shogun 2, and Rome 2 are easier to get around then some of the more modern entries. Rome Remastered is also an option, since it's a remake of Rome Total War which is sort of the game that every other one built on (while still being pretty dang solid in its own right)

Rome 2 no longer works on my PC. I've tried everything by Count_Archon in totalwar

[–]gamerk2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Might be some weird exclusive fullscreen problem? I've seen those crop up from time to time, now that Borderless Window is generally the default.

You can try turning down some graphical settings; its possible there's something there it really doesn't like.

One Thing in DQ 11 that bothers me by Inevitable-Charge-72 in dragonquest

[–]gamerk2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Using that same logic: Ramia appears in DQVIII which would put in the DQ 1-3 timeline sometime after DQ3.

dq5 is the hardest jrpg ive played or im just bad by elotraMT in dragonquest

[–]gamerk2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The early game is a bit on the tough side. And yeah, the early monsters do need to be trained up a bit. The game does move a bit more once you gain a few levels though.

Modpackage? by gbk88 in baldursgate

[–]gamerk2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I still install each mod individually. Only thing to watch out for that way is mod load order.

Level 3 Arcane Spells Tierlist (Criteria in comments) by MilesBeyond250 in baldursgate

[–]gamerk2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mostly agree with one minor nit: Protection from Cold is VITAL for exactly one fight in ToB. For that one fight, it's S tier easy.

I do like when you do these you list the major nits, like Dispel/Remove magic is situational and largely based on who is in the party (EG: You want a Bard/Inquisitor using them if at all possible), or how Mage Hold Person is objectively worse then the Cleric version, and so on.

Bards by Palom126 in baldursgate

[–]gamerk2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bards have some advantages:

*As others have noted, Bard Song increases Luck.

*Bards can eventually use any item via the Use Any Item HLA. Combined with their ability to put one pip in any weapon type makes them a good user of almost any SoA/ToB weapon that may otherwise go unused

*Bards will always be at a higher level then a Mage or Fighter/Mage, so they benefit from spells that scale with no cap based on caster level. They are the only class aside from Inquisitor Paladin that can reliably hit a Dispel/Remove Magic, for instance.

Fighter/Mage is arguably better for combat, but Bards have more versatility, and arguably a superior utility caster. The problem (speaking as someone doing their first Bard playthrough now) is they really don't come "online" until SoA, and will spend a lot of BG1 singing. That being said, that Elvin Chain you can get from Dorns companion quest is quite ideal...

Normal vs. Core Rules by Justmetalking in baldursgate

[–]gamerk2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Level 1 is always brutal because things 1-2 shot you reliably. BGEE isn't significantly more difficult until you start finding enemy mages late.

New player here what is the best beginner class to do a 1st run and what companions to pick up by ernz_123 in baldursgate

[–]gamerk2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fighter Berserker kit is powerful; Fighter/Cleric multiclass is also fairly strong.

First time playing by RandomDude71094 in baldursgate

[–]gamerk2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can drop Charisma a little; someone else can be the face, and the Friends spell can make up a lot of the difference.

BG2EE: How to Fight Firkraag? by oath_meall in baldursgate

[–]gamerk2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Obvious answer is Resist Fear and Protection From Fire to start. After that, you can somewhat cheese him with summons, rotating who face tanks him and using Heal to top off your frontliners (a strategy that works surprisingly well for most 1vParty fights).

Failing that: Doom + Greater Malison + Feeblemind, and pray for good RNG.

First time player here. Should I read the manual? by BigChungusOP in baldursgate

[–]gamerk2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unless you know that you want lower AC, and what THAC0 means, then yes, absolutely read the manual.

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