this and also Dragonspear UI and Portaits Everywhere are the best mods for a improved experience in terms of gameplay.
I hate Durlag Tower, so unless you are really into WAY DARK dungeon puzzles, don't even bother, I always hated the fact that there's no an actual way (not recurring to scripting) to set brightness and contrast in the first game.
hell no, there a lot of good moments without recurring to that insufferable idiot and absurd riddle games that's basically pickup and deliver, frick don't make start with the chess scenario...
the final bosses might be challenging and fun to defeat, but frick those puzzles and riddles are absolutely annoying. I even enjoyed the werewolf island more than that insufferable bassement
>Hell yes, it's by far the best part of BG1 and 2.
imo, peak part of the trilogy is early in BG1 when you've just assembled your party, you're low level, you're poor, you're scrimping for money to get better gear, and slowly exploring the wilderness to get xp and loot and gold. Extremely comfy. I do like Durlag's, though, but it's a completely different feel, at that point your party is high level (for bg1), rich, well-equipped, and confident.
3 months ago
Anonymous
Best part of the trilogy is getting aerie pregnant while jaheira and haer dalis watch.
3 months ago
Anonymous
>you're poor, you're scrimping for money to get better gear
You mean the first 5 minutes? Because that's over the second you step into your first town
3 months ago
Anonymous
>he doesn't play as a lawful good party who would never steal
NGMI
3 months ago
Anonymous
Fully kitting out a level 2 party takes a pittance. You carry enough with you when you reach Nashkell. The only time you scramble for money is when equipping Charname in Candlekeep. Otherwise the only things you can't afford are luxury magic items.
3 months ago
Anonymous
>Otherwise the only things you can't afford are luxury magic items.
I suppose this is a matter of perspective. If you're just talking about getting everyone like splint mail or studded leather and a normal weapon or whatever, yeah, that's pretty trivial. But I usually beeline towards finding or buying everyone a magic weapon, both for the normal-immunes like the vampiric wolves or whatever, and so that you don't have to deal with items breaking due to the iron crisis. Everyone who's a melee fighter needs a ranged alternative, of course. Then you get into "medium luxury" stuff like an unenchanted suit of plate for your frontliners. Then I usually go in ascending order of cost:benefit ratio, like snagging the +1 tower shield, or I like to slap a ring of protection +1 on everyone. Maybe everyone needs a +1 magic longbow or crossbow or whatever, for their alternate weapon. Then you can splurge and get your front liners suits of full plate. Maybe get that thief or archer the shadow armor from Beregost smithy, too. Maybe someone can use the crossbow of speed. Finally, maybe spring for the robe of the archmagi from High Hedge. Basically that process is what I was describing.
3 months ago
Anonymous
Dude, just do the mines and kill that adventuring party camping the exit.
I usually do 720 or at most 1080. That looks weird too, with the dialogue/combat log being shifted to the left and not centered. You do something weird?
My mistake, I thought your screenshot was 4k, but it's not. I've played through the trilogy at 1080 before, it's about as high as you want to go, but not too bad.
Did you install any other mods besides the widescreen UI one? It's been a while since I set up an install but I think last time there was an interface tweaking mod to alter the interface (aside from just the widescreen tweak for the interface) since the artwork was originally just for 640x480.
Don't install any mods. Play it vanilla, enjoy the experience. Then play it again with a different build, different companions, different path. And again. And again. After like your sixth playthrough where you feel confident you've seen everything there is to see, then start modding.
Or even better, just don't mod. Baldur's Gate 1 and 2 are pretty close to perfect without tinkering as it is.
It's modder fan-fiction based on half-finished cut content. Philosophically, I dislike this on general principle, and would rather just play the game, rather than consoom moar content.
>you need both the wide-screen patch and the GUI fix
Do this >Get unfinished business
Do not do this
There's a pinned thread on the gog discussion forums for it, you need both the wide-screen patch and the GUI fix
Get unfinished business
My mistake, I thought your screenshot was 4k, but it's not. I've played through the trilogy at 1080 before, it's about as high as you want to go, but not too bad.
Did you install any other mods besides the widescreen UI one? It's been a while since I set up an install but I think last time there was an interface tweaking mod to alter the interface (aside from just the widescreen tweak for the interface) since the artwork was originally just for 640x480.
Thanks. I think this is as good as it can get now. Wish I had a CRT tough
Looking thick, solid, tight. Keep us updated on your progress. Have fun, I replayed the original trilogy last year. Good games. Post if you get stuck or have any questions or want party composition advice.
Yeah, there is some really good stuff in there. I would be very judicious and sparing with it, I don't install about 90% of it. But I'd do (off top of my head) adding containers like potion bag/gem bag/scroll case, increased item stacking (I usually do 120), allow multiple magic items of protection (you disable the AC bonus and keep the saving throw bonus)
Widescreen hack
Yeah that's basically it.
this and also Dragonspear UI and Portaits Everywhere are the best mods for a improved experience in terms of gameplay.
I hate Durlag Tower, so unless you are really into WAY DARK dungeon puzzles, don't even bother, I always hated the fact that there's no an actual way (not recurring to scripting) to set brightness and contrast in the first game.
>I hate Durlag Tower
This is literally the only good part of the entire series.
hell no, there a lot of good moments without recurring to that insufferable idiot and absurd riddle games that's basically pickup and deliver, frick don't make start with the chess scenario...
the final bosses might be challenging and fun to defeat, but frick those puzzles and riddles are absolutely annoying. I even enjoyed the werewolf island more than that insufferable bassement
>hell no
Hell yes, it's by far the best part of BG1 and 2.
>Hell yes, it's by far the best part of BG1 and 2.
imo, peak part of the trilogy is early in BG1 when you've just assembled your party, you're low level, you're poor, you're scrimping for money to get better gear, and slowly exploring the wilderness to get xp and loot and gold. Extremely comfy. I do like Durlag's, though, but it's a completely different feel, at that point your party is high level (for bg1), rich, well-equipped, and confident.
Best part of the trilogy is getting aerie pregnant while jaheira and haer dalis watch.
>you're poor, you're scrimping for money to get better gear
You mean the first 5 minutes? Because that's over the second you step into your first town
>he doesn't play as a lawful good party who would never steal
NGMI
Fully kitting out a level 2 party takes a pittance. You carry enough with you when you reach Nashkell. The only time you scramble for money is when equipping Charname in Candlekeep. Otherwise the only things you can't afford are luxury magic items.
>Otherwise the only things you can't afford are luxury magic items.
I suppose this is a matter of perspective. If you're just talking about getting everyone like splint mail or studded leather and a normal weapon or whatever, yeah, that's pretty trivial. But I usually beeline towards finding or buying everyone a magic weapon, both for the normal-immunes like the vampiric wolves or whatever, and so that you don't have to deal with items breaking due to the iron crisis. Everyone who's a melee fighter needs a ranged alternative, of course. Then you get into "medium luxury" stuff like an unenchanted suit of plate for your frontliners. Then I usually go in ascending order of cost:benefit ratio, like snagging the +1 tower shield, or I like to slap a ring of protection +1 on everyone. Maybe everyone needs a +1 magic longbow or crossbow or whatever, for their alternate weapon. Then you can splurge and get your front liners suits of full plate. Maybe get that thief or archer the shadow armor from Beregost smithy, too. Maybe someone can use the crossbow of speed. Finally, maybe spring for the robe of the archmagi from High Hedge. Basically that process is what I was describing.
Dude, just do the mines and kill that adventuring party camping the exit.
Terrible taste
>Widescreen hack
This, and the fix pack, and the tweak pack, both applied sparingly and judiciously. That's it.
Installed the widescreen fix. This seems unplayable, anons.
I usually do 720 or at most 1080. That looks weird too, with the dialogue/combat log being shifted to the left and not centered. You do something weird?
Just set it up to 1920x1080, my resolution. I will try lowering it
My mistake, I thought your screenshot was 4k, but it's not. I've played through the trilogy at 1080 before, it's about as high as you want to go, but not too bad.
Did you install any other mods besides the widescreen UI one? It's been a while since I set up an install but I think last time there was an interface tweaking mod to alter the interface (aside from just the widescreen tweak for the interface) since the artwork was originally just for 640x480.
Convenient Enhanced Edition NPCs, it removes Beamdog shit donut steal original characters
https://github.com/Argent77/A7-NoEENPCs/releases/tag/v4.5
>op isn’t playing the EE
>anon recommends an EE mod
Make it make sense, bros
Don't install any mods. Play it vanilla, enjoy the experience. Then play it again with a different build, different companions, different path. And again. And again. After like your sixth playthrough where you feel confident you've seen everything there is to see, then start modding.
Or even better, just don't mod. Baldur's Gate 1 and 2 are pretty close to perfect without tinkering as it is.
There's a pinned thread on the gog discussion forums for it, you need both the wide-screen patch and the GUI fix
Get unfinished business
>you need both the wide-screen patch and the GUI fix
Do this
>Get unfinished business
Do not do this
Proof?
It's modder fan-fiction based on half-finished cut content. Philosophically, I dislike this on general principle, and would rather just play the game, rather than consoom moar content.
Thanks. I think this is as good as it can get now. Wish I had a CRT tough
Looking thick, solid, tight. Keep us updated on your progress.
Have fun, I replayed the original trilogy last year. Good games. Post if you get stuck or have any questions or want party composition advice.
I use some pack that takes you through a prompt with a bunch of small tweaks and qol stuff. I think it's called Tweaks Anthology.
Yeah, there is some really good stuff in there. I would be very judicious and sparing with it, I don't install about 90% of it. But I'd do (off top of my head) adding containers like potion bag/gem bag/scroll case, increased item stacking (I usually do 120), allow multiple magic items of protection (you disable the AC bonus and keep the saving throw bonus)