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jng2058 posted:I can't tell you how disappointed I was when I tried the same trick in Pillars of Eternity, only to discover that PoE limits you to one active trap at a time. I had the exact same experience just a couple hours ago myself.
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The big RPGs I remember from the 90s are Ultima 6 and both 7's Both Ultima Underworlds A few of the Might and Magics Both Eye of the Beholders Fallout 1 and 2 Jagged Alliance could count I guess Was Arcanum after BG?
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Steam is having a sale on all things Infinity Engine right now. BG2 EE is under $7. I bought PS:T a while back and am still messing around with Wasteland 2 so I am not sure if I should grab anything or not. The complete Baldur's Gate + PS:T + IWD set (EE) is $32 or so. It's tempting.
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bongwizzard posted:I mean, I'm pretty sure I get the idea of "writing" but I have never encountered video game writing that was good or compelling enough to make up for lackluster gameplay. Like how am I supposed to "engage" in the writing of of game other than reading a little text box at the bottom of the screen? Sometimes a good story will keep me going on with a game I would have otherwise dropped. A good recent example is Soma. Game play was okay, but I wouldn't have kept playing it except to experience the rest of the story. (A good counter example is The Long Dark, a sandbox survival game. It has a story mode which isn't very good compared to just open sandbox play. I suppose a sandbox environment just doesn't get along with a directed story very well sometimes)
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Thanks thread, you have convinced me to play IWD & IWD2. Guess I'll look for the next Steam sale.
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Jan 24, 2018 04:49
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I'm replaying it right now, low effort approach though.
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Feb 10, 2018 21:51
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Skwirl posted:Icewind Dale EE is 4 bucks on GOG for the next 6 hours, this was not the first time it popped up in the rotation for this flash sale, so if you miss it consider taking a peek every 6 hours or so. Thanks! I missed it on Steam for the Winter sale, grabbed it this time.
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I just started my first IWD game. Party consists of a Skjald, totemic druid, sorcerer, berserker, archer, and half-gnome thief/illusionist. I haven't left the first town yet.
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Feb 18, 2018 20:31
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Dyna Soar posted:get to ________ (????) to have an easy time I feel like this post is withholding crucial information.
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Feb 18, 2018 21:15
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Well...that's not entirely by accident. I saw some talk itt about proper party selection being key to IWD. Also I really really suck at Infinity Engine combat. Bad enough to be stuck in a PS:T fight with a high-level party 
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Feb 18, 2018 21:24
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So I know low level AD&D characters are usually (?) pretty weak. But my Elf Archer and Half-Orc Berserker just smash poo poo and wreck pretty hard. We're still at level 1. I like where this is going so far.
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I'm liking it a lot so far, though I'm only half-way through Kresselack's Tomb.
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Feb 21, 2018 18:40
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They didn't give me too much trouble, but I kept sending my illusionist /thief to kite enemies into a funnel by the level door.
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Feb 21, 2018 23:03
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I'm working my way through Dragon's Eye and came across the first hard fight with my party. The Talonite priestesses and trolls guarding the Priestess from Kuldahar were pretty rough going. The only saving grace was them not following to level 1.
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Feb 25, 2018 00:48
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Dyna Soar posted:have you ever played jagged alliance 2? it's probably the best turn based, isometric RPG ever made. well, kinda light on the RP but it has a combat system unmatched by any game ever. so deep, tactical and rewarding. also it's completely open ended, so you can do everything in which ever order you choose. JA2 remains one of my all time favorite games. The voice acting, the budget mercenaries, duct tape gun mods, purple people eaters ... 
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Rappaport posted:I don't necessarily criticize the EEs as a concept, but I stopped my BGs from updating with version 1.3.2053/2064 and believe I've hit a decent enough spot Poe's law. I legitimately can't tell. I'm over 57 hours into my first ever IWD run. I'm in the lower Dorn Keep now so pretty close to endgame I think. I can see why my party (thief/illusionist, barbarian, totemic druid, dragon disciple, archer, skjald) might be considered over-powered. Four of them can cast AOE spells, two can do priest stuff. The ranged weapons are nasty. I usually only have to send in the barbarian to mop up or with bigger enemies. The most difficult fight was still the priestesses in Dragon's Eye. Everything after that was pretty simple.
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Mar 4, 2018 21:03
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Skwirl posted:If it includes both expansions right off the bat I'll probably buy NWN:EE the first time it's on sale, then not get around to playing it until it's been on sale for much cheaper several times. Same. I did just finish Icewind Dale for the first time. I really liked its linearity and gameplay. No complaints, nice game. I am now doing the HOW expansion with the same party. Question on backstabbing: What do I need? I have a thief/illusionist with points in each of the thief skills. He's dual-wielding nice daggers. I should be able to walk up behind someone in a fight, attack, and have this result in a backstab? I am not sure how this mechanic is supposed to work. I hope this expansion takes a few hours (I'm 65 hours in right now) because I don't want to buy anything else between now and POE2.
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Suspicious posted:You need to be undetected to backstab. Right, but how? Do I need to actually click "Hide in the shadows" each time? My character seems half-transparently rendered - does that mean he's already hiding/undetected? Is there an indicator for this? I've played IE engine games off and on for 20 years, but I've never bothered with the thief mechanics.
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The 2.5 Beta suddenly stopped working on my Mint 18.3 system (IWD). There weren't any driver updates. This is very annoying and I've read about others having this problem. The regular version works fine, but I do prefer the beta for the UI improvements.
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Mar 12, 2018 23:04
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Probottt posted:Are undead hunters the preferred Paladin kit for IWD:EE? I just came off of BG2 and am tempted to take an Inquisitor but I'm not sure how much I'll be fighting mages throughout the game to make it worth it. You'll be fighting literal hordes of undead
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Apr 27, 2018 21:24
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GooglePlay has the iOS and Android versions of IWD:EE on sale for $3 right now.
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May 8, 2018 00:06
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I liked Arcanum But I've only played it once.
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May 10, 2018 22:36
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So does that mean Pillars 2 is not playable without patches right now? Not that I have time to play, but I had been eyeballing it since late last year. I realize it just came out a few days ago, right? IWD: I just got done playing IWD:EE myself. Dorn's Keep was my personal favorite, but the Hand was also nice. I tried playing through both expansions but only made it almost through the first one before getting bored with it.
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BG2:EE for Android is on sale for $2 on Google play today. If I had something bigger than my Moto G5, I'd pick it up myself.
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Corin Tucker's Stalker posted:There's a big D&D sale on Steam, with all the Infinity Engine EE titles going for around $4-5 a pop. Thanks! I finally picked up BG for the first time. I also bought BG2 which must be the third or fourth time I've purchased it. I can't find the physical copies anymore. Besides, that's non-EE and won't run on Linux.
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I'm playing BG for the first time but have played BG2, PS:T, and IWD. I've actually finished the main campaign a few days ago and moved into Siege of Dragonspear. My party now has Minsc & Dynaheir in it. I was a bit too slow rescuing Dynaheir in the main campaign and Minsc attacked me so I rolled without either of them. Now I have them both onboard for SOD and my problem is this: Is there a way to stop Minsc from attacking whatever the gently caress he wants? Any time there's combat, Minsc is guaranteed to attack party members even without going into berserk state. I don't recall his behavior being that problematic in BG2. (Rest of the party is Dynaheir, Glint, Corwyn) Suggestions welcome.
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BiggestOrangeTree posted:Is there any chance an AI script is making him use his berserk ability automatically? I never got too deep into using those. Yes, that's exactly what happened. I usually play one of the EE beta versions that has it turned off by default. Thanks.
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Jun 26, 2018 05:08
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There also were a lot of really good non-(A)D&D RPGs - the Ultimas plus Underworlds, Das Schwarze Auge, Might & Magic, Betrayal at Krondor, Deus Ex, Wizardry.
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I am playing SOD for the first time ever right now and am almost through it. I think it's excellent. It keeps me engaged just as much, if not more than the original campaign. It's high quality story-telling and voice acting with well-thought out quests and new locations. I picked it up for a couple of bucks on sale but knowing what I know now, I'd have paid more for it. I have spent ~17 hours on it so far.
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Comstar posted:I can't play BG now without doing it as an Iron Man run. I have never been able to last long enough to get to SoD. Absolutely have Glint in your party. Holy poo poo that guy is a hoot.
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chaosapiant posted:Siege of Dragonspear was really really good. It’s also my favorite BG interface. I love the black UI with inlaid dragons and such. I’m replaying the series now with the trilogy mod so I can use that UI for the whole series. Having never modded BG games and playing them on Ubuntu, can someone give me a quick & dirty rundown (or link) on what's required to do this? I've got BGEE, BG2EE, and SOD on Steam if that makes a difference. Thanks.
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TotalLossBrain posted:Having never modded BG games and playing them on Ubuntu, can someone give me a quick & dirty rundown (or link) on what's required to do this? I've got BGEE, BG2EE, and SOD on Steam if that makes a difference. After some research, it looks like I'd have to mod a Windows game and then copy relevant files to the Linux installation. I guess I'll deal with the BG2:EE interface. But I will say that the SOD UI was excellent.
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Good review. I felt much the same way but I didn't try out all the NPCs. I kept Corwyn the entire game and sort of wish I hadn't. She was just a little bit too goody-two-shoes, even though I played a "good" party. We sort of had this romance thing almost going but in the end it didn't work out. However, she surprised me at the end when I decided to surrender to Duncan and she facilitated my escape instead of helping him kill me. I really enjoyed SOD. I only finished it two days ago myself and it took me over 20 hours to get through. As mentioned before, the UI improvements are really nice.
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BG2EE: So I did not kill the shadow dragon guarding the Shade Lord. Can I still go back and get him later?
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Skwirl posted:There is very little that you need a thief for that Nalia can't accomplish with a potion and she's only like a 4th level thief or something. Backstab is handy, but you need some serious micromanagement to be able to use it more than once in a fight, so for the majority of fights (and this is a combat based game) they're just completely useless fighters. Nalia's thieving skills (or lack thereof) are pretty annoying. She's unable to open some locks or disarm some traps without help pretty early in BG2. Once I hit TOB with her, pretty much everything needs an assist or Knock.
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I know, hence it's just (slightly) annoying rather than aggravating.
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Irenicus is a pretty good shadow villain in SOD, though I do not think he's ever called that name in the expansion.
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Meyers-Briggs Testicle posted:whats the reputation hit for becoming the lord of murder? i dont want to lose my paladin abilities Somehow my Inquisitor turned into a Fallen Paladin at the end of SoA. I'm not sure what did it. Thankfully I still have Keldorn and his abilities.
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Zephro posted:There's a mage HLA that summons Frisbees of Doom which you can throw out at like 10 attacks per round, which is great for interrupting enemy casters. Can't remember if it works on her though. You mean the Energy Blades HLA? The caster gets these blue discs as weapons they can chuck.
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