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  • langfor6langfor6 Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    I've had similar problems with alts in WoW.

    The answer was to quit playing.

    That is not the answer in Baldur's Gate II however.

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  • S.S. Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    I really wish there were thieves other than Yoshimo and Jan in BG 2. I've grown a little tired of Jan's personality and don't usually need yet another spell caster in my party so my only other choice seems to be rolling a thief of some sort myself, which is something I don't really want to do because pure thieves make pretty lame main characters so I'd have to multi-class and then I can't play as a human. I could go without a thief I guess, but since I'm considering playing with SCS, the detect illusion skill would really come in handy.

    I also suffer from debilitating altitis so even if I do make a thief, I'll just probably end up rerolling as a wild mage or as a bloodthirsty inquisitor. And then rerolling as a thief again, or maybe as a cleric because I've never played as a one and then I'll notice clerics are superboring and i dont want to play cleric and ill reroll as a wildmagebutthenilljustbereallyannoyedbyhavingtotakejanalong OH MY GOD I'M DOING IT AGAIN!

    By the way, does anyone know if you can summon characters that died during Shadows of Amn through the Fate Spirit in Throne of Bhaal? For example, if I let Keldorn butcher Edwin, could I still summon him in ToB?

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  • KingthlayerKingthlayer Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Yeah, you could summon Edwin. Only person you can't summon under any circumstances in ToB is
    yoshimo

    Also, you realize that you can start a multiplayer game and play it all by yourself, right? That way you don't have to rely on the existing characters.

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  • S.S. Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Yes but then I'll miss out on the banter.

    Also I'd be playing the game wrong.

    PLAYING THE GAME WRONG

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  • BasilBasil Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Can't you turn someone into a passable thief with Shadowkeeper?

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  • ZellZell Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    langfor6 wrote: »
    I have a Radeon HD 3850. I just disabled 3d acceleration and it seems to work fine.
    I would try disabling directdraw acceleration (start -- run -- dxdiag -- display), first and keeping 3D acceleration on in Baldur's Gate II.

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  • TylerbroorTylerbroor Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    I usually Shadowkeep Imoen to remain a solo thief.

    My friend and I are Hamachi'ing through BG 1 and TotSC together and having a hoot. I'm playing a Fighter/Cleric and he a Fighter/ Mage. We just deuced Aec'Letec and cleaned out candlekeep. These games are much more fun with other people. It feels like Diablo with depth.

    Are we going to be in good shape in BG 2? You don't really need a thief, do you? I do have the sneaking suspicion that he'll become a bit more useful as things progress, but that's the way Mages grow, I think.

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  • langfor6langfor6 Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Zell wrote: »
    langfor6 wrote: »
    I have a Radeon HD 3850. I just disabled 3d acceleration and it seems to work fine.
    I would try disabling directdraw acceleration (start -- run -- dxdiag -- display), first and keeping 3D acceleration on in Baldur's Gate II.

    I tried it, but I still get the slowdown and choppiness. It's ok with me to play without 3D acceleration, but thanks for the help anyway.

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  • ShadowenShadowen Snores in the morning LoserdomRegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Tylerbroor wrote: »
    I usually Shadowkeep Imoen to remain a solo thief.

    My friend and I are Hamachi'ing through BG 1 and TotSC together and having a hoot. I'm playing a Fighter/Cleric and he a Fighter/ Mage. We just deuced Aec'Letec and cleaned out candlekeep. These games are much more fun with other people. It feels like Diablo with depth.

    Are we going to be in good shape in BG 2? You don't really need a thief, do you? I do have the sneaking suspicion that he'll become a bit more useful as things progress, but that's the way Mages grow, I think.

    There are--occasionally--some vicious traps in dungeons, but if you don't have a character that can at least detect traps, in BG2 you're usually tough enough to survive them and have enough spare healing spells to recover.

    Usually.

    What I'm saying is, keep Yoshimo around.

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  • S.S. Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    No, you don't really need a thief, they just have a couple of abilities that can be handy. If you got through BG 1 without one, there shouldn't be much of a challenge in doing the same in BG 2, too.

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  • langfor6langfor6 Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Has anyone tried the Saerileth mod for BG II? I've read some impressions and it seems to be well received. I'd like to hear the opinion's of anyone here who has used it.

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  • korodullinkorodullin What. SCRegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    The SomethingAwful BGII Let's Play uses Saerelith, but from Shugojin's initial cast list impressions, I'm not sure what to think unless I read the thing and saw her dialogue, which I am not predisposed to do. It's probably very "narmy".

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  • langfor6langfor6 Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    I got a little squeamish when I found out that she's a romanceable character because they made her 15 years old.

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  • BasilBasil Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    It is just as creepy as you imagine.

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  • tsmvengytsmvengy Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Nice! *downloads*

    I've never played with any custom NPCs - what are the decent ones?

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  • StormwatcherStormwatcher Blegh BlughRegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    tsmvengy wrote: »
    Nice! *downloads*

    I've never played with any custom NPCs - what are the decent ones?

    That was an awesome pedo TOTP

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  • DeaderinredDeaderinred Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Basil wrote: »
    It is just as creepy as you imagine.

    Not as creepy as the Imoen romance mod.

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  • langfor6langfor6 Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Basil wrote: »
    It is just as creepy as you imagine.

    Not as creepy as the Imoen romance mod.

    Ewww. Shades of Luke and Leia.

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  • korodullinkorodullin What. SCRegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Okay yeah, I perused a good bit of the BGII LP and saw the Saerelith dialogue.

    Unless you really really enjoy the thought of engaging in a "romance" fit for a high schooler's fanfiction notebook with a fifteen year old girl who talks like she's out of bad Shakespeare, I would stay far far away.

    It's creepy, narm-y to the nth degree, and just... ugh.

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  • StormwatcherStormwatcher Blegh BlughRegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    what's narmy?

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  • BlackjackBlackjack Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    what's narmy?
    Narm

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  • PancakePancake Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    langfor6 wrote: »
    Basil wrote: »
    It is just as creepy as you imagine.

    Not as creepy as the Imoen romance mod.

    Ewww. Shades of Luke and Leia.

    I actually kind of like the Imoen Romance mod.

    There was a ton of work put into it, with its own custom soundtrack and custom cutscenes and it sports some unusual branching dialogue. It's pretty interesting, though, that of all the mods to get such attention and effort, it's an Imoen romance mod.

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  • TaranisTaranis Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    I really want to start playing these games again, but now that I have a widescreen monitor with a native resolution at 1920x1080 I cringe at the thought. Is there a hack or mod that will let me scale the resolution? I really want to play Planescape Torment.

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  • PancakePancake Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Taranis wrote: »
    I really want to start playing these games again, but now that I have a widescreen monitor with a native resolution at 1920x1080 I cringe at the thought. Is there a hack or mod that will let me scale the resolution? I really want to play Planescape Torment.

    It will make everything tiny, but there is.

    The IE games are actually pretty at high resolutions.

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  • augustaugust where you come from is gone Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Taranis wrote: »
    I really want to start playing these games again, but now that I have a widescreen monitor with a native resolution at 1920x1080 I cringe at the thought. Is there a hack or mod that will let me scale the resolution? I really want to play Planescape Torment.

    http://www.bootstrike.com/Torment/files.html

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  • TaranisTaranis Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    august wrote: »
    Taranis wrote: »
    I really want to start playing these games again, but now that I have a widescreen monitor with a native resolution at 1920x1080 I cringe at the thought. Is there a hack or mod that will let me scale the resolution? I really want to play Planescape Torment.

    http://www.bootstrike.com/Torment/files.html

    You sir, are a scholar and a gentleman. Are there mods like this for all the infinity engine games?

    Edit: Oh I didn't see Pancake's post.

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  • CoinageCoinage Heaviside LayerRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    So what exactly is the relationship between Minsc and Dynaheir? "Bonded witch" doesn't mean much to me.

    And is there any way for me to stop Dynaheir from saying "This group shows promise exceptionale." every 15 minutes?

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  • ShadowenShadowen Snores in the morning LoserdomRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Coinage wrote: »
    So what exactly is the relationship between Minsc and Dynaheir? "Bonded witch" doesn't mean much to me.

    And is there any way for me to stop Dynaheir from saying "This group shows promise exceptionale." every 15 minutes?

    1) He's her bodyguard. That's his mission. Her mission...well, she never really says, but since everyone else seems to be talking about the iron crisis, that's probably it. She would have been sent by the Hathran to keep an eye on the Sword Coast and make sure it wasn't going to spill to Rashemen and the rest of the East.

    2) Don't have a high reputation.

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  • RoyceSraphimRoyceSraphim Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    I need to play IW 2

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  • StormwatcherStormwatcher Blegh BlughRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    I need to play IW 2

    Yes.

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  • ZellZell Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    http://www.rpgcodex.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=26591&start=0

    Fixes a lot more things for Planescape Torment but only for certain resolutions. 720p looks acceptable on a 1080p monitor anyway.

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  • XagarathXagarath Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    I think it's time to try a playthrough of BG2 with nothing but men in big armour with 2-handed weapons.

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  • SepahSepah Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Xagarath wrote: »
    I think it's time to try a playthrough of BG2 with nothing but men in big armour with 2-handed weapons.

    So... Anomen, Keldorn, Minsc, Korgan, and Valygar?

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  • ShadowenShadowen Snores in the morning LoserdomRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Valygar replaced eventually with
    Sarevok
    , I'd imagine.

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  • XagarathXagarath Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Shadowen wrote: »
    Valygar replaced eventually with
    Sarevok
    , I'd imagine.

    You'd be right.

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  • ShadowenShadowen Snores in the morning LoserdomRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Xagarath wrote: »
    Shadowen wrote: »
    Valygar replaced eventually with
    Sarevok
    , I'd imagine.

    You'd be right.

    All
    angry black men
    are equal, but some are more equal (and scarier) than others, eh?

    I keed.

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  • hippofanthippofant ティンク Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Sepah wrote: »
    Xagarath wrote: »
    I think it's time to try a playthrough of BG2 with nothing but men in big armour with 2-handed weapons.

    So... Anomen, Keldorn, Minsc, Korgan, and Valygar?

    Won't Korgan and Keldorn come to blows?

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  • f-k-tf-k-t Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    hippofant wrote: »
    Sepah wrote: »
    Xagarath wrote: »
    I think it's time to try a playthrough of BG2 with nothing but men in big armour with 2-handed weapons.

    So... Anomen, Keldorn, Minsc, Korgan, and Valygar?

    Won't Korgan and Keldorn come to blows?

    I think they're okay. It's Korgan/Aerie and Keldorn/Viconia you have to watch out for.

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  • StormwatcherStormwatcher Blegh BlughRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Zell wrote: »
    http://www.rpgcodex.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=26591&start=0

    Fixes a lot more things for Planescape Torment but only for certain resolutions. 720p looks acceptable on a 1080p monitor anyway.

    It's pretty good, i'm using it. It's a lot better than the widescreen patch alone.

    and 720 is looking fine on my 1440 monitor.

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  • ShadowenShadowen Snores in the morning LoserdomRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    f-k-t wrote: »
    hippofant wrote: »
    Sepah wrote: »
    Xagarath wrote: »
    I think it's time to try a playthrough of BG2 with nothing but men in big armour with 2-handed weapons.

    So... Anomen, Keldorn, Minsc, Korgan, and Valygar?

    Won't Korgan and Keldorn come to blows?

    I think they're okay. It's Korgan/Aerie and Keldorn/Viconia you have to watch out for.

    And Minsc/Edwin.

    And, naturally, once you get to ToB becoming epic level apparently makes these douches fucking professionals who don't try to rile each other up too much. Or something.

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