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Ahah sometimes I feel inspired for it :p Cheers friend and have a good day!

I am honored good sir and extremely happy to hear that you enjoyed the playthrough :D Wrath of the Righteous requires some practice as well as the enemies and encounters can be quite different from Kingmaker, but you will certainly be better prepared for it. And worry not, Very soon WotR will also start here in the channel :D

I believe that is a thing in BG2, but not the case in BG1. In BG1 they join at their minimum but already with the extra experience for you to level them up yourself. In BG2 they will join already with skills assigned, which the best example is Anomen which puts points into Spears :p Pretty sure you can also work around that with the Tweaks Anthology mod where you can very likely define how you want party members to join you initially. It is still usually worth doing in BG2 btw, because the extra experience will be very very handy, more so than some useless pre-assigned proficiencies.

Ah, so this was the section you were referring to the other day. I imagined this might have been it, but wasn't 100%. I think it's a bit silly what they did there, adding this one new mechanic at this point that never existed until then and also doesn't appear anymore.

You're talking about the locked gate in the house at the edge of time?

Yes. Quit as I am unable to enter. Now in the Final Battle.

I thought I had opened all the doors in the basement :/ If I didn't I must have forgotten about it :(

@@CoredumpedGaming Not the basement, First Floor. Just opposite to the South East Basement path.

Yeah, that area felt like it could go poorly with only some of our abilities available. I enjoy the idea of the curse in theory, but am not much of a fan of this whole sequence to recover our powers, gives me a feeling that the game is kind of dragging a bit too long.

@@CoredumpedGaming It does drag, but apart from this whole subchapter being of that kind, I mostly reserve that criticism for what follows after. That part - from entering the city after dealing with the curse to right before the final encounter - is definitely completely superfluous.

Yep, it really is. Someone at owlcat must have thought "You know what players will really really enjoy at this point in the game? A big area just full to the brim with wild hunt all over the place!" lol

I would also very much like to understand that. Except I failed my checks to understand their language :(

Thank you good sir, happy to hear it was helpful :D Enjoy Baldur's Gate!

I understand what you're saying and I think there needs to be a certain amount of balance. I wouldn't have an issue with a system that you might not be able to reach max level depending on your choices during the game or optional content covered (like Rogue Trader for example, I was nowhere near reaching max level) *if* I don't feel like I'm missing out on a big payoff. The problem is that with Pathfinder, a lot of classes have those level 20 special abilities, and it just feels very bad to have a certain character in mind thinking about how cool it will be to have that special ability, sinking in hundreds of hours into the game and then not be able to achieve it or only playing with it for a very very short amount of time. This is also one of my annoyances with guides online, where builds are done only considering a level 20 character with end game gear, even some weapons that you only get like 10 minutes before the game ends. I have the same issue with the Mythic leveling system in WotR, but that one has more problems in my opinion. You only get your last mythic level right before the final boss battle has always felt wrong to me. But worse than that, is that it feels like you get mythic levels in bursts at times. The first 3 levels in my opinion are very well done, but from there on, I think it should have been better spread. You spend a LONG time without getting another mythic level and then you just get a few in a short sequence. On the other hand, we have the example of Pillars of Eternity 2, where I felt like I reached max level quite early in the game and then had nothing more to look forward to until the end, so I can definitely understand your point.

@@CoredumpedGaming Fair points indeed. I think the best leveling scheme is one which is more granular but open-ended, like in Rogue Trader, so that late in the game a level doesn't add a lot anymore so things don't get more ridiculous than they already are, but you can still improve, even if only by taking leftover talents not critical to your build. Or like in Elden Ring, where levels past 250 or so don't improve your build but add versatility.

Agreed, something like that I think is what works best. You feel like you are still progressing without feeling like you're missing out if you haven't reached the absolute final level. I think the exemplar levels in rogue trader are a good example of such a system, somewhat similar to HLAs (High Level Abilities) from Baldur's Gate 2. You obtain your "max level" in your class at a point in the game you can still enjoy it for a nice while and get some added bonuses from exemplar/HLAs if you continue gaining experience

You are 100% correct. The important spells I give her are all buffs exactly for that reason. Mass Cure Light Wounds is not a bad suggestion. I tend to overlook those spells as I never use them, but in the absence of a better buff spell choice, it would definitely be a nice pick. Thanks for bringing this up :D

@@CoredumpedGaming People sometimes forget that Mass Cure spells also damage undead, IIRC. So they have a big "swing" in team hit points ours vs theirs in those fights. That said, this is level 20 and there isn't MUCH more fighting to really do, and what there is will largely not be against undead, though the fight in Varnhold is one of the harder ones.

Yep, very true. I'm also guilty of that as I often only really think about using healing to damage undead when I can already either cast mass heal from memorized spells or from the dozens of scrolls that I purchase more towards the end of the game. What you're saying is also especially useful given that some classes can even convert their spells into cure spells, so that's added flexibility for those situations

If you don't enjoy the way stealing was implemented in the game originally or the way these potions stack there are multiple options. If you want something to enforce that in the game you can install the mod component to not allow potion of thievery stacking. You can also simply not do it as a self imposed rule. I have playthroughs where I set that restriction upon myself, especially if playing a lawful character where I simply don't steal anything, does make the game more challenging that way, which is also fun. I think beamdog didn't "fix" the potion stacking in the EE simply to preserve the original behaviour which I imagine a lot of players enjoy.

@@CoredumpedGaming Its alright, I keep forgetting it is a roleplaying game and not at all focused on 'meta' behavior. But now Im not sure I want to play this as I will always know that I play sub-obtimally cause I could have gotten this item or the exp for free but I had to force myself not to do it.. Its like imagine having an exploit that you can do in Diablo 2 where you can loop thievery and selling with Akara in act 1 so you can have infinite gold and then go gambling as much as you want.. Would probably be patched the next working day. Not sure how an exploit like this wasnt patched out after 20 YEARS here. But again - one has to roleplay I guess.

I think this wasn't patched because it was intended behaviour. We can argue if it makes sense or not however :p I totally understand what you're saying btw, I've spoken that same argument for other games I've played, though I normally only worry more about that for games that have a multiplayer component. I would look at it from a different perspective however - you're not playing sub-optimally, you are imposing an additional challenge on yourself to make the game more engaging. And if you want to do it, as long as you have fun with the game, it's also fine. I can tell you that even though doing this gives you a significant boost, in the grand scheme of things, it doesn't change that much. You are able to make a tremendous amount of gold in this game so you will reach a point where you can purchase anything you want, though it may take you some time to reach that point of course. If you're new to the game my suggestion is give it a go, have fun with it, find what works for you and go from there. As you said, this isn't really a game to metagamed. You can, but in my opinion that would greatly defeat the purpose of the game and everyone would always play a berserker/mage.

@@CoredumpedGaming I'm giving it a go! Just fetching acorns for the dryiads now xD thx for your responses. Will you still be uploading content for BG games in the future? Have a good one mate

Planning on it if time allows :D BG are my favourite games so I hope to make some more videos for it. Currently finishing up Rogue Trader and Pathfinder Kingmaker and the next project is Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous. Have a good one!

Oh, did they? I think the necron ships when I fought them can either be quite simple and not very threatning or they can deal a LOT of damage if you allow them time for it. They are still somewhat annoying with that chasing the leader mechanic. Personally I am all for making these fights simpler or even just optional honestly, as I get tired of ship battles quite quickly xD

Idira does not mess around :D

Lol! Not what I heard but in any case, that's just Aloth speaking :p

You are absolutely correct lol Murphy has a bad habit of doing this to me :p

@@CoredumpedGaming Let me tell you about my life... Or should I say, my former life.... See. I am strongly to believe that in my former life, I was actually married to Karma. Yeah! Crazy as that may seem, but that is not all. I think(it is obviously difficult to say for certain), but I might have cheated on her with her sister... Probably Aphrodite, or something in that line (Had to have been a redhead though because I'm a sucker for a redhead. Always have been). Bottom line is, that Karma and her younger brother Murphy, has had their knife in for me since then.... That is the only logical way I can explain why I have the luck I have... Either that or.... And this might sound farfetched. The only other reason, I can fathom, why That bitch Karma has been riding me this hard is, if I, in my former life... was actually Adolph Hitler..... Like. those are the only two reasons I can think of, that would cause this kind of retribution.

@@CoredumpedGaming Tell me about it. I am almost certain that in my former life I was married to the S.O.B's sister, Karma and I must have cheated on her, with their other sister, Aphrodite. Since then, both Karma and Murphy has been making my life a living hell.

Lol it definitely feels that way doesn't it some times. Especially in those days where absolutely *everything* goes wrong...

@@CoredumpedGaming Feels like it? No. That's gotta be it... Either that, or I was Adolf Hitler in my former life. Because those are the only two reasons I can fathom why I have the shit luck I have nowadays. Example. In the past three months I was involved in three car accidents. Two of which occurred within two weeks from each other. Now. Your first thought might be that I'm a bad driver. Nope. Every single accident was due to other motorists not adhering to traffic laws. First one was a man working for a security company, that plowed right into the back of me because it was a rainy day and the local bus service have some bus stops right in the middle of the street, which means, you have no means of getting passed the bus whilst traffic is coming from the opposite side. So there is three cars standing still behind the bus, me being the furthest back and the guy just didn't pay attention that we were stationary, so he plowed right into my rear. Two weeks later I make the final turn into the street I live on and there's a car in front of me moving at snails pace. I'm talking 20 km/h. That's about 12 mph for all the imperial people. So there's no traffic from ahead and I accelerate to go passed the lady. Once I was right next to her, she turns... Right into my side. No indication that she was about to turn. Nothing. To add insult to injury. A guy on a motorcycle behind me claimed that it was my fault. Said I was driving very aggressively. That, and the fact that the lady had a baby in the car made me look like the biggest pig in the slaughterhouse. A month later, I'm driving down the main road in town in peak traffic, which means we're all moving at snail's pace. An elderly man crosses the road, right passed the median and plows straight into the side of my car. I stop in the middle of a main road in peak traffic to confront the man and he throws his hands in the air in an attempt to apologize. There is obvious damage to my car, but it is not as bad that my car is undrivable, and as I said. I am on the main road in peak hour traffic, so, what do I do...? I let it go. So as to get back in my car and drive off. As to not disrupt the traffic further. Bottom line. The three accidents has cost me over R35 000. Which if you would convert it into Dollars or Euros or Pounds, it would not seem like a lot. but trust me, in a third world country, It's a lot.

Lool sorry about that! And thank you for sticking around :p Once these two are done I'm planning on going for Pathfinder WotR. Is that one of your interest? Which style of games do you enjoy the most?

@@CoredumpedGaming Hehe. I'll take a look at your WotR playthrough for sure! That game is on my list for the future. Have you played Wasteland 3? It's really good.

I played a little bit of it, but it didn't really click for me. I do enjoy the battles there but I think I wasn't enjoying the story. It's actually one of those games that I've a mind to give it another go to see if this time around I would enjoy it more.

@@CoredumpedGaming Oh ok. There are plenty of interesting decisions and locations in it, once you get further in. :) I also recommend Expeditions: Rome. RPG/tactical.

Expeditions Rome I did not know about :o looks cool, added to wishlist :D

Hummm are you saying medieval polish knights could fly? Don't remember that in my Age of Empires 2 :p

@@CoredumpedGaming noo)) just to look like flying chicken man)))

Well, it was kind of by accident lol I really did not mean to break it off with Valerie but oh well, since we lost our planned romance, might as well make it work with Fae lady :p And yeah, for this fight nok nok and regongar just said "we got this boss" and got their murder on without the rest of us xD

How do you mean? Did one of your comments get removed?

@@CoredumpedGaming I commented several times before the new AI Censorship system let me post what you read above.

Ok, strange... I've had comments get removed from other people as well, but on rare occasions. One viewer mentioned he felt youtube did not like links and/or quotation marks. Let me see if anything shows up on my youtube studio UI edit - hmmm no, I have 3 old comments held for review that apparently contained blocked words, though it doesn't say what those words are. Nothing from you though, I guess they just straight up remove them and don't even show the owner of the channel :/

Some effects are not very obvious at first glance, but there are some really good and efficient spells in the game. Have fun with magic :D

The necron ships for me were on both the extremes. I think the first time I faced them I felt they were very very underwhelming and not dangerous at all, and the second time I met them they murdered me xD They are indeed a bit annoying, though at this stage in the game, I think everyone is going to be tired of the ship fights, I know I was at least. I do like the nice touch of Incendia Chorda being a potential companion, guessing the same applies to the other rogue trader I killed (not sure though), but yeah, as already said, it's waaaaay too late to be introducing a new companion. I would never take anyone new into the party at this stage.

The grieving mother in particular goes a bit overboard I agree. The story is interesting, but it is waaaay too much for a single dialogue, I think they should have spread it out more

Yep, it is without a doubt the most efficient way of dealing with them. Deals immense damage to them while also curing your party of all their nasty stuff, especially the cloud effects they cast which drain stats and blind. If the player has the money for it, dumping a large amount of mass heal scrolls is definitely a very good recommendation for this area.

I think it ends up being a trait of most cRPGs. Their main appeal (at least to me) ends up being one of its biggest downfalls for new players, which is the complexity. Thank you for your comment, very happy to hear that this guide helped you get a better understanding of the game and motivated to give it another go :D Enjoy! The game is very much worth it, feel free to come back and let me know how your adventure is going :)

You're not wrong, but when it happens to us it feels like it's a lot worse than it actually is eheh

I have heard a lot of good about Elven Curved Blades but never actually used them myself. Might just be that I don't particularly like elves and as such I'm turned off by the weapon just by the name :p If it were a Dwarven *something* axe/hammer, there we'd have a dilemma for my builds!

Oh, fear not, the dog is my go to animal companion in WotR :p You will likely see it in the playthrough. Trip is *invaluable* in my opinion. Especially now with that new addition for the riding dog... it's even better! I consider trip to be one of the best abilities you can have available in your toolbox for a party with several melee characters, which in WotR with all the incentives to get animal companions is not a hard thing to have. Disabling an opponent, applying AC penalty, AoO for everyone when the enemy gets back up... Yes please!

For spontaneous casters, it actually generally is optimal. Firstly, its 2 rather than 3 mythic abilities. Secondly, other than something like a pure elemental blaster, you will generally use several spell slots at each level on buffs. You can buff, rest and still have you buffs active with full spell slots. For an Angel or Lich, this usually nets more than 4 spell slots per level for most consequential levels. For prepared casters, you can do this, but you have to rearrange your spellbook to benefit from it, so its highly inconvenient and if you are hit by a dispel, it really sucks. It also has the benefit of working on your mythic spell book, whereas abundant casting doesn't. For a spellcasters that have little to no capability with weapons, you will slot nearly all your slots as offensive spells (other than a lot of low level slots on haste), so buff durations matter a lot less and the extra 4 spells per level has a lot of value.

Enduring mythic feats are the ultimate quality of life feat :D I can't say I pick them very often as I tend to favour other things, but when I do... oh god it feels so nice. Normally I go for abundant casting instead as I like to have the flexibility of just having more and more varied spells, but it might even be the case that enduring could outperform that. But I would say that for a buff oriented caster, I would likely do abundant casting and then enduring. It has actually been a *very* long time since I've played with Enduring spells, kinda looking forward to having it again :D

Indeed, I suppose some credit can go for this one. It doesn't stand out to me as any spectacular puzzle, but it is at least a bit more interesting and less annoying that the other ones. Oh I can't wait to get to the slab puzzles in WotR XD But worry not, I have a secret weapon against them!

Very true. Normally I don't use mantle unless in extremely specific situations such as this venduris fight in rogue rebalancing mod since the enemies will effectively use non-magical weapons if you have protection from magical weapons and you don't have the time to buff twice before someone backstabs you to oblivion :p Other than that I can have one memorized on a mage here and there but not something I would normally take on a sorcerer.

I am not aware of that issue happening, at least I've never had it happen to me

I think at this point most fights are going to seem easy, although I agree this one never really seemed to present much danger. Endlessly respawning enemies? I don't think I remember that one.

Ah, that's easy! All you have to do is enjoy all the videos in the playthrough and look at my selections :D I'm joking of course :p As a final video after my review of the game I'll make one going over the various builds of my characters so stay tuned for that one that will show you all my choices. Do keep in mind though that this playthrough was recorded before the last couple of patches came out, so some features no longer work the way they did.

I believe that if your relationship with Nyrissa is good and you have no other ongoing romances (I accidentally ended mine with Valerie lol) if you give her the Briar you can heal her soul. Not sure it matters too much at this point since we're not going for the True Secret Ending, but it's nice to be able to do it regardless.

@@CoredumpedGaming I think that is true, but I think you also need to have done the curse research, so you need to find it earlier. Its been years since I played, so not 100%.

:D

Yep, it drags on a bit too much especially with the reality/irreality mechanic. It also doesn't help what you mentioned, all rooms are pretty similar and you're fighting the same enemies over and over and over again. Bit unfortunate really for a game that manages to be so awesome for its vast majority to have an end game like this

2. I had read up about that community mod a lot, especially in the obsidian forums, but I decided to have my first run as vanilla as possible. I will definitely install that mod for a future run. 3. I will definitely do another run at some point when time allows and I am always interested in hearing about such things. Feel free to leave me a link to such mods and I will check them out :D it's especially nice to hear that you worked on them yourself. 4. Never played with the final patc, but the next project coming to the channel once rogue trader and kingmaker finish is going to be WotR Last Azlanti with all DLC installed and latest patches. It will either start coming to the channel sometime this month or at the latest early september.

To be fair I would imagine pretty much most enemies at this stage in the game would go down to a grandmaster rod empowered hellfire ray unless they are somehow immune to it (like the mandragora swams). Though I do agree that the mandragora swarms are kind of stupid and I don't like them as an enemy. Espeacially if your party for some reason is not that well suited to dealing with them, it's just an absolute nighmare. The good part about the fight in the previous episode though is that I believe they are optional. As for the bullette, interesting, I had no idea that was a thing, but then again I'm not that familar with german cuisine (would like to explore it a lot more!), looked them up, looks like a mix between a hamburger and a meatball :D my father used to make something extremely similar to this, he would make half those tiny fat hamburgers and the other half meatballs :D

Thanks for the share! I'll admit that the chanter side of things I have never really explored all that well so there may indeed be some pretty awesome abilities that I may have overlooked to go more in favour of the druid. I do agree that his lightning spells are absolutely amazing as well as his aoe healing in my opinion. He can be arrongant and annoying as you mentioned so some people may not enjoy him but I also felt like he is an important and valuable character to have not only for his combat capabilities but also for story reasons. I felt like in a lot of places I went with him he had something to contribute about the area or quest or people that other companions just did not have as much of.

That's pretty much how I go about it as well :p If he's happy, I'm happy!

I may need an additional hint for this lol sorry

@@CoredumpedGaming well, i thought the game does a good job in showing how she can go towards the life aspect of eothas or the reaping aspect. And those reflect in the lantern upgrades.

Ah, sorry, correct, I thought you meant something else :p Those are some of the main reasons that motivate me to go for additional playthroughs in order to explore other sides of characters. And Xoti I feel would pretty much always be an inclusion in my party.