KOKOStern I like to consider myself a veteran to Infinity Engine games, I've played through most of almost all the Infinity Engine games (never completed one, but usually my Gamer's ADD stops me from finishing epic RPGs like this and it's sequel), but I've found that Scripts are amazingly useful, you don't have to baby sit your mage to cast spells, instead, with an aggressive mage script, my mage starts casting as soon as he/she gets attacked. This may not be good for just as the battle is starting though, but like any Baldur's Gate player worth his salt, I do pause my game and give the intial orders. I have found at times there there's just too much happening at once to justify not using the scripts to at least TRY and get a bit off my mind, but that's just me. I've noticed from playing the Enhanced Edition, that things that were in the original games are not here. There's not nearly enough hot buttons for my liking. I remember in Icewind Dale 2 I was able to customize exactly what the hot button did. Like say I had a Mage, I could change one of his use Item Buttons to cast a spell instead. I have yet to figure out how to do this in the Enhanced Editions yet. Now mind you I haven't started Icewind Dale or Baldur's Gate 2 yet, considering I'm going for a purist run. I'm playing through the entire first game before I even start the second one. Do you by any chance know any way to change the actual hot buttons?
Cameron Holtan Amm not really. You get a few quick spell hotkeys but that's about all I know. Scripts are nice at times, but personally I'm a control freak. Especially in BG2 where fights get a lot harder, you need to control exactly what's happening every few seconds. I do know of people who like playing with scripts and little input, usually with the tablet versions as it's much harder to control stuff with just touch.
When it comes to doing evil stuff and fixing your reputation, one should still exercise caution depending on your class. Paladins for example lose the ability to gain XP when doing evil stuff, so you risk losing more than what you are gaining.
I started BG EE two weeks ago, as the new graphics get out. After a few hours in the group I started thinking about solo playing. Now I am playing a FTM and love it. Thanks for the tips and wish me luck =)
Another tip - I'd your looking for a good place to store items and such I recommend Kagains shop in Beregost as it has a ton of storage containers to keep things organized and it also makes a good place to dump any companions you don't need but may want later on and since you are storing your gear here as well you can gear them up as needed. More importantly though is the fact that Beregost is in the center of the map.
Thanks for these videos. I know it's been a few years since you uploaded, but I'm just about to dive back into Baldur's Gate after a long absense, and these have been a great refresher course. Well done. :)
4 years later, but hey, best late than never. ;-) I still play BG EE from times to times and I thought it could be good to add some points for the current release version. The dual class works that way : 15 in stat for current class and 17 for the new class. Same for alignment, if your new class require pure neutral then you won't be able to use it. There is a lot of rules that are not really explained in the game (only stats are shown) but mainly you can only dual class the classes that are available when you create a multi class char, so no fighter/paladin, no druid/mage, nothing with monk or barbarian, etc. A fighter can only become thief, clerc, druid or mage. Note that using dual class is exactly the same as using multi class from start (it is even worse than that as you lose all bonus from second class), there is nothing interesting at doing it on purpose in the middle of the game. If you really want to change class I suggest you to cheat and use EEKeeper to change the class (as you cannot go from fighter to mage unless you chose 18 in INT on purpose it is almost impossible to really use dual class in a real game anyway). Some example of how it work : if you chose druid as first class then you will be able to be a fighter, that's all. In this example the druid must have 17 in STR to be able to multiclass to fighter. The problem is that is you play a druid I guess you won't put all points in STR so yo uwon't be able to dual class to fighter anyway... And the thing about level of old class to use skills is wrong, it is even worse in fact. In my example I created a druid level 4, I dual class it to fighter, even at level 4 the fighter WON'T be able to use the druid spell. You must have level + 1 ! So if you max up a class you are fucked up... as you won't be able to go over this level as the max level is caped at 161000 XP (depending of class it can be level 9 for mage to 10 for thief). For weapon you are fucked too : a druid cannot use all weapons, sadly the new fighter won't be able to use any other weapons than the previous one. For some classes it is a bit better, a mage that become a clerc could you clerc weapon. BUT, as a standard multi class, you won't be able to cast spell if you equip an armor. The only interesting thing about multi class (for me) is to level up a fighter (fastest char to level up) then at level 5 you switch to an other class. So the game won't be too hard at start as you play a fighter then you can hire other fighters to replace you main char who became a mage. The main thing here is that you will have a high HP char as the fighter as the more HP. So you can have a mage level 1 with 70 HP. As the fighter does not have any skills you don't care about the level of the new class.
I have thought about doing a Let's Play but I'm not sure how much people will be into that. It's also an incredibly long game, and personally as somewhat of a perfectionist in games, I will have to do every little quest possible which means it will take a very very long time. We're talking 50+ hours. Not sure can go through that again or if people will want to see that. In any case I'm glad to help!
Sorry for the late reply. I did explain some of it in the numbers video (part 2). If we're talking about damage, doing more is better, 1d4 is anywhere between 1 and 4, and 1d6 is anywhere between 1 and 6, so the latter is better. In terms of different fights, there are a TON of things to discuss, and it's really best you save a lot (and before a fight) and try different things. If you have a specific problem (with a specific fight), let me know and I'll try to help. :)
For EE I don't really know wasup, but there are whole websites filled with mods for the infinity engine (the old one) and specifically the BG series. Gibberlings 3 is one of the best sites with a lot of tweaks and enhancements. Most important stuff would be: Widescreen mod - guess what this does. Fixpack - fixes a lot of horrible bugs. Tweak pack - makes the game more comfortable (optional) Baldur's Gate Trilogy - combines all the games into one, really great. There are a ton more. Good luck!
Thanks man for this awesome tutorial. I played a little bit today and I had no idea what the hell is going on. After watching your videos I think I'm gonna do much better.
Back in the day when the original CDs came out, I liked a Gnome Illusionist/Assassin. But I also made a human dual classed Fighter/Druid. I decided to dual class at Fighter 9, instead of 8, so had to export him to BG2, get Fighter 9 and then become a Druid, and at Druid 10 (125,000 XP) he got back his Fighter THAC0 and High Mastery in Scimitar and Weapon Mastery in Sling. 😉 {:o:O:}
Wanted to play this game for a while now but the numbers and complexety always put me off, thanks for clearing up a few things, was really helpful! (Although I would like to hear more on the whole THAC0 thing? Still kind of confused as to what it means!) Either way thanks man!
Some NPCs, like Imoen, will stay where you leave them. Others go to The Friendly Arm Inn. But you can always take them there before you kick them, so you can find them again. {:-:-:}
Glad I helped! About THAC0, you can just go by lower is better. When you get a normal longsword and a +1 magical longsword, the +1 will be better in every way, so you can see how that effects THAC0 and what's written everywhere, and understand what numbers you're looking for through that. If you want to understand more, you can always do some research - just google THAC0. Go play! It's a really great game, and let me know if you have any specific questions, I'll try to help
I want to play Baldurs gate but I don’t know which one I should try 1st..Baldurs 1 or Baldurs 2? What’s the difference?can you make a video on that or just reply to me? Please and thanks
Nice set of videos bro! could you please (would be SOOOOOO awesome) explain the dice system more, for example why 1d4 is worse than 1d6 etc? what the numbers mean exactly when ur in combat and they appear in the chat box below etc. how to take different fights and so on?
First off thanks for your reply! Yeah that's always the problem with Let's plays but the good thing is you can just start with 1 to 3 videos and see how it goes... if a lot of people watch it and you get good views on it you can continue, if not then u just cancel it. I'm sure you'll get good views though since you really seem to understand the game very good and you could talk SO much about the various stuff that there is and right now theres not so many good Let's plays of this game anyway :)
I realize this video is old, but I am having a really hard time trying to get into BG. (And this is after I have played 100+ hours of Pillars of Eternity and many other CRPGs like Wasteland 2, Shadowrun Returns, etc..) My biggest gripe is as I'm playing I'm not getting feedback for what I'm doing wrong. It seems like I am supposed to figure that out on my own, which doesn't help when I don't have enough experience with the game itself to know. I managed to get a party of six at the Friendly Inn, and as I'm trying to head south my party seems to get obliterated with any enemy encounter. I can't really judge if I'm heading into an area not meant for me.
The start is sometimes difficult in those type of games if you don't know what you're doing. It's probably the hardest part of the game in most. Even in Pillars, remember that little crypt under the first town? If you go in there right as you get to the town, it's pretty hard to get through it, this is kinda the same thing. I'd recommend trying out different approaches if you have a full party, but if you're really struggling - you can always try to not fight at all. Avoiding the fight and going around might be the best choice, trying to get to other places and coming back later. Good luck! :)
KOKOStern That's why I was asking if I was going in the "wrong" (recommended) direction. I thought maybe I was supposed to do side-quests around the way there to level up (which I have only found a few at the Inn and the town down south from the beginning area.) Then again, I sometimes can be dense. I tried going through Od Nua with a level 4 party (normal). I managed to reach Floor 5 before I came across that drake mini-boss. Then I figured I wasn't supposed to be there.
I'm pretty sure downwards is the correct direction from there but to be honest with BG1 I can't really remember. What I do remember is that the start can be tough so it might just be tough. If you're having trouble but you do actually have other places to go, try those. :)
Just finished POE also and just started BGEE. I have my thief sneak and scout an area before my main party moves there. If I spot an enemy, I position my party so that I can pull and get a few bow/sling shots off with my thieves and mage/cleric, then have my paladin rush forward to tank. By the time my paladin has reached the bad dudes, at least one or two of the bad guys are dead. Playing on Core Rules. Still die, but mostly in cases where I wasn't able to position my characters before the fight.
thanks for this tip series but I am confused about thac0 because there is the base thac0 then there is main hand thac0 and they are two different numbers so if you could go into more depth about it that would be great
Base THAC0 is what you get from your current class level. A fighter level 4 will have a different THAC0 than a mage at level 4. This is the base and on top of that you make all other calculations. Your main hand THAC0 is your current THAC0 with the weapon in your main hand with everything calculated. The reason they say main hand is because you can also use an off-hand weapon which calculates differently (hard to hit with off hand). Hope that clears it up :)
Oh wow yeah It makes sense to me and I can even see the breakdown in my inventory screen, I am a bit tired and when I seen base and mainhand thac0 in the record screen I was like "which one do they use for calculation" what a gooooober
Thanks man I'll definitely come back to that offer sometime in the future when i can't win a certain boss or something lol^^ so your not planning on doing any more baldur's gate related video (possibly even a let's play or something??)
If your main character has a low charisma, does that determine your entire parties charisma and how others treat you? Or can you use individual members in your party with a high charisma to get better prices etc?
The character talking (indicated by the small pink lips icon) is the one who's charisma is used. You can't always determine who's talking and in most cases it's the main character, but for buying stuff you can choose who talks to the shop keeper.
Hey KOKO . do you know how to skip chapters in BG1? Id like access to BG city from the very start. Ive done that cheat before but i cant find it anymore.
Ananthakrishnan Krishnan I'm assuming it's the DSimpson walkthroughs. You can find them on GameFAQs.com www.gamefaqs.com/pc/75251-baldurs-gate/faqs/2456 - BG1 www.gamefaqs.com/pc/258273-baldurs-gate-ii-shadows-of-amn/faqs/34147 - BG2
+KOKOStern Before I saw this in comments, I just played the video back till I caught what you said, googled it and got the first one. Thanks. Very helpful and entertaining guides.
Dual classing doesn't make sense in this D&D edition. You unlearn what you have learnt so far until you learn more in new class. Never used it. They removed it in the next D&D edition i believe.
What class would you recomend to play solo for the first time? I did play D&D in the past and I really like thieves, and ninjas and monks... you get the idea... the thing is that I dont think those classes are stronge alone, and I am playing BG 1 for the first time and so multiclases like Mage/Cleric/thief... WHAT A COMBO hehehe and also MAGE/WARRIOR/THIEF... the thing is, I think the Mage/Cleric/thief might be a good option (mainly because in D&D we never cared about reputation on the pary,... stealing and so on) cleric because of the healing and Mage because of its damage... I am a bit afraid of getting into a to complicated multiclass in the beginings and ending up thinking that the game is no good. I also dont like the idea of controlling a lot of characters.. I am so confused :S I guess playing the game "solo" as a thief would be very dificult because of not having the ability to heal
sorry if I annoy, but my idea is to play as a thief (without armor) that can cast some mage armor buffs and healing myself with some cleric abilities... do you think it might work?
First of all, if this is your very first time playing the game I suggest taking party members and not going solo. The game is possible solo but it's a very difficult run that requires good knowledge of the game. On top of that the companions are interesting and fun and not going through the game with them takes away a lot of enjoyment. A solo run isn't really a normal playthrough, it's more of a challenge run. The max party members is 6, but you can totally try your way with only 3 or 4. On my playthrough of BG2 I actually play with only 4 characters for example. It really isn't a huge deal working with a few characters and will really make your experience better and easier. Now if you insist on going solo (which again - I do not recommend) it will be quite a bumpy ride. Most often a thief is recommended because it is the best class to avoid combat. You can't win most encounters because you only have one character and you will get focused and die. You need to avoid combat most of the time and if you have to fight - try to sneak and take out enemies without them being able to do anything. You also want to find ways to go invisible once enemies notice you so that you can once again avoid getting focused. Trying out a crazy multi-class character sounds cool on paper but might be very hard at first. You do get more experience because you're alone (cause no other chars to share experience with) but since you're multi-class it will still take a long time to level up. It might be a frustrating slog and if you don't have the correct equipment and knowledge of the game you might hit a lot of bumps along the way where you can't progress. It's mostly - really hard until you get some good levels and items going and then really easy cause you kinda got things right, and then really hard again reaching a specific encounter that you can't pass. Lastly - I suggest looking up solo guides. There are a ton of forum posts and guides with people talking about it, just look it up. Good luck!
Thanks for the answer :D I wanted to make a really badas solo chaotic evil character but I think that challenge will have to wait... I will start with a normal thiev then... any tips for habilities? should I focus more in opening loocks, detecting traps or stelth? I discovered that in the first town there are lots of things to open if you have 60% for oppening locks... but I dont know if thats good for later on the game... with this 60% you start with over 1000 gold opening locks in the first town, what allows you to go from the begining with good equitment, on the other hand with stilling I allways got detected and killed by guards :p Thanks for your time
simonstrane Baldur's Gate 1 is pretty interesting, but has some stereotypical standard stuff that aren't really amazing. With that said the characters are cool as they start to build up. The Baldur's Gate saga however really shines once you pass on to BG2, where the real magic happens. The main story might not be the most remarkable thing (still some cliche tropes) but the world and side quests are a real treat in most cases. In addition there are some really wonderful character developments. Nothing can ever really beat Torment in terms of story and setting, but BG2 is considered by many to be the best Infinity Engine game because it delivers the most complete package, in terms of story, atmosphere and combat mechanics as well.
Man I miss you. I hope where ever you are you get to play BG3. It's not the same without you. RIP my friend.
Thank you. I know it doesn't feel like it but you're bringing a lot of happiness to people. Keep it up!
It's a comment like this once every few weeks that keeps me going making videos.
I'm doing an extensive run of BG2 EE. Make sure to check it out! :)
I've got a lotttt of bg1 left but I will when I get to it :-)
KOKOStern I like to consider myself a veteran to Infinity Engine games, I've played through most of almost all the Infinity Engine games (never completed one, but usually my Gamer's ADD stops me from finishing epic RPGs like this and it's sequel), but I've found that Scripts are amazingly useful, you don't have to baby sit your mage to cast spells, instead, with an aggressive mage script, my mage starts casting as soon as he/she gets attacked. This may not be good for just as the battle is starting though, but like any Baldur's Gate player worth his salt, I do pause my game and give the intial orders. I have found at times there there's just too much happening at once to justify not using the scripts to at least TRY and get a bit off my mind, but that's just me. I've noticed from playing the Enhanced Edition, that things that were in the original games are not here. There's not nearly enough hot buttons for my liking. I remember in Icewind Dale 2 I was able to customize exactly what the hot button did. Like say I had a Mage, I could change one of his use Item Buttons to cast a spell instead. I have yet to figure out how to do this in the Enhanced Editions yet. Now mind you I haven't started Icewind Dale or Baldur's Gate 2 yet, considering I'm going for a purist run. I'm playing through the entire first game before I even start the second one. Do you by any chance know any way to change the actual hot buttons?
Cameron Holtan
Amm not really. You get a few quick spell hotkeys but that's about all I know.
Scripts are nice at times, but personally I'm a control freak. Especially in BG2 where fights get a lot harder, you need to control exactly what's happening every few seconds.
I do know of people who like playing with scripts and little input, usually with the tablet versions as it's much harder to control stuff with just touch.
When it comes to doing evil stuff and fixing your reputation, one should still exercise caution depending on your class. Paladins for example lose the ability to gain XP when doing evil stuff, so you risk losing more than what you are gaining.
I started BG EE two weeks ago, as the new graphics get out. After a few hours in the group I started thinking about solo playing. Now I am playing a FTM and love it. Thanks for the tips and wish me luck =)
Thank you for this. I came back to the game after not playing it (or any D&D) for 20 years, so I really needed a refresher.
Another tip - I'd your looking for a good place to store items and such I recommend Kagains shop in Beregost as it has a ton of storage containers to keep things organized and it also makes a good place to dump any companions you don't need but may want later on and since you are storing your gear here as well you can gear them up as needed.
More importantly though is the fact that Beregost is in the center of the map.
I know this video is old but I just started playing BGEE and it's an awkward start, but this is very helpful. Thank you for the tips.
No problem! Have fun!
Thanks for these videos. I know it's been a few years since you uploaded, but I'm just about to dive back into Baldur's Gate after a long absense, and these have been a great refresher course. Well done. :)
+Hugh Llewellyn May Minsc and Boo always be with you, and butts shall be liberally kicked in good measure!
4 years later, but hey, best late than never. ;-)
I still play BG EE from times to times and I thought it could be good to add some points for the current release version.
The dual class works that way : 15 in stat for current class and 17 for the new class.
Same for alignment, if your new class require pure neutral then you won't be able to use it. There is a lot of rules that are not really explained in the game (only stats are shown) but mainly you can only dual class the classes that are available when you create a multi class char, so no fighter/paladin, no druid/mage, nothing with monk or barbarian, etc.
A fighter can only become thief, clerc, druid or mage.
Note that using dual class is exactly the same as using multi class from start (it is even worse than that as you lose all bonus from second class), there is nothing interesting at doing it on purpose in the middle of the game. If you really want to change class I suggest you to cheat and use EEKeeper to change the class (as you cannot go from fighter to mage unless you chose 18 in INT on purpose it is almost impossible to really use dual class in a real game anyway).
Some example of how it work : if you chose druid as first class then you will be able to be a fighter, that's all. In this example the druid must have 17 in STR to be able to multiclass to fighter. The problem is that is you play a druid I guess you won't put all points in STR so yo uwon't be able to dual class to fighter anyway...
And the thing about level of old class to use skills is wrong, it is even worse in fact.
In my example I created a druid level 4, I dual class it to fighter, even at level 4 the fighter WON'T be able to use the druid spell.
You must have level + 1 !
So if you max up a class you are fucked up... as you won't be able to go over this level as the max level is caped at 161000 XP (depending of class it can be level 9 for mage to 10 for thief).
For weapon you are fucked too : a druid cannot use all weapons, sadly the new fighter won't be able to use any other weapons than the previous one. For some classes it is a bit better, a mage that become a clerc could you clerc weapon. BUT, as a standard multi class, you won't be able to cast spell if you equip an armor.
The only interesting thing about multi class (for me) is to level up a fighter (fastest char to level up) then at level 5 you switch to an other class. So the game won't be too hard at start as you play a fighter then you can hire other fighters to replace you main char who became a mage.
The main thing here is that you will have a high HP char as the fighter as the more HP. So you can have a mage level 1 with 70 HP.
As the fighter does not have any skills you don't care about the level of the new class.
It's over 5 years now but indeed better late than never!
Thanks for giving the low-down on those for anyone seeking the info.
Cheers! :)
RIP brother
I have thought about doing a Let's Play but I'm not sure how much people will be into that.
It's also an incredibly long game, and personally as somewhat of a perfectionist in games, I will have to do every little quest possible which means it will take a very very long time. We're talking 50+ hours. Not sure can go through that again or if people will want to see that.
In any case I'm glad to help!
Thanks for these videos. Never played Baldur's Gate before, but just got into it with my friend on multiplayer.
Sorry for the late reply.
I did explain some of it in the numbers video (part 2). If we're talking about damage, doing more is better, 1d4 is anywhere between 1 and 4, and 1d6 is anywhere between 1 and 6, so the latter is better.
In terms of different fights, there are a TON of things to discuss, and it's really best you save a lot (and before a fight) and try different things.
If you have a specific problem (with a specific fight), let me know and I'll try to help. :)
thank you for these tutorials, they're very helpful.
For EE I don't really know wasup, but there are whole websites filled with mods for the infinity engine (the old one) and specifically the BG series. Gibberlings 3 is one of the best sites with a lot of tweaks and enhancements.
Most important stuff would be:
Widescreen mod - guess what this does.
Fixpack - fixes a lot of horrible bugs.
Tweak pack - makes the game more comfortable (optional)
Baldur's Gate Trilogy - combines all the games into one, really great.
There are a ton more. Good luck!
Thank you for creating these videos, they helped me immeasurably.
Very glad to help! Cheers!
I know all of this but it's always awesome to have old school gamers make videos about this great game and actually knowing their shit 👌
Hehe I'm totally with you. Thanks for dropping by! :)
Happy to help, go kick some butts in liberally good measure!
Thanks man for this awesome tutorial. I played a little bit today and I had no idea what the hell is going on. After watching your videos I think I'm gonna do much better.
I wish I had known some of that back in 1998 :-D thanks for this video series :)
Glad to help! :)
Back in the day when the original CDs came out, I liked a Gnome Illusionist/Assassin. But I also made a human dual classed Fighter/Druid.
I decided to dual class at Fighter 9, instead of 8, so had to export him to BG2, get Fighter 9 and then become a Druid, and at Druid 10 (125,000 XP) he got back his Fighter THAC0 and High Mastery in Scimitar and Weapon Mastery in Sling. 😉
{:o:O:}
Wow! Great guide man I learned a lot today and thx for every thing.
There's also Baldurs Gate Trilogy which may be just as good.
Wanted to play this game for a while now but the numbers and complexety always put me off, thanks for clearing up a few things, was really helpful! (Although I would like to hear more on the whole THAC0 thing? Still kind of confused as to what it means!) Either way thanks man!
Some NPCs, like Imoen, will stay where you leave them. Others go to The Friendly Arm Inn. But you can always take them there before you kick them, so you can find them again.
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Glad I helped!
About THAC0, you can just go by lower is better. When you get a normal longsword and a +1 magical longsword, the +1 will be better in every way, so you can see how that effects THAC0 and what's written everywhere, and understand what numbers you're looking for through that.
If you want to understand more, you can always do some research - just google THAC0.
Go play! It's a really great game, and let me know if you have any specific questions, I'll try to help
I want to play Baldurs gate but I don’t know which one I should try 1st..Baldurs 1 or Baldurs 2? What’s the difference?can you make a video on that or just reply to me? Please and thanks
good guide, thanks.
Just clicked past a 90 roll at character creation. :(
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Nice set of videos bro! could you please (would be SOOOOOO awesome) explain the dice system more, for example why 1d4 is worse than 1d6 etc? what the numbers mean exactly when ur in combat and they appear in the chat box below etc. how to take different fights and so on?
First off thanks for your reply!
Yeah that's always the problem with Let's plays but the good thing is you can just start with 1 to 3 videos and see how it goes... if a lot of people watch it and you get good views on it you can continue, if not then u just cancel it. I'm sure you'll get good views though since you really seem to understand the game very good and you could talk SO much about the various stuff that there is and right now theres not so many good Let's plays of this game anyway :)
I realize this video is old, but I am having a really hard time trying to get into BG. (And this is after I have played 100+ hours of Pillars of Eternity and many other CRPGs like Wasteland 2, Shadowrun Returns, etc..) My biggest gripe is as I'm playing I'm not getting feedback for what I'm doing wrong. It seems like I am supposed to figure that out on my own, which doesn't help when I don't have enough experience with the game itself to know.
I managed to get a party of six at the Friendly Inn, and as I'm trying to head south my party seems to get obliterated with any enemy encounter. I can't really judge if I'm heading into an area not meant for me.
The start is sometimes difficult in those type of games if you don't know what you're doing. It's probably the hardest part of the game in most. Even in Pillars, remember that little crypt under the first town? If you go in there right as you get to the town, it's pretty hard to get through it, this is kinda the same thing.
I'd recommend trying out different approaches if you have a full party, but if you're really struggling - you can always try to not fight at all. Avoiding the fight and going around might be the best choice, trying to get to other places and coming back later.
Good luck! :)
KOKOStern That's why I was asking if I was going in the "wrong" (recommended) direction. I thought maybe I was supposed to do side-quests around the way there to level up (which I have only found a few at the Inn and the town down south from the beginning area.)
Then again, I sometimes can be dense. I tried going through Od Nua with a level 4 party (normal). I managed to reach Floor 5 before I came across that drake mini-boss. Then I figured I wasn't supposed to be there.
I'm pretty sure downwards is the correct direction from there but to be honest with BG1 I can't really remember. What I do remember is that the start can be tough so it might just be tough. If you're having trouble but you do actually have other places to go, try those. :)
Just finished POE also and just started BGEE. I have my thief sneak and scout an area before my main party moves there. If I spot an enemy, I position my party so that I can pull and get a few bow/sling shots off with my thieves and mage/cleric, then have my paladin rush forward to tank. By the time my paladin has reached the bad dudes, at least one or two of the bad guys are dead. Playing on Core Rules. Still die, but mostly in cases where I wasn't able to position my characters before the fight.
thanks for this tip series but I am confused about thac0 because there is the base thac0 then there is main hand thac0 and they are two different numbers so if you could go into more depth about it that would be great
Base THAC0 is what you get from your current class level. A fighter level 4 will have a different THAC0 than a mage at level 4. This is the base and on top of that you make all other calculations.
Your main hand THAC0 is your current THAC0 with the weapon in your main hand with everything calculated. The reason they say main hand is because you can also use an off-hand weapon which calculates differently (hard to hit with off hand).
Hope that clears it up :)
Oh wow yeah It makes sense to me and I can even see the breakdown in my inventory screen, I am a bit tired and when I seen base and mainhand thac0 in the record screen I was like "which one do they use for calculation" what a gooooober
very usefull. thank you!
Realy nice intro to the game. Can't saty more need to create char as soon as possible... :)
You're the Dan Wilson of CRPGs.
Not sure what that means exactly as I don't know Dan Wilson...
Very helpful videos. Thank you.
Ima draw my own portraits for some characters and start this shit up!
use bow and slings does more power and kill spellfigher fast
Thanks man I'll definitely come back to that offer sometime in the future when i can't win a certain boss or something lol^^ so your not planning on doing any more baldur's gate related video (possibly even a let's play or something??)
If your main character has a low charisma, does that determine your entire parties charisma and how others treat you? Or can you use individual members in your party with a high charisma to get better prices etc?
The character talking (indicated by the small pink lips icon) is the one who's charisma is used. You can't always determine who's talking and in most cases it's the main character, but for buying stuff you can choose who talks to the shop keeper.
Thanks for the reply :) subscribing
Glad to help! Thanks! :)
cheers for this bud !
Hey KOKO . do you know how to skip chapters in BG1? Id like access to BG city from the very start. Ive done that cheat before but i cant find it anymore.
+yellow6100 No idea, sorry. I was never huge on the original BG. The series really shines with BG2.
I know it shines with BG2 but i played BG2 1000 times so trying BG1 cause havent done that one for years. Thanks anyway.
Would you recommend any mods for this ?
has imoen >>> there is no dual class companion. Dude what ?
Also , BG1 has plenty of chars capable of dual class.
Was probably thinking in BG2 terms :)
Hi,
Couldn't catch the recommended walkthrough in this video, can you spell it out or provide a link to it?
Peace
Ananthakrishnan Krishnan
I'm assuming it's the DSimpson walkthroughs. You can find them on GameFAQs.com
www.gamefaqs.com/pc/75251-baldurs-gate/faqs/2456 - BG1
www.gamefaqs.com/pc/258273-baldurs-gate-ii-shadows-of-amn/faqs/34147 - BG2
Yes, you were speaking quite fast :)
Thanks for the links! And for the tut videos, were of immense help!
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Ananthakrishnan Krishnan
I do speak pretty fast :). Glad the videos were helpful. Cheers!
+KOKOStern Before I saw this in comments, I just played the video back till I caught what you said, googled it and got the first one. Thanks. Very helpful and entertaining guides.
Thanks dude. Btw where are you from?
Dual classing doesn't make sense in this D&D edition. You unlearn what you have learnt so far until you learn more in new class. Never used it. They removed it in the next D&D edition i believe.
Wait, so if you've learned english for BG, you aren't native eng speaker? Damn you are fluent XD
Those TV shows and video games! Look at what they do to our youth! They speak fluent English!
What class would you recomend to play solo for the first time? I did play D&D in the past and I really like thieves, and ninjas and monks... you get the idea... the thing is that I dont think those classes are stronge alone, and I am playing BG 1 for the first time and so multiclases like Mage/Cleric/thief... WHAT A COMBO hehehe and also MAGE/WARRIOR/THIEF... the thing is, I think the Mage/Cleric/thief might be a good option (mainly because in D&D we never cared about reputation on the pary,... stealing and so on) cleric because of the healing and Mage because of its damage... I am a bit afraid of getting into a to complicated multiclass in the beginings and ending up thinking that the game is no good. I also dont like the idea of controlling a lot of characters.. I am so confused :S I guess playing the game "solo" as a thief would be very dificult because of not having the ability to heal
sorry if I annoy, but my idea is to play as a thief (without armor) that can cast some mage armor buffs and healing myself with some cleric abilities... do you think it might work?
First of all, if this is your very first time playing the game I suggest taking party members and not going solo. The game is possible solo but it's a very difficult run that requires good knowledge of the game. On top of that the companions are interesting and fun and not going through the game with them takes away a lot of enjoyment. A solo run isn't really a normal playthrough, it's more of a challenge run.
The max party members is 6, but you can totally try your way with only 3 or 4. On my playthrough of BG2 I actually play with only 4 characters for example. It really isn't a huge deal working with a few characters and will really make your experience better and easier.
Now if you insist on going solo (which again - I do not recommend) it will be quite a bumpy ride. Most often a thief is recommended because it is the best class to avoid combat. You can't win most encounters because you only have one character and you will get focused and die. You need to avoid combat most of the time and if you have to fight - try to sneak and take out enemies without them being able to do anything. You also want to find ways to go invisible once enemies notice you so that you can once again avoid getting focused.
Trying out a crazy multi-class character sounds cool on paper but might be very hard at first. You do get more experience because you're alone (cause no other chars to share experience with) but since you're multi-class it will still take a long time to level up. It might be a frustrating slog and if you don't have the correct equipment and knowledge of the game you might hit a lot of bumps along the way where you can't progress. It's mostly - really hard until you get some good levels and items going and then really easy cause you kinda got things right, and then really hard again reaching a specific encounter that you can't pass.
Lastly - I suggest looking up solo guides. There are a ton of forum posts and guides with people talking about it, just look it up.
Good luck!
Thanks for the answer :D I wanted to make a really badas solo chaotic evil character but I think that challenge will have to wait... I will start with a normal thiev then... any tips for habilities? should I focus more in opening loocks, detecting traps or stelth? I discovered that in the first town there are lots of things to open if you have 60% for oppening locks... but I dont know if thats good for later on the game... with this 60% you start with over 1000 gold opening locks in the first town, what allows you to go from the begining with good equitment, on the other hand with stilling I allways got detected and killed by guards :p Thanks for your time
Cheers mate :)
How is the storyline in the main quest/side-quests in Baldur's? Is it childish, or is it serious like some of the more mature RPGs?
simonstrane Baldur's Gate 1 is pretty interesting, but has some stereotypical standard stuff that aren't really amazing. With that said the characters are cool as they start to build up.
The Baldur's Gate saga however really shines once you pass on to BG2, where the real magic happens. The main story might not be the most remarkable thing (still some cliche tropes) but the world and side quests are a real treat in most cases. In addition there are some really wonderful character developments.
Nothing can ever really beat Torment in terms of story and setting, but BG2 is considered by many to be the best Infinity Engine game because it delivers the most complete package, in terms of story, atmosphere and combat mechanics as well.
Thx bro
Sure thing! :)
Agreed =)
merci tu mas beaucoup aidé
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you call it game F A Q'S i call it game facts
I am from Israel
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dude, stop with the long intros. Stop treating your viewers like they're braindead