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BG3 as of last night - if you count an hour of muddling about in character creation. Too many possibilities. I’m not sure I’ll ever be able to pick a class. Plus, I don’t know how to play D&D anymore. What is this fangled 5E technology??? 😂

There is a thread in the G3 SCS forum dedicated to comments re: the new release (I'm sure you already know this). DavidW seems very amenable to feedback. Maybe you could start a discussion there? I have a feeling he'd be interested in your insights, given your great knowledge and perspective of...

Maybe this is a tactic to get Wizards to come back to the negotiating table? A partially developed BG4 is a juicy financial carrot. It means there's potential to generate revenue much sooner than would be the case if they get another developer to do it, as a new developer would be starting for...

@Alesia_BH In my opinion - and the context of that is I'm an almost-published fiction writer (who's been too lazy/apathetic to write anything in the last five years) - you would literally have to write novels (or novellas) to create an interesting piece of writing based on an old run. That's if...

A-a-and I was this many years old when I finally learned that the Book of Infinite Spells can be used by all classes (sans wizard slayers). I'd always wondered why the item was so highly praised in walkthroughs and forums, especially since it doesn't even fetch much value at market. In some...

@Antimatter That is so unfortunate and wasteful. Is there no chance both sides can’t come together? Surely it must have been profitable for Hasbro/Wizards? You'd think they’d be motivated to extend an olive branch.

@Enuhal and @Alesia_BH I want to thank you both for taking the time to respond with such long and thoughtful comments. There are only so many hours and minutes in a day, and I really appreciate you taking the time. In a somewhat unrelated comment, I'm now looking at SCS v35. Alesia_BH, you've...

@Alesia_BH thank you! At this point I’m more interested from a general learning standpoint than in saving my run. As for Drow disguise, no, I haven’t entered the city yet. I usually clear out all the other quests (including mind flayers and beholders) before going there. And I’ve never heard of...

Hey Alesia, Thanks for your offer. It's a lot of info to convey (I haven't done this much typing or data entry since grad school, lol). I feel bad unloading all this. But here's what I've got:

Help, SCS veterans! I’m playing on tactical difficulty: most of the improved AI (monster) components installed, but not the tactical challenges (I find these turn the game into a tedious meat-grinder). I went to Spellhold with exactly 1.25 million exp so I could pick up Imoen at my level...

Creating new characters during a run is a classic symptom of restartitis. 🩺

@Xzarloxara That sounds sweet! And thanks for posting specs. I’d be looking at a 4070 in today’s cards, which should be able to pull it off.

Then there’s the question of a monitor. 24” 1080p or 27” 1440p? The 1440 needs a better gpu, yet more $. Lastly, of course, convincing my partner of the necessity of such a purchase. 😂

Thanks, @Serg_BlackStrider - Looking at the recommended specs it seems much more daunting. Of course, it’s hard to find older cards now… Plus, one wants to future proof a bit… Plus, one must factor their current mid-life crisis (instead of cars or motor cycles I usually get new tech or a guitar)… 😂

Wow, thanks for that detailed response! Yeah, one of the reasons I’m on the fence is that I’ll need an entirely new PC to run it, and that will be very expensive. And it’s not like there’s a huge list of other titles I’m interested in.

Yeah, I tend to play the vanilla version for reasons of nostalgia. I have considered Ascension (and even had it installed at one point, but never made it to TOB). One thing I worry about is a big difficulty spike. I don’t want it to be any harder than a general SCS game. Any install...

Whew, pressure!!! Gosh knows how I’ll ever do that without spike traps. 😂

So I’m still on the fence about trying this game. Aside from not having a computer that can run it, there are a couple things I know I won’t like. 1. Romances. It sounds like this is a big feature of the game, and I’m not a fan. Are they avoidable? Or is it just always in your face? 2. Skimpy...

Can someone please make a Weidu launcher for him? Or will he work if you just drop him in your override folder? ;) On a more serious note, I'm still using 34, alas. But it does sound like 35 is almost ready for prime time, so after this run I'll probably do a big reinstall (with some other...

Thanks, Alesia_BH! As strange as it sounds, I’ve only ever finished BG2 about 3 or 4 times. The last time was about 10 years ago, IIRC. And that was unmodded. So I really don’t know the game that well. Restartitus is a real killer. Rarely do I get past Chapter 2. The farthest I ever got on an...