Download Hard Times for BGT (2.4)

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One thing that's always bothered me about Baldur's Gate is that even with everything that's going on within the game, the Sword Coast region doesn't really feel like it's in crisis. Sure, all of the commoners and townsfolk talk a good game about iron shortages and the like, but any time that you walk into a store, metal gear can be had for very reasonable prices. Even magical items are readily purchased in stores! And the problem of ubiquitous magic equipment is exacerbated by all of the freebies that the game throws at you early on (now made obvious by Throne of Bhaal's TAB key highlighting). You are supposed to feel like a sheltered kid thrust suddenly into a hostile world with only the clothes on his or her back, but with the easily obtainable "presents" to be had early in the going, you are empowered to afford the finer things in life before you've even reached the Friendly Arm for the first time.

Hard Times aims to address these issues.