Just want to introduce people to my new mod, Scales of Balance (or SoB for short).
DOWNLOAD:
Get the mod here:
https://github.com/U...alance/releases
Click "download source code (zip)"
README:
https://github.com/U...aster/README.md
DISCUSSION:
Go here to discuss and to make sure you get the most up-to-date version:
https://www.gibberli...hac-tweak-pack/
What is this?
This started out as my own personal set of tweaks that I did on top of a fully modded game. It includes some basic mechanical tweaks (e.g. modified stat bonuses and an overhaul of the proficiency system), some cosmetic changes (e.g. FR-themed paladin kit names, and magic items that don't break immersion by putting '+2's and '+5's in your face), and more than 25 new kits.
This is all about improving gameplay.
I love mods that bring the game closer to PnP, like Rogue Rebalancing and aTweaks. But BG is a single-player computer game. If tweaking a rule makes this specific game more fun, then it's a good tweak, PnP be damned. Consider this mod as a collection of 'house rules' specific to the BG campaign. Every choice has been made with an eye to the particular gameplay mechanics of BG2 and the EEs.
I try to make this as compatible as possible with other mods.
Notwithstanding the above paragraphs, this mod is 100% compatible with RR and aTweaks. This is meant to be applied alongside those mods - not instead of them.
Everything is completely optional.
You can use as many or as few of the mod components as you like. None of them rely on each other, there is no 'core' component. Use what you like, ignore what you don't.
A general idea of what the mod contains:
1) Basic game tweaks. These components modify the following:
- reducing the number of +'s in in-game item descriptions, and standardizing item enchantment into normal, 'mastercraft,' 'enchanted' (+2), named weapons (+3), and artifacts (+5)
- slightly improved stat bonuses, saving throw tables, HP tables, XP tables, and spell tables
- an overhaul of the weapon proficiency system
- more stuff
2) Er, I just deleted a bunch of information because it was way, WAY out of date. Just hit that Readme link above for what this mod includes.
A note on installation:
- Install SoB after item mods, after kit-adding mods, and after most tweak mods.
It works with TOB, TuTu, BGT, BG:EE, BG2:EE, and IWD:EE. Enjoy.
Edited by subtledoctor, 23 May 2020 - 01:27 PM.