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[Selune]

Hello, this is my first post. I've played (and loved) BG for years and now i think it's the time, in my life, for another BG experience....a BGT experience.
I'd like to have some suggestions from you modding expert about what mods to install. I'd like to play with BGT and all the mega modification, and Big Picture.
So here are some questions:
- is it possible\useful to install SCS 1 and 2??
- i'll create a party in BG1 and go with it until the end of TOB....any NPC mod to suggest??? (has anyone tried Alora??)
- about unique artifacts, does it remove copies of items added by mods?? In exemple, if a mod adds one Axe of Unyelding, does this mod remove it and makes the item only available after the TOB quests? (as i'd like)

Please feel free to post any suggestion, advice, help.
Thanks thanks and thanks again for all your help and for your love for this game
Yours
Selune

[Azazello]

MegaInstall FAQs

Edited by Azazello, 10 July 2008 - 05:01 PM.

[Ascension64]

I'd like to have some suggestions from you modding expert about what mods to install. I'd like to play with BGT and all the mega modification, and Big Picture.

Actually, modding experts probably can't tell you what mods to install, because they don't often play!

- is it possible\useful to install SCS 1 and 2??

Check out the readmes and see if their features suit you.

- i'll create a party in BG1 and go with it until the end of TOB....any NPC mod to suggest??? (has anyone tried Alora??)

BG1NPC Project is the minimalist one, I reckon. But you can really add as many as you want and things won't go too lopsided.

- about unique artifacts, does it remove copies of items added by mods?? In exemple, if a mod adds one Axe of Unyelding, does this mod remove it and makes the item only available after the TOB quests? (as i'd like)

Don't think so, but don't quote me on that. Gort might have a better answer if you can contact him.

[Kulyok]

You really want to read Azazello's topic, especially the first link in his topic. If it is your first experience with mods for years, do you really want to manage the megamod installation in one go?

My advice would be, sure, go with BGT+BGT patch+BG1 NPC, but don't install the huge megamod pack+BP for good measure all at once. Start small, install BG2 mods only when you're finished with BG1 part, don't install the whole load at once, and then, when you're more experienced, see for yourself.

- is it possible\useful to install SCS 1 and 2??

Yes, same author, and they are supposed to work together, but visit SCS forums at http://gibberlings3.net - from your question, it sounds like you haven't read the mod's documentation, and with SCS, it IS recommended.

- i'll create a party in BG1 and go with it until the end of TOB....any NPC mod to suggest??? (has anyone tried Alora??)

You can try Alora, though I really don't enjoy the (lack of) punctuation here. If you want to play with the same characters in BG1 and BG2(continue the story, or/and the romance), there's Kivan and Xan for BG2. Both authors did the writing for Kivan and Xan in BG1 NPC, so storywise, there's perfect continuity. You can also try Tiax.

There are various NPC mods for BG1(with BGT and Tutu conversions) and BG2 both - check these forums, http://gibberlings3.net and http://pocketplane.net for more, depending on your taste.

- about unique artifacts, does it remove copies of items added by mods?? In exemple, if a mod adds one Axe of Unyelding, does this mod remove it and makes the item only available after the TOB quests? (as i'd like)

Depends. If you install these item mods after Unique Artifacts, no, these copies won't be removed.

Cheers, and enjoy your playthrough.

[Selune]

Thanks a lot for all the useful infos...