pettsson

I got to Sarevok a few weeks ago, after some trouble with the Iron Throne guys outside. However, I quickly realized that I was *not* able to take him on, so I decided I'd do the TotSC quests to gain some more items and experience. Did that, and now I figured I'd stand a better chance. Not so. Is it possible that the buffing up of him and his party is a bit well done? I realize my characters aren't fully battle-optimized stat- and skill-wise, but do they really have to be? In a RPG? I'm about level 8 with all of them (my ranger, Khalid, Minsc, Yeslic, Imoen and Dynaheir), and I survive 20 seconds, at best.
Any hints on strategy, weaknesses I should've known about? Is the fight scaled for a party that has done all the other mods also?
I haven't installed any of the battle upgrades.

Thanks for reading.

Couldn't find this mentioned anywhere... When trying to go to High Hedge area, the game crashes. I've tried this during a few chapters now, and never got there once. Game crashes before the loading screen comes up, when I crashed on entering Beregost once it showed up a few seconds at least. Don't know if that helps, but...

Also, the map markers for some of the caves use the same string. When I cleared the flesh golems' cave by the lighthouse, I edited the marker so that I'd remember having done it. Now the markers at the gnoll cave in the bandit camp and the caves by the gnoll stronghold have the same marker text.

/Edit: Another minor string error: When trying to sleep outdoors in Candlekeep you get a message that probably comes from an innkeep somewhere, along the lines of "You want to buy a drink?"

When talking to Officer Vai she thanks for bringing her scalps, then opens an empty store and does not take any scalps.

I had Jaheira saying lines (like when they complain about the weather etc, not dialogue) from the Shadow Theif quest in BG2 while running around in the Firewine Bridge dungeon. Happened twice, first said something about getting documents from Renal's safe, then somwthing about him hiring the Night Masks.
(/edit: Probably the bug mentioned in the known bugs thread, "Corrected bad string references in the soundsets of Jahiera and Minsc")

If when I start a new game, I start as level 7 in Candlekeep, what have I screwed up?  
Fresh install of only base game and BGT. Tried with and without BG2fixpack, no difference. I've tried a few different chars, all the same. CLUAConsoling to XP 0 doesn't change my level. What to do?