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[Base the Bass]

Hi,I've started playing BG2 with tob latest official patch installed.I'm in chapter 2 and just discovered the existence of all these mods.
however I saw in tdd faq that you have to start a new game to install it.
I'm trying to figure out what mega mods can be installed while in chapter 2 so that I won't have to start over?
I'd like to point out that I'm playing with all 6 chars created by me,and whenever I meet a quest from a joinable NPC I take him in briefly just to complete the quest and get the xp.Then I reimport my 6th character and continue the basic storyline

thanks for any answers

PS: it is my understanding that these mega mods (tdd,sos,ctb,nej) are more like expansions than mods.My purpose is to add more quests/items to the basic experience of the game,not alter it.If it is unwise to install them since I haven't finished the normal game,please advise.

Edited by Base the Bass, 29 April 2009 - 08:04 AM.

[Chevalier]

I think it is best to play though once before adding mods. With most, if not all, of the large mods you need to start a new game.

[Base the Bass]

I think it is best to play though once before adding mods.

ummm,why is that?don't the mods add more to the basic experience?there is no chance I'll have the patience to finish the game twice
thanks for the answer

[Jarno Mikkola]

I think it is best to play though once before adding mods.

Ummm,why is that? Don't the mods add more to the basic experience? There is no chance I'll have the patience to finish the game twice, thanks for the answer

Well, you should know that the mega mods alter the game quite much, not just one or two quests, but they add cities, story lines etc. that are the very fabric of the story, so they start really at the begining, before you escape from the first map... Now, I have started the game 15 to 20 times to only to achive something and got bored and stopped, and so I still haven't really finished the ToB, so I bet that you can start the game at least two times.

Now, if you wish to install 'reqular' mods, there are few: Most of the NPC mods, quest mods like Assassinations... and lots of others like the Widescreen mod.

PS: You asked at the wrong forum, here's the right one.

Edited by Jarno Mikkola, 30 April 2009 - 01:59 AM.

[Base the Bass]

Thank you very much for the answer.That widescreen mod that you offered seems very useful and I wasn't aware of its existence.

Ok then,I've decided to restart the game and install with this order:
soa,tob,and official latest patch.
then the mods:
ctb,sos,nej,tdd
then bp (if i got it correctly,bp fixes compatiblity issues between the previously installed mega mods)
then widescreen mod

will I need anything else?(I intend to play with all 6 chars created by me,and take in an NPC just to do his quest and then leave him and reimport my own char)

PS I will also post this to the right forum

Edited by Base the Bass, 30 April 2009 - 07:17 AM.