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[Wintershade]

Okay, so I've installed a set of mods I like through the BiG World Setup, and I'm mostly pleased with it...
(I'm not sure which version of the BWS I've used... and I'm not sure where I can download the latest one anymore )
Except for the fact that when I started a "New BG2 Game" (wanted to test out how SoA looks), my character was level 1.
I got a message in the message/log window that I should open my character record and level him up before Irenicus arrives, and indeed the character levelled up.

Now the problem is... I made a bard, and since he was only level 1 when I created him, he had no spells at all. I tried again with a mage, and he had only level 1 spells (the one I picked during the character creation).

So my question is... is this normal? Have I done something wrong, can this be overcome? I remember the previous time I made a similar installation, my SoA started normally at level 7 (played a mage).


I've put my selection INI file in the pastebin, you can view it here.

Bottom line is, it seems that my mage (or bard) is pretty useless when I start SoA, because they have no spells to cast (since spells are learnt from scrolls, which are not really common in Irenicus' Dungeon). Any idea or advice about how to correct or work around this issue would be appreciated.

Edited by Wintershade, 23 October 2011 - 03:22 PM.

[10th]

That's intentional, if you're using BGT you should've started in BG1, which would have gained you more than enough spells.

10th

[Wintershade]

I see. So there is no way to overcome this?
I mean, it seems that if I start with any class other than mage, bard or sorcerer, I can play normally from SoA till the end...
If I'm supposed to play from the start of BG1 only, why is there an option to start a new BG2 game at all?

[10th]

I see. So there is no way to overcome this?
I mean, it seems that if I start with any class other than mage, bard or sorcerer, I can play normally from SoA till the end...
If I'm supposed to play from the start of BG1 only, why is there an option to start a new BG2 game at all?

The BG1 part of my post referred to the acquisition of scrolls before transitioning to BG2. Any class can start in BG2 and skip BG1 if they want to. Some classes like mage and bard have it a bit harder than others. Unless you installed a lot of tactic mods you shouldn't have any problems with clearing Irenicus's dungeon.

If you want to know which mods are installed, take a look at your WeiDU.log in your BG2 directory.

If you absolutely don't want to go through the BG1 part, use this list to give yourself the spells you'd normally use.

10th

Edited by 10th, 23 October 2011 - 05:16 PM.

[Wintershade]

OK, I think I understand. Somewhat.

Anyway, I've noticed that just a few months ago that wasn't present (i.e. I was able to pick all the spells for my mage). Did I do something different now (i.e. was it always here), or is this a "new" feature? If latter is the case, how come it changed to this?

Many thanks

[10th]

or is this a "new" feature?

It's not a new feature, you're probably referring to starting a new game in Throne of Bhaal, where you get to pick all spells, as it's not modified by BGT.

This thread covers the same problem, and Ascension64 is aware of the problem.

10th

[Wintershade]

Cool, so it's not intentional after all. I was fairly sure I could previously pick my spells when starting SoA as well, but hey, I've been wrong before.

Glad to see him working on it I'm guessing he'll fix it way before I'm done with my next BG1 (let alone BGT) run