Install order?/Review, Wondering if it's right before I start! Options

[Nazar]

Sikret, Just wanted to know if this order looked good before I start. I have been hesitant to play IA due to difficulty however after many attempts at other AI mods you just cant beat the stability of IA. I will just have to force myself to relearn some tactics instead of crying over the losses.... I am planning on playing with core NPC's and was thinking about using a Swash.. for the protagonist. I have left out everything that I consider cheats from EOU. Any comments are welcome.

Regards Nazar

// Log of Currently Installed WeiDU Mods
// The top of the file is the 'oldest' mod
// ~TP2_File~ #language_number #component_number // [Subcomponent Name -> ] Component Name
~SETUP-EASE.TP2~ #0 #3 // True Grand Mastery (extra half-attack, etc.) (Baldurdash)
~SETUP-EASE.TP2~ #0 #4 // Shut Up "You Must Gather Your Party Before Venturing Forth"
~SETUP-EASE.TP2~ #0 #6 // Wear Magical Armor AND Magic Rings (etc.)
~SETUP-EASE.TP2~ #0 #9 // Un-Nerfed THAC0 Table, Saving Throws, Grand-Mastery, and Arcane, Divine Spell Progression (Blucher)
~SETUP-EASE.TP2~ #0 #10 // XP Cap Remover
~SETUP-EASE.TP2~ #0 #15 // Bonus Merchants (Baldurdash)
~SETUP-EASE.TP2~ #0 #17 // No Drow Avatars On Party In Underdark
~SETUP-EASE.TP2~ #0 #18 // Imoen ToB Dialogue Fix
~SETUP-EASE.TP2~ #0 #20 // Female Edwina
~SETUP-EASE.TP2~ #0 #21 // Romance: Bug Fixes (required for later components).
~SETUP-EASE.TP2~ #0 #26 // Low Reputation Store Discount (Sabre)
~RR/SETUP-RR.TP2~ #0 #0 // Proper dual-wielding implementation for Thieves and Bards
~RR/SETUP-RR.TP2~ #0 #4 // Proper spell progression for Bards
~RR/SETUP-RR.TP2~ #0 #5 // Additional equipment for Thieves and Bards
~RR/SETUP-RR.TP2~ #0 #6 // Revised Thievery
~RR/SETUP-RR.TP2~ #0 #7 // Chosen of Cyric encounter
~RR/SETUP-RR.TP2~ #0 #8 // Shadow Thief Improvements
~SETUP-IMPROVEDANVIL.TP2~ #0 #0 // Improved Anvil for SOA & TOB
~TOD/SETUP-TOD.TP2~ #0 #0 // Tower Of Deception Mod (Requires Throne Of Bhaal)
~TOD/SETUP-TOD.TP2~ #0 #1 // Improved Astral Shard Guardian
~TOD/SETUP-TOD.TP2~ #0 #2 // Encounter with Ustrain

Oh and the non Weidu fixpack is installed.

[Sikret]

It looks fine; However, I strongly recommend to install IA after ALL other mods (including ToD). You can uninstall IA and install it again to make it the last mod in the list. Note that hitting the RE-install option will not do the trick; if you want to shift IA to be the last mod in the list, you should uninstall it and install it again.

Also, make sure to install the fixes I have uploaded to the forum. You can find their list and links in the initial post in the Progress Report for IA v6 thread.

Also the following 2 components of Rogue Rebalancing mod are redundant in your installation:

~RR/SETUP-RR.TP2~ #0 #4 // Proper spell progression for Bards
~RR/SETUP-RR.TP2~ #0 #6 // Revised Thievery

The component you have installed from EoU does change the bard spell progression table for you. The Revised Theivery component of RR is not needed either because IA takes care of the game's stores.

[aVENGER]

~RR/SETUP-RR.TP2~ #0 #7 // Chosen of Cyric encounter
~RR/SETUP-RR.TP2~ #0 #8 // Shadow Thief Improvements

Note that the Chosen of Cyric encounter will likely fail to trigger on your install due to an original game bug in the Graveyard area script which Baldurdash unfortunately doesn't fix. Therefore, after you defeat Bodhi in Chapter 6, you may need to use a workaround and enter a console command as described here. The same bug may also prevent Bodhi from spawning in chapter 2 if you choose to side with her.

The Revised Theivery component of RR is not needed either because IA takes care of the game's stores.

It can still be useful if he wants to make the effects of the Potions of Master Thievery non-stackable.