IA v6.2 discussion, random questions and thoughts Options

[critto]

So, the v6.1 is out. Most notable change is a step towards new platform, internal re-design and full (I hope) support for BG2EE. That means that IA should now install and play with any distribution of BG2:EE on any platform. I personally developed and tested it on Mac OS X, with the Beamdog's official distribution. Nicoper, whom I want to thank for helping me with testing and pushing this version out, did tests on Windows, although I have no idea which version exactly did he use.

Anyhow, with BG2:EE come two new good-aligned NPCs who are tweaked to be serious choices for a party member. To facilitate that we did a nice overhaul of the Monk class. It's kind of a beta so keep in mind that your experiences may vary. But should be fun nonetheless.

There is no new tactical content added to the BG2EE content, but the potential is there and, hopefully, we can explore it in the future builds.

There's also some miscellaneous stuff done here and there but the major things are listed above.

I took a liberty of assuming a different approach towards development, with shorter but faster releases. Hopefully, this will bring us towards IAv7 quicker. Afterwards, we'll see.

Enjoy and let me know what you think.

EDIT: this was converted into primary discussion thread for 6.2

This post has been edited by critto: May 24 2016, 11:35 AM

[critto]

Thanks for the feedback.

- Swashbuckler is not bad but I don't understand why his armour disables stealth permanently. Stealth is not going to give him any bonuses other than hiding itself.

It's a pre-existing change, I opted not to mess with anything of such nature.

- Dwarven defender is very strong in ia except for immunities, still requires good buffing and gear.

I think we nerfed the physical resistance in the end. Too much for early to mid game.

- I tried Wilson but he needs more skills and some wearable gear would be appreciated.

- Hexxat has no personal item that I could discover... personalizing her amulet would be nice. As pure thief she lacks use anyhow.

- Dorn lacks an upgrade for his sword. He could benefit from a combo with that evil paladin sword.... The name escapes me at the moment.

I didn't bother with Wilson (haven't even seen him, to be honest). As for the evil npcs, they have never been a part of IA scope. It might change in future, theoretically, but not today. Hexxat I find particularly annoying with all the convoluted mechanics for her receiving damage at sunlight or not.

- Rasaad just won't die in ia. Soo much magic resistance and quite decent physical resistance at the end stage with his gear. And he hits soo hard. Problem with gauntlets is that I do not know which one to default him with...

Monks are nerfed

- Neera skipped so no notes on her changes.

Shouldn't be anything problematic. She's a solid choice for a party member now.