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[bulian]

Bulian's 6.4 branch update:

New items and NPC modernization - complete

• Cromwell/Cespenar dialogues,
• 9 new items, including ones for Sarevok, Minsc, Dorn, and Aerie
• Seven additional randomized items
• Sarevok is now viable as a joinable party member in TOB
• Aerie has more reasonable IA stats

Updated encounters

• Limak
• Spellhold Book
• The Four (with more relevant IA rewards, removal of unbalanced items)
• Supreme Golem in Watcher's Keep (party can now fight it and green wyrm),
• Dracolich is accessible n Ch 6/7 with significantly reduced rewards,
• Demon fight in Underdark (new Chapter 5 encounter)

Quality of life

• Early containers in Irenicus dungeon (bag of holding, ammo belt, etc.)
• Store depreciation removal - sell items for same cost regardless if the merchant has them in stock
• Stronghold quests continue in Chapter 7

All protagonists can access almost everything in the mod (less balanced)

• Remove class restrictions on forging items
• Enable Memory of the Apprenti robe to be forged 100% for all protagonists
• Enable early Ranger and Mage stronghold quests for all PCs
• Ancient Secret of Sulda will remain Vagrant only
• The Old Ones/Time Machine will remain Necromancer only
• Enable Justice Day quest for all PCs

This post has been edited by bulian: May 16 2020, 01:18 PM

[lroumen]

Nice! you're all still going strong then.

I am doing a pentilogy run currently with a Necromancer protagonist. I got past bg1, TotSC, now at the early part of SoD and after that I will migrate into IA. Still noreload too. I have practiced IA for a couple of encounters so I roughly know the order to survive until spellhold. I hope to get through it as noreload somehow.

I was hoping to play with a swashbuckler, cernd, mazzy, valygar, and an extra melee somehow. Still considering options.

Bulian, sounds marvellous!

[leozoroaster]

Nice! you're all still going strong then.

I am doing a pentilogy run currently with a Necromancer protagonist. I got past bg1, TotSC, now at the early part of SoD and after that I will migrate into IA. Still noreload too. I have practiced IA for a couple of encounters so I roughly know the order to survive until spellhold. I hope to get through it as noreload somehow.

I was hoping to play with a swashbuckler, cernd, mazzy, valygar, and an extra melee somehow. Still considering options.

Bulian, sounds marvellous!

Hi Iroumen! I have some suggestions for your party composition based on my IA experience.

1, pure thief is literally useless in AI. As for swashbucklers, even if his proficiency/thac0 seems okay, his APR is a total disaster. I recommend dual class thief instead, for example lv9 swashbuckler dual fighter, lv9(or lv13) kensai dual thief, they are way stronger than a pure swashbuckler.

2, lack of arcane caster in early game. Indeed a nec protagonist can handle all arcane casting himself once he reaches 3.4m exp. However, many encounters in early game such as warden/shadow dragon requires two arcane casters who can at least read breach/RRR scrolls, otherwise these battles will be much harder than it should be. Cernd is a good supplement, but not in time unfortunately, he gets lv7 divine spells at 2.5m exp.

In a word, a balanced and strong party is of great importance if this is your first run in IA. I would recommend replacing swashbuckler with a dual class as above, and filling the last slot with a custom F/M. Btw Mazzy might not be a first choice for a warrior since she is not good at dealing crush damage.