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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

[bulian]

Awesome! Please share feedback and let us know if you come across any bugs. I'm excited to see you are giving the "hard mode" version a try.

Just curious - does the TOD -> IA installation still result in the improved encounter with Ustrain in Ch 7 with skeleton grandlords etc.? I think the TOD mod is a nice complement to IA but have only ever installed it after IA.

[Azoth]

Just curious - does the TOD -> IA installation still result in the improved encounter with Ustrain in Ch 7 with skeleton grandlords etc.? I think the TOD mod is a nice complement to IA but have only ever installed it after IA.

It's some time ago that i was playing TOD -> IA.
I just remember the "Improved Astral Shard Guardian" was a hard nut to crack for a lvl 10/11 party.
"Encounter with Ustrain" was happening by surprise (party was already exhausted) in Brynnlaw. Fight wasn't too bad (teleport field was annoying). Don't remember Skeleton Grandlords.

This post has been edited by Azoth: Jun 17 2020, 07:04 AM