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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

[chaser]

@bulian

Here are some other thoughts:

In order to prevent the enemy mage's stoneskin from being consumed too quickly and casting spells to be easily interrupted, in the past version, the additional damage effects of weapons were often triggered with a certain probability, but for some of the new weapons, the damage effects are triggered per hit. In addition, these additional damages (especially the most adaptable crushing damage) works independently, which will make these weapons more effective than other weapons in fighting against highly resistant enemies. Therefore, I think such kind of new weapons should be slightly nerfed.
I think that increasing the conditions required to obtain new gears is a way to balance the difficulty. I also have an idea that once some more powerful equipment is acquired, the enemies encountered later will be strengthened as a whole. In this way, players will carefully consider the cost of forging them, which will also bring new challenges to those who are willing to try. Considering this change may be more complicated to carry out, and new gears also requires system design, I think that if possible, this mechanism can be added to the future version as a long-term plan.

[tongtian]

@bulian

Here are some other thoughts:

In order to prevent the enemy mage's stoneskin from being consumed too quickly and casting spells to be easily interrupted, in the past version, the additional damage effects of weapons were often triggered with a certain probability, but for some of the new weapons, the damage effects are triggered per hit. In addition, these additional damages (especially the most adaptable crushing damage) works independently, which will make these weapons more effective than other weapons in fighting against highly resistant enemies. Therefore, I think such kind of new weapons should be slightly nerfed.
I think that increasing the conditions required to obtain new gears is a way to balance the difficulty. I also have an idea that once some more powerful equipment is acquired, the enemies encountered later will be strengthened as a whole. In this way, players will carefully consider the cost of forging them, which will also bring new challenges to those who are willing to try. Considering this change may be more complicated to carry out, and new gears also requires system design, I think that if possible, this mechanism can be added to the future version as a long-term plan.

Challenging high difficulty enemies first and use the rewarded items to slaughter lower level enemies is one way to enjoy the game, so maybe it's not a good idea to change difficulty based on what items you have.