The random RPG thread

[Ser Clegane]

set up an install of Planescape: Torment with all the tweaks and fixes listed in this guide.

Thanks for that link - I think I will try that stuff out ... now

[frogbeastegg]

My party of level 1s just got slaughtered by some spiders, and it booted me back to the desktop. Hope my save games are ok and that this isn't the infamous Beregost bug.

I think the reason why many people thought the game was hard was because a level 1 character can easily get killed by a wolf or a hobgoblin.

At one point in my new game Imoen got one-shotted by a diseased gibberling. I had to reload since I had no way to pay res fees to bring her back.

Thanks for that link - I think I will try that stuff out ... now

If you're going to try out the Torment mod then the instructions for setting up a full install are wrong. Or at least they did not work for me. Use this method instead:

Set up a folder called tormentdata in the Black Isle folder.

Copy the folder cd2 from your second disk into tormentdata, the actual folder and not just the contents.

Likewise for cd3 and cd4.

Edit torment.ini so it looks like this:
[Alias]
HD0:=E:\Program Files\Black Isle\Torment
CD1:=D:\
CD2:=E:\PROGRAM FILES\BLACK ISLE\TORMENTDATA\CD2
CD3:=E:\PROGRAM FILES\BLACK ISLE\TORMENTDATA\CD3
CD4:=E:\PROGRAM FILES\BLACK ISLE\TORMENTDATA\CD4
CD5:=D:\CD5\
Where E is the letter for your hard drive and D is the letter for your disc drive.

Keep disc 2 in your drive because that's the one the game asks for randomly to check you do own the game. Load the game up, start a new life and test it out. I found that the method on the site left the game asking me to insert disc 2 into my hard drive when it tried to do the disc check.

If you have the version of Planescape: Torment which comes on 2 CDs then the process is the same.

And a tip: when choosing your resolution for the widescreen mod don't go too crazy. I went for my monitor's native res (1280x1024) and even with the interface mod some of the elements are tiny. The buttons for opening the journel etc are smaller than this big. It's ok if you like to use hotkeys but not everyone does.

[Scienter]

I don't remember the Beregost bug but I had the wyvern death animation bug on several of my play throughs. I ended up having to completely reinstall the game a few times.

[CrossLOPER]

I'm waiting to get the expansion before I continue. I have a pretty good party, with the exception of a very low-level spell caster. Baldur's Gate is a lot more fun when you don't die every ten minutes.

[seireikhaan]

Demon's souls. Currently have beaten around 1/3 of the bosses. Putting a lot of points into strength and endurance to wield the Dragon Bone Smasher sword. Game is hard, but fun. Good atmosphere, some pretty nice level design, and just some real nice quirks thrown in, like the flame tossing captains. All of the bosses are fun in their own way, and with two exceptions thus far, they've all presented a unique challenge. It was immensely satisfying to man up and fight the flamelurker demon straight up with a shield and sword, and beating him. Highly recommended.

[The Wizard]

I still play Baldur's Gate II every now and then... it's my favorite game of all time.

That being said, I must say I never got further than Cloakwood Forest in the original, even though I own both games and their expansions... I should install EasyTuTu. Is it different than BGTuTu? That mod intimidated me last time I checked it out (read: three-four years ago), and so I didn't try it out.

[TinCow]

EasyTuTu is just what the name says... easy. IIRC, you install BG, install BG2, download EasyTuTu, and run EasyTuTu. The program does all the rest of the work for you.

The GOG announcement thread has made me think about Temple of Elemental Evil again. That game was certainly very buggy, like all Troika releases, but I personally consider the game engine in ToEE to be possibly the finest RPG engine I've ever seen. It's essentially Infinity Engine 2.0, and the design and interface are very clean and intuitive. ToEE managed to incorporate the FULL 3.5 edition D&D rule system, complete with 5 foot steps, etc. I consider it one of the great tragedies of gaming that the ToEE engine was never used to make other RPGs.