Mask of the betrayer: character creation

[Athelas]

Aren't those just common buffs your companions have? Stoneskin, Haste, Spiderskin and the various cleric prayers? By the way, Gann has a sunlight spell that insta-kills those vampires if they fail their saving throw.

 

[StaticSpine]

Aren't those just common buffs your companions have? Stoneskin, Haste, Spiderskin and the various cleric prayers? By the way, Gann has a sunlight spell that insta-kills those vampires if they fail their saving throw.

Probably they are, I just suck at these kind of RPGs and never played NWN 2.

I just play for the story, but the thing is I can't figure out how the hell the companion AI works - the mages sometimes run into the battle and so on. Sometimes the cleric uses buffs, sometimes not. And the other thing - I got the high level party without knowing the basics of the game, so I suck even more.

I've made some small research and found some mods, which include the upgraded AI and some auto-buff thing. Anyone tried these?

 

[Athelas]

You should disable the A.I. altogether by selecting puppet mode. Then just select all party members (hotkey it if it isn't already) and attack (give weaker characters ranged weapons), which quickly and easily gets cuts through most mobs. I think Safiya also has a death spell that can easily insta-kill entire mobs.

 

[StaticSpine]

You should disable the A.I. altogether by selecting puppet mode. Then just select all party members (hotkey it if it isn't already) and attack (give weaker characters ranged weapons), which quickly and easily gets cuts through most mobs. I think Safiya also has a death spell that can easily insta-kill entire mobs.

Yup, this kind of thing worked in previous battles, but the one with ancient vampires/leeches etc seems more tough.

 

[Athelas]

It's supposed to be since you don't have to go there...yet.

 

[StaticSpine]

It's supposed to be since you don't have to go there...yet.

Oh you mean I can get back here later? Than I'm okay with that.

 

[Abu Antar]

I just manually buffed my characters before combat and then went in to mop the floor with them. (Not counting the times I got obliterated because I wasn't careful enough.) Fire and divine damage works wonders in those fights, from what I remember. I still have nightmares about vampire monks and the like.

 

[Xor]

If you have tony k's AI you can order your companions to cast long/medium/short duration buffs. There's also a mod that lets you cast a bunch of buffs at the same time, but I can't remember what it's called off the top of my head and IIRC it was fairly buggy anyway.

 

[StaticSpine]

If you have tony k's AI you can order your companions to cast long/medium/short duration buffs. There's also a mod that lets you cast a bunch of buffs at the same time, but I can't remember what it's called off the top of my head and IIRC it was fairly buggy anyway.

Can I install mods in the middle of the game or I had to do it since the beginning(never bothered with them for any games)?

 

[Jaesun]

You can install Tony K's AI at anytime (If I am recalling correctly). It is basically THE must have mod when playing NWN2/MotB/SoZ.

 

[StaticSpine]

You can install Tony K's AI at anytime (If I am recalling correctly). It is basically THE must have mod when playing NWN2/MotB/SoZ.

 

[StaticSpine]

Installed the AI mod. In the game some of the category names in AI companion controls became blank. And the game crashed when I tried to rest.

 

[Fenris 2.0]

I had the problem with the companion controls with my dvd-version and some resolution mod; it works fine with the GoG-Version, at least for me.

 

[Wintermute]

I believe there is a way to buff all the party with all the spells at once, am I right?

Maybe try the MetaRod of Preparations: http://nwvault.ign.com/View.php?view=NWN2Scripts.Detail&id=403

 

[StaticSpine]

I had the problem with the companion controls with my dvd-version and some resolution mod; it works fine with the GoG-Version, at least for me.

I'm using a dvd version too.

I believe there is a way to buff all the party with all the spells at once, am I right?

Maybe try the MetaRod of Preparations: http://nwvault.ign.com/View.php?view=NWN2Scripts.Detail&id=403

Okay, thx man.

 

[Don Peste]

I'm trying to follow this build: http://nwn2db.com/build/?13305
But I can't learn Perform. Do you know why¿

 

[Fenris 2.0]

Without Mods you can only raise perform if you level up in the bard class.

 

[Xor]

Make sure you're using the right version of tony k's AI. There are a few that are for specific patches, you want the most recent one that's for the single player campaigns.

 

[StaticSpine]

Make sure you're using the right version of tony k's AI. There are a few that are for specific patches, you want the most recent one that's for the single player campaigns.

I think I should forget about using any mods since I play Russian DVD version..it's.."special"

Anyway, what do I do with that shitload of essences?

And how do I open a quickspell menu?

 

[Xor]

Convert them into bigger essences, craft shit. I never bothered figuring our recipes in game, I always just found a guide. There's one on gamefaqs.

 

[Fenris 2.0]

Quickspell menu is opened by pressing the letter "F".

Damn, seems like NWN2 Thieves Guild is dead, a pity, their crafting guide was great.

IIRC converting essences is only possible in Mask of the Betrayer; if you play the OC you have to use a guide like this:

http://www.gamefaqs.com/pc/922154-neverwinter-nights-2/faqs/45560

Edit:

Oh, you are playing MotB; just convert them into the "pristine essences" and read the descriptions.

 

[Multiple Sarcasm]

How sensible is evil PC written in MotB? Is there an overarching agenda you can subtly push, or is it the usual fare of being a dick at random and eating souls because "haha, I'm so EVUL"?

 

[Minttunator]

How sensible is evil PC written in MotB? Is there an overarching agenda you can subtly push, or is it the usual fare of being a dick at random and eating souls because "haha, I'm so EVUL"?

It's more about eating souls to become more powerful. I'd say MotB is one of the better games at supporting a properly evil PC - it's definitely worth playing as an evil character at least once.

 

[VentilatorOfDoom]

for the time being you can still use thieves-guild.net guides here:
http://web.archive.org/web/20100611232324/http://www.thieves-guild.net/index.php?pid=242
A pity though that they're down, they had the best NWN2 guides.

 

[Xor]

How sensible is evil PC written in MotB? Is there an overarching agenda you can subtly push, or is it the usual fare of being a dick at random and eating souls because "haha, I'm so EVUL"?

It's more about eating souls to become more powerful. I'd say MotB is one of the better games at supporting a properly evil PC - it's definitely worth playing as an evil character at least once.

You can also play a character who controls their hunger while still being evil.