I'd be surprised if you had any problems (related to your OS at least). Gog.com is generally very trustworthy as well, so if they say it works - it does. They manually fix any compatibility issues older games might have.

Alaric

France45622 Posts

October 14 2012 01:18 GMT

#1263

So... I'm in the 2nd chapter, clearing quests around and learning stuff. I'm already set on my definitive party being my Thief, Minsc, Jaheira, Aerie, Jan and Haer'Dalis (since I heard he's good at melee combat), but as I don't want to bother with Haer'Dalis quest now (I've been told it's on the difficult spectrum of the quests, along with Valygar's) I'm doing the other characters' quests so I have a look at all of them.

I have Anomen with me currently, since only a day, and I dropped him for Cernd to do the animals' invasion quest. Do these do have good interactions with my party (or dialogs in general) that would justify keeping one or the other around a bit? They didn't seem to have a lot of personality to me, but I'm willing to give them a chance if they're interesting, rather than do their quests and send them back.

Chylith

Canada167 Posts

October 14 2012 01:53 GMT

#1264

On October 14 2012 04:19 Nos- wrote:
Are there any compatibility issues I should be aware of? I am currently using the 64 bit Windows 7 Home Edition.

If you're using crossfire you might+ Show Spoiler +

will almost definitly ;p

have to disable that in order to properly play it. Baulders gate series and a few other similar older games seem to be allergic to crossfire in my experience. Otherwise? No issues.

Dfgj

Singapore5922 Posts

October 14 2012 02:01 GMT

#1265

On October 14 2012 10:18 Alaric wrote:
So... I'm in the 2nd chapter, clearing quests around and learning stuff. I'm already set on my definitive party being my Thief, Minsc, Jaheira, Aerie, Jan and Haer'Dalis (since I heard he's good at melee combat), but as I don't want to bother with Haer'Dalis quest now (I've been told it's on the difficult spectrum of the quests, along with Valygar's) I'm doing the other characters' quests so I have a look at all of them.

I have Anomen with me currently, since only a day, and I dropped him for Cernd to do the animals' invasion quest. Do these do have good interactions with my party (or dialogs in general) that would justify keeping one or the other around a bit? They didn't seem to have a lot of personality to me, but I'm willing to give them a chance if they're interesting, rather than do their quests and send them back.

Cernd is the most boring/undeveloped character in BG2.

Anomen at least has some character, and his own quest that adjusts it further.

LightningStrike

United States14277 Posts

November 30 2013 19:28 GMT

#1266

So I decided to pick this game up again after not playing in so long but I having trouble at trying to get out of the Mind Frayers(spell check this please) and I wondering if anyone got good advice on how get to the elder brain with minimal loses. I got My main Character as a Ranger at level 13, Minsc at level 13 Ranger, Imoen at level 11 Mage, Jaheira at levels 11 Fighter and 13 Druid, Anomen at level 14 Cleric, and Mazzy at level 13 Fighter. Much thanks to anyone who does reply!

Iceman331

United States1306 Posts

November 30 2013 19:38 GMT

#1267

Fireball fixes everything.

eskashaborn

United States177 Posts

November 30 2013 19:43 GMT

#1268

Kensai thief dual class with use every item is so rigged...it's hard to pull off though.

TheYango

United States47024 Posts

November 30 2013 19:54 GMT

#1269

On December 01 2013 04:38 Iceman331 wrote:
Fireball fixes everything.

Mind Flayers have 90% spell resistance, IIRC.

Really though, Mind Flayers specialize in mental attacks but that have quite weak combat ability. Summoning Invisible Stalkers or Undead then buffing them up to fight them are probably the most standard ways to beat them.

Jindo

United States1305 Posts

November 30 2013 20:06 GMT

#1270

On December 01 2013 04:28 LightningStrike wrote:
So I decided to pick this game up again after not playing in so long but I having trouble at trying to get out of the Mind Frayers(spell check this please) and I wondering if anyone got good advice on how get to the elder brain with minimal loses. I got My main Character as a Ranger at level 13, Minsc at level 13 Ranger, Imoen at level 11 Mage, Jaheira at levels 11 Fighter and 13 Druid, Anomen at level 14 Cleric, and Mazzy at level 13 Fighter. Much thanks to anyone who does reply!

Mind flayers are dangerous because of their magic resistance, stun and brain devouring ability. Their weakness is that they are frail and does little damage.

Buff your party with chaotic command and haste.
Drink potion that increases your int.
Use summon fodders and beat them while they're distracted. Skeleton warriors/mordy swords/invisible stalker are the best summon to take on mind flayers.
6th level mage spell "death spell" kills them, not sure though.

Or cast cloudkill into the room, close the door and watch them die but that's cheesy.

LuckoftheIrish

United States4791 Posts

November 30 2013 20:32 GMT

#1271

With the combat focus of your party, I'd go with the buffs + beatin' on stuff route.

dismiss

United Kingdom3341 Posts

November 30 2013 21:02 GMT

#1272

IIrc you can get a potion in the mind flayer dungeon that helps with their mind control stuff. Otherwise just the good old chaotic command and punch them in the face strategy. Just be careful to not pull huge groups at once. Usually you can kill 2-3 easily but bigger groups, especially with Illithids rather than just normal mindflayers can still be problematic.

Also, your party seems to be pretty low leveled for being in chapter 4, so you might want to do the other two dungeons in the underdark first. The Koatua one is easy as pie except for the optional boss fight. The beholder on e is just as easy if you get the right setup but otherwise impossibly hard. :>

LightningStrike

United States14277 Posts

November 30 2013 21:27 GMT

#1273

On December 01 2013 06:02 dismiss wrote:
IIrc you can get a potion in the mind flayer dungeon that helps with their mind control stuff. Otherwise just the good old chaotic command and punch them in the face strategy. Just be careful to not pull huge groups at once. Usually you can kill 2-3 easily but bigger groups, especially with Illithids rather than just normal mindflayers can still be problematic.

Also, your party seems to be pretty low leveled for being in chapter 4, so you might want to do the other two dungeons in the underdark first. The Koatua one is easy as pie except for the optional boss fight. The beholder on e is just as easy if you get the right setup but otherwise impossibly hard. :>

I in Chapter 6 and I only came their to get the entire set of the Blade of the Equalizer since I think it might be a worthwhile investment for both Chapter 7 and Throne of Bhaal

Kevin_Sorbo

Canada3217 Posts

December 01 2013 02:35 GMT

#1274

have the thief open the door,
immediately cloak him,
throw some cloudkills in the room, close the door afap,

wait.

thats how I did it. There is also a way to do it with some slave collars or something ( quest item ) if you do the quest properly in the mind flayer lair in the underdark.

this game is so epic. I hope they give good discount on steam this weekend, Ill buy that shit again for sure.

my favorite rpg of all times.

TheYango

United States47024 Posts

December 01 2013 02:42 GMT

#1275

IIRC Chaotic Commands makes you immune to their Psionics but not their Int drain, which means you can still randomly get fucked if you're slapping them with melee guys.

Iceman331

United States1306 Posts

December 01 2013 06:40 GMT

#1276

I seem to remember just killing them with lots of arrows. No need to do anything fancy.

AntiGrav1ty

Germany2310 Posts

December 01 2013 07:28 GMT

#1277

Chaotic commands is a must have against Mind Flayers (lvl 5 divine spell). Lasts forever as well. One Chaotic Command per tank should be enough for the whole dungeon. Then drink some potions of Genius to increase intelligence and start whacking them with haste and whatever weapons you have available.

Their To Hit is pretty bad so if you have someone with good Armor let him stand in front and you should be able to avoid most hits and intelligence drain.Just keep an eye on the intelligence of the chars that get hit and swap out the tanks / drink more potions of genius if they get low.

The cleric spell raise dead is pretty good to throw at them if you don't have anyone else to tank. Get 4-6 Skeletons to distract them while you hit them.

If you want to nuke them with a spell without cheesing cloudkill then Holy Smite works really well against Mind flayers (Lvl3 divine). If you get them bunched up with a buffed tank you can give Anomen some time to deal a lot of aoe damage with a couple of Holy Smites. Also works against Umber Hulks.

andrewlt

United States7702 Posts

December 01 2013 08:42 GMT

#1278

Animate dead + ranged characters are pretty lethal against mind flayers. Hopefully, you have a decent archer and some backup ranged weapons on your fighters. Buffs like haste help a lot. It's been a while so I forgot if mirror image/stoneskin works if you have a fighter/mage.

edit: Ok, you don't have a fighter/mage. However, you have a lot of warrior types and a lot of summons. Block them using summons (undead are best) and focus fire with ranged weapons.

Figgy

Canada1788 Posts

December 01 2013 08:47 GMT

#1279

Get used to pausing the game. A LOT. You won't get far otherwise.

Sub40APM

6336 Posts

December 01 2013 08:53 GMT

#1280

You have what..5 people who can cast summon various things spell? Youll need the first two to summon something to eat that death spell that the first guy will throw to kill them all, then youll summon a second group while staying away from dominate spells, then you shoot them with arrows I guess. Also, wow what a strange party choice. It seems so weak and useless against everything...