Suggested Mods?

[意味のない人生]

It has been a while since I have last played through BG, and I'm looking for some good mods to breathe life back into the game.

Sadly, the content that Beamdog has created for the Enhanced Edition is mediocre at best and adds almost nothing of value to the game.

That being said, please show me your most recommended mods - characters, quests, QoL, whatever!

[Crystal Sharrd]

Unfinished Business restores cut content:
https://github.com/Pocket-Plane-Group/bg1ub/releases

Classic Movies restores the original game's cutscenes that were replaced in Enhanced Edition:
https://github.com/Sampsca/BGEE-Classic-Movies/releases
Tweaks Anthology contains a ton of customizable tweaks for various Infinity Engine games:
https://www.gibberlings3.net/mods/tweaks/tweaks

[Korhal]

I think the only more or less "needed" mod is Tweaks Anthology, but only, if you know at least some of the major drawbacks and suggestive pros the mod disables or enables. Everything else felt buggy (like the many Romance or content mods) or hurt each other or added stuff, which felt uninclusive, yet Tweaks basically helps with a few minor misconceptions - for example everyone (even a mage) being able to wear a simple wooden club - while not making drastic changes, although you could do a few.

The best is: It deletes the xp cap, which really emphazies on making a dual-class or multiclass character.

[Centurion]

Unfinished business is really needed. This is actually completing items that were left unfinished when the original game shipped. It comes directly from the original source material and is not a "mod," in the same sense as original content.

Don't use ANY mods with SoD unless you install one version of ModMerge first. It's essential then.

I actually like the Banter pack, which makes the BG1 NPCs more like BG2, with interactions. Also Glam Pack which adds some well done NPCs. There are some nice Romance mods as well, depending on your PC and tastes.

What I now tend to avoid are the major quest mods. These are so big that they break the game (unbalance it.) I have tried the big three (Drizzt, Darkside, Northern Tales) and have decided they are just too much for this game. BG2 can digest MegaMods a lot better.