1 character only? solo play possible?

[Gabe the Destroyer]

I know the game is designed for at least 2 characters, but is is possible to kill one off in combat, not rez them, and continue on with just 1 character? Or is it game over if one of the main characters dies? Or do they auto-rez after combat? Thanks in advance for the answers.

[Stabbey]

Do you intend to take any companions? From context, I would assume that you are not. So assuming you're going "Lone Wolf" (one fewer Companion, but increased stats to compensate), here's my answer:

It's technically possible, but realistically IMpossible.

It's only game over if both the main characters die, but if you wanted you could part one main character somewhere and leave them there. You will need your entire party with you to change maps, though (dead ones will auto-transition with you, live ones you'll need to fetch). There is no auto-rez after combat.

Practically speaking, a party of one will not make it very far at all, probably not even past the first post-village fights. The fights are intended for a party of 4, so one guy on their own is not going to survive.

If you just mean "I want to leave my fellow Source Hunter behind and take two of the Companions/Henchmen with me", then that will certainly be possible, although it will be somewhat difficult, as the Companions can't take the "Lone Wolf" Talent and thus can't get the benefit of increased stats to compensate for your smaller party.

If you mean "can I play this single-player, not in co-op", then absolutely.

[Gabe the Destroyer]

I enjoy attempting to complete party-based games with a single character. I've done it with the Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale games. I like the challenge.

From what I understand about the game, is that you are stuck with a 2 person party at minimum. But from your reply, it sounds like 1 of the 2 main characters can die in combat and they will not be brought back to life automatically. So I could in essence attempt a 1 character play through, my 2nd party member would just be dead/incapacitated for most of the game.

[Stabbey]

Oh, sure, you could ATTEMPT it. I just don't think it will work at all. You don't seem to have played the game, so I'll explain something.

This game has quite a lot of hard CC - things which can flat-out disable characters. For example, in a recent fight with a pack of level 5 enemies, I took my 4-player party in and had them delay their turns. Within seconds, one of my party members had been hit with an electric attack stunning them, one had been hit by a Knockdown arrow, knocking them over and disabling them, and one of them had been hit with a Freezing arrow, freezing them and disabling them, thus leaving my 4-person party down to 1 person. Some of these statuses can last for up to three entire turns (unless you pass your saves).

Plus, on top of that, enemies do some pretty substantial damage even when that's spread out to four people. Even your so-called tanks in this game can go down with too much pressure.

So you COULD try a solo run. I just don't think you'll get far.

And also, you do not need to kill one party member. You can split them up and leave your other one somewhere safe so after you inevitably die, you can switch control to them and go try to resurrect your frozen, dissolved, stunned ashes.

[Qiox]

There's a True Lone Wolf mod that lets you make only 1 character at the start and you can't have anyone join you.

All the spots in game where 2 characters are required (stand on pressure plates, everyone present to proceed, etc) are also changed to allow the single character to progress.

However, the person who created the mod made it so that 1 character gets all the level up attributes, skills and talents that 2 lone wolves would get.

I played it but the character quickly becomes grossly overpowered making the combat boring as heck.

[Gabe the Destroyer]

A quick youtube search shows a solo Rogue wrecking all the Act 1 bosses.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wje5ozfsBdM

Qiox - I'm not interested in any mods that are going to overpower me or give me powers beyond what the developers intended.

I'll most likely be picking this game up the next time it's on sale.

[Stabbey]

Ah, the Sneak 5 + Guerrilla + Glass Cannon method. Yeah, not getting seen will certainly help avoid getting hit. I used that on the final boss and kiled it without any problems. Of course, getting seen and hit will get you killed fast.

I'd still advise playing "normally" the first time through and saving the challenge run for a second go. It will probably work better if you know what you're doing. This method is a specific build, with specific attributes on gear, and it could be tough to put it together without that knowledge.

[Paano]

To be honest Rogue with Sneak 5 + Guerilla + Glass Cannon is kind of easy-mode and borderline cheating imo. The AI in this game just isnt capable of really countering the strategy so essentially a Rogue could one-man kill any enemy and any team size if given enough time.

I wouldn't recommend completing the game that way as it will start to get boring very quickly, ignoring 90% of what the game has to offer in terms of combat and just repeating the same move sequence over and over.

[Stabbey]

Originally posted by Vitesse:

To be honest Rogue with Sneak 5 + Guerilla + Glass Cannon is kind of easy-mode and borderline cheating imo. The AI in this game just isnt capable of really countering the strategy so essentially a Rogue could one-man kill any enemy and any team size if given enough time.

I wouldn't recommend completing the game that way as it will start to get boring very quickly, ignoring 90% of what the game has to offer in terms of combat and just repeating the same move sequence over and over.

Yeah, that's true. I only used it on the final boss and even then I didn't like how terribly easy it was. Doing it all game long will certainly get boring.

[Gabe the Destroyer]

Yeah, i typically do the first playthrough normal to learn about the various skills and gear. Then the second playthrough is the solo one.

[Klokinator]

You can always use that mod "Journey of the Lone Wolf". I love it. I keep my second NPC character just out of battle to use rescue tactics if needed. I wish there was diablo-style resurrection though. That'd make that mod much funner.