How do you install mods ?

[Gunsaremagic]

im looking quest for mods anything i should know ? i dont want to break anything in what order should i install them if that even matters

[Armanz]

Depends on the mods. Most mods usually tell you if they collide with other mods or what mods should be installed afterwards.
Beamdog has a pinned list of EE compatible mods and a general order in which you should install.
If you want recommendations, I can recommend Dungeon Crawl, anything by LavaDelVortel, specifically the Colours of Infinity series (Tales of the Deep Gardens, Innershade, The White Queen & I Shall Never Forget), Southern Edge and Ooze's Lounge.
Assassinations and Tower of Deception are very neat as well.

[Abrakadabra]

I've been using this tool:

https://baldursextendedworld.com/Install-Tool/

Ive tried all of the bigger quest mods and theyre mostly not that good. Not as good as the original game. With the exception of Ascension and Unfinished Business. Those two are fantastic. Theyre basically cut content that didnt make it into the game.

Should you choose the install tool I linked you might get overwhelmed by options you can choose from.

Here is the list of quality mods I have been enjoying and which work well.

Quest mods:

Ascension
Unfinished business

Below 'a.i.' you will find ascension again. There you can select specific tob bosses you can buff.

You will also find 'sword coast stratagems' under 'a.i.' there you can buff all kinds of enemies. Mages for instance will actually use all spells available to them if you select those options. You can buff trolls, enemy mages, fighters, clerics, thieves, ilithids, beholders, dragons, undead etc.

The good thing is that you can customize the difficulty to your liking ingame after you installed some or all of those a.i. components. Ingame under options youll find a new button called 'difficulty finetuning'.

The game will feel vastly different just by using Ascension, Unfinished Business + sword coast stratagems. Thieves for instance will go invisible, drink haste potions and slaughter your weaker casters if you dont have the proper spells. Mages will become really dangerous. Unmodded insane will seem easy by comparison. Great thinh about sword coast stratagems is though that its never unfair. Your enemies will simply use spells and skills and potions even just like you.

Maybe something you wanne try out.

Other mods I can absolutely recommend

Banter packs
Porttraits Portraits Everywhere
Stuff of the Magi
More Styles For Mages
More Interjections

Some utility stuff:

Happy Party (party mambers might get angry but wont leave)
Npcs dont fight (party members might dislike but wont kill each other)
I like 'glowing shields' too cause why not

[Gunsaremagic]

thanks that tool is great

[Abrakadabra]

Originally posted by jumpypuppet:

hey -- quick question -- the install tool includes a pdf which says the following:

- Have the game(s) you want to mod in directories with full access. Do not use locations like Steamapps, ProgrammFiles or similar. Do not use the game version accessed by any game clients.

can you help walk me through this? [edit: "this" essentially meaning "the installation process."] i use the steam workshop for modding divinity, which is fairly plug and play, and it's been a while since i've played bg2 outside of steam, so i'm unsure how to separate it from that directory. thanks in advance

Im sure someone playing the game via steam can give some feedback.

Im not playing BG2EE over steam.

I can tell you how to install the game and use the install tool and how to pick the mods you want. I havent checked but it might be pretty similar modding a steam installation. I havent done that though so dont wanne tell you anything wrong.