How to create custom party to play single player?

[Juvante]

I can't stand the provided companions always ♥♥♥♥♥ing and complaining about what I do. The constant whining and fighting is tiresome.

I don't care about their storylines, they are annoying as F. I want to toss Imoen over a cliff.

I want to create my own group that has great synergy with each other.

Is this not possible?

[Dark Helmet]

"Go to create party when making a new game!" That's hilarious though and yeah... sometimes they are annoying!

Alternatively, there is a setting option somewhere to shut up all the party character talk when you select them and make actions and all that, and that helps. There are tons of available companions in the game world and not all of them are that annoying though, but in BG1 mainly, now I'm thinking of the wrong BG game... BG2 they do talk a lot more and there is a lot more character narrative.

Icewind Dale is ideal if you want to make your own party, the game is designed for that if you haven't played it already...

[Juvante]

Originally posted by Dark Helmet:

I think you have to go to multiplayer mode and create your own game and have it password protected so nobody joins. Then you can make your own party, I think. That's hilarious though and yeah... sometimes they are annoying!

Alternatively, there is a setting option somewhere to shut up all the party character talk when you select them and make actions and all that, and that helps. There are tons of available companions in the game world and not all of them are that annoying though, but in BG1 mainly, now I'm thinking of the wrong BG game... BG2 they do talk a lot more and there is a lot more character narrative.

Icewind Dale is ideal if you want to make your own party, the game is designed for that if you haven't played it already...

It's just hard to roleplay in a game or have any sort of identity, when you have companions always demanding you do this or that. Feels like a damn checklist.

Hey, save those innocent people or else!.....Hey...stop saving people....or else!!!

Stop stealing, hey...why aren't you stealing?

Hey player, save those villagers from bandits and we'll reward you.....Hey, player....be a douchebag and burn down an orphanage and we'll give you goodies.

Do both on the same character and pretend it never happened. Who is my character at that point?

Like, get the F out of my party dudes.

What happened to just centering the story around the protagonist and letting me be who I want to be, without making the game impossible to complete?

Anyway, thanks for the response, I'll check that out and Icewind.

[CHAO$$$]

These days you can just start single player and create a party or something shows up near the end of character creation. Dont have to bother with mp at all.

Just make sure to never dismiss them from your party. I think they just disappear if you do that.

[AlexMBrennan]

Do both on the same character and pretend it never happened. Who is my character at that point?

Well, yes if you hire people with polar opposite views then you cannot listen to both of them a tthe same time. Duh.

However, most people would probably work out to not do that - you are supposed to hire people who agree with you, and not hire people who do not agree with you. I am sorry you needed to have this explained to you.

[Juvante]

Originally posted by AlexMBrennan:

Do both on the same character and pretend it never happened. Who is my character at that point?

Well, yes if you hire people with polar opposite views then you cannot listen to both of them a tthe same time. Duh.

However, most people would probably work out to not do that - you are supposed to hire people who agree with you, and not hire people who do not agree with you. I am sorry you needed to have this explained to you.

Don't condescend me ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

I simply asked if it would be possible to make your own party so I didn't have to deal with annoying scripted companions. I already got my answer from more respectable people above.

I don't need an ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ telling me how I should be playing the game.

I think I made it pretty clear that I don't care if they agree with me or not, I don't want to do their ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ requests or demands, evil or not.

If you're going to be a clueless ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, then don't bother adding in your two cents.

I'm moving on. Don't bother replying.

[D'amarr from Darshiva]

Originally posted by Dark Helmet:

I think you have to go to multiplayer mode and create your own game and have it password protected so nobody joins. Then you can make your own party, I think.

No. The is a new "Create Party" button in the enhanced editions for a while. No need to use multiplayer mode anymore in order to create up to six custom party members. Just use the new button!

[Dark Helmet]

Originally posted by D'amarr from Darshiva:

No. The is a new "Create Party" button in the enhanced editions for a while. No need to use multiplayer mode anymore in order to create up to six custom party members. Just use the new button!

Yeah I know... CHAOS$$$ beat you to it with the correction in the post right below mine.

[D'amarr from Darshiva]

Originally posted by Dark Helmet:

Yeah I know... CHAOS$$$ beat you to it with the correction in the post right below mine.

Well, that must be the post shown as "Blocked user - Show".

[Dark Helmet]

Originally posted by D'amarr from Darshiva:

Well, that must be the post shown as "Blocked user - Show".

Ah.. that makes more sense... Anyway, correction is appreciated...

[Sephiroth]

OMG its nice to see I am not the only one who wanted to backslap Imoen and throw her off a cliff.

Also that girl Skie or something like that in SoD. Annoying as hell.

[Zotliatlicor]

A Good advice is to make 4 or 5 Characters on your own, and then you can include all the NPS's one by one to get all their Quests. And dump them after if you dont like them. This way you have the room you need to experience all the game has to offer.

Before you go to Spellhold, take Yoshimo. He leaves, and is replaced by Immoen. Once out of Underdark, dump her for any other that still has quests.

In the beginnig after you exit Irenicus dungeon, play with Jaheira until you are summoned to The Harper Hold. This is a very good encounter with Splendid loot (Ring of Wizardry ++) You cannot get this if you dont have Jaheira. After you can dump her and she leaves Permanently.

In TOB you can have room For Saverok. Or any other. Or none

A 5 man party is enough and will level faster than a full 6

[Austin]

I mean... you guys know you can run with a party full of NPCs that match your Alignment, right? So you don't have to worry about the CE Mage ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ at you for being too pious and goody-goody. Or Minsc ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ at you for being too evil....