Question about difficulty and respec

[Pesmerga82]

Im playing on challenging difficulty and love the game. I know theres an in built respec option but it changes the difficulty to custom. Does this mean ill lose the achievement.?

Is there a mod i can use to do this?

[InEffect]

Yes, you will. Yes, there's a respec mod that won't affect achievements. It's also less prone to breaking things than owlcats, although it does sometimes leave class feats, so it can be more involved to clean up everything.

[Pesmerga82]

Could you please point me in the right direction?=

[InEffect]

Originally posted by Pesmerga82:

Could you please point me in the right direction?=

https://www.nexusmods.com/pathfinderkingmaker/mods/7

[Poop King]

That respecialization mod is a lot better as it lets you redo the companions from level 1 including their stats, or keep their original stats.

Some basic tips are that Octavia already starts with better stats than you can roll and she needs the CHA for being a regent, but you can give her the Thessalonian prestige for an extra spell slot each level (none of the rogue prestiges help her, and transmutation focus is already perfect for the stat boost thing and buffs).

While the base bard class is great, changing Linzi to the firecaller prestige makes all encounters with fire casters much easier by swapping out inspire competence for a fire resistance song. She also doesnt need the 14 con score and can get 16 dex, 18 con with 10 in the other stats.

Give Harrim a single to two Tower Specialist levels and have him and Valerie use all the defense teamwork feats for a near impenetrable frontline (you cant change his diety but don't need to), or turn Valerie into an Aldori Defender. Change Tristian to 20 wis 16 Cha, pick whichever deity you like for domains, and make him a DC focused offensive caster. He still gets his starting deity chosen feats and spontaneous casting lets you change any prepped spell to heals (I like Pharosma for Healing and Death domains with Necromancy focus, heighten and spell penetration feats). Also Linzi, Octavia and Tristian should all take Allied Spellcaster and you take along any two of them (Don't really need to make your own caster, you can make these three perfect). Valerie and Aliri should both be raised to 18 STR 14 DEX 14 CON and made into an Invulnerable Rager or Mad Dog, Harrim to 16 str, 14 CON, 18 WIS, and dump all their CHA scores with the rest of the points in INT for skill points (Harrim = front line with buffs, Tristian = caster with damage spells). If you dump Valeries CHA you can still use Octavia as Regent.

Done right Valerie and Harrim can tank all day long, and the rest of the group maximizes damage (Dex based melee or ranged works great for the player build as it synergizes well with Octavias transmutation buffs).

A fair note is that min maxing and optimizing all the companions as such makes the game significantly easier.

[InEffect]

Val doesn't need a respec. She's already the most powerful companion in the game as is. Rest is pretty questionable too.

[CHAO$$$]

The respec mod breaks Ekuns companion quest Specifically the part where he says goodbye to his family with the whole bonfire and stuff and then the woman attacks
Even if you "respec" him into ranger.

Id suggest not using the mod on Ekun until that part of his quest is over.

Besides that - the mod is great!

[Poop King]

Originally posted by InEffect:

Val doesn't need a respec. She's already the most powerful companion in the game as is. Rest is pretty questionable too.

Lol no.

[InEffect]

lol, yes. It just requires understanding of the game to make her work. But she absolutely is the strongest companion in the game and is better than we could make MC for the same role.