Experience Points Cap Remover

[VELVET]

I've done a little bit of searching and have come up with a pretty good xp cap remover...

Before anyone starts this is not useful for cheating but as myself and a couple of others seem to be attempting to complete it with just one char it seems a bit harsh to not be able to progress past level 5 (multi class)...

Anyway, it has an re-cap as well just in case there are any problems with multiplay...

Follow the link:

www.funkateers.co.uk/xpcap.zip (http://www.funkateers.co.uk/xpcap.zip)

All rights of the writer (not me) reserved, blah, blah, blah...

[tiger]

ta mate http://www.wireplay.co.uk/ubb/smile.gif

tigs

F/MU/T perchance ?

t

[VELVET]

Of course m8 http://www.wireplay.co.uk/ubb/smile.gif and I'm up to levels 5, 5 and 6 now - only about 1,000 xp away from the cap...

I can't see how you'd complete it with one char any other way - the thief class is essential for the traps and although you might be able to manage without the mage class it does come in very useful on many occasions...

Anyway - let us know how you get on, I've done the Nashkel Mines and the Bandit Camp, just doing my usual wander before I head off to Cloakwood...

Cheers

VELVET

[Litter]

Errr, call me daft, but now I have the xcap remover, how do I actually use it?

I pressume it works on existing games, but I don't know how to install it.

ta

[VELVET]

Stick it in your Baldur directory, unzip it and double-click...

To add the cap back you need to open up DOS and go to your Baldur directory and run it from there including the suffix /u (I think)... Full details of this are in the readme with it though...

Cheers

VELVET

[tiger]

Heh,

currently got a 7/7/7 f/mu/t just about to enter the cloakwood mines, it ain't going to be pretty cos I ain't got dispell magic as a spell yet .... fun times ahead, wonder just how high I can get him http://www.wireplay.co.uk/ubb/smile.gif

tigs

[Athanateus]

YOu guys are incorrigable!

I must get this :{>

(n.b. thats supposed to be a smily beard)

Nearly complete by the way - so I'm catching up with you guys

Oscar

[dan]

i cant download it until sunday http://www.wireplay.co.uk/ubb/frown.gif

I'll have to play solidly for days to catch up http://www.wireplay.co.uk/ubb/smile.gif

lucky i have a month off for easter now http://www.wireplay.co.uk/ubb/smile.gif

[VELVET]

Argh - I'm still at 6,5,6...

Thats my evening taken care of then...

By Helm! Cloakwood here we come...

Tigs - get some potions / scrolls for dispel magic - potions probably better as you can carry more in the same slot... I think you can get them at High Hedge...

I have to say though carrying decent stuff with just one guy becomes nigh on impossible...

Cheers

VELVET

[Litter]

Thanks but I realised I had unzipped it to the Black Isle directory, not the Baldurs gate one DOH!

Oh and the readme doesn't explain anything http://www.wireplay.co.uk/ubb/smile.gif

I am in the cellars beneath Candlekeep at the moment and suffering 'cos there is loads of traps and I don't have a thief. I always knew one would come in handy in the end. Oh well..

[Litter]

BTW what 3 classes are you guys running for your super all singing multiclassed characters. Fighter/thief/?

I don't see the point in a magic user 'cos then you have armour restrictions. Guess that leaves a cleric?

This sounds like fun, think I will give it a go when I finish.

[VELVET]

Fighter/Thief/Mage...

There is an excellent Mage robe you can get at High Hedge - costs about 18,000 gold but allows you to do all Thief and Mage stuff plus has some armour value (not sure how much)...

[Litter]

Does this have to be with an all 25's character to make it feasible?

[tiger]

Erm, probably not, but .... be prepared to die a lot. The all 25 stats is just a way of raising the characters survivability. As for the fighter/magic user/thief combo, it really is one of the better ones, especially given the sneak up/fireball scenario for vaping enemy clusters, or sneak up and lightning bolt single enemies.

Although, with the assorted kit you can pick up, you can get a fighter/mage/thief combo down to AC -5 or so http://www.wireplay.co.uk/ubb/smile.gif.

tigs

[VELVET]

Try AC -11 as of last night http://www.wireplay.co.uk/ubb/wink.gif

[tiger]

how ????

I'm talking no metal armour here, with metal I've got it down to -9. Guess you've got Drizzt's Defender then http://www.wireplay.co.uk/ubb/frown.gif I ain't gonna kill him, he's too nice.

tigs

[VELVET]

Um, Full Plate, Ring Of Protection +2, Large Shield +1, Drizzt's Defender +5 (reputation -10 http://www.wireplay.co.uk/ubb/wink.gif)...

But I do normally wear my expensive Mage robe as it allows me full spell casting, thiefly abilities as well as an AC of about -7...