Hey everyone,
I’m finally planning to start my first full playthrough of Baldur’s Gate 3, but the level 12 cap has always been a bit of a turn-off for me. I’d like to use the Expansion Mod, which raises the cap to 20, but you end up somewhere around 17 by the end of the game if you keep the default leveling curve.
In addition, I plan to add 5E Spells and at least the Combat Extender 5e Config (without the stat boosts for 5E Spells), so that enemies can also use the new spells. I’m also considering Extra Encounters and Minibosses, which should provide a decent XP bump.
That said, my main concern is balance. I don’t want to become ridiculously overpowered by Act 3, but I also don’t want every enemy to have inflated HP that makes fights drag forever. Do you think tweaking the Combat Extender settings would be enough to restore difficulty, or would something like Player Level Scaling work better?
If anyone has experience running a similar setup, I’d love to hear how you kept combat challenging and fun, but not overbearingly difficult for a first time playthrough for someone that has a decent background in games like BG1 or the Pathfinder Series. I’m also totally open to curated mod lists that aims to deliver an experience like what I described above.
I had a look at Difficulty, Quality, Immersion and Cahoot's Absolute Laboratory Config. Both sound very and I don't want to be forced to do a pure min-max, only Meta builds with best in slot gear completionist run, but rather enjoy the game on my own pace without looking ever decision up.
Thanks a ton for any tips or experiences you can share!
