Difference between difficulty setting in IWD and HOW

Troll Slayer · Post by **Troll Slayer** » Mon Apr 08, 2002 5:42 am

I was wondering if a player only gets more experience for kills in the heart of fury mode. I am playing on insane with a level 3 party, and I seem to be getting the same exp points as I did when I played the game through on the normal setting. What difference does each difficulty do?

Secondly, is there anything that effects what random items you get. I played through the game once already, and felt I got the south end of a north bound bull in terms of good items. I see from this site that there is a whole bunch of items that would have better suited my party. Did I play the game wrong? Can I do something, other then hacking, to effect what items are dropped?

Thanks in advance,

a long time infinity engine lover, first time IWD player.

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Mon Apr 08, 2002 5:59 am

Originally posted by Troll Slayer
I was wondering if a player only gets more experience for kills in the heart of fury mode. I am playing on insane with a level 3 party, and I seem to be getting the same exp points as I did when I played the game through on the normal setting. What difference does each difficulty do?

As i understand it you only get more experience in the HOF mode, alsoif one was to play on easy you would get less XP than normal.

Secondly, is there anything that effects what random items you get. I played through the game once already, and felt I got the south end of a north bound bull in terms of good items. I see from this site that there is a whole bunch of items that would have better suited my party. Did I play the game wrong? Can I do something, other then hacking, to effect what items are dropped?

Again as i understand it is entirely random and how one travels through the game doesn't effect the items; it is decided at the start.

a long time infinity engine lover, first time IWD player.

Good fortune on your travels

Gruntboy · Post by **Gruntboy** » Mon Apr 08, 2002 6:49 am

In additiont to Mr Sleeps comments.

Lower difficulty - monsters easier to kill (up to 50% weaker)
Higher difficulty - monsters harder to kill (up to 50% tougher)

I shall have to check on the relative XP - I think it only reduces for lower difficulty.

HoF - monsters more difficult to hit and damage, they do more damage to you. Up to x2 hit points. XP values is upped considerably.