How to stop the AI from cheating?
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 5:11 am
Is there a tweak or a mod that will stop the AI in Icewind Dale II from cheating so much? I like to scout ahead with stealthed characters before moving forward, identify what enemies I have to fight and what I can avoid, split the party and lead enemies where I want them for tactical gameplay, etc. The way the AI cheats really disrupts this. There are an awful lot of enemies with dialogue, all of who auto-initiate conversation with stealthed characters and then attack them. Enemies who catch sight of one of my characters instantly know where every other member of my party is, even if they're on the other side of the map. It's frustrating.
I played ID1 "old school" style, no save-scumming, bringing in a new 1st level character to replace anyone who died, avoiding fights and sneaking past monsters to grab the treasure. It was a lot of fun. I've tried to do the same thing in ID2, but it's flatly impossible. It seems the only valid way to play is to confront the enemy head on, kill everything, rinse the place for treasure, and repeat until everything on the map is dead. For me personally that's not very fun.
I played ID1 "old school" style, no save-scumming, bringing in a new 1st level character to replace anyone who died, avoiding fights and sneaking past monsters to grab the treasure. It was a lot of fun. I've tried to do the same thing in ID2, but it's flatly impossible. It seems the only valid way to play is to confront the enemy head on, kill everything, rinse the place for treasure, and repeat until everything on the map is dead. For me personally that's not very fun.