What do you think of Cheats?

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Yo! I want to know what you all think about cheats. I use then quite often. Maybe to much sometimes. But thats what happens when your looking for cheap thrills. But all you who think I over power my enimies with cheats your wrong! I have only a part of 3 to make a chalenge. Their all at 20th level got every thing they need and then some. But here's the down side of things. When your faced with so much power how do you chose between boots of speed and boots of grounding? You cant just carry it all around all the time. So you see with cheating comes lots of chose's and for me thats a bad thing. Very bad. And dont you all think that i haven't died alot cuz I'v died many many times. > If you use cheats do you have any guid lines or any thing like that?

 

oooh, hey does that mean you know how to get to the baldur.ini file?? thats how u make the cheats right? well if u kno please tell!! cuz i think cheats are greaat!!

 

Ok first of all do you have windows? Cuz if you do this is how you do it. Go to My Computer, open Program Files, open Black Island, open Baldur's Gate then look for a file simple named Baldur, it's next to the other file named Baldur with the Buldar's Gate icon. When you open it the top will look like this:

[Alias]
HD0:=CProgram Files\Black Isle\Baldur's Gate\
CD1:=DCD1\
CD2:=DCD2\
CD3:=DCD3\
CD4:=DCD4\
CD5:=DCD5\
CD6:=DCD6\

Scrole down till you get to the part were it says:[Game Options] Then right under it you can type: Cheats=1 After that you can accsee all the wonderful cheats! If you have any problems I'll be glad to help you out more.

 

Never once used a console cheat. Trying to figure out how something works or similar to that effect I would, but not for just straight playing. I've used 3rd party utils sparingly. And when I first started playing I used x-cap remover but that's because I was a newbie and didn't know much anyway. That's about it. This is not to brag or whatever just to show that there are people that don't cheat (to offset the ones who do )

 

well first, being from sOv i have to both hack and play legit, but personally dont use hacks in the normal game its easy enough, but if u like them create your own maps, then make them so hard that you have no choice but to cheat

 

Not to sound stupid but what is [sOv], some clan?

[This message has been edited by Big B (edited September 23, 2001).]

 

Being level 20, I think it doesn't really matter what you use between those boots. 3 characters might be tough, but at level 20? I didn't even know that was supported in BG.

Guidelines by using cheats, I can't say I have, but playing without makes you more experienced with the game, forcing you to know the weaknesses of some enemies and where the traps are. You could always just summon drizzt defender if it gets too though.

What does your party consist of, any mages? And if yes, what spells do they use?

 

Basically, who cares if soemones cheats. If you enjoy the game using cheat codes or whatever, go for it. If you enjoy making them up and trying them out, all the better. If it still chalanges you, cool as well. Basically, I try not to do it as I only play a game once usually and I like to play it through as it was intended. However, I have fooled around with characters after I've started the game as I have made my fair share of mistakes creating characters. Never did that in Baldur's Gate though and basically played through the whole game with a crappy main character. Anyway, mostly I try to stay away from them myself. But, if it's enjoyable for you, go for it.

 

My party simply consits of a pure fighter, thief, mage. the only down side to having a thief is that when ever you try to steal something it never works It also triggers the Flaming Fist. So I only use my thife for backstabing missions and picking off the smaller RPG's that i dont like. My fighter does just that, fight. He's the only one I have attack and unless he cant for some reision then I have my theif start to attack. My mage i use for hauling all my junk and some times I use her magic missles for deffence. She manly takes up the rear. Another down side to having high level PC's is that it scares away the chickens, lol.

 

sorry Taluntain..! i just couldnt get it.. but now i finally did! thanx sooo much dragon rider!

 

Any time newBG. Thats what i'm here for.

 

I foolishly used CLUAConsole and custom item cheats in a recent game and found that it completely destroyed any challenge in the game, although it was a laugh annihilating everyone in the Friendly Arm Inn area...(who said it was Friendly???..lol)

So now I am playing it through again with no cheats and find that I am enjoying it, my primary reason for playing through again is to play BG1 and BG2 with the same character....but I have allowed myself one small cheat by kitting out my characters with Boots of Speed just to help them zip about the maps quicker....and I dont lose my patience waiting for them to move from one end of a map screen to the other....but I am unashamed....lol

 

I've never used any cheats for any IE game. Cheats are lame .

 

I hate cheats that make that make the games easier and so spoil it all... I do like cheats that make the game more funny, like the cheat where you can have boo in your party.

 

I've always thought of people who use cheats to enhance their game in the sense of how challenging it is to be unskilled, boring and so uncool. Even if you come up with the excuse "I'm new to the thing" doesn't mean you have to use a cheat. All it means is that you're too unwilling to try hard and beat the game.

So sorry if anyone is offended by this but cheats suck!

 

Cheating is weak. But, you paid your money, play your game however you want.

If you want to be lame, it's up to you.

 

to cheat is to DESTROY

Don't waste your time...

 

Cheating is just another way of gaming. Personally I don't like using full-time super characters - i find it boring after 2 minutes - but now and then (usually before turning off the computer) I save the game and start using cheats just to kill everyone in the area. It's fun, in a different way from normal playing, and I suppose many people (I actually know more than one) like it more than regular games.

One note: it is often boring to be prevented against cheats. There are ones who will save you a lot of time. E.G. the "teleport" cheat is very useful to walk around towns and leave dungeons after killing the main monster. Even using editors may be lawful; beside the fun of taking any appearance you want, it may save your time. I used to have a Paladin who could cast a few Protection from Evil, which were really boring to cast one at a time before battles: I changed 6 of them into a Protection from Evil 3 meters' radius, a timesaver (I never cast that spell during battles, so I get no advantage).
Not to speak about the usefulness of SetCurrentXP() to take a look at what your character will become 40 gaming hours later, thus allowing you to choose the 'best' class.

 

Cheats are a waste of time. I have never used them, and never will.