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About this mod
Replaces the 2 set Skill Proficiencies given to you by your background with 2 extra Skill Options in the Character Creator and can be reset when you change your class mid-game
- Requirements
- Permissions and credits
- Changelogs
Mod currently only removes background skills if installed into an existing game.
Ignore current description below that states it works in that situation.
Investigating potential solutions
Mod still works properly if installed before starting a new game
Description:
When you start a new game, this Mod does exactly what is implies:
It replaces the 2 set Skill Proficiencies given to you by your background, with 2 extra Skill Options in the Character Creator.
Other features of the mod:
- The skill options are not restricted by class
- The skill options can be altered during class re-spec
- This mod accurately affects the Dark Urge as well
- Companions and Hirelings can also get the skill options in class re-spec
- Compatible with mods that add backgrounds and races
This Mod Is best used from a fresh save game
Installation:
Requires:
Make sure to follow the instructions for how to use each of the above mods
But to use this mod, Install how you would usually install a .pak file of BG3, either using the mod manager, manually (if you know how to do
that), or some other resource/process that you have used to install other mods for BG3.
Warnings:
It is recommended that -
- This mod is used from the beginning of a new game (See Known Issues 1 & 4)
- If you load this mod in your mod load order, then start a new game, don't then unload this mod from your mod load order and resume that game (See Known Issues 2 & 3)
This is my first mod I've ever created for a game so please be understanding that everything doesn't work perfectly... yet
Known issues -
- If you have a save game, and then load this mod with your load order, and then resume that save game, it will remove the default skills that come with the background for a character (Player character and companions).
- After starting a new game with this mod installed, if you then remove the mod, the default Skill Proficiencies given to you by your background will be added to your list of skill Proficiencies on top of the ones chosen by you (and no, this will not give you expertise).
- After starting a new game with this mod installed, if you then remove the mod, and then try to change your class mid-game, the game will crash
- If you have a save game, and then load this mod with your load order, resume that save game, and try to re-spec your human characters, you may not get the background skill proficencies at all.
- If you load this mod in your mod load order, and start a new game, The default skill proficencies the companions/hirelings have aren't aligned with their backgrounds
The work-around for the known issues -
- If you encounter known issue 1, you can reset your class to give you your choice of background skills - May need to save and then switch back and forth between the classes to have the skill options show up
- If you encounter known issue 2 or 3, loading this mod in your mod load order again should resolve the issue
- If you encounter known issue 4, you could still get the background skills by changing the character into a different race. This can be done by using the Re-sculpt method of the Appearance Edit Enhanced Mod.
- If you encounter known issue 5 and you are unhappy with the skill proficencies the character has, just re-spec the class of the character so you can choose the skill proficencies you would prefer.
Mod Compatibility:
This Mod should work with most other mods, including mods that:
- Alter what races get
- Add more origin characters
- Add additional backgrounds
- Add additional Races
- Add additional Classes
I suspect that this mod may not work with other mods that:
- Alter the base backgrounds of the game
Other Mods Shown Off
- Additional Backgrounds
- Whispers of the Divine - Aasimar Race
- Deity Tag Activator
- Faithful and Faithless - No Mandatory Choice of God
Special Thanks To
- Shiny Hobo who worked on BG3 Modder's Multitool
- Nellsrelo who worked on the Compatibility Framework
- Norbyte who worked on Script Extender
- Djmr who worked on ImprovedUI
- And from the support from the Larian Studios Discord Server:
* Fararagi
I literally could not have done this with out you!!
Optional Variant Information:
Upon installing this Mod, you lose the 2 default proficencies given from the backgrounds, and instead get 2 more choices of skills from the first level of the class for the character
Other features of the mod
- The skill options can be altered during class re-spec
- This mod accurately affects the Dark Urge as well
- Companions and Hirelings can also get the extra skills
- ?If you were using a previous version of this mod, you can use this version and your game will continue to work?
(Unknown if this is still true) - Compatible with mods that add backgrounds and classes
Optional Variant Installation:
Same As Above
Optional Variant Warnings:
Known issues -
- If you have a save game that didn't have a version of this mod installed, and then load this mod with your load order, and then resume that save game, the mod will remove the default skills that come with the background for a character (Player character and companions).
- If you have a save with this mod installed, if you then remove the mod, you won't be able to load the save file.
- If you encounter known issue 1, you can reset your class to give you your choice of background skills
- If you encounter known issue 2, loading this mod in your mod load order again should resolve the issu
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Optional Variant Compatibility:
Same As Above