Cheats built into the Game
First thing you will need to do is open up the file baldur.ini. its in the directory where you installed your Baldurs Gate 2 game. Once you find the file, open it up and you'll see a header called "[Program Options]", below it, add the following line:
Debug Mode=1
That command will now allow the game's cheating options to be opened.
Next, run the game, and load up a game, now to activate a cheat, hit [CTRL+SPACE].
Once you open up the command line to which you can type commands, here are a few you can type in:
Increase the level of you Party members:
CLUAConsole:SetCurrentXP("Enter Number Here")
(If you wish to max all characters out, select them all, and enter a crazy number like 90000000 or something.
Increase Gold (So you can buy that +90 Sword of Death):
CLUAConsole:AddGold("Insert Gold Amount Here")
If you want to do this so you'll have enough for the entire game, and have lots left over for BG3 , enter another crazy number like 999999999 or something.
The following cheat allows you to Create Items. See List Here
CLUAConsole:CreateItem("Insert Item number here")
This is a cool cheat, if you're into the cheats. Creating some of the best items can really change the balance of the game FAST. Also, Tomes are in BG2 as well.
You can also create more than 1 of something, like say you wanted 900 arrows, this is how you would type it: (You can do this with potions, scrolls, arrows, bullets, and other stuff as well).
CLUAConsole:CreateItem("ARROW03",900)
You need to go into the Black isle folder and then into the SOA folder it will be the icon that says Baldur looks like a note pad with a gold star thing in the right hand corner.
Hope this helps.
I think you made the right choice.
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