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NobleNick · 11-19-2003, 10:18 AM

fdj21,

Please accept my welcome to the IWD forum, too!

Lots of posts on HoW. Here I will just briefly say... INSTALL IT!! O.K., O.K., you want something more descriptive than that... Yes a very few items disappear, but more really neat items appear. An abbreviated list of other changes that HoW brings: Your player interface improves greatly (controllable screen resolution and alt-key highlighting are the biggies, here); the game is "rebalanced" (mostly meaning that the Druid and Bard gain lots of power over just plain IWD); you get to install the free download Trials of the LureMaster (TotLM), which (HoW plus TotLM) completely patch IWD; and you get Heart of Fury (HoF) mode.

And then the real biggie: As ZFR intimated, installing HoW will allow you to gain more adventuring area and experience. HoW (and TotLM) just pack the expo on: You'll get thousands of expo PER MONSTER for many of the critters you'll meet there; some are worth over 10,000 each! A Cleric11/Mage12 DC is not only easily obtainable; but you'll get lots of good play out of the character after he regains Cleric skills (and believe me, you'll want those Cleric skills!). If it were me, and I had other PCs with cleric skills (like maybe a Fighter9/ClericX DC) then I'd possibly even DC the Cleric/Mage at Cleric 12.

What's a party,
without a song?
Bards ROCK!
Party On!!

11-19-2003, 10:18 AM	#3
NobleNick Quintesson Join Date: February 5, 2002 Location: Huntsville, AL, USA Age: 65 Posts: 1,045	fdj21, Please accept my welcome to the IWD forum, too! Lots of posts on HoW. Here I will just briefly say... INSTALL IT!! O.K., O.K., you want something more descriptive than that... Yes a very few items disappear, but more really neat items appear. An abbreviated list of other changes that HoW brings: Your player interface improves greatly (controllable screen resolution and alt-key highlighting are the biggies, here); the game is "rebalanced" (mostly meaning that the Druid and Bard gain lots of power over just plain IWD); you get to install the free download Trials of the LureMaster (TotLM), which (HoW plus TotLM) completely patch IWD; and you get Heart of Fury (HoF) mode. And then the real biggie: As ZFR intimated, installing HoW will allow you to gain more adventuring area and experience. HoW (and TotLM) just pack the expo on: You'll get thousands of expo PER MONSTER for many of the critters you'll meet there; some are worth over 10,000 each! A Cleric11/Mage12 DC is not only easily obtainable; but you'll get lots of good play out of the character after he regains Cleric skills (and believe me, you'll want those Cleric skills!). If it were me, and I had other PCs with cleric skills (like maybe a Fighter9/ClericX DC) then I'd possibly even DC the Cleric/Mage at Cleric 12. What's a party, without a song? Bards ROCK! Party On!!