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Maybe the title of this thread is a little misleading, but I thought a follow up to Memnoch's thread might be helpful.
<< The following involves cheats, and maybe some spoilers >>
Memenoch explained that you can get almost any character to join your party by placing the cursor over the creature and pressing Ctrl-Q. The example he uses is to use the following command to create the character Artemis Entreri.
CLUAConsole:CreateCreature("Artemis")
A very interesting concept.
I was intrigued by this and did some experimenting. First, you can find the character codes by using Infinity Explorer or Shadowkeeper. Second, you can create almost any character by substituting the character code for "Artemis" in the above commnad line. Finally, you can have the character join your party using the Ctrl-Q cheat.
Scenario 1: I want to play Xan. Granted, his sword is not in the game, but I liked him anyway. First, I found his code ("TTXan"). Second, I paused the game, otherwise he disappears. I don't know why, but he did. Finally, I Ctrl-Q with the cursor on him and poof -- he's in my party. I did need to go back and edit his inventory by replacing the hidden ring that makes him never go below 1 hit point with cheap gold ring, but from then on he's been a normal NPC.
Scenario 2: I want to play an Anti-Paladin. This was a little more involved. First, the code for the Githyanki Anti-Paladin is ("Gith03"). Second, I created him, again with the game paused, or he turns invisible and attacks you. Finally, I Ctrl-Q. I got the Githyanki in my party, Unholy Reaver and all. I then went into Shadowkeeper and gave him Ajantis's portrait (just for laughs) and changed the paperdoll from Githyanki to human male fighter. The Anti-Paladin must have some weapon proficiencies built into the class. When I leveld up, it showed no proficiencies, but when I checked the character information screen there were ***** in longsword and two-handed sword. I didn't play the character very long, so I don't know if the game crashes eventually. I tried a few of the abilitites (lay on hands works fine) and the Unholy Reaver is awesome.
Other Character codes I found interesting were:
Biff the Understudy ("Biff") -- just in case you wanted to know
Branwen ("Branwe") -- I believe is also equipped with the invisible magic ring that prevents her from going below 1 hit point
Anyway, enjoy. I'm actually looking forward to playing Branwen and Xan. I was pretty disappointed they weren't carried into BG2 and were left to the tutorial. I also have the evil temptation to play the Anti-Paladin -- just to see what happens.
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