Insane Mode: Anybody Play It & Whats It Like?

Albromor · 08-17-2001, 06:02 PM

Towards the very end of IWD/HoW/TotL I decided to jack my game up from normal to Hard Mode. I was wondering if anybody played it on Insane Mode and how much different it was from the Hard Mode. Thanks.

Mordar · 08-18-2001, 01:48 AM

Insane is just a little harder than hard. How obvious. But when you change from insane to heart of fury, yes, you experience a difference. Anyway, even when you have a party of 4 and share all that experience, the insane mode should be easy. If you gathered all the experience from HoW and ToL and some of that even in the hard mode you should be rather invincible even when fighting insane monsters. Give it a try!

I had a party of two level 30 members at the middle of HoW and did heart of fury from there to the end of IwD. Shame that you can't level up after level 30. All that experience wasted! But when my companion died, I killed so much just after that, that I got level up to level 31! Just a little bug if you ask me, Interplay.

TheDutkanator · 08-18-2001, 04:04 AM

You can get rules packs to enable leveling up to level 40 or 50. If you can't find the rules pack on the Ironworks site, try http://www.TeamBG.com

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Albromor · 08-18-2001, 11:50 AM

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Originally posted by TheDutkanator:
You can get rules packs to enable leveling up to level 40 or 50. If you can't find the rules pack on the Ironworks site, try http://www.TeamBG.com

Is it safe to use? Things like that aren't endorsed by Interplay or Black Isle. Have you used it? Any reports on messing up one's game or computer? Thanks.

Mordar · 08-18-2001, 04:12 PM

Wow, those rules make me fighter/thief level 41/10 and my fighter/cleric 36/40!! I really need to find that level 50 rule thingy

Blade · 08-27-2001, 04:11 PM

I have used it, or its equivilants from TeamBg for The original Baldurs Gate and Baldur's Gate 2, and Throne of Bhall it didn't affect the gameplay and I have beeten all of them. Although i haven't tried it with Icewind Dale yeat I'm shure it wount destroy the game. But you have to reinstall it with every patch i think but am not shure about that part.

Morgan_Corbesant · 09-05-2001, 10:15 PM

im playing it right now, and all it is is a but load more monsters.

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Sir Moosington · 09-06-2001, 11:08 AM

Heart of Fury mode is really, really tough. Basically there are more monsters, doing more damage, with lower THACO's and loads more hitpoints. Goblins with 50-60hps, lizard men 100hps+ etc.

On the plus side even one goblin is worth 2300exp - if you manage to kill it. If anyone has finished the game in this mode, starting from 1st level without using dalekeeper, you have my utmost respect.

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Morgan_Corbesant · 09-10-2001, 08:02 PM

ok, i tried this for around ten reloads, before i stopped. i tried to play heart of fury, at level one, starting at the beginning. i honestly dont think it can be done. its just too damn hard. but i tried, lol

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DEADMAN · 09-18-2001, 04:07 PM

Never tried this mode with a brand new party. PPlaying through it now, but my party has gone through the game once already and this prving to be fun because of the challenge.

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08-17-2001, 06:02 PM	#1
Albromor Mephistopheles Join Date: June 13, 2001 Location: Northfield, NJ USA Posts: 1,417	Towards the very end of IWD/HoW/TotL I decided to jack my game up from normal to Hard Mode. I was wondering if anybody played it on Insane Mode and how much different it was from the Hard Mode. Thanks.

08-18-2001, 01:48 AM	#2
Mordar Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: June 27, 2001 Location: Netherlands Posts: 48	Insane is just a little harder than hard. How obvious. But when you change from insane to heart of fury, yes, you experience a difference. Anyway, even when you have a party of 4 and share all that experience, the insane mode should be easy. If you gathered all the experience from HoW and ToL and some of that even in the hard mode you should be rather invincible even when fighting insane monsters. Give it a try! I had a party of two level 30 members at the middle of HoW and did heart of fury from there to the end of IwD. Shame that you can't level up after level 30. All that experience wasted! But when my companion died, I killed so much just after that, that I got level up to level 31! Just a little bug if you ask me, Interplay.

08-18-2001, 04:12 PM	#5
Mordar Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: June 27, 2001 Location: Netherlands Posts: 48	Wow, those rules make me fighter/thief level 41/10 and my fighter/cleric 36/40!! I really need to find that level 50 rule thingy

08-27-2001, 04:11 PM	#6
Blade Emerald Dragon Join Date: March 12, 2001 Location: spokane wa usa Age: 40 Posts: 926	I have used it, or its equivilants from TeamBg for The original Baldurs Gate and Baldur's Gate 2, and Throne of Bhall it didn't affect the gameplay and I have beeten all of them. Although i haven't tried it with Icewind Dale yeat I'm shure it wount destroy the game. But you have to reinstall it with every patch i think but am not shure about that part.

09-05-2001, 10:15 PM	#7
Morgan_Corbesant Symbol of Cyric Join Date: August 19, 2001 Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 45 Posts: 1,224	im playing it right now, and all it is is a but load more monsters. ------------------ Morgan Corbesant, Elven BladeSinger, Captain of the army of the Seldarine

09-06-2001, 11:08 AM	#8
Sir Moosington Dungeon Master Join Date: August 28, 2001 Location: Milton Keynes, UK Posts: 82	Heart of Fury mode is really, really tough. Basically there are more monsters, doing more damage, with lower THACO's and loads more hitpoints. Goblins with 50-60hps, lizard men 100hps+ etc. On the plus side even one goblin is worth 2300exp - if you manage to kill it. If anyone has finished the game in this mode, starting from 1st level without using dalekeeper, you have my utmost respect. ------------------ Supreme executive power comes from a mandate from the masses, not some farcical aquatic ceremony

09-10-2001, 08:02 PM	#9
Morgan_Corbesant Symbol of Cyric Join Date: August 19, 2001 Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 45 Posts: 1,224	ok, i tried this for around ten reloads, before i stopped. i tried to play heart of fury, at level one, starting at the beginning. i honestly dont think it can be done. its just too damn hard. but i tried, lol ------------------ Morgan Corbesant, Elven BladeSinger, Captain of the army of the Seldarine

09-18-2001, 04:07 PM	#10
DEADMAN Manshoon Join Date: August 22, 2001 Location: Garden Grove CA Posts: 151	Never tried this mode with a brand new party. PPlaying through it now, but my party has gone through the game once already and this prving to be fun because of the challenge.

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