I will not long delay you, but only hear the words of one who has wandered this land before you that I may bestow upon you the wisdom of the ancients that I have learned these past few weeks and days. Prior to writing my Baldur's Gate review , I made it a point to play well into the game with several different types of characters. This experience demonstrated very clearly that there are many different ways to play through the game, and led to my discovering quite a few tips and tricks. I also became curious to know what kinds of tips the people who put the game together and tested it might suggest. Thanks to Producer Dr. Ray Muzyka, here are 15 tips from members of the BioWare team.
Some tips do overlap, but it is still very interesting to see what they have to say.
Readers should note that certain tips are specific to particular character classes. If you're the type of player who likes to solve or beat a game completely without assistance, I suggest you put off reading these tips until you've played a significant way through the game with various types of characters so that you can fully enjoy discovering how to play each class on your own. Watch your ranges. Your party along with the enemy can move quite a bit in that time. It takes some practice, but with expert aim, nothing is better than a area effect spell for wiping out hordes of bad guys.