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Divinity: Original Sin 2

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Master Divinity: Original Sin 2 with essential tips on crafting, combat, character creation, and early game gold management.

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Master Divinity: Original Sin 2 with essential tips on crafting, combat, character creation, and early game gold management.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Disable unwanted automated hotbar additions in Options / Game / Automated Hotbar Behaviour to prevent clutter, especially for items like potions and arrows. Manually add these to a dedicated hotbar section.
  2. 2
    Hold the X button while exploring to highlight nearby pick-up items and interactable objects.
  3. 3
    When speaking to NPCs, open the trade interface (△ button) before looting their remains later, as you can then take their trade items.
  4. 4
    Have companions initiate conversations to leverage their racial bonuses. For example, use the Red Prince for persuasion checks (+1 Persuasion) or Lohse/Ifan for bartering (+1 Bartering).
  5. 5
    In the early game, prioritize spending gold on skillbooks. Craft an Improvised Staff (Long Branch for 2G + free Shell) to sell for ~50G at level 3.
  6. 6
    To afford second-tier skillbooks by level 4, steal them. Create a dedicated thief character by selecting the Shadowblade preset (for Thievery) and taking All Skilled Up at level 3 for three Thievery points.
  7. 7
    Before attempting to steal, quick save to avoid making NPCs hostile. Exercise extreme caution on Honour Mode.
  8. 8
    Craft nails into boots to walk on frozen surfaces without slipping. Always carry a knife, hammer, and mortar and pestle.
  9. 9
    Load a Strength-invested character with a Water Barrel, Oil Barrel, and Ooze Barrel for readily available sources of water, oil, and poison. Acquire as many nails as possible in the first area as they become rare later.
  10. 10
    You only need one Identifying Glass; give it to the character with the highest Loremaster value to identify all rare items.
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    Similarly, one Bedroll is sufficient for the entire party. Add it to your hotbar to fully heal and gain the Rested buff outside of combat.
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    Use the Spirit Vision skill whenever you encounter a dead body to converse with their spirit.
Tips
  • Elven racial abilities, particularly Flesh Sacrifice, are very strong, synergizing well with ranged attackers (Elemental Arrowheads) and Necromancers (Elemental Affinity).
  • When allocating attributes, focus on a single damage attribute (Strength, Finesse, or Intelligence). Add points to other attributes only for gear requirements and Memory for skill slots. Constitution is mainly for shield users. Put spare points into Wits.
  • For combat abilities, specialize in Warfare for physical damage builds (melee, ranged, rogue, Necromancer). Invest only enough points in other abilities (Huntsman, Scoundrel, Pyrokinetic, Aerotheurge) to unlock desired skills. For example, one point in Warfare unlocks Executioner, two points in Huntsman unlock First Aid and Tactical Retreat, and two points in Scoundrel unlock Adrenaline and Cloak and Dagger. One point in Pyrokinetic unlocks Haste and Peace of Mind.
  • Undead characters are harmed by healing but healed by poison, which can be a mixed blessing for the party.
  • When stealing, quick save first to avoid accidentally angering NPCs.

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