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I finished Quake 2: The Reckoning, the first expansion pack for Quake 2, and started with the second one, Ground Zero. Just like the expansions for Quake 1, it's pretty much just more Quake. A few new or changed enemies, some new weapons, and I was blasting my way through the Strogg. Just like the base game, I played on Hard, and it's not really that difficult, much easier than Quake 1. The biggest difference is that you get tons of ammo in Quake 2, so you're never completely running out.
In Pillars of Eternity, I'm almost done with the second Act, so hopefully I can finish the game in the next couple of days. I don't think I'll immediately go into the White March expansion. I got about 100h combined with this and Baldurs Gate 1, these last few weeks, so I want a break from RTwP games. Like I mentioned last week, everything feels much smoother here than Baldurs Gate was, so I'm enjoying it a lot more. The AI pathing is still complete trash though.
Was anything ever done to mod in controller support to Pillars of Eternity from the console versions? I'm building a list of RPGs I'd like to play after BG3. Also, I'm pretty sure the game uses its own roleplaying setting and rules, but is it as complicated as 2e from those old Infinity engine games?
I'm probably not the right person to ask these things.
The game doesn't have official controller support, according to the Steam Store page, so you'd have to map controller buttons to KBM. There's a guide on Steam, so I guess you can play it that way, but I don't know how good it is.
As for the rules, I've only barely scratched the surface for anything D&D related, so I can't really know or compare. To me, it's complicated, but it offers more information about everything. Keywords in tooltips are highlighted, so you can either click or mouse over, for further explanation about something. There's a log, that can show rolls, but I've barely used it. RTwP with often 10+ characters in a fight, there is just so much spam. The basics for 5e from BG3 felt extremely easy to understand, even for me. Just like BGEE, I'm going through PoE basically higher number better (ignoring that THAC0 stuff in BGEE), and it's working, although with lots of save scumming.