To add the Friends cantrip using cheat engine: Download the most up to date table from here (courtesy of Zanzer): https://fearlessrevolution.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=13996
1. Open cheat engine, target the BG3 process. Select Console Commands > Register Commands > Random Cheats.
2. Double click where it says script next to Add/Remove Fireball spell. It will open up a window where you can edit the script.
3. Copy and paste this over the script: {$lua} if syntaxcheck then return end spell = { "Target_Friends", } [ENABLE] AddSpellToPlayer(spell) [DISABLE] RemoveSpellFromPlayer(spell)
4. Make sure your character is selected in game, and go back to cheat engine and click the checkbox by "Add/Remove Fireball Spell". You should now have the spell in your ability bar as a cantrip.
To remove the spell do the same steps above and just uncheck the box (nothing will happen if you add the spell to someone that already has it, so you can use this to remove it from all party members, if needed).
Got this working without any issue by just following the instructions (and no cheat engine to get the friends cantrip which is nice, it was just added as a common skill for everyone), but man.. these AI are really dumb sometimes. xD
I was really excited when I discovered this was a thing (I played through the game for the first time about a month ago thinking I really wanted such a setting over and over), but.. They just are not useful enough at all so far, and keep skipping turns for some reason. The first fight with this mod was the matriarch spider, and uh.. gale just jumped down the chasm in the middle lmao (no idea it lead to anywhere before he did that, thought he just jumped to his death. still, weird move mid-fight)
Added this to my game and when i went to uninstall it so i could play with friends, it broke my game files, im not able to join other or have them join me. How do you fully uninstall this thing so it goes back to normal after?
I think this mod's broken. Installed it manually, on the latest version of the game (Hotfix #21, Version 4.1.1.4890942), casted the 'Friends' cantrip on all of my companions and..., I dunno how to best explain it. After doing my attacks and skipping my turn, none my companions are doing anything, and it seems to 'auto-skip' their turn within 10 minutes. And when it's an enemy turn, if they aren't close to me or one of my party members, most of the time they'll stand in place and do nothing (again being auto-skipped). It will keep doing this until the Combat Initiative Queue goes to the left again, and any enemy will then move and attack until it comes back to my turn again. However if one of my party members had managed to roll Initiative higher than me at the very start of combat, they still won't do anything and eventually auto-skip after (again) 10 seconds.
The mod is clearly malfunctioning, as it's also messing up enemy AI pathfinding. It is trying to work, even shows I cannot control my party members during combat. But again.. they won't do anything.
Awesome mod, I don't need additional plugins or apps to install. I am using it with the latest version of the game, v4.1.1.4494476 (Hotfix 17), and it works beautifully.
dude, I tried installing using your instructions but the instant I launched it, it crashed & forced me to validate the files. PLEASE give us a mod manager link.
I have my cleric spells slots all loaded with heals and they never heal anyone or even them self. They just try to melee everything. Do you have to unequipt their weapons for them to cast the heals?
I really wanna use this, but I'm disappointed to hear I won't have access to the ability as I'm not a spell caster (I typically play as a Fighter or a Ranger). Tried to get Cheat Engine, but Windows Defender won't stop bitching about it being a 'virus'. Tried to look up how to silence Windows Defender to allow this, but it seems to only work for Windows 11. And I have Windows 10. Honestly the whole thing feels like a lot of effort, just to know if this mod is going make my save unstable or not, you know? And I wish it wasn't needed. Is there hope that non-spell casting classes in the future, will eventually have access to this ability? Why not just add it as an Action?
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Download the most up to date table from here (courtesy of Zanzer): https://fearlessrevolution.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=13996
1. Open cheat engine, target the BG3 process. Select Console Commands > Register Commands > Random Cheats.
2. Double click where it says script next to Add/Remove Fireball spell. It will open up a window where you can edit the script.
3. Copy and paste this over the script:
{$lua}
if syntaxcheck then return end
spell = {
"Target_Friends",
}
[ENABLE]
AddSpellToPlayer(spell)
[DISABLE]
RemoveSpellFromPlayer(spell)
4. Make sure your character is selected in game, and go back to cheat engine and click the checkbox by "Add/Remove Fireball Spell". You should now have the spell in your ability bar as a cantrip.
To remove the spell do the same steps above and just uncheck the box (nothing will happen if you add the spell to someone that already has it, so you can use this to remove it from all party members, if needed).
I was really excited when I discovered this was a thing (I played through the game for the first time about a month ago thinking I really wanted such a setting over and over), but.. They just are not useful enough at all so far, and keep skipping turns for some reason. The first fight with this mod was the matriarch spider, and uh.. gale just jumped down the chasm in the middle lmao (no idea it lead to anywhere before he did that, thought he just jumped to his death. still, weird move mid-fight)
After doing my attacks and skipping my turn, none my companions are doing anything, and it seems to 'auto-skip' their turn within 10 minutes. And when it's an enemy turn, if they aren't close to me or one of my party members, most of the time they'll stand in place and do nothing (again being auto-skipped).
It will keep doing this until the Combat Initiative Queue goes to the left again, and any enemy will then move and attack until it comes back to my turn again. However if one of my party members had managed to roll Initiative higher than me at the very start of combat, they still won't do anything and eventually auto-skip after (again) 10 seconds.
The mod is clearly malfunctioning, as it's also messing up enemy AI pathfinding. It is trying to work, even shows I cannot control my party members during combat. But again.. they won't do anything.
Tried to look up how to silence Windows Defender to allow this, but it seems to only work for Windows 11. And I have Windows 10.
Honestly the whole thing feels like a lot of effort, just to know if this mod is going make my save unstable or not, you know? And I wish it wasn't needed.
Is there hope that non-spell casting classes in the future, will eventually have access to this ability? Why not just add it as an Action?
I'm playing as a Monk and I get this spell.
Just do the manual install and works just fine...been using for about 60 plus hours now.