15. Difficulty Plus
With over 7 million different buff combinations, this will guarantee a good challenge.
Difficulty Plus is a mod that allows players to adjust the Hit Points, Damage Roll, Attack Roll, Spell Save DC, and Ability Scores for all enemies. You can use this to slightly or significantly increase the strength of your enemies, allowing for a much more challenging playthrough.
This mod provides a new experience as it goes beyond the 3 base difficulties. For players who breezed through Tactician, this will let you enhance your enemies in various ways. Whether you only wanted a slightly more difficult experience or really wanted to test yourself, this mod is great to mess around with.
Key Features:
- Adjust enemies’ Hit Points, Damage Roll, Attack Roll, Spell Save DC, and Ability Scores
- Compatible with Enemies Enhanced, Lethal AI Enemies, Immersive AI, and Stronger Bosses and Enemies
- Every buff works with other buff types, allowing for over 7 million different combinations
To learn more about Difficulty Plus, click here.
14. Show Approval Ratings
Tired of guessing which dialogue option your favourite characters will approve of? Problem solved.
Show Approval Ratings is a mod that shows companion approval ratings at the end of each dialogue option. You’ll be able to see whether companions agree or disagree with your choice before you choose it.
This mod provides a new experience for players who want to go down a certain companion’s story or romance arc. It can be extremely annoying trying to guess who will approve of your choices, so gaining the favour of your desired companion becomes much more straightforward.
Key Features:
- View companion’s approval ratings at the end of dialogue options
- Shows possible outcomes based on tags, flags, and success/failure of a dice roll
To learn more about Show Approval Ratings, click here.
13. Party Limit Begone
Never leave a companion behind again!
Party Limit Begone is a mod that allows a player to have up to 16 members in their party and up to 8 multiplayer friends. It can be a pain having to leave companions back at camp, forcing you to miss out on approval points and even miss important parts of their story. With this mod, you’ll be able to have all of them by your side.
This mod provides a new experience as it allows you to continue gaining approval for all your favourite companions and explore their story arcs equally. Not only will this let you see interactions and story arcs you perhaps might not have seen before, but it also makes combat significantly easier! If there’s a boss fight you’ve been struggling with, why not bring a whole army?
Key Features:
- Increases party limit to 16 members
- Increases multiplayer limit to 8 players
To learn more about Party Limit Begone, click here.
12. Appearance Edit Enhanced
Fancy a new look?
Appearance Edit Enhanced lets you change the body type and race of any character. You can edit yourself and any Origin characters or companions. Feel like giving Astarion some pretty kitty ears? Go ahead.
This mod provides a new experience, as you’ll be able to make the game feel truly yours. You can edit your companions to look however you’d like, and if you’re playing through the game with an Origin character, you can switch up their look too.
Key Features:
- Enables changing any character’s body type and race
- Enables editing Origin characters in the Mirror
To learn more about Appearance Edit Enhance, click here.
11. Stronger Bosses and Enemies
Thought that boss fight was too easy? Try this!
Stronger Bosses and Enemies is a mod that optimises and enhances the stats of NPCs and the main bosses in Act 2 and Act 3. They have all been accurately buffed according to plot, lore, and difficulty curve.
This mod provides a new experience for players who felt like their battles ended far too quickly. If you felt like you breezed through some boss fights, then this mod can provide an intense new challenge. It’s not meant to make the game unbelievably difficult. Instead, it enhances enemies to a level that is just hard enough to keep you on your toes.
Key Features:
- Optimises the experiences of boss battles in Act 2 and Act 3
- Buffs both enemies and allies according to plot, lore, and difficulty curve
- Compatible with most enemy mods
To learn more about Stronger Bosses and Enemies, click here.
10. Death March - Enemy and Combat Encounters Overhaul
Was Tactician too easy for you?
Death March - Enemy and Combat Encounters Overhaul is a mod that increases the difficulty of all combat encounters. It adds in brand new, buffed enemies with enhanced skill sets. The modders claim to have gone over every single fight by hand, leading to a seamless integration in combat.
This mod provides a new experience as it not only increases the difficulty of enemies but it adds in completely new enemy types. If you’ve grown bored of the enemies you’ve faced already, it might be time for a new and exciting challenge.
Key Features:
- Increases the difficulty of all combat encounters
- Adds new enemy types
- Buffs enemies and expands their skillset
To learn more about Death March - Enemy and Combat Encounters Overhaul, click here.
9. Immersive AI
Feel like the characters and enemies lack realism? Try this one out!
Immersive AI is a mod that completely rewrites the combat AI to create a significantly more exciting and varied experience. With around 8-10 times more code, Goblins become sneakier, Wyll becomes more heroic, and Jahiera is smarter.
This mod provides a new experience as it adds a level of immersive realism to both the allies and enemies. Creatures behave more like their lore suggests, and characters remain true to their values and personalities. I’ve you’ve been looking for an AI mod that creates unique and immersive combat, then it is the one for you.
Key Features:
- 8-10x more code for AI behaviour
- All unique boss AI fits their personality
- Characters and enemies act more realistic
- No other AI mods needed
To learn more about Immersive AI, click here.
8. Lethal AI Enemies
For the times when you wish enemies weren’t so dumb.
Lethal AI is a mod that significantly improves the AI of all enemies, making them smarter. However, it does this realistically, so humanoids are still smarter than goblins and beasts. Enemies will take advantage of situations, focusing on low-health characters and pushing you off cliffs wherever they can.
This mod provides a new experience as it creates a much more immersive and realistic fight. Enemies no longer seem like dumb AI, just waiting to be hit. They think their actions through and go for attacks that are most likely to grant them success. Using this mod can become frustrating to some, but it really forces you to think carefully and more tactically.
Key Features:
- Makes enemies realistically smarter
- Enemies will be more careful about their positioning, attacks, and defences
- Compatible with other AI mods
To learn more about Lethal AI Enemies, click here.
7. Daughter of Lolth - Minthara
Turns out you can betray the goblins and still recruit Drow Mommy.
Daughter of Lolth - Minthara is a mod that allows you to summon Minthara using a ring. She is fully functional and recruitable. She will still attempt to seduce you at the Tiefling Party (Lucky you), and you’ll also be able to use a spell to set her approval rating to 100 if you wish to. Another great feature of this is that Halsin doesn’t die, so you can have all your favourites at once.
This mod provides a new experience for players who wish to save the Tieflings whilst also having Minthara in their party. If you’re dead set on being a hero but also can’t resist this Drow’s allure, then you’re bound to enjoy this mod.
Key Features:
- Summon and recruit Minthara with a magic ring that you can purchase in every Act
- Can adjust Minthara’s approval rating and romance flags
- Halsin can stay alive
To learn more about Daughter of Lolth - Minthara, click here.
6. Unvisual Half-Illithid
Because who actually wants to look like they’re being devoured by a parasite?
Unvisual Half-Illithid is a very simple mod that prevents your character's appearance from changing if you become Half-Illithid. It removes all the dark veins and basically makes you look like you normally would.
This mod provides a new experience, as many players really hate the look of their character when they make the choice to become Half-Illithid. This mod is completely visual and doesn’t change any mechanics, so if it really bothers you that much, then this mod is great for getting through that Half-Illithid playthrough.
Key Features:
- Removes Half-Illithid appearance and reverts your character back to their original appearance
- Compatible with any other mods
To learn more about Unvisual Half-Illithid, click here.
5. Purchasable Camp Clothes and Underwear
It’s always good to have a spare set of underwear, just in case.
Purchasable Camp Clothes and Underwear is a mod that adds the game’s vanilla camp clothing sets to merchants in the game. This allows you to easily purchase them early in the game instead of trying to find them scattered throughout the world.
This mod provides a new experience for players who desire to dress their character and companions in more interesting outfits without having to go snooping through wardrobes and chests. From the rough refugee clothes from Act 1 to the lavish garb from Act 3, you have an entire collection of outfits at your disposal.
Key Features:
- All camp clothes and shoes are available from merchants in Acts 1 and 2
To learn more about Purchasable Camp Clothes and Underwear, click here.
4. Doubled Enemies (Act 1 and Act 2)
Have you ever been in combat and thought, “Hm, I wish there were more enemies”?
Doubled Enemies is a mod that does exactly what it says in the title. It doubles the number of enemies in pretty much every encounter, including a few mini-bosses.
This mod provides a new experience as it makes battles significantly harder. With 2x the amount of enemies you need to defeat, this mod is certain to give you a tough challenge and keep you on the edge of your seat.
Key Features:
- Doubles the number of enemies in Act 1 and Act 2
- Doubles some mini-bosses
- Can be installed in an existing playthrough
To learn more about Doubled Enemies, click here.
3. UnlockLevelCurve - Level 13-20 I PATCH 3
Levelling up has never been easier.
UnlockLevelCurve - Level 13-20 is a mod that adds levels 13-10 to all classes, including multiclassing. It adds in spells from D&D 5e. The XP curve allows players to level up in a quicker and more efficient way, smoothing out level progression.
This mod provides a new experience as it makes levelling up significantly easier. Players can now push their characters to their most powerful levels, unlocking all the strengths and benefits that they may have been able to reach in normal playthroughs. The addition of extra 5e spells is also very fun to play around with, especially for avid D&D fans.
Key Features:
- Adds in 5e spells and features
- Allows multi-classed characters to reach level 20
- Scales down XP curve
- Can reach level 20 twice as fast
To learn more about UnlockLevelCurve - Level 13-20, click here.
2. Mythical Equipment
Are you worthy enough to pull the sword from the stone?
Mythical Equipment is a mod that adds in several different weapons and items from European Mythology. This includes Failnaught, Gae Bolg, Labrys, Pridwen, Arondight, Excalibur, and Crocae Mors.
This mod provides a new experience as it adds in some well-known legendary weapons that players can find and mess around with. They have their own custom perks and strengths, creating a fun, new combat experience.
Key Features:
- Adds equipment from European Mythology
- Includes Failnaught, Gae Bolg, Labrys, Pridwen, Arondight, Excalibur, and Crocae Mors
- Each has its own unique stats
To learn more about Mythical Equipment, click here.
1. Basket Full of Equipment
Looking to spice things up?
Basket Full of Equipment is a mod that adds in almost one thousand extra pieces of armour and equipment. The makers of this mod got extremely creative, allowing you to style your characters and companions however you’d like. There are two versions of this mod: NSFW and SFW. The NSFW version contains various spicy outfits such as nude, topless, and skimpy armours. The SFW version contains only normal and appropriate items.
This mod provides a new experience, as many players might feel a bit bored with the vanilla armour options available. Dressing your characters up in new and exciting outfits is a great way to personalise your gaming experience. Not to mention it provides some very fun and entertaining cutscenes!
Key Features:
- Almost 1k extra pieces of armour and equipment
- Both NSFW and SFW versions are available
- Spicy, cosy, and fun outfits for your characters
To learn more about Basket Full of Equipment, click below.
