NearInfinity VS A7-HiddenGameplayOptions

There's a java application called NearInfinity that can view and modify infinity engine game files. You can just open the file in that, the numbers to be changed are usually self-explanatory, and then save. Then restart your game. https://github.com/Argent77/NearInfinity

If you want you can download NearInfinity here https://github.com/Argent77/NearInfinity/releases/tag/v2.2-20211218

You can see the info in Near Infinity. I think Writhing Fog was the only cloud spell that doesn't stack. Of course, it's a spell added by Beamdog, so they didn't have to follow the rules of other cloud spells.

There is a lot of detail here that I'm going to skip for now - NearInfinity is good in that it doesn't require you to know 'everything' to do 'something'. First, you need to install it. Get Java if you don't already have it. Then get NearInfinity (grab the latest zip folder for your operating system, not the source code).

-Download NearInfinity (scroll down to 'Assets' and get the first .zip file, if you're on a regular PC).

You need to change the equipped appearance on the item. You can use NearInfinity to do this. Just search the item, change the field and save it. The saved file is in the override, so you can delete it if you want to revert the change.

Official download: https://github.com/Argent77/NearInfinity/releases

Reveal hidden gameplay options - the AOE indicator for spells is really nice.

Reveal Hidden Gameplay Options: adds options to the in-game menu that otherwise require editing the ini file. Options include: show spell AOE, debug mode, limit cleric/ranger spells, pause during dialogue, improved pathfinding, no cosmetic attacks, frame rate slider. For best results, install after Tweaks Anthology.

Hidden Gameplay Tweaks. Then enable it through the in-game menu.

As far as the pathfinding goes, some people claim that some versions of the EE actually made it worse. I don't remember the classic games (or the earlier versions of the EE) well enough at this point to confirm that, but it might well be true. In any case, there are two options I'm aware of that can improve the pathfinding. One is to increase the Path Search Nodes value in your baldur.lua file. The other is to install the Hidden Gameplay Options mod and enable the Enhanced Path Search setting. Still, you'll sometimes have to micromanage party positioning, especially during combat in tight locations, and there's just no way around that. You can also enable the debug/cheat mode and use the Ctrl+J shortcut to teleport your party. Irrespective of any pathfinding issues, I routinely use that shortcut just to save time when traveling through areas that have already been explored and have no enemies.

Might be easier just install a mod that unlocks the console for you.

According to the readme of Reveal Hidden Gameplay Options the settings I am talking about are options 28 & 29

Easiest way to add teleporting command (Ctrl + J to teleport to mouse cursor location) is to install Reveal Hidden Gameplay Options mod. You want the "Enable Debug Mode" for it. There are two other QoL updates you should grap "Show Area of Effect Range" and "Show trigger icons on tab".