Origin Feat

Origin Feat

Every character picks a feat at level 2. An MCM switch turns it off after the first level-up, so later classes give no extra feats.

What it does

• At level 2, the level-up screen shows the feat page: pick a feat or an ability score improvement, as at level 4.
• One switch in the Mod Configuration Menu, Extra feat on level up (on by default). While it is on, every class that reaches class level 2 gives a feat.
• Turn the switch off after your characters reached level 2. Then later classes give no extra feats. The switch works at once, without a reload.
• Works for every class, also classes from other mods.

Screenshots

How to install

1. Install Norbyte's Script Extender. It updates itself.
2. Install the Mod Configuration Menu, version 1.41 or later. The official Mod Configuration Menu 1.41 or later works too; keep only one of them.
3. Download bg3_originfeat.pak from the latest release on GitHub.
4. Copy it to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Larian Studios\Baldur's Gate 3\Mods.
5. Enable Origin Feat in your mod manager (BG3 Mod Manager or the in-game mod manager), below the Mod Configuration Menu.

To update the mod, replace the .pak with the one from the new release. To remove it, disable it in the mod manager and delete the .pak. Saves made with the mod can then show a warning about a missing mod.

How to use

• Open the Mod Configuration Menu (main menu, Esc menu, or the Insert key) and select Origin Feat.
• Extra feat on level up (default: on): while it is on, class level 2 gives a feat. A change applies at once, also during a game.
• Start a new game with the switch on, level your characters to 2 in their first class and pick their feats. Then turn the switch off.
• The Mod Configuration Menu stores the settings in its profile, not in the savegame: turn the switch on again before you start the next new game.

Compatibility

• Game version: Patch 8
• Works with mods that add feats: they show on the same feat page.
• Works with classes from other mods: the mod finds every class when a game loads.
• Mods that give a feat at class level 2 (for example "feat every level" mods): with the switch off, Origin Feat removes the feat flag of class level 2, also when the other mod set it.

Known issues

• A new class (multiclass) never gives a feat from this mod, also not at level 2. Take level 2 in your first class, then multiclass. The game reads the feat flag of a new class only once per game start, so no switch can control it during play.
• Multiplayer is not tested yet. The host's setting counts.

How to build

Anyone can build this mod from its source code and check that the download matches it.

1. Install the tools: Windows PowerShell 5.1 (part of Windows) and LSLib v1.20.4. Put LSLib into a folder _tools\lslib\ above the repository, or set BG3_TOOLS to the folder that holds lslib\.
2. Build it: powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\build.ps1
3. Find the file: dist\bg3_originfeat.pak

The offline tests need Python 3 with lupa: python -m pip install lupa, then python tests\run_tests.py.

Credits

Made by Kintaro. MIT license: you may use, change and share this mod.