Start with Onyx Sword
After you have completed the game once and have saved
the game with the Onyx Sword in your possession (for example,
with the human), start a new game with a new character (for example,
the dwarf) and save. Import the human, drop the Onyx Sword and
any other good items, then import the dwarf and pick them up.
Note you can do this with any character and any weapon.
Duplicate Onyx Sword
Enable the "Cheat mode" code, then activate
invincibility and level warp to the Hall of Remembrance. Go back
into the Black Forge, kill the Onyx Golem and take the sword.
Then, level warp anywhere.. Warp back to the hall and repeat as
many times as needed.
Duplicate items
Save the game, then drop the items to be duplicated
from the inventory of your current character. Press [Start]
and choose to change your character. Import your character from
the previously saved game. The game will bring in your character
with all items in inventory at the time of your save, and allow
you to collect the duplicates that are on the ground.
Save the game and use a Recall Potion to return to the Elfsong
Tavern. Drop all your expensive items, then import your saved
player. Pick your items up and sell them. You can do this as many
times as needed, have to save each time before you import again
or you will lose the gold you have made.
Easy items
If you have a high level character with many good items
that you would like a new character to have, start a new game
with the new character. Then, load the character with all the
items as the second player. Then, drop the desired items on the
floor to allow the new character to pick them up. Equip everything
and sell off things that are not needed. Then, save the game and
restart the Xbox. Play a new game with a new character and load
the other new character (that has all the items) as the main character.
Getting good items
Note: This is best done in the Onyx Tower. Before you
open a treasure chest or search a weapon rack, save the game.
Then, open the treasure chest or search the weapon rack. If you
do not like what you get, reload from the last save and try again.
Each time that you try, you will get a different item.
Easy money
This trick can be used at any point in the game. Save
the game near a shop. Drop all your expensive items, then load
your saved character to the same location. After the loading screen,
pick up all your items and sell them. Do this again in the exact
same order. You will get a lot of money.
Use the "Duplicate Items" trick with your most expensive
item or weapon. Keep duplicating it until you cannot hold anymore.
Sell the duplicates and buy the most expensive weapon you can
afford. Duplicate these even more expensive weapons and sell them
back. Keep doing this to build an unlimited amount of gold. It
gets easier when you can afford the more expensive weapons.
Enable the "Cheat mode" and "Invincibility"
codes and go to The Gauntlet level. Get the Onyx Sword, sell it,
and repeat.
This does not award you too much money, but in the beginning of
the game every coin counts. When you sell arrows, the value is
the same, whether you are selling one arrow or a full set of twenty.
This trick only works if you have a bow, as this is the only way
to break up a set of arrows. If you are using the bow, then sell
the used arrows (those of less than twenty), then immediately
repurchase a set. This trick works best if you have less than
100 arrows, as the vendors only buy the last set of arrows. For
example, if you have 1103 arrows, it would not be worth the time
to go through all your arrows to get to your used set.
Easy experience
Note: You must constantly save your game in order to
do this trick. At any time when you encounter a Boss, immediately
save the game to a new file after defeating them. Press [Start]
and load the game file that was saved immediately before you fought
the Boss. After the game has loaded, press [Start] and go
to "Characters". Import the character from the file
that was saved when you defeated the Boss. You will now have a
character with more experience, but will be able to fight the
Boss again which results in lots of experience. Keep doing this
every time you defeat the Boss to gain levels faster.
After you are in to the game a short amount of time, talk to everyone
in the tavern for easy experience. Also check periodically; as
you complete more of the first part, there is more experience
to be gained in the tavern.
Use the "Level warp" cheat to go between Acts. Every
time you go to another Act, all enemies and Bosses will respawn.
Warp to the Throne Room, Ice Cave 3, and the Tower before the
final stage and defeat those Bosses. Repeat this to level up quickly.
When in the crypts and fighting the zombies, you can get double
experience. If there is a zombie with two arms, slash him once
without cutting his arm. Then, kill him by arrows or spells. His
top half will come off and chase after you. Kill it, and you will
get experience as if you killed two zombies.
Once you have unlocked the Extreme mode, create a two player game
on easy difficulty. Then create a two player game on extreme mode
and import the two easy mode characters into it. Use the "Level
warp" and "invulnerability" cheats and go to "towerh".
Head down to the "Black Forge" level and defeat the
Onyx Golem. The character who kills the Golem will become level
32, and the other will become level 26.
Start an extreme difficulty file, then load a first level character
from an easy difficulty game. Have them kill the Onyx Golem, but
do not spend the feat points as they level up to 40. Once the
character has finished leveling up, do the "Super 20th level
character" cheat. The feat points will transfer over, but
the hit points and energy will be at 1000/1000. Your character
should now have max stats and enough feats and magic points to
max out all feats and magic.
Carry more items
The game only checks how much you can carry when buying
and picking up items. You can put on Rings Of Strength and an
Amulet Of Strength, pick up man items, then take off the strength
items and put on Rings Of Constitution for more HP or other rings
and amulets to boost other stats. This works well when duplicating
Extra Healing Potions so you can carry a large number of them
through tough areas and to face end Bosses.
Lighter load
When you first begin the game, you are dressed with
boots, gloves, and clothes - none of which have any defense value.
Sell them to lighten your load by about 15 lbs. You may look a
little funny without any clothes on, but your defense (Armor Class)
will have remained the same.
Move faster
To move faster, you can jump everywhere instead of
walking. It will make the journey about one and a half times faster.
Easy targeting with a ranged weapon
When using a ranged weapon such as a crossbow, press
the Right Analog-stick [Forward], then rotate it around
to aim, all the time leaving it on its furthest axis.
Safe stash
If you drop items in a place populated by friendly
people (in other words, people you are not allowed to attack,
such as in the Elfsong Tavern), some if not all of the items dropped
will be gone if you leave the screen and return later. However,
items left in the company of monsters (such as in the Sewers)
will always be there when you return. Apparently, the monsters
are more trustworthy than the patrons of Baldur's Gate.
Resurrection in multi-player mode
If a player dies during multi-player mode, have the
surviving player go the previous save point. Walk in the light
surrounding the save point and they will be brought back. The
character will be resurrected with all items, but at half hit
points.
Sorcerer supermodel
Choose the Elven Sorcerer, then talk to the bar owner
and finish. When you are done, go to the menu and remove her clothes
to see her in her underwear.
Crypt vase combination
In level 1 of The Crypt, the combination for the vases
are: blue, green, yellow.
Freeze ghosts
When you are in the Crypts or Hall Of Remembrance as
Adrianna or Drizzt, use the Ball Of Ice. Wait until a ghost is
next to a wall then shoot it at the wall. The ghost will freeze
and keep going straight without moving.
Act 2: Easy experience and gold
After defeating the Drow dark elf in Act 2, talk to
the Dwarf in the cellar. Then, recall to town and immediately
save the game. Talk to the another dwarf other than the one where
you can buy and sell. He will thank you and give you 2000 experience
and 3000 gold. Save this as a new game. Load the old game and
import your character from the new game. Repeat this as many times
as desired.
Best sword
The best sword is not the Onyx Blade. It is the Shocking
Burst Adamantine Bastard Sword +3. It does 48-180 damage, as well
as electrical damage.
The Shock Adamantine Great Sword +3 does 56-204 damage. It can
be found in the Onyx Tower in extreme mode. You cannot buy this
sword.
The best weapon found so far is the Shocking Burst Adamantine
Great Sword of Defense +5. The damage is 64-212 and can be found
in the Onyx Tower. You cannot buy this weapon.
Recall back to saved point
A simple way to transport yourself from any level is
to use the Recall Potion. The manual states that you can use the
Recall spell to warp you to the safety of the tavern, but it does
not mention that if use it a second time from the tavern, it will
warp you back to your last saved point. This can save lots of
time and aggravation, and can be useful to unload items, sell
them off, or load up on upgrades without having to work your way
back to the same level point after you are done.
Character choices
Vahn (Human) : High carrying capacity; starts with accuracy and
targeting.
Adrianna (Elf): High charisma; starts with burning hands; more
active spells