Including quicksaves (QS) of course.
I QS right before I KNOW I'm entering a battle or about to enter a new room in a dungeon, even if all I've done is walk half-way across the map. Maybe I'm just not that great at the game, but I end up reloading at least once a map in the first few chapters, usually due to an NPC death or walking into an obvious trap (died 20 times in a row trying to kill the Black Bear right at the start before giving up).
I also QS right before attempting to copy spells to my spellbook. I pretty much only do a permanent save right before I quit the game, or if I'm about to switch out one party member for another.
So what do others do? Do you think relying heavily on save scumming quick saves is cheating or meta-gaming? What circumstances do you always save before?
The Q key is my best friend in Baldur's Gate
I QS right before I KNOW I'm entering a battle or about to enter a new room in a dungeon, even if all I've done is walk half-way across the map. Maybe I'm just not that great at the game, but I end up reloading at least once a map in the first few chapters, usually due to an NPC death or walking into an obvious trap (died 20 times in a row trying to kill the Black Bear right at the start before giving up).
I also QS right before attempting to copy spells to my spellbook. I pretty much only do a permanent save right before I quit the game, or if I'm about to switch out one party member for another.
So what do others do? Do you think relying heavily on save scumming quick saves is cheating or meta-gaming? What circumstances do you always save before?
The Q key is my best friend in Baldur's Gate