I recently finished Icewind Dale and intend to play the Heart of Winter expansion next. Icewind Dale is the first Infinity Engine game I've finished and I finished it on Normal. However, I'm interested in learning more and challenge myself further than that, especially for my playthrough of the HoW expansion, but also for future playthroughs. I'm a huge fan of the Souls series and have done several challenge runs in all three of them, and the Infinity games seem to bear the same potential from what I've seen from solo runs etc.
So what are the best advice you can give to somebody who kind of knows what they're doing, but is not an "expert"? Such as, the most viable party setup, which spells and items to use(potions, arrows, quick-use items etc)for different situations etc.
I am aware that doing successful challenge runs include a great deal of knowledge. However, I'd like this thread to be as spoiler free as possible when it comes to locations of items, but rather be more focused on general and combat advice and minor tips and tricks that takes you farther than the Normal difficulty, and even further perhaps.
So what are the best advice you can give to somebody who kind of knows what they're doing, but is not an "expert"? Such as, the most viable party setup, which spells and items to use(potions, arrows, quick-use items etc)for different situations etc.
I am aware that doing successful challenge runs include a great deal of knowledge. However, I'd like this thread to be as spoiler free as possible when it comes to locations of items, but rather be more focused on general and combat advice and minor tips and tricks that takes you farther than the Normal difficulty, and even further perhaps.