Hey folks, So over the last few days I've been pouring over the gamedatabundles to see what I could do to play the way I want. I'm horrible at coding so I can't for the life of me so as much as I'd like to create a mod for you fine folks, I'll leave that to people with more skill than me. What you need:
Notepad++ The ability to use the search function.
SO HERE WE GOOOOO!!!!! The unlock mods:
Go to your install folder/PillarsOfEternityII_Data/exported/design/gamedata
The file you want to open is global.gamedatabundle, right click on it, edit with notepad++
Ctrl+F and find the entries with: "DisableMods": "true"
Change false to true
Save, and VOILA! You should be able to start your challenges without locking your mods
Note: future patches might require you to re-do this.
I recommend making a backup of the file before modifying in case you fudge something and need to repair your mistake.
THE XP MULTIPLIER!!!!!!!
Same as above for the path and file you're modifying
Ctrl+F, find: "QuestXPMultiplier" "CombatXPMultiplier" "ExplorationXPMultiplier" "TrapLockXPMultiplier"
And modify values accordingly, I put them at 0.7, testing it out right now, seems like a decent adjustement, a completionist run will max out for sure.
So that's it folks! Hope you enjoy! :D
