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Content mods aren’t common for Original Sin 2, but the number of mods that range from overhauls to small quality of life gives just enough incentive to try another playthrough. This game has few issues to begin with, but well-made mods put Original Sin 2 on another level of quality entirely. Here are ten Divinity: Original Sin 2 mods that make the game even better. This list is in no particular order.
Updated March 26, 2022 by Ritwik Mitra: Divinity: Original Sin 2 is considered by many to be one of the greatest role-playing titles of all time. It’s a massive improvement over its predecessor and does so many things right that players can’t help but bow their heads to the superiority of Larian Studios. Players can rest assured in the fact that Baldur’s Gate 3 is in the right hands, although there’s no denying that Original Sin 2 could be improved with its fair share of mods. The best of the bunch are mentioned below.
15 Achievements
One of the worst parts of using mods in Divinity: Original Sin 2 is that achievements are disabled if the game detects altered files. It’s a shame… so it’s great that a mod exists to counter this problem.
With the simply-titled Achievements mod, these trophies are restored for games with mods. It’s a great way to make the game flow more natural, since players aren’t missing out on these achievements just because they wanted to use a few quality-of-life mods.
Download Link: Achievements mod by Kassent
14 HQ World And Icons
The graphics of Divinity: Original Sin 2 are pretty great in their own right. However, there are bound to be certain players who want each and every aspect of the visuals to be nigh perfect.
That’s why mods exist to tweak the smallest visual components in most games. Original Sin 2 is no exception to this rule, with players being able to use the HQ World and Icons mod to improve the quality of the various visual artifacts present in the game.
Download Link: HQ World And Icons by A100N
13 Free Pet Pal
Pet Pal is one of the most important traits anyone can have in Divinity: Original Sin 2. After all, each and every animal in the game has unique dialogue that players can miss out on if they don’t have the Pet Pal trait.
With this mod, Pet Pal becomes a default trait for most characters so that they can access all this content from the get-go without having to invest valuable points. Given how tough the gameplay of Original Sin 2 can get at times, each trait point becomes infinitely valuable.
Download Link: Free Pet Pal by LadyCassandra
12 Party Size Evolved
The party size limit of 4 is pretty decent in its own right, but this might be slightly limiting for certain players. After all, having to choose from just one of the many companions in the game can be a really challenging choice indeed.
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Thankfully, the Party Size Evolved mod takes care of this issue. Now, players can have up to ten party members, which might be overkill… but most players would be fine with it given how entertaining the game becomes!
Download Link: Party Size Evolved by LaughingLeader
11 Fort Joy Respec
Fort Joy is the first major area players explore in the game. It’s also the area where they might realize that their build is nowhere near ideal to tackle the various threats present in the game.
Unfortunately, there’s a long way to go before players get the opportunity to respec their character. Thankfully, with the Fort Joy respec mod, players who want to tweak their characters instantly can do the same with relative ease.
Download Link: Fort Joy Respec by Tristerum
10 Essential Mods
This entry is cheating somewhat, listing multiple mods instead of just one. These mods are so good, however, that most consider them essential. All of these mods have one thing in common: they make small but noticeable changes to Original Sin 2, either providing quality-of-life improvements or important fixes.
Quality Of Life Mods
Bartering Tweaks (by LaughingLeader) : Both the Barter and Persuasion skills are shared amongst the party. This means vendor prices are lowered for everybody regardless of who is initiating the trade. Toggle Sprint (by LaughingLeader) : Allows the party to sprint instead of walk, drastically increasing movement speed. Players can configure the effects of sprinting from a book provided by the mod. This does not affect combat in any way. Auto Identify (by LaughingLeader and fireundubh) : Auto-identifies items when a player reaches Loremaster rank five or higher. No Splash Intro (by LaughingLeader) : Removes the Larian cutscene when the game starts.
Tooltip Mod
Let There Be Tooltips (by fireundubh) : Tooltips now exist for every interactable item in Original Sin 2 . This includes crates, ingredients, corpses, and much more.
Bug Fix/Compatability Mods
Lady Vengeance Storage Chest Fixer (by LaughingLeader) : Makes the Lady Vengeance chests persistent across all Acts, preventing players from losing their gear. This is essential for heavily modded playthroughs. Status Fixer (by LaughingLeader) : Fixes a bug that causes environmental status effects to last indefinitely on players. Quest Fix - Spider’s Kiss (by LaughingLeader) : Fixes the Spider’s Kiss quest in multiplayer lobbies , allowing more than one player to complete it.
9 Necromancy Rebalanced 2.0
Divinity: Original Sin 2 allows for a wide range of builds that are all viable for all but the hardest content. Well, everything except for Necromancy. This school of magic is pitifully weak when compared to other archetypes.
Necromancy Rebalanced 2.0 aims to address this, overhauling the existing skills while adding new ones to allow for more playstyle choices. Players can finally become an army of the undead with this mod’s host of new summon abilities.
Download Link: Necromancy Rebalanced 2. 0 (by freeway)
8 Automatic Item Leveling
Farming new gear for builds can be fun in loot-heavy games such as Borderlands, but feel ill-placed in more story-centric RPGs like Divinity. Gear in Divinity: Original Sin 2 does not scale with the player’s level.
Automatic Item Leveling does exactly as one would expect. Every time the player levels up, the game will update that character’s gear to match their new level. Miscellaneous stats are also upgraded. This allows players to spend less time earning levels before farming certain items and more time playing the game at their own pace. While this falls closer to a cheat mod than anything else, it does let players focus more on the game’s story instead of its itemization system.
Note: The Epic Encounters: Origins mod already has an item upgrading system in place, making this mod redundant when both are used together.
Download Link: Automatic Item Leveling (by frasdoge)
7 Vanity
One thing Divinity: Original Sin 2 nails is its armor design. Even the lower level gear looks distinct and worth wearing for visuals alone. The problem is Larian didn’t include a proper transmogrification system with the game.
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Luckily, modders have added a pseudo-transmog system into the game. Vanity allows players to store the appearance of the armor in a ring and apply it to any armor set the player wants. It can feel a little unintuitive initially, but this mod is the best option for adding proper transmog into Original Sin 2.
Download Link: Vanity DE (by GrudgeBRINGER)
6 Majoras - Character Creation Plus
For those that tire of the same looking characters at character creation, Majora’s Character Creation Plus mod is worth installing. Hundreds of new options are included in character creation to make each party member visually distinct.
Dozens of new hairstyles, more exotic appearances for Elves, and even a flaming skull as a skeleton are a few examples of what this mod provides. No race or gender is left out either, and the quality of the new assets matches and even exceeds what Larian offers in the base game. Majora’s Character Creation Plus is worth a look.
Download Link: Majoras - Character Creation Plus (by Nicol Bolas, MurderBot, and Majoras, Talking Bear)
5 Improved Camera
Having a set angle tied to the camera isn’t uncommon in isometric RPG titles like Baldur’s Gate or Fallout, but this restriction can result in clunky exploration or combat encounters. Original Sin 2’s camera is by no means bad, but it could be better.
Improved Camera aims to fix this by allowing full control over the camera. It is now possible to tilt the camera to any angle the player wishes, letting players get extremely close to a character or look across the grand environments that are otherwise hard to appreciate. Just note that the game clearly wasn’t intended for a camera this flexible, as some characters and environments will look strange when viewed from certain angles.
Download Link: Improved Camera (by Mroz)
4 Crafting Overhaul
Crafting is an underutilized mechanic in Original Sin 2 that most players don’t even know exist. Creating and modifying gear is satisfying in nearly any RPG, but Divinity’s crafting system lacked the depth the rest of the game offers.
That is where Crafting Overhaul comes in. This mod adds over 1,800 recipes to the game, ranging from creating new armor types to armor dyes. Not only does this mod give players a larger incentive to craft, but the things this mod lets players create make crafting relevant for any character in any playthrough.
Download Link: Crafting Overhaul [DE] (by Elvasat)
3 Divinity Unleashed
One of Original Sin 2’s most popular overhauls, Divinity Unleashed is an ambitious overhaul of the game’s core mechanics to shake up combat and stat attributes. Note that a script extender is required to play this, which should hint at how many changes this mod makes.
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Above all, Divinity Unleashed is a combat overhaul focused on removing the abundant stunlocking that occurred in the base game. In its place are a multitude of intelligent balance tweaks and new systems that enhance build diversity, tactical options in combat, all while making Original Sin 2’s difficulty intact.
Some of the mod’s largest changes are listed below:
Armor now grants flat damage reduction instead of a second health bar. Armor no longer blocks status effects. Crowd control status effects were reworked to provide powerful debuffs instead. Skipping turns has been replaced with lowered movement speed, lower AP gains, and elemental weaknesses. In general, this makes Original Sin 2’s combat much faster and less reliant on alpha-striking. Attributes and ability bonuses were overhauled to provide more build-enabling bonuses. Nearly every skill was rebalanced with the combat changes in mind.
A full list of changes can be found here.
These changes dramatically change how combat pans out, turning Original Sin 2 into a much more tactical RPG. The massive rebalance in Divinity Unleashed also means that build variety is in a much better spot than in vanilla. Veteran players tired of alpha-striking enemies on turn one should give this mod a try.
Download Link: Divinity Unleashed (by Kalavinka)
2 Epic Encounters: Origins
Epic Encounters: Origins is arguably the most ambitious, comprehensive overhaul mod one can find for Divinity: Original Sin 2. The number of changes here are staggering, ranging from balance tweaks to the addition of new progression systems. Covering all of them would warrant an article on its own, but here’s a cliff notes version of what has been added or changed:
A new progression system named Ascension has been added. Similar to Grim Dawn’s Constellation system, players can allocate points into a multitude of skill trees for various build-defining buffs. This runs alongside Original Sin 2’s standard character progression. Status effects have seen a major overhaul. Stunlocking has been removed, replaced with the tiered Battered and Harried status effects. Players will need to utilize both physical and magic damage over multiple turns to apply powerful status effects on targets. This results in a game that is much less focused on CCing enemies to death. Source is now a core part of combat, allowing players to infuse their skills with powerful secondary effects. Nearly every skill and item has been rebalanced.
For those interested in learning more about this mod, the developers have created a document that goes through each change in thorough detail. It can be read here.
Veterans that can’t stand Divinity’s combat balance need to give this mod a try. It does an excellent job shifting Original Sin 2’s combat to a more tactical turn-based RPG than what Larian accomplished. Its Ascension system is also expertly done, granting the addictive character progression and build diversity seen in ARPGs without taking away from Original Sin 2’s CRPG roots.
How Does It Compare To Divinity Unleashed?
Divinity Unleashed is much easier to understand and install. While that mod can be used in the middle of any playthrough with little issue, Epic Encounters requires a new game save. Some might also consider Epic Encounters’ changes too radical for their liking. For players that want a combat overhaul and nothing else, Divinity Unleashed is an excellent choice. Players that want Divinity: Original Sin 2 to feel like an entirely new game will love Epic Encounter: Origins.
Discord Link: Epic Encounters: Origins (by Ameranth and the Epic Encounters mod team)
1 Odinblade’s Class Mods
If players have modded Original Sin 2 at all, they’ve likely come across Odinblade’s various class overhauls and class additions. These mods are all fantastic, either making certain character archetypes more viable or adding new ones entirely.
Most of Odinblade’s mods rebalance core class skills while introducing new ones, all of which are connected by a central mechanic. Pyromancers, for example, can apply stacks of Scorched to targets that deal damage at turn start or when the stacks are incremented. This results in Pyromancers playing much more aggressively than normal and gives more niche skills a place in the sandbox. If players find any skill underwhelming in Original Sin 2, Odinblade likely has an overhaul that makes it viable.
Download Link: Odinblade’s Definitive Mods (by Odinblade)
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