Companion respec from zero breaks gestalt completely

[NakedGranny]

Companion respec from zero breaks gestalt completely

[xADDBx]

#1095 which itself has been linked to #922

I'd suggest taking a look at the mod which sets default companion level to 1; it might change behaviour? @CasDragon because I don't exactly remember the issue.

[NakedGranny]

#1095 which itself has been linked to #922

I'd suggest taking a look at the mod which sets default companion level to 1; it might change behaviour? @CasDragon because I don't exactly remember the issue.

Thank you for your reply - do you know much about how that mod works? I don't really understand how setting their join levels to 1 would help with compatibility between the level 0 respec mod and ToyBox's gestalt.

Ninja edit: Reviewing my installed mods, I'm apparently using a companion respec mod from someone called PSCZ which they claim is an updated version of one by Aephiex which was last updated on Nexus in 2021. If Barley put out a mod that does the same thing, I need to go hunting for it.

[xADDBx]

#1095 which itself has been linked to #922
I'd suggest taking a look at the mod which sets default companion level to 1; it might change behaviour? @CasDragon because I don't exactly remember the issue.

Thank you for your reply - do you know much about how that mod works? I don't really understand how setting their join levels to 1 would help with compatibility between the level 0 respec mod and ToyBox's gestalt.

To quote one of the linked issues

Companions picked up at level 1 are fully functional with careful selection of classes at level 1, there are problems regarding keeping one of the classes as the initial class of the companion, but that is another issue. However, all other companions do not have full gestalt functionality until achieving the level at which they are recruited. At level 1 you can get it to work but between level 2 and the level at which they were recruited I cannot make choices as far as class feats and bonuses. The passives, or pre-established things like Sneak dice, or Vital Strike for Rowdy get applied but I can't pick things like Rogue Talents, until after reaching level 4 for the Kenabras recruits. I can, though, pick other classes at the levels between 2 and recruit level and make choices for those "dips."

The mod changes the mentioned "Recruit level" to 1. (This also means that default Hilor respec will still let you respec from level 1!). If this is the issue you're encountering, then installing the mod might fix it for you.

As for why this is an issue, I can't say. Probably nobody can since nobody looked at Gestalt code for a while.

Also yes, BarleyRespec is supposed to be preferable (though if you only want to respec companions from level 1 just use that other mod that changes default level)

[NakedGranny]

I appreciate you, thank you. Will spend a little time fussing with it to see if I can hot-swap mods on an in-progress playthrough. Might need to start a new playthrough just to be sure if it doesn't work quite right this time?

[NakedGranny]

Currently it seems Barley's mod in combination with CasDragon's level 1 mod does mostly work, but incompletely.

It seems that after you initiate the respec, the first level is single classed, and when you take character level 2, you gain level 1 in your gestalt class. This means that your gestalt class remains one level behind your character level. It's not ruinous, but it's definitely not perfect.

[CasDragon]

I recommend you come into the Discord at this point. This is a duplicate issue, with a workaround that was listed. Further, Level 1 Companions + Barley Respec does allow for people to gestalt correctly from level 1 (multiple people use the combination daily with no issues), so whatever your issue is, its likely on your end, and we can help debug it in the Discord or even on my Github page for the Level 1 Companions mod (which I only check once a day, so reply time is slow)