Im sure this has been mentioned, but if you use the mega xp option, characters not in your party do not level with you. I used it to gain a couple of levels and my party was level 5 but if i switched out a member they were level 3.
I've had a different experience personally. If I say set megaXP to 100k anyone that I add to party from camp auto levels to 12. Same applies after I respec. This applies to new companions added later like minthara halsin wyll karlach etc.
I tried a new game with all mods disabled and files verified and i still got the same result. My character was level 3, but when Shadowheart joined, she was level 1. Oh well not a huge deal
So I just encountered something...
I am level 12, going through the Shar dungeon, and just logged into the game, since it is finally the weekend and I need to decompress by killing stuffs.
Game updated and when I log in I only have the option to create a new character. I cannot load my save game!!!!! Has anybody else have this issue? I go into my save files through Steam and my character is there.
Any suggestions?
Are you using any kind of mods? If so, check there first. Make sure all mods are updated, but most importantly that they are being loaded. You can change load orders, but it seems the game doesn't like when you stop using a mod that was attached to a save file...making removing mods a very complicated process.