You don't really want strength as pet bonus items are only on jewellery and staves so wouldn't be using shields or melee weapons.

Usual is just enough dex to equip items and the rest into intel.

AE version is 2.10.21415

https://steamcommunity.com/games/1154030/announcements/detail/517454908873508072

Had another crash the other day just as I was exiting the spider cave in Tegea.  Don't remember older versions of the mod doing this, but it is a while since I played them.  Have found and installed that 4gb patch so hopefully that's going to help.

Ideally you want a full "set" of Bonus to Pets items and those are jewellery and staves.   You'll get plenty of intel from both masteries; the usual route is just to put enough into dex to equip items and the rest into intel. 

I usually just rely on the pets to do all the fighting.  I might use Plague to help them out, but that's it apart from buffs/auras.  You could use Psionic Touch line if you wanted to I guess.

Finally able to take a break from playtesting what feels like everything and give this a go.  Good fun.  Not quite at Megara yet; had 2 crashes.  Been playing all day so might be something to do with long play sessions.  Game just vanished; one minute there, the next it had shut down.

I see we get 3 wolves when they're maxed out; does that apply to other pets like the Nymphs? 

Oh, and please remove the voices from the Nymphs.  They're annoying as hell when you're using Pet Attack with them.  No need for them to have voices at all. 

Well done Persona.