hi, so i'm fairly new to this game and dnd alltogether.

I'm fixed on going for an Elf, Arcane archer, and most likely pure ranger.
And its very possible i will do enough soloing for it to be benefited at least partially in my build

I tried to read everything usefull (and also some flame about rangers being bad, and ranger players being bad etc..)
and i want to make things at least half right, so i want to get some confirmations on what i learned.

Stats:
i know i want: 14 CON
i know i need 11 WIS to cast lvl1 spells (and 14 for lvl2?), the question is, should i get this from the start, or solve it with items later?

and i'm not sure how much DEX and STR i should take, like 16dex 16str?
lets pretend i'm going for the 28points build, but i might consider paying for the 32.

Enhancements and Feats:
i'm pretty clear on what feats and enhancements to choose, so i get to the arcane archer on lvl6, and for now, i'm not planning it much further than lvl10 for the time being,

but i guess i will just continue with getting ranged, favored, meelee dmg, favored def, dex enh, ranger devotion and AA stuff

Ability increase:
i guess ability increase should go into dex

Favored enemies:
and good choice for favored enemies(in this order) are undead, elemental, evil outsider, giant, ???(no idea what will i do endgame)

Skills:
now i'm not completely sure what i should get here mainly.
My guess is each lvl get 1 heal and 1 balance.
and the rest divide between hide, move silently, jump and spot.

and should i get search(soloing part) or is it like, unless i spent alot points there, it wont do me any good anyway later on ?

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so am i doing things right?