The first time through the game, up until I got into the Grymforge, everything was pretty normal. But here things start to break majorly and I can’t even figure out why or if it’s just a random bug that not everyone would experience....
Definitely a bug, it looks like the quest is skipping over to the “rested too many times” resolution. You can get Nere and the gnomes out alive, normally.
Unfortunately, I don’t think you can. You can’t remove custom characters from your party, and you can’t manage companions’ inventory unless they are in the party.
This is not a criticism - I love how much attention this game has been getting. I’m just not understanding why BG3 has been blowing up so much. It seems like BG3 is getting more attention than all of Larian’s previous games combined (and maybe all of Obsidian’s recent crpgs as well). Traditionally crpgs have not lit the...
I’m currently slow going through BG3 with many different playthroughs (as you do when you can’t decide on a player character). I’ve noticed that evil characters are locked out of what seems like the majority of companions though. Does anyone know the complete list of the companions available to evil characters are?...
Most of the way through Act 2. She definitely seems like she was hastily wallpapered over to cover up missing content. She doesn’t have an entry in the companion quests, has a dialogue tree to get her thoughts on other companions (instead of just chiming in like the others do), and cuts off the romance with a “perhaps we will lay together again.”
Someone on Reddit did say that they were told Minthara missing content is a bug when they submitted a support ticket, so I’m putting my evil run on pause until a few more patches.
My life has been replaced with Baldur’s Gate 3. I’m partially into Act 2 but keep having to take breaks because the spooky atmosphere and crippling decision anxiety are stressing me out too much to continue playing long stretches.
For context, Larian Studio founder Swen Vincke predicted that the game could reach 100,000 peak concurrent users during its debut period, and that was a fairly optimistic prediction. I work in IT, and really feel for those folks. I hope they designed their infrastructure to scale!...
Interesting! I think the companion classes affect the player class choice a lot. Paladin, Bard, and Sorc are all classes that no companion has, which also make good face characters. And nobody needs two Clerics, Shadowheart has you covered.
It’s been one week since you looked at me Baldur’s Gate was released. How are you enjoying the game? What are your general thoughts, impressions, and complaints? Has the game lived up to the hype for you?
Can’t stop thinking about it every waking moment. I have put off many household chores just to eke a few more minutes of gameplay out. It’s a massive accomplishment of a game with a few bugs, but still an incredible and well deserved achievement for Larian.
I am a little worried because it felt like I had to poke into everything in Act 1 to get enough XP to get to Act 2. Hopefully the outcomes are different enough to make replaying interesting, because I know I want to do several playthroughs.
Baldur’s Gate 3 isn’t the first successful attempt to marry cinematic aspirations with the traditional branching narratives and simulationist world-building of CRPGs. 2009’s Dragon Age: Origins had a very similar mission statement, offering a spiritual successor to BioWare’s earlier Baldur’s Gate titles long before...
Why is everyone acting like Dragon Age: Origins is the only fantasy RPG that ever existed? Baldur’s Gate 3 is the next step in a long legacy of genre defining games.
Don’t tell my friends, but I actually like GMing more than playing now. It’s fun to have the galaxy-brain “always on” feeling and multitask information. (And it’s always your turn in combat!)
As a more serious suggestion, you could make sorbet if you have a food processor or blender! It’s super simple and how I use up leftover fresh fruit after making freezer jam.
Puree fruit, add sugar as desired, freeze on a cookie sheet, re-puree, then freeze permanently.
hidden or nsfw stuffSo I lost one to Volo and the other was taken by Ethel. So basically I am now legally blind. Hope this does not become a trend and by the time I reach the end of a game I will have no body parts left to mutilate and will not look like someone who escaped from Cyberpunk
For most of act 1, fights felt reasonably difficult. There were only a few points where I had a tpk. However, between early access and now, that last fight felt like a sharp spike in difficulty....
I tried that fight a couple times before giving up on the quest because I already had another route to Moonrise. I expect recruiting allies is necessary because fighting that many duergar is mega difficult
SpoilersIf you let Nere kill the gnomes and Captain Thrinn, you can agree to fight on his side (to the disapproval of some companions), but the fight is still ridiculously hard.
With how old school this game does some shit, and how I’ve been dicking about I am slightly worried I will hit a hidden time limit, like in Fallout 1 before I even attempt to dive into the main quest. I’m not just gonna turn squidy all of sudden and end my game if I take too long, am I?
Multiplayer: Tiefling Cleric of Ilmater, chronic good boy who feels he has to atone for a misspent youth. I felt inspired and ended up writing a page of backstory for him that I’m sure will never come into play, but maybe I’ll play him on tabletop someday!
Singleplayer: Wanted to do an evil campaign to contrast, ended up playing way more of this one than multiplayer, oops. Male drow Assassin/Gloom Stalker to romance Minthara.
There are other companion romances I want to try out and so many builds that sound fun! And I have to play a Dragonborn at some point, they look so beautiful! It’s really tempting to start another new campaign even though I’m not out of Act 1 yet!
I have two big scripting bugs that just ruin the game for me beyond a certain point.
The first time through the game, up until I got into the Grymforge, everything was pretty normal. But here things start to break majorly and I can’t even figure out why or if it’s just a random bug that not everyone would experience....
[SPOILER]Find Familiar: Cheeky Quasit
How do I put clothes back on naked NPC party members in a full multiplayer game?
My friends and I started a multiplayer game with a full party (4 people) and we took a few NPCs clothes to wear for ourself....
What is up with Baldur's Gate 3?
This is not a criticism - I love how much attention this game has been getting. I’m just not understanding why BG3 has been blowing up so much. It seems like BG3 is getting more attention than all of Larian’s previous games combined (and maybe all of Obsidian’s recent crpgs as well). Traditionally crpgs have not lit the...
Good vs Evil: Companion Options
I’m currently slow going through BG3 with many different playthroughs (as you do when you can’t decide on a player character). I’ve noticed that evil characters are locked out of what seems like the majority of companions though. Does anyone know the complete list of the companions available to evil characters are?...
Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of August 13th
Forgot to post this yesterday oops :)...
We just broke the highest number of concurrent Steam users at 875,343! (steamcharts.com)
For context, Larian Studio founder Swen Vincke predicted that the game could reach 100,000 peak concurrent users during its debut period, and that was a fairly optimistic prediction. I work in IT, and really feel for those folks. I hope they designed their infrastructure to scale!...
I've never thought of myself as a compulsive person...
...but I often find myself NEEDING TO CHECK EVERY LAST CRATE, BARREL, ETC....
Community Update #23: Here's To You (store.steampowered.com)
Also some interesting facts from the new community update:...
One week after the release, how are you enjoying the game? Is it everything you hoped it would be?
It’s been one week since you looked at me Baldur’s Gate was released. How are you enjoying the game? What are your general thoughts, impressions, and complaints? Has the game lived up to the hype for you?
Baldur’s Gate 3’s Metacritic Score Now Tops ‘Tears Of The Kingdom’ (www.forbes.com)
Eight of the 14 reviews in for Baldur’s Gate 3 are 10/10s. Nothing is below a 9.
Dragon Age: Origins walked so Baldur’s Gate 3 could dash (www.techradar.com)
Baldur’s Gate 3 isn’t the first successful attempt to marry cinematic aspirations with the traditional branching narratives and simulationist world-building of CRPGs. 2009’s Dragon Age: Origins had a very similar mission statement, offering a spiritual successor to BioWare’s earlier Baldur’s Gate titles long before...
Just completed Undertale for the first time, this truly is something special. (beehaw.org)
Hey people!...
“And that is how you become a forever DM children. It happened to me.” 😔 (ttrpg.network)
Not really! I love being a DM. But then unlike my two friends I wasn’t the regular DM weekly for 12 years. So there’s that....
Favourite no cooking recipes for raspberries?
I don’t like the taste of cooked raspberries, but I have a ton of raspberry plants. Here’s a few things I have tried this year:...
[Spoiler] So, about my PC eyes
hidden or nsfw stuffSo I lost one to Volo and the other was taken by Ethel. So basically I am now legally blind. Hope this does not become a trend and by the time I reach the end of a game I will have no body parts left to mutilate and will not look like someone who escaped from Cyberpunk
[SPOILER] How did you handle the fight at the end of Act 1?
For most of act 1, fights felt reasonably difficult. There were only a few points where I had a tpk. However, between early access and now, that last fight felt like a sharp spike in difficulty....
There isn't a hidden time limit, is there?
With how old school this game does some shit, and how I’ve been dicking about I am slightly worried I will hit a hidden time limit, like in Fallout 1 before I even attempt to dive into the main quest. I’m not just gonna turn squidy all of sudden and end my game if I take too long, am I?
What's Everyone Playing in Their First Playthrough?
Did you pick one of the origin characters? The free-form "origin" character The Dark Urge? A totally custom character?...
New Episode: Dimension 20 - Dungeons & Drag Queens | The Time Has Come (www.dropout.tv)