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Baldur's Gate III | OT | Bear in Mind, Your Choices Have Consequences
Narratively, how did that work?
"Hey, this Gith is kinda hot and looks DTF, let's rez her, ok guys?"
Did the mind parasite call out or had you met her at the crash site and for some reason she didn't join up then?
Drake
Member
I had to manually cast rez on her. I encountered her on the Natuloid (she doesn't join up then), but I complete missed the part where she is held captive by the Tieflings. I was half way through Act 1 and realized she hadn't joined yet, so I looked up where she was, went to that section on the map, but the Tieflings were already dead (and she was gone).
Narratively, after I rez'ed her she was just like "Oh, I see you have a parasite too, there's a cure somewhere in the Mountain Pass" and then she joined my party.
Buggy Loop
Gold Member
Lae’zel’s reaction after being revived “tsk!”
Grildon Tundy
Member
I did this a few times and didn't notice an obvious performance boost
Agent_4Seven
Tears of Nintendo
I bet they'll release it alongside the PS5 version.
Fools idol
Banned
what are the other options for being safe from the curse in the shadowlands?
on my first run I just jumped between the light soures. surely there is any easier way. I found a 'broken' lantern with pixie dust in it or something...
on my first run I just jumped between the light soures. surely there is any easier way. I found a 'broken' lantern with pixie dust in it or something...
If you side with the Harpers you can ambush an Absolute patrol and get a working lantern. If you side with the Absolute you can pick one up in Moonrise Towers.
DownLikeBCPowder
Member
I'm on a 1080ti and I don't really have a noticeable difference. I can tell it's running slightly less fps than first two acts, but nothing major or bothersome.
Guilty_AI
Member
Largely situational. Resting at certain points can cause events to proceed, like characters moving from one place to another, people who could've been saved dying, certain quests progressing onwards, and so on. Sometimes characters may even explicitly tell you things like "tomorrow we do X!" - and they indeed do X after a long rest, "if you don't do this in 2 days everyone dies!" - and everyone dies after 3 long rests, or even saying things like "We can't rest right now" - though you can ignore him and it'll likely have some consequences.
There is no explicit mechanical punishment for it aside from the consumption of supplies.
Guilty_AI
Member
Other things that could be affecting performance for some:
>Borderless vs fullscreen
>Steam and/or geforce overlay
>Vulkan vs DX11
>Windows full screen optimizations
>nvidia v-sync/framecapping vs ingame one
Worth testing around with
amigastar
Member
I would add running the game on an SSD into the mix.
Guilty_AI
Member
Definitely, however i highly doubt anyone here is running it from a HDD.... right?
GymWolf
Gold Member
About the skill points for my druid (or any class really) , since you only get bonus on the dice rolls for the even numbers, is it better if i put like one point to wisdom (my main stat) to get at 18 and one into something else to get an even number and get a bonus (like in const or dext for defense and save rolls) what bonus do i get from wisdom to 19 instead of 18?
AV
We ain't outta here in ten minutes, we won't need no rocket to fly through space
Right, but until there's a mod that scales everything else in the game it's no use. Same with the "have all companions" mod.
Don't get me wrong, the modding community on this thing is gonna be NUTS in terms of extra stuff for the game.
AV
We ain't outta here in ten minutes, we won't need no rocket to fly through space
There's already more entries on Nexusmods than DoS1+2 combined and it's only been out 3 weeks. Sure, it'll probably never hit Skyrim but the drop off after that is pretty quick, will easily be one of the most modded games on PC.
AV
We ain't outta here in ten minutes, we won't need no rocket to fly through space
Aye, we'll see what it looks like if/when support gets added.
Agent_4Seven
Tears of Nintendo
Mister Wolf
Gold Member
geary
Member
Or, as the author says it...A high production, roleplaying and narrative game vs a heavy mechanic game....in the same genre
geary
Member
I recommend to go there after you do Shar temple.
AV
We ain't outta here in ten minutes, we won't need no rocket to fly through space
Yeah, not yet. I'm level 6 on playthrough 2 without leaving act 1. Act 2 has TONS to do before you finish up.
Mister Wolf
Gold Member
I didn't find the companions of WOTR very interesting. Combat is fine. Tried playing it twice put in tons of hours but eventually bored and stopped. I can do without the war general mechanic as well. Owlcat should stop putting that stuff in their games. I expect some management side game will be in their Warhammer RPG as well. I would rank Wasteland 3 over WOTR.
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geary
Member
There is a mini game in Rogue Trader…something related to spaceship battles
AV
We ain't outta here in ten minutes, we won't need no rocket to fly through space
I'm on playthrough 2 now but I'm already greatly looking forward to doing playthrough 3 in a while when they've restored a bunch of shit.
GymWolf
Gold Member
Npcs allies IA is dogshit wow, they move and do stupid ass shit for the whole fight, does tactician mode improve the friendly IA during combat?
Also, i feel like i'm cheating my way in the goblin dungeon in act 1,
On the positive side, karlach is great, she sing and dance when she stay still and
Does the game get harder in act 2? because i think tactician would probably kick my ass but normal is way too easy.
I have a question about the whole goblin sidemission
Also, i feel like i'm cheating my way in the goblin dungeon in act 1,
they are friendly and i just poisoned their drinks and killed them one by one with my rogue from behind, why is the IA friendly with my character? i thought goblins were hostile against strangers and i haven't used the absolute mindflyer trick to dominate them...
On the positive side, karlach is great, she sing and dance when she stay still and
her going bastshit crazy on the house when you kill the paladins who hunt her was hilarious.
Does the game get harder in act 2? because i think tactician would probably kick my ass but normal is way too easy.
I have a question about the whole goblin sidemission
does the attack actually happen? because i have the horn to call the big orcs i have as allies and i really want to see them bringing chaos, but right now i'm in the goblin base and killing everyone so i fear to stop the attack before it even start, i really want to see the siege to the druid base but i also want to free the druid they keep imprisoned
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Low Moral Fibre
Member
Definitely not enjoying Acts 2 and 3 anywhere near as much as Act 1 but it's kind of a harsh comment in reality as it's dropped from transcending any RPG I've ever played to a 9/10 so still up there with the absolute best.
AV
We ain't outta here in ten minutes, we won't need no rocket to fly through space
Some parts of act 2 get harder but it really depends on how much you're levelling up since the game doesn't scale. If you're doing and killing everything you're gonna get strong early but you'll reach the cap easily in level 3 and from there on it'll get a bit tougher. Tactician is definitely much rougher but I'm enjoying it, it's not super difficult, just encourages you to full rest more.
In terms of goblins...
Nah you can talk your way past goblins without the Ilithid thing. You can join them and there's an evil NPC you can recruit if you stay on that evil path. Yeah the attack happens and when it does, you'll have the choice to side with the goblins or the druids and either defend or slaughter the grove. I'm pretty sure there's also a choice that's just "I want you all to die" if you want total chaos.
Skifi28
Member
Patch 1 now live (about 2 gigs).
steamdb.info
Patch #1 Now Live! · Baldur's Gate 3 update for 25 August 2023
Hello everyone, Today we’re releasing our first major patch for Baldur’s Gate 3, addressing over 1000 bugs, balancing, flow issues and much, much…
steamdb.info
Perhaps I should take a break from the game and wait for the patch.
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AV
We ain't outta here in ten minutes, we won't need no rocket to fly through space
Love me some patch notes. That's a BIG list as expected.
Full list is here but there's some weird text colour issue, ctrl+A to highlight and read.
baldursgate3.game
Full list is here but there's some weird text colour issue, ctrl+A to highlight and read.
Patch #1 Now Live!
<p>Patch #1 is now live for Baldur's Gate 3, addressing over 1000 bugs, glitches, and blockers.</p>
baldursgate3.game
Luipadre
Member
Holy thats a huge fucking patch. I just started act 3. I'll see hows the performance, but maybe i'll wait a bit more.Patch 1 now live (about 2 gigs).
Patch #1 Now Live! · Baldur's Gate 3 update for 25 August 2023
Hello everyone, Today we’re releasing our first major patch for Baldur’s Gate 3, addressing over 1000 bugs, balancing, flow issues and much, much…
Perhaps I should take a break from the game and wait for the patch.
geary
Member
Prolly is gonna be near PS5 release.Patch 1 now live (about 2 gigs).
Patch #1 Now Live! · Baldur's Gate 3 update for 25 August 2023
Hello everyone, Today we’re releasing our first major patch for Baldur’s Gate 3, addressing over 1000 bugs, balancing, flow issues and much, much…
Perhaps I should take a break from the game and wait for the patch.
darth.shrimp
Member
Thanks for the link. I'm a bit surprised they haven't touched Sword Bards' ranged Slashing Flourish, or Tavern Brawler interaction with thrown attacks riders...Patch 1 now live (about 2 gigs).
Patch #1 Now Live! · Baldur's Gate 3 update for 25 August 2023
Hello everyone, Today we’re releasing our first major patch for Baldur’s Gate 3, addressing over 1000 bugs, balancing, flow issues and much, much…
Perhaps I should take a break from the game and wait for the patch.
Grildon Tundy
Member
I played and beat it, having my character act as closely to what I wish I could do in the situation. I backed myself into a corner with the ending, though and wasn't entirely happy with it:
Immediately started playing it through again as The Dark Urge, with my intention being to see an evil playthrough. But I feel like I know the characters so well, I'm having a hard time being evil, and I've already chickened out of a few choices.
Another testament to the game's writing. I had no trouble destroying entire settlements in Fallout 3 and 4 for fun, but here it's different.
I let Karlach take the tadpole so we could gain access to the Netherbrain. My reasoning was she was going to die and wanted a warrior's death. I was disappointed in myself to see I doomed her to living as a Mind Flayer.
Immediately started playing it through again as The Dark Urge, with my intention being to see an evil playthrough. But I feel like I know the characters so well, I'm having a hard time being evil, and I've already chickened out of a few choices.
Another testament to the game's writing. I had no trouble destroying entire settlements in Fallout 3 and 4 for fun, but here it's different.
Grildon Tundy
Member
Quick question: I'm playing on controller, and it's surprisingly intuitive, even with all the complexity. But does anyone know how to change camera height/elevation? There's snap-to-target options with left and right on the D-pad, so you can lock on to enemies easily enough. When you're free-targeting, however, is there a way to target a roof/higher levels? I thought it might be up on the D-pad, but that's mapped to Jump.
AV
We ain't outta here in ten minutes, we won't need no rocket to fly through space
If it helps, many have said dark urge is actually better if you resist it rather than giving in. So you could totally play an evil > good redemption arc story.
I'm doing an evil play now where I let it consume me, then for my third run (probably when the definitive edition hits) I'll do a resist run.
