Baldur's Gate Baldur's Gate 3 Pre-Release Thread [EARLY ACCESS RELEASED, GO TO NEW THREAD]

[Chippy]

Mods will fix bg3.

Yeah, though considering we're in such decline, I expect even the porn mods will be shit. Some perverted degenerate (member of Larian) probably working on the illithid porn as we speak.

 

[The_Mask]

Mods will fix bg3.

This is not a good way of thinking. Mods should never fix anything about a game. This invites decline.

If mods fix some bugs and streamline things, that's fine - but "fixing" artistic vision is a poor way of thinking.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Mods will fix bg3.

This is not a good way of thinking. Mods should never fix anything about a game. This invites decline.

If mods fix some bugs and streamline things, that's fine - but "fixing" artistic vision is a poor way of thinking.

go buy a console and sell your PC you peasant

 

[The_Mask]

go buy a console and sell your PC you peasant

You seem to have a problem with me wanting a bug free and complete product on purchase.

Curious.

 

[PulsatingBrain]

bug free and complete product on purchase

That is the perfect scenario, but if it takes mods to fix something, I'll take it

 

[Nihiliste]

As someone who has played BG1 ten years ago, when there was no internet and walkthrougs, while I admit that I don't have much experience or knowledge about rpgs in general, I am pessimistic about BG3. Times have changed, gaming industry has fallen so low and poetic beauty of original BG games will most likely not be reached.

Ah yes, 10 years ago, before the internet or Baldur’s Gate walkthroughs... all the way back in 2009.

What the fuck is this shit?

 

[Nihiliste]

If I recall correctly, one of the good things about DA:O is that it was reasonably moddable. There was nothing like SCS but I seem to remember installing a bunch of small improvements.

Also, for all the popamole, the game gave the impression of being an honest effort with at least some senior staff that actually liked RPGs. For example the holy grail style quest in the mountain town reminded me of BG2’s meandering quests.

Unfortunately, there was way too much popamole filler content, and the character system too limited.

 

[Fairfax]

There was nothing like SCS but I seem to remember installing a bunch of small improvements.

Lilura swears by RAVAge, which is supposed to be a sort of SCS equivalent.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

While DAO main campaign is ok(quality goes up/down a lot), I thought the DLCs were pretty good.

 

[Cryomancer]

"From the very beginning, we decided that we wanted our players to be able to do things other Tactical RPGs wouldn't allow them to. Things like flying, climbing walls without being limited to ladders, pushing enemies over the ridge... and of course we wanted enemies to do the same! Flying, climbing and even burrowing to give your party a rough time. In essence, we wanted to recreate all the crazy stuff you can do in a tabletop game using all the magic and powers of the 5th edition... and of course we wanted enemies to do the same!" https://www.solasta-game.com/news/9-dev-diary-2-what-is-verticality

Compare this to "missing not work", "leveling is too slow" and "spell slots are not intuitive".... Seriously. except on Morrowind and on M&M VI-VIII, where i can cast fly/levitation?

 

[Rpguy]

DOS2 had flight, kind of...

 

[Cael]

DOS2 had flight, kind of...

Just about any RPG that had catapults in it had flight. Kind of...

 

[Lilura]

Lilura swears by RAVAge, which is supposed to be a sort of SCS equivalent.

SCS is easier. I have proven that SCS can be brute-forced and that BG2's combat system is broken. RAVAge can't be brute-forced.

 

[Darth Canoli]

I was wondering where all the retards were hiding ...

They were all here all along.

 

[Mortmal]

I was wondering where all the retards were hiding ...

They were all here all along.

Welcome back home !

 

[Nihiliste]

There was nothing like SCS but I seem to remember installing a bunch of small improvements.

Lilura swears by RAVAge, which is supposed to be a sort of SCS equivalent.

One day after we’re in another RPG dark age maybe I’ll go back and try it

 

[Sharpedge]

Lilura swears by RAVAge, which is supposed to be a sort of SCS equivalent.

SCS is easier. I have proven that SCS can be brute-forced and that BG2's combat system is broken. RAVAge can't be brute-forced.

Not sure how I missed this mod when I played the game. I may go back and try it at some point.

 

[Jeru]

Just an opinion but one of biggest of DA:O problems was absolute repetetive slog of endless repetetive fighting in similar enounters with same/similar group of mobs. It does not seem like buffing those mobs with mods would adress that issue. YMMV

 

[Turuko]

now that's a jinx

 

[eric__s]

now that's a jinx

Matt Barton called it first, Baldur's Gate III is going to delete your hard drive when you uninstall it.

 

[frajaq]

context for that tweet? "a damn good reason the original crew didn’t go for this", what is *this*?

 

[Turuko]

context for that tweet? "a damn good reason the original crew didn’t go for this", what is *this*?

tweet before



that i guess is a reflection spurred by his last MattChat on Neverwinter 2

 

[KyivAfter12am]

now that's a jinx

Matt Barton called it first, Baldur's Gate III is going to delete your hard drive when you uninstall it.

Oh man, after all these years I'm still salty about this shit.

 

[frajaq]

context for that tweet? "a damn good reason the original crew didn’t go for this", what is *this*?

tweet before



that i guess is a reflection spurred by his last MattChat on Neverwinter 2

ah some salty nerd tweet

thanks

 

[anvi]

What he is saying doesn't make sense to me. You can do whatever you want to either game to make them newer and better (or worse). If BG3 was going to be just like BG, then he might have a point. But it is already going to be modernized, different engine, different camera angle, updated combat so melees don't just auto attack all day, etc.. When you change all those things, it doesn't even matter if you are making BG3 or NWN3. The result is a whole new game.