Baldur's Gate Baldur's Gate 3 RELEASE THREAD

[Raghar]

i just noticed you can limit number of quicksaves so they won't breed like rabbits...

You can also avoiding pressing F5.

and changing locations. and exploring map. because game likes to create millions autosaves too.

There is a slider that allows to set number of autosaves to 1.

that's exactly what i've said...

You said quicksaves. Autosaves on the other hand can be useful when BG 3 has a bug.

 

[Reinhardt]

i just noticed you can limit number of quicksaves so they won't breed like rabbits...

You can also avoiding pressing F5.

and changing locations. and exploring map. because game likes to create millions autosaves too.

There is a slider that allows to set number of autosaves to 1.

that's exactly what i've said...

You said quicksaves. Autosaves on the other hand can be useful when BG 3 has a bug.

i just noticed you can limit number of quicksaves AND AUTOSAVES so they won't breed like rabbits... happy?

 

[Raghar]

i just noticed you can limit number of quicksaves so they won't breed like rabbits...

You can also avoiding pressing F5.

and changing locations. and exploring map. because game likes to create millions autosaves too.

There is a slider that allows to set number of autosaves to 1.

that's exactly what i've said...

You said quicksaves. Autosaves on the other hand can be useful when BG 3 has a bug.

i just noticed you can limit number of quicksaves AND AUTOSAVES so they won't breed like rabbits... happy?

Yea.
I noticed this before I started new game.
I still don't know if I should use slow HDD option, or not.

 

[Turok]

Let's gooooo

edit: 35 min download, niice.

You have a lot of FUN there...

 

[Mojobeard]

i just noticed you can limit number of quicksaves so they won't breed like rabbits...

You can also avoiding pressing F5.

and changing locations. and exploring map. because game likes to create millions autosaves too.

There is a slider that allows to set number of autosaves to 1.

that's exactly what i've said...

You said quicksaves. Autosaves on the other hand can be useful when BG 3 has a bug.

i just noticed you can limit number of quicksaves AND AUTOSAVES so they won't breed like rabbits... happy?

Yea.
I noticed this before I started new game.
I still don't know if I should use slow HDD option, or not.

That option is for storing more textures on VRAM instead of storage if I remember right. Don't think it's going to have much impact one way or another, unless you're actually on HDD, and it might affect performance negatively if you're on 6 GB or less of VRAM.
And if you're on a HDD and a 1660, upgrade your system.

 

[Clockwork Knight]

Think the problem is game seems to think being nice= interested in someone.

Do they ever jump you because you were nice or are you just given the option to show interest? I'd expect even the girlboss dommy mommies let you take the first step to avoid drama from players juggling multiple romances keeping their options open and getting locked into one accidentally. Gale's case for example

Gale: Perhaps I can show you what I mean, by reaching into the weave together.
1. By all means.
2. It's getting late, perhaps another time.

Gale: Then follow my lead.
(1-4 are skill checks, 5 leaves the conversation)

Gale: Excellent. Now repeat after me. Bipiti bapiti bupiti pizza pasta Mystra!
(1-4 are skill checks, 5 leaves the conversation)

Gale: Very good. Now picture in your mind the concept of harmony, as true as you can.
(1-4 are skill checks, 5 leaves the conversation)

(camera gets cinematically stuck behind a tent for 20 seconds)

Narrator: You see, or sense, Mystra's presence. There's something like the anticipation of a kiss, then the pleasure of being cloaked in peace. You are safe, nestled in the cup of Mystra's hand.

Gale: You did it! You're channeling the weave. How does it feel?
1. Magical.
2. You're a good teacher.
3. [Sorcerer] Same as always.
4. It feels like a good time to call it a night.

Gale: You're hard to please, aren't you?

Narrator: The weave connects you. The moment feels intimate.
1. You hold on to the moment. It's a good night for intimacy.
2. This feels too intimate. It's time to let slip the weave.

Narrator: You realize the weave is making you one. You have but to imagine your desire, and Gale will know it.
1. You picture kissing him.
2. You picture a walk, holding hands.
3. You picture kicking him in the gut.
4. You picture his severed head on a spike.
5. You picture nothing. This is a bad idea.

Gale: I...I didn't think...
Narrator: You perceive quick-fire gusts of embarrassment, trepidation, and finally...elation.
Gale: Sorry, I wasn't expecting...but it is a pleasant image, to be sure.
Narrator: The weave evaporates, and you realize the night feels suddenly cold and lonesome.
Gale: There it goes. How easily things slip away, no matter how hard they were in the obtaining. Good night. I enjoyed sharing a moment of magic with you.

I think you got that "and perhaps something more... " dialogue because you picked one of the nice "no thanks" options instead of the psycho one where you imagine his head on a spike. Maybe they don't want to make it easy to "fail" the romance, so you might need to be a little less subtle from now on, like

 

[Vic]

They made it obvious in this game that a dialogue choice is going to be gay. If you can’t tell the difference…you are gay.

 

[Non-Edgy Gamer]

Do they ever jump you because you were nice

Yes. I think Astarion makes two attempts even if told no.

I'd expect even the girlboss dommy mommies let you take the first step

Lae'zel suddenly loses her shit and starts ranting about how hot the smell of your sweat makes her just based on influence and nothing else. (I only brought her on a single quest and got 3 or 4 influence increases by letting her berate a tiefling.)

Minthara gets wet over seeing you slaughter the druid grove and immediately mindrapes you. If you refuse her, she says she's going to have you 'one way or another'.

It's funny because for all their ESG/LGBT bullshit, Larian doesn't seem to understand the concept of "consent".

Shadowheart is the only delayed romance (and possibly Karlach, but idk, since took an evil route and didn't get her). You get all the way to Act 3 with zero Shadowsex. In her case, you do have to ask fairly explicitly to start a relationship. You can even miss out on the first kiss if you fail your insight roll.

 

[BrotherFrank]

Think the problem is game seems to think being nice= interested in someone.

Do they ever jump you because you were nice or are you just given the option to show interest? I'd expect even the girlboss dommy mommies let you take the first step to avoid drama from players juggling multiple romances keeping their options open and getting locked into one accidentally. Gale's case for example



I think you got that "and perhaps something more... " dialogue because you picked one of the nice "no thanks" options instead of the psycho one where you imagine his head on a spike. Maybe they don't want to make it easy to "fail" the romance, so you might need to be a little less subtle from now on, like

The first, it's always because i am nice, not because i went out of my way to show interest.
In gale’s case i practically ignored him which is what made it particularly surprising when the stargazing and dreaded "and something more" line happened.

And yup pretty much, i tend to default to "no thanks", because well i don't want to hurt anyone's feelings but jfc this is biting me in the arse. Seems you really do have to be firm and endure the odd sad face, as was the case with poor Wyll.
To support this theory now that you mention it, gith girl and astarion were both very forward with their "let's fuck" proposal so it was more natural for my pc to pick the NO! GOD! NO! option.
And sure enough, neither have been a problem since.

So yeah, if you're going to be nice, learn how to say no even if it results in seems to be the moral of the story here.

 

[ItsChon]

Can you roleplay as an anti-gay crusader? Would be fun to kill the homo companions and characters you see.

 

[Abu Antar]

I wish that you could just double click for stuff like dash, hide, and buffs, etc.

 

[The_Mask]

Can you roleplay as an anti-gay crusader? Would be fun to kill the homo companions and characters you see.

That's basically a solo run.

 

[Space Satan]

For the time being, only local subhuman filth, like poles, are compaining about game's "wokeness" and even making lists, with assigning good boy points wokeness points to games, which is some new level of autism.
So far - only ONE faggot couple and we had option to kill them. You should be bioware or EA level retarted to accidently choose faggot dialogue choices with companions, unlike Dragon Age.
5E "Orcs and goblins are not inherently evil", circulating in the thread is bullshit. Because BG3 goblins are pictured like a total degenerade trash and evil race, with no trace of compassion or civility or redeeming qualities. The only reason you want to deal with them is because it is the only way to fuck a drow chick with raspy voice. Gnolls, who are as well "not inherently bad" are totally hostile, and you can agrue with that women on the road, who wanted to steal gith child to raise it as an experiment to see are there inherently evil races or not.
All this "the game is decent, let's find a reason to hate it" attitude is like reading feminist and SJW degenerades, but from the opposite side.

 

[Louis_Cypher]

Also, from what some people commented on this thread I imagined every companion would be trying to rub their dick/vagene on me every conversation or something(either that or trying to infect me with the gae) but it really isn't so.

Maybe I suck at perception but I also haven't noticed any homo couple, troon or sjw yet(chapter 1). Though I fear that will change once I reach Baldur's Gate.

Ocassionaly a horny dialogue option shows up at camp but I just don't click it.

It's not so much what comes from the companions, it's the options you're given to respond - like for about half of the companions, 4 out of every 5 responses you're offered to give to them will be some variation of innuendo ranging from subtle to blatant. That, instead of the sorts of things that adventurers thrust together by circumstances and gradually getting to know each other might say. It's really tiresome and immershun-breaking.

The best thing about the companion dialogues is their first responses after notable events - those are usually ok, flow with the plot and represent their characters, but invariably your responses will include a few retarded lead ins to an "adult relationship," and always gay when it's the male companions. There is always a "nope" option, but it's like a needle in a haystack, and forces upon you some particular tone, where really all the options should be variations of possible tone in normal conversations.

Also, your character's facial animations (well, mine anyway) are like some weird shapeshifting gurning that looks like you're having fruity thoughts about the companion

I never have this problem, and I just realised why.... I always play big tittie waifu

There you have it Codex; the foolproof way to never run into accidental gay relationships in modern RPG is to run intentionally into lesbian ones :D

 

[Non-Edgy Gamer]

Can you roleplay as an anti-gay crusader? Would be fun to kill the homo companions and characters you see.

Probably. I haven't seen any dialog options to specifically say you hate anyone for their sexuality, but you can kill most NPCs for whatever reason.

Though I have seen a "racist" dialog option that lets you say that "some things are in the blood" when referring to racial violence. Kind of based. So much so that I think Larian will probably patch it out eventually.

 

[Fedora Master]

 

[Non-Edgy Gamer]

For the time being, only local subhuman filth, like poles, are compaining about game's "wokeness"

There are tranny cocks on character creation and all the male companions in the game hit on the player regardless of sex.

I realize that there isn't a lot of modern woke messaging forced into the main quest, but woke is definitely in the game and you don't need any lists to confirm it.

 

[Space Satan]

For the time being, only local subhuman filth, like poles, are compaining about game's "wokeness"

There are tranny cocks on character creation and all the male companions in the game hit on the player regardless of sex.

I realize that there isn't a lot of modern woke messaging forced into the main quest, but woke is definitely in the game and you don't need any lists to confirm it.

Larian itself stated that vast majority of players create normal chars, warriors, wizards, priests, with human, elf or dwarf models. Listing some char creation shit as a sign of "catering to wokeness" is a staple SJW behaviour, where they dogpiled a guy with hot girls on his shirt, completely ignoring the fact that he and his team managed to land a probe on a moving comet.

 

[Infinitron]

felipepepe's reflections:

 

[whydoibother]

felipepepe's reflections:

I remember that "turn based, but we promise its good!!" discourse. And I remember even then arguing that turn based on a grid is best, and its a shame devs continue to insist on real time for tactical games.

 

[Mojobeard]

Is "Sturdy" not coded properly? It seemed like I needed to roll over 10 damage with just the weapon, instead of the total damage (str and magical bonus at least) being counted towards it.
GWF, greatsword, and a +5 damage modifier should be doing damage pretty regularly against DR 10.

 

[Eisenheinrich]

Nice little bits of enviromental storytelling everywhere. Just stumbled upon the degenerated hald elf's lair in the Phase Spider caves beneath Moonhaven. Her crazy diaries tell a little tale and point you to some magic boots. You also get some inspiration points getting into this stuff if you have a wisdom seeking mage with you. Not that it's necessary, but it's another reward for exploration. Going through this you realize what PoE tried to achieve but never was able to do so. This is very good. Many such cases.

 

[whydoibother]

Is "Sturdy" not coded properly? It seemed like I needed to roll over 10 damage with just the weapon, instead of the total damage (str and magical bonus at least) being counted towards it.
GWF, greatsword, and a +5 damage modifier should be doing damage pretty regularly against DR 10.

Its fucked. Luckily, so far I only see it on barriers that I could blow up, and a boss fight where environmental interactions carry.

 

[Fedora Master]

Has anyone found a magical HEAVY armor in Act 1? All I've encountered is the one worn by the githyanki in the monestary.

 

[whydoibother]

Has anyone found a magical HEAVY armor in Act 1? All I've encountered is the one worn by the githyanki in the monestary.

I've seen some early in Act II vendors. In Act I, I didn't see any. And apparently I managed to skip a whole zone, the monastery in question, which I am now revisiting.