Baldur's Gate Baldur's Gate 3 RELEASE THREAD

[Reinhardt]

No hell or god-fucking.

i mean, when new party member says

i expect performance like this

not some cantrip, barely scratching lvl 1 gobbo.

 

[jf8350143]

guys im stuck on kill goblin leaders quest, i think i accepted the evil path "raid the grove" or somethin. killed two goblin leaders but now i cant raid the grove(quest gone) or find the drow bitch to kill, bricked run i think

The drow bitch is one of the "goblin leaders" you have to kill. If you spoke to her and accepted her quest to raid the grove, then let her go (she leaves if you take that quest, though you do have an opportunity to kill her as she's leaving, so you might not have to go that far back), then yeah, the "kill goblin leaders" quest is probably fucked. Although I don't know what would happen if you turned on her later, like if there's an opportunity to kill her before the actual raid happens - but I suspect you probably can't.

You can go back the the grove and help the druids fighting her(or help her if you feel like it). You can even tell the druids and tieflings you are setting her up by leading her to the grove.

Or you can just take a long rest and she will take care of the grove herself.

 

[Eisenheinrich]

We need a thread for Larian lies, there were so many. That was in 2020:

https://steamcommunity.com/games/1086940/announcements/detail/4360001904749548892

During the panel we gave a couple of examples of how the depth of Baldur’s Gate 3 made our numbers soar. We showcased the spell “Speak with Dead”. A spell that could (and potentially should) be easily sidelined or “gamified” because of the immense scope, but instead we’ve ensured that Speak with Dead is relevant throughout your adventures with every corpse that had something interesting to say.

Meanwhile 3 years later, the spell was completely "gamified and sidelined" and using it on 99% of corpses results in *the corpse has nothing to say*

It seems they mostly focused on delivering massive amount of animations, cinematics and voice acting, every other truly ambitious idea was abandoned at some point in development.

The corpses you can talk to (or as Larian has stated, have something interesting to say) are outlined by a greenish glow. You can stop now spamming Speak with the Dead on every goblin corpse. But yes, it has been mostly flavor so far.

 

[Lyric Suite]

It seems they mostly focused on delivering massive amount of animations, cinematics and voice acting, every other truly ambitious idea was abandoned at some point in development.

I would wager the reason is that all their ambitious ideas required animations, cinematics and voice acting too, and likely in even larger quantities.

I wonder how far this genre could have gone without this incessant need to have to voice act everything.

 

[Eisenheinrich]

I wonder how far this genre could have gone without this incessant need to have to voice act everything.

The truth is, it would be dead or continue to be a niche.

 

[jf8350143]

especially glaring when every companion is sooooooo speshul, but in reality is simply pathetic low-level chump easily killed by random gobbo. at least give them some moments to shine.

Yeah, it's just weird.

Wyll - He used to be a big deal but brain worm somehow made him level 1 again. I think he said that, but I'm not sure. My brain shuts down when I listen to him. I... I just can't do it.
Gale - Used to be a mage gigachad goddess fucker. Before he annoyed Mystra and put a netheril nuke up his bum. That's... not the worst story hook. Could work in a better written game. Maybe.
Karlach - Was a high level thug in first level of Hell. I don't think there's an excuse why she is a low level scrub again. Or doesn't even act like someone who actually was in Hell.

I guess Larian writers think they are too good for writing level 1 characters.

In BG1 only Jaheira (and Khalid) stand out, because BG2 retroactively adds some lore about her past adventures. Normal stuff, like fighting a slaver. No hell or god-fucking.

Storywise the explainatin is the tadpole drained their power and make all of them level 1 again.

It's more like a "it's magic and I ain't explain shit" kind of explaination though.

 

[Mojobeard]

Armored Core and Todd's Space Adventure aren't here yet. What do I do now? Halfling blight druid D.Urge?

...Work?

 

[AwesomeButton]

So this is how the whole encounter played out for me:

Crazy shit. It's so rare to see a AAA RPG with reactivity on this scale for secondary quests. Witcher 3 had something of the sort, but of course Witcher 3 had the advantage of having a fixed main character.

 

[AwesomeButton]

He says you have to kill the watching orb, but you don't. You can not kill it, and they'll just bitch about the extra reinforcements in the fight. There are a vast number of different modifiers going on in the whole scenario

Is it possible to stage incidents with "mines" i.e. place some explosive on the eye's path and blow it up from afar, the same way as you explode the cave-in?

 

[Grunker]

I wonder how far this genre could have gone without this incessant need to have to voice act everything.

The truth is, it would be dead or continue to be a niche.

sad but true

 

[Strange Fellow]

pushing stuff down chasms is fun, fuck you nerds

 

[AwesomeButton]

Non-degenerate gamers win again. Cope and seethe faggots.

Probably also helps that she's most agreeable when you play a goody-two-shoes

hardly surprising that they include one person in the entire cast that normal people would actually be slightly interested in dating and she's the person people choose to date lol

Maybe normal males will "earn" a blonde and a brunette for the next game, besides the diversity quota.

 

[Grauken]

pushing stuff down chasms is fun, fuck you nerds

 

[AwesomeButton]

what the fuck, why is the Paladin option to lie?

A paladin does not lie. He merely shields the weak from truths they are not yet ready to face.

 

[Heroic Liberator]

Jeez have you guys seen all this cut content for the Drow henchman?

If you mean Minthara, then the devs have been silent on the matter thus far so who knows. Might be cut content or it might be bugs. In either case, I'm quite disappointed by it since I like her character and it's not like we have that many companions that fit well with an evil playthrough (kinda makes me want to wait for further patches before continuing with the game).

 

[whydoibother]

Jeez have you guys seen all this cut content for the Drow henchman?

If you mean Minthara, then the devs have been silent on the matter thus far so who knows. Might be cut content or it might be bugs.

Well, she has a pregnancy flag on her character, so I can see why maybe they thought there could be issues with you mind controlling and breeding some woman in a game with themes about parasites growing inside people.

 

[processdaemon]

Jeez have you guys seen all this cut content for the Drow henchman?

If you mean Minthara, then the devs have been silent on the matter thus far so who knows. Might be cut content or it might be bugs.

Well, she has a pregnancy flag on her character, so I can see why maybe they thought there could be issues with you mind controlling and breeding some woman in a game with themes about parasites growing inside people.

I'm kind of sad we missed the chance to get another random inventory baby like Aerie's in BG2, I thought the gith egg from the creche would do that but apparently it only hatches if you give it away

 

[Blutwurstritter]

pushing stuff down chasms is fun, fuck you nerds

Could it be solved with fewer moves or is this an optimal way?

 

[Heroic Liberator]

Jeez have you guys seen all this cut content for the Drow henchman?

If you mean Minthara, then the devs have been silent on the matter thus far so who knows. Might be cut content or it might be bugs.

Well, she has a pregnancy flag on her character, so I can see why maybe they thought there could be issues with you mind controlling and breeding some woman in a game with themes about parasites growing inside people.

That was (is?) intended for a normal romance route most likely (she's the most supportive of the Durge embracing his heritage and - from the little content that we do have - you 'romancing' her goes for the whole "we'll rule the world together" shpiel).

But that particular datamined flag aside, if it does turn out that what we currently have is all that we'll get (except perhaps some token dialogue lines here and there which might indeed be bugged), then it's quite sad. Larian shouldn't have implemented her as a companion at all if they didn't have the time to properly expand on her content.

 

[Eisenheinrich]

Is it possible to stage incidents with "mines" i.e. place some explosive on the eye's path and blow it up from afar, the same way as you explode the cave-in?

Propably I guess? But the eye followed me anyway once I came into his vicinity. Once I was out of the NPC's view I just oneshot that motherfucker.
Dunno tho how the orb behaves if you would let it "live". Okay, more enemies are called for the final stand. But does it also block certain dialouge options, like overhearing the rebellious talk of the deep gnome slaves? That would be neat.

 

[Heroic Liberator]

mintara cut content

https://www.tumblr.com/minthara/725488262015238144/i-extracted-minthara-files-and-searched-for-her


minthara
Obserwuj


i extracted files and searched for Minthara's name, some snippets (I sadly cant see who says them AND its really hard to tell one line from another) and it shows the romance is either bugged or they cut it out of the game
its all jumbled up, so theres 100 % more i cant find, but it doesnt mention her name. i did not add lines i personally encountered in game

SPOILERS

pregnancy

• So, Minthara has one in the proverbial oven?
• I hope we're not finished with our current labours before Minthara drops her egg. War is the perfect nursery for a child.
• Minthara with child… Somehow I can't picture her sitting around the campfire, knitting baby booties…
• Minthara's pregnant. A new life, a little one, sprung from all this fuckin' chaos.

companions about/to minthara (GUESSED BY ME!! IT DOESNT SAY WHO!!)

• It's funny seeing you so smitten, Minthara. Didn't think you were able.
• How curious - I've only ever known Minthara to moan with pleasure when somebody's losing a limb.
• So, you and Minthara, is it? I suppose that little spark we shared has been snuffed out then. I don't blame you though - she is a… compelling prospect.
• And you're carousing with Minthara.
• Not interested in Minthara's leftovers, I'm afraid.
• Any doubts about falling for a foe, Minthara? Or does that just add spice to things?
• Minthara's something of a closed book, but I suspect a heart of gold lurks beneath that stern countenance.
• So. You and Minthara. Wow. Impressive.
• I bet Minthara is fun.
• To choose Minthara over, well, anyone… It's certainly a brave decision. One might hazard to say reckless. Stupid. Fatal…
• I hope you and Minthara are very happy together. Or miserable. Whatever she prefers.
• Right. Well, far be it for me to stand in the way of true love. Or anything else Minthara wants, for that matter.
• What about Minthara? Weren't you guys in some kind of horrific power play masquerading as romance?
• Hey, so, what's romance like in the Underdark, Minthara?
• And you favour Minthara, no less. I thought you valued yourself. Minthara certainly doesn't.

pc to/about minthara (GUESSED BY ME!! IT DOESNT SAY WHO!!)

• Amorous passions usually make people more considerate, Minthara. Kinder. Sympathetic. Better at cooperating.
• Even my people know the value of a carefully crafted coalition, Minthara. Is our own alliance not a case in point?
• Who do you love, Minthara?
• I'm yours, Minthara.
• I've decided to pursue a relationship with Minthara. I thought you should know.
• You've judged my affections wrongly - I am much closer to Minthara!
• It was only sex, Minthara. Do you have to be so dramatic?
• I'll do it. Just please - don't hurt Minthara.
• Yes. I'm yours, Minthara.
• She comes in here, into our camp, and lays hands on my Minthara?!
• We'll find your family, Minthara. And slaughter them. Would you enjoy that?
• You think I'm beautiful? Oh, Minthara.

narrator (GUESSED BY ME!! IT DOESNT SAY WHO!!)

• You slept with the drow Minthara. You pleased her.
• The guard is happy to let you pass - Minthara is rather less happy about your choice of words.
• You slip into Minthara's mind while all her attention is focused on saving her own skin. You can feel her guilt everywhere, writhing and churning. All it takes is one little push…

idk

• Who knows how long the real Minthara has been strapped to Orin's altar? We owe it to her to bring her back safely. She would do no less for you or I.
• You're that True Soul that's been chumming around with Minthara, aren't you?
• Care to share any of Minthara's weaknesses? Or would it take too long to go through them all?
• And Minthara is - eh. A friend of yours, I am sure.
• Distract her with thoughts of your night with Minthara.
• Orin, masquerading as Minthara… That certainly explains her vociferous antipathy towards me.
• And what more beautiful terror can there be than that wrought by Minthara and her love?
• Why so surprised? Minthara murdered her way out of the womb.
• I'm glad to know you have a softer side, Minthara. I was beginning to think you rather heartless.
• Minthara Baenre. It is fair to say her intimacy is not easily won. Nevertheless, I did. Tried. (ORIN??)
• My good friend Minthara is the funniest person I know.
• Orin thinks Minthara's abduction is an ultimatum to kill Gortash.

status

• Partnered with Minthara
• Orin abducted Minthara. She told us that she'll release her if we kill Gortash.
• Minthara is in Orin's clutches.

searching for "baenre"

• It is true. Surface food lacks flavour. House Baenre banquets were legendary.

It's actually good they cut that.

Cutting 90% of character content is not that good from what i read, she will make comments on various things but player dont have any dialogues options with her same as karla

Very sad tbqh. She would've been best waifu otherwise. Evil paladin >>> autistic Stockholm syndrome Sharite (both have great VA tho).

 

[janior]

wtf man, now i gotta save the druids, i gotta stop reading this thread, only spoilers

 

[Mojobeard]

People who have finished the game

Ending spoilers

Seriously

I don't think it's directly addressed, but was "Emperor" the one who planted the tadpole in the first place? I don't recall seeing a single illithid dressed like him, and I distinctly remember someone mentioning that one's peculiar appearance at one point.
And seeing how he ends up on the side of the netherbrain, at least in my ending.

 

[Zayne]

Karlach - Was a high level thug in first level of Hell. I don't think there's an excuse why she is a low level scrub again. Or doesn't even act like someone who actually was in Hell.

She explains that Zariel took back powers she granted when Karlach deserted. So, kinda justified.
I completely agree on second point.

 

[Strange Fellow]

pushing stuff down chasms is fun, fuck you nerds

You may not like it, but this is peak RPG gameplay.