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Baldur’s Gate 3 dev debunks Astarion actor’s statement about hours of hidden content Larian StudiosAfter an old clip of Astarion actor Neil Newbon went viral, Baldur’s Gate 3 developer Larian Studios clarified what he was referring to, debunking rumors that there’s hours of undiscovered content in the game. Baldur’s Gate 3 is a massive game with near infinite choices and consequences for just about any decision a player makes. Developer Larian Studios has included 17,000 possible endings, so it’s not surprising that there are still things players haven’t seen yet. After a clip of Astarion actor Neil Newbon went viral, fans began looking for a large chunk of “secret” content that players supposedly missed. This prompted a response from Baldur’s Gate 3 developer Larian Studios, who clarified that the clip was weeks old and players have in fact found the quest and dialogue in question. Note, spoilers for Baldur’s Gate 3 Act 2 to follow. Astarion actor Neil Newbon was referring to Blood of Lathander side-quest During one of his regular Twitch streams in which he signs autographs and answers fan questions, Astarion actor Neil Newbon teased the existence of a section of the game that players can only access by doing something very specific. While discussing the sheer size of the game and how much content there is that players are bound to miss during a single playthrough, Newbon mentioned there’s about “two hours of content” that no one has found yet. At the time Newbon couldn’t provide any details or hints – including whether the sequence even involves Astarion – saying he was “told this in confidence” and he thinks he is “one of the few people who knows about it.” While the stream took place close to the game’s launch, the clip really started gaining traction recently. With so much speculation as to what Newbon was referring to, Larian has confirmed that it has already been found. In a statement shared with GamesRadar+, Larian said: “Neil’s comments were from a signing he did closer to the launch of the game, and he was being secretive in order to avoid spoilers. Players have since found the quest and the lines of dialogue he was talking about. Spoilers ahead! “There’s a quest off the beaten path at the Rosymorn Monastery that rewards you with a nice mace called the Blood of Lathander. If you’re not careful or you try to steal the mace, you may activate a terrifying solar weapon. “If you (intentionally or unintentionally) kill Astarion with this solar weapon and then revive him once you’re back at camp, he… will have some choice words for you.” Those “choice words” have actually been circulating for about a month now. At the time they were found, players praised the bizarrely specific scene and Newbon’s “perfectly unhinged line readings.” While there may not be hours of content the way fans thought, there’s certainly still much to uncover in Baldur’s Gate 3. With a game of this size, players will undoubtedly be finding hidden details, creative solutions, and more for years to come. If you liked this, be sure to check out the rest of our Baldur’s Gate 3 coverage, which includes the latest news, guides, and much more.

Baldur’s Gate 3 players divided on whether Aradin deserves sympathy Larian StudiosThe Baldur’s Gate 3 community is divided over whether or not the character Aradin deserves their sympathy. Aradin counts among the most divisive NPCs in BG3. Players encounter the character in Act 1, where he and his crew face off against a band of goblins in Druid Grove. Depending on how things play out, the adventurer may appear once again in Act 3. The divisiveness stems from several points of contention. Some players can’t ignore his prejudice when it comes to the Tieflings. Others think he’s too self-serving to be a good leader. However, there are also BG3 players who view Aradin and his band of mercs as in over their heads. This thinking especially applies to a certain story outcome that doesn’t end well for those in Aradin’s circle. The Baldur’s Gate 3 community isn’t sure what to think of Aradin A Reddit user recently shared a Baldur’s Gate 3 screenshot of a scene that makes them question their opinion on the NPC in question. The screenshot pauses on a moment of regret for Aradin, where he notes that the Nightsong contract made no mention of a conflict with Goblins. Had he known what to expect, Aradin said he would’ve better prepared his crew. “Can’t believe I feel bad for this dude of all people,” the Redditor commented. A few other people chimed in to say they feel the same. One user put the situation into perspective by calling attention to the fact that the cards were stacked against Aradin from the start. “Imagine getting a Merc job at Baldur’s Gate. Nothing crazy, just find some artifact in an old temple. Bring the essentials, pack some gear, an able crew, and head off… Suddenly you’re caught in some Goblin Cult showdown between some Druids and Tiefling refugees, your Druid guide nowhere to be found and half your crew butchered.” Those who don’t meet Aradin in Baldur’s Gate 3’s third act seem more friendly towards him. One such response reads, “…I never told him where the Nightsong was. He’s a sympathetic dude imo. The man just lost a f—ton of buddies and the ones who did survive are really messed up.” However, many fans say they found Aradin less likable upon reuniting with him in Act 3. Wrote one Redditor, “Well, in Act 3 he may break into your hotel room and try to kill you in your sleep. At that point, I found him less relatable.” Another comment in the thread demonstrates just how deeply the Aradin disdain runs for some. “I f—ing hate Aradin and roll to punch him every time in the Emerald Grove after the fight at the gate. He’s bigoted towards Tieflings, and is ultimately the leader of a group that got themselves killed.” If nothing else, the differing opinions on Aradin demonstrate the strength of BG3’s award-winning storytelling.

Baldur’s Gate 3’s devastating Ansur reveal called best part of the game Larian StudiosBaldur’s Gate 3 players say the devastating outcome for the Legend of Ansur arc easily counts among the best parts of the game. While playing Baldur’s Gate 3, players learn of a hidden creature, a guardian who has long protected the realms. The questline related to this guardian, a dragon named Ansur, requires users to overcome several challenges. With the challenges complete, the goal centers on awakening the resting creature in hopes of receiving its aid. However, one player was so devastated upon reaching the dragon that they expressed their sorrow in a Reddit thread. The ensuing discussion quickly labeled the quest one of the RPG’s best parts. (Spoilers follow for Baldur’s Gate 3). Reddit user mont_thefont noted that they were eager to meet the dragon upon starting the Ansur Trials. They were disappointed to find the creature’s corpse instead. But what proved most devastating was learning that Ansur had once been the lover of Balduran, the Emperor the player had befriended. “Then after I’m forced to kill Ansur, I read how they were lovers. Ansur was trying to save Balduran’s soul from becoming Illithid (Mind Flayer), and Balduran kills him. I liked the Emperor at first, but how can you hide your true identity from me and then kill your dragon lover!” The Redditor said that while games don’t usually elicit strong emotions from them, they cried at Baldur’s Gate 3’s Ansur revelation. Others in the thread responded by calling the scene one of the game’s best. “Easily top 3 best parts of the game,” reads one comment with 1,400 upvotes. Several other people agreed that this particular lore reveal ranks in their top three favorite moments. Meanwhile, one user called the situation “doubly tragic.” Reads the comment, “Ansur tried to ‘mercy’ kill the Emperor after he told him to just fly away because there is no cure for ceremorphosis. It’s an absolutely tragic tale on both sides… It’s doubly tragic that barely anyone seems to sympathize with the both of them.”

Baldur’s Gate 3 players praise rare Amulet “too many people sleep on” Larian StudiosBaldur’s Gate 3’s Amulet of Branding is finally getting love from players who believe “too many people sleep on” the rare magical item. Amulets in often play a vital role in a Baldur’s Gate 3 character build by augmenting their capabilities with various bonuses. Some Amulets appear in several “best” lists, with the Amulet of Greater Health, Amulet of The Devout, and the Spellcrux Amulet receiving the most recommendations. However, not all magic items receive their fair share of praise from the community. Players argue the Amulet of Branding counts as one such item, even though it offers bonuses that benefit multiple playstyles. Baldur’s Gate 3 players can loot the Amulet in question from A’jak’nir Jeera in the Creche. Equipping it unlocks the Brand of the Weak spell, which imposes vulnerability to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage types on an enemy for up to three turns. Gameplay footage shared by a Reddit user demonstrates the power of the Amulet of Branding, which is so effective that the player calls it their “new favorite item.” In subsequent comments, the Redditor said the Amulet “essentially doubles your outgoing damage.” However, another user pointed out that much of the damage dealt in the video stems from the Divine Smite spell. “Still, it gives you a lot, especially with Great Weapon Master and Luck of the Far Realms,” the person added. Still, other Baldur’s Gate 3 fans chimed in to sing the Amulet of Branding’s praises. According to one Redditor, “Too many people sleep on this item. It is so good.” Another user called the Amulet “fantastic for lining up big hits” and praised it as a solid choice for Rogue builds. While it may not get a lot of attention, it’s clear the Amulet of Branding is one magic item players shouldn’t overlook.

Baldur’s Gate 3: All races & subclasses available in official mods Larian StudiosMods are now officially part of Baldur’s Gate 3, and there are already new races and subclasses for you to use in your next playthrough. Patch 7 has introduced an official Mod Manager for Baldur’s Gate 3 with community-designed content and Larian curating the list. These are currently only available on PC, but they’re set to arrive on console and Mac in October. Baldur’s Gate 3 has all of the race and subclass options from the D&D Player’s Handbook, but fans have been aching to try stuff from other books. That being said, these are the ones that have been added via mods: All official playable race mods The Astral Elves mod lets you play as the Astral Plane sailors from the Spelljammer setting. They gain a bonus Cantrip, proficiency in Perception, and the ability to teleport at short range with their Starlight Step power. The Elemental Power – Genasi Race mod adds four options: Air Genasi, Earth Genasi, Fire Genasi, and Water Genasi. These are beings with ancestry traced to beings from the inner planes. Naturally, they are resistant to damage from their home planes and gain access to elemental spells as they level up. The Imp Race mod lets you play as a tiny winged devil from the Nine Hells. They can scratch enemies with their claws or scorch them with the Firebolt Cantrip. As they level up, they’ll gain access to the Blur and Invisibility spells, as well as the poison sting attack. The Kuo-Toa Playable Race mod lets you play as a freaky fish guy. They can clamp enemies with their crab claws, trap them with nets, and incite their allies into a blood rage. You can also pick the Kuo-Toa goddess, Blibdoolpoolp, as a deity. All official playable subclass mods The Celestial Warlock eschews the evil Patrons of the base subclasses, gaining power from the heavens. They gain the ability to heal allies, increase the damage from their Radiant spells, and add more fire and holy spells to their expanded list. The Warlock – The Remembrance subclass is all about mastering the secrets of a previous life. This includes the greater skill proficiencies of the Rogue with the extra spells of the College of Lore Bards. That’s all you need to know about Baldur’s Gate 3’s new subclasses and races added in mods. Check out our other guides for information about how to respec your character, details about the max level cap, and the best class tier list.

Baldur’s Gate 3 Act 3’s performance issues have a simple explanation Larian StudiosBaldur’s Gate 3 players have noticed that the game runs worse in Act 3, but the reason for this is actually quite straightforward. Larian Studios’ massive RPG Baldur’s Gate 3 is an undeniable hit that has transcended the often niche genre. However, the game does have its imperfections. Since launching earlier this month, many have noted that Baldur’s Gate 3’s performance slows down quite a bit in Act 3. While it makes sense that the full game isn’t quite as polished as the first act, which spent almost three years being publicly playtested in early access, players are reporting that their PCs are struggling with the last section of the game. This issue is obviously frustrating, but it does make a lot of sense. Baldur’s Gate 3’s third act lags behind the rest of the game simply because there’s so much more that needs to be processed. Act 3 is far more technically demanding than the rest of Baldur’s Gate 3 Unlike the rest of the game, which has players traveling through nature and some smaller settlements, Baldur’s Gate 3 takes place in the eponymous city. Both in-game and in Dungeons & Dragons lore, Baldur’s Gate is a huge, densely packed urban area that’s full of people. As reported by Digital Foundry, performance testing shows the increased number of NPCs on screen takes a greater toll on CPUs than the rest of the game. Even on high-end processors, this leads to a significant drop in quality, especially when transitioning into cutscenes and dialogue. Making Baldur’s Gate 3’s performance issues worse are the earthquakes that occur in the city during this part of the game. Unfortunately, there isn’t much players can do to improve this. Lowering the settings helps a bit, but there are still noticeable variations in frame time. While these issues don’t seem to be game-breaking, they are understandably frustrating. With the game launching on PlayStation 5 next month, it’ll be interesting to see how that console handles this part of the game. Until then, Baldur’s Gate 3 players will have to hope that Larian is able to smooth out Act 3’s performance in a future update.

Baldur’s Gate 3 player shocked by number of Steam users who completed Act 1 Larian StudiosBaldur’s Gate 3 player is surprised by how much of the game’s Steam community has completed Act 1. Baldur’s Gate 3’s first act can last an incredibly long time if players choose to drag out the experience. One person spent 300 hours in Act 1, then learned that some of their actions had undesirable consequences later down the line. At least they were able to move on to the next chapter. Some players have yet to leave the starting section, either because they’re enjoying it too much or because they’ve walked away from the game entirely. A Steam user decided to check the game’s Achievements and, in so doing, realized how many people are missing out on BG3’s best moments. Baldur’s Gate 3 fans shocked more players haven’t finished Act 1 A BG3 player posted a screenshot on Reddit showing data tied to ‘The Plot Thickens’ Achievement on Steam. Notably, this Baldur’s Gate 3 Achievement is specifically awarded to those who complete the game’s first act. At the time the Redditor captured their screenshot, only 49% of the game’s Steam community had exited Act 1. The user captioned the photo with the following: “LESS THAN HALF??? Guys come on now.” Of course, it’s worth noting that the 49% figure isn’t representative of Baldur’s Gate 3’s Steam fan base as a whole. After all, many players probably started the RPG and don’t plan on returning. Others are likely taking their time; newcomers can’t be discounted, either. One newcomer explained their situation in the comments, “Lots of people bought the game over Christmas, sank 30 hours in, are still in Act 1, and now have no time to play (that’s me, I’m lots of people).” Someone else said they’ve logged 60 hours into Baldur’s Gate 3 but have yet to exit Act 1. Several other people chimed in to say that’s normal. Another person joked, “Remember, if you get through Act 1 in less than a thousand hours you’re rushing and have missed all the content.” It’ll be interesting to see how the numbers for ‘The Plot Thickens’ Achievement look in the coming months.

Baldur’s Gate 3: Trailer, Xbox release, physical edition & more Larian StudiosLarian Studios’ Baldur’s Gate 3 has pleasantly surprised gamers and its own developers with its massive critical and commercial success. With an Xbox port and physical edition coming, here’s what you need to know about the Dungeons & Dragons CRPG, Baldur’s Gate 3. Baldur’s Gate 3‘s release impressed just about everyone, with Dexerto’s own review calling it “a truly special game” and “one of the best RPGs in a decade.” After entering early access in late 2020, the game finally launched in full for PC on August 3, 2023, with PlayStation 5 and Mac releases the following month. Now, Larian has announced plans to release Baldur’s Gate 3 on Xbox, as well as a physical Deluxe Edition. Here’s everything you need to know about the game, its upcoming Xbox port, and physical release. Contents Release Date – Physical Release – Trailer – Early Access – Reviews – Deluxe edition – Collectors edition – Platforms – Baldur’s Gate 3 Release Date & Platforms Baldur’s Gate 3 released on August 3, 2023 for PC. It then received a PlayStation port on September 6 and an update that added Mac support on September 22. While the Xbox port does not have a release date yet, Larian has said it will release in December 2023. Most recently, the developer announced plans to reveal the exact date during The Game Awards, which take place on December 7. Baldur’s Gate 3 physical release Larian Studios has announced that Baldur’s Gate 3 will receive a physical release in the form of Baldur’s Gate 3: Deluxe Edition. This follows months of fan requests. This will be available on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X, with the game playable from the disc itself. The PS5 version is split across two discs, and the Xbox version is split across three. The PC version will come with a custom installer and Steam key. In addition to the game itself, the Deluxe Edition features a variety of physical and in-game bonuses, the latter of which are listed below. Here are the physical goodies it comes with: Original soundtrack on 3 CDs – Cloth world map – Two fabric patches – Thirty-two stickers – Baldur’s Gate 3 art poster – Baldur’s Gate 3: Deluxe Edition is available exclusively through the Larian store, with preorders open now. It costs 79.99 USD and will release Q1 2024. Baldur’s Gate 3 trailer and opening cinematic When Baldur’s Gate 3 entered Early Access Larian Studios released the opening cinematic, exploring the storyline, characters, and the style players will be receiving. You can watch it below. The game’s transfer out of Early Access was shown during the Game Awards 2022 trailer. It depicts new characters as well as old ones, while also developing the storyline many are already enjoying. You can watch it below. A gameplay trailer was released during Sony’s State of Play, depicting a new antagonist, as well as split-screen local co-op and controller support. Baldur’s Gate 3 also had its World Premiere trailer revealed at Summer Games Fest 2023, featuring Jason Isaacs as one of the main voice actors. Larian also released a launch trailer on August 3 to celebrate Baldur’s Gate 3’s full PC release. Baldur’s Gate 3 Deluxe edition Baldur’s Gate has a confirmed Deluxe edition, which will offer various in-game goods to go with the base game. The Deluxe edition contains these items: Playable Bard Song Pack featuring songs from Divinity: Original Sin 2 – Exclusive in-game dice skin – An Adventurer’s Pouch containing supplies to help you get your journey started – Digital downloads of the Baldur’s Gate 3 Original Soundtrack, artbook and character sheets – 72-hours early access to Act I of Baldur’s Gate 3 beginning August 28, 2023 [PS5] – The Deluxe edition will also include a pack of items inspired by one of Larian Studios’ previous games, Divinity 2 Original Sin. These items can be found here: Mask of the Shapeshifter: Allows you to change race and appearance on the fly, inspired by Fane – Cape of the Red Prince: Cloak inspired by the Red Prince – Lute of the Merryweather Bard: Playable instrument inspired by Lohse – Needle of the Outlaw Rogue: Dagger inspired by Sebille – Bicorne of the Sea Beast: Headgear inspired by Beast – Paintings from Rivellon: Discover a new collection of paintings across the Forgotten Realms – Any player who has purchased the early access version of the game on Steam will receive the Deluxe edition on the game’s launch. Baldur’s Gate 3 Collector’s edition Along with a final release window, The Game Awards 2022 also revealed a Collectors edition. It consists of the base game along with a plethora of collectible items like a large Metal D20, keyrings, maps, art books, and a Mindflayer vs Drow battle diorama. There were only 25,000 units for sale worldwide, and it sold out ahead of launch. Director of Publishing Michael Douse said Larian was “looking into the idea of doing a second run, but without the certificate, numbers, etc,” but nothing has been said on the matter since then. A full list of contents can be found here: A digital copy of Baldur’s Gate 3 Deluxe Edition – Custom sticker sheet – 25cm Mind Flayer vs. Drow battle diorama – 160-page hardcover art book – Cloth map of Faerûn – Set of D&D-inspired origin character sheets – Metal tadpole keyring – Magic: The Gathering booster pack – Custom-engraved metal d20, plus an in-game version! – Certificate of authenticity – The Collectors Edition also includes all items found in the Deluxe edition. That’s all you need to know about Baldur’s Gate 3. 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Baldur’s Gate 3 #1 patch notes: Bug fixes, balancing, flow issues & more Larian StudiosOn August 25, 2023, Larian Studios officially released the first major patch update for Baldur’s Gate 3. This patch is massive and here is everything that you need to know about it. Baldur’s Gate 3 has been out for a while and players are having the time of their lives with the game. However, being super-massive in size, bugs, glitches, and other problems are quite abundant. Therefore, on August 25, 2023, the developers released a massive patch to fix some of the issues that have plagued the playerbase so far. This patch includes bug fixes, balancing, flow issue fixes, and much more. The detailed patch notes for the first major balancing update for Baldur’s Gate 3 have been provided below. What changed in Baldur’s Gate 3 #1 patch notes? Baldur’s Gate 3 received its first major patch on August 25, 2023, and it is a big one. This patch addresses around 1,000 bugs in the game. It also deals with balancing issues, flow errors, cinematic fixes, visual adjustments, and a lot more. Baldur’s Gate 3 has been extremely successful but these bugs have definitely hurt the experience of the players. Fortunately, this will not be the case anymore as the developers have started polishing the game. It has also been clarified that Patch #2 should be on its way soon where the developers will work on performance. However, for now, let’s focus on the patch notes for the current update. Highlights The full patch notes can be found here. Showstoppers The Emperor will no longer leave you stranded in the Morphic Pool – Starting to use the boat to go to the Morphic Pool, sending that character to camp, and then using another character to make the journey will no longer block you from progressing. – Fixed a bug where listening in on a conversation as Player 1 and then exiting the dialogue prematurely could result in not being able to interact with anything anymore. – Fixed an issue causing the Reaction UI to not work correctly and potentially block progress in combat if you save the game in the middle of a reaction. – Fixed loot in corpses sometimes not appearing in multiplayer until an item is dragged onto the corpse. – Fixed a bug causing you to get a Game Over screen after helping Downed party members. – Fixed the Helm of Arcane Acuity crashing the game. The condition is now capped to 7 stacks. – Attacking an NPC during a dialogue after being Downed will now get you arrested rather than giving you a Game Over screen. – Fixed an issue where characters could get stuck in an infinite falling loop. – Fixed an issue with Marcus being resurrected by players hitting him with a dual-wield attack – the second hit will no longer revive him. – Story Flow and Logic Wyll should be able to talk about Ravengard being at Moonrise Towers, and will no longer have an exclamation point above his head without having anything new to say. – Wyll should now be able to tell you what to do next if Ansur is killed and he has an exclamation mark above his head. – Ravengard no longer addresses non-tadpoled characters as True Souls in Wyrm’s Rock. – Shadowheart should more easily follow up on her proposed romance moments in Act III – Fixed conditions being updated before a save game finished loading. This, for instance, caused the hag to have 0 HP if loading an autosave created when entering the Lower City, preventing you from progressing through related quests. – Fixed Karlach not going to camp after being freed from the Wyrm’s Rock prison if your party was full. – Jaheira and Minsc’s paths are tied after you save Minsc, so if you’ve forsaken him, Jaheira should now follow after him. – Fixed bug that made it possible to break up with Astarion without meaning to. – The drider will now recognize that you’re with him when reaching Moonrise Towers if you start following him in the middle of his route. – Art Cullagh and Fist J’ehlar no longer get so scared of bears and spiders that their quest breaks. – The Zhentarim will more consistently use the mines after their allies have fallen back to safety, and will no longer actively try to blow themselves up by checking active mines. – Minthara no longer references irrelevant topics or passes judgment on companions more than once. – Fixed the dialogue flow when dating Minthara. – Fixed Minthara’s body disappearing at camp after you decide to bring a sweet moment to a terrible end. – You can no longer recruit both Halsin and Minthara to camp in the same playthrough. – Changed several precise map markers into more appropriate general area markers, such as for investigating Kagha, investigating the cellar in the Blighted Village, and finding Halsin at the Goblin Camp. – Made it less ambiguous that you’re starting a romance with Gale when choosing certain dialogue options. – During Gale’s spell-teaching scene, you now have the option to picture a future with Gale that falls somewhere in between kissing him and kicking him in the head. – When confronting Raphael in the House of Hope, Raphael will no longer target his own pillars or allies with Flames of Avernus. – The Rescue the Grand Duke quest should now receive a proper update about the duke’s whereabouts, regardless of the way the quest started. – Fixed an issue where using non-lethal attacks on Auntie Ethel would still kill her. – You can now opt to respect the privacy of the bugbear and the ogre outside the Blighted Village again. Don’t get in the way of real love. – Fixed a level design quirk that would allow you to use a spell like Misty Step or Dimension Door to skip part of the main quest sequence in Act II. – Fixed an issue where the Baldur’s Mouth headline about a cute cat could get accidentally overwritten. – If Wyll isn’t recruited, he will now recognize Avatar Karlach and initiate dialogue. – Made sure Mizora can always interrupt Wyll, no matter where he runs off to. – Throwing a single coin at the beggars will no longer damage them. – If Dolly Dolly Dolly curses you with the A Clown in Town condition for making her angry while inside the Moonlantern, she will now paint your face. That’ll teach you. – The Zhentarim at the Goblin Camp should now be more tolerant if you approach them. – Balance Made gold bounties more generous in several containers across the game. – Increased players’ HP bonus in Explorer Mode from +50% to +100%. – Fixed the Freecast tadpole power to properly reset on Long Rest. It was creating infinite spell slots and Sorcery Points for sorcerers. – Arcane Tricksters’ Mage Hand Legerdemain now does not expire until destroyed, and does not lose Invisibility on Long Rest. – You can no longer have multiple Mage Hands active at the same time. – The Shield reaction can no longer be used while Silenced. – Fixed not being able to create 5th Level spell slots from Sorcery Points. – College of Lore bards can now pick which additional skill proficiency they receive. Bards that are already of the College of Lore need to respec to get this choice. – Made sure proper spell DC is applied during multiclassing. – Added spells to bards’ Magical Secrets feature: Banishing Smite, Animate Dead, Crusader’s Mantle, Hunger of Hadar, Revivify, Sleet Storm, Rage of Enfeeblement, Web, Entangle, Hunter’s Mark, Sanctuary, Thunderous Smite, Bone Chill, Eldritch Morphic Blast, Fire Bolt, Ray of Frost, Sacred Flame. – The Club of Hill Giant Strength now increases Strength to 19 and not some puny 15. – Fixed a bug with ranged enemies reapplying Hunter’s Mark constantly, even when not needed. – Warlocks’ Pact of the Chain summons now get to use their Extra Attack more than once. – Fixed NPCs sometimes spotting you even if they’re not supposed to be able to. – Fixed an issue where multiple rolls trigger if you walk along the edge of a cone of vision. – Danse Macabre ghouls will no longer kill you when you Long Rest. – If you make a successful Saving Throw against a poison, you will now gain immunity to that specific poison for 2 turns. – Grym, the Protector of the Forge, now deals more damage in Tactician Mode. – Meenlocks are now immune to the shadow curse. – Increased the HP and AC of Orin. – Lorroakan can no longer cast his signature reaction spell, Elemental Retort, when silenced. – Helped Minthara remember how to use her weapons. – Fixed enemies targeting you from above through the ceiling in the Gauntlet of Shar. – Enabled trespass warnings for any additional characters that trespass after the first instead of immediately triggering combat. – Fixed NPCs attacking outside of their turn when combat starts during forced Turn-Based Mode. – Usability Fixed dialogue notifications, like approval ratings and roll results, disappearing too early. – The Launcher will now remember whether you chose DX11 or Vulkan. – Fixed the incorrect amount of gold being displayed in all UI menus if the amount is too large. – Fixed spells like Hex randomly shifting in order, causing you to misclick if you’re moving and clicking around intuitively. – Fixed players who are merely listening in on a dialogue being able to skip lines – only the speaker can now do this. – Fixed an issue with Camp Supply values for the second local player in multiplayer if they joined during a game. Long Rests will, alas, no longer cost nothing. – You can no longer interact with another player’s inventory (e.g. send multi-selected items or use their items) if their inventory is locked. – Fixed the critical hit text sometimes not appearing. – Improved the performance of the minimap when new map markers appear or old ones disappear. – Dyed armor will now appear in the right color on the Level Up screen. – Halsin’s Wild Shape tooltip will now correctly call him a cave bear. – Visuals Fixed the modesty filter not working on dragonborns. – Fixed earrings on tiefling female strong character models. – Added a Controller Style option, which allows you to override which controller’s icons are displayed. – Fixed an issue causing the clown makeup to not only not appear on Lae’zel’s face when applied, but also remove her characteristic tattoos and makeup. – Invoke Duplicity now works as an identical copy of your character. And they’re not naked. – Fixed a leather helmet, a metal helmet, and the Helmet of Smiting floating on some character models. – Undergoing partial ceremorphosis will now rot your teeth! – Lae’zel’s underwear will now more accurately reflect the color of dyes used on it. – Cinematic Scenes Made fixes to kissing scenes with the Origin characters across the game, for example, to make sure physical contact is made properly, to account for shorter races, and to account for uneven ground. – Made sure Dame Aylin’s armor and wings are correct in the scene where she kicks Lorroakan’s butt. – Fixed items like mugs and newspapers floating in the air during dialogues – the characters holding them were correctly hidden but the items themselves weren’t. Ghosties begone! – Fixed Scratch’s position so you can try to get that ball out of his mouth. Whether he’ll let you have it is another matter. – Improved Volo’s aim during your ice pick lobotomy. – Lae’zel no longer floats up and down during your dialogue where you discuss dating. – Made sure Wyll has room to dance no matter where you’re camping. – Fixed some cameras that couldn’t contain the force that is Astarion in a dialogue with him at night at camp. Also tweaked and added facial expressions where needed. – The red dragon you see through the telescope in the Emerald Grove will no longer remain blurry after you pass the Perception check. – Fixed a camera position when Karlach hugs you for the first time after getting her upgrade. – Fixed the mind flayer not appearing in the cinematic dialogue with Dror Ragzlin if you manually trigger the dialogue. – Loot and Trade Traders who stock dyes now also stock dye remover. – Made Lady Esther available to trade with after you’ve completed her quests. – Fish vendors now have more fish to sell. That new bait must be doing the trick! – Popper the kobold at the circus now sells more oddities. – Lady Jannath will now have artsy items to trade. – Skeletons around the Selûnite Outpost no longer have fresh food in their inventory. – Lohse’s portrait is now reachable, chief. – Misc Updated the credits and reformatted them into two neater columns. – The Digital Deluxe DLC’s D:OS2 bard songs are now also granted to companions as well, instead of just player avatars. – All the extra bard songs from the Deluxe Edition will now be available even if you use Lohse’s Lute of the Merryweather Bard from the Deluxe Edition. – DLC rewards will no longer get removed if you load a save with that DLC not installed. Any rewards that were removed due to this will be restored. – Steel Watcher idle sounds no longer take up streaming bandwidth. – You can no longer climb the Shambling Mound. – Optimized the walking bounds of Glut so that it navigates the world and the battlefield better. – Crashes and Blockers Fixed a crash on loading savegames that had party followers with what we call ‘local items’. – Fixed a random crash when going to Long Rest in the camp on split-screen. – Fixed a crash in Vulkan API. – Fixed textures trying to load in twice when they were requested again while still pending unload, which could cause a crash later on. – Fixed a crash that could occur when destroying projectiles. – Fixed a crash that could occur when the Sunlit Wetlands illusion dropped. – Fixed an issue with cross-save that prevented players with unstable internet connections from creating or loading a save game. – Fixed clients getting stuck on the loading screen when attempting to join a host game with mods running. – Fixed a crash related to interacting with the transponder on the nautiloid and then opening the Character Sheet or Party View. – Multiplayer Fixed the game thinking you have two controllers and entering split-screen if you connect one controller via Bluetooth and then also plug it in physically. – Fixed save and load warning messages appearing for non-host players and overlapping on the controller game menu in split-screen. – Fixed multiple issues when, in a multiplayer game, a client leaves a game during a roll in a dialogue. – Combat and Balance Fixed not being able to end turn in combat when a character kills an enemy while outside of combat. – Multiclassing into ranger now correctly provides proficiency in martial weapons. – Increased the HP of swarms in the Guildhall to bring their totals more in line with level expectations. – Fixed the Toll Collector’s visages not attacking you if she can’t initiate combat herself. – Adventurer Rosanna in the Flophouse is now Level 5 instead of Level 1. – The Voiceless Penitent in the Lower City is now a Level 10 paladin. A worthy opponent. – Githyanki will now move position when Crèche Y’llek turns hostile. – Harper Donner now has the Ability scores and proficiencies of a proper wizard. – Made sure certain bushes in the wilderness and the swamp in Act I don’t block projectiles during combat. – Fixed the Slayer Form not receiving an AC bonus from killing marked targets. – The ambushers in the Temple of Bhaal were ambushing and hiding too well. They now correctly wait in ambush or leave, depending on whether their leader is alive or dead. – The rats in the Gauntlet of Shar should no longer scurry to lower depths after you’ve engaged them in combat. – Fixed the hag using an incorrect spell during one of her phases and tweaked the damage values for the spell that she should have been using. – Made the assault at Moonrise Towers a little less unforgiving if Jaheira is alone or dead and you don’t have the Harpers to help you. – Fixed the Flaming Sphere having an Attack of Opportunity. – Fixed an infinite damage loop between The Oak’s Father Embrace and Justiciar Avengers in Tactician Mode. – Fixed Archfey warlocks not being able to use their warlock spell slots if they are a lower level than regular spell slots when multiclassing. – Fixed the Sneak Attack reaction not working if a melee finesse weapon is not equipped. – The Durable feat now has the intended maximum Constitution of 20. – Fixed some Smokepowder Arrows having an incorrect weight and price. – NPCs are now less likely to attack Spiritual Weapons. – Fixed Spiritual Weapon and Spirit Guardian receiving a to-hit bonus in Tactician Mode. – Spiritual Weapon upcast to 6th Level will now have the correct 36 HP when spawned. – Second Wind and Lay on Hands healing amounts now correctly scale with class level rather than overall character level. – Fixed characters trying to move into combat position if they’re casting a spell, so they no longer move back and forth from their combat position and spellcasting. – Mimics will now react to being attacked from afar. – Using the ‘Call Forth Allies’ summons no longer causes allies to enter combat hostile towards you. – Allies now always join combat no matter the distance they are from enemies when summoned. – Whirlwind no longer requires Concentration and has been reduced to 3 rounds. – The Owlbear Wild Shape will no longer lose access to its Rage charges at Level 8. – Spiders in the Goblin Camp should no longer stack on top of each other when they’re trying to bite their victim. – Minthara is no longer immortal for the entirety of the attack on the Emerald Grove. – Fixed goblins rolling Initiative while in combat and skipping their turn at the Goblin Camp checkpoint. – Halfling cultists in Crèche Y’llek now wear leather armor. – Fixed the combat AI timing out and ending the turn due to the game trying to create a puddle when it wasn’t possible. – Reduced the flesh golem’s attack damage in Explorer Mode. – Tweaked the relationship between goblins and spiders: goblins will react if you attack the spiders, but the spiders don’t care much for the goblins and won’t join their combats. – Fixed Auntie Ethel dying instead of getting Knocked Out even when Non-Lethal Attacks are toggled on. – In Tactician Mode, meenlocks now have increased Dexterity and Constitution stats, as was intended. – In Tactician Mode, dinosaurs now have an Extra Attack. – In Tactician Mode, Houndmaster Pol’s dogs now have a Terrifying Howl action. – Gremishkas’ Panther Polymorph now has Jump. – Actions and Conditions Dragonborns’ Breath Weapon attack now scales with your character level and uses Constitution as its Saving Throw. – Made sure Kith’raki Inferno can only be used once, as intended. – Sapped characters now always fail Dexterity and Strength Saving Throws. – Fixed Pommel Strike being able to knock out characters that are immune to being knocked out. – The Winged Horror Claw attack no longer paralyzes undead. – The Magic Weapon spell upcasted to 4th Level or higher now grants the correct bonus value. – Corrected the DC of Death’s Head’s Stunning Gaze, and fixed the distance in the description (which said 9m instead of 18m). – Fixed the Feared condition causing a Saving Throw even when the affected character is in the direct line of sight of the source of the Fear. – Added a workaround for cases where casting the Silence spell caused the game to freeze for long periods. – Fixed certain savegames where you cannot talk to any or certain NPCs after the Silence or Garotte spells were used. – Multiattack spells such as Flurry of Blows should now only trigger the Netherbrain’s Psionic Rebuke reaction when the final attack is landed, instead of after the first attack. – Fixed Minor Illusion and Invoke Duplicity causing an infinite loop of starting and ending combat. – Symbiotic Entity now works with unarmed attacks. – Wild Magic Surge: Retribution now also works for ranged attacks. – The Crusader’s Mantle action now shows the aura radius during its preview. – The Telekinesis spell now works correctly when you attempt to use it from the hotbar. – Fixed the Sword of Life Stealing’s effect not triggering when dealing a critical hit. – Insect Plague now correctly rolls a Constitution Saving Throw each turn to deal full or half damage. Characters will also make a Saving Throw if they walk into the Insect Plague for the first time each turn. – Fixed Shield of Thralls being able to stun allies. – Ki Resonation Blast targeting now shows the correct 5m AoE around the target. – Fixed Stinking Cloud not reapplying its condition to characters that had the condition on the previous turn. – Fixed Silence blocking casting Ice Knife. – Mystic Carrion’s canopic jar condition is no longer removed on his death. – Fixed the Exposing Bite condition being removed on any attack instead of only melee attacks. – Fixed the Cloud of Daggers spell sometimes not being considered a hostile action and not starting combat. – Fixed the Stoneskin spell granting resistance to magical damage – it should now only provide resistance to non-magical damage. – Fixed the Prepare and Brace weapon actions requiring 75% movement to be available. Also fixed the associated misleading ‘Can’t be Immobilised’ warning when that happens. – Gameplay You now gain XP for enemies destroyed at the end of the lakeside ritual by Last Light. – Entering the city sewers from a certain location now gives the same exploration XP as other routes. – Added XP rewards for the area around the Mason’s house in the Shadow-Cursed Lands. Because you deserve it. – When defending Halsin’s portal, individual enemies now give less XP. – Fixed a bug allowing you to use the Knock spell to unlock magically protected doors in Cazador’s dungeon. – Fixed the Oil of Combustion exploding after its condition expires. – Fixed the Wall of Fire area of effect not matching the target indicator. – A Scroll of Summon Quasit should now drop even if the container that held it was destroyed. – The Planar Ally: Cambion fire surface no longer creates a fire surface on death. – Made adjustments to balance Danse Macabre and fixed the School of Necromancy version to summon creatures correctly again. – Crystals in the Astral Prism can now only be broken with the Orphic Hammer. – Certain skeletons in Crèche Y’llek will no longer be highlighted when pressing the Alt key. – Fixed a vase that was creating a water surface that could not spawn. – Fixed a potential performance issue caused by one of the turrets beneath the Emerald Grove. – Gave the prison guards at Moonrise Towers more fitting staves. – Updated the situation involving Nettie’s poison so that you can use Alchemy rather than her cauldron. – Doozy the Dunce will now actively look for his ring in the mud. – You can now cure the zaith’isk debuffs with tadpoles. – Partial and full ceremorphosis now remove the zaith’isk debuffs. – Shar will no longer clone the tadpoles themselves in the Mirror Trial. – Made it easier to select Cloakers and made them sneakier at Sneaking. – Added some generic headlines back into the Baldur’s Mouth gazette if you generate a lot of papers. – You should no longer need to disarm the Crushed Spike Trap near the nautiloid crash site. – Fixed Undead Thralls not using increased proficiency bonuses at higher levels. – The cambion from the Infernal Rapier can now be dismissed. – You can no longer use Dimension Door on creatures that are Grounded. – The Transmuter’s Stone’s cooldown can now be reset by the Potion of Angelic Slumber. – Fixed the Trial of Courage being half as long as necessary, dead enemies staying in the combat, and some characters not joining the combat. – Fixed a Perception check not triggering correctly in the sewers near Basilisk Gate due to a line-of-sight issue. – Fixed the Encumbered condition not always reacting correctly to changes to your weight. – Characters that leave the location you’re in will now have their summons dismissed. – Using the ladder in Zevlor’s secluded chambers is no longer forbidden. – The sloop at Moonrise Towers Prison will no longer leave with you even if you choose to stay. – Increased the range at which restoration pods work in the High Hall so that you can reuse them on party members who were standing far away when they were first used. – Fixed characters floating or squatting when they become visible, for example after cinematic dialogues. – Fixed Contagion Poisoned disappearing after one successful Saving Throw during Stage 2 or Stage 3. – Fixed Mind Sanctuary allowing a free action if you didn’t have any before entering the aura. – Fixed the Sharpshooter feat not applying its penalty to off-hand ranged attacks. – Characters will now sheathe the Everburn Blade when idle. – Fixed the Twisting Vines surface expiring early instead of ticking with combat turns. – Fixed the Wavemother’s Robe not providing Cold resistance. – Wild Shaped players can no longer run around the final confrontation with Ketheric without triggering a reaction. – Fixed Concentration not updating correctly after you load into a new region. – Fixed Wild Magic: Vine Growth not triggering correctly for barbarians. – You can no longer avoid Ansur by sneaking or being shapeshifted when interacting with him. – Added a Perception check to a particular still life painting in the Lower City. – Fixed a bug where switching characters right before a cinematic would cause the cinematic to not play. – Talking to Topaz no longer consumes a Wild Shape charge. – Fixed spells that should work on allies sometimes not working on certain party members. – Fixed a bug where if a player character or NPC stops being affected by a Silencing spell, they can no longer talk to anyone. – Fixed Minsc not following your party even if he’s grouped and recruited as a companion. – Tweaked the Action Surge achievement to only allow specific spells to count multiple times. – Fixed a black screen appearing at the end of the tutorial if a dead avatar is in a companion’s inventory. – Adjusted the outer bounds of the Nyrulna trident. – Made some especially repetitive overhead dialogues in the Emerald Grove less annoying. – Fixed the Crawler Mucus and Malice poison flasks applying weapon coating when thrown like a grenade, instead of applying their poisonous condition like other poisons. – Fixed Wild Magic: Protective Lights not highlighting affected allies. – Fixed Fist of Unbroken Air not applying fall damage when pushing the target. – Fixed some keybind options that weren’t working and removed some old ones. – You will no longer be thrown into the Moonrise Towers jail if the emergency lever has already been activated. – All broken Moonlanterns, not just Nere’s, can now be investigated in a dialogue. – Flow and Scripting The ‘The Best Offence is Virtually Nonsense’ background goal for soldiers is no longer missing from the game. – The ‘An Apple a Day Keeps the Scalpel Away’ background goal for soldiers is no longer unlocked at the wrong moment. – Fixed the ‘Not Another Soul’ background goal sometimes completing after the wrong combat. – Fixed an issue where killing the mind flayer at the nautiloid crash site triggered the ‘Fresh Kindle for the Fire’ background goal. Now it correctly triggers ‘To Sleep, Perchance to Dream Tentacled Dreams’ instead. – During the attack of the Emerald Grove, Lump and the ogres will no longer attack Cerys. – Fixed the elevator summon stones in the Gauntlet of Shar remaining active even after the elevator has arrived at its destination. – The Guardian of Faith in Crèche Y’llek will no longer reappear after you’ve killed it. – We’ve asked Shadowheart to be more careful with the mysterious artefact and not let guards take it from her when being sent to prison. – Made various improvements to how the gith react to combat in Crèche Y’llek. – Fixed a potential softblock that made it more difficult to find the self-destruct code for the Neurocitor. – Fixed some issues with the hostility of the eagles on top of Rosymorn Monastery: they will now be hostile when summoned, and will no longer be hostile if you enter their nest without being spotted. – Added a fade between the Dark Urge and Karlach’s dialogue with Gortash and his main dialogue during the inauguration at Wyrm’s Rock. – Fixed an issue where killing Nere, Wulbren, or Karlach with Necrotic, Cold or Acid damage would result in failing quests to get their heads. – Fixed a bug with Gortash not attacking the Dark Urge and Karlach immediately after they choose to attack him in Wyrm’s Rock during the inauguration. – Fixed Gortash talking about ‘clearing up mysteries’ twice if he is confronted by the Dark Urge and Karlach and they agree to listen to him. – You no longer need to pass a Survival check to find the Brewer’s alchemy stash after learning about it from his research notes. – Priestess Gut should now be more careful with her Potion of Sleep and not put it up for sale or drop it on death. – You no longer need to pass a Survival check to find the secret stash of the blue jay near Rosymorn Monsastery after it reveals its location. – Florrick now understands that if you’re sneaking around her cell at Wyrm’s Rock Prison when trying to rescue her, the sneaking is for her own benefit. – Fixed Astarion talking about things that are no longer relevant. – Removed an incorrect line when Companion Astarion meets Ulma after killing Cazador. – Fixed a rare edge-case where the Dark Urge could miss the battle at the Temple of Bhaal, meaning Bhaal should have been disappointed, but they would also end up being able to choose whether to accept or resist Bhaal. – Fed Three-Piece, Bad Twin Bubbins, and Carlorina the Wolf some more lines. – Fixed the game sometimes not recognising that the party has met Karlach. – Tweaked an endgame dialogue flow in case Karlach is in the party and not a mind flayer. – Karlach will now enter a rage even if she was defeated and resurrected while fighting the paladins, as long as she is near where the fight happened. – Karlach will no longer ask Lae’zel about being betrayed by Vlaakith in Crèche Y’llek if it didn’t happen. – Characters with the Dual Wielder feat will no longer see their weapons duplicated in one of Shar’s trials. – The statues in the Gauntlet of Shar will no longer have an option to give Shadowheart permission to undertake the trial if she did not ask for it. – Fixed some flow issues in dialogues with the Dark Urge and Minsc. – Fixed the hostages getting stuck and not running to the submersible if you left the Iron Throne when warned by Gortash and then returned later. – Fixed not being able to speak with Volo in Act III if you poisoned the goblins’ brew while Volo was performing on stage at the Goblin Camp and you didn’t save him afterwards – Fixed Mayrina appearing in Baldur’s Gate if you gave her to the hag in Act I, and fixed some savegames with this bug in them if you hadn’t progressed through the related quest in the city. – Fixed the hag being hostile to players from the beginning of Act III. – Steel Watchers will now more correctly and consistently choose sides (e.g. fight alongside mind flayers in the outburst) in different states of the city of Baldur’s Gate. – Fixed the dead family members in Ambrust’s House disappearing. – Jaheira and Minsc’s paths are tied after you save him, meaning that if you’ve forsaken him, Jaheira will now go after him. – Fixed the owlbear cub not becoming a camp follower when it should due to choosing certain dialogue options in its scene at night. – Fixed an issue causing the post-credit scenes to be skipped in old savegames. – Your Dream Visitor now asks you to gather your allies if you use a waypoint to leave the Shadow-Cursed Lands. – All players are now presented with the option to destroy or dominate the Netherbrain regardless of the presence of the Dark Urge. – The Spear of Night marker should be removed now upon finding the room it is stored in. – The Dark Urge now has a specific flow when talking to Minthara after killing Orin. – You can no longer ask Avery Sonshal about Felogyr more than once in the Lower City. – You no longer need to unlock the printer again if you haven’t changed the headline yet after unlocking it once. – Fixed Art Cullagh sometimes talking about someone as though he isn’t right there in the room. – Fixed a bug where Halsin would fail to return to the Emerald Grove even though he said he would meet you there. – Fixed repeating lines in the dialogue with Chell during the celebration at camp. – Gale’s mirror image that invites you for a private conversation should no longer talk to companions. – Elminster should no longer repeat his lines if you send him to camp and leave him there for an extended period of time. – Fixed some potential instances of party members becoming neutral to each other. – Auntie Ethel’s illusion at the entrance to her cellar should no longer appear inside the walls. – Added fading to the transitions between Kagha’s dialogues and the druids’ assault on the tieflings. – Bugthimble now exclaims before turning hostile if you interact with her coffin. – Fixed some flow issues in dialogues with Jaheira. – Made sure the coffin maker now takes the money you offer him. – Fixed not being able to talk to Origin companions about Ketheric after he escapes. – Added a dialogue option to allow you to refuse Raphael and enter a Game Over state if you’d already refused him once before. – Fixed a potential blocker when trying to leave the Astral Prism after you’ve decided how to deal with Orpheus. – Tidied up the dialogue flow if you used the Supreme Tadpole but then chose to put it away. – Fixed the same dialogue with Orpheus in the Astral Plane triggering twice before you free him. – Lae’zel will no longer mention Astarion coming for your neck during the camp celebration if he hasn’t revealed he’s a vampire yet. – Fixed an issue where bribing Klaus at the circus entrance didn’t deduct gold from your inventory. No such thing as a free clown. – Fixed an issue where goblins could start a dialogue about you making noise and waking them up, even if the goblins have already left the camp. – Fixed a line for the drow in Sharess’ Caress not recognising a client of their sibling. – Fixed being able to talk to Gale about his last night if you weren’t there. – Fixed an infinitely looping dialogue with Sazza. – Fixed the Stormshore Tabernacle shrine acting as though you had donated, despite no donation having been made. – You can now tell Devella, after saving her from the serial killer, that you already killed Orin. – Fixed a VO cut-off and potential dialogue blocker with the Inquisitor in the Knights of the Shield hideout. – Fixed a missing ready check for inter-region waypoint travel. – Made sure you go to a specific active camp for the camp night during inter-region travel. – Fixed one of Florrick’s lines not playing after you rescue her from Waukeen’s Rest. – You can update Ravengard on a certain request he had for you without having to go through his dialogue again. – Moved the location of Elminster in camp, so that his dialogue with Gale is a lot more likely to happen when we want it to. – You can now talk to the captain’s wolves, Ur’uth and D’hak, using Speak with Animals. – Improved the flow for the Mage Hand and the gremishka in Crèche Y’llek, in particular making it harder for it to break out of its box. – Talking and submitting to the dying mind flayer near the crash site will now only kill the player submitting to it rather than all companions listening in. – You can no longer skip the ‘spotted’ cinematic scene of the skeletons in the Chapel crypt, and the fight will always trigger as expected. – Voss will now wait for you in the sewers if he promises to. – Fixed being able to talk to Wyll as though you’d already met and recruited him if you killed Karlach before the scene at the Emerald Grove gate. – Prior to the dialogue with Orin, if her abductee was rescued by someone other than the Dark Urge, the abductee will now be teleported out so it doesn’t break the duel when they wake up. – Failing to help Astarion with Raphael’s quest now leads to him breaking up with you. – Isobel will stop repeatedly dragging you into conversation at the end of Act II. – Toobin no longer tells the Gondians to leave if they are all dead in the Steel Watch Foundry. – The telescope in the Emerald Grove won’t show the red dragon anymore if the event with githyanki near the Mountain Pass has already happened. – Companions will no longer talk about saving the crèche from imminent destruction if its destruction was never triggered. – Shadowheart will no longer talk about a fight with Lae’zel that did not happen. – Fixed the heroic statue from the circus sculptor Boney getting stuck in Karlach’s tent in the farm camp. Also fixed it not appearing in the Elfsong Tavern camp. – Changed the positions of the orthon when he appears at the Lower City camps. – Fixed Boney, the circus sculptor, not letting you trade with him after the fight in the circus is over. – You will no longer take your summons with you when teleported to the jungle by the djinni. – Fixed a dialogue with Shadowheart in the Shadow-Cursed Lands showing an empty line if you triggered it twice. – Shadowheart will no longer try to flee when attacked while she is unconscious on the beach. – Fixed characters like Nine-Fingers and Minsc talking about Jaheira as if she’s alive and recruited if she isn’t. – Improved how Haarlep handles crimes in the House of Hope. – Synchronised the destruction of Orpheus’ chains more closely with the Orphic Hammer’s spell. – Freed prisoners from Moonrise Towers will now react to crimes committed by players. – Made sure no harmful conditions on the Emperor carry over from Act II to the endgame. – Adjusted the conditions for Haarlep’s follow-up scene in Baldur’s Gate. – Avery will now give you more potent free fireworks if your allegiances align. – Fixed Mirkon’s dialogue not triggering after defeating the harpies, particularly for Wild Shaped characters. – Jaheira is now always forced out of combat groups once she is recruited or the assault on Moonrise Towers is over. – Fixed Fezzerk maintaining his Surrendered condition after being looted and fixed fleeing characters from being considered permadead in certain cases. – Fixed Gale appearing in cinematic dialogues after his dramatic end. – Pandirna, the paralysed tiefling, can no longer witness the guard being killed to prevent the tieflings suddenly becoming hostile as Pandirna’s witness report would happen off-screen. – Mol no longer repeats ‘Kids! Scatter!’ indefinitely. – Withers no longer re-engages you in dialogue from a distance after you’ve already entered the Watch Citadel in the Upper City. – Cal and Lia now react properly to Rolan’s death while they’re in Last Light. – Made sure you can talk to Sarevok during the blood baptism if someone is standing in his way. – You can now use the key you can loot from Malus Thorm to free his patient. – Fixed the flow for Anders’ reaction after you fulfil his request to hunt down Karlach. – Fixed Gale making the same comment every time you speak to Bernard. – Companions and dangerous Wild Shapes like wolves and bears won’t stop the drider from escorting you to Moonrise Towers anymore. – Companions will now comment when talking to the entrance guards at Moonrise Towers. – You can now go through Varsh Ko’kuu’s dialogue only once, so listen up! – Before the final fight, when playing as Gale, you can now properly address your companions (or lack thereof). – In the Elfsong Tavern, you cannot ask Lakrissa about Alfira if Alfira is already dead. – The Myconid Sovereign now gives you the intended explosive. – Fixed an issue preventing you from reporting to Manip Nestor about explosive toys in the barn before disarming or detonating them. – Fixed an issue where talking to Manip Nestor after being caught by other guards could result in him sending the player to prison. – Volo will now appear at camp immediately after being saved. – Fixed Lae’zel triggering a discussion about the zaith’isk on certain camp nights before you’ve used it. – Committing two crimes at the same time will not always result in hostility. – When the Dark Urge wakes up with blood on their hands, this should no longer provoke attacks from camp followers and the victim’s fate should now be clearer if the Dark Urge is killed that same night. The conditions for paladins losing their oath that night have also been refined. – Fixed companions mentioning a dead tiefling in the House of Healing in Reithwin even though there’s only a dead goblin on the bed. – Ravengard will no longer react to crimes committed against Mizora. – Oskar will no longer linger in Jannath’s Estate if Lady Jannath has kicked him out. – Oskar will no longer fight Kerri in the final combat; instead, he will cower. – Lady Jannath will no longer talk to you as if the house is haunted if you’ve already exorcised Kerri. – Shadowheart’s approval will now be affected when you loot the cache in the owlbear cave. – If you don’t intervene, Devella will no longer appear to die in the dialogue with Dolor and will be killed by the doppelgangers afterwards. – After Dolor’s soliloquy, if you pick the Stealth dialogue option, you will remain in hiding after the dialogue. – Halsin now shows up in other characters’ dialogues at camp at the end of Act II. – Fixed a repeated line in a dialogue with Wyll about his eye. – If Astarion has died, you can now report this to Gandrel. – After Mol alerts the guards about you, they will no longer approach with a crime dialogue multiple times. – Removed some references to the Sentient Amulet quest when interacting with the coffins in the Open Hand Temple Crypt. – If you refuse to suffer the Mad Monk’s madness in the Open Hand Temple Crypt, party members will be surprised by the ensuing combat. – Minthara will now speak to you if you kill Sazza near her. – You can no longer tell Zevlor to do as Kagha says if she’s dead. – The endgame dialogue that begins when dominating the Crown of Karsus will now play even if you have Downed characters. – Your Dream Visitor should continue to refuse to speak to characters without tadpoles in their brains. – Fixed an issue where deep gnomes would disappear after being saved in Grymforge and resting if you didn’t talk to them, which resulted in the quest to save them being blocked. – Killing the Emperor at the end of Act II will now trigger a Game Over. – Fixed the hag in Act III being hostile by default if you attacked her in the Teahouse before she escaped to her lair in Act I. – Fixed an issue where Sazza gets stuck waiting at the entrance to the Goblin Camp if she was rescued from the Emerald Grove. – Fixed an issue relating to Lump and the ogres killing Cerys if they were summoned during the attack on the Emerald Grove, and both Asharak and Zevlor are dead. – Quests to save Ravengard won’t wrongly state that he is in the Iron Throne if you skipped Gortash’s ceremony. – You can no longer send items to camp during the endgame state. – Made sure Ravengard is at camp after you rescue him from the Iron Throne. – Fixed Mizora’s camp dialogue where she offers a pact concerning Ravengard not triggering if Ravengard was knocked out during Gortash’s ceremony. – Fixed a crash when attacking Jaheira’s children in a specific party setup. – Fixed a scenario where players in the endgame could kill the Emperor but would still continue playing. – NPCs no longer react to bard performances if the Bard is in combat: fixes spamming of reactions. – Journal Improved the journal updates for Lae’zel in Act III. – Updated some objectives and entries in the Deal with the Devil and Save Hope quests to be more granular and precise. – Added a new quest step for when you kill Sarevok before finding Valeria at the Murder Tribunal. – Halsin’s Act I quest now closes with the correct update even if you managed to skip a couple of his scenes. – The Find Mystic Carrion’s Servant quest will now close properly if you give Thrumbo or Thrumbo’s jar to Mystic Carrion. – Fixed an issue with the journal flow for The Hellion’s Heart. – The journal will now know whether you already know about the three goblin leaders. – A new journal entry will now unlock when you show Valeria the murder weapon. – Made journal improvements for the Lifting the Curse quest so it’s easier to know where to meet Halsin. – Jaheira’s quest updates correctly in Act II now if you recruit her right away rather than waiting until Act III to update. – Fixed journal markers leading to hidden doors in the Goblin Camp. – The journal now provides better guidance about what to do after freeing Minthara from Moonrise Towers. – The journal and dialogues for Lae’zel in Act III will now correctly reference past events when she’s left in camp. – Added a journal update for Lae’zel’s quest when you find out how to enter the House of Hope. – Improved journal feedback when progressing through Karlach’s quest to upgrade her infernal engine. – Making a deal with the rats in the Gauntlet of Shar will only close the Break Yurgir’s Contract quest when you discover their importance to Yurgir’s contract. – The journal updates regarding betraying Halsin are now more accurate. – Writing Fixed an unpolished subtitle in a dialogue between Astarion and Cazador. – Removed a spell description for Guiding Bolt that was unique to the controller UI. The same one is used everywhere now. – Added a lore description to the Ring of Murderous Opportunity. – Amended the Muddy condition description to mention slowing, not halting, affected targets. – Gave two Divination Wizard Prophecy abilities exciting names. – Fixed an incorrect dragon name. – Added text to indicate dragon landing spots in the combat at the High Hall. – Fixed the names of levitating platforms in the Mind of the Netherbrain. – Made several tweaks to tooltips for clarity and accuracy, such as the Divine Strike variants, Sneak Attack, and Kereska’s Poison. – Updated the Danse Macabre tooltip to not mention corpses. – Fixed several text issues like typos and mismatches between subtitles and VO. – You can no longer bring up Mystra before you know about her when talking to Gale after the camp celebration. – Rewrote a book to align more closely with dragonborn lore. – Updated the descriptions for Gale’s and Astarion’s camp clothing. – Altered Symbiotic Entity description to specify that the extra damage works on unarmed strikes too. – Warding Bond spell tooltip now mentions that the caster shares damage with their warded ally. – The Uncanny Dodge tooltip now mentions that it is a reaction. – The content should now correspond with the titles in the books about Selûne and Shar in the owlbear cave. – Fixed some flow issues and reworded a dialogue option for Avatar Gale to make it clearer that Gale explodes on top of the Netherbrain alone. – Fixed a blank dialogue option when talking to Halsin. – Updated the descriptions for the debuffs given by the zaith’isk to suggest a possible solution. – Reworded a dialogue option to make it clearer that you are inviting a kiss from Wyll. – Amended half-orcs’ Savage Attacks to mention the correct amount of extra damage dice on a critical hit. – Clarified in the Illithid Powers tutorial pop-up that tadpoles are a shared party resource. – Cambions in the House of Hope are now called Vengeful Cambions. – Fixed the Blood of Lathander’s Sunbeam tooltip incorrectly stating you can recast it in combat for free. – Rewrote Hunter rangers’ Level 11 Multiattack ability to explain the separate attack rolls against targets. – Amended a Sage background goal to be less misleading. – Changed the incorrectly named ‘Mirror Trial’ to ‘Self-Same Trial’. – Added an upcast damage description to the Cloudkill tooltip. – Fixed the upcast description for Gaseous Form. – Corrected the information on the Blight spell tooltip about the effect on plant creatures. – Avatar Lae’zel no longer ends up with only one choice in the confrontation with Shadowheart in camp. – Updated the lore description of the Floral Key to Fraygo’s Flophouse. – Added a display name for a secret door in the Lower City. – Added dialogue options for players who don’t have the Orphic Hammer to declare to the Emperor that they’re going to try to find a way to free Orpheus (so long as Raphael is alive and able to show up to offer that solution). – Added a subregion name for the Hag Survivor Basement. – Loot and Trade One of the chests in the Emerald Grove now has more treasure. – Fixed meenlocks not carrying any belongings. – Added some missing poison ingredients in the Brewer’s stash. – The Banite clerk at Felogyr’s Fireworks will now sell free samples. – The Steel Watch Titan now carries Infernal Metal. – Improved the loot for Auntie Ethel when she’s in the city. – Added treasure to the buried mound revealed by the blue jay near Rosymorn Monastery. – Added more gold to the Risen Road Tollhouse treasure. – Stonemason Kith, A’jak’nir Jeera, and Entharl Danthelon now sell Scrolls of Revivify. – Servants of Umberlee now carry more belongings. – Fixed a pouch in Wyrm’s Crossing missing its treasure. – Filled the pockets of Shar’s Sentinels in the Sharran Sanctuary. – Added more valuables to the chest from the Rescue the Trapped Man quest. – Worgs now drop Worg Fangs. – There are now fewer empty bottles in alcohol-related loot. – Looting Kagha and the Shadow Druids is now permitted if you enter combat with them. – All gremishka nests will now have loot. – Looting the corpses of the goblins Wyll kills during the fight at the Emerald Grove’s front gate is now permitted. – Alchemical elixirs aren’t as rare for higher levels anymore. – Keys now cost 1 gold instead of 0. – Fixed being able to barter for the Hellrider’s Pride reward. – Fixed magic items not spawning correctly at the traders in rare situations in Act I. – Slightly tweaked the frequency of Hyena Ear drops. – Character Creation and Level up Skill proficiency selection has been fixed on both keyboard and controller. – Removed a frame delay at the end of the Origins’ introductions during Character Creation. – Fixed an issue where players were unable to skip the Origin character introductions when they played. – Elf ears will no longer clip through helmets on the Level Up screen. – Fixed drow not receiving the Dancing Lights cantrip in Character Creation. – Fixed the voices of your Guardian in Character Creation appearing in reverse order when using a controller. – Items Fixed an issue where you could store items in containers that cannot be opened (such as destructive barrels). – Boxes of fireworks will now specify the damage that can be done if they explode. – Fixed a bug where adding items to the Chest of the Mundane changed the weight of an item. – Fixed an issue where the Chest of the Mundane stopped functioning as intended once you arrived in Wyrm’s Crossing. – Fixed some unreachable items in the Underdark. – Fixed some unreachable items on a desk near the Slack-Skinned Head in the Necrotic Laboratory. – Fixed several unreachable items in the House of Healing surgery room. – Fixed some unreachable loot on the nautiloid. – UI and Tooltips Fixed the Vitriol of Shadowroot Sac being displayed twice in the Alchemy panel. – Fixed the Crystalline Lens alchemical ingredient being highlighted in orange as an important story item. – Made it easier to tell which settings you can’t change due to a previous choice. – Improved the formatting of the radial customization pop-up. – Fixed some text overlap issues with the bonuses in the Active Roll screen. – Fixed various issues with the minimap render in several locations. – Specified that the Savage Attacker feat applies to melee weapon attacks. – Supreme and Astral tadpoles are now properly highlighted in orange as story items. – Fixed the minimap not updating when walking into Last Light Inn. – Made it easier to understand which dialogue option was selected when listening in to a conversation in multiplayer and made sure it stays on the screen for longer. – Map objective text will now wrap if the line is too long. – Fixed layout issues with waypoints on the minimap and added extra messaging for when fast travel is blocked. – Unarmed Attack tooltips will now display bonuses correctly. – Added several tutorial entries back to the journal. – Fixed the icon and duration in the tooltip for Improved Minor Illusion. – Prevented containers from automatically closing when you click Take All if not all items are actually taken (for example if you’re over encumbered). – Fixed item and spell bonuses being incorrectly displayed in the Roll UI for characters who are incapacitated in some way (e.g. unconscious, concentration broken). – Fixed some monk spell tooltips not displaying their Unarmed Strike boost bonuses. – Fixed tooltip titles and durations overlapping. – The tutorial for the Item Context Menu is delayed until the end of the combat at the Emerald Grove gate. (Kanon! No!) – Prevented the Orphic Favour aura from spamming overhead and in the combat log. – Fixed the Combat Log displaying the wrong tooltip for Psionic Backlash. – To avoid showing two very similar warning messages, we added a line that will tell you why you can’t load or save the game if the reason for both is the same. – Fixed messages that explain why an action or spell is unavailable, that were only showing the cause, and/or that were not showing in the hotbar. – Fixed the Cloud of Daggers tooltip specifying the incorrect amount of damage when upcasted at 4th level. – Attempting to Long Rest when in a zone where it’s impossible now shows the right error message. – The Short Rest tutorial will no longer pop up when you’re at camp. – Made general optimization improvements and clean-ups to the UI. – Updated the cooldown system of the hotbar to avoid certain actions being disabled after you use them once. – Fixed the Remarkable Athlete: Proficiency bonus not getting added to the active roll UI. – Fixed missing approval ratings in the Character Sheet. – Added Grant Flight’s missing upcast description. – Fixed the Eyebite spell not displaying the condition in its tooltip correctly. – Fixed the Shar’s Embrace condition missing an icon. – Removed the empty facial hair tab for drow in Character Creation, who can’t have facial hair anyway. – Fixed the icon for emeralds. – Fixed Lightning Arrow not specifying the roll type in its tooltip. – Fixed the Shield spell tooltip specifying the duration of the spell incorrectly. – Fixed tooltips for Bardic Inspiration not updating their recharge time after Level 5. – Fixed ‘throw’ spells such as Telekinesis not showing their range in tooltips. – Fixed tooltips not reopening after you close pinned tooltips or the party line when using the controller. – Fixed ‘Translation Not Found’ showing for spell targets in the combat log. – Fixed one side of the Journal UI temporarily disappearing if a player exits split-screen while it is open. – Fixed several UI issues when playing with controller relating to panels and tooltips. – Fixed Origin portraits in Character Creation when playing with a controller after returning from the Guardian customization screen. – Fixed the wrong Spell Save DC and Spell Attack values appearing in Character Creation when proceeding to edit your Guardian and then going back to edit your character. – Fixed the incorrect icon for Orin’s dagger. – The ‘Unavailable: Spell not prepared’ error message for reactions no longer overlaps other text. – Moved the error messages that tell you when you can’t do something to the hotbar if the reason for the restriction is a condition. – Translated the Manage Experiences button for managing your Illithid Powers. – Improved the performance of the minimap when new map markers appear or old ones disappear. – Fixed a rare case of the Level Up UI not appearing. – Fixed passives and bonuses not showing up on the initial screen on Level Up for rangers of the Hunter subclass. – Added a campfire icon to the tutorial pop-up/window. – Cosmetically updated map warnings and made them less transparent. – Added a new icon to more clearly distinguish exiting camp and going to camp. – Fixed the Death Saving Throw UI disappearing after saving the game. – Fixed missing text for the Advantage reason for the Knocked Out condition. – Fixed some denizens of the Emerald Grove showing up as traders on the map even if they had nothing to trade. – Fixed the Salts of Copper Shavings recipe being listed thrice in the list of alchemical recipes. – Fixed the Active Search tutorial pop-up disappearing too early before you approach the gate to the Emerald Grove. – Fixed the Active Search tutorial pop-up showing the wrong button prompt. – Small Shovels will no longer automatically take up a slot in your hotbar. – Removed the ‘0’ that appeared for Concentration spells that don’t expire after a specific number of turns. – Players using controller are now able to see their character tags correctly. – Players using controller will now be able to skip the Level Up intro animation. – Fixed a localization issue for spellbook category names. – Fixed the icons for resources and reactions overlapping on the hotbar at higher levels. – Fixed the text about Concentration being cut off on split-screen when too long. – Fixed HTML tags being visible in the journal. – Fixed Feat selection during level up in some multiclass combinations while using a controller – Fixed the Encumbrance icon’s height in tutorial messages. – Level Design and Map Fixed unreachable digging mounds across the game. – Positioned the camp chests a little better at Moonrise Towers and the Elfsong Tavern. – Fixed an issue causing the shroud to not clear when you enter the Silent Library in the Gauntlet of Shar. – Added some scenery to a small, inaccessible alcove in the Lower City to make it clear that it’s inaccessible. – Fixed a small pocket in the Shadowfell area where no actions could be taken. – Made camera improvements in the hag’s lair. – Fixed the Crèche Y’llek entrance camera rotation so you face the correct way upon entering. – Fixed Kuo-Toa entrance camera rotation so you face the correct way upon entering. – Fixed some camera issues around the Cragged Rock in the owlbear cave. – Fixed some fading issues in the ogre and bugbear’s barn. – Fixed moon vista shadows. – Fixed some floating items in the nautiloid crash site and a stretched texture. – Players will now be able to access the secret floor in the House of Healing. – Fixed a brazier in the Dank Crypt in the Chapel being non-interactable. – Parts of the gnoll cave won’t disappear anymore due to a camera fix. – Guards outside will no longer incorrectly join the fight in Figaro’s shop. – Fixed several fading and camera issues in Crèche Y’llek. – Adjusted the location of a diggable mound in Crèche Y’llek. – Adjusted the location of a diggable mound in the Underdark. – Fixed an incorrectly fading wooden walkway in the Wyrm’s Crossing region. – Fixed a platform being stuck under the lava in Grymforge when trying to forge a second Adamantine item. – Fixed a roof fading bug in the Steel Watch Foundry. – The door leading to the Shadowfell in the Gauntlet of Shar is now protected by Arcane Lock. – Opening the Ornate Mirror in the Blighted Village will now clear the shroud beyond it. – The Crimson Draughts subregion of the Lower City now spans the entire house. – The portal to the House of Hope will now be visible even after travelling back to the Lower City. – Fixed floors being darkened on the minimap when entering Last Light. – Created taller triggers when changing floors via jumps and ladders to fix the minimap briefly showing the wrong floor. – Fixed the wrong floor textures showing up on the minimap behind the waterfall by the Goblin Camp. – Fixed some floating rocks in the owlbear cave. – Fixed the minimap not matching up precisely with where the stairs are in the Upper City near the High Hall. – Tweaked the hover visibility of a secret crumbling wall in Crèche Y’llek so it’s not as easy to find. – Added a minimap marker for the entrance door to the Chapel so it’s easier to find the way out. – Added missing quest details to the map for The High Harper. – Tweaked the placement of some objects in the High Hall. – Shifted the placement of a tiny hole in the High Hall. – Fixed the fading on a skull that hangs on a post. – Fixed some fading issues around the barn where you find the ogre and bugbear. – Fixed a fading terrain issue in Waukeen’s Rest. – Fixed a gap in the ground outside Rosymorn Monastery that would make it look like you were walking in the air. – Fixed some stairs in the Undercity Ruins getting visually cut off too early, which made it hard to climb up them. – Fixed a cage on the upper floor of Danthelon’s Dancing Axe not fading away when you’re on the floor beneath it. – Fixed a table not fading away in Fraygo’s Flophouse. – Fixed a chain not fading away in the Audience Hall at Wyrm’s Rock. – Fixed a beam not fading away and a floating cage in Auntie Ethel’s Teahouse. – Fixed an area where you could get stuck by a window in the Selûnite Outpost in the Underdark. – Fixed several item fading issues in Candulhallow’s Tombstones. – Fixed certain areas of the Grymforge lava not dealing damage. – Fixed some floating objects and terrain paint in the Underdark. – Made the quest marker for the Iron Throne more suitable in the Save the Gondians quest. – Made one of the map markers in Moonrise Towers secret. – Updated an incorrectly named map marker in the Chamber of Loss. – Fixed issues with unwalkable areas in and around the harpies behind the Emerald Grove. – Shadowheart’s childhood graffiti now shows up on the wall properly. – A goblin corpse in the Whispering Depths no longer clips with the terrain. – Using the doors to go into the inner Goblin Camp shouldn’t rotate the camera as much. – Animation On higher framerates, fixed an issue where sometimes the open/close sounds of doors would play after the door had finished opening/closing. – Fixed Karlach’s animations not playing correctly before her recruitment dialogue. – Updated skinning on footwear. – Dismissing familiars doesn’t pause anymore before actually dismissing. – Fixed body parts going through the Wavemother’s Robe. – Fixed a hairstyle that was showing visual artefacts when the head moved around on the strong male body type. – Fixed a seam between tiefling bodies and their tails. – Adjusted a half-orc neck type so it doesn’t clip with armour. – Tweaked a male human head so it fits better with the strong body type. – Fixed eyelashes clipping on tiefling children. – Updated the placement of piercings on Tiefling head types. – Piercings will no longer be seen through the Mask of the Shapeshifter when worn. – Fixed meenlocks T-posing when killed. – Improved the fit of certain gloves and armours. – Adjusted a male human head so it fits the strong body type better. – Adjusted a half-orc head to avoid clipping with armour. – Adjusted a tiefling child head to avoid their eyelashes clipping and added custom emotion poses. – Fixed the hitbox of the cloaker, and improved their sneaking animation. – Made it look a bit more like Gothric Rilyn came out of his coffin rather than appeared out of nowhere. – Fixed the incorrect combat animations playing for Lae’zel. – Fixed animations not playing on NPCs when seeking invisible player characters. – Fixed large skeletoids like Death Shepherds using the wrong walking animation. – Fixed Karlach playing the wrong prepare animation for Reckless Spell when she’s not Raging to fix her weapon clipping through her head. – Fixed broken head animations for the displacer beast. – Improved the fit of male and female tiefling tails for the strong body type. – Fixed a gap between the tail and the body on strong male tieflings. – Updated the trousers for female vampire spawn to reduce stretching at the cuffs. – Fixed clipping on Ring Mail for male characters and a collapsed stomach on Scale Mail on male halflings. – Fixed female half-orcs’ shins disappearing when wearing the barbarian outfit without shoes. – Fixed floating and clipping headwear. – Fixed stretched paws on cats and dogs. – Fixed Raphael T-posing upon death. – Cleaned up some jerky movement in the torsos of male humans. – Added a fix to stop some animations from popping when a character’s bodily attitude changes during cinematics. – Fixed some missing animations for allies during the endgame. – Art Fixed some light streaming through a crack in the cave wall in the background image of the Main Menu screen. (We mushed some wet clay between the rocks and that seems to have done the job.) – Added blood and dirt to the mangled dwarf corpse in the ogre hut. – Fixed a belt clipping with padded armor on strong and half-orc characters. – Fixed a texture seam on the drider’s chest. – Fixed Martina Kostaka’s skirt clipping when she walks around. – Fixed Lumbar having a translucent hood. So much for anonymity. – Updated Duke Stelmane’s visuals to ensure her look is consistent. – Removed Stonemason Kith’s clown makeup. – Dressed some (unintentionally) bald and naked Absolute Cultist corpses in the City Sewers. – Fixed Stonemason Kith’s sleeves clipping through his gloves. – Removed Grundril’s clown makeup. We’re not sure how the heat of Grymforge didn’t melt it off. – With human female strong and female half-orc body types, fixed lower legs becoming invisible when wearing certain barbarian armor, and no shoes. – Fixed clipping on hobgoblin NPCs wearing clothing. – Fixed clipping on Keren’s shirt in the circus. – Fixed the Unwanted Masterwork Scalemail looking stretchy on strong female body types. – Fixed Karlach wearing a bra that wasn’t hers. – Updated Ffion’s appearance to look more like Dolor. – Aurelia the vampire spawn’s eyes will now be red as opposed to white. – Fixed a seam on Dame Aylin’s neck. – Tweaked how our color system interprets Lae’zel’s trousers to make dyes work better on them. – Fixed some gaps in male githyanki plate armor. – Fixed some helmet hair. – Fixed certain clothing and shoes not showing your chosen skin color. – Fixed characters’ hair floating away from them. – Fixed the inside of the collar of Shadowheart’s camp clothes being transparent. – Tweaked the art for some collars. – Tweaked how our colour system interprets Gortash’s clothes to make dyes work better on them. – Added a missing symbol to the portrait of Vlaakith in Crèche Y’llek. – Removed symbols from weapon textures to avoid their misinterpretation. – Fixed the barrels next to the hyenas along the Risen Road clipping with a cart. – Created a new version of the mask worn by Iron Consul Nuff to avoid clipping on half-orc faces. – Made a minor adjustment to Gale’s camp shirt. – Made Minthara’s camp top ever-so-slightly less revealing. – Added extra cliffs around the tollhouse vista as it was showing the edge of the world. – Fixed several instances in Crèche Y’llek, the Underdark, and the Gauntlet of Shar of the scenery disappearing when moving the camera inside cliffs at certain angles. – Added a ceiling to the tollhouse basement to fix fading issues. – Upscaled a low-resolution texture for some mushrooms in the Underdark. – Filled up a gap in the rock formation beneath Moonrise Towers. – Made sure the door leading to Shadow-Cursed Lands from Grymforge matches the one in the cinematic dialogue. – Fixed a floating heavy stone in the owlbear cave. – Added visuals for old, mouldy pouches. – Fixed some blurry landscape decor in the Shadow-Cursed Lands. – The main doors in Wyrm’s Fortress don’t scale down anymore after being destroyed. – Fixed a visible seam on the terrain textures in the Emerald Grove. – Changed the color of Ketheric’s throne in Moonrise Towers. – Added a new color variation of the clown makeup for the ‘A Clown in Town’ condition set by Dolly Dolly Dolly. – Added new visuals for if you’re cursed by Dolly Dolly Dolly. – Improved the background art around Baldur’s Gate, particularly in the scene about the identity of the Emperor. – Fixed Gale’s trousers at camp clipping with his shirt. – Fixed invisible arms on Kressa Bonedaughter. – Fixed makeup colors appearing on random parts of dragonborn heads in Character Creation, like their hair and horns. – Fixed Porter Juxon’s clipping belt. – Fixed a dark section on Mizora’s dress. – Fixed clipping issues for different races wearing the Bonespike Gloves. – Fixed circlets causing hair to phase through hoods. – Tweaked the position of the tent in the Emerald Grove where you can find Auntie Ethel because she was hard to spot. – Fixed some stretched terrain visible from the cliffs by the beach behind the Emerald Grove. – Fixed several minor issues with items in the apothecary’s shop in the Blighted Village, like floating bottles and inaccessible bottle racks. – Fixed some floating and clipping books and notes. – Fixed some floating scenery in the owlbear cave. – Fixed several visual artefacts and glitches in the Guildhall. – Fixed Astarion’s cuff laces clipping through his worn gloves. – Fixed the Icebite Robe missing its texture when equipped by female dwarves. – Fixed a visible seam on Sharp-Eye Sluck’s neck. – Optimized the lighting in the High Hall. – Added fancier waste bins in the Baldur’s Mouth Gazette building. – Audio Made several mixing adjustments across the game. – Tweaked the audio to make it sound like vocalizations are coming from the head rather than the body in several dialogues across the game. – Polished character vocalizations in several dialogues across the game. – Adjusted audio levels for breathing sounds in several dialogues across the game. – Fixed a sound issue with the Malus Thorm scene. – Fixed a sound issue with Withers rising from the tomb. – Fixed a sound issue with Ketheric in the assault on Moonrise Towers scene. – Fixed an issue with fading during Ketheric’s fight on the rooftop. – Fixed music cues in Lae’zel’s confrontation with Vlaakith. – Added several tweaks and polish to music cues throughout. – Fixed a music transition in Astarion’s scene in the ritual room of Cazador’s palace. – Removed music during the final scene with Withers. Silence for the dead, please. – Music will now be muted during dialogues with companions and solo avatars in the endgame. – Adjusted the audio levels for the music in some fight scenes. – Extended the music to play through the whole credits. – Increased volume on music during the Grymforge boss fight. – Added sounds like screams, grunts, and laughter in various dialogues where needed. – Updated the music states during the Crèche Y’llek destruction sequence. – Fixed the music and ambient sounds in Character Creation not stopping when a split-screen player disconnects. – Fixed the music stuttering during the credits. – Removed excess bass from the ping sound. – Fixed an issue with fire causing some other sounds to not play properly. – Updated character vocals and footsteps. – Optimized performance by stopping sounds that are so quiet that they’re inaudible anyway. – Adjusted the background noises and levels of the nautiloid in the Upper City. – Adjusted the mixing on some of the Level Up, Inspiration Point, and UI sounds. – Adjusted the mixing and background audio in the dialogue where Omeluum enters your mind to talk about the Iron Throne. – Mixed the audio in the intimate scene with the drow at Sharess’ Caress. – Adjusted volumes in the cutscene where you first step out of the pod on the nautiloid. – Added some pained breaths for Petras. – Fixed the music for the goblin festivities at the Goblin Camp continuing to play after everyone’s left for the raid. – Added some sound resources for the owlbear cub. – Lowered the music volume in Karlach’s scene after defeating Gortash so the dialogue can be heard better. – Adjusted the music volume in Karlach’s final scene. – Fixed the wrong music playing during the Crèche Y’llek destruction sequence. – SFX Made SFX fixes and polish in dialogues across the game. – Adjusted SFX, ambiance, and music levels during several dialogues in the Colony and at Wyrm’s Crossing, the Lower City, and camp. – Mixed the SFX for dialogues in the Stormshore Tabernacle, Philgrave’s Mansion, Cazador’s Palace, and the House of Hope. – Added new SFX and adjusted the positioning of voices and other sounds in one of the endgame scenes. – Fixed the SFX getting cut off when Ansur uses Stormheart Nova in combat. – Removed some unneeded SFX in the dialogue with Astarion after combat with Cazador. – Updated the mixing in the scene where you confront the Netherbrain for a better balance between music and SFX. – Added unique SFX for Detect Thoughts to distinguish it from entering people’s minds using your tadpole. – Added SFX for sounds made by creatures like hyenas, ravens, and flesh golems. – Adjusted audio levels and SFX in several places across the game, like for armour, kissing, and punching. – Fixed the SFX for entering someone’s mind being too loud in several scenes across the game. – Fixed gate SFX triggering late after combat in Cazador’s palace. – One of the male Origin voices will make quieter pain sounds during the incubus romance in the House of Hope. – Fixed the wrong SFX for items being moved in the inventory. – Fixed the wrong SFX when looting containers. – Fixed missing SFX for both dragonborn and half-orc crossbow animations. – Fixed missing SFX for cage door closing and opening. – Fixed missing SFX for Step of the Wind’s Disengage and Prepare actions. – Fixed missing SFX for preparing bards’ Flourish spells. – Fixed missing SFX when entering the Countercharm aura. – Fixed missing door SFX. – Fixed missing SFX for the Umbral Transporter in the Gauntlet of Shar. – Fixed missing SFX for the minotaur’s Charge action. – Fixed missing SFX when destroying the Umbral Tremor portal in the Gauntlet of Shar. – Fixed missing SFX for gnolls’ Soul Offering action. – Fixed the SFX for Nature’s Step being too loud. – Fixed missing SFX for when the ogres in the Blighted Village disappear. – Fixed looted containers making the wrong sound. – Fixed missing SFX for fairy rings. – Fixed missing SFX for the bell that summons Balthazar’s flesh golem. – Fixed missing SFX for preparing Wild Shape: Water Myrmidon’s Healing Vapours action. – Fixed missing SFX for the Ice Knife projectile. – Fixed missing SFX for the Githyanki Parry passive. – Fixed missing SFX for preparing Wild Shape: Panther’s Prowl action. – Fixed missing SFX for repulsion mines in Crèche Y’llek. – Made several other minor tweaks for mixing and missing SFX. – Tweaked the SFX during Gale’s dramatic end with the three Chosen in the Colony. – VFX Crawler Mucus and Drow Poison cloud surfaces now show a visible cloud effect. – Removed smoke VFX above the Lodge as there is no longer a chimney. – Fixed VFX not rendering on some scenery. – Assigned some paladin effects and animations to Minthara’s Soul Branding buff. – Fixed a fire not coming directly out of a brazier in the Undercity Ruins. – Fixed missing VFX during gameplay for the Scry Screen in the Steel Watch Foundry. – Fixed missing VFX in the scenes before and after the combat at Cazador’s palace and some issues with decorations. – Fixed overly bright lava VFX in the cutscene in Grymforge where you turn the valve, and fixed other VFX spawning into the shot abruptly. – Fixed some low poly VFX decorations covering the pods on the Netherbrain. – Adjusted the VFX on Lorroakan’s palm in Sorcerous Sundries. – Fixed a trail of light coming out of Dolly Dolly Dolly inconsistently. – Added missing VFX to the Brewer scene. – Fixed Karlach’s flames during her recruitment dialogue not dying down on certain paths. – Made some VFX tweaks to the scene with Malus Thorm and the nurses in the House of Healing. – Fixed the VFX we use for tadpoling into people’s minds remaining after the mind flayers are defeated. – Added missing VFX for tadpoling into people’s minds in the scene in the Iron Throne where Wyll and Ravengard are reunited. – Added missing VFX for tadpoling into people’s minds in the main dialogue with Minsc. – Fixed VFX issues in the dialogue after combat with Cazador. – Fixed the lighting on magic weapons in cinematic dialogues. – Cinematics Made general improvements to cameras, pops, mocap and staging in many dialogues across the game. – Added custom touches and polishes to many dialogues across the game. – Cleaned up the mocap in many dialogues across the game. – Fixed a twisting forearm in one dialogue and a twisting elbow in another. No NPCs were harmed in the process. – Fixed the position of Orin’s daggers in her Temple of Bhaal scene. – Fixed issues with Orin’s mocap in her Temple of Bhaal scene. – Fixed some arm positions for strong male humans, for example when drinking with the Brewer. – Added a new animation for Shadowheart’s romance for better continuity. – Fixed a barrel clipping with the Brewer’s pipes. – Your tentacles no longer clip with your armor when you undergo complete ceremorphosis. – As Astarion, fixed popping and clipping issues in his ‘hunger’ scene at camp. – Fixed dragonborn avatars blocking the camera when they wake up in camp because Astarion is biting them. – Ensured everyone makes it to their bedroll when they aren’t feeling well without clipping into each other. – Added some idle animations for myrmidons and elementals. – Fixed Jaheira’s jittering in her dialogue with Tate. – Moved Cazador’s staff away from the camera in the dialogue before combat. – Fixed the Strange Ox in the Watch Citadel rearing up at you oddly, flipping upside down, and blinking at you as though nothing’s wrong. – Fixed animation issues in Shadowheart’s romance scene. – Smoothed some pops during transitions between lines while romancing Shadowheart. Lord knows you need all the help you can get. – Fixed some mocap issues in the dialogue after combat with Cazador. – Fixed the drider’s jittery legs when you find and talk to him in the Shadow-Cursed Lands. – Improved streaming in textures and model details in the Nightsong flight cinematic scene. – Overall, prevent character animations popping when going in and out of cinematic scenes. – Fixed dragonborns’ arms flipping in a romantic scene with Shadowheart. – Fixed the drider dipping into the ground during one line. – Fixed foreground lighting and updated lighting positions and intensities. – Fixed pops and cleaned up the mocap on Orin in the Temple of Bhaal. – Addressed some tentacle clipping issues if you become a mind flayer. – Ensured the correct animations play for halflings when extracting Us on the nautiloid. – Made sure bears close their eyes when they sleep. – Fixed the mocap for one of Nere’s lines so he’s no longer kicking the sky. – Fixed stretchy legs during Halsin’s dialogues. – Fixed hand positions for short races when interacting with the console near Shadowheart on the nautiloid. – Improved the appearance of giving Bernard a nice hug for players with the strong female human body type. – Removed jittering mocap in the dialogue where Lae’zel is in a cage near the nautiloid crash site. – Fixed paddle hands in several dialogues. – Fixed Mayrina remaining in her sheep state but talking as though she was cured in Old Garlow’s Place. – Fixed character legs clipping through a tree trunk in the owlbear cub scene at camp. – Tweaked some cameras in dialogue with Halsin. – Made sure the cinematics flow well in dialogues with new lines for Wyll and the narrator. – Fixed some pops between lines in the dialogue between Halsin and Kagha. – Improved facial expressions and camera angles in Wyll’s dialogues about Duke Stelmane. – Made sure characters aren’t facing a wall in the crime dialogue that triggers when interacting with a forbidden item. – Fixed an issue causing Jaheira to teleport off screen at Moonrise Towers. – Fixed Anders’ twitchy leg and removed an unnecessary camera shot. – Smoothed animations during Mizora’s big arrival scene, pup. – Fixed an interrupted cinematic node during Lae’zel’s camp celebration scene. – Made cinematic adjustments to account for a fix to a flow issue where Lae’zel would talk about Astarion’s hunger even if you didn’t know about it yet. – Fixed dragonborns’ chests blocking Lae’zel’s body in a camp night. – Fixed multiple issues with cameras, clipping, and animation quirks in the initial dialogue with Jaheira at the bridge into Last Light. – Fixed where Dame Aylin is looking in Sorcerous Sundries. – Fixed some unusual character positioning in the confrontation between Aradin and Zevlor, particularly for dragonborns. – Adjusted the cameras in the dialogue with Farlin at Wyrm’s Crossing to better reflect who is talking to whom. – Lowered Roger Gherkins’ head position in his cinematic dialogue. – Fixed a half-orc guard’s lines being cut off in Gortash’s audience hall at Wyrm’s Rock. – Fixed some player expressions that didn’t suit the tone of Lae’zel’s dating dialogue. – Fixed a lighting pop when speaking to Auntie Ethel in the Emerald Grove. – Fixed the citizens of Baldur’s Gate looking like they’re walking in the ground in the scene after the city is saved. – Fixed an issue with a jerking dagger when stabbing Cazador in his coffin. – Fixed some empty spaces in dialogues. – Fixed the cinematic ending too early when you slow down the windmill with the trapped gnome on it. – Fixed some cinematics sometimes showing the wrong location. – Fixed the facial expressions of companions when talking to Gale about his background. – Fixed Orin’s hair sometimes behaving strangely when transformed into a smaller race. – Fixed issue with animation blends when tadpoling into Nere’s mind in dialogue. – Fixed an issue with who’s speaking in the dialogue where you find a hunk of spider meat. – Fixed vibration on Mizora’s wings. – Tweaked some issues with companion characters in the dialogue at the Morphic Pool. – Tweaked scenes where larger characters weren’t fitting in frame properly. – Updated shots of Barcus Wroot flying off the windmill. – Fixed the new introduction in the dialogue you get when you interact with the mysterious artefact. – Paladins can now drink the potion in the dialogue with Priestess Gut. – Fixed a pop in the dialogue you get when you interact with the Book of Dead Gods. – Fixed a blocked camera in the crime dialogue when you use a forbidden item. – Fixed some camera issues in the dialogue with Araj at Moonrise Towers. – Fixed characters looking in the wrong direction and appearing in the wrong vision in dialogue with Spaw in the Underdark. – Adjusted the posture of goblins in some dialogues to improve how they look at the player. – Fixed an NPC flying into frame from off screen in the dialogue where a Doppelganger gives you a certain task. – Shadowheart no longer pops at the end of the dialogue when she enters the Gauntlet of Shar for the first time. – Fixed Karlach’s eyes flickering slightly after you send Minthara to the Emerald Grove. – Made general improvements to the dialogue with Wyll about Florrick and Mizora. – Adjusted weapons so they don’t block the camera in the dialogue with the Ironhand Gnomes in the Underdark. – Added some polish (cameras, emotional expressions) to dialogue with Lump the Enlightened and friends. – Fixed the last line getting cut off during dialogue with Fezzerk. – Fixed some persistent looping sounds in the cinematic dialogue where you see an image of the three Chosen. – Tweaked Edowin’s pose a bit. – Fixed Gale’s ‘paddle hands’ in his default dialogue. Paddles are for astral boats only. – Smoothed out some of the animation wrinkles in the final confrontation with the Netherbrain. – Tweaked animations during the scene where your Dream Visitor visits you to avoid hands clipping into bellies. – Tweaked and updated some of the animations and fixed hand poses and clipping with the lyre for halflings in the scene where you summon the drider in the Shadow-Cursed Lands. – The newly transformed mind flayer in the pod on the nautiloid now has better hand animations and more dynamic body animations. – Your fingers now make better contact with your lips after a scorching kiss with Karlach. – Fixed the position of dragonborns after Astarion gets a tasty snack at camp. – Gave Sceleritas Fel a spinal adjustment so he can look you in the eye in certain scenes. – Dialogues will now temporarily remove your Wild Shape form for the duration of the dialogue to fix some cinematic quirks. – Removed a duplicated character and fixed issues with clipping and character poses in the dialogue with the gnarled door in the hag’s lair. – Fixed companions blocking the camera and clipping into the raft in the Underdark. – Removed an unexpected head movement in the dialogue with Mol and Raphael at Last Light. – Improved cinematic fidelity for Chell and Kavil during the camp celebration. – Touched up Withers’ cinematic fidelity during his dialogue in the endgame. – Fixed a broken flow of dialogue nodes during Lord Gortash’s inauguration. Anything for the Archduke. – Made sure Jaheira’s voiced lines don’t get cut off in her dialogue in the Last Light Inn. No one interrupts the High Harper. – Adjusted the camera in the dialogue with Brynna, Andrick, and Edowin. – Fixed some minor issues in the dialogue after you free Nere. – Made some tweaks to the cutscene where the illusion in the Sunlit Wetlands melts away after you interact with one of the sheep. – Updated the cameras to show the Sharran altar on a certain path in the Shadow-Cursed Lands. – Fixed an issue that was causing pops to appear in the first frame of certain dialogues. – Fixed a visual artefact during one of Astarion’s bite scenes. – Added some transformation SFX and VFX to Raphael’s final transformation dialogue. – Fixed some poses and floating animations in the dialogue with Sarevok at the Murder Tribunal. – Cleaned up Thisobald Thorm’s weirdly twisting pipes. – Made sure no one has (accidental) double swords during the scene where you and the Harpers ambush the drider’s caravan. – Made it so background characters are giving Shadowheart and the Nightsong their full attention during their climactic scene. – Moved a camera in the scene where Shadowheart meets with her parents in the Sharran Grotto to prevent characters from fading in and out. – Reduced the depth of field on the water in the establishing shot of the scene where you can go swimming with Shadowheart. – Hid the knife and the rock at appropriate times in the fight between Shadowheart and Lae’zel at camp. – Fixed some VO that wasn’t playing in a dialogue with Balthazar and in another with Karlach at camp. – Made some tweaks to the cinematic dialogue with Wulbren after you break him out of prison to avoid clipping and awkward camera angles. – Fixed camera issues in the scene with the kuo-toa about BOOOAL. – Fixed an issue causing the cameras to behave strangely in the scene with Jaheira at Moonrise Towers. – Fixed a broken camera in a scene at Cazador’s palace. – Ironed out some quirks in the dialogue that plays if you steal an item. – Fixed some issues with cameras and where characters are looking in the dialogue with Florrick at Last Light, and when Shadowheart meets Viconia at the House of Grief. – Tweaked a camera shot in the dialogue with Wyll after Mizora’s initial visit. – Added new touches to account for new lines in the dialogue with the Echo of Amelyssan in the Murder Tribunal. – Players will no longer be blocked by a black visual artefact during conversation with Glut. – The Guardian Gate vision is no longer pitch black when the Myconid Sovereign reveals its reward to the player. – Lighting has been fixed for the Voice of the Absolute cinematic. – Minsc no longer disappears in the middle of dialogue. – Fixed a clipping issue between Gale’s arms and his clothing when he kneels. – Fixed issues with Nym Orlith’s hands. – Fixed the sitting angle for female dwarves and characters with the strong male body type (including half-orcs and dragonborns). – Fixed several camera shots in the dialogue with the monk’s amulet. – Tweaked an animation for male gnomes to avoid clipping when male halflings interact with the Helm of Balduran. – Fixed an animation loop that caused your character to pop when holding an amulet. – Removed a long pause in the dialogue with Astarion about his scars. – Karlach now draws her weapon a little more suavely in her recruitment dialogue. – Polished up the scene after the gith depart the Material Plane during the endgame. – Tweaked scene triggers for the dialogue at camp where Mizora reminds Wyll what he needs to do for her. – Moved the candles, plate, and hourglass on the altar to avoid clipping in a nighttime camp dialogue with Shadowheart. – Fixed a cut-off ceiling in Minsc’s dialogue in the Counting House. – Made sure you can see the altar behind Viconia in dialogue with her. – Tweaked camera shots across several dialogues, particularly in romance scenes. – Fixed the Emperor’s tentacles jittering in a certain camp dialog. – Fixed Wyll’s head popping in a dialogue near the endgame. – Fixed Lae’zel looking in an awkward direction in a dialogue near the endgame. – Fixed some awkward head positioning in a dialogue with Bering Gahorst in Wyrm’s Crossing. – Fixed dagger placement and a head direction in the first dialogue with Viconia. – Fixed an empty camera shot when talking to the worgs and goblins near the windmill in the Blighted Village while Wild Shaped. – Made characters’ heads turning feel less snappy in the dialogue with Thenar in Philgrave’s Mansion. – Healed Raphael’s broken fingers in the House of Hope – he must have been gesticulating too hard. – Cured Lae’zel of the jitters in one of the endgame cinematic dialogues. – Made companions face the squirrel properly when talking to it. – Fixed the mysterious artefact rotating by itself in Shadowheart’s hands. It may be mysterious but it’s certainly not followed around by a poltergeist. – Fixed it looking like you’re kissing the air in a romantic moment with Lae’zel at camp in Act II. – Fixed an issue where you’d step a bit too far forward when chatting to the goblins near the Worg Pens in the Goblin Camp, causing some funky camera shots. – Fixed strong body types blocking the camera in the scene with Voss by the Mountain Pass. – Fixed Thodric Shedeveer sometimes appearing out of his market stall during dialogues. – Fixed a certain statue looking like it’s been absolutely drenched in blood in a scene at night with Shadowheart. – Fixed hands clipping into the body when talking to Blades Bakstir in the Guildhall. – Prevented some of the convoy of the Absolute from stepping up onto invisible platforms when approaching the hut with the drider. – Fixed an issue where Sceleritas Fel’s hands could clip into each other during a scene when he orders you to commit an act of evil while he talks about cooking your dinner. – Added new scene staging in the Morphic Pool after you kill Gortash. – You will no longer be wearing a helmet during Volo’s sophisticated operation on you. – Fixed an issue where asking the bloated hyena what happened to it after failing an Arcana check in the dialogue resulted in the bursting scene triggering twice. – Made several improvements to the first dialogue you have with Baelen. – Fixed the pile of bodies showing up at the wrong time in the dialogue with the Strange Ox in the barn in Rivington. – Polished Orin’s animations in the dialogue with the Dark Urge at the Temple of Bhaal. – Fixed the Duergar Spore Servant’s appearance in dialogue not matching up with how he looks in-game. He’s now rightfully fungal. – Cleaned up jitters in the dialogue with Devella Fountainhead at Basilisk Gate. – Cleaned up jitters and strange-looking fingers in the dialogue with Clerk Zollerix at the Counting House. – Adjusted where characters are looking in Jaheira’s dialogue with Tate. – Fixed female elves clipping through the door of the barn with the ogre and the bugbear. – Added more detailed animations for the Spectator in the Underdark. – Adjusted the intro shot when you first enter the Astral Prism through the planecaster in Crèche Y’llek to account for dragonborn body types. – Polished the animation for when Dame Aylin brings Lorroakan down into a backbreaker. – Adjusted fade-ins to avoid the incubus starting the conversation standing in the House of Hope. – Fixed Thodric Shedeever standing behind his stall during gameplay but in front of it during his dialogue. – Fixed Lae’zel clipping in the dialogue with the zaith’isk in Crèche Y’llek. – Readjusted lip contact for dragonborns when kissing Astarion. – Polished the scene with Shadowheart on a lonely camp night when she steps in close to you. – Fixed Waldo Walnut’s head position in his dialogue in the Elfsong Tavern. – Fixed the nudity filters not working correctly on Haarlep. – Cleaned up some animations and clipping on female dwarves and gnomes in a dialogue with your Dream Visitor in the Astral Plane. – Fixed hand contact with the lyre in the Shadow-Cursed Lands if you fail a dialogue check. – Fixed jittering and an issue with where Dame Aylin is looking in her dialogue with Lorroakan at Sorcerous Sundries. – Fixed Ciara Blank’s awkward head position in the Lower City. – Adjusted an awkward head position on Bunt Chugley in the Lower City. – Fixed a trigger issue in the dialogue with Raphael in the House of Hope after the alarm goes off. – Fixed the cinematic of Minsc leaving the party ending prematurely. – Fixed some cameras to account better for shorter races. – Polished Karlach’s facial expressions in her recruitment dialogue. – Fixed several issues for female dragonborn body types when getting touchy-smoochy with Wyll in Act III. – Adjusted halflings’ legs so they don’t intersect when crossing over in the scene with Lae’zel at camp after the celebration. – Added explosion VFX in the dialogue with the Brewer. – Tweaked a camera in the scene with the Chosen in the Colony. – Fixed a sliding foot and fixed some cameras for small races in the dialogue where Sazza is caged in the Emerald Grove. – Fixed a head pop in the dialogue where Sazza is caged in the Emerald Grove. – Added a new camera to the dialogue with Harper Skywin after the drider ambush. – Fixed some broken tentacle animations and background characters not appearing in the right place in a cinematic dialogue at the Morphic Pool. – Fixed some animations for Lae’zel in the dialogue at night after the camp celebration. – Fixed clipping in a dialogue with Yafeu the djinni. – Fixed a disappearing character in a dialogue with Lorroakan in Sorcerous Sundries. – Fixed hugs clipping for taller players, Astarion jittering, and other issues in Astarion’s main Act II romance scene. – Adjusted the animations for dragonborn characters in the eye-removal scene with the hag. – Fixed some animations for large characters and humans when interacting with the wall in Moonrise Towers. – Added additional head animations for the Emperor’s tentacles and adjusted the mocap. – Fixed Lae’zel’s leg clipping into the bedroll in the camp scene with Gale in the secluded grove. – Fixed clipping in the camp scene with Lae’zel after the camp celebration for dragonborns. – Added custom animation for male mind flayer tentacles and tweaked the mocap in the dialogue with the Dream Visitor about Stelmane. – Smoothed the animation to reduce jitter in the dialogue with Jaheira about the events at Danthelon’s.”Fixed cinematic issues with some dialogues with animals. They will now temporarily remove your Wild Shape form for the duration of the dia – Toned down characters’ reactions to tossing food to the owlbear cub at camp. – Fixed several issues like pops, adjusted some cameras, and made sure there’s contact when kissing in Shadowheart’s main dialogue. – Fixed clipping in a dialogue with Karlach about her upgrade. – Fixed Karlach’s comment not playing if the dialogue with Nadira triggers automatically. – Fixed an offset camera when talking to Findal in the Emerald Grove. – Fixed Gauntlet Yeva floating about in her dialogue, plus other minor tweaks to cameras and head directions. – Made sure dialogues with the Counting House clerks and cashiers play in the right location. – Fixed a line that was cut too short when talking to Fezzerk by the windmill. – Fixed a camera issue in the dialogue with Aurelia in Cazador’s Palace. – Tweaked some mocap, removed jitters, and adjusted poses in the dialogue with Sharlz Molar. – Fixed a blocked camera, some jump cuts, and an animation in the dialogue with Karlach about Soul Coins at Moonrise Towers. – Added some fade-outs for Lae’zel’s dialogue after the endgame battle. – Fixed Lae’zel’s hair popping when she climbs the dragon in the endgame. – Fixed some frozen mocap on Malus Thorm. – Fixed Dame Aylin missing her wings and helmet in a dialogue in Sorcerous Sundries. – Fixed the lighting in a shot in the dialogue where you first use one of the tadpoles. – Fixed missing VFX for Minsc in the Lower City. – Oliver will no longer be visible in cutscenes after he walks off. – Fixed the door disappearing too soon in a camp scene with Gale. – Fixed facial expressions in a Lorroakan dialogue in Sorcerous Sundries. – Fixed the lighting in a Lorroakan dialogue in Sorcerous Sundries. – Made several touch-ups in the scene with the ogres at the Blighted Village. – Made several touch-ups when you talk to Orpheus before freeing him . – Fixed a camera when talking to Shadow-Whiskers in the circus at Wyrm’s Crossing. – Made fixes relating to carving onto Cazador’s back when resolving the Black Mass ritual. – More polish relating to Karlach cinematics. – Facial expression polish relating to certain Gondian Workers in the Steel Watch Foundry. – Fixed a voice line cutting off early when talking to Warrior Plagg at the Goblin Camp. – Fixed magical weapons casting powerful lighting on characters during cinematics. – Fixed a goblin floating up from a bent position in the chicken chase scene at the Goblin Camp. – Clipping fixes for Shadowheart in the Path of Darkness cinematic. – More polish relating to Karlach and Astarion romance cinematic. – Did a polish pass on Karlach’s first dialogue in the House of Hope. – Fixed pops and camera issues in the camp dialogue with Astarion after his bloodthirst goes too far. – Cleaned some jittery mocap in dialogues in the Elfsong Tavern and in Cazador’s Palace. – Fixed camera shots in the dialogue with Dolly Dolly Dolly. – Updated cameras for short races when interacting with the tentacle in the wall at Moonrise Towers. – Fixed some tentacle clipping and animations when talking to the Emperor. – Fixed where characters are looking in a dialogue in the Worg Pens. – Fixed some facial expressions in the dialogue that triggers if you attempt to progress through Act II without Ketheric’s Netherstone. – Fixed some emotions for Minthara when she says she’ll stay in the Shadow-Cursed Lands. – Fixed looping animations for Bernard and player characters. – Fixed Wyll sometimes missing from certain shots in the camp dialogue with Mizora. – Fixed head jitters and a kiss making no physical contact in a dialogue with Lae’zel. – Fixed Lae’zel popping in an endgame dialogue. – Fixed the skiff at the Morphic Pool moving sideways and unnaturally and fixed an empty shot where your character should appear. – Fixed Volo’s needle not appearing. – Fixed Lae’zel’s head popping in a dialogue about Vlaakith. – Fixed a pop and a blocked camera in Shadowheart’s dialogue in the endgame. – Fixed characters looking the wrong way at night with Minthara after the camp celebration. – Made minor adjustment to character positions when opening the barn with the ogre and the bugbear. – Fixed an issue in dialogue with Gale caused by uneven ground. – Fixed some clipping and head issues in a romance scene with Karlach. – Fixed some paddle hands and cleaned up the animation for Harper Donner at Last Light. – Fixed some animation pops in the dialogue with Steelclaw, the delightful Moonrise cat. – Fixed several issues like pops and clips in Gale’s recruitment dialogue. – Fixed Nettie’s branch clipping through her clothes. – Fixed some animations on short races when recruiting Gale. – Added some custom twists and turns for mind flayer tentacles. – Fixed some quirky elbows and mocap issues in the dialogue with Lacy Dancer. – Fixed an awkward shot of Orin in one of her reveals. – Made some improvements to the dialogue with Bernard, including a missing Gale. – Engine Made miscellaneous performance optimizations. – Made minor GPU time improvements on the Vulkan renderer. – Launcher Added a clearer message about mod and data mismatches and some options to help fix it. – Added confirmation for resetting your graphics. – Controller Fixed the controller cursor disappearing when switching from controller to keyboard and mouse by pressing the Escape key and then switching back to controller. – Fixed secondary weapon slots not working correctly on controller if something was already equipped there. – Fixed a controller issue preventing you from selecting an oath when multiclassing into a paladin. – Fixed a missing healing icon on controller. – Other Fixed a memory leak on saving and loading. – Fixed allies’ abilities causing a performance issue in the endgame. – Fixed non-dialogue scenes not updating their animations (e.g. the rats in the main menu). – Improved robustness of behavior animations and script interaction. – Those are the latest Baldur’s Gate 3 patch notes! 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Baldur’s Gate 1 & 2 accidentally announced early for Xbox Game Pass BioWareXbox Game Pass users are receiving notifications announcing the impending arrival of Baldur’s Gate and Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Editions on the service. Baldur’s Gate 3 was one of the biggest games of 2023, earning critical acclaim, achieving commercial success, and sweeping many award shows. Those who have finished their playthroughs of Baldur’s Gate 3 or are just waiting for a future sale might be interested in playing the first two entries in the series. After all, Baldur’s Gate 3 does feature characters from the original titles, even if they’re in smaller roles this time around. While Baldur’s Gate 3 might not be coming to Xbox Game Pass anytime soon, the same might not be true for the original games, which have received enhanced editions with controller support and updated visuals for modern systems. Baldur’s Gate I & II notifications are being sent to Xbox Game Pass subscribers As reported by True Achievements, people with the Xbox Game Pass app on their phones are receiving notifications telling them that Baldur’s Gate and Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Editions are coming to the service. As of the time of writing, the game collection is currently unavailable to download as part of any tier of Game Pass, but the store is currently in the process of adding unannounced titles, including Close to the Sun. The notification was likely sent out early as part of a larger Xbox Game Pass announcement that will be made later today, revealing the new titles that are coming to the service in January. While Baldur’s Gate 3 is an incredible game, fans shouldn’t sleep on the original entries in the series. Baldur’s Gate 1 & 2 are also amazing games, and those who can overlook outdated design and gameplay elements will find an amazing journey that equals the one undertaken by Tav. You don’t need to play the old Baldur’s Gate games to enjoy Baldur’s Gate 3, as there is a century of time separating their events, so they don’t directly tie into each other outside of parts of the Dark Urge Background. The Bhaalspawn Saga is an epic unto itself, and if you haven’t played it before, then the Xbox Game Pass or PC Game Pass versions are the ideal way to experience it for yourself. If you click on a product link on this page we may earn a small affiliate commission.

Astarion’s voice actor is streaming their Baldur’s Gate 3 playthrough in character Larian StudiosThe voice actor for Astarion Neil Newbon has begun streaming their playthrough of Baldur’s Gate 3, reprising his role and giving characters new voices in the process. Baldur’s Gate 3 has been a monumental success. The RPG has skyrocketed to the top of the gaming world, with plenty of success and acclaim to its name. Not only does the game feature massive sprawling maps, in-depth quests, and plenty of companions to romance, but the sheer freedom players are given when playing is immense. Another attribute of Baldur’s Gate 3’s success is the fantastic work put in by the talented voice actors. The characters in Baldur’s Gate 3 are all brought to life with snarky personalities that players are absolutely adoring. Now community favorite Astarion will have a playthrough of his very own, as voice actor Neil Newbon has started a campaign where they voice them once more. Neil Newbon has been streaming their co-op playthrough with writer Tom de Ville on Twitch, and uploading various clips of the funny moments onto YouTube. Alongside the pair, Newbon has invited other voice actors like Amelia Tyler, who voices the narrator, and animation director Thierry Van Gyseghem to feature on the stream. For those looking to join in on the action, you can catch his stream when he’s live, or alternatively check out Neil’s YouTube channel where they’ve been uploading the VODs in multiple parts for those wanting to watch. Newbon is a prolific voice actor who has starred in several video games before jumping in as Astarion in Baldur’s Gate 3, including roles as Heisenberg in Resident Evil: Village and Isaac in Deliver Us Mars.

Astarion’s origin run in Baldur’s Gate 3 unlocks new ways to experience his story Larian StudiosPlaying as the origin characters has never been quite as popular as creating a new Tav or a Dark Urge character in Baldur’s Gate 3, but there are definitely some narrative upsides to doing so. Playing as the origin characters saves you spending a couple of hours in the character creation screen, but it also means you have a bespoke story to uncover as you journey through the game. For Astarion, it revolves around his relationship with Cazador and the rest of his spawn, reaching a pinnacle in Act 3. Astarion has become the mascot of Baldur’s Gate 3 in all but name, being by far the most popular companion in the game, and the most recognisable face as well. And while many players might prefer to play as someone else so they can see his story unfold externally (or so they can romance him for the fifth time), there are definitely some upsides from exploring the story from his perspective. Larian Studios’ attention to detail is on full display here, because it turns out that if Astarion is kidnapped by spawn in Act 3, you can play through his escape from Cazador’s dungeon from his point of view, including an encounter with Godey the skeleton. One player detailed how this meant there were new options at the Cazador boss fight, because Astarion gets the chance to resist rather than getting sucked into the ritual. “It’s such a badass scene and a huge departure from the average playthrough where Astarion always loses his cool and gets sucked into the ritual circle. “At least as an Origin, he has so much strength, presence of mind, and sheer force of will. And how many players get to see it? I’m impressed. Larian really thought of everything.”

Astarion fans disappointed as Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 4 adds new romance bugs Larian StudiosThe latest Baldur’s Gate 3 patch makes some changes to the game’s romances, and while Karlach and Halsin fans are celebrating, Astarion seems to be hit particularly hard by new bugs. Baldur’s Gate 3 just got a huge new patch on November 2 that makes some big changes to the game’s romances. Patch 4 makes some big changes, such as locking Lae’zel’s sex scene behind more than just high approval – a change that’s sure to impact the Sex% speedrunning community. On top of that, there are some improvements, like changes to kiss animations for Karlach and Halsin. However, the update introduces some new bugs that seem to have hit Astarion and his romance arc pretty hard. Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 4 has Karlach and Halsin fans celebrating as Astarion lovers lament bugs While Karlach and Halsin romancers are thrilled by Patch 4’s new and improved kissing animations, Astarion fans are reporting new frustration following the update. Players have reported bugs that cause his kiss not to play, as well as dialogue and animation issues. In fairness to Larian, this player’s issue may have been caused by mods. But even those who are able to trigger Astarion’s kiss animation after Patch 4 are expressing disappointment. As one player said, “It truly seems like with every kiss he’s about to break up with you and hates it, which for someone kissing him after his quest and after we admit our love for each other…. feels like such a bummer.” Astarion lovers are not alone, as Shadowheart fans are also reporting issues after the patch. Plus, Gale has been pretty buggy for a while, with new patches seeming to introduce more issues for the Wizard of Waterdeep. Fortunately, there is some good news. Dataminers have reportedly found that all romances were supposed to get improved kisses, plus a possible new hug option. It looks like Larian does intend to improve all companion relationships – romantic or platonic – so hopefully that will be sorted out with future patches and hotfixes. If you liked this, be sure to check out the rest of our Baldur’s Gate 3 coverage, which includes the latest news, guides, and much more.

Asmongold hits out at trolls review bombing Baldur’s Gate 3 as it beats Zelda TotK Asmongold/Larian StudiosTwitch star Asmongold has hit out at people giving Baldur’s Gate 3 negative reviews to try and balance things out after it eclipsed Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom on Metacritic. Whenever a new game or new update, especially one as highly anticipated as Baldur’s Gate 3 releases, fans of the series are quick to put their review scores online – especially to places like Metacritic. Typically, these scores will be high right off the bat, before settling down a little bit. However, Larian Studios’ new RPG title has just been on fire. It’s beaten Zelda: Tear of the Kingdom’s score on Metacritic and currently sits with an incredible 97 out of 100 Metascore – as well as a 9.3 user score. Naturally, there have been some trolly reviews of lower scores to try and drag that down. There are a few fair 0’s from people that are annoyed by all the hype the game has received. And, well, they’ve caught the eye of Asmongold. Asmongold bashes “stupid” negative reviews of Baldur’s Gate 3 Unlike pretty much everyone else on Twitch, the OTK founder has been more focused on playing Diablo 4 than Baldur’s Gate, but he hasn’t been shy in hitting out at those people review bombing it. “People are giving it 0s to balance it out? Well yeah, of course, because they’re stupid,” Asmon said during his August 10 stream on his Zackrawrr channel. “Again, these are people that probably have -20k in gacha games. “So, whenever people start promoting games that don’t have microtransactions, it makes them feel a little bit stupid, so they have to spend money to feel smarter. Sorry, make fake reviews to feel smarter about spending money on a video game.” The scores aren’t just split into two factions – those scoring it high and those trying to drag it down – there are a fair few middle-of-the-road scores too. As it stands, Baldur’s Gate 3 is on to sweep Game of the Year awards, but there’s still plenty of time to go for that. But, clearly, fans are loving the fact it has no microtransactions like many other rivals.

Amazing Baldur’s Gate 3 mod has console players begging for access Larian StudiosPatch 7 is fast approaching, and Baldur’s Gate 3 console players badly want to experience the extra races and lineages provided by one fantastic mod. Baldur’s Gate 3 features all of the races and subraces from the D&D 5E Player’s Handbook, along with a few new options, such as the Githyanki. While a few of these are extraordinary, like the Dragonborn, most of the Baldur’s Gate 3 races are standard fantasy fare. This is a shame, as there’s cut content in Baldur’s Gate 3 that suggests more races were planned. These only exist as dialogue strings, suggesting they didn’t make it far in development or were intended for the DLC that’s not being made. Luckily, there’s a mod for the PC version of Baldur’s Gate 3 that finishes the cut races and adds more. This is the Fantastical Multiverse mod by Dungeons and Souls, which is found on Nexus Mods. A thread on Reddit praises its content and hopes that it will come to consoles in the future. Fantastical Multiverse adds content from existing D&D books, letting you play races like the Astral Elf from Spelljammer, Bugbears, Kobolds, Genasi, Firbolg, and more. You can also make custom Lineages, giving you unparalleled customization over your character’s basic abilities. As Baldur’s Gate 3’s upcoming Patch 7 will add mod support, fans on Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 want to see Fantastical Multiverse want to see it on consoles. “It’s my favorite mod in this game,” one user wrote, and continued, “Playing as a bugbear or a kobold is just so fun. It reminds me of why I like regular DnD so much (being able to play as something other than a human with pointy ears #642).” “Please be in PS5 too,” another user wrote, while one said, “The main reason I’m excited for mods coming to consoles is so I can finally be the kobold my Tav was always meant to be.” It’s unclear exactly what DLC will be available in the official Baldur’s Gate 3 mods. After all, Larian Studios will be curating them, and it’s possible that some of the content in Fantastical Mods won’t make the cut. Hopefully, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S fans will be able to experiment with more races once they’ve grown weary of conventionally attractive humans with slightly pointed ears. Though, knowing Baldur’s Gate 3 fans, that day may never come.

One important aspect of Baldur’s Gate 3 are its Feats, which are essentially special talents that can apply buffs to your character. Here’s a full list of all the available Feats in the game and a description of the benefits each provides. \n\n\n\nThere are a lot of ways to customize your character in Baldur’s Gate 3, from your classes and subclasses to race and appearance. Feats are another way you can tailor your character as they provide unique buffs when applied. \n\n\n\nThe Feats you can select vary based on the class of your character and it can be quite overwhelming to keep track of what they all do, so we’ve got you covered.\n\n\n\nHere’s a rundown of every Feat in Baldur’s Gate 3 and the effects they have in the game.\n\n\n\nFeats will be part of the respec options on Baldur’s Gate 3 according to devs.\n\n\n\nList of all Feats in Baldur’s Gate 3\n\n\n\nThere are a huge number of Feats in Baldur’s Gate 3 and here is the full list now that the complete version of Baldur’s Gate 3 is finally here. \n\n\n\nFeatBuffsAbility ImprovementsYou can spend 2 ability points on either Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Wisdom, Charisma, and Intelligence, or increase two of them by 1.ActorCharisma increases by 1, Proficiency multiplied by 2 for Deception & Performance Checks.AlertInitiative receives a +5 bonus and players can’t be surprised.AthleteStrength and Dexterity increase by 1 up to a maximum of 20. Standing after being prone requires fewer movement points. Lump increases by 50%.ChargerPlayer gains Charger: Weapon Attack & Charger: Shove.Crossbow ExpertAttack Rolls are not Disadvantaged at close range. Piercing Shot inflicts Gaping Wounds for 2x longer.Defensive DuelistWhen attacked by a melee ability, your reaction will increase your Armor Class.Dual WielderGain a point in Armor Class when you wield a melee weapon on both hands. You will also be able to use two heavy weapons at the same time.Dungeon DelverGain Advantage on Perception Checks to detect hidden objects and Saving Throws to avoid or resist traps. Resistance to damage dealt by traps.DurableConstitution increases by 1. You regain full HP each time you take Short Rest.Elemental AdeptA player gains Charger: Weapon Attack & Charger: Shove.Great Weapon MasterUpon scoring a critical hit with a melee attack or getting a kill will grant you a bonus. Heavily ArmouredStrength increased by one up to a maximum of 20.Heavy Armour MasterGain Resistance to a damage type of your choice. You can’t roll a 1 when casting spells of that type either. Select from: Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, and Thunder.Lightly ArmouredStrength or Dexterity increased by one up to a maximum of 20.LuckyStrength increases by 1. Damage from non-magical attacks decreases by 3 while wearing heavy armor.Mage SlayerGain 3 Luck Points to gain an Advantage on Attack Rolls, Ability Checks, or Saving Throws. Can make an enemy reroll their Attack Rolls.Magic Initiate: BardGain a level 1 spell and 2 Cantrips from Bards. Your spell casting will depend on your Charisma.Magic Initiate: ClericGain a spell slot, a level one spell, and two Cantrips from the Cleric list. Magic Initiate: DruidGain a level 1 spell and 2 Cantrips from Druids. Your spell casting will depend on your Wisdom.Magic Initiate: SorcererGain a level 1 spell and 2 Cantrips from Sorcerer. Your spell casting will depend on your Charisma.Magic Initiate: WarlockGain a spell slot, a level one spell, and two Cantrips from the Warlock list. Magic Initiate: WizardGain a spell slot, a level one spell, and two Cantrips from the Wizard list. Martial AdeptYou gain Advantage on any Saving Throw after a creature casts a spell within melee range of you. Players can use a reaction to attack against the caster. Disadvantage applied to enemies you hit on Concentration Saving Throws.Medium Armor MasterStrength or Dexterity increased by 1 up to a maximum of 20 and gained proficiency with Medium Armor and Shields.MobileMovement speed increases and Dash is not affected by terrain. If you move after performing a melee, the enemy won’t deliver Opportunity Attacks.Moderately ArmouredObtain one superiority die and learn two maneuvers from Battle Master. Regain an extended superiority dice after a long rest. ObservantWearing Medium Armour doesn’t trigger a Disadvantage on Stealth Checks. Bonus from Dexterity Modifier to Armour Class increases to +3 from +2.PerformerIncreases Charisma by 1 up to a maximum of 20.Polearm MasterYou can use a Bonus Action when attacking with the butt of your Glaive, Halberd, Quarterstaff, or Spear. You can also make an Opportunity Attack when a target comes gets close to you.ResilientIncrease an Ability by 1. Gain Proficiency in that Ability’s Saving Throws. Select from: Charisma, Constitution, Dexterity, Intelligence, Strength, and Wisdom.Ritual CasterYou can learn two ritual spells of your choosing.Savage AttackerYou can roll damage dice twice and use the top result when using weapon attacks.SentinelIntelligence or Wisdom increases by 1. +5 bonus to passive Wisdom and passive Intelligence.SharpshooterRanged weapon attacks don’t receive penalties from High Ground Rules.Attacks with ranged weapons you are Proficient with have a -5 penalty to their Attack Roll. They deal an additional 10 damage though.Shield MasterGain 2 bonus Dexterity saving throws when using shields. Use this reaction to protect yourself from spells. SkilledGain proficiency in any combination of three skills.Spell SniperYou learn a cantrip. The number to roll a Critical Hit while attacking is reduced by 1. The effect can stack.Tavern BrawlerWhen you make an unarmed attack, use an improvised weapon, or throw something, your Strength Modifier is added twice to the damage and Attack Rolls.ToughHP increased by +2 for every level.War CasterIf enemy attacks within melee range, you can use a reaction to make a weapon attack against them. Target ally can’t have the Sentinel Feat.Gain Advantage on Opportunity Attacks. When you hit a creature with an Opportunity Attack, it can no longer move for the duration of its remaining turn.Weapon MasterStrength or Dexterity increased by 1 up to a maximum of 20.\n\n\n\nThis is everything you need to know with regard to Feats in Baldur’s Gate 3. Additionally, do not forget to check some of our other guides for BG3 here at Dexerto. \n\n\n\nBest Sorcerer build | Best Bard build | Best Rogue build | Best Fighter build | Best Ranger build | Best Barbarian build | Best Druid build | Best Warlock build | Best Wizard build | Baldur’s Gate 3: What’s the max level cap? | Best Baldur’s Gate 3 classes tier list | How to revive characters in Baldur’s Gate 3 | Can you multiclass in Baldur’s Gate 3 | Baldur’s Gate 3 Soul Coins: How to get them & what they are | Baldur’s Gate 3: Fastest ways to get XP & level up | Baldur’s Gate 3: How to respec your character | Baldur’s Gate 3 Karmic Dice: What are they?

All Baldur’s Gate 3 Origin characters explained: Dark Urge, Astarion, Shadowheart & more Larian StudiosOrigin characters in Baldur’s Gate 3 add an interesting dynamic to the game, each with unique advantages. Here’s what each of these characters brings to the table. While the Dungeons and Dragons-inspired game provides extensive options for character creation, including class and race selection, using a premade Origin character can be appealing for some. Thankfully, Origin characters serve that exact purpose, and they provide unique benefits to your Baldur’s Gate 3 experience if you decide to use them such as additional quests and lore. So, here’s everything you need to know about Origin characters in the game. What are Origin characters in Baldur’s Gate 3? Origin characters are pre-designed builds you can choose when you’re in character creation. Instead of making one from scratch, you simply step into the shoes of these Origin characters and begin, using their stats, backstories, quests, motivations, and more. What makes Origin characters so wonderful is that you get exclusive quests, and are able to learn more about that character’s backstory, making it a perfect way to understand those companions a little better. On top of this, if your Origin character is recruited as a companion, their previous experiences will influence their opinion of your exploits and your relationship with said companions. All Baldur’s Gate 3 Origin characters There are seven Origin characters to choose from. If not selected, all can become Companions except the Dark Urge. We’ve listed all the companions and their classes below: Astarion: A High-Elf Rogue with a Charlatan background. He’s good at deception, sleight of hand, stealth, acrobatics, perception, performance, and persuasion. – Lae’zel: A Githyanki Fighter with a Soldier background. She is good at athletics, acrobatics, survival, and intimidation. Lae’zel can handle light, medium and heavy armor without trouble. – Gale: A Human Wizard with a Sage background. He’s good at Arcana history, investigation, insight, and persuasion. – Shadowheart: A High-Elf Cleric with an Acolyte background and Trickery subclass. She’s good at history, insight, medicine and religion. – Wyll: A Human Warlock with a Folk Hero background and the Fiend subclass. He’s good at animal handling, arcana, intimidation, persuasion and survival. – Karlach: A Zariel Tiefling Barbarian with an Outlander background. She’s good at athletics, intimidation, perception and survival. – The Dark Urge: This is the player’s choice. You can choose it to be whatever race, subrace, class or subclass you want, and even their look is customizable. However, the background will always be Haunted One, which makes them good at intimidation and medicine. – Those are all the Origin characters in Baldur’s Gate 3 and what they are all about. You can take a look at the voice cast for Baldur’s Gate 3 to see where you’ve heard them before. You can also check out the fastest ways to get XP & level up in Baldur’s Gate 3.

Baldur’s Gate 3: All companions, classes & where to find them Larian Studios/ DexertoBaldur’s Gate 3 features a lot of lovable companions who can join you on your journey through the Forgotten Realms, and we’ve got a breakdown of them all in this guide. Larian Studios’ game has ten companions, including six Origin characters. The remaining four companions are critical to your group’s dynamics and unfold at particular points in the narrative. Whether they’re Origin characters or otherwise, all the companions have a specific class as well as character-defining preferences and peeves, which sometimes include each other. So, here’s everything we know about the party members of Baldur’s Gate 3. Shadowheart Shadowheart is a High Half-elven Cleric of Shar. Her dedication to the neutral-evil goddess of darkness and the night allows her to use illusion and manipulation magic on top of the standard Cleric arsenal. While she starts with the Trickery Domain, you can switch her to something better (like Tempest) using the magic mirror in the Camp. Shadowheart is the first character you can recruit after the tutorial. Once you wake up after the Nautiloid crash, you’ll find her passed out in the area beyond where you fell. Simply wake her up and ask her to join your party. Astarion Astarion is a handsome High-Elf Rogue who also happens to be a vampire. His class and affliction give him a variety of stealth attacks and a few magic options if you’re so inclined. Astarion can be found early in Act I. Once you’ve grabbed Shadowheart, head left into the Nautiloid wreckage and defeat the Intellect Devourers. Then, head left again and follow the path around the coast. You’ll run into Astarion near a crossroads. During your initial encounter, Astarion will try and stab you, but it’s easy to slip from his grasp and calm the situation down. Once he realizes your mutual tadpole problem, he’ll join the party. Gale With great hair and powerful spells, Gale is a powerful Human Wizard. He’s a competent magic user with some potential build variety and tons of great spells to set him apart from the rest. From the area where you meet Astarion, head back into the Nautiloid and pass through it until you reach an area on the map called the Roadside Cliffs. You’ll see a sparking fast travel portal with a hand coming out of it. This is Gale, who needs a little help getting out. Simply pull Gale out and he’ll readily join the party. If you’re playing the Dark Urge Origin and want to keep Gale in the party, resist the urge to remove his hand when it reaches out through the portal. Otherwise, you’ll accidentally kill him. Wyll You’d think Wyll’s habit of consorting with demons would make him a rather nasty fellow. Despite that, this Human Warlock with the Fiend Patron subclass is an honorable warrior who’s a capable swordsman with some eldritch magic to back it up. To recruit Wyll, head to the Druid Grove in Act I and you’ll see a cutscene where he helps defend the front gate from goblins. Once the battle is won, enter Druid Grove and seek out the Tiefling camp, where Wyll teaches kids how to fight. Speak to him and you’ll recruit him, though he’ll be tasked with hunting Karlach. You can keep Karlach and Wyll in the same party. If you take Wyll with you when you find Karlach, it’s easy to convince both of them to stand down. Lae’zel Lae’zel is a powerful Githyanki Fighter whose usefulness in combat is balanced by her snarky demeanor and sharp tongue. She’s all about bashing enemy heads in, so keep her around if you’re playing a spellcaster. You’ll have Lae’zel in your party during the tutorial, but she’ll vanish once you crash land. It doesn’t take long to find her. Simply head to the Roadside Cliffs (mentioned above in Gale’s recruitment) and head to the area behind the fast travel point. On the road, you’ll find Lae’zel trapped in a cage by some Tieflings. You can either kill the Tieflings or convince them to leave. If you choose to fight, use a ranged weapon on the bottom of Lae’zel’s cage to free her, allowing her to join the battle. This is also required if you convince the Tieflings to leave, otherwise, she’ll be stuck up there. Once Lae’zel is free, she’ll easily join the party, though she’ll ask the player to visit a nearby Githyanki Creche to seek aid. Don’t do this straight away, as it has some punishing foes. Just concentrate on the other Act I quests for the time being, then visit the Creche before you’re ready to go to Act II. Karlach Karlach is a Zariel Tiefling Barbarian with the ability to enter a powerful Rage that increases her damage. Thanks to her infernal bloodline, she’ll gain access to powerful smiting spells as she levels up, and the player can feed her Soul Coins to improve her damage even further. Karlach is found near a river to the west of the Druid Grove. Wyll wants to seek her out, as do some nearby Paladins, but ignore them, as Karlach is a good character and a loyal party member. From the Emerald Grove fast travel point, head west to the big stone bridge crossing the river, go across, and then head north. Keep going until you find another river, then follow the river east. You’ll spot Karlach hanging out behind a log bridge. Even if you have Wyll, it’s easy to recruit Karlach into your party. Ideally, you’ll want both of them around, so make sure to sort to prevent any fights between them. Also, make sure to kill those lying Paladins if they told you about Karlach. Halsin Halsin is a Wood Elf Druid with the Circle of the Moon subclass, who’s the leader of the Druid Grove in the first act. While you can encounter him in Act I, he won’t fully join you until Act II. You’ll learn in the Druid Grove that Halsin has gone missing. He’s currently Wild Shaped into his bear form in the Goblin Camp, where he can be found trapped in the Worg Pens. When you’re ready to wipe out the Goblins, it’s best to free him first, as having a rampaging bear as an ally is really helpful. Once the Goblins and the three True Souls are defeated, he’ll return with you to the Druid Grove, where he’ll hopefully resolve the remaining tensions. Once that’s completed, he’ll hang out in your camp for a while. In Act 2, head to The Last Light Inn and seek out Art Cullagh, the man who is trapped in his dreams. Tell Halsin in the camp about Thaniel and then return to Art Cullagh. This will start the “Art’s Last Orders” quest. Continue through the game until you meet Malus Throm in the House of Healing. Once you’ve defeated Malus, take the lute off his body and use it with Art Cullagh. This will result in a new quest, where you must protect Halsin from shadow monsters while he’s using a portal. Save and use the Wall of Fire spell scrolls for this battle! That spell will make the quest trivial, as the shadow monsters will run into it and get incinerated. If you complete the quest, talk to Halsin in the Camp and he’ll finally join the party. Jaheira Jaheira is a Half-Elf Druid with the Circle of the Land subclass. She’s a powerful warrior and one that many may recognize from previous Baldur’s Gate games, as she was a major character in the Bhaalspawn Saga. You’ll encounter Jaheria at The Last Light Inn in Act 2, but she’ll only serve as a temporary party member throughout the Underdark. Once you defeat Ketheric Throm at the end of Act 2, if Jaheria is still alive, she’ll join the party in Act 3. This means you might be waiting a while before nature’s servant joins you. Minthara Minthara is a Drow Paladin and a villain in most good routes. She’s one of the three chosen Absolute, and if you choose to side with her will become one of your companions. If you’re playing an evil route, simply enter the Goblin Camp on good terms and seek Minthara out in its depths. Reveal the location of the Druid Grove to her and agree to attack it. Travel back to the Druid Grove and murder its inhabitants. During the victory party, you can unlock Minthara’s romance scene. It’s vitally important that you do not visit the Githyanki Creche before wiping out the Druid Grove! If you do, the Druids will seal off the area, and Minthara will attack you for taking too long. Then, continue to Act II and reach the Moonrise Towers, where you’ll find Minthara being interrogated by Ketheric. Convince the enemy to send Minthara to jail and then free here, where she’ll join your party. If you’re doing a good route, simply make sure to knock Minthara unconscious instead of killing her during the Goblin Camp fight. When you reach Moonrise Towers, the same scenes as the evil route will play out, giving you a new chance to recruit her. Minsc Minsc is a Human Ranger with the Hunter subclass, who is one of the most famous characters in the Baldur’s Gate series, even becoming a major part of Dungeons & Dragons. Naturally, he’s joined by Boo, his deadly hamster. In order to recruit Minsc, you need Jaheria in your party, which means you won’t get him until you reach Act 3. Jaheira will give you the High Harper quest, which you must follow until you reach the Lower City Sewers. Follow the quest markers until you encounter Minsc in the sewers. Like with Minthara, you must use non-lethal attacks on Minsc. If you accidentally kill Minsc, then Jaheira will also leave the party. The Emperor will try to convince you to kill Minsc, so you must convince him to help. Once you do, Minsc and Boo will join the party. Want to learn more about Baldur’s Gate 3? Check out our guides on the Dark Urge, best mods, and so much more.

All classes & subclasses in Baldur’s Gate 3 Larian StudiosIn Baldur’s Gate 3, players can select from 12 distinct classes, each with a multitude of subclasses that offer a diverse range of gameplay styles. Every job has vastly different abilities, all of which you’ll need to survive the horrors of the Forgotten Realms. Baldur’s Gate 3 uses the D&D 5E rules. This means you pick a race/background/class combo at the start of the game. Then, whenever you level up, continue to proceed as that class (up to a max level of 12,) or spread the levels across different classes, allowing for various multiclass builds. Additionally, each class has a subclass option that’s chosen at some point between levels 1-3. These offer extra customization options, though bear in mind that you can only select one subclass per class. With all of this in mind, here’s every class and subclass option in Baldur’s Gate 3. Barbarian The Barbarian eschews skill and subtlety for brute force. You’re all about hitting a foe as hard as possible and asking questions later. Leave the chat to your party members, as the only thing you respect is the edge of an axe. Barbarians have the highest hit points in the RPG, use their Rage power to increase their damage output, have greater movement than the other martial classes, and don’t need armor to deflect blows. Barbarians choose their subclass at level 3. Their options are: Berserker – Their Rage ability turns into Frenzy, which lets you toss enemies around. As they level up, they become immune to Charmed and Frightened conditions and can make Intimidation checks to scare foes. – Wildheart – These nature warriors call on the power of animals, improving their Rage ability and gaining a variety of new powers, depending on what beasts they worship. – Wild Magic – Throw some spells into the mix, causing you to create bursts of wild magic in battle. Perfect for players who love pure chaos. You also become highly resilient to the spells of others and can restore allies’ magical powers. – For full details about the best Barbarian build, check out our dedicated guide. Bard The music makers and dreamer of dreams, the Bards are the ultimate Jack-of-all-trades class. Not only are they full spellcasters, but they can fight on the front lines with the fighters, and use their skills to help the party outside of combat. Bard magic has spells that can heal and buff allies, as well as inflict debilitating debuffs and status effects on enemies. They can also inspire the party, making them more effective in combat, as well as bust out an instrument at any time for a mid-fight singalong. Bards choose their subclass at level 3. Their options are: College of Lore – Not only can you pick spells from other class lists, but you can use the Cutting Words ability to insult enemies so hard that they fail their dice rolls. – College of Swords – These swashbucklers are masters of the blade, equalling the warriors of the party with their extra attacks and greater range of proficiencies. – College of Valour – The best buffing Bard, as their Bardic Inspiration ability can be used by allies to inflict more damage in combat. They can also wear better armor and use a shield in combat. – For full details about the best Bard build, check out our dedicated guide. Cleric The gods are very much real in Baldur’s Gate 3, and if you pray hard enough, they’ll let you use some of their powers. The Cleric does this as they’re a conduit of divine magic. Cleric is the best healing class in the game. Not only that, but they’re the masters of obliterating the undead and can even call on some holy magic to smite unbelievers. Clerics choose their subclass at level 1. Their options are: Life Domain – If Clerics are the best healers, then this is the best healing subclass. All of your powers are centered around improving the effectiveness of your restorative abilities. – Light Domain – Use the power of light to blind foes, and add some powerful arcane fire spells to your arsenal. – Knowledge Domain – Gives you powers that aid out of combat skills, along with adding some useful mind control/debuff spells. – Nature Domain – Adds some Druid-style powers and spells to your list without the need for multiclassing. – Tempest Domain – Utilize the power of the storm to master Thunder and Lightning damage, as well as give you Heavy Armor Proficiency. – Trickery Domain – The stealth-based Cleric, who gains powers that fool enemies, along with shadow-based spells. – War Domain – If you want to fight alongside the warriors on the frontline, then this Domain will give you more combat proficiencies, buffing spells, and divinity powers that increase your damage in combat. – For full details about the best Cleric build, check out our dedicated guide. Druid Nature has a voice in Baldur’s Gate 3, and it’s often saying, “Kill the people cutting down trees.” Druids are the ones who answer Nature’s refreshingly direct call, tapping into primal forces to control the world around them. Druids are a full spellcasting class with magic that lets them heal, influence wild beasts, and unleash the elements. Not only that, but they can transform into animals, including bears, using the strength of their form to tear foes to shreds. Druids choose their subclass at level 2. Their options are: Circle of the Moon – These are the masters of the Wild Shape ability, letting them transform into animals quicker, spend spells to heal in their new form, and even learn how to shift into elementals at higher levels. – Circle of the Land – These are the magic-focused Druids, who gain access to way more spells and can even recover some of their spent slots without resting. – Circle of the Spores – Ever watch The Last of Us? Is Parasect your favorite Pokemon? Then, this is the subclass for you. Infect your enemies with fungal spores and drain the life from their bodies. – For full details about the best Druid build, check out our dedicated guide. Fighter What once was the most generic class in D&D is actually one of the most popular choices in Baldur’s Gate 3. The Fighter might seem boring at the concept stage, but it’s a highly effective combat class. Fighters can use all weapons and armor of the bat, so you can switch to better gear instantly whenever it’s found. The best reason to play a Fighter is their level 2 Action Surge ability, as it can be used to unleash many attacks in a single round. You’ll also have access to more Feats than any other class in the game. Fighters choose their subclass at level 3. Their options are: Battle Master – Those who want to spice up the Fighter should go for the Battle Master. They gain access to different “Manoeuvres,” allowing you to pull special attacks in combat, including dealing more damage and inflicting status effects. – Champion: Easily the most basic subclass in the game, with only one amazing ability: reducing the number needed to perform a critical hit from 20 to 19-20. Pick this subclass if you want to ignore the character options as much as possible and just focus on the game. – Eldritch Knight – You can cast some spells from the Wizard list, as well as enchant your favored weapon and throw Cantrips in alongside your main attack. – For full details about the best Fighter build, check out our dedicated guide. Monk Screw that Tolkien-inspired fantasy garbage. You want to go through the Forgotten Realms as magical Bruce Lee! The Monk is the unparalleled master of unarmed combat. You don’t need spells and you don’t need swords. Instead, you have your Dragon Ball-style Ki to make your flesh stronger than metal, allowing you to outspeed and overcome anyone foolish enough to cross you. Monks choose their subclass at level 3. Their options are: Way of the Four Elements – Not only do you have your martial skills, but you can add some spells to your repertoire, letting you call on the four classic elements in a fight. – Way of the Open Hand – Often called the best subclass in the game, these Monks can add status effects to their attacks and use their Ki to empower their attacks even further, for ridiculous damage output. – Way of the Shadow – The Baldur’s Gate 3 version of the ninja, these Monks gain powers that make them more stealthy and allow them to operate in the darkness. – For full details about the best Monk build, check out our dedicated guide. Paladin If Clerics funnel divine energy into their spells, then Paladins are the ones who pour it into their weapons. These holy (and sometimes unholy) knights can channel the raw divinity of their deities into the blades, unleashing pure hurt onto enemies, especially the undead and fiends. Not only are Paladins skilled at crushing enemies, but they also wield spells and special abilities to heal their allies. They can also use all weapons and armor, which is handy, as there are tons of great equipment options in the game. Paladins choose their subclass at level 1. There is also a hidden subclass that has to be unlocked by completing specific actions. Their options are: Oath of the Ancients – Sworn protector of nature, these Paladins add some Druid and Ranger powers to their repertoire, including the ability to repel fey and ensnare foes. – Oath of Devotion – Those who protect the weak, allowing them to use holy magic to empower their weapons and gain spells that shield allies. – Oath of Vengeance – You have chosen to destroy evil wherever you find it. Your spells and abilities are all about making you stronger and weakening your foes, helping you to bring them down. – Oathbreaker – You have to select another Oath first and then perform actions to break it, transforming you into this subclass. You have shattered your oath and can tap into that heresy to inflict terrible debuffs onto your foes. – For full details about the best Paladin build, check out our dedicated guide. Ranger The D&D 5E Ranger is notoriously the worst class in the game. Fortunately, Larian Studios gave Rangers a much-needed boost, making them more viable in a combat-heavy experience like Baldur’s Gate 3. Rangers are amazing in the wilderness, thanks to a broad range of out-of-combat skills that can keep the party safe. When it comes to battle, not only are they masters of archery and dual-wielding, but they have their own primal spells to call on, which can inflict debuffs on their foes and force them to take more damage. Rangers choose their subclass at level 3. Their options are: Beast Master – Why fight alone when you can call on powerful animal companions to work alongside you? These helpful critters can damage enemies and scout ahead for the party without risking any important characters’ necks. – Hunter – The Drizzt wannabes of Baldur’s Gate 3 should pick this class, as they’re the combat-focused Rangers. They gain many useful skills that let them pile on damage against specific enemy types. – Gloom Stalker – The stealth-based Rangers gain spells that let them hide from foes, which is handy, as they’re incredibly deadly when fighting while unseen. – For full details about the best Ranger build, check out our dedicated guide. Rogue You’ll be exploring lots of dungeons and dangerous environments in Baldur’s Gate 3, and there is no better ally to have in these places than a Rogue. They can spot traps from a mile away, break any lock you put in front of them, and notice hidden items that the rest of the party ignored. This focus on exploration doesn’t mean Rogues are slouches in the combat department. Not only can they pile on damage with their Sneak Attack ability, but they zip in and out of battle without fear, thanks to their incredible Cunning Action power. Rogues choose their subclass at level 3. Their options are: Assassin – Hired killers are really helpful in a fight. These deadly Rogues deal a ton of damage against foes who haven’t spotted them yet, making them ideal for stealthy parties. – Arcane Trickster – These Rogues add some magic to their skill set. Not only that, but they can use the Mage Hand Cantrip to influence objects from afar. After all, why should you put yourself in danger? – Thief – This subclass lets you perform two Bonus Actions per round. Not only does this synergy incredibly well with Cunning Action (allowing you to flee from dangerous situations easily), but it lets you chug two potions per round for extra healing & buffing. – For full details about the best Rogue build, check out our dedicated guide. Sorcerer Much like the mutants from the X-Men franchise, Sorcerers gain their power from genetics. In most cases, it’s because they have a supernatural being as an ancestor, usually a dragon, which means they have arcane might flowing through their blood. Sorcerers are a full arcane spellcaster class with the mighty Metamagic power. This lets you alter how spells work on the fly, giving you ultimate customization options. You can also create extra spell slots, which means you get more magic per day than your contemporaries. Sorcerers choose their subclass at level 1. Their options are: Draconic Bloodline – Your grandpa was Smaug. This gives you a choice of elemental affinities, more hit points, a higher armor class, and even the ability to fly at high levels. – Storm Sorcery – You can be Storm from the X-Men. The winds will pull you out of dangerous situations, while your Lightning and Thunder spells will wreak havoc on your foes. – Wild Magic – You are the embodiment of Chaos. There’s a chance that all of your spells will cause a Wild Magic surge, creating an unpredictable effect. You can also tip the odds in your favor, bending luck as needed. – For full details about the best Sorcerer build, check out our dedicated guide. Warlock Warlocks gained their magical powers by signing a binding contract with a higher power. In Baldur’s Gate 3, this means you owe the devil, Cthulhu, or a fairy monarch a favor. Luckily, they’ll give you lots of cool powers while you work off your debt. While you don’t gain as many spells as Sorcerers or Wizards, you’ll receive tons of unique magical powers throughout the game. Spells will restore on a Short Rest, so you can afford to be more trigger-happy with them. You’re also the supreme master of the Eldritch Blast, which is the best Cantrip in Baldur’s Gate 3. Warlocks choose their subclass at level 1. Their options are: Archfey – You can tap into the power of the Feywild. This lets you frighten your foes and slip away from combat unnoticed. – The Fiend – You have the power of the Nine Hells or the Abyss. This lets you heal when you slay foes, improve your abilities, and resist damage. – The Great Old One – You have the power of the unknowable cosmos. This lets you terrify your enemies and shield your mind from intruders, which is really useful in a game filled with Mind Flayers. – For full details about the best Warlock build, check out our dedicated guide. Wizard Wizards have to work hard to master magic, as they must learn how it works, study ancient rituals, and speak secret languages to make the Weave do their bidding. This gives them the greatest understanding of why magic works the way it does. As a Wizard, you can potentially learn every spell on your list, so long as you find scrolls in the overworld. You can also switch your spell selection during a Long Rest, something the other arcane classes cannot do. Not only that, but you’ll master one of the eight schools of magic, giving you unique powers tied to their domain. Wizards choose their subclass at level 2. Their options are: Abjuration School – This school focuses on defensive spells and banishing otherworldly beings. You can craft a magical shield that is powered by spells and protects you from harm. – Conjuration School – This school focuses on summoning spells and transporting items. You can switch spots with an ally and move people on the battlefield. – Divination School – This school lets you see and hear things from a distance. You can even glimpse the future, giving you a chance to avoid harm by bolstering dice rolls. – Enchantment School – This school focuses on empowering items and capturing the minds of foes. You can even control multiple enemies with a single spell. – Evocation School – This school focuses on damaging spells and creating energy. You can deal even more harm with your spells while shielding allies from their effects. – Illusion School – This school focuses on creating sights and sounds that don’t exist. You can conjure even more realistic illusions, tricking your foes into attacking them. – Necromancy School – This school focuses on channeling life and bringing back the dead. You can steal the life force of foes and create more undead allies. – Transmutation School – This school focuses on creating substances and transforming into different forms. You can give yourself new natural abilities and even transform into a bird, as well as being a master potion maker. – For full details about the best Wizard build, check out our dedicated guide. If you want to learn more about crafting the perfect Baldur’s Gate 3 character, check out our guides for how to respec your character, details about the max level cap, and the best class tier list.

Baldur’s Gate 3: All character backgrounds & inspiration goals explained Larian StudiosCharacter backgrounds play a crucial role in Baldur’s Gate 3, impacting gameplay and character development. Here’s an insight into backgrounds like Sage, Soldier, Criminal, and more, including tips to leverage those inspirational events. When creating a character, many focus on their favorite class, or race and then instantly jumping to the extensive character creation feature. But it’s vital to consider your background, as it significantly influences your gaming experience in this expansive RPG. Ultimately, Baldur’s Gate 3 backgrounds will grant you proficiency in certain skills and enable you the chance to get some Inspirational events, which can be the difference between a successful roll and a failed one. So, to help you build the best Druid, Ranger, Barbarian, or Rogue possible, here are all the backgrounds explained. All Baldur’s Gate 3 character backgrounds explained Currently, there are 11 different character backgrounds in Baldur’s Gate 3, each providing you with different skill proficiencies and inspiration goals. Below are all the character backgrounds and what skill proficiencies they bring: Acolyte: Insight, Religion – Charlatan: Deception, Sleight of Hand – Criminal: Deception, Stealth – Entertainer: Acrobatics, Performance – Folk Hero: Animal Handling, Survival – Guild Artisan: Insight, Persuasion – Noble: History, Persuasion – Outlander: Athletics, Survival – Sage: Arcane, History – Soldier: Athletics, Intimidation – Urchin: Sleight of Hand, Stealth – All Baldur’s Gate 3 background inspiration goals Each background has specific goals that will grant them inspiration. For more information on Inspirational Events, take a look at our handy guide. Or, read on to find out which goals will give your background inspiration: Acolyte background Saving The Heretic – Learn about Maglubiyet and safely free his priest. – Her Gift Of Silver – Recover Selune’s lost treasure through prayer. – Treefather’s Sorrow – Unleash Silvanus’ curse upon the grove. – A Kiss Without Mercy – Endure the ritual of Loviatar until Abdirak is pleased. – Silvanus’ Solitude – Witness the ritual that seals off the grove from the world. – Last Rites Of The Dark Dancer – Complete Eilistraee’s ritual of sorrow and obtain her blessed blade. – A Unified Spirit – Pray with the Flaming Fists at Waukeen’s Rest. – The Final Scribe’s Boon – Discover Jergal’s amulet in the chapel’s hidden tomb. – Tipping The Scales – Earn the worship of the Kuo-Toa. – Fate Must Wait – Resurrect anyone in your party. – Justice Sees All – Discover why Anders betrayed Tyr. – Shatter The Moon – Destroy Selune’s protection over the Underdark fort. – Divinity Undone – Unlock and read the Book of Dead Gods. – Charlatan background Very Important Parasite – Deceive any of the guards in the goblin camp. – Cheese Your Way Through – Talk your way past the bandits and enter the chapel. – Merciless – Manipulate the Flind into eating itself. – Silver Blades, Silver Tongue – Convince Kith’rak Voss to leave without violence. – Spiked – Poison the beer in the goblin camp. – Mirror Master – Trick the magic mirror in the Thayan cellar. – Flexible Diplomacy – Betray the tieflings after convincing them to free Lae’zel. – Anything For A Profit – Steal the toe ring from Crusher without getting caught. – Devil’s Advocate – Interrogate the dead mind flayer without drawing suspicion. – A Better Offer – Convince the pit spiders to attack the goblins. – The Importance Of Networking – Talk your way into the Zhentarim hideout. – One Of Us – Use the hag’s mask to peacefully bypass her thralls. – Just Passing Through – Trick the goblins in Moonhaven. – Criminal background A Fine Fortune – Steal an item worth at least 1000 gold. – Friend Of The Family – Become an ally of the Zhentarim. – Escape Artist – Escape from jail after being arrested. – Slaughter’s Prize – Ally with Minthara to loot and slaughter the grove. – Finders Keepers – Refuse to return Barth’s locket. – Serpent’s Bounty – Take Zevlor’s payment for killing Kagha. – Blood Price – Murder an innocent civilian. – Heretic – Steal the Idol of Silvanus. – Open For A Surprise – Acquire the Iron Flask from the Zhentarim. – Swiftly Stolen – Steal the duergar boots from the gnome. – Jailbreaker – Smuggle Sazza out of the grove. – A Sound Investment – Give Mol money to found a guild in Baldur’s Gate. – Culling The Crowd – Use poison to kill the drunk goblins in camp. – Lesser Evils – Rob the enthralled fishermen. – Entertainer background The Price Of Ink – Free Oskar the painter from the Zhentarim. – The Art Of Agony – Perform for Loviatar’s pleasure in her ritual. – Life Of The Party – Take part in the goblin camp’s toast. – Made You Look – Earn Mattis’ respect by taking his ring. – Celebrant – Enjoy a dance in camp with the Tieflings. – Give Them A Show – Get the goblins on your side while dueling Crusher. – Chicken Chase Extraordinaire – Win a match of chicken chase. – A Bard’s Muse – Inspire Alfira the bard. – Heart Of The Creator – Perform in a play with Bernard the automaton. – Feel The Beat – Successfully perform on the goblin war drum. – A Story For The Ages – Turn someone to your side with a well-timed tale. – Folk Hero background Unmasking The Truth – Free one of the Hag’s masked thralls. – A Timely Rescue – Save Findal from the goblins who kidnapped him. – The Most Unfortunate Gnome – Rescue the gnome from his fate at the windmill. – Rescued From The Flames – Save whoever you can from Waukeen’s Rest. – Liberator – Liberate the enthralled fishermen from the mind flayer. – The Bard With Nine Lives – Rescue Volo from the goblin camp. – Saved By A Thread – Save Smythin from his lethal fall. – Fate Worse Than Death – Save Liam from his goblin torturers. – Guardian Of The Forgotten – Save the tieflings from the goblin assault. – A Lethal Endeavor – Escort Baelen out of the field of bibberbangs. – Snake Whisperer – Protect Arabella from Kagha and her serpent. – Protector Of The Small – Save Mirkon from the harpies. – Soul Warden – Save Nadira from the bugbear assassin. – Guild Artisan background In Working Order – Repair the elevator in the Zhentarim hideout. – The Spider’s Gift – Identify the drow armor near Waukeen’s Rest. – Treasure & Tramp – Observe the effects of the Chest of the Mundane. – An Acquired Taste – Drink one of Auntie Ethel’s unique potions. – The Apprentice Turns Master – Craft Nettie’s antidote in the cauldron. – Valued Customer – Trade with someone who has High approval of you. – A New Vision – Reforge the broken spear. – An Artist In Need – Rescue Oskar the painter from the Zhentarim. – Mind Over Mushrooms – Gather ingredients for Omeluum’s potion. – A Golden Masterpiece – Sell an item worth at least 1000 gold. – The Finest Ingredients – Create a masterwork item from Sussur Bark. – Regeneration – Restore power to the elevator in the Arcane Tower. – Noble background Protector Of The Duke – Rescue Counsellor Florrick from the burning inn. – Lest Ye Be Judged – Learn Astarion’s history as a magistrate. – Noblesse Oblige – Dismiss a companion for interrupting a conversation. – Soul For Sale – Acquire a Soul Coin for your personal collection. – Blueblood Solidarity – Learn Wyll’s family history. – Bodyguards For Hire – Recruit the ogres to protect you. – Eldritch Authority – Become a True Soul. – Fine By Me – Use your wealth to bribe a guard. – Dragon’s Horde – Have at least 2000 gold among the party. – A Man Of Many Talents – Expand your retinue by bringing Volo to camp. – Penchant For Diplomacy – Reach a High level of approval with a companion. – Outlander background Nest Egg – Take an item from the Carrion Crawler nest. – Rock Steady – Survive the bandits’ rolling boulder trap. – Mushroom Enthusiast – Destroy each kind of hazardous Underdark mushroom. – Clever Cuckoo – Steal from the giant bird’s nest in the Underdark. – Abyss Jumper – Enter the Underdark through the bottomless well. – A Noble Endeavor – Effectively use a noblestalk mushroom. – Sticky Fingers – Secure the pouch from the spider crevice. – Cub Tamer – Successfully tame the owlbear cub. – Walking On Air – Successfully use a fairy ring. – A Mother’s Fury – Triumph over the mother Owlbear. – Curse breaker – Discover the curse of Yeenoghu and destroy his hyenas. – Eyes Of The Wild – See past the illusion covering the swamp. – Sage background A Natural Alliance – Recognise the druid and Harper armor. – The Phases Unfold – Solve the moon puzzle sealing the door to the Underdark. – Secrets Of The Matron – Read the obscure text by a drow matron. – Reanimator – Correctly follow Gale’s instructions to resurrect him. – The Forbidden Arcane – Read Omeluum’s notes on illithid magic. – Secrets Of The Sussur Tree – Read the Treatise on Anti-Magic. – Secrets Of The High Chieftain – Read Volo’s Guide to Goblins. – Roots Of The Grove – Learn local history from the druidic frescos. – Secrets Of The Necromancer – Discover the strange nature of the Thayan tome. – All Knowledge Is Worth Having – Finish reading the Thayan tome of necromancy. – Secrets Of The Shadow Druids – Discover and read Faldorn’s Canticle. – A Solitary Spider – Read the arachnomancer’s journals at the bottom of the well. – Secrets Of The Sundering – Unlock and read the Book of Dead Gods. – Soldier background Pentacrush – Kill 5 enemies in a single run. – Stalwart Heart – Persuade Rolan to stay and protect the grove. – Chain Of Command – Follow Flaming Fist orders at the burning inn. – Conquer The Conquerors – Defeat the Githyanki raiding squad. – Crow Crusher – Kill every leader in the goblin camp. – Warrior Of The Hells – Kill the cultist leader seeking Karlach. – Start Them Young – Inspire the tiefling children to train harder. – Drowned In The Dark – Defeat the duergar patrolling on the Ebonlake. – No One Left Behind – Ensure all of the Grove’s defenders survive the first goblin assault. – Strategist – Destroy a powerful foe in one strike. – One For The Ages – Survive a fight in which you kill ten or more enemies. – Urchin background What Price Dignity? – Urchin Steal the toe ring from Crusher without getting caught. – Protect Your Own – Protect the child who took the locket from Barth. – Born Innocent – Save the owlbear cub from the goblins. – Mercenary – Get some coin out of the Zhentarim survivors. – The Allure Of Coin – Steal from a child charmed by harpies. – Pyramid Scheme – Convince the ogres to work for you without giving them gold. – Artful Dodger – Earn Mattis’ respect by taking his ring. – Family Comes First – Encourage Meli to tell the truth about the amulet. – Not On My Watch – Save Arabella from Kagha and her serpent. – Hunger Never Fades – Fill your plate at Raphael’s House of Hope. – Slaying The Piper – Rescue Mirkon from the harpies. – Idolatry – Help Mol steal the Idol of Silvanus. – So there you have it, that’s everything you need to know about backgrounds in Baldur’s Gate 3. While creating your next character, take a look at some of our other handy Baldur’s Gate 3 guides and content: Best Sorcerer build | Best Bard build | Best Rogue build | Best Fighter build | Best Ranger build | Best Barbarian build | Best Druid build | Best Warlock build | Best Wizard build | Baldur’s Gate 3: What’s the max level cap? | Best Baldur’s Gate 3 classes tier list | How to revive characters in Baldur’s Gate 3 | Can you multiclass in Baldur’s Gate 3 | Baldur’s Gate 3 Soul Coins: How to get them & what they are | Baldur’s Gate 3: Fastest ways to get XP & level up | Baldur’s Gate 3: How to respec your character | Baldur’s Gate 3 Karmic Dice: What are they?

Now available on PC, Xbox Series X/S, and PS5, Baldur’s Gate 3 from Larian Studios offers a comprehensive set of Achievements and Trophies for gamers to pursue. Here’s a detailed list of them all.\n\n\n\nAs a game deeply rooted in Dungeons & Dragons, it boasts a vast array of content that can captivate players for hundreds of hours.\n\n\n\nFor completionists, it will likely be quite a challenge to acquire every single Trophy and Achievement due to the sheer amount there is to do, and some of the trophies will require you to invest a lot of time in the game, however, it’s certainly not an impossible task!\n\n\n\nHere are all the Achievements and Trophies you can get in Baldur’s Gate 3 on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. \n\n\n\nBaldur’s Gate 3 has some really difficult achievements\n\n\n\nBaldur’s Gate 3 PC, PS5, & Xbox Series X/S Achievements and Trophies\n\n\n\nThe PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S Achievements and Trophies for Baldur’s Gate 3 have been provided below. There are 54 in total you can obtain, including the PS5 Platinum Trophy. \n\n\n\nAchievementCondition for CompletionPride of Baldur’s Gate (Platinum Trophy)Collect every Trophy in Baldur’s Gate 3Descent from AvernusTake control of the Nautiloid and escape the hellsThe Plot ThickensLeave act oneThe City AwaitsLeave act twoAll’s Well That Ends WellFinish the game (with a heartfelt “”thank you!”” from Larian Studios).Absolute Power CorruptsAbsolute Power CorruptsHero of the Forgotten RealmsClaim your Throne of Blood: Take control of the Netherbrain for Bhaal and break the worldSins of the FatherMake the ultimate sacrifice: Become a mindflayer to defeat the NetherbrainCermophosisConsume a parasite and unlock a new power – is it meant to wriggle the whole way down?RoleplayerYou need to complete 10 background goals in a single playthroughBedrolls and BreakfastYou need to take 4 full long rests in a single playthroughExpand Your MindMulticlass into every class without asking Withers to change your character in a single playthroughDig for VictoryFive buried chests need to be dug up in a single playthroughNo Penny RequiredUse detect thoughts and pry into othersEscapologistBreak out of prison after getting arrestedOutsourcingRecruit a hireling and befriend them or use them as cannon fodderJack of All TradesMulticlass into a every class without asking Withers to change your character in a single playthroughHomebrewerYou need to create three new alchemical solutions in one single playthroughYou Have Two Hands For a ReasonPet Scratch and the Owlbear cub at the same time – the greatest joy an adventurer could ask forRude, Crude, and full of AttitudeFind and summon the quasit Shovel. Or is her name… Fork? Maybe Basket?Forged in Blood and FireCraft an item in the Adamantine Forge.Under Lock and KeyRescue all the prisoners from the depths of Moonrise Towers in one playthroughShe Cannot Be Caged!Rescue Sazza from the Emerald Grove, Goblin Camp, and Moonrise Towers in one playthroughTaking BloodSteal the Blood of Lathander from underneath Rosymorn Monastery.Leave No One Behind!Knock the dragon out of the sky mid-flight in WyrmwayMurder in Baldur’s GateCoat the streets of Baldur’s Gate in blood – become an Unholy Assassin of BhaalMind BlownRomance the EmperorKill Two Birds with One GnomeYou have to use one enemy as an improvised weapon against anotherBuskerPlay sweet sweet music and earn 100 gold in a single playthroughAction SurgePerform 5 attacks in one turn.Fists of FuryUse an unarmed strike to kill a characterDevil’s in the DetailsDefeat Commander Zhalk in NautiloidPest ControlKill the Spider Matriarch before her eggs hatch – why do they have so many legs?A Grym FateKill the Adamantine Golem without using the Forge Hammer.Non-Invasive ProcedureKill the surgeon before you get operated on in combatPenny PincherThe Toil collector needs to be defeated before she uses Gold against youNo Free LunchesDefeat the Apostle of Myrkul before it consumes any NecromitesFancy FootworkDo Not activate any traps and defeat Gortash in Wyrm’s RockFirst BloodKill Orin while her cultists are performing their ritual chantInterfectorem DraconisKill the Red Dragon in the Upper CityCrash LandingStabilise Gale’s Netherse orbBottoms UpUse only alcohol to Long RestShove OffDefeat a creature with falling damageBookwormYou need to read 100 different books in one single playthroughPunch DrunkWhile a party member is drunk defeat twenty opponents in a single playthroughFetch QuestPlay fetch with ScratchRepairing the WeaveGift Shadowheart a night orchid – her favorite flower. Always knew she was a softieThe Lich-Queen’s WrathAlly with Voss against the Githyanki God-Queen. Good luck.To Bloom in the Darkest NightGift Shadowheart a night orchid – her favourite flower. Always knew she was a softieHot DateGo on a date with Karlach – now that’s playing with fire.Just a NibbleLet Astarion bite you – ouchLoopholeBreak Wyll’s Pact with Mizora.Embrace your UrgeBecome Bhaal’s ultimate weapon – become his Slayer.Critical HitUse Tactician Mode to complete the gameFoehammer Complete the game in Honour mode.\n\n\n\nThis concludes our guide for achievements and trophies in Baldur’s Gate 3. 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Additional “really evil” endings for Baldur’s Gate 3 are in the works LarianDespite no plans for DLC and sequel, Baldur’s Gate 3 players will still have some more things to look forward to, one of them including more evil endings. Baldur’s Gate 3, despite being released in August 2023, is still holding its momentum as one of Steam’s most-played games, according to SteamDB. The game has also picked up several awards thanks to its rich storyline and gameplay, drawing veterans and new players further into its immersive fantasy world. So, when the news that Baldur’s Gate 3 won’t be receiving DLC and sequel broke, some players were left devastated. Although Swen Vincke has confirmed that the company will move on to start “something new,” players will still have additional things they can look forward to in Baldur’s Gate 3, one of them getting more evil endings. According to an interview with IGN, while players won’t be seeing “massive content changes,” the team is working on adding new evil endings in the game for those who enjoy being a lot more villainous. He said: “So they’re working on the evil endings right now. I’ve seen some of them. They’re really evil. So the evil players will be satisfied with that.” While the new “really evil” endings weren’t specified further, this could help shake things up for those wanting a more dramatic playthrough. Additionally, in an X post shared by Vincke, the team is not done updating the game and is planning to add more support. “There’s still a bunch of stuff coming like mod support and extra cinematics for some of the endings. Just not new content,” he wrote.

A handful of NPCs are preventing Baldur’s Gate 3 players from becoming completely evil Larian StudiosBaldur’s Gate 3 is one of the most flexible games this year, and like all good RPGs, it gives players tons of chances to be the worst person possible. There’s even an entire origin character dedicated to giving into “the dark urge” if you really want to role play as a villain. But doing that means endangering some of the most beloved NPCs in the game, and it can be pretty rough to watch if you like any of them. That’s the sacrafice of an evil playthrough though. Sometimes you need to kill the characters you love just to see what dialogue options it reveals. Baldur’s Gate 3 players reveal which NPCs stop them turning evil However, there are some NPCs that are so loved that it’s stopped players from picking the evil decisions, saving countless numbers of Tiefling refugees. One player described this phenomenon on the Baldur’s Gate subreddit, saying: “For me, it’s not losing any companions, it’s losing Dammon and (based purely on emotion) Doni. I keep trying an evil run and I end up starting over.” Another player said that Zevlor, the leader of the teifling refugees, was their weakness: “I can’t do that to him. Any of the tieflings, really, but his hurt ruins me.” And of course, a lot of players had a soft spot for the most-romanced character in the game: Shadowheart. “I can’t bear to watch Shar get the last laugh on kidnapping and brainwashing an innocent girl and torturing her parents for 40 years just because they followed a different goddess.” It’s good to see that players willpower is being propped up by these characters, otherwise there’d by a lot more mindflayers wandering around. For more news and updates on Baldur’s Gate 3, check out this list of mistakes that players keep making during combat.

90-hour Baldur’s Gate 3 Honor Mode run lost to unquenchable thirst Larian StudiosYet another Baldur’s Gate 3 Honor Mode run has been lost because a player couldn’t resist the temptation of a ‘romance’ scene. For the uninitiated, Baldur’s Gate 3’s notorious Honor Mode ratchets up the difficulty with beefier enemies and more difficult combat encounters. It also limits you to a single save so that your game is over for good once your party bites the dust. It’s not uncommon to end an Honor Mode run thanks to a minor miscalculation in combat. Of course, Baldur’s Gate 3’s D&D-inspired mechanics can also kill you with a conversation. As such, it’s always best to be extra careful when experimenting with unseen dialogue options in Honor Mode. Unfortunately for one player on the Baldur’s Gate 3 Subreddit, they threw caution to the wind in an effort to experience a never-before-seen romantic encounter. “Being horny lost my Honour run” The moment in question came all the way in the third act after 9 hours of flawless play when entering the House of Hope. This Baldur’s Gate 3 player desperately needed a key that only the Incubus Haarlep can provide. Rather than initiating combat and prying it from her corpse, they elected to enter into a subtle dance of seduction to acquire the key with guile. Hopping into bed with the Incubus in a steamy encounter that involves offering up your soul. Sounds pretty precarious in an Honor Mode run, and it was. “I knew from spoilers that this would kill me, but I had plenty of revive scrolls, so I just planned to use one after,” the player explained. “Well, I play along and give my soul to them, and then the lost Honor Run screen pops up, and I can see the rest of my party still alive in the background.” While contemplating if finally viewing the raunch scene was worth it, the result was an emphatic “no”. Looks like it’s back to the drawing board to see if they can replicate that 90 hours. Maybe in their next Baldur’s Gate 3 Honor Mode run, they’ll take care of Haarlep the old-fashioned way.

7 games like Baldur’s Gate 3 you have to play Blizzard Entertainment / BioWareIf you enjoyed Baldur’s Gate 3, chances are you’ll also love these games. Here are seven games like Baldur’s Gate 3 that you have to play. Baldur’s Gate 3 has been a triumph, but it’s not the only game in the genre. While we could simply recommend Baldur’s Gate 1 and 2, there are various other games that bear a resemblance to Baldur’s Gate 3, be it in style, storytelling, or combat. Each of the below entries has something in common with the game, and chances are, if you’ve had an epic time in fantasy gaming’s most celebrated city, then you’ll also have a blast in one of the below games. Here are seven games like Baldur’s Gate 3 that we recommend you give a try. Some have stark differences, but all capture the spirit of the series and have lots of fans in common. Pillars of Eternity (1 and 2) Pillars of Eternity and its sequel are both heavily inspired by the original Baldur’s Gate games, so much so that they were considered spiritual successors to the series – and may be the reason why Baldur’s Gate 3 was even greenlit. The Pillars games proved there was still a hunger for the series and this may well have sparked its return. The second game is especially fun, allowing players to crew their own ship and sail it around the world having adventures and smiting enemies with addictive turn-based combat. While both games are superb on any platform, we especially enjoyed the Switch ports which allowed us to carry on swashbuckling even when on the move! Divinity: Original Sin (1 and 2) Divinity: Original Sin and its follow-up are both prequels to 2002’s Divine Divinity, a game that resembled Diablo in a lot of ways. However, both Divinity: Original Sin games take their inspiration more from Baldur’s Gate 1 and 2 than Diablo. The games put you in the role of two early humans looking for the source of all Sin in an effort to save the world, as well as some excellent turn-based combat that is incredibly hard to put down. Both games also break new ground in how they allow you to customize the world around you, both in single-player and multiplayer, even letting you publish your edited worlds online for others to enjoy. Disco Elysium Disco Elysium combined elements of Baldur’s Gate, Fallout, and even Planescape: Torment into one single adventure set in a crumbling seaside resort that’s slowly recovering from an invasion several years ago. The player takes on the role of an amnesic detective who’s trying to solve a murder, while things get increasingly weird around them. The game doesn’t feature much in the way of combat, it’s mostly geared around the people you talk to and the choices you make. Those who enjoy this aspect of Baldur’s Gate will find a lot to love in Disco Elysium. Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance (1 and 2) While a spinoff to the original two Baldur’s Gate games, the Dark Alliance series emulated Blizzard’s Diablo series by switching out the turn-based combat for some hack-and-slash action. It also worked remarkably well, the Dungeons and Dragons setting feeling like an ideal backdrop for such addictive loot-chasing action. Each game is a must-play for Baldur’s Gate fans and it’s worth pointing out that both have also been remastered on current systems. 2021’s Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance was considered a spiritual sequel but sadly didn’t live up to the legacy of the first two games. Diablo 4 If you fancy more hack-and-slash action in a similar vein to Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance, then Diablo 4 is the game for you. Diablo and Baldur’s Gate have always been two games with a similar fan base, despite the obvious differences between both franchises, especially relating to combat. One being turn-based and the other hack-and-slash. Yet both games seem to occupy a similar space when it comes to top-down adventures with lots of rich lore, exploration, and enemies to destroy. Diablo 4 is the most recent entry in the series, taking a darker tone than Diablo 3, and pitting players against a more complicated enemy than just Diablo himself. Those who adore Baldur’s Gate 3 owe it to themselves to check out Diablo 4. Octopath Traveller (1 and 2) Like Baldur’s Gate 3, both Octopath Traveller games tell a deep interconnected fantasy story with lots of characters whose destinies are linked. Each game features eight protagonists all on their own individual quests before each character becomes embroiled in a wider story that affects them all. In many ways, Octopath Traveller 1 and 2 are both tributes to the early 8-bit Final Fantasy games featuring a similar art style, but they stand on their own due to how replayable and deep each ‘Octopath’ ends up being. Baldur’s Gate 3 reminded us of these adventures, just as Octopath Traveller reminded us of Baldur’s Gate 1 and 2. Elden Ring 2022 belonged to Elden Ring and fantasy RPG fans who haven’t played it yet really need to finish reading this list and give it a try. A Souls game at its heart, Elden Ring is set in a vast open world where player choice is everything, breaking the mold from what had been previously expected from From Software games. Like Baldur’s Gate 3 and Diablo 4, Elden Ring is one of the most celebrated fantasy adventures of the current era and its influence can be felt all over BG4. While it features free-flowing combat rather than the turn-based battles of Baldur’s Gate, this is another game where the simplest choice could have gigantic ramifications on the story and world you’re in – if you can handle the difficulty. Why not take a look at some of our other Baldur’s Gate 3 guides and content: Best Sorcerer build | Best Bard build | Best Rogue build | Best Fighter build | Best Ranger build | Best Barbarian build | Best Druid build | Best Warlock build | Best Wizard build | Baldur’s Gate 3: What’s the max level cap? | Best Baldur’s Gate 3 classes tier list | How to revive characters in Baldur’s Gate 3 | Can you multiclass in Baldur’s Gate 3 | Baldur’s Gate 3 Soul Coins: How to get them & what they are | Baldur’s Gate 3: Fastest ways to get XP & level up | Baldur’s Gate 3: How to respec your character | Baldur’s Gate 3 Karmic Dice: What are they?

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Paarth Wadke is a Games writer on Dexerto’s UK team, focusing on guide content. His expert coverage areas include Fortnite, first-person shooter games, RPGs, and single-player games. You can contact him at: paarth.wadke@dexerto.com Paarth Wadke is a Games writer on Dexerto’s UK team, focusing on guide content. His expert coverage areas include Fortnite, first-person shooter games, RPGs, and single-player games. You can contact him at: paarth.wadke@dexerto.com

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Noelle Corbett is a Senior Writer on Dexerto’s US team. She is a Gaming expert, covering Pokemon, Baldur’s Gate, Dungeons & Dragons, and RPGs. She also has bylines at CBR. You can contact her at: noelle.corbett@dexerto.com Noelle Corbett is a Senior Writer on Dexerto’s US team. She is a Gaming expert, covering Pokemon, Baldur’s Gate, Dungeons & Dragons, and RPGs. She also has bylines at CBR. You can contact her at: noelle.corbett@dexerto.com

Nick Farrell was a Games Writer on Dexerto’s US team, specializing in Call of Duty, Pokemon, Minecraft, Animal Crossing, and Cyberpunk content. Nick also has published bylines at multiple outlets such as G FUEL, NME, Gfinity. Nick Farrell was a Games Writer on Dexerto’s US team, specializing in Call of Duty, Pokemon, Minecraft, Animal Crossing, and Cyberpunk content. Nick also has published bylines at multiple outlets such as G FUEL, NME, Gfinity.

Nathan Warby was a Senior Writer on Dexerto’s UK team, also contributing on our sister website CharlieINTEL. His expert coverage areas include Call of Duty, EA SPORTS FC, FIFA, and other multiplayer games. Nathan Warby was a Senior Writer on Dexerto’s UK team, also contributing on our sister website CharlieINTEL. His expert coverage areas include Call of Duty, EA SPORTS FC, FIFA, and other multiplayer games.

About the author Nate Searl Nate is a former Dexerto writer and an avid gamer who covered gaming and esports. His favorite franchises are Pokemon and Zelda, but he also loves Overwatch. In his free time, he also enjoys watching sports and playing the guitar.

Nathan Ellingsworth is a Senior Writer on Dexerto’s UK team, specializing in Pokemon coverage – including Pokemon Go, Pokemon Sword & Shield, Pokemon Sleep, and the Trading Card Game. On top of that, Nathan is an expert in mobile gaming and Nintendo franchises. They have bylines at The Gamer, Nintendo Life, Pocket Tactics. You can contact them at: nathan.ellingsworth@dexerto,com

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Molly Byrne is an Entertainment Writer on Dexerto’s US team, specializing in viral news, TikTok, and YouTube. She also has bylined for Groover and Movieweb. You can contact her at: molly.byrne@dexerto.com Molly Byrne is an Entertainment Writer on Dexerto’s US team, specializing in viral news, TikTok, and YouTube. She also has bylined for Groover and Movieweb. You can contact her at: molly.byrne@dexerto.com

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Michael Gwilliam is Dexerto’s Deputy Entertainment Editor in the US. He expertly covers trending stories across Twitch, Kick, YouTube, TikTok, as well as Overwatch, GTA, and Smash Bros. You can contact him at: michael.gwilliam@dexerto.com Michael Gwilliam is Dexerto’s Deputy Entertainment Editor in the US. He expertly covers trending stories across Twitch, Kick, YouTube, TikTok, as well as Overwatch, GTA, and Smash Bros. You can contact him at: michael.gwilliam@dexerto.com

Michelle Cornelia is a Games Writer on Dexerto’s Australia team, specializing in first-person shooter games, battle royale games like Fortnite, Baldur’s Gate, MMORPGs, and more. She also has bylines at Attack of the Fanboy, Pocket Gamer, and GameWatcher. You can contact her at: michelle.cornelia@dexerto.com

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Melvin Mathew is a Games writer on Dexerto’s UK team, focusing on guide content. His expert coverage areas include Fortnite, first-person shooter games, RPGs, and Soulsborne games. You can contact him at: melvin.mathew@dexerto.com Melvin Mathew is a Games writer on Dexerto’s UK team, focusing on guide content. His expert coverage areas include Fortnite, first-person shooter games, RPGs, and Soulsborne games. You can contact him at: melvin.mathew@dexerto.com

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About the author Meg Kay Meg is a former Dexerto writer. Hailing from the UK, Meg covered all things esports for Dexerto, with a focus on competitive League of Legends. She has a degree in English Literature, and has formerly worked with Dot Esports, Esports.gg, and LoL Esports.

Meg Bethany Koepp was a Weekend Editor on Dexerto’s US team, specializing in Pokemon, Animal Crossing, Overwatch, and other Nintendo games. She has held editor roles at IGN & Prima Games, with bylines at The Daily Star and The Escapist. Meg Bethany Koepp was a Weekend Editor on Dexerto’s US team, specializing in Pokemon, Animal Crossing, Overwatch, and other Nintendo games. She has held editor roles at IGN & Prima Games, with bylines at The Daily Star and The Escapist.

Meera Jacka is a Senior Writer on Dexerto’s Australia team, specializing in Entertainment and trending content. She is a writing graduate and her expert coverage areas include Twitch, Kick, TikTok, YouTube, and viral news stories. You can contact Meera at: meera.jacka@dexerto.com

About the author Matt Hobkinson Matt Hobkinson is the Senior UK Sports Writer at Dexerto. Matt is a dedicated football and Formula 1 fan and brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise in the sports. He has previously worked at PA Media, Manchester Evening News, Chronicle Live, Leeds Live and others covering the region’s football clubs and sports stars. You can email him here: matt.hobkinson@dexerto.com

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About the author Matthew Legros Matthew graduated from Brooklyn College in 2022 with a Bachelor’s degree in Communications. In the past, he’s written for Heavy Sports, Sports Illustrated, and SB Nation. On top of penning scripts for Empire Sports Media, Matthew covers the latest NBA, NFL and Boxing news for Dexerto. His expertise lies in basketball, with a personal passion for track-and-field. You can contact him at matthew.legros@dexerto.com.

Matt Porter is Dexerto’s SEO Editor. His expert coverage areas include Call of Duty, Fortnite, Apex Legends, Counter-Strike, and Esports. He also has bylines at Dot Esports, Destructoid, and Upcomer. You can contact him at: matt.porter@dexerto.com Matt Porter is Dexerto’s SEO Editor. His expert coverage areas include Call of Duty, Fortnite, Apex Legends, Counter-Strike, and Esports. He also has bylines at Dot Esports, Destructoid, and Upcomer. You can contact him at: matt.porter@dexerto.com

About the author Marius Boonzaier Marius was a LEGO writer at Dexerto. With a BA (Hons) in Journalism, he has worked for several print and online publications, writing about myriad topics, which, now includes a love of his: LEGO. Marius was a LEGO writer at Dexerto. With a BA (Hons) in Journalism, he has worked for several print and online publications, writing about myriad topics, which, now includes a love of his: LEGO.

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Register Sign in Login to enable dark mode. Sign up for free to unlock exclusive perks: See fewer ads An Ad-lite experience on articles. Dark Mode Customize your Dexerto experience, choose between dark or light. Great deals with our monthly newsletter Recommendations for unmissable entertainment. Save money with the best online deals in Gaming, TV and Movies, and Tech. Already have a Dexerto Media Group account? Login Register Gaming Entertainment TV & Movies Esports Tech Connect With Us Twitter Twitch YouTube More Archive About Us Advertise With Us Sign up free now Sign in Gaming Entertainment TV & Movies Esports Tech Connect With Us More About the author Marc Griffin Marc is a former Dexerto writer who covered games and entertainment. Articles Mortal Kombat How to do a fatality and brutality in Mortal Kombat 11 Marc Griffin GTA How to switch characters in GTA 5 Marc Griffin Elden Ring How to get & use Margit’s Shackle in Elden Ring Marc Griffin Tekken How to unlock Tekken 7 characters: All DLC fighters to complete your roster Marc Griffin Gaming How to unlock characters in Mortal Kombat 11: Add DLC fighters to your roster Marc Griffin Gaming Is Mortal Kombat 11 cross-platform? Crossplay guide Marc Griffin NBA 2K Is NBA 2K22 cross-platform? Marc Griffin Pokemon Bronzong weaknesses in Pokemon & the best counters to defeat it Marc Griffin Gaming Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed: Platforms, trailer, release date window & gameplay Marc Griffin Pokemon Pokemon Go Deino Community Day: Exclusive move, times, & bonuses (June 2022) Marc Griffin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 View Archive

Maddy Kinkead is a Food Writer on Dexerto’s UK team and is a Master’s graduate. She is an expert in fast food chains, restaurants, recipes and all things food-related. Her main coverage areas include Starbucks, where she was once a barista, McDonalds, KFC, Chic-fil-A, Dairy Queen, Chipotle, and more. She also has bylines at The Tab. You can contact her at: madeline.kinkead@dexerto.com

About the author Luke Edwards Luke is a former Dexerto writer based in Oxford, who has a BA in English Literature from the University of Warwick. He now works with Dexerto’s video department. You can contact Luke at luke.edwards@dexerto.com

About the author Luís Mira Luís was formerly Dexerto’s Esports editor. Luís Mira graduated from ESCS in 2012 with a degree in journalism. A former reporter for HLTV.org, Goal and SkySports, he brought more than a decade of experience covering esports and traditional sports to Dexerto’s editorial team.

Lucy-Jo is a Movies and TV Writer at Dexerto, and has previously written for Screen Rant and Girls on Tops. After earning a Master’s Degree in Film and Literature, Lucy-Jo now loves covering films, TV shows, and anime, especially if it’s something by Mike Flanagan, or anything drenched in camp. You can contact her at lucyjo.finnighan@dexerto.com

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Lloyd Coombes was Dexerto’s Games Editor in the UK and our resident Destiny expert, leading content planning around major events. He has also been an editor at Gfinity and GG Recon. Lloyd Coombes was Dexerto’s Games Editor in the UK and our resident Destiny expert, leading content planning around major events. He has also been an editor at Gfinity and GG Recon.

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Liam Ho is a Games Weiter on Dexerto’s Australia team and his expert coverage areas include Destiny, Final Fantasy, League of legends, MMOs, and MOBAs. He is a media graduate with bylines at both GG Recon and GameRant. You can contact him at: liam.ho@dexerto.com

About the author Liam Corless Liam has 10 years’ experience in journalism, having previously operated as the Manchester Evening News’ associate football editor, and as an editor for the Daily Mirror, the Daily Express and the Daily Star.

About the author Leon Miller Leon is a freelance Movies and TV writer at Dexerto. His past writing credits include articles for Polygon, Popverse, The Escapist, Screen Rant, CBR, Cultured Vultures, PanelxPanel, Taste of Cinema, and more. Originally from Australia, Leon is currently based in the UK.