Baldur's Gate Baldur's Gate 3 Early Access Thread [GAME RELEASED, GO TO NEW THREAD]

[a cut of domestic sheep prime]

At the moment they are carefully moving the goalpost from "It's gonna be a great RPG"

And who said this?

It’s decent. It’s better than most of the trash out there, but I haven’t seen anyone itt say it’s the best ever or even “great”.

 

[a cut of domestic sheep prime]

Just got to the negro she devil.

Guys, I really would like at least one likable white female companion.

Oh well, the KKKodex’s work is never done. One dead she devil coming up.

Spoiler

Oh, and I’m fairly sure that but in the intro about making your own love interest is just going to end up having been a mind flayer trick to deceive you later on.

Seems pretty obvious due to that voice asking you what you dream of.

 

[Thac0]

Found my first big bug!
When you get into the thieves guild the second child will start spamming 3 dialogue inputs per second on the chief kid. This lags the game out and makes it impossible to talk to either.

Larian employers lurking this thread, what is the best place to turn in feedback? I have slowly gathered enough to begin to start delivering actual constructive criticism.

 

[NJClaw]

CR 4 means you have exactly 1 fight a party of 4 with a level of 4 and it's of medium difficulty. There are other monsters in that fight.

But that doesn't change the fact that, according to the DMG, that's an appropriate amount of HP for a CR 4 creature. Larian introduced no bloat in this specific instance. Maybe the encounter is too hard (I don't know, I haven't reached that part), but this doesn't change how monsters work in 5E. You can't expect bossfights where the encounter is of medium difficulty.

There are two other phase spiders and the spider also keeps spawning new creatures. Going by https://kastark.co.uk/rpgs/encounter-calculator-5th/ that gives it a challenge rating of 9 and deadly.

Deadly (but not THIS deadly) encounters are the norm in certain situations. Usually I tend to remain on the hard side, but you have to go deadly if you want a real challenge.

 

[Robber Baron]

Please spoiler story/exploration related stuff

 

[a cut of domestic sheep prime]

This thread is all spoilers. Want to be surprised? Don’t read it.

That said, I try to keep things semi-vague. “The negro she devil” doesn’t tell you much.

And I spoilered what I suspect will be a “big reveal” later on in the game.

 

[Shrimp]

Found my first big bug!
When you get into the thieves guild the second child will start spamming 3 dialogue inputs per second on the chief kid. This lags the game out and makes it impossible to talk to either.

Larian employers lurking this thread, what is the best place to turn in feedback? I have slowly gathered enough to begin to start delivering actual constructive criticism.

My guess would be their personal forums.
While I have no doubt that some of their employees might be lurking sites like the 'dex, Steam forums, Reddit, comment sections on news articles etc. I doubt they specifically seek those out for feedback unless one specific topic gains a lot of traction.

 

[Lacrymas]

They are definitely lurking the 'Dex.

 

[a cut of domestic sheep prime]

The flaming fist now employs mostly blacks it seems.

WE WUZ THE LAW!

 

[fantadomat]

The best thing about the game is the fucking music,it is very good. Clearly Swen has good taste in music.

music by Borislav Slavov , a Bulgarian, contrarian, works at Larian

That explains a lot,it makes sense that the only good thing in the game is bulgar .

Swen go suck a dick!

 

[Narax]

Am I the only one who finds the side characters much more interesting than the companions? I think the tiefling commander, gnome at the windmill, undead dude, and the mercenaries you help against the goblins would have made for much more interesting companions than the cringelords we got.

 

[fantadomat]

Am I the only one who finds the side characters much more interesting than the companions? I think the tiefling commander, gnome at the windmill, undead dude, and the mercenaries you help against the goblins would have made for much more interesting companions than the cringelords we got.

A slightly better tasting shit is still a shit.

 

[Shrimp]

Am I the only one who finds the side characters much more interesting than the companions? I think the tiefling commander, gnome at the windmill, undead dude, and the mercenaries you help against the goblins would have made for much more interesting companions than the cringelords we got.

I don't think it's quite fair to judge the companions' characters just yet since they by design are made to slowly reveal themselves to you over the course of the entire game.
That being said a tiefling, gnome and an undead would certainly make for a more varied cast rather than the two humans and two half-elves that currently are available.

 

[d1r]

The best thing about the game is the fucking music,it is very good. Clearly Swen has good taste in music.

music by Borislav Slavov , a Bulgarian, contrarian, works at Larian

That explains a lot,it makes sense that the only good thing in the game is bulgar .

Swen go suck a dick!

The music in BG3 is an absolutely disgrace to the original series. There is nothing to be proud of so far.

 

[fantadomat]

The best thing about the game is the fucking music,it is very good. Clearly Swen has good taste in music.

music by Borislav Slavov , a Bulgarian, contrarian, works at Larian

That explains a lot,it makes sense that the only good thing in the game is bulgar .

Swen go suck a dick!

The music in BG3 is an absolutely disgrace to the original series. There is nothing to be proud of so far.

Go and play diablo,mate. Clearly you know shit about music!

 

[Narax]

A slightly better tasting shit is still a shit.

Then what would make it taste “just right” O mighty bulgarov?

 

[Infinitron]

Borislav Slavov fan channel was updated with additional tracks: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheMusicMarks/videos

 

[Robber Baron]

Am I the only one who finds the side characters much more interesting than the companions? I think the tiefling commander, gnome at the windmill, undead dude, and the mercenaries you help against the goblins would have made for much more interesting companions than the cringelords we got.

Nevermind the companions but the way they're introduced along with some details really needs to be changed

Spoiler

Vampire faggot should assault you during a night in the camp . The way he is introduced right now is beyond retarded.
Mage should be found in the crypt or some other remote place, maybe that owlbear cave - hiding from the "assassins". Right now he just POOFs right at you, like come on whoever designed this shit jobbed hard
People in settlements should attack Laezel on sight. I thought the idea was she would be feared like Fane unless concealed with a cloak or something.

 

[AwesomeButton]

Scraping the barrel for reasons to be mad at this point. Contrarianism is a fake religion. Seek help.

I'm not mad at all.

Can we get some actual examples of bad writing in the game?

It's a Larian game. I'm not going to repeat what the pre-release thread is full of. Starting from the premise, everything is in a nosedive, like an Illithid Nauthiloid about to crash into a range of linear corridor cliffs.

At the moment they are carefully moving the goalpost from "It's gonna be a great RPG"

And who said this?

It’s decent. It’s better than most of the trash out there, but I haven’t seen anyone itt say it’s the best ever or even “great”.

Sure dude, no one ever said this. The outlook has been steadily sober to pessimistic this whole time

 

[Infinitron]

Hotfix downloaded earlier. Will play and see if it improved performance.

edit: marked improvement, especially with load times. They still take about a minute on my ssd though.

https://store.steampowered.com/newshub/app/1086940/view/2896336186734531133

Hotfix #2 - After the Storm

Hello everyone,

Thank you for your continued support. Playing the game, as well as your reports, is already helping to shape and improve it. We’ll share more information about this in an upcoming community update alongside our first patch, but for now we’ve fixed some of the most common issues reported to us.

Hotfix 2 solves the most frequent crashes and multiplayer issues, but we’re still working on a number of other reported errors in multiplayer. The good news is that the majority of issues reported to us are known, and a large percentage of those already have a fix in the works. Generally, for remaining multiplayer issues, reloading the game and loading the next available save will get you back up and running. Thank you to all who provide us the detail we need to get these fixes out into the wild.

We still recommend launching the game in DX11 mode if you’re experiencing crashes or framerate issues. However, those of you who were experiencing issues streaming with OBS while using the Vulkan API should find this fixed. (You may wish to re-install OBS).

Issues with 2FA (two-factor authentication) on Larian Accounts have been resolved, as well as your ability to create the optional Larian Account. Not to throw shade at anyone, but let’s just say some servers had some catching up to do.

On cross-save: we had previously announced that cross-save, though we have the infrastructure for it, will only be enabled and functioning once all our versions are in sync (across Steam, Mac, GOG, and Stadia). We don’t have an ETA for this yet.

We’ve been updating the support FAQ with the most relevant and up to date solutions or workarounds for reported issues. The FAQ is here: https://larian.com/support/baldur-s-gate-3

If you’re vehemently against save-scumming, do not read the following message. *whispers*: we suggest quicksaving frequently, as we add more autosave points in the game, and to prevent lost time if you experience a problem. All you need to do is hit F5. If you’re streaming, just create an overlay that hides when you save. Or pretend you cough. Nobody will notice, really.

Graphical quirks on Nvidia 3080 cards have also been fixed. Fun story: because the card was so wildly popular, we couldn’t source any to test with prior to launch. We still don’t have one. At this point, we’re pretty sure you guys made up the RTX 3080. Prove it exists by sending one to us.

We should be back soon with a bigger update and patch. In that update, we’ll go deeper into launch, and share with you some insights. Until then!


Patch Notes BG3 Hotfix #2 (version BG3 EA 4.1.83.5246)

• Fixed multiplayer combat connectivity issues
  
• Fixed a crash at the end of Early Access content while playing multiplayer
  
• Fixed a crash when talking to Halsin in multiplayer
  
• Fixed a crash when returning to main menu from a dialog
  
• Fixed a crash when arriving in main menu related to corrupted savegames
  
• Fixed a startup crash related to integrated graphics

 

[fantadomat]

A slightly better tasting shit is still a shit.

Then what would make it taste “just right” O mighty bulgarov?

Ahhh not being shit. If you are asking for upcoming good games....maybe solastra,encased,nu ATOM,ohhhh also new spellforce expansion is coming out,i am fucking hyped for that rpg love.


EDIT:Also Vagrus - The Riven Realms is amazing,it has a lot better EA,shame that there is no release in sight.

 

[fantadomat]

Sure dude, no one ever said this. The outlook has been steadily sober to pessimistic this whole time

Yeah,Lambchop19 is mega fanboy....also a jew. He is constantly defending the game from the shadows. He is all "Yeah i agree with this being trash,BUT don't you think that it is also amazing like game....hurpa durpa?!?!?!"

 

[ChildInTime]

Just got to the negro she devil.

Guys, I really would like at least one likable white female companion.

Oh well, the KKKodex’s work is never done. One dead she devil coming up.

Spoiler

Oh, and I’m fairly sure that but in the intro about making your own love interest is just going to end up having been a mind flayer trick to deceive you later on.

Seems pretty obvious due to that voice asking you what you dream of.

Yeah, was really surprised that I liked that hell nigress more than some other companions. Initially wanted to kill her as asked, but then decided to murder those Zariel worshipping fools instead.

 

[Riddler]

On the topic of voice acting:

Voicing every single line in a dialogue rich game almost inevitably leads to bland direction because there just is *so much* to voice. This in turn leads to worse characterisation than carefully choosing a few, well written lines, and focusing on them; making them distinct and memorable. This also allows for hiring better talent since you aren't recording as many lines. This goes doubly if your writing talent is mediocre.

It is true that voice acting can enhance the experience but that requires actually good, well directed voice acting of reasonably well written lines; full voice acting gets in the way of this, unless your budget is Rockstar tier and those things are practically movies with gameplay interspersed, not RPGs.

 

[jf8350143]

I wonder how long it takes for them to add new classes to the game. I don't feel like playing current classes at all.

On the other hand, the game did make me start replay kingmaker again.