Not a bad idea if you have enough people wanting to take a break from BG3.

Why not?

I'm going to download BG 3 again tonight and see if my fresh install of Steam and BG 3 will result in the game launching properly.

(EDIT: And since there have been a few less than polite words uttered every time I try to launch the game, the Spousal Unit has suggested simply buying the GOG version if the current effort fails. But he's very naughty about stuff like that. He also recently convinced me to buy the least practical red brocade shoes you can possibly imagine . )

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EDIT: The game is now working, after a new install of both Steam and BG3. It still seems a bit flaky during the loading process, with some ominous flickering in the background, but it is launching now.

After playing Oblivion for a few days I'm once again struck at how amazing the graphics are in BG3, as well as the voice acting.

I am stuck on the Druid rescuing quest. I've managed to get him out of his cage, but the three bosses I have to deal with afterwards are just too tough for my low-level party even with all the tricks and spells I've tried. That Druid boss just takes a minute or two to take us all out. I even climbed up on the rafters above and tried to snipe her out, but that didn't work and I thought that was my best shot at it.

Does anyone have any hints as to how to deal with these guys?

And the burning question: is there really an urgency to get the wormy things out of your head in a certain amount of time? Or can I happily play on, ignoring that Druid for the time being while I level up some more? I don't want to restart the game again for fear of getting sick of the opening chapter before the game even comes out.

I'm guessing that it's a forced sense of urgency to push you to play on. Betting that you could play the whole campaign up to the end before your teeth fallout and your brain liquifies. I mean in the game. (cuz my teeth already fell out and my brain is well on it's way to liquification)

Good one!

I hope so. But I do remember that quest in BG1, where you get poisoned and really do only have a limited time to get the two halves of the antidote.

Or maybe BG3 allows you to become an Illithid. That would be cool, though the game would be over soon with a party of Illithids running amok.

Merchant: "All my wares are authentic. Really." Me: "Submit to my will, worm."

OK, looks like there's a very big patch on the way that not only fixes some technical issues, it also changes some of the character dynamics...Why? Because Larian Studios actually listens to player feedback! Got to give them credit.

Because of the extent of the changes though, any save games you have will be rendered unusable.

Here's Sven himself giving a broad summary of the changes that were made. I will post up a listing for those that may not get the Larian newsletter. It's quite extensive.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLYoJdMQmGc&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=LarianStudios

Does that Owlbear look amazing or what!

That's good news. I think I'm going to give it a rest for a few months, though, because I don't want to get sick of the opening chapter before I've even got the full game.

When it's finished, it's going to be great.

EDIT after watching:

That Owlbear reminds me of Gryphons in Witcher 3.

I appreciate the changes to party member reactions because they were all starting to be annoying, like Jaheira in BG 1.

So it's pretty much assured that the early access won't be getting any new classes or levels. Level 5 has been confirmed as the cap at this point, and classes are still in the works until the final release. My guess is that pretty much all the game mechanics are being represented in the first 5 levels and existing classes.

Not really surprising since it is an early access, which is never a fully flushed out or polished game. They've been pretty proactive releasing patches up until mid-December. I'm betting they are ramping everything up for the full release now. It is odd that they haven't released a newsletter in awhile, they must be tremendously busy getting ready for the final.

So, here we are, almost a year later.

I've loaded up the game with all its updates, so I have to start a new character. This time I'm a Drow Druid. Why not?

I''m noticing a few things that may or may not simply be an affect of the amount of time that has passed, but it seemed to me that the opening has changed, with fewer enemies to battle on the way to the Nautilus controls. Apart from that, nothing else is appaarent, so it's full steam ahead with what's available so far in the game.

Once again I'm struck by how difficult I'm finding the combat. As a veteran BG player I'm a bit suprised by that (I can take Drizzt with one hand tied behind my back! ) And I'm finding the controls to be difficult to master, but that's just a learning curve. I hope I can get farther into the game this time -- last time I got frustrated by the combat and gave up. Since there's no difficulty slider in the Early Access, I'm stuck with what is.

Keep us posted. My son bought the game last year but after having played it a for a while after that, he now wants to wait until it's complete.

I was going to wait, too, but I'd finished Days Gone, played The Outer Worlds for a while and got bored, and so here I am looking for another adventure.

Well, I hope it's enjoyable.

Yes. But I have to say that the interface is still not wonderful in some respects. Party AI/management is a particular bugbear. You can start combat only to realize that half your party didnt follow you up a ladder or through a door.

But so far, enjoyable again, though I've encountered nothing new so far.

Hopefully people are still giving them useful feedback about the game including the issue you mention - that would be a trifle annoying.

"You must gather your party before venturing forth."

I sort of miss that. And it would be VERY helpful in this context.

Okay, well, let's not play BG 3

I'm having monstrous issues with the game now, issues that didn't exist in the game's earlier incarnation. I've been trying to play all day and got nowhere fast. It's a mess.

Uninstalled, and wake me up when the full game is released. If it ever is.


EDIT: Lairan did send me a long list of things to try, but some of them suggested to me that this game will not play on anything but very new high end computers. I mean, it was suggested that I turn all my settings down from High. If my Razer can't handle the game, then most people's computers won't. I mean, I can play RDR2 with all the settings on High, and that game has some pretty steep requirements. And anyway, I fail to see how graphics settings would have anything to do with followers not following...

When I feel like messing around with the game I'll work my way through the suggestions.