# Baldur's Gate 3! {finally Released August 3rd, 2023} **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** video-games-e-games\ **Created:** [February 28, 2020, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-3-finally-released-august-3rd-2023/848681 "2020-02-28T23:42:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 77
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2025, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-3-finally-released-august-3rd-2023/848681/1521 "2025-04-18T12:27:15Z")
God dammit - I just finished another playthrough last week (human monk redemption Durge). Oh well. Back to the Nautiloid. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2025, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-3-finally-released-august-3rd-2023/848681/1522 "2025-04-18T15:32:52Z")
If they change the epilogue and you have a save right at the start of the epilogue would you see the changes or do you have to redo the final battle? ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2025, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-3-finally-released-august-3rd-2023/848681/1523 "2025-04-18T22:57:41Z")
I said I was done with the game after getting all the achievements, but I do have a fairly early save in act 1 if I really wanted to get the most out of the classes. Way down the line I also never saved all the gondians so I guess there’s two reasons. Through 4 runs I have over 300 hours in the game though so no rush to get back in. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2025, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-3-finally-released-august-3rd-2023/848681/1524 "2025-04-19T09:57:37Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > If they change the epilogue and you have a save right at the start of the epilogue would you see the changes or do you have to redo the final battle? This is just from Google (I have not tried it myself so, grain of salt). It seems you have to at least re-do the final battle to get the new (or more complete?) epilogue. Again, I have not done it yet since the new patch so I dunno. > No, you don’t need to start a new game to see the new Baldur’s Gate 3 epilogue. You can access it by loading a save file from before the final battle against the Elder Brain and completing the ending. The epilogue will trigger after the dock scenes. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2025, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-3-finally-released-august-3rd-2023/848681/1525 "2025-04-20T04:12:04Z")
> [@Tamerlane](#): > > Warlock (like Wyll) and use eldritch blast with the repelling blast eldritch invocation. One shot at the right point and she’s pushed into the nearby chasm to fall to her death for an instakill. Cheesy, but oddly satisfying. That’s how I got the achievement. I wasn’t even going for it and was surprised when it happened. ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2025, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-3-finally-released-august-3rd-2023/848681/1526 "2025-04-30T16:48:00Z")
I am super late to this party, but I got a new laptop for Xmas that can handle BG3 and I just started playing. Hot diggity, it’s pretty freaking great. Really loving it so far, and I’m only about 90 minutes in. I remember playing the original BG oh so many years ago, so it holds some nostalgia as well. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2025, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-3-finally-released-august-3rd-2023/848681/1527 "2025-04-30T17:17:48Z")
It’ll go down in history as one of the all-time greats. My only real advice is to try and decide relatively early whether you think you’ll do multiple playthroughs. If the answer is yes, then free yourself from the need to do everything and save some side quests (especially in Act III) for future runs. The game is phenomenal but it’s a teensy bit bloated towards the end. Hard to believe Act III is what we got _after_ they cut content. ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2025, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-3-finally-released-august-3rd-2023/848681/1528 "2025-04-30T17:25:22Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > My only real advice is to try and decide relatively early whether you think you’ll do multiple playthroughs. If the answer is yes, then free yourself from the need to do everything and save some side quests (especially in Act III) for future runs. It already feels complex enough to me that if I did every side quest I would never finish, so this seems like sterling advice. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2025, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-3-finally-released-august-3rd-2023/848681/1529 "2025-04-30T19:35:48Z")
I will also say that combat can be very frustrating in the early game. It gets easier when you get to level 5 and some abilities kick in. ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2025, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-3-finally-released-august-3rd-2023/848681/1530 "2025-04-30T20:37:55Z")
Yeah, I already got my party killed twice. But that’s fine - I’m stick kicking off the rust about how it all works. I expect to play poorly at this stage 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2025, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-3-finally-released-august-3rd-2023/848681/1531 "2025-04-30T21:04:43Z")
My single bit of advice is to respec Shadowheart once you have a spare hundred gold. Even if you keep her in Trickery (though I wouldn’t), at least fix her starting stats so she looks like she was rolled by someone who knows how 5e works. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2025, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-3-finally-released-august-3rd-2023/848681/1532 "2025-05-01T22:08:09Z")
All this talk about BG3 since the final big update has been itching at my brain. I think it’s finally time for my second playthrough. Has anybody played with any mods? Any recommendations if so? ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2025, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-3-finally-released-august-3rd-2023/848681/1533 "2025-05-01T22:47:22Z")
I haven’t used any mods, but I think some quality of life mods like inventory management mods would be nice. I wouldn’t do anything that affects gameplay. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2025, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-3-finally-released-august-3rd-2023/848681/1534 "2025-05-02T00:18:01Z")
I use many mods and switch them up between playthroughs. I use the BG3 Mod Manager from Nexus Mods and get all my mods from there. I’ve heard that the new built-in mod manager works well, but haven’t used it. Looking at my current list, I’m using - Community Library–bug fixes. - Level Expansion–adds levels to all the class and subclasses up to level 20. - 5e Spells–adds spells from the books that weren’t in the game yet, including higher level ones. - Spell List Sorter–forces spells to be level order. - Unlimited Dying–let’s you reuse all your dyes. - No Inspiration Cap–keep accumulating inspirations until you really need them. - Smart Containers–a set of containers that automatically collect different types of items, like books, scrolls, potions, poisons, etc. - Basket of Equipment–a bunch of clothes to dress like you want. - Camp Events–let’s you know when there’s an event waiting for you during a long rest. - Vesnelle Hair–a bunch of hair styles. And one that I’m _not_ using, but have to mention for the humor - Withers Big Naturals–gives everyone’s favorite undead two large natural endowments, because why not? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2025, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-3-finally-released-august-3rd-2023/848681/1535 "2025-05-02T00:38:44Z")
> [@Pleonast](#): > > Level Expansion–adds levels to all the class and subclasses up to level 20. How does this affect the game’s difficulty scaling? I played on normal difficulty and was absolutely steamrolling everything after hitting the level cap. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2025, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-3-finally-released-august-3rd-2023/848681/1536 "2025-05-02T02:33:22Z")
I find that extra levels don’t break the game as much as magic items. That is, being level 20 with poor items is harder to play than level 12 with great items. But yeah you can make the game very easy. I like to not worry about getting the best items. ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2025, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-3-finally-released-august-3rd-2023/848681/1537 "2025-05-02T19:04:51Z")
Welcome to BG3! In addition to the listed mods, I’m using the Increase Party Size mod. The baseline 4 party restriction feels constrained and not D&D-like. Getting a 5th or 6th party member feels more like BG1 & 2 and raises the general fun factor significantly when you are able synergise more skills, split the party, play with more odd-ball class experiments, etc. ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2025, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-3-finally-released-august-3rd-2023/848681/1538 "2025-08-21T14:06:42Z")
> [@ShadowFacts](#): > > I am super late to this party, but I got a new laptop for Xmas that can handle BG3 and I just started playing. Hot diggity, it’s pretty freaking great. Really loving it so far, and I’m only about 90 minutes in. I remember playing the original BG oh so many years ago, so it holds some nostalgia as well. Welp, at long last I finished my first playthrough and all I can say is: FUCK YEAH, SOLDIER! What an amazing game. I loved, loved, loved it. I’m going to let it sit for a little while, but I am definitely planning on a second run. I played as a Swarmkeeper Ranger, which was a lot of fun pushing enemies around - over edges, into webs and thorns, etc. I’ll probably aim for some kind of melee character for my second run. And I’ll definitely try to find Asterion for the next run. I never met him and have no inkling of his story line, so reading this thread it was funny to see his actor win all the awards when the game came out. Should be some great undiscovered content waiting for me 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2025, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-3-finally-released-august-3rd-2023/848681/1539 "2025-08-21T14:37:59Z")
Did you meet the BG1/2 cameo characters too? ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2025, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldurs-gate-3-finally-released-august-3rd-2023/848681/1540 "2025-08-21T15:04:53Z")
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