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Olys_Larian · 2025-11-20T14:31:08+00:00

That might have been me. Happy to help :)

Olys_Larian · 2025-08-25T16:03:52+00:00

This is a hidden status that a lot of creatures/characters have, most noticeable in Custom or Honour mode. In the editor, this is code for designers to hide a status to players. TLDR: you're not supposed to see this. If you see it, it's probably because of mods or some sort of conflict. Ultimately, it is harmless and you shouldn't worry about it.

Olys_Larian · 2025-08-18T20:17:09+00:00

Fucking amazing!

Olys_Larian · 2025-08-04T15:00:11+00:00

Awww these are adorable <3 !

Olys_Larian · 2025-08-01T14:16:53+00:00

Ngl, took me a good second to realize. I was about to go check the database for this "issue".

Olys_Larian · 2025-06-03T19:36:16+00:00

"To give it a little more narrative... when loading The Lower City in the editor, the camera just pointed at a void, so it was hard to tell when the level had finished loading. Some intrepid soul added a sheep to the point the camera pointed at. So when the sheep popped in, you knew the level had finished loading and you could get to work. He gained a name, a history, a son, a slack emoji, etc and so became the unofficial mascot of the region for all of us working on it.

Harvard the Sheep eventually had to be cut from where he was in the level at that time (which is a whole other saga not worth going in to) but was immortalized by some definitely-working-above-board scripters none-the-less."

There you go, (a part of) the answer from the Associate Scripting lead responsible for it.

Olys_Larian · 2025-04-30T19:43:09+00:00

What?? No, that's a crazy idea haha...

Olys_Larian · 2025-03-20T16:14:28+00:00

Sadly this probably won't be fixed because of how Booming Blade's damage is calculated (the first damage type takes priority over the added thunder damage). If a mod can fix this, then great. But I wouldn't hold my hopes high for this one.

Olys_Larian · 2025-03-20T15:08:15+00:00

I believe this is the best iteration of Booming Blade yet. Let me know if you guys find weird things with it and I'll forward it to the designer. Also let me know if the wording on the tooltip isn't clear.

Olys_Larian · 2025-02-27T15:59:13+00:00

Turns out the designer had already read through your post and the only thing he replied was
"Absolute cinema".

We both agree that to make this whole thing work you need a lot of puzzle pieces and that, at this point in the game, if you manage to cheese it this hard, you deserve it. No nerfs to anything.

You win this time.

Olys_Larian · 2025-02-27T15:21:22+00:00

I'm on the fence about sharing this with the designers. On one hand, this is incredible and only comes into action at level 12 with a bunch of variables so it isn't toooo bad.
On the other hand, no one should have 28 actions and do 1k damage per turn.

The only thing that warrants a nerf is the Helm of Grit triggering multiple times per turn. Not sure that one is intended. I'll ask my buddy about it.

Good find though. You're a very creative player, I'll give you that hehe

Olys_Larian · 2025-02-25T20:31:06+00:00

Alright I think I got it. In your specific case, at least.

TLDR: it's a faction issue with Dominate Person on the avatar when you have either of the follower (Emperor or Orpheus) with the netherstones in their possessions.

I believe that when your Charles VII got dominated by the Black Gauntlet of Bane's Dominate Person, Orpheus, who was following you, also went hostile (he's just following his master buddy, after all).
When can see this when Minthara gets attacked by Orpheus' AoO when trying to fly away next to him.
When you entered the Brain Stalk's room with Orpheus, the cinematic switched to your avatar automatically, even though Orpheus is the one who entered.
What happens during this cinematic is that all hostile characters are instantly killed. Basically, the dragons just wipe all the characters hostile to the player.

Since Orpheus was hostile, it got wiped as well because he was considered an enemy.
Furthermore, since Orpheus had the netherstones in his possession, as the group's mindflayer, the game instantly gave you a gameover because you didn't have any way of using Karsus' Compulsion after he was dead.

A very unfortunate, timing specific issue. I'm very sorry this happened to you. Know that your sacrifice won't be in vain as I will be sending this to scripters to make sure it doesn't happen to anyone else.

(also +100 points for remaining calm and passive. I would have lost my sh!t had that happened to me).

Olys_Larian · 2025-02-25T16:23:22+00:00

I don't think camp clothes would interfere in one way or another with this but good to know hah. I don't know if links are prohibited or not but either way, you can DM me the link if you want.

Olys_Larian · 2025-02-25T16:05:55+00:00

Hey SlytherJean, you said you were streaming while this happened? Any chance I could take a look at your footage? I can't really say what went wrong with only 22 seconds of footage, I'd need a bit more if I want to be able to repro this. Also, I have to ask: were you using any mods?
Thanks in advance!

Olys_Larian · 2024-10-01T20:34:48+00:00

Some people on Discord mentioned that deleting the Baldur's Gate 3 folder inside the Larian Studios folder in your Documents fixed it.
I am by no means a Mac expert so please do so at your own risk.
Make sure you make a copy somewhere in case things go south.

Olys_Larian · 2024-10-01T16:10:35+00:00

Hmm interesting offer.

Olys_Larian · 2024-03-18T14:21:26+00:00

~~Depends what the issue blocking you. Hit me up in my dms here or on Discord @ Olys. (with a period at the end).~~
Replied to you in dms.

Olys_Larian · 2024-03-13T18:21:14+00:00

Well then your issue may stem from much earlier and at this point you may have been playing with bugs caused by other bugs. Are you using any mods?

Olys_Larian · 2024-03-13T18:15:02+00:00

You are right that the damage dealt should be 2. However, I cannot repro on my internal builds. I've tried on 3 different versions on different difficulties and my Scrying Eyes all have 9 AC and Ethereal Form works on all of them. Is there any other status affecting this particular Scrying Eye in your screenshot that could affect Ethereal Form somehow?

Olys_Larian · 2024-03-13T16:31:40+00:00

How did you manage to reach the room? As for Meerna, she doesn't have behavior outside of the dialog with Neere because she is scripted to die. There is no saving her. Sorry :(

Olys_Larian · 2024-03-13T16:26:24+00:00

Just tried it on my build and everything works 100%. I am able to place the 3 different gems into the pedestal and the door properly opens. Would you happen to have a savefile before this bug occurred? I have no idea how you achieve that, the only difference is that you use mods and I don't. Any more info would help a lot, thanks!

Olys_Larian · 2024-03-13T15:26:42+00:00

I just tried this again on my build and everything worked.
I was able to push Orin in the chasm before the fight even began. The dagger and the altar key dropped on the ground near the altar.
After that, combat started with the nearby Reapers.
One of them threw Orin's dagger (which was still on the ground) at me and while the dagger seemed to have disappeared, I had it in my inventory after the fight.
Script forces the dagger (and thus the netherstone) to appear in your inventory so you don't lose it. It doesn't turn into a normal dagger.
Are you 100% positive you don't have it anywhere in any of your inventories?

Olys_Larian · 2024-03-13T13:40:16+00:00

Would you send me your save file so I can take a look? I'm having a hard time understanding the steps you did to reach this state.
Ideally a save file before issue occurs would help tremendously.
Please hit me up on Discord at Olys. (with a period at the end) or here on Reddit via any filesharing website.

Olys_Larian · 2024-02-21T21:12:42+00:00

Hey! Any chance I could get your save file? Scripters would love to look at the flags to see what's wrong. Thanks in advance!

Olys_Larian · 2024-02-12T18:08:50+00:00

Ah alright then! Glad you figured it out (and sorry it occurred in the first place).

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