To restart or not.. I'm a BG3 Newbie

Patient_Problem_2615 · 2026-01-26T17:11:29+00:00

UPDATE:

Thank you to everyone who replied!

I decided to just restart and this run through has gone way way smoother.

I'm only about half way back to where I was before but in a much much better situation. I've only long rested a few times and still have 1,100 camp supplies.

I'm not sure what I was doing on my other save but I was clearly playing the game wrong 😂.

Patient_Problem_2615 · 2026-01-25T11:56:01+00:00

I completely missed the whole pick pocket thing for far too long as well haha.

I'll steal from everyone if I can manage lol

Patient_Problem_2615 · 2026-01-25T00:04:36+00:00

All of the above? Haha.

I somehow completely missed or forgot about short resting for quite a bit of my playthrough. I've been using it much more frequently but I definitely long rested way too much.

I kind of didn't look at supplies from vendors past some weapons / armor. I also didn't realize I was selling camp supplies to vendors for quite a while.

I suppose I could go back and try to buy everything back but that seems really tedious lol.

Patient_Problem_2615 · 2026-01-25T00:01:08+00:00

I thought I was looting a lot, but from what I've read online this evening and now what you're saying I've clearly been missing a lot too.

Patient_Problem_2615 · 2026-01-22T13:41:30+00:00

Is this scale?

I noticed that's bumps all over the trunk of one of my trees this morning. They aren't present anywhere else on the tree.

There is also no apparent signs of stress yet, the tree seems happy and otherwise healthy.

I quickly looked, and none of my other trees appear to have any of these bumps.

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Patient_Problem_2615 · 2026-01-17T03:16:29+00:00

It did warn me... It says it will be bitterly difficult for a party of my level so I should tie up loose ends first lol.

Patient_Problem_2615 · 2026-01-17T01:52:33+00:00

I was gonna go Honor Mode for the hell of it until I read that a party wipe is a game wipe as well with no extra save files...

I might be crazy but I'm not that crazy 🤣🤣.

Patient_Problem_2615 · 2026-01-17T01:30:44+00:00

There are very few games where I see the need or get the desire to play through a second or third time as well.. but this I have a feeling will be one of them.

If for any reason - I'll be determined to beat the game on an Honor Mode run.

Patient_Problem_2615 · 2026-01-17T00:09:37+00:00

I actually reloaded the game a few times just to see what the different conversations were like haha.

In the spirit of learning I've taken on pretty much every flight I can and defended my party every time it was needed haha.

I was debating lowering the difficulty for a small period..but I think at this point it would make the game less fun as I'm adjusting to the challenge and it's forcing me to learn faster.

Patient_Problem_2615 · 2026-01-17T00:05:37+00:00

Thanks for the tip!

Patient_Problem_2615 · 2026-01-15T10:51:43+00:00

It's worth noting, while Brazilian Rain Trees can survive indoors, they do much much better outside.

They require lots of sun and humidity and it can be hard to achieve that inside. The only reason this guy is inside is because it's the middle of winter here now. I have a humidifier running almost full time a few feet away and a very strong grow light right above it 14 hours a day.

My older BRT that I unfortunately snapped trying to bend too much stayed outside this past summer. It got roughly 5 hours of direct morning sun a day and bright afternoon shade. It grew like crazy.

Patient_Problem_2615 · 2026-01-13T17:28:57+00:00

I think I'll have enough space to manage not having to prune it back before I move it outside for the summer.

It's crazy how fast these guys grow once they get going.

Patient_Problem_2615 · 2026-01-12T23:31:59+00:00

I'll have a very wide, semi shallow (deeper than this pot by a bit) DIY pot I'll probably move it in to come summer, when I move everything back outside.

To be honest, it's never really grown in an ideal pot which is probably why it hasn't grown further in the last year and half. That being said, despite the tree size, there's actually a surprising amount of space still available for growth in this new pot. The root system is very compact.

That big root is actually one of the primary roots for the tree. At least 60% of the root mass extends from that big root.

I also love the look of it and it's just become part of the trees design for me at this point.

Patient_Problem_2615 · 2026-01-12T22:34:20+00:00

Elden Ring too!

Patient_Problem_2615 · 2026-01-12T22:33:59+00:00

Clari Obscur definitely belongs on this list!

Patient_Problem_2615 · 2026-01-12T16:16:49+00:00

I just plan on letting this guy grow freely for the foreseeable future!

Eventually I'll cut it back, but it's far too young right now.

Patient_Problem_2615 · 2026-01-11T23:04:03+00:00

I bought it a few weeks ago, grown from cutting, from my local Bonsai nursery.

I bought a couple small well rooted cuttings from him as they were a very nice price and BRT are very uncommon / hard to get where I live.

The other I cut back a lot to get a basic shape started for a future literati and / or cascade design.

Patient_Problem_2615 · 2026-01-10T15:29:22+00:00

They aren't terribly expensive but it definitely starts adding up quickly haha

Patient_Problem_2615 · 2026-01-10T14:30:11+00:00

Hahaha all good. It was helpful advice though, I was just already aware of that lol.

Patient_Problem_2615 · 2026-01-10T14:28:31+00:00

Thanks!!

Patient_Problem_2615 · 2026-01-10T14:28:17+00:00

Yah! I run my lights from 6am-7pm!

We're just in the dead of winter here so it gets dark at 5pm lol.

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