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[Luipadre]

new hotfix! 1.3GB for me on Steam

Baldur's Gate 3 - Hotfix #3 Now Live! - Steam News

Version Number: v4.1.1.3636828

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for a hotfix they fix a fuckin lot! i can't wait to see a proper patch. larian are amazing

yeah i cant wait to see what a proper patch looks like lol

 

[Interfectum]

ooh boy this better have been fuckin worth it...

It is. Game is fucking amazing.

 

[Gonzito]

Man I love the game but the performance is absolutely trash. It gets so bad later on, its honestly killing my enjoyment. Fps drops and constant stuttering, its a nightmare

 

[amigastar]

Man I love the game but the performance is absolutely trash. It gets so bad later on, its honestly killing my enjoyment. Fps drops and constant stuttering, its a nightmare

Did you try out DX11 vs Vulkan? I guess we have to wait for a patch.

 

[Guilty_AI]

Man I love the game but the performance is absolutely trash. It gets so bad later on, its honestly killing my enjoyment. Fps drops and constant stuttering, its a nightmare

use vulkan if you're using dx11

 

[Gonzito]

Did you try out DX11 vs Vulkan? I guess we have to wait for a patch.

Both,I have tried even uninstalling my drivers from scratch. Nothing works

 

[Guilty_AI]

Both,I have tried even uninstalling my drivers from scratch. Nothing works

what are your specs?

 

[Gonzito]

what are your specs?

Rtx2080ti and I9 9900k

 

[Guilty_AI]

Rtx2080ti and I9 9900k

how far are you into the game?

 

[Gonzito]

how far are you into the game?

Late in act 2

 

[Guilty_AI]

Late in act 2

oh, i heard act 3, late act 2 can get bad performance indeed since there'll be tons of stuff on screen and dense enviroments.
I think not much to do here besides lowering the settings a bit.

 

[DownLikeBCPowder]

Finally got into this game.. hard to stop! Having some big trouble at the druid camp though. Spoilers for earlish druid resolution situations

Spoiler

At the very beginning I suspected the child stole the pendent, so I didn't intervene and the dude slapped him or whatever. Later on I saved that one child from the beach with the sirens. I finally made it to the secret hideaway and the children seemed to hate me, especially Mol who threatened to report me. I left and went off to save the druid, when I came back one of the guys is very happy with me and wants to go to my camp. If I tell him to wait, when I try to go see the druid master I get stopped by Zevlor a few steps later and he attacks me even if I win the saving roll, if I agree to go back to the camp now with them - fucking Zevlor comes with them and attacks me there, lol. So I went through all this trouble to save these people a spot in the druid camp and now I've just got to kill them all? I should have murdered the children when they threatened to tell the guards I guess.

 

[amigastar]

oh, i heard act 3, late act 2 can get bad performance indeed since there'll be tons of stuff on screen and dense enviroments.
I think not much to do here besides lowering the settings a bit.

Yep, at this point i'm curious how it will run on the PS5 later in the game. That will be interesting to see, for sure.

 

[DownLikeBCPowder]

Rtx2080ti and I9 9900k

That's crazy, I have an i7 and a 1080ti and it works great on max as best I can tell.

 

[Gonzito]

That's crazy, I have an i7 and a 1080ti and it works great on max as best I can tell.

Where are you in the game? I have seen people saying the same with lower specs, it is weird. But all my games work great with no issues, Atlas Fallen for example runs flawlessly so I am sure that its just the game's optimisation because I see a lot of posts in reddit and steam complaining about this

 

[Guilty_AI]

Yep, at this point i'm curious how it will run on the PS5 later in the game. That will be interesting to see, for sure.

I'm pretty sure Baldurs gate city is what has been giving them trouble on the series s

That's crazy, I have an i7 and a 1080ti and it works great on max as best I can tell.

It works fine for most of the game, but from what i heard, the last act takes place in a rather dense city which can tank the framerate. Before that there are also some really busy fights too, or so i've heard.

 

[amigastar]

I'm pretty sure Baldurs gate city is what has been giving them trouble on the series s


It works fine for most of the game, but from what i heard, the last act takes place in a rather dense city which can tank the framerate. Before that there are also some really busy fights too, or so i've heard.

You're right, now i understand the difficulties they have with Series S.

 

[PonyStation4]

Beat Auntie Ethel inside her house, before she could get to her lair.

1. Beat the 3 goblins outside in the lake
2. Took Ethels invisibility potion
3. Dump oil on the ledge outside along with some explosive barrels
4. Wait till she walks near the outdoor ledge of her house then use gales thunder attack to push her out, starting the fight
5. Cast silence
6. Cast laughter
7. Attack with fire
8. Repeat between laughter and fire

Then walked with no issues to Marina. The dwarf with the bite is automatically saved as well

 

[DownLikeBCPowder]

Where are you in the game? I have seen people saying the same with lower specs, it is weird. But all my games work great with no issues, Atlas Fallen for example runs flawlessly so I am sure that its just the game's optimisation because I see a lot of posts in reddit and steam complaining about this

Maybe the other fellow is right - I've played only maybe 10 hours and definitely haven't gotten to any mega complex environments like city of Baldur's Gate.

 

[amigastar]

Where are you in the game? I have seen people saying the same with lower specs, it is weird. But all my games work great with no issues, Atlas Fallen for example runs flawlessly so I am sure that its just the game's optimisation because I see a lot of posts in reddit and steam complaining about this

Or, another issue is you don't have it installed on an SSD? SSD is in recommended specs.
Edit: ok, nvm

 

[Gonzito]

Or, another issue is you don't have it installed on an SSD?

I have an ssd and the game is installed there

 

[Fools idol]

Larian are machines.

 

[Hendrick's]

I can't believe how much I am loving this game as someone who didn't like DOS2. When I'm not playing I am thinking about playing. Been a long time since I've felt that way. I do have some criticisms, but I'm having too much fun right now to care.

 

[Last Hearth]

Larian are machines.

They are probably fixing the PS5 version at the same time as these hotfixes. I also expect them to push out a major patch right before the PS5 release, then I'm guess the main team is going to take a few well deserved weeks of time off.

 

[EviLore]

 

[Minsc]

You're right, now i understand the difficulties they have with Series S.

And yet it is Steam Deck verified - I know the Steam Deck cannot be stronger than the XSX. I guess it just can't meet MS' standards though, where Valve isn't as strict perhaps?

 

[geary]

F...ing Glut!....

 

[Guilty_AI]

And yet it is Steam Deck verified - I know the Steam Deck cannot be stronger than the XSX. I guess it just can't meet MS' standards though, where Valve isn't as strict perhaps?

Deck has 16gb of ram and has split-screen disabled. There's no standard enforced by valve, its just treated as any pc.

 

[Mister Wolf]

 

[IntentionalPun]

I hope the PS5 version supports mouse and keyboard.

 

[Croga]

As great as Larian are at putting out patches this is always what I dread to see when I go to play on Geforce Now after work.

To be fair Nvidia are getting much quicker at getting everything patched and back up since the first patch dropped, no longer waiting multiple hours.

 

[amigastar]

I'm 26 hours into the game and i don't wanna rush into Act 2 so i stray around and try to find remaining things to do in Act 1. Honestly it's a bit tiresome i just wanna move on.
I'm a bit over level 5 1/2. Thing is i don't know what leads me into Act 2.

 

[Skifi28]

Mountain pass or underdark elevator, that is the question. I imagine the moment you choose the other area is locked for you. It's impossible to decide.

 

[Gorgon]

Mountain pass or underdark elevator, that is the question. I imagine the moment you choose the other area is locked for you. It's impossible to decide.

I think you can do both, but you have to turn back when the game asks if you want to proceed to Act 2.

 

[Buggy Loop]

Not sure i understand.. is that interface Geforce now? Does it take time for them to patch the games? Surprising.

 

[amigastar]

I think you can do both, but you have to turn back when the game asks if you want to proceed to Act 2.

So when you can proceed to Act 2 the game warns you, correct?

 

[AV]

I'm 26 hours into the game and i don't wanna rush into Act 2 so i stray around and try to find remaining things to do in Act 1. Honestly it's a bit tiresome i just wanna move on.
I'm a bit over level 5 1/2. Thing is i don't know what leads me into Act 2.

You'll be told clearly, don't worry. As much as there are people spending 60 hours in act 1 you really don't need to if that's not your playstyle. I intentionally left a gigantic area untouched for my 2nd run. Think I moved on at the same point as you.

Mountain pass or underdark elevator, that is the question. I imagine the moment you choose the other area is locked for you. It's impossible to decide.

You can do both and turn around before going to act 2.

 

[Guilty_AI]

I really wish the soundtrack actually contained all the music in the game. Still, plenty of good pieces

 

[Denton]

You can do both and turn around before going to act 2.

Weird, I went up the elevator from the Grymforge and got achievement "Leave Act One". So I assumed the game counts entering Shadowlands as starting Act 2.

 

[Guilty_AI]

Man I love the game but the performance is absolutely trash. It gets so bad later on, its honestly killing my enjoyment. Fps drops and constant stuttering, its a nightmare

Possible solution i found on reddit:

I stopped having issues when I went to task manager then clicked on the details tab...then found baldur's gate, right clicked, and set the priority to high. I have to do it every time I start the game, but it's easy enough.

 

[Labadal]

Mountain pass or underdark elevator, that is the question. I imagine the moment you choose the other area is locked for you. It's impossible to decide.

You can do both.

The game is terrible at communicating this.

As long as you don't use a certain elevator in the Underdark, you can go back to the Mountain pass.

 

[EviLore]

Yes, if you don't want to miss stuff in Act 1: go to the Underdark but don't take the elevator that gives you an unfinished business prompt. When you've finished exploring the region, double back and do the mountain pass option instead.

 

[Guilty_AI]

Am i correct to assume act 2 will be shorter if i take the underdark instead of the mountain pass route? Thats what i understood from what Halsin told me.

 

[sigmaZ]

Did you try out DX11 vs Vulkan? I guess we have to wait for a patch.

I kept having crashing which I have mitigated by running the game through the exe and not through Steam which doesn't enable the Larian launcher.

 

[64gigabyteram]

Wow, this kagha girl is a bitch. I really don't like her

Funny how there are devil imp looking people in this game (Yes,i know they're called "tieflings") yet the most evil person (so far) is this asshole who wants to force them out and leave them to die

makes me angry

 

[Guilty_AI]

is this you Men_in_Boxes ?

 

[64gigabyteram]

is this you Men_in_Boxes ?

This necessitates the John Roblox Laugh. No other gamer actually thinks this, it has to be him

 

[amigastar]

Time just melts away when playing this game. It's remarkable.

 

[struggler_guts]

Time just melts away when playing this game. It's remarkable.

There isn't enough time in the day! Finally made it to act 2 after so much time in early access, it's so good!

 

[Skifi28]

Time just melts away when playing this game. It's remarkable.

Now imagine if it was free to play and you'd spend even more time in the mtx shop!