Thanks! I’ll probably start with the main campaign first. Unless there is a certain class or race that may be more fun to play, then I’ll maybe consider that as the first DLC.

I am going to give Solasta a go once I’ve finished BG3. I read that the UB mod is more or less required.

Tactical combat with the D&D 5E mechanics, and with a quick setup for a battle that could be started playing in a short amount of time, is something I’m definitely looking for. For the FR lore, stories and roleplaying I’ll stick with (another playthrough) BG3. :)

What kind of system would you like? Maybe Pathfinder 2E? Or something completely different?

Thanks for sharing your experience! Seeing some gameplay footage I also noticed that Solasta shows all the dice rolls explicitly on screen, which gives it a nice touch of feel like playing D&D. The game sticking closer to the D&D rules actually is something I’m looking forward to, and it makes the mechanics of D&D combat indeed more explicit.

I’m going to give Solasta a try, and will pick up some DLC from the get go. Any DLC in particular recommendable? There are many packs available. Or should I just try to get them all.

This is the way to play. I actually stumbled upon ‘solving;’ act I because I ‘failed’ at some action. As long as the game does not get stuck somewhere (looking at you, “Talk to Zevlor” quest bug!) best to go along with the dice rolls as it seems to breath so much more personal life into the story. Accepting the dice rolls really makes it your personal storyline.

Are we sure it is the same thing? Alien-in-the-middle attack succeeded… 😁

dang, I was at 50mb/s (max is 72 mb/s for me), but it dropped to 10 mb/s only just now… Oh well, there will be plenty time to enjoy this game I guess.

Steam downloads slowing down for anyone?

cooling down your hands now don’t you?

There is also a very clear upwards trend I would say 😁

I assume it is possible to switch it on of off anytime during the campaign.

Additionally it would be a great idea to put [SPOILER] in front of the title of a post if it includes spoilers for the game. Maybe the mod of this community can add some rules about the [SPOILER] tag to the sidebar?

I used the

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edit: More information on formatting can be found here: https://join-lemmy.org/docs/users/02-media.html

I think you can also check in Steam if you use any cloud space for savefiles in Steam, it’s under properties when you right click the game and choose manage (I think, I am currently not at my game pc). If it says 0 kb used, then I guess you are good to go…

Hmm, I already did uninstall the game. Might need to reinstall it just to get the saves removed from steam cloud…

Good to know, since there will be no pre-load option. Also as far as I can see it, there is no use for the 80GB or Early Access files, so we have to download the whole 122 GB even those with EA.

Unmonitored, it will slowly evolve into V’ger now!

It might also be interesting to check this Humble Bundle out, it includes Baldurs Gate 1 and 2 and the expansions, as well as some other iconic CRPGs. Not free though, but a solid deal if you fancy to play the classic CRPGs!

https://www.humblebundle.com/games/rpg-legends-baldurs-gate-beyond