Baldur's Gate 3 - Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Gameplay Mechanics (Learn Now)

[@WolfheartFPS]

Guide to Combat - kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4KWY4SOrr1nlbs

[@TheMightsparrow]

I'm using the Steam deck. I'm confused. I thought it would be like Final fantasy.

[@KarlRock]

Thanks, I really needed this! It’s my first time playing a game like this.

[@sinofpride6486]

Been seeing your comments on multiple videos regarding this game, hope you're enjoying the game! I'm on the fence whether I should get this game or not, especially since I'm not familiar with dnd

[@donatotusi9140]

@@sinofpride6486 Same! Honestly, it looks like too much work.

[@clairikus9743]

@@sinofpride6486 Dont judge me but i'd reccomend doing what im gonna do. Pirate the game, play it for a few hours then uninstall and buy it if you enjoy it.

[@Deabsy]

​@donatotusi9140 honestly, compared to many other dnd based RPGs I think this is very easy to pick up and everything will come to you fairly easily

[@16507487]

@@sinofpride6486 So I just dove in head first with Zero knowledge of dnd or this style of game. Took a couple of hours (playing and watching YT videos) to understand the mechanics but I can say it's worth it for me. I play a lot of CSGO/LOL but really enjoyed Zelda and TES (morrowind all the way) and this game is just a delight. Nice to be out of the salt mines for a bit and play a nice relaxing game that the Mrs honestly enjoys watching too.

[@clarkcrossley7579]

Finally a beginners guide for beginners! I'm a total potato and have never played D&D before, I only heard about BG3 a few days ago and most noob guides I've tried using just left me with more questions and I'm just staring at the game with a blank stare on my face and no clue what I'm doing. I don't know anything about turn based combat or rules or anything. So watching this has helped and things are starting to make more sense, I didn't even know about most of this stuff, so many thanks for the helpful video.

[@WolfheartFPS]

Happy to help

[@nqgames2954]

Pro tip: The commander on the ship with the Everburn blade seems nearly impossible to kill in time on tactician. But you don't need to kill him to get the blade. Shadowheart has the Command spell which you can use to make him drop the blade and all you have to do is pick it up. Make sure you pick it up with your main character though. *Edit* - Apparently you can pick it up with anyone, I had a bug where it was deleted when Shadowheart picked it up. YMMV

[@Tafycek]

🗿🗿🗿🗿

[@LeonardoBramante]

That information has blown my mind. May all your rolls be Critical Success.

[@coldtouch]

I wish I knew this , but I couldn't kill him in time and I moved alonge. Now I'm reluctant to start over , still sucks hehehe

[@philipfahy9658]

@@coldtouch I wouldn't be too worried, it's a solid early weapon with a nice benefit, but you find plenty of good weapons in the first few areas. As for the burning effect, you can dip your weapons in fire (or even a candle you carry) to get this on any weapon, however it is less convenient. I personally didn't grab it because I didn't realize Shadowheart had access to command and I was too busy going full loot goblin on all the corpses in the area... the mind flayer dies surprisingly quickly on tactician if you give him no help :P

[@transgirl2106]

Not all heroes wear capes, thank you😊

[@dantauche7917]

The amount of help this has given me as a new player is immeasurable, too many useful tips to list. THANK YOU Wolfheart!!

[@plasmodesma7569]

This is my first foray into any DnD type game. I'm seriously overwhelmed and struggling to understand all the elements of this game. Thanks for the video! It definitely helped clarify some of the basics.

[@j0nnyism]

Yea there’s a lot of game systems. Take ur time in the beginning learning all of them and you’ll enjoy the game more as u use unique ideas to solve problems

[@AdLasVex]

Something that all games with a weight based inventory system should start implementing is a weight to value ratio sort option in the inventory menu. Its not that important in BG3 since you can just teleport to camp and drop stuff off to sell later but it would be extremely useful in games where you need to actually carry your items to the nearest merchant to sell.

[@nichole2960]

They have this. Press tab to show entire groups inventory. Top left of the screen has a sort drop down. Press “weight” to sort by weight.

[@RedBeard26]

​@@nichole2960they said weight to value ratio sort. So a 100 gold per pound item would come before a 50 gold per 2 pound item.

[@WholeHolyHole]

You can send stuff back to camp from the inventory by right clicking the item. No need to go back yourself.

[@condorX2]

Why trouble yourself with trivia stuffs when you have the world to save? P. S I'm. About to start playing 😅

[@j0nnyism]

Good idea. You should get into game development if u have lot of them

[@jeremiahstiles3383]

Whole video is already worth the watch for the shift-c hotkey. Thank you.

[@jonsantos6056]

Shortcuts: G - group/ungroup I - Inventory Tab - inventory management of team Shift and drag down items to split stack them K - spellcasting menu Shift + C - Whole group hide hold down L.Alt - View all items on the ground Spacebar - Auto Loot Throw potions / heal spells / Help / roll 3 successful dice - when team mate is down Boxes/Barrels are stackable sometimes - use these to climb up 2 Good Spells - Guidance and Bless

[@Sakkura1]

0:33 You can also rotate the camera with Q and E. Fits quite well with using WSAD for moving it.

[@DaveDraperGuitar]

Thank you for this outstanding video. I'm no stranger to D&D (I'm 63, and started playing in the early 1970s from the original pamphlets, Greyhawk, Blackmoor etc) or CRPGs, but haven't done D&D since 3rd edition. A great deal of detail to take on board in the early going in this game, and this is extremely valuable. Thank you, thank you!

[@christophercollins9333]

Having played about 17-20 hours this week I just learned a ton from you, and many of this systems mechanics, and how to be more efficient. That said as an experienced 5e player so for new people this is even more valuable as a resource. Well done Wolf! 👍💯💪

[@TheKodiak72]

If you are a experienced 5e player. This game should be a cake walk, mechanics wise.

[@gager73]

Been playing BG3 since Early Access released and I’m still learning new things about this game. Thanx for another great guide.

[@CaedenV]

Things I have learned in the first day of play: 1) when jumping on what looks like a totally reachable rock in the water, and it says "death" it really means death lol 2) you start off with quite a few potions and resurrection scrolls... It isn't like tabletop where such things are rare and expensive, so use them and free up spells for things other than healing. 3) health potions are healing grenades... Actually most things are grenades. Throwing stuff is super helpful! But when a character goes down, you can chuck a potion at them and they will be fine, freeing up the healing word spell slot. 4) shoving is almost always useful. Even if it fails, you often don't have anything better to do with your reaction, so giving a good push has a chance to break concentration, make the enemy prone, or force them to take fall damage. It's great! 4) even if it isn't your main character, always keep a high charisma toon up front for random conversations, and always keep a high perception character up front when in the woods or a dungeon. 5) nonleathal damage is really only for melee attacks. Toggling it on and shooting at range or casting a spell isn't going to do what you hope... Which is a real pain when the person you want to KO is running away. 6) wildshape does not label the shapes well. As an example, spider is giant spider, not a tiny little guy for sneaking and getting into small places. Save the game, try all your shapes so you know what they actually are, and then revert the save. 7) with rare exception, the character stats and mechanics are extremely similar to tabletop, which is great! I've built out 3 of my favorite 5E tabletop characters, and they all perform much the way I expect! It's kinda awesome! If you have a preferred build, it is likely going to work as expected! And the reverse is also likely true, allowing bg3 to be a great testing ground for ideas to bring to the table. 8) I guess it depends on your DM, but the game plays much more into tactics than your typical ttrpg. Being aware of your surroundings, using topography and flammable fluids to your advantage, and just breaking away from the grid system all work much more to your advantage. The only thing that doesn't work well is moving past characters. A friendly in the doorway during combat blocks your path and doesn't yield to you like in tabletop where that is only an issue with hostiles. But other than that, the environment will generally work to your favor if you choose to use it. 9) being downed in water is not a death sentence. In tabletop, if you are KO and in standing water, it is an auto death save fail. But in the game, even in deep water, it is a non-issue and death saves roll like normal. 10) It is hard to be good, and intent does not count compared to the dice roll. With a human DM it is easy to mean well, fail a roll and not get what you want, but no real harm done for the attempt. But in this game, failure typically means they will become hostile to you, even if there is no way what you did could be seen as threatening or harmful. So when trying to do good, or evil, just remember that the game itself is largely amoral and just rewards or punishes the roll, not the intent. I find this a little game breaking for the RP aspect of the game when you are trying to help a peasant out, and they outright attack you when they don't stand a chance, but it is what it is, and you need to know how the game reacts to make more appropriate choices. 11) pressing and holding A on the controller (or interact button on keyboard) allows you to search the area instead of being fiddley about trying to click on a specific item. Overall amazing game though! I don't get a lot of game time hours in, but in the last 2 days I've sunk in 10 hours already! That is more than I typically play in a week or two! Takes something special to have me put in that much time, and it is totally worth it!

[@condorX2]

Lol nice advice on grenade potion on fallen team mate. I like the last one. It's like dead eye on RDR2. 11) pressing and holding A on the controller (or interact button on keyboard) allows you to search the area instead of being fiddley about trying to click on a specific item.

[@esaedvik]

Oh...so the order of characters actually matters? I thought it was the character you've picked as the one you move that should be the "chosen" one with said top traits. I think I've had the game still do a push for a certain character to speak with a sudden creature or such and they were not on top of my list. I went through a passage and right as I emerged, there was a dialogue with a creature and one character kept barging in to talk, even though I had cast speak to animals on another and had them chosen as the character I moved with and opened the passage...Meh.

[@phairest]

Re #11 what button is interact on kb?

[@kylegilmore3810]

@@phairest maybe he's talking about left alt. Holding it will highlight all items in an area so you don't have to hover your cursor over every pixel to find things that might not be plainly visible. Edit: Not *all* items, but it can be useful to see what you've already looted too

[@Zaxares]

4:30 THANK YOU! I was looking around in the keybinds for a "Highlight all lootable objects" or similar button, but I couldn't find one.

[@fernandozavaletabustos205]

Watching and liking this video tutorial because you deserve so much views and subs!!

[@aristarko7]

I'm not a begginer, but I just like your channel, so I will watch it anyway.

[@Baraz_Red]

The expression "this is a point-and-click game" was amusing :P PS: I added your video here to my guide on Steam.

[@Tentacl]

I played 24h straight yesterday, it has veen decades since I was this excited for a game release!

[@omarfuentesmola8307]

best begineer guide ever

[@brocal]

I've laughed four or five times at the "yellow?" Part. Brain farts are funny

[@cybermoonboy]

this is hands down the best guide for a beginner, thank you so much i just got into this game and watching this got me excited to open up the game again!

[@WolfheartFPS]

Thanks for watching

[@JeannieLove]

In case anyone else was wondering about this: I've seen someone play with controller and it controls how you expect with the camera zoomed in for a third person view. L1 I believe brings up a wheel for shortcuts

[@aaronlogan4596]

Hope you get a crapload of likes for the algo, this helped me figure out wtf I’m doing in this game and now I can fully enjoy.

[@WolfheartFPS]

Love to hear it. Thanks!

[@aelaan12]

I have played some turn based games and was never good at it. I had to watch this three times and take notes. Awesome guidance, so resting is actually not putting me at a disadvantage, now I know.

[@Haz_Baz]

Even though I’m playing on ps5, I learnt so much watching this video than any others talking about it. Thank you ☺️

[@WolfheartFPS]

Happy to help thanks for watching

[@nottherealahsoka840]

Just wanted to let you know this guide helped me so much. I’ve watched it over several times and it’s really helping learn the ropes. Can’t thank you enough for the tips and explanations for everything! Cheers!

[@isidornimages]

I'm not a total newb but I still learned a lot from this video. Thanks!

[@ModernTalkingCentral]

Great video overrall, but you should have included re-specking yourself and your party members in this video too. No biggie though, as we all learn at our own pace and as they say, "Practice makes perfect".

[@WolfheartFPS]

True! Wish I did. There's so much info I knew I would forget something

[@seekhearts]

you can also press the buttons underneath the party panel instead of g or shift c, one handed gameplay ftw

[@madmotorcyclist]

I learned some encounters you avoid till you level up. Was disappointed that multi-classing can't happen at level 2.

[@briankelly1240]

You can hold the mouse to move?!!! Game changer! I have been clicking thousands of times!

[@WolfheartFPS]

I still click everywhere because the habit is hard to break lol

[@Stove-627]

This was incredibly helpful, thanks for putting this together. BG3 should legitimately have this as some sort of link for brand new players to this genre of game.

[@TheBartianObserver]

Oh, how I enjoy dear Wolfie's provoking to comment on the film by correcting something in the film. Look, he actually made me notice the sigils are actually *purple*! All these mindgames… are we sure there's nothing behind Wolf's eye? 😉

[@grimmjow0106]

As a newcomer… Seriously, thank you wolf

[@epifaerae5100]

LOCK THE BAR!!! I have been... so... annoyed (?) because I couldn't rearrange my spells and abilities anymore. I thought they had changed it or bugged it for some reason. BUT THERE IS A LOCK. Thank you sooooo much T_T I AM BLIND. I love to sort everything, keep them organized and perfectly easy to manage. A satchel, pouch or container for every grouped items. So that I couldn't sort my bars without other complicated methods will make playing so much more enjoyable hahahah The 'Yellow' sigil made my day. Thank you.

[@WolfheartFPS]

:-D

[@Mrbonkers8]

Dude, thank you for this. First time I'm playing a game like this, and I have to be honest....it's pretty overwhelming. I absolutely love it though.

[@LivinProoof]

This is a really good video, I've been quite confused with a lot of the nuances of the game

[@SonnerstamThomas]

Omg thank you so much. FIrst time playing a game like this and I've been struggling so bad.

[@rossedwards7296]

As someone who is completely new to this type of game… THANK YOU! Had to start again as I missed so much

[@Airwane]

SOOOOOOOOOOOOO Helpfull specqlly for us casual player of these type of games, THANK YOU

[@denisejansen5642]

Another very helpful vid. Thank you so much. I’m new to the genre and the combat and playstyle are a lot more complicated than I anticipated. Your vids are (so far) the most useful.

[@lowskinator]

this was a super helpful and useful video! thank you. I didn't play any early access so am unfamiliar with all the things you are able to do in this game, so if you make more videos like this going forward (like to what extent your character can interact with the environment and what not, or anything else) it will be greatly appreciated. Keep on the good work and content!

[@Carinthian_Oak]

By holding the left Mouse Button you can also control your movement speed, to walk for example. It depends on how far you move away the cursor from your character. If you click and hold on objects you can move them, this is very useful for Quests. The Alt Key only shows you „open“ lootable things. There are many crates,barrels,Shelves or objects to interact that are not highlighted. So you have to explore carefully. And a good tip for the beginning is to set custom markers on your map. For chests or other things later on.

[@esaedvik]

The Alt bit is honestly super triggering. It sometimes doesn't even highlight things in the environment found via rolls like perception or nature etc hidden things. You're just standing there and hear "what's that there" and see nothing lit and alt doesn't highlight either..."neat". I've had this happen several times. Super annoying the game doesn't pull the camera to show you what someone discovered.

[@Carinthian_Oak]

@@esaedvik thats not true, objects or things from successful perception rolls are always highlighted blue. They are blinking for a few seconds.

[@esaedvik]

@@Carinthian_Oak What do you mean it's not "true", it has happened to me literally several times. Could just be a bug, dunno. If I have the camera completely elsewhere, "few seconds" is clearly not enough.

[@Carinthian_Oak]

@@esaedvik yes could be bugged, but it's really easy to overlook these things. In my 40 hours now i had no problems with it. These game wants you to explore closely.

[@voidgaming6037]

Ty 4 this video. Just started playing and had no idea how concentration worked.. now I do

[@meow_rtx4080]

Hands down the best beginner guide out there by a long shot. Was having lots of trouble finding a good guide. Thank you!

[@golfRgod]

Appreciate this, haven't seen anyone zoom in on the taskbar and explain each thing, great video so i can get use to the look and set up before the PS5 release!

[@WolfheartFPS]

Thanks for watching! Excited for you

[@sofloemir]

This was the best one I've watched so far since this game style is so new to me. looking forward to your combat one. Thanks!

[@WolfheartFPS]

Happy to help

[@transgirl2106]

You have the best BG3 videos, thank you these are so helpful❤

[@WolfheartFPS]

Thanks a lot!

[@pureplay7071]

I watched many other Beginner's Guides and this is by far to the point and easy to follow, thank you.

[@VampirionNosgoth]

Thiis game is melting my mind... This guide really helped. Thank you. I'm only 6hrs in, so I may roll a new fella and start again. I played DnD for two years and I still can't get my head around it...

[@danboyd6180]

Thanks dude your doing a great job, I hope your happy and proud of the channel. Keep it up and thanks again Brohahn

[@WolfheartFPS]

Thanks a lot!

[@dusty3913]

Omg…throwing health potions is hilarious and would have saved me a ton of trouble had I known earlier. Thanks.

[@kiteyn]

Been playing Baldur's Gate 3 and I'm only understanding it now lmao. Great video!

[@Festivejelly]

Great video thanks for going through all this. It all makes a bit more sense now.

[@Chappykinz]

That group sneak key is very helpful to know.

[@DuhstinK]

Omg, ctrl selecting items to send to camp is going to help so much with that, thanks! Edit: did some testing and it turns out you can also shift-highlight items and drag them all at once to another character/chest/bag (helpful for moving all items of a type to a bag to store them).

[@condorX2]

Noice

[@donaldcrankshaw1627]

I'd be interested in a similar guide for controllers. There do seem to be some bugs in the controller interface, though.

[@superdmdave3505]

Finally got the flame greatsword, changed Shadowheart to tempest Cleric. Game is gonna be fricken awesome! If ever ya need a break down the road, you should check out Suikoden remaster when it comes out. But I feel like you'll be playing this for 10 years to come lol. So much content 😊

[@rememberallende]

Thank your for taking the time to put your findings into a comment, it is very useful! 👍

[@falcor6890]

This is amazing. My brother was just saying how unfriendly the game is to teaching players. I sent this to all my friends. Thanks Wolf!

[@Elliott13]

10/10 video. Thank you. Played first month of Early Access and so much has changed

[@joejjj4378]

This is extremely useful and answered loads of my questions. I am going to have to pause the vid and learn what I've seen then come back because theres so much

[@pronumeral1446]

Thanks so much, WolfHeartRPG

[@WolfheartFPS]

thank you

[@Nic9963]

This is the video I was looking for. Great explanations, simple to follow.

[@WolfheartFPS]

Thanks for watching

[@philipsoldini7288]

Thanks for this, I was so confused until I watched this.

[@benmmarino]

I’ve been watching these BG3 beginners guides for the past two days in preparation for the off chance that this game finally drops on series X after the game awards lol I’m sure I’m not the only one. Good beginners guide. Favorite of the few I’ve seen so far

[@WolfheartFPS]

Thanks!

[@irvinsilva2527]

Started playing yesterday and I knew I was doing certain things incorrectly but I was too lazy to look up a guide but this was exactly what I wanted from a quick and to the point guide. Answered everything I was wondering.

[@chiiv999]

I really needed this. I went in blindly but I was struggling to figure everything out😭. Thanks Wolfheart!

[@cylonscion5470]

great vid, thx! What about selling items you pick around the world? Could there be stuff that we shouldn't sell.

[@GrandmARKGamerLady]

Oh my god, thank you so much! I have been struggling with this game for four days now, and completely clueless as to how to play it. (Still having a ton of fun with it, regardless). I’ve been slowly figuring it out, but you helped so much! Thanks again. ❤

[@itsaran8641]

the sounds of the blade traps earned you a subscriber 🤣 love the video😍

[@VideoBaseie]

This is the best beginners guide I've found thanks so much

[@bigbigu8671]

Your channel is a gold mine, guides are so good. Been watching your, beginner, class, combat guide. Well done

[@WolfheartFPS]

Appreciate it!

[@brentritchie6199]

Best guide for any game that I have ever seen well done Sir.

[@WolfheartFPS]

🙏

[@andyleal7132]

That ability to throw healing potions is huge. Especially if you use a class that doesn’t have healing abilities.

[@leopaulek7720]

Playing this game on balanced, made me realize that this one you need to play it slowly and thinking, not rushing, cuz some basic fights can be kinda tough. I recommend on people playing as they were playing with friends, relaxing and enjoying the story, taking rests.

[@gorstl]

as many others have mentioned, this was tremendously helpful for beginners and people that blocked early access information/spoilers :)

[@WolfheartFPS]

Love to hear it!

[@jeffgillum7094]

Can you do a beginner combat turn interactions with actions, movements, attacks, bonous actions, etc. Maybe do a turn by turn combat encouter narrative?

[@davor1599]

Lot of useful tips. Had no idea about hp throw . Tkank you for this video

[@MisterNorthernCanuck]

Very good info for overwhelmed folks live me... Thanks!

[@SeanCat]

A ton of channels are giving beginner tits videos but they kind of are repeating the same thing. This video is an exception actually gives a lot of context to many confusing aspects of the game to beginners I appreciate this video thank you very much

[@kevingreen6621]

I can't wait to play this when it comes out on PS5. My only concern is how it will all navigate using a controller. There are so many options and intricacies.

[@savagemantis9060]

Had to figure out most of this myself but i still learned a few things watching your video. Nice job and perfect for thr noobs like me.

[@WolfheartFPS]

Thanks happy to help a little

[@hockeysmylife]

Man I needed this. Well done. My first time with a game like this

[@WolfheartFPS]

Happy to help

[@rowdyroo4808]

Just bought this, watching 👀 at work .. can't wait to get home 🎮❤

[@Nodnarb518]

Also a handy combat qol. The game tells you if you will get hit with an attack of opportunity when you go to move. It will show a red arrow from the enemy near you pointing in your direction. Didn’t realize that till a few hours in. So disengage first.

[@WolfheartFPS]

great tip! Ill have to include that in my combat vid

[@greggeiger7532]

Wolf your time has come 😊

[@Bielbo]

Brilliant guide... The game doesn't explain this stuff even with tutorial turned on. Thank you :)

[@kapybaragratkowski2619]

I recently started a new game play, its my first time playing this type of game and it appeared to me that im missing something, cause it was quite hard for me, so i was looking for some guide or better tutorial than provided by game itself and...wow! That's a really good guide, it helped me a lot, like it's exactly what i was looking for, great explanations, really logic and easy to get, I also like that your use of your voice makes it just not boring, im grateful for that! Awesome guide!!!

[@400KrispyKremes]

One thing to consider if you want to play an Eldritch Knight is that you should dump-stat int all the way to 8 because you can get the warped headband to bring your INT up to 17, and then put all your points into str, con, and dex. I still can't believe they left that item in the game. Sure they changed it to 17 from 18, but even with the nerf it's still a 9 point bonus to a stat. You can build an entire character around that headband.

[@JoaoVitor-is4zb]

"I'll catch you on the next one" sentence that you used in the final of the video is identical to the one Kings and Generals uses

[@iamboxboxman596]

Everburn blade is a grab every play through for sure, my party is level 7 and i’m in act 2 and i’m still using it. What an awesome grab at the very start of the game. Just wish you could sheath it

[@Tortuosit]

Hands down the most exhausting video on KZbin. But useful. Need a day off now.

[@WolfheartFPS]

:-D Thanks for watching

[@Tortuosit]

@@WolfheartFPS Thanks for your hard work!

[@somebodynobody718]

You are a semi god thank you so much for this I've never played a game on pc like this so this helped alot

[@Robertoalrz]

Awesome video!! Helped me a lot! Thanks Wolf

[@WolfheartFPS]

Thanks for watching

[@darc4314]

Brilliant beginners guide that doesn't bog you down with numbers and stats.

[@WolfheartFPS]

Thanks for commenting

[@kuda6474]

Damn this really helped me out thanks a lot!

[@WolfheartFPS]

Awesome

[@Xoxo.TheAuthor]

Thank you for all the amazing bg3 videos Wolf! ❤

[@Lippeth]

Pressing the home key will also orient the camera back to the party leader.