Baldur’s Gate 3 is considered a masterpiece among gamers. However, there are a few bugs, although generally quite few, which are usually fixed quickly. Recently, a player found a bug so specific that others joke: It is now named after him.
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This is the bug in question:
- On Reddit, user palomAstra reported that he encountered a bug just before the fight against Ketheric Thorm in Act 2.
- Actually, the group is supposed to follow Thorm into a mind flayer colony after a battle. However, Shadowheart stayed behind with him, the entrance was sealed, and she had to remain outside.
- The player faced the boss battle with 3 characters but ultimately died. He used Shadowheart to resurrect the group, but in the process, an important item was lost.
This is why the player cannot finish Baldur’s Gate 3: After the fight against Thorm, you will actually receive one of the three netherstones that you need to control the Elder Brain at the end of the game.
If you are missing even one of the stones, you cannot finish the game. There is even a special scene if you deliberately destroy such a stone. You lock yourself out of the ending.
In palomAstra’s case, however, there was no Game Over scene; the user never received the stone. He just kept playing for 100 hours. Only at the end could he not use the crown to control the brain. The ending was locked.
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With his problem, the player turned to the community and received quite a bit of dry mockery in response. This is probably mainly because he played for 100 hours instead of just reloading. Now, he claims, the save file is lost.
Other users are eagerly handing out jibes. This is the definition of a “you problem”; definitely no one else would have this problem, which could even be named after him now. Missing the stone is on par with Karsus’ folly.
palomAstra himself says he certainly deserved the barrage of mockery; it was indeed his own stupidity. However, there are also people who empathize and say: clearly, the devs have overlooked something here. Such a serious bug should not be in the game.
In search of a solution, palomAstra, however, receives a few suggestions on how he could still finish the game. He would just need to have Gale with him; then he could at least trigger a regular “Game Over”:
