A player has discovered a hint that a new mode for Baldur’s Gate 3 might be coming soon. The mode has appeared in previous games by developer Larian Studios and could make Baldur’s Gate 3 a whole new experience.
What kind of mode would that be?
- A player discovered in the achievement list on GOG that there is an achievement for completing it in “Honour Mode”.
- This mode has previously existed under the same name in Divinity Original Sin 2, which is also developed by Larian Studios.
- It is not a direct additional difficulty level, but a new mode that can be selected after choosing the tactical difficulty level.
- There is only one save file. This means it is not possible to create multiple save files in case we want to go back to a failed decision. Auto-saving, quick-saving, and manual saving share the same slot.
- Once the entire party dies, the save file is deleted, and the adventure must be restarted from the beginning.
The mode increases the difficulty of Baldur’s Gate 3 even further. It is not possible to create multiple save files, which means players must live with the consequences of their actions.
This means that fans must proceed more carefully in their playthrough to avoid accidentally causing a death of group members. While it is possible to go back at ONE point, players are out of luck after multiple wrong decisions, as they have only the one save file.
This would likely be a problem for the player group around MeinMMO demon Cortyn, as they kill many characters. The death of the entire party would be permanent, and players would lose all their progress.
The success of the RPG was not a coincidence:
Where does this information come from? In the reddit forum, user W0lferino93 discovered on GOG that he no longer had 100% in his achievements after an update. When he checked, he found that a new achievement was added.
The achievement “Foehammer” can only be completed if the game is finished in “Honour Mode”. Fans assume that this is the same mode as in Divinity Original Sin 2.
So far, the development team at Larian Studios has not disclosed that such a mode will exist and what it entails. Therefore, we must wait for Larian to release new information.
Is the mode something for me? The mode is especially worth it for you if you have already overcome the tactician difficulty level. With the “Honour Mode”, you will experience an even greater challenge if the game hasn’t tortured you enough yet.
In the comments of the reddit post, there are even some people who yearn for a new challenge and are looking for a reason to justify another 100-hour run. If you count among them, the new mode might be for you.
Larian Studios continues to work hard on Baldur’s Gate 3. Just recently, there was a new patch that made tons of bug fixes:
