The Bridge

Dragonrage

00:16

@Wipqozn play as a monk that is always meditating, so is constantly in a long rest

Yuuki

00:32

kinda wish there was a setting for karmic dice to only apply to skill checks or non-combat stuff

my god, AI pathing is beyond frustrating

fredley

09:51

@Dragonrage hello

Dragonrage

@fredley how fairs the diamond porkchop?

fredley

Ok I guess. I have a child, I think that's new information?

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How fairs the weird blue orb?

Dragonrage

10:06

@fredley oh congrats! i am doing decently. currently between jobs however, so thats a bit of a bummer

fredley

Ah that sucks. Do you have stuff in the works or are you job hunting?

Dragonrage

10:26

@fredley job hunting atm. had a few things i thought were in the works, but ended up getting ghosted

fredley

Ah that sucks. Hope things improve, it's a tough market right now

Dragonrage

it is. at this point im applying to pretty much any job that i fit the requirements for

fredley

Do you have the right to work in the UK? My company (fully remote) is hiring.

Dragonrage

@fredley probably not? not entirely sure what i would need for that. i am a us citizen living in the US. would i need like a visa or work permit? im not opposed to working remotely for a company in the uk though

fredley

Ah yeah, not gonna work out I'm afraid, we can't hire in the US right now.

Dragonrage

10:37

ah, no worries. hopefully will find something soon. might try switching to QA or something if i cant find a .net role soon

ave

11:26

@fredley congrats!

Nzall

So update: PowerColor gave me a refund for my overheating 6700XT that had already been in RMA for over a month. I'm probably going to toss in some of my own funds and birthday money and go for a 4080

Memor-X

@fredley ^

(why didn't it attach as a reply!)

MBraedley

12:54

@fredley Congrats!

I think you had mentioned the pregnancy, but not sure if you announced the birth.

Wipqozn

@fredley You've mentioned it before, unless this is child 2

@MBraedley I might be thinking of this though

Either way, congrats porkchop

fredley

@Wipqozn Ah shit shorry

Wipqozn

@fredley Apology not accepted

fredley

:(

Wipqozn

How old is @fredley Jr?

Elva

13:25

Hai!

Having a child is definitly important things! Congrats, picked 'm up at a carnaval or something? There's always spare kids out there

fredley

@Wipqozn 10mo

Wipqozn

13:55

@fredley Practically an adult. Time to train them in the ways of trolling I dare say.

fredley

Don't worry, she's got the trolling down

Wipqozn

Excellent

fredley

15:01

Hungry? Yes. Also throw food on floor and just stare at it? Also yes.

Wipqozn

@fredley Sounds about right.

SaintWacko

15:28

@Yuuki Oh? I'm not long resting very often either. Level 4 and I've long rested twice

Yuuki

@SaintWacko Yeah. In Early Access, a lot of party conversations were tied to long resting, which they said they've tried to adjust. But they do still expect you to long rest regularly.

But given that you're playing a Warlock, it does make sense that you long rest infrequently given that you get most of your resources back on short rest.

SPArcheon

out of curiosity for the Baldur Gate 3 players...

a) does it relate it any way to the previous games?
b) the advertisement "every player gameplay is different" is just marketing because the world is large or there are actual relevant choices and/or random events?

I seriously doubt "every playthru is different" means anything close to even just Ultima 7... but it cost nothing to hope.

Yuuki

a) spoilers but... sorta?

They take place in the same universe obviously, but BG3 starts 100 years after the events of BG2.

@SPArcheon There are definitely choices that can change your playthrough dramatically (as early as Act 1!). As for whether they affect the underlying plot is yet to be seen though as I've only just started Act 2 and I'm currently backtracking through stuff I missed in Act 1.

SPArcheon

15:50

@Yuuki I meant in the "you won't understand a thing if you miss the previous game" sort of way.

@Yuuki Yes, that was kinda my point. I was wondering if it has actual choice or just a illusion of choice played out with a large enough funnel.

To put that in context... in Hogwart Legacy technically you can go dark magic, you can remove the one doing dark magic from the school etc... Does this affect anything in the end? Nope. It is Demon Soul style: bad / good ending is a dialogue choice at the end.

(at least it is forgivable in Demon Soul since it is clear as the sun that the ending choice was going to be tied to the cut archstone... now, had they the actual will to restore the cut content in the remake...)

Yuuki

16:29

@SPArcheon well, I haven't been confused so far and I haven't played BG1 or 2

SPArcheon

last thing... Based on the memes I see lingering around... does it has that same stupid feature Dragon Age had?
"Hope you enjoy watching cutscenes with everyone covered in blood because you dared to fight before"?

Yuuki

@SPArcheon this question is debatable if moot given that I can't really tell you anything about the overarching plot. For example, in Mass Effect 3, the central plot is to defeat the Reapers but there are multiple side plots that can be resolved in a number of ways. Ultimately, none of them really change that you have three possible ways to resolve the core ME3 storyline but one would argue that either making peace between quarians and geth or destroying one of the races is a relevant choice.

SaintWacko

@SPArcheon Yes. Yes it does lol

Yuuki

@SPArcheon unfortunately, yes. it wasn't that bad in EA from what I recall, so I dunno what changed. Hopefully they can change this soon.

SaintWacko

It's kinda annoying tbh

SPArcheon

16:33

@Yuuki I mostly meant if the possible outcomes are locked in during the story or in the final dialogue

Yuuki

I do hear that it has to do with your long rest frequency actually.

SPArcheon

@SaintWacko that was my point, yep... No way to disable it I assume?

SaintWacko

I'd like it if your character got dirtier or scruffier as you went without a rest, but are we really saying they don't splash some water on their face after a fight?

Yuuki

@SPArcheon obviously I can't speak for the final dialogue but certain choices you make in act 1 definitely change things like available party members, interactable NPCs, and Act 1 progress.

SPArcheon

@SaintWacko If you are familiar with Oblivion there was a mod called "Realistic Dirt" or something similar that added a little of dirt on your clothes as you went on. There was also a mod called "Unnecessary Violence" that turned the combat into Mortal Kombat basically, with fatalities, blood on clothes etc. Seems to me that in a desperate attempt to be "edgy" enough to reel in your standard Beavis player they went for the second one.

SaintWacko

16:38

Yeah, the first one is definitely what I'd prefer

I haven't looked at the settings much. I'll have to see if there's an option in there

SPArcheon

@SaintWacko just googled it. There is a mod on TexNexus called "No more dirt and blood"... so I guess that is your answer.

SaintWacko

Oh, are there mods for BG3 already?

Guess I shouldn't be surprised

And see, I wouldn't mind if you got some bloodstains on your clothes, but who would just leave the blood all over their face?

I feel like the face blood should disappear x minutes after combat ends

SPArcheon

@SaintWacko The correct question is "who would want to watch cutscenes where every character face is covered in blood"

SaintWacko

@SPArcheon I could see it if it were a cutscene taking place immediately post-battle

SPArcheon

@SaintWacko point given, let me fix that.

SaintWacko

16:46

Hence my suggestion of the blood disappearing shortly after the battle

SPArcheon

> "who would want to watch EVERY cutscenes where every character face is covered in blood (until it rains or you find a way to clean yourself)"

SaintWacko

Right lol

Honestly I just need to get the create water cantrip

Wash the party off after each battle lol

Even if they gave streams/lakes a right click "clean face" option, that'd be great for RP

Yuuki

17:00

@SaintWacko unfortunately, it's a 1st-level spell

SaintWacko

17:24

@Yuuki Ah crap, I was thinking it was a cantrip

Yuuki

17:38

Yeah, Larian loves their terrain effects so creating a water surface is actually pretty strong.

Wipqozn

@SaintWacko My WORD as the kids say. Does leveling up reset your spell slots or something?

Just comparing it to 5e... you wouldn't go 4 levels only long resting twice

5e tabletop ^

and you must level up faster

SaintWacko

@Wipqozn No, but as a Warlock short resting does

And I use cantrips a lot

Wipqozn

@SaintWacko Ah I see

been so long since I played 5e, so maybe it worked like that for all casters

Yuuki

Warlocks have a unique casting system.

In fact, their spellcasting is actually a separate system from other casters.

Lazers 2.0

18:58

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Q: Filtering your inventory in Baldurs Gate 3 for sellable trash?

Baldurs Gate 3, in good old Divinity Original Sins manner, provides a world full of various items. Many of those things serve, essentially, for decoration/immersion in the game world but still can be looted and taken with you. Also the chests, barrels, boxes, sacks and fallen enemies you loot wil...

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Wipqozn

21:31

Wait, there's a Washington state in addition to Washington the capital? Why you Americans need to be so confusing

CONFUSING I SAY

And wait Washington isn't part of a state..?

I suppose that makes sense given the history of how the US formed

Maximillian

21:55

Good lord, i go away for years and it's still the same people chatting in here.

Wipqozn

@Maximillian We tried to leave once, but the door locks from the outside.

Dragonrage

22:51

@Maximillian it's like Hotel California. You can check out any time you'd like, but you can never leave

Maximillian

Well, keep on keepin on.

Yuuki

23:27

@Wipqozn yes and no? it's an enclave surrounded by the state of Maryland, iirc

it's also directly controlled by congress, which has caused a lot of problems with the city's management

Lazers 2.0

23:40

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Q: What are Gibdo Guts useful for?

Gibdo Guts are a rare drop from Gibdos (10%) and Moth Gibdos (20%), but they are much less useful than Gibdo Bones, which are much more common. They have a sale value of 2, which is one ruppee less than that of the Gibdo Bone. They have a fuse attack power of one, which is equivalent to that of a...

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