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lol that would be fun to try. I spent too many hours in DOS + Epic Encounters, so not sure if will be able to try it. I was just crafting the scrolls to open the magic locks.

Yeah seems like a bug to me. Unfortunately, not sure what would be a workaround

Sounds like it would make Larian to replace half of their devs just to make it happen only because it would be a completely different vector of the game development in my opinion. Most of their recent games are turn-based by design and they mastered by now, but this would be a fresh start. Not saying they can't or it won't be successful, just saying it would be a significant shift.

Since you mentioned, try Divine Divinity. You can pause the game in real time which is handy.

This would be an absolute banger!

My two cents:
- XCOM has lots of games with multiple timelines. Where would Larian's XCOM fit?
- Larian's games give you full control and ability to control during the fight while XCOM has a strict positioning format like chess and those objects (i.e. trees, cars, buildings, big rocks) that soldiers can use as covers

I am pretty sure that are much more things to question and discuss

Just found out we have a 'Suggestions' thread on the forum, so I am copying it from 'Divinity-->General Discussions' over here:

Historically, all RPGs are about creating and customizing your own (main) character, but how about if you could also preset how NPCs and surroundings look like in the game? For example, to be able to adjust the following:

- gender
- voice
- music / ambient / theme
- race
- face characteristics
- type of weather

Of course, it is pointless to have a setting "make all side quest NPCs to look like chubby elves", and to make it work we need percentages/ratio/probabilities to apply those settings. For example:

- Make side quest NPCs to look like chubby elves - 33% (every third side quest NPC will look like a chubby elf)
- Make ALL merchants to look like dwarves with curly hairs - 100% (every merchant will look like dwarf with curly hair)
- Make humans to look like this **customize your preferred average look** - 66% (two of three humans in the game will try to look like what you selected with some deviation to avoid having them look alike. However, having 66% already assumes that the rest 34% humans will be randomized in terms of their appearance/face)

Nobody done this yet. This would be a game revolution and an instant GOTY. I don't think this is difficult to implement especially with having AI tools nowadays. Thoughts?

I mean sure, but that would happen on the same day when/if Swen retires meaning it won't be Larian anymore. With all my deep respect to Larian Studio employees and partners who helped Larians to become Larians we know today, I would guess they won't stay if Swen leaves because they could explore other opportunities and start-ups elsewhere as oppose to serving Microsoft by sacrificing creativity. And if they stay because they need a job which is not their fault but how our social/financial system is designed, would it be the same team in terms motivation/creativity/engagement or no? Makes me think of Blizzard and Bioware

Agreed. Instead of Divinity learning from BG3, I just really hope Divinity will be Divinity or more like DOS2 which is a balance/golden standard in terms of relationships, if any. I find BG3 romances and scenes gross and extra

Sounds like a typical Discord. Leaking bunch of bio data (faces) and other were not enough, so now it is time to collect phone numbers. Nice. The part that we can't fix is that people comply, they are okay to give up personal information for non-essential services. The moment we stop using Discord, Reddit, etc, the world will start healing

My only question to you is how come you played BG3 without playing DOS2 first? What did you do your whole life?

This idea is genuinely not bad, and I hesitate Swen will implement it just the way him and his team design their games.

You can tell they put a lot of effort and soul into creating storytelling and hidden Easter eggs. I feel like this is by design, and I feel like all these games (except BG3) were designed to keep me intrigued by feeling that my questions were not fully answered. That is probably why I spent 300+ hours in DOS, 500+ hours in DOS2 and beat Divine Divinity two times. Yet, sometimes I run across something I am confused about. I even asked AI these questions and AI didn't know the answer meaning that none of Divinity games can answer it. For example:

- Did Braccus control all races in Rivellon or only a human race? (AI doesn't know and I don't remember it was specified in any of their games)

It totally sucks to struggle in the game due to the artificial obstacles or lac of certain features and I hear you about having glossary and video demonstration of the skills. They probably are not bad, it is just that the first one is basically giving you the answer as opposed to you to be able to figure it out based on dialogues and random books/notes in the games, and I can tell you it is pretty satisfying to have this uncomfortable feeling of having unanswered question which finally you can find answers for after investing decent amount of hours (or using Wiki after giving up which is fair). As I said, the way Swen designs games, he want you to dive deep into this storytelling and you need to figure it out yourself. That is why I visited youtube a lot to find out more about the lore and items I missed.

My opinion could be biased because I was happy to beat Divine Divinity twice even though this game doesn't show any effect icons when you cast them onto your character or when you drink a potion to get an effect. I mean, if you really like Divinity, go check out older games so you may have some of your lore questions answered and see what kind of UI they had back then haha

Historically, all RPGs are about creating and customizing your own (main) character, but how about if you could also preset how NPCs and surroundings look like in the game? For example, to be able to adjust the following:

- gender
- voice
- music / ambient / theme
- race
- face characteristics
- type of weather

Of course, it is pointless to have a setting "make all side quest NPCs to look like chubby elves", and to make it work we need percentages/ratio/probabilities to apply those settings. For example:

- Make side quest NPCs to look like chubby elves - 33% (every third side quest NPC will look like a chubby elf)
- Make ALL merchants to look like dwarves with curly hairs - 100% (every merchant will look like dwarf with curly hair)
- Make humans to look like this **customize your preferred average look** - 66% (two of three humans in the game will try to look like what you selected with some deviation to avoid having them look alike. However, having 66% already assumes that the rest 34% humans will be randomized in terms of their appearance/face)

Nobody done this yet. This would be a game revolution and an instant GOTY. I don't think this is difficult to implement especially with having AI tools nowadays. Thoughts?

I’m trying to run the CD-installed version of Beyond Divinity on Bazzite under Wayland.

The game launches, but the main-menu options—“New Game,” “Load Game,” “Options,” and “Quit”—aren’t visible. The menu responds to the keyboard: arrow keys appear to move the selection, and pressing Enter produces a response sound, but confirming a selection crashes or closes the game. Clicking the menu doesn’t appear to work.

The opening videos play, but there is no intro text to assess. If I open the configuration tool, its text appears as question marks, so I can’t read its options. After an unsuccessful launch, the game may say it was closed incorrectly and offer to open the configuration tool.

The game is set to windowed mode at 800×600. Different Wine runners in Bottles produce the same menu problem. Faugus can launch it, but the invisible-menu issue also happens there. I haven’t been able to enable D7VK in Bottles which theoretically should be helpful to translate applications into 32-bit format

Any ideas?

Update: Divinity Apocalypse: Part 1 Chapter 5 is now published.

This is the beginning of the final book of the saga. And yes, the name of this final fanfic book is a shout out to Larian. I partially chose the name "Divinity Apocalypse" because of their Divinity games. However, it was also a fitting title for this final book, and I'm sure you'll see why before it draws to its final conclusion.

And yes, this is the final book in the entire saga. The Demon Hunters began it all, followed by the Afflicted - though the two were written at the same time because of the Baldur's Gate 3 Early Access and Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous games. Nevertheless, from a story perspective, Demon Hunters begins the tale. The Afflicted is the continuation. Hellraisers is the sequel to Baldur's Gate 3, and Divinity Apocalypse is then the sequel to Hellraisers. It wraps up the entire story, showing how they all intertwine into one grand epic.

Hope you enjoy it!

BG3.75 - Divinity Apocalypse (Fanfiction)
Baldur's Gate 3.75: Divinity Apocalypse - an original fanfic story that is a sequel to Baldur's Gate 3 Fanfic: Hellraisers. It picks up immediately after the events of Hellraisers, which immediately took place after the events of Baldur's Gate 3. Characters from the previous fanfics - Zeth, Kieralyn, Jade, Trynn, Dyce, Ivrini, Fiovay, Kai, Aelun, Vlyn, and the other members of parties throughout the entire saga - travel to other worlds including Eberron, Krynn, Mystara, Birthright, and the dreaded Dark Sun. Their quest is to collect the black obelisk fragments, restore the seven obelisks, and undo the cataclysmic magic that was unleashed over a hundred years ago.

Here is the link to the blog site: https://baldursgate3hellraisers.blogspot.com/2025/10/baldurs-gate-35-hellraisers.html

That machine immediately made me think of the Zaith'isk. It is mentioned in the game that this "cleansing machine" was based on mindflayer technology. And the name Brain Drain Machine" also points towards a precursor of Vlaatkith's memory drainer.