Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - Help Tips & Tricks Can somebody briefly explain to me how lightly obscured and fully obscured are different when hiding

I am hid in pitch black shadows and I’m lightly obscured, I go and hide in an area brighter then where I’m crouched when it’s pitch black, and I’m still lightly obscured.

What are the circumstances required to be fully obscured?

Thanks

The icon on you mouse will identify which is which.

I know
But how do you become fully obscured?

So you get the icon light, half and half, dark, if you are hidden. But how do you know what light conditions you are in when you are not hidden? There are a lot of items that provide bonuses when obscured...does that imply that you are never obscured unless you are hidden in half dark or full dark?

Sorry about the delay it should show up when you hold shift. Holding shift shows view distance of npcs along with what areas are lightly obscured and so on.

Bonuses when obscured work without hiding. Obscured and hidden are separate things, being obscured makes it easier to hide!

Buffs like Covert Critical on the Dark Justiciar Helmet (which is the important one I'm assuming) actually show as a buff next to your character as soon as they are standing in dim light (lightly obscured, half sun icon). So you'll know if it's active by looking there.