Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - Suggestions & Feedback [Survival / Realistic Mode] Inventory

Do you know that in reality, when you are exploring the Sword Coast in a quest to save your life, you looks like this :



To try to solve this, this is a first proposal :

Inventory

- Inventory should have a limited amount of slots
- Objects may take several slots according to its size. It was a feature available in NWN 1 and it was quite realistic (even if too many tabs were available)

Example : a citrus is taking one slot. An armor is taking 4x6 slots.

- One slot of gold can contain x gold coins.
- Weight is also taken into account.
- Containers have a also a limited number of slots, designed in a way that prevent wrong use of it
- Multiplying backpacks on a character character is giving a malus.
- Using an object inside the backpack is costing one action. Backpack is automatically displayed on map like it has been dropped.

About containers

Because it is absolutly not obvious to store your books with tomatoes in a purse, here we have some ideas to change this.

- According to his type, a container has a limited number of slots.
Example : a purse has 6 slots. A barrel has 30 slots.
- Organization of slots should prevent bigger objects to fit into small container. (Example : a purse has 2 rows and 12 columns so an armor (4x8) cannot be placed in a purse )
- An usage type can be assigned to a container in inventory.(like food, books, treasure, tools, clothes, weapons,...)
- When an usage type is defined for a container, only items with the same usage type can be stored in this container.
- With the option to flag items as Camp, the item is automatically stored in a container of the same type.
- If a "camp" container has no items, the first item stored in it will define automatically the type of the container.
- Type of a container can be changed from inventory view if the container is empty.
- If there is no room left in a container then a hint message is displayed from the inventory view.
- [Option] If there is no room left in a container then a standard message from narrator is triggered from map

Carrying extra stuff

"Ok, but we need money to buy better equipment. Loot is so important ... Je s'appelle Loot

"Carrier" can be used for this.


Mule

- A mule can be found / available from some merchants / retrieved as quest reward
- Mule is following the group
- [Option M1a] Mule can be ordered to stay in one place (generally before an expected fight).or attached to a tree.
- [Option M1b] Mule can be seen as extra member of group and then can be detached from the group before a fight using standard process
- [Option M1c] Mule can be managed as summoned thing like fire ball & spectral hand. If I am correct, this type of creature is always following the group except during turn by turn mode..
- Obviously, mule can be ordered to follow again the group ...
- Surprisingly, Mule cannot climb ladders, ropes in bottom of a well, cast a spell or even fight...
- Mule will flee randomly in case of fight or attacked (easyly frighten) like after a terror spell
- Sadly, mule can die if taken damage. (has PV).
- Strangely, mule avoids dangerous floor (like fire, acid, electrified water), etc ...

- Mule can be equipped with pack saddle.
- Pack saddle allows the mule to transport containers like chest, barrel, bags, wooden boxes found in the map.
- Pack saddles can be found, crafted or available from some merchants
- The numbers of containers which can be transported with the pack saddle is limited since pack saddle is like a container from an inventory point of view (with slots).
- The weight which can be carried by the mule is depending of its Force attribute.
- Interacting with the mule can be done through dialog.
- [Option M2a] Containers on a mule can be accessed by a dialog option. Resolution of this dialog will open the mule inventory showing all slots used /available and opening every containers on the mule for easy review. Inventory of the current speaker is also displayed.
- [Option M2b]] With limited number of slots for an adventurer, it should be possible to display the inventory of the mule from the group inventory.

- [Option M3] Ideally, each mule has unique attributes / skins (to avoid the boring and always same look)
- [Option M4] Mule can shout / make noise without warning and create interesting situations (like preventing an ambush )
- [Option M5] with animal communication, the mule can have some fun dialogs, reflexions, advises on the adventure
- [Option M6] Why only a mule ? why not a poney ? an ibex ? an owl-bear ? a wolf ?
- [Option M7] with several test of dressage, mule can learn to join the group
- [Option M8] Mule should be feed / be able to drink water regulary
- [Option M9] Based on the weight on it, visual aspect of stuff on it should change
- [Fun] I will love to see the mule's head in the screen loader with others Origin characters
- [Fun & Option M10] Name can be given to the mule. Can be a of lot of work for a small thing ... By default, could be named Proxima

Tenser Floating Disk (just Floating Disk in D&D 5 )

I remember this spell from an D&D extension. It creates a flying force field disk nearly invisible which will follow the caster. Completly useless with standard system.

- Spell (ritual) does not need concentration.
- Spell will last until next long rest.
- Rules mentions that a drop of mercury is needed to cast the ritual. Not sure if it is applicable in BG3.
- Spell scroll is uncommon. It can be found randomly / looted / crafted / available from some merchants

- [Option D1a] Disk can be ordered to stay in one place (generally before an expected fight). Of course, it can be asked to follow again the caster.
- [Option D1b] ] Disk can be managed as summoned thing like fire ball & spectral hand. If I am correct, this type of creature is always following the group.
- Disk can carry a certain amount of weigh
- Disk can carry a certain amount of containers (since it has a limited number of slots, it can carry for example 4 barrels or 40 purses)
- Since disk is levitating, it avoids damage from dangerous floor (but not from cloud)
- Since disk is levitating, it can follow climbing adventurers
- Disk can be damaged and has some PV.
- If the disk is destroyed then all containers on it are dropped in the floor. Potentially, they get damage from the fall.
- To avoid to reload every morning the freshly invocated disk, Containers and objects can be flaggued as camp. When the disk is summoned, all objects/ containers flaggued as camp are automatically dispatched in the empty slots starting by the largest.
- [Option D2] A vocal warning by the narrator is given if all objects flaggued transports has not been loaded to the disk.
- Interacting with the disk is performed through a dialog. Only the caster can dialog with it. (I imagine quite easily a fun dialog about speaking with a force field ...)
- An interesting rare object like a ring or an amulet could give the capacity to use the spell one time per day.
- [Option D3] Based on the weight on it, visual aspect of stuff on it should change

- Despite the rules does not prevent characters to climb on the floating disk, I think it should be too much development work to allow this
- Same thing to use the floating disk as elevator.

Bottomless Bag strikes back !!!

Iconic item in NWN, it can make a triumphal return in BG3 with this mode.

- Sum of weights for items stored into the BBag is always 0.
- large objects can be stored into this container (perfect place to store severals armors or heavy objects)
- should be a rare or legendary item
- can be found as quest reward

The cheaper version, the weight reducer satchel (discovered in NWN) can also be found.

- Sum of weights for items stored into the WRS is reduced by 10,20 or 30% (different models)
- Work as a magical backpack
- should be unco or rare items
- can be looted, quest reward, available for some merchants

Mule/donkey? You got me +1