I don't want to sound rude, but I get the impression you rush head first into things and blame the game if that doesn't work out. Yes, the gnolls (not kobolds) are a bit of a challenge, but they are hardly unbeatable or even the worst thing you'll encounter in act 1. So you should not expect Larian to "fix" something, that is not broken.
First make sure you have a balanced party and have leveled up a bit. Level 3 is perfectly fine. Only go into this fight after a long rest so have all your resources available. You want to bring at least 1 frontline fighter who can tank a bit. A paladin with Lae'zel, Astarion and Shadowheart works just fine. Astarion is really good at dealing damage from range.
Take it slowly, either go up left first and kill the full grown gnolls, or stay down first. Doesn't really matter, but you don't want to be all over the place. If you do the hyenas first, you can kill the first with a dialogue option, try to rush down the others as fast as possible, as they will alert the others.
If you tackle the big ones, Astarion can sneak in, you can surprise them and get advantage. Once you are in the fight, always gang up on them. An enemy with 1hp left is as dangerous as an enemy at full health. If you bring Gale, grease is a very good early CC spell.
Generally speaking, you also want to use choke points. Letting the enemy come to you instead of rushing in is always a good idea and will make fights a lot easier over the whole game.
If you have problems with the fight at the cave, a dialogue can make this a lot easier. Just make sure you have your tadpole powers available.
Last edited by Jones76; 29/09/23 12:21 PM.
