Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - Suggestions & Feedback Minthara's Compendium Of Issues

I would like to also add another Minthara bug I and at least two other people have documented on various forums. At various points in Act 2, Minthara will not be included in dialogue similar to a hireling. This prevents any banter or approval/disapproval from accruing. For me, it occurred when I entered Shar's Temple. I noticed it when I got to Balthazar. I did some testing, confirmed it happens even before triggering any scenes with Balthazar in Shar's Temple (I reloaded and talked to the rats outside his area). I reloaded further back to before entering Shar's Temple and it works. I've tried many things to get it work including:
-Hiring a hireling, dismissing them to the Fugue, fast traveled to Act I then Act II, and added Minthara back to the party.
-Had Minthara die by jumping off a cliff and also having a party member kill them. I had my character and Withers resurrect her.
-I removed everyone from my party except Minthara but that didn't change anything. Party composition doesn't seem to matter.
-Changed the order of party members so she was second, third, and fourth but no difference.

I fast traveled to Moonrise Tower and talked to Linsella and Minthara interacted even though they and none of the other party members showed as part of the conversation. Weird. I went back to Balthazar and still no interaction from Minthara.

Adding my support here. Playing a good TAV, saved Minthara in act 2. After her throne speech, she initiated relationship dialogue, then.....nothing after that. She is a very compelling character, but her development feels unfinished.

The more I'm wondering if she was ever supposed to be ACTUALLY recruitable,or just a major NPC that you could interact with akin to OG Halsin.

The fact you already need to basically break the game over it's head on the good route,and somehow justify her on the evil route given your NOT with the absolute,makes it seem like she's just a tacked on addition they refused to make better.

I'm doing a max-approval run and have hit the Minthara non-approval bug.

Initially, she accrued approval as per the various guides, but after respec'ing and adventuring (no rest yet), she's not accruing approval.

I note she's dragging Ceres into every combat. Bugs seem to collect it seems.

I'll try resting and see how it goes, but I've already lost the Last Light approvals before I noticed. Frustrating.

[Edit] I now believe the approval guide I was referencing is inaccurate. Other posts online do not corroborate Minthara getting approval increases at Last Light Inn or at Moon Lantern ambush site. Looks like she only accrues approval with Thorm leaders and maybe in the Guantlet. Post Ketheric and Act 3, she accumulates approval normally.

I have the bug where im trying to talk to minthara in moonrise after telling her to wait there and now i cant talk to her in my honor mode run.

Same. It’s highly frustrating.