Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - Technical & Gameplay Problems Old Auntie Ethel bug resurgence.

There used to be an issue where Auntie Ethel's AI just dies when you fight her and it seems to have made a comeback in my save(latest version of update8) but it might need special circumstances to trigger?

I say this because when I first got into the area I killed the hunter guy & the redcaps and snuck into her hut and stole everything not nailed down being careful not to be seen or trigger dialogue, I then left the area, genocided the goblins and finished up all the other stuff I could before reconvening back to her hut to trigger the fight many hours latter.

Upon starting combat she takes no actions and eventually ends her turn in an endless loop any time her turn comes up. I have a very very old save from when I first got to her hut and when I initiate combat with her, her AI is intact and she acts normally.

It seems that screwing off to go do other stuff for too long might break her. I already submitted a bug report(with two saves one where her AI works and one where it doesnt) on it but just incase anyone else has the same issues they can chime in here & discuss it.

I can't confirm that. I'll usually do her fight at a pretty late stage in Act I - probably before Nere but well after doing the Goblin-stuff and also well after the Tiefling-party. I'm usually at or very close to level 6 when I deal with Auntie. And I've never seen her AI glitch out like that on any versions/patches of the game.

The only obvious differences between my usual approach and what you describe is that I don't kill the Gur-hunter and I don't engage the Redcaps before entering Auntie's hut or lair. Oh, and I also don't rob her place before I "kill" her. I'll just wait for her to move into the rear of her living area and then sneak through the fireplace unseen so I can avoid that pointless first fight in front of the fireplace.

I'll typically go to her relatively early to trigger the whole "eat up, Mayrina"-sequence and then trade with Auntie a couple of times if I need those STR-elixirs. So she'll be "in limbo" for me for quite a long while before I start her quest in earnest.