Larian Studios Forums Divinity General Discussion Sleep/Resting mechanic

I’d love to see resting as a tactical decision rather than a safe reset button.


You can choose any location to sleep , the environment and location determine the chance of something coming across you
If everyone sleeps - maximum healing but high ambush risk
If you choose a party member to stand watch they heal slower but reduce ambush chance
Badly injured characters must sleep deeply to heal, more chance of ambush

Camp location, weather, shelter , injury and exhaustion suddenly become systems that can create stories naturally.

Yeah, 'Tactical resting' seems like such an obvious feature to add in a crpg yet most only do it in a very surface level, and Larian's games are no exceptions.

Realistically though, I doubt it will change in divinity. Larian have never shown any interest in a proper rest system and even when forced to make one in bg3 because dnd they fully focused on the social aspect of it, making it just a hub for companion quests ultimately.
If I had to say it fancily, they want to tell a story, not an adventure, and tactical resting would be part of an adventure.
But I would be glad to be proven wrong.