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In case it hasn’t been said, another tip from the dos2 days, you can hold X on the controller and do an aoe search around you. Really helpful to make sure you’re not missing small items lying around.
Just so you know, you CAN add potions, elixirs, scrolls, arrows, throwables to their own pouches/backpacks. You can then add those pouches/backpacks to the radial wheel. It makes the inventory way less cluttered and the radial wheel much easier to navigate.
Its not as intuitive as easy as divinity 2; you could select what you want from your inventory then open context menu on a pouch then move all. But in BG3 you have to open the pouch then open your main inventory then 1 by 1 move each item. As far as i know, when you multiselect you can't then move into a pouch
First time player here stsrting on PS5 yesterday. Just wanted to drop by and say thank you so much for your tips - while keeping it simple for us new folk who might get overwhelmed by its complexitys. Straight outta the gate I was so confused and could only find videos that made me more confused on the mechanics. 😅 You have a new sub brother, amazing content and very understandable. Love from the UK
Did u enjoy the game? I'm about to start on ps5 I get time to play this week so just thought I'd see how it controls I've never played a crpg or dnd but I love games like Mass Effect and Deus Ex etc for different ways to approach things etc so thought I'd try it
THANK YOU! All BG3 guides and tips videos have bern exclusively for PC, showing PC control shortcuts that are completely irrelevant to console players. You, sir, are a gem!
Controller support was so phenomenal, I was very excited about this game but in the past have always had issues with turn based combat and that kind of thing mainly because of controls. The way this is set up feels so natural every button and pad has a purpose. I am just honestly so happy ps5 version plays and looks so smooth
I wanted to love this game. It has been torturous! I have been extremely frustrated because of the constant group movement and the fact that I could never get a stealth attack and my group was always together. This is a game changer on every level. Thank you so much for this very, cohesive breakdown.
OK, Renfail, I think you need to give yourself an inspiration point. I am 38 hours into the game (not counting the 76 hours I did in EA). I have dabbled with the controller here and there but I kept being overwhelmed. This video gave me a new perspective. So much so that I went back to your older ones on the same topic. Just completed that battle against the Goblin Priestess. Pretty sure it is the biggest battle done to date and did the whole thing using the controller. I am now sold. Thank you so much as I would never have gone down this route without this 16 minute video!
Thanks for this. I have been playing D4 for the last few months and was really overwhelmed by the controller scheme. This made several things clear. Thank you.
I have ps5 and was buzzing for this game but was dreading the optimisation for controller but I’m so happy to see that not only is it great but lots of people prefer to play with controller, PC players included, makes me feel like I’m not missing out!
Thanks man. Cant believe my days off work ended the day BG3 released. So hyped to start my play on Thursdays! Looking forward to catching a stream of yours in future too
Thank you so much. I don’t have the game yet and wanted to play on pc with Xbox controller. You showed it can be done. I will be looking at your other controller videos. Thank you again:):):)
I have never played D&D but this game looked so great. Im playing on PS5 so this video is a great help. And i really appreciated you saying the button ‘names’ for both types. Thank you for such a helpful video 😊
Excellent intro. Like you, I "can" play with keyboard and mouse but prefer gamepad because of the fluid movement and character immersion. (I also wish this game could be first-person because of immersion, even though I know that gives up a lot of combat capability. YMMV, but for me personally that's a good trade.) My wife and I are planning to start BG3 today, so I'm sharing this series with her as well. Thanks for sharing the knowledge!
Great guides, man :) Thanks for them first of all. Another eyeopener for me just in this second was to longpress X on the PS5 controller to get a list (with all item-descriptions) in players reach. This is SO comfortable for me. Guess its A(?) on other controllers, but dunno for japanese controller layout, maybe B.
THANK YOU! 👏 I’m on PS5 and felt like I was going mad trying to figure out how to go into stealth and how to get the party to stay behind at different times. This was a lifesaver!
Thank you so much for helping me, all these videos I see are on keyboard and mouse and don't explain how the controls work for console players 😂 My baldurs gate experience has greatly increased thanks to you
I have watched 427 videos about BG3 tips/tutorials just so I can learn the games mechanics. I’m very very early in the game still, and I hope all these videos I’ve watched hasn’t been a huge waste of time, and I actually enjoy the game. Lol.
Stregobor left Aratuza and is helping not magic users with Baldur's Gate 3. Thank you for your videos. I was in doubt between buying the PC or PS5 version of the game.
If you want to play baldurs gate 1&2 with controller support, they’ve recently rereleased on consoles. I’m waiting for a sale on ps store to play them again
Thanks! The wife and I have been split screening on pc with two controllers and it works great. I do wish I could look at other parts of the map beside where we are though
Thanks for this, I was using a steam deck and GeForce now with a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard with the deck in a dock. Admittedly for me there was a few things missing from M/KB. Like toggle group hide. Inventory management was also easier with a mouse but I absolutely agree I much prefer controlling the character with my dualsense. Clicking the mouse all the time was bothersome. Cloud saves also worked fine.
@@prisonmykee2595it’s great that we have choices lol. Also cross platform cloud saves are very welcome. Smart move by Larian, they’ll probably get a good chunk of double dippers for pc/ps5.
So much appreciated! But I still need a bit mor explanation of grouping and splitting party members. I can split and group but idk who I’m selecting for group or split without moving a bit and seeing who’s doing what hope you get the question lol thanks so so very much!!!
Thank you for this. I just recently started using the controller because the fonts are larger. Sometimes I give up and use my mouse when dealing with inventory.
I love the ergonomics and movement of controllers, but the user interface and selecting things in the world or in menus looks SO MUCH BETTER with a mouse. Is it easy enough to switch between the two while playing, or do you have to mostly stick with one or the other?
To those looking for how to fly on console. It's an action (in the radial menu on console) you take after casting said spell. So cast fly spell, then go back into the radial menu and look for the same icon for flight. Hope that helps.
thank you, played 10 hours on the ps5 now (got early access through deluxe) had no issue so far- not gonna lie though, I do prefer the old school BG1&2 system with real time chaos (with pause options) over divinitys turn based. BUT the control works, it doesnt feel right but never feels wrong. its basically like a more complex dragon age on the console. 9/10 so far for me, looks great, cool characters and the framerate issue is a non issue for me- you are jogging slowly around the world and the combat is turn based- so going from 45-60 framerate isnt an issue AT ALL. Its not counter strike where I need 150+ fps and 144 hz monitor to try and get every reaction moment for success, its a freaking d&d turn based game. anything above 30fps would be good enough. sorry english is my 4th language!
It was actually a lot of fun doing restarts and figuring out all this stuff. Now I’ve started my gnome warlock rouge. Started off commanding dude drop that fire sword. Shadow picked it up and she went into fighting subclass to get second wind and be able use the sword. She’s so OP that I might kill her off to use that build in hardest settings after this run
Same. It's better for hands, posture, and the holding A to loot around you isn't even available on PC. I do sometimes switch to MnK out of habit when inventory managing or in combat. But mostly everything is as good or better on controller in this game.
when I first started I was perhaps 85% controller and 15% M/K, but after a month of playing I'm like 99% controller and only switch to M/K when I can't get the camera where I want it due to wonkieness =P@@djnorth2020
Hold X and release to spread a radius and it will open a window containing every interactable item within that radius. This way you don't have to manually move your character to check a group of containers one by one.
On the PS5 if you hold down X it will scan your immediate area allowing you to see what objects you can interact with and quick access on the right hand side.
You need enough strength to move rocks in the first place, so if it's not working on one toon, try another with higher strength. Also...right trigger to get to your character sheet and inventory
To me, the ideal control system would be a wii-style analog nunchuck in one hand, and an mmo style mouse with numbered buttons in the other. Too bad it doesn't exist (together).
Aiming up is a mystery to me lol. I always drag the icon to a wall and run it up like an idiot. Also was a thief class but couldnt figure out how to lock pick until I found out about the context button.
Is there a way to toggle between ranged and melee weapons on controller? On the keyboard it was the ‘f’ key, but I haven’t figured it out on the controller.
The one thing I'm curious about playing on PS5 vs PC is how do you replicate mouse cursor? I see a lot of BG3 videos and almost all of them are PC based and see them placing the cursor over things that it doesn't look like you can do on consoles. I know about the press down on left stick to get the circle cursor, but that's in game, not like the PC where you have the cursor (arrow) always. I'm sorry, I should have made a list of situations where the PC mouse is useful but I didn't yet. I'll update after I watch more videos.
I’ve seen on pc people can have actions mid dialogue such as attacking mid dialogue or repositioning characters that aren’t engaged in dialogue in preparation for combat. How do you do this with a controller? I always want to reposition my party in advance of a combat post dialogue but I don’t know how. I know it’s possible because PC can do it
You can do it on the controller too; got me thinking I need to do a UA-cam Q&A episode to cover this specifically! Stay tuned; I'll get something recorded this morning and scheduled!
idk wish i took a graphic hit from my ps5 and got it for my 2060 laptop hehe. Menu madness! I will say though I do think the movement is better with a controller. I never get the sense that a character moves with point and click. Just a lot of menus for actions for me to keep up with past that :)
Great vid man just started on ps5, im currently trying to work out how the hell i only attack with my main hand while dual weilding so i dont waste my bonus action
@Renfail yeh I noticed that but I know on keyboard and mouse there's an option to only attack with main and not my off hand so I can still do a bonus action like disengage or shove If I want. Pretty sure selecting the offhand attack uses up my bonus action so just trying to work that one out at the moment EDIT: worked it out, In the character sheet menu if you hover over your equipped weapons you can toggle dual weild/single attack with triangle button
I just started playing this on my ps5 (4 hours in) and the in game graphics are fantastic and the game flows quite well and so far I am having a blast with the turn based combat and the story and dialogue is triple A shit here. I am so happy that we console players also get to enjoy this brilliant game. I also convinced my gaming friends to get it so we can play it together and I cannot wait to see how they react to the choices they make lol
When you have temporary companions like the Duke, or Glut, or Shovel, can you access their inventory on console? I see it is done on PC, but not console.
I normally don't like top down games but I'm so excited that on PS5 it'll be more behind the player. I would deal with anything to play Baldur's Gate 3 though. 🤣 I'm so excited to play! 🎉🌻
I also play with a controller on pc. That way I can be slumped down on the couch and play. If I play with a keyboard and mouse I need to sit with a desk and feel like I’m working. I hate it. I really don’t understand why people still use the keyboard and mouse. The keyboard and mouse was designed for other things than playing. It’s completely outdated in so many ways.
Is quite different playing this game with a controller...Than any other RPG...so many wheels...Sometimes I don't even know which skills/spells to used.. Playing as Black Dragonborn, Paladin, oath of vengeance..hero of the People. Also went back to a previous safe file after 13 hour's of playthroug..Due to an action, that I did was going to miss on one of my romance's.. consequences does matter more with certain companions 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
The way my camera is set up you push the right stick forward and backwards to change the view. When I click and hold the right stick it highlights loot.
The way you described click once, click twice, click three times ect then hold down for top down view I sounded like you were insinuating click and hold. Apologies.
anyone else having an issue with the edge controller in this game only? my triggers if pressed all the way down and then the menu is backed out of using circle (only in this scenario) becomes dead until it has been pressed all the way through the click at the bottom more than once. it doesn't happen on any other games, and it doesn't happen with my regular dual sense.
Are there actually people out there who don’t know these things? Like how would you even play the game without knowing this stuff. Also there are prompts on the screen for most of these things and what there isn’t you can just look up on controller layout menu I find it nuts that he didn’t even mention the two most important buttons for controller that aren’t immediately obvious which are holding the right thumbstick to see everything around you that can be picked up as well as any chests or any objects you can interact with through the “use” command” And the button that has saved me the most time is holding A it makes a bubble go out round you and gives you a list of everything in its radius that you can interact with in any way since it’s controller it’s very hard to look at and select stuff when there are many things and you want to select a certain thing this gives you the option to do tht and this saves sooooo much time and is so handy and other than the right thumbstick is the button I press post when looting which is always lol. The one thing I didn’t realize out of the video is that you could go to sneak holding down on D-pad I was manually doing it through radial menu every time.
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In case it hasn’t been said, another tip from the dos2 days, you can hold X on the controller and do an aoe search around you. Really helpful to make sure you’re not missing small items lying around.
It's been said :) I have a whole video on area-looting!
Yeah but this is the information I was looking for 😂 thanks dude
Do you know if this is possible with keyboard and mouse?
Holding Right stick will Highlight items and containers.
Make that the A button
Just so you know, you CAN add potions, elixirs, scrolls, arrows, throwables to their own pouches/backpacks. You can then add those pouches/backpacks to the radial wheel. It makes the inventory way less cluttered and the radial wheel much easier to navigate.
ayep
Its not as intuitive as easy as divinity 2; you could select what you want from your inventory then open context menu on a pouch then move all. But in BG3 you have to open the pouch then open your main inventory then 1 by 1 move each item. As far as i know, when you multiselect you can't then move into a pouch
One thing about scrolls if its in a backpack you cant learn them with gale unless you take them all out
First time player here stsrting on PS5 yesterday. Just wanted to drop by and say thank you so much for your tips - while keeping it simple for us new folk who might get overwhelmed by its complexitys. Straight outta the gate I was so confused and could only find videos that made me more confused on the mechanics. 😅 You have a new sub brother, amazing content and very understandable. Love from the UK
Welcome aboard!
Did u enjoy the game? I'm about to start on ps5 I get time to play this week so just thought I'd see how it controls I've never played a crpg or dnd but I love games like Mass Effect and Deus Ex etc for different ways to approach things etc so thought I'd try it
Also if you press the right stick down it highlights most interactable items nearby. Great for finding levers and keys in dark places.
Yep, and that's part of another tip video, thus it doesn't show up here =P
THANK YOU! All BG3 guides and tips videos have bern exclusively for PC, showing PC control shortcuts that are completely irrelevant to console players. You, sir, are a gem!
Glad I could help!
Thanks!
Welcome!
Controller support was so phenomenal, I was very excited about this game but in the past have always had issues with turn based combat and that kind of thing mainly because of controls. The way this is set up feels so natural every button and pad has a purpose. I am just honestly so happy ps5 version plays and looks so smooth
tis awesome :)
I wanted to love this game. It has been torturous! I have been extremely frustrated because of the constant group movement and the fact that I could never get a stealth attack and my group was always together. This is a game changer on every level. Thank you so much for this very, cohesive breakdown.
Glad I could help!
thanx im loving the exploration mode on controller. im still using M&K for more technical encounters
yep!
OK, Renfail, I think you need to give yourself an inspiration point. I am 38 hours into the game (not counting the 76 hours I did in EA). I have dabbled with the controller here and there but I kept being overwhelmed. This video gave me a new perspective. So much so that I went back to your older ones on the same topic. Just completed that battle against the Goblin Priestess. Pretty sure it is the biggest battle done to date and did the whole thing using the controller. I am now sold. Thank you so much as I would never have gone down this route without this 16 minute video!
Cheers, mate :) The controller makes ALL the difference in my mind!
Thanks for this. I have been playing D4 for the last few months and was really overwhelmed by the controller scheme. This made several things clear. Thank you.
Glad I could help!
Thanks for this! I’m new to D&D, and most videos are for pc. I’ve been so confused. This will help a lot. Thank you!
Glad I could help!
Im glad they managed to make control support really good and worth using for a genre typically played on kb&m. Same with Final Fantasy 14
Indeed
Thanks for making this video! Im new and on console and this helped a lot
Glad it helped!
Been looking everywhere for the grouping option, thank you so much!
Glad I could help!
I have ps5 and was buzzing for this game but was dreading the optimisation for controller but I’m so happy to see that not only is it great but lots of people prefer to play with controller, PC players included, makes me feel like I’m not missing out!
Top of the world :)
Thanks man. Cant believe my days off work ended the day BG3 released. So hyped to start my play on Thursdays! Looking forward to catching a stream of yours in future too
Have fun and see you soon!
Hope you enjoy, it's so good dude tbh
Thank you so much. I don’t have the game yet and wanted to play on pc with Xbox controller. You showed it can be done. I will be looking at your other controller videos. Thank you again:):):)
Glad I could help!
I have never played D&D but this game looked so great. Im playing on PS5 so this video is a great help. And i really appreciated you saying the button ‘names’ for both types. Thank you for such a helpful video 😊
Glad I could help!
Great Video. NICE to see OG explaining the game.
Glad you enjoyed it!
this was great; i've been worried about playing this game on console but this helped a lot!
CHeers :)
Also helpful pushing up on the D-pad allows you to jump.
Yep
I've been playing on steam deck. I already knew most of these but I haven't been able to figure out how to do the top down view. Thank you for this
Cheers!
Excellent intro. Like you, I "can" play with keyboard and mouse but prefer gamepad because of the fluid movement and character immersion. (I also wish this game could be first-person because of immersion, even though I know that gives up a lot of combat capability. YMMV, but for me personally that's a good trade.) My wife and I are planning to start BG3 today, so I'm sharing this series with her as well. Thanks for sharing the knowledge!
Have fun!
Great guides, man :) Thanks for them first of all. Another eyeopener for me just in this second was to longpress X on the PS5 controller to get a list (with all item-descriptions) in players reach. This is SO comfortable for me. Guess its A(?) on other controllers, but dunno for japanese controller layout, maybe B.
It's A on the xbox; I have a guide set up JUST to talk about the area loot function, from a few weeks back. Cheers!
THANK YOU! 👏 I’m on PS5 and felt like I was going mad trying to figure out how to go into stealth and how to get the party to stay behind at different times. This was a lifesaver!
Glad I could help!
Here, here!
cheers!@@owly33
Love your channel, man. It's such a pleasant experience. Thanks for producing this content!
My pleasure!
Thank you so much for helping me, all these videos I see are on keyboard and mouse and don't explain how the controls work for console players 😂
My baldurs gate experience has greatly increased thanks to you
Glad I could help! Lots more similar videos on my channel, and more coming!
I have watched 427 videos about BG3 tips/tutorials just so I can learn the games mechanics. I’m very very early in the game still, and I hope all these videos I’ve watched hasn’t been a huge waste of time, and I actually enjoy the game. Lol.
Have fun
Stregobor left Aratuza and is helping not magic users with Baldur's Gate 3. Thank you for your videos. I was in doubt between buying the PC or PS5 version of the game.
I've got some blue skin paint on in another show as well =P
@@Renfail lol. Keep up with the good work. Very enjoyable videos (found you only today).
Cheers lol@@sofarsogood9578
Thank you for all your balder gate 3 controller tips, u cleared lots of questions I struggled with.
Glad I could help! There are other guides in the playlist and more coming, so stay tuned!
Great stuff as always mate, I'm loving it on my ps5!
Awesome!
If you want to play baldurs gate 1&2 with controller support, they’ve recently rereleased on consoles. I’m waiting for a sale on ps store to play them again
Interesting!
Playing for 5 hours now on PS5. Good implementation. Loving the game
It's phenomonal! Glad you are enjoying :)
Thank you, Renfail, I just started playing last night. I didn’t know how to stealth using controller.
Glad to help! More controller videos are up in the BG3 playlist, with more coming down the pipeline! Have fun in Faerun~
Thanks! The wife and I have been split screening on pc with two controllers and it works great. I do wish I could look at other parts of the map beside where we are though
Very welcome!
Thanks for this, I was using a steam deck and GeForce now with a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard with the deck in a dock. Admittedly for me there was a few things missing from M/KB. Like toggle group hide. Inventory management was also easier with a mouse but I absolutely agree I much prefer controlling the character with my dualsense. Clicking the mouse all the time was bothersome. Cloud saves also worked fine.
Glad I could help!
@@prisonmykee2595it’s great that we have choices lol. Also cross platform cloud saves are very welcome. Smart move by Larian, they’ll probably get a good chunk of double dippers for pc/ps5.
Toggle group hide on controller is done by holding d-pad down
i love everything with controller, and the radial actions that is totally customizable to your comfort and its UI is always hidden on screen.
Yessss
So much appreciated! But I still need a bit mor explanation of grouping and splitting party members. I can split and group but idk who I’m selecting for group or split without moving a bit and seeing who’s doing what hope you get the question lol thanks so so very much!!!
Thank you for this. You just made things exponentially better for me
Glad I could help!
Thank you for this. I just recently started using the controller because the fonts are larger. Sometimes I give up and use my mouse when dealing with inventory.
cheers :)
I love the ergonomics and movement of controllers, but the user interface and selecting things in the world or in menus looks SO MUCH BETTER with a mouse. Is it easy enough to switch between the two while playing, or do you have to mostly stick with one or the other?
You can swap at any time, just press a mouse/kb button or controller button and it swaps. Can take a few seconds for the ui to reload but that's it
To those looking for how to fly on console. It's an action (in the radial menu on console) you take after casting said spell.
So cast fly spell, then go back into the radial menu and look for the same icon for flight. Hope that helps.
yep
Great stuff! I just started on the PS5 and this is supper useful! 😀
Glad to hear it!
Great explanation for each mechanic. Well done!
Glad it helped!
thank you, played 10 hours on the ps5 now (got early access through deluxe) had no issue so far- not gonna lie though, I do prefer the old school BG1&2 system with real time chaos (with pause options) over divinitys turn based. BUT the control works, it doesnt feel right but never feels wrong. its basically like a more complex dragon age on the console. 9/10 so far for me, looks great, cool characters and the framerate issue is a non issue for me- you are jogging slowly around the world and the combat is turn based- so going from 45-60 framerate isnt an issue AT ALL.
Its not counter strike where I need 150+ fps and 144 hz monitor to try and get every reaction moment for success, its a freaking d&d turn based game. anything above 30fps would be good enough. sorry english is my 4th language!
I prefer the pause-based of the originals as well, but this does a great job :)
I played about 30 hours on pc and am now playing on steam deck. this video is excellent help.
cheers
It was actually a lot of fun doing restarts and figuring out all this stuff. Now I’ve started my gnome warlock rouge. Started off commanding dude drop that fire sword. Shadow picked it up and she went into fighting subclass to get second wind and be able use the sword. She’s so OP that I might kill her off to use that build in hardest settings after this run
for sure! nothing wrong with trying new things!
I play on pc but still prefer controller because of movement.
Same :)
Same. It's better for hands, posture, and the holding A to loot around you isn't even available on PC. I do sometimes switch to MnK out of habit when inventory managing or in combat. But mostly everything is as good or better on controller in this game.
when I first started I was perhaps 85% controller and 15% M/K, but after a month of playing I'm like 99% controller and only switch to M/K when I can't get the camera where I want it due to wonkieness =P@@djnorth2020
Hey man, nice video, I'm seriously thinking of getting this for the Series x and you're helping to sway my decision in favour of doing so 👍
have fun
great tips i needed this this game is great on pc with a controller.
absolutely!
Hold X and release to spread a radius and it will open a window containing every interactable item within that radius. This way you don't have to manually move your character to check a group of containers one by one.
Yep, I've got videos up on how to do it :)
Dude so freaking helpful for us controller warriors, thanks!
Glad to hear it!
I prefer the controller for most stuff. Inventory management and trading I sometimes use mouse/kb
mix and match ftw
On the PS5 if you hold down X it will scan your immediate area allowing you to see what objects you can interact with and quick access on the right hand side.
Yep.
Hey I'm playing on ps5 and I'm trying to figure out how to move a rock, and look in my inventory
You need enough strength to move rocks in the first place, so if it's not working on one toon, try another with higher strength. Also...right trigger to get to your character sheet and inventory
I'm trying with the shadow girl cause hers is 13, I just don't know what buttons to press to move it
Learn something new every day. Thanks for the video!
Glad to help!
Super helpful. Thank you.
You're welcome!
This is great! I just started playing last night and these tips are fantastic. Subbing for more!
Welcome aboard!
The hero ive been searching for.
Indeed....
Thanks so much for the gr8t explanation! 😎
My pleasure!
Good info! Thanks!
Yep
To me, the ideal control system would be a wii-style analog nunchuck in one hand, and an mmo style mouse with numbered buttons in the other. Too bad it doesn't exist (together).
yeah no lol
Aiming up is a mystery to me lol. I always drag the icon to a wall and run it up like an idiot. Also was a thief class but couldnt figure out how to lock pick until I found out about the context button.
context button FTW :)
Very helpful! Thanks!
You're welcome!
Great tips!
Glad it was helpful!
I have an issue, I can't throw health potions during combat from inventory. Only put it on the floor and it can't break and cure allies
another thing.inventory management where is the camp storage container in the controller UI? i see only companions but no container
They need to put the aoe search for the pc ? Also the actual camera and exploring beats the keyboard
Controller just kicks ass period for BG3
Is there a way to toggle between ranged and melee weapons on controller? On the keyboard it was the ‘f’ key, but I haven’t figured it out on the controller.
P.S. Thanks for all the great BG3 content!
It's in the radial menu, ranged or melee
Thank you, that's really helpful. Do you happen to know if it's possible to toggle characters outline using controller?
I didn’t know about top down view. Thank you
Cheers
The one thing I'm curious about playing on PS5 vs PC is how do you replicate mouse cursor? I see a lot of BG3 videos and almost all of them are PC based and see them placing the cursor over things that it doesn't look like you can do on consoles. I know about the press down on left stick to get the circle cursor, but that's in game, not like the PC where you have the cursor (arrow) always. I'm sorry, I should have made a list of situations where the PC mouse is useful but I didn't yet. I'll update after I watch more videos.
It's not always on
Awesome video! Thx man👍
You bet!
@renfail At the beginning of the movement section you said you have the camera auto follow you character. How did you enable that?
In the options
I’ve seen on pc people can have actions mid dialogue such as attacking mid dialogue or repositioning characters that aren’t engaged in dialogue in preparation for combat.
How do you do this with a controller?
I always want to reposition my party in advance of a combat post dialogue but I don’t know how.
I know it’s possible because PC can do it
You can do it on the controller too; got me thinking I need to do a UA-cam Q&A episode to cover this specifically! Stay tuned; I'll get something recorded this morning and scheduled!
Ok; got this one scheduled into the rotation on the morning of the 14th, Rutherhood. ua-cam.com/video/iiecJ8oRaFY/v-deo.html
idk wish i took a graphic hit from my ps5 and got it for my 2060 laptop hehe. Menu madness! I will say though I do think the movement is better with a controller. I never get the sense that a character moves with point and click. Just a lot of menus for actions for me to keep up with past that :)
Yah the radials can take a bit to get used to.
I play on m&k but controller looks so cool i dunno if i can play that way if i attach a controller to my pc
Yes, you can. I played my first playthrough like 95% on the controller on PC. Here's how to set it up ua-cam.com/video/yA3OR5PICHc/v-deo.html
Great vid man just started on ps5, im currently trying to work out how the hell i only attack with my main hand while dual weilding so i dont waste my bonus action
Well the offhand attack is its own thing :)
@Renfail yeh I noticed that but I know on keyboard and mouse there's an option to only attack with main and not my off hand so I can still do a bonus action like disengage or shove If I want. Pretty sure selecting the offhand attack uses up my bonus action so just trying to work that one out at the moment
EDIT: worked it out, In the character sheet menu if you hover over your equipped weapons you can toggle dual weild/single attack with triangle button
Downloading now, 108Gig, can’t wait
You are in for a treat!
I just started playing this on my ps5 (4 hours in) and the in game graphics are fantastic and the game flows quite well and so far I am having a blast with the turn based combat and the story and dialogue is triple A shit here. I am so happy that we console players also get to enjoy this brilliant game.
I also convinced my gaming friends to get it so we can play it together and I cannot wait to see how they react to the choices they make lol
Multiplayer is a blast!
When you have temporary companions like the Duke, or Glut, or Shovel, can you access their inventory on console? I see it is done on PC, but not console.
Need this for PS5; thanks!
gogogo!
As someone who just switched from ps to Xbox thank you!
fun!
Great tips thanks, regarding aiming on PS5, how do you aim High, like to an elevated trap ir something like that?
Move the camera into tactical view (overhead)
Do you happen to have any videos of a basic combat encounter? I'd like to see someinr just do a fight and go through how you battle.
I have over 400 videos in the playlist. Do a little due diligence and you'll find plenty :)
The problem im having is with selecting keys books and small objects. Sometimes i just give up
Area looting will help: check this video ua-cam.com/video/0raBtNe0ZvU/v-deo.html
@@Renfail oh my god i feel so dumb thanks
To be fair, there aren't really any in-game tutorials (Larian hurry up!), so it's easy to miss@@Goku227
I normally don't like top down games but I'm so excited that on PS5 it'll be more behind the player. I would deal with anything to play Baldur's Gate 3 though. 🤣 I'm so excited to play! 🎉🌻
enjoy!
@@Renfail I just need a PS5 🤣🤣 and the game. Hahaha I gotta get saving! 😚
Thanks for this video! This Xbox gamer appreciates it.
No problem!
i need more help: if i buy a controller with back buttons, would i have more actions on the controller?
Baldur's Gate 1 and 2 EE have full controller support on consoles. Obviously not as good as M&K but it gets the job done
hmm, I haven't ever tried them on the console
I also play with a controller on pc. That way I can be slumped down on the couch and play. If I play with a keyboard and mouse I need to sit with a desk and feel like I’m working. I hate it. I really don’t understand why people still use the keyboard and mouse. The keyboard and mouse was designed for other things than playing. It’s completely outdated in so many ways.
Controller FTW
I have always wanted a controller in my car so I can drive around without having to work the pedals and stick.
BG 1 and 2 are on ps5 with controller support
groovy
Is quite different playing this game with a controller...Than any other RPG...so many wheels...Sometimes I don't even know which skills/spells to used.. Playing as Black Dragonborn, Paladin, oath of vengeance..hero of the People.
Also went back to a previous safe file after 13 hour's of playthroug..Due to an action, that I did was going to miss on one of my romance's.. consequences does matter more with certain companions 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
Consequences do matter. And don't forget you can rebind the entire radial menus
The way my camera is set up you push the right stick forward and backwards to change the view. When I click and hold the right stick it highlights loot.
Yes, exactly. Don't think I said click and hold anything related to the right thumbstick; that's not part of this video :)
The way you described click once, click twice, click three times ect then hold down for top down view I sounded like you were insinuating click and hold. Apologies.
ahhh copy that yeah in retrospect that might sound confusing =P WHat I was referring to was pull down, push up, grammar FTW@@wrenchjockey76
anyone else having an issue with the edge controller in this game only? my triggers if pressed all the way down and then the menu is backed out of using circle (only in this scenario) becomes dead until it has been pressed all the way through the click at the bottom more than once. it doesn't happen on any other games, and it doesn't happen with my regular dual sense.
no idea
Can you sheath/unsheath on an Xbox controller?
I’m an idiot couldn’t see the fine print that the hide instrument was also for weapons as well.
no idea
Does anyone know how to sheath a weapon. I just received a new companion but they constantly have their weapons unsheathed
So helpful ❤
I'm so glad!
Are there actually people out there who don’t know these things? Like how would you even play the game without knowing this stuff. Also there are prompts on the screen for most of these things and what there isn’t you can just look up on controller layout menu
I find it nuts that he didn’t even mention the two most important buttons for controller that aren’t immediately obvious which are holding the right thumbstick to see everything around you that can be picked up as well as any chests or any objects you can interact with through the “use” command”
And the button that has saved me the most time is holding A it makes a bubble go out round you and gives you a list of everything in its radius that you can interact with in any way since it’s controller it’s very hard to look at and select stuff when there are many things and you want to select a certain thing this gives you the option to do tht and this saves sooooo much time and is so handy and other than the right thumbstick is the button I press post when looting which is always lol.
The one thing I didn’t realize out of the video is that you could go to sneak holding down on D-pad I was manually doing it through radial menu every time.
Thanks for the clicks and views, it's how I make a living.