Baldur’s Gate 3 is not your typical run-of-the-mill RPG. Whilst not the first game to use pen-and-paper roleplaying as its base, it is certainly one of the few modern games to be made in that style. This gives the game an extra layer of depth and mechanical intrigue, which in turn, makes it a tangibly rich experience.
It’s also quite a dense one that doesn’t outwardly tell you how to do everything. Sure, it will teach you how to play the game, but it won’t give you all the juicy shortcuts and hidden quality-of-life controls. This guide aims to amend that with 10 things you can do, that you didn’t know you could do.
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Crouching and sneaking around is a powerful mechanic in Baldur’s Gate 3. It allows your party to move unseen, and if you are controlling a Rogue, you can do it even easier. Being low to the ground also lets you get to locations and vantage points before combat, giving you a leg up before the battle even starts.
Crouching is traditionally done by pressing the Crouch button on your hotbar, but you can also hit ‘C’ for the same effect. If you want to get extra fruity, you can command your entire party to crouch by pressing ‘Shift+C’. Never again will have you to manually tell each party member to duck.
CRPGs are notorious for having a lot of things bound to your mouse. There is a lot of clicking involved, whether that be for movement, attacking, or even selecting a different party member to control. This can be a bit awkward, but thankfully, there is a way to quickly jump between your party.
Simply press ‘F1-4’ on your keyboard and you will instantly take
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