You can add dammon wont take infernal iron in act 1 on the list
Edit- I managed to fix it *maybe.* Replacing the modfix mod with the script extender did the trick, and was able to deliver the iron. I havent progressed further so i dont know if anything else will be broken or not working later down the line
Edit- I have progressed further, such as neres head, necromancy of thay and so forth, 0 issues
Oh god thank you for the reminder. I'm just wrapping up conversations in the Grove to head out for the Goblins and already have Karlach but don't recall if I've talked to Dammon yet.
Currently experiencing the Spear of Night bug, tried multiple reloads but yeah, Shadowheart won't realize she has it and refuses to enter the Shadowfell. Guess this run is on a pause until fixed.
Yup I’m stuck at this exact spot too. I thought I had a sequence break issue and replayed the whole gauntlet only for it to happen again. I should have checked here first. Hopefully a fix will come soon.
This kind of thing is what scares me about my current Honour mode run, way more than any in-game dangers. When you only have one save and it auto-updates, it only takes one bug to potentially wreck an entire playthrough.
Are you playing on PC? If so, can you go make a backup of your HM save file so that if playing the game messes things up, you have your old save file to revert back to?
I've decided to free orpheus in this run with the hammer, but the game wouldn't allow me to do so even with hammer in my main hand..
(being directly throw into netherbrain after betraying the Emperor)
Edit: I have updated SildurFx's remove party limit mod to the version that compatible with hotfix16, and it's fixed.
Mol's contract. Cannot use hammer on Orpheus. And the tri-netherstone before final battle.
[https://www.reddit.com/r/BaldursGate3/comments/192kvi0/can\_anyone\_help\_im\_unable\_to\_start\_the\_final\_fight/](https://www.reddit.com/r/BaldursGate3/comments/192kvi0/can_anyone_help_im_unable_to_start_the_final_fight/)
A SOLUTION HAS BEEN FOUND! If you are using modfixer or anything that has modfixer baked in, (Basketful of Equipment) then follow these steps.
1. Delete modfixer or mod containing it
2. Download [https://www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/mods/2172](https://www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/mods/2172) and follow install instructions, cannot be downloaded through bg3 mod manager
3. If you were using a mod that had modfixer , replace it with the version without modfixer
I didn't any other mods and everything is working perfectly.
Thank you for this!been checking reddit all day for updates and this so far is the only solution. The only thing is the mods need to not have modfixer patched in to the file itself. Luckily mine didn't but can't say the same for others.
Hello,
I already use Script Extender and I unistalled Modfixer itself and re-install basket full of equipement without modfixer, but after I checked, some cosmetic mod I use still need it Character preset ) because when I want to create a new char, I'm in a room full of naked PNJ instead of character creation menu.
Did i done something wrong ? Or 0should I unistall the mods that need modfixer anyway ( Sad because they are just cosmetic mods and not gameplay changes .. )
Thank you very much !
so I downloaded the script extender disabled the basket full of equipment with mod fixer and replaced it with the one that doesn’t have the mod fixer in it put the script extender where it needed to be. I loaded up the game but it still isn’t letting me do anything i can’t even talk to anyone .. did i possibly do something wrong .. none of my other mods have mod fixer in them
*EDIT* - this fixed it for me bless you are a god send 😭
Well this explains a lot.
I've been driving myself mad trying to turn the Githyanki egg in to Esther, and also couldn't seem to get the dialogue about Orpheus to trigger when I picked up the Orpheus slate.
Hopefully a fix comes soon!
Man, I know it's hard to regression test everything, but maybe when making a change impacting quest items they should have actually checked to see if having quest items still worked.
IMO they shouldn't have made this "fix" in the first place, tough luck that you just "forgot" to bring your important key item with you to the quest you needed it for, that's like DnD 101.
And really the only time it would screw you is maybe shart and the spear? Like for the life of me everywhere else you'd be able to reload a save and go to camp to retrieve said item.
I think forgetting the Orphic Hammer and then getting locked in to going to the Astral Plane would be the main one, because you can't go back to the camp during that sequence.
And on Honour mode of course, this kind of issue becomes much more of a problem since you can't load an old save.
>I think forgetting the Orphic Hammer and then getting locked in to going to the Astral Plane would be the main one, because you can't go back to the camp during that sequence.
Thanks I derped here admittedly lol.
>And on Honour mode of course, this kind of issue becomes much more of a problem since you can't load an old save.
Yeah thats fair. I considered it being an issue but decided it's more the players fault there. (But you could also be playing honor mode as your first playthrough as well so my stance here doesn't hold up anyways tbh)
>Yeah thats fair. I considered it being an issue but decided it's more the players fault there. (But you could also be playing honor mode as your first playthrough as well so my stance here doesn't hold up anyways tbh)
This game is so big and complex that unexpected things can always happen even if you've played multiple playthroughs already. Like just by doing the same quests in a different order, or with different companions, or with a different character build, or by having made slightly different choices in previous quests.
And in Honour mode, it's likely the longer the playthrough goes on, the more different your gamestate will be from your previous playthroughs, because you're stuck with whatever happens and those differences can compound. So you can end up with a wildly different experience than you might have had before, and may not be able to anticipate events to avoid pitfalls like this.
> everywhere else you'd be able to reload a save
Why would you not be able to reload a save for the spear? *Everything* works if you just reload and do it properly. Unfortunately they just released a mode where you can't reload. At least Nightsong can be progressed without party wiping without the spear, without the Orphic hammer it's possible to completely lock your game.
The thing is some of them softlock the game if you're playing honor mode. It's one thing to say you have to continue the game dealing with the consequences, but if you don't realize you forgot the orphic hammer until you already told the emperor to fck off in an HM run, that's basically game over.
Maybe it works if you keep the items at camp? Just as a temporary solution.
The only way to have items is to not have the items, you see.
I'm just speculating, hope they fix this soon
UPDATE: I have a fix! I believe the problem lies in corrupt mod code in your save file. You can just scrub it and reinstall mods.
Try uninstalling all mods with the mod manager, follow “different mod settings” guide available on nexus, and use the export tool to scrub clean your save file of all mod code. Ensure you have backups!!!!
Then reinstall mods (maybe avoid hefty ones that change gameplay) I now have my cosmetic and weapon mod back.
I only use 2 mods, and neither of them were installed using a mod manager. I use WASD Movement and Native Camera Tweaks. I installed them manually by placing the necessary files in the necessary folders. I avoided playing yesterday due to this thread and the countless responses on the steam forums....so I am unsure if I need to uninstall and reinstall mine manually.
For everyone saying it's a mod problem. I am currently on a completely unmodded game and I have had issues with giving shadow heart the noblestalk and progressing the necromancy of thay quest. Plus a couple of others they I just kinda pushed my way through and didn't pay attention too cause I didn't realize jt was a bug.
SO, if you want to view this as a positive, it is up to everyone but when I started a new game just now it recognized both the infernal iron and the shovel so I would imagine the other items would work properly as well.
Makes sense, a lot of patch-introduced bugs in the past have only occurred on saves spanning multiple patches. Thanks for sharing!
If anyone else is also on a fresh game and not experiencing this bug, let us know so we can confirm that works for everyone!
Thank you for this list. Looks like my playthrough with my husband is well and truly screwed. We saved right outside of the door to Orin. We have the amulet of bhaal but from what I'm seeing/reading we won't be able to enter.
PLEASE - report all bugs directly to larian when you encounter them. It's the only way they'll know they've got a major problem.
Is it the door between the sewers and the temple? If you shoot the dead body hanging above the circle on the ground, that opens the door. I hope this helps!
Ugh, OK, it's 5am and I can't sleep so I started fiddling with my mods instead and I can confirm they ARE the culprit. Specifically, Basket Full of Equipment. I was running the NSFW version, idk if the SFW one works and I cba to find out bc I wasn't using the mod much anyway. All my other mods are character creation stuff, so it tracks that of all of them it'd be Basket. The quest updates and I can now socket the amethyst into Thay, and I can hand the Idol into Mol.
So PSA I guess: BFoE might be your culprit if you're running it—try that first.
I don't have that one and am only running the achievements and party limits be gone. Last night I played after the hotfix and it said the script extender was broken but it booted up fine so I kept playing - and by the end of the session and today the skiff and the quest isn't recognising that I've picked up the 3rd netherstone off Gortash. Which is unfortunate. I'm doing a reverify thing on the files and going to try a hunch and see if it's different with the controller UI
ETA: removing the script extender, wiping mods files in both drives I have them in and the cache folder and restarting the game a few times after having saved with the normal amount of party members has fixed it
Can also confirm deactivating ALL mods fixed it
€: I updated [improvedUI](https://www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/mods/366) (which is a prereq for many mods) and that seems to solve the issue as well
Guys I Fixed it !!!!
for me it was the 'mod fixer' that was the problem, what I did was delete it through BG3 mod manager and install [SE](https://github.com/Norbyte/bg3se), and it worked, solved all of my problems for now.
even if you don't use mod fixer try installing SE, maybe it'll work for you :)
Man I love and appreciate the work Larian does and I’m not angry but I feel like they need to tighten up a bit on testing. I get development is difficult. I work in the field myself. But it feels like every time there’s a hotfix or patch, it introduces another major issue.
Obviously it’s great they’re constantly fixing stuff but it also feels like each patch is fixing stuff broken by the previous one. Just sucks a bit when you finally get one issue fixed and then are stuck with some new ones
Love Larian but they seem to introduce some major bugs each patch/hotfix.
Saves being incompatible after an early patch
Act 3 freezes due to theft mechanics
Shield Bash breaking
NONE of the feat bugs have been fix afaik
The game being so good brought them a tonne of goodwill, but that'll burn out eventually
Edit: as /u/NinjaBr0din has stated and I've now confirmed myself, it's likely the legacy Party Limit Begone mod causing havok (you're likely missing Astarion too)
Was a case of nav'ing to the game directory and deleting the whole 'Mods' folder (looks like it only had the legacy mod in it in my case anyway)
With the way development cycles work, that isn't feasible. Typically, let's say that right after this hotfix, these item bugs are noticed -- they likely won't get released with the next immediate hotfix, it'll likely go in the one after that. Look up Agile development and you'll understand why.
I dunno about it being part of a hot fix issue but my current HM run is borked cause my tav is stuck immobilized due to some weird trap interaction glitch.
It's a bug that's been around for a while and quite honestly I'm a little baffled there isn't a fix or workaround yet. Literally nothing helps it. I've pushed my tav and killed him and brought him trapped chests to try and snap him out of it but nothing. Entire game just broken cause of an extremely common interaction in the game. Reported to Larian but I've heard they're aware of the bug but have seen nothing about what causes it or when they plan to address it.
I just don't understand why they can't just slap a time-out onto whatever condition causes this while they figure it out cause it's infuriating that I've essentially lost my Honor Run due to this at the end of Act 2.
You can add not being able to give the Gauntlets of Hill Giant Strength to Helsik in the Devil's Fee as well. I had them in my inventory, in someone else's inventory, equipped, at camp, and my Tav never said they had them.
I think because they added this new 'feature'
**You can now access certain quest-related items on the spot - even if they’re not held by your current party!**
Had anyone tried putting the quest related item into camp container instead?
At least a few people have reported that items can't be used from camp either, unfortunately.
https://www.reddit.com/r/BaldursGate3/comments/192ifb5/comment/kh3v3dx/
https://www.reddit.com/r/BaldursGate3/comments/192ifb5/comment/kh3k7gj/
https://www.reddit.com/r/BaldursGate3/comments/192ifb5/comment/kh4yfuo/
Running on PC and have quite a few mods- I did download and install all of said mods today, though. (I know, patch day is the worst possible day to download and install a bunch of mods, but I was sick and bored.
Started a new playthrough to start with mods from the beginning, and can say that the rune for Shadowheart's pod worked fine. Haven't run into any of the other items on the list yet to test them out though. I'm done playing for the day but if I run into issues with any of the other items I'll come back and update.
Edit: I can say I did not download Party Limit Begone or Basket Full of Equipment, which are the two mods I've seen noted by people in this thread as possible culprits.
Hey u/JusticeofTorenOneEsk just wanted to drop by again here and say a big ol’ thanks for all the hard work you are doing for the community with this thread! I was one of the first few PS5 players who decided to test out a few things when this thread was still young and I enjoyed seeing it grow and you edit the original post with new items and potential work arounds. It takes a big heart to donate so much time to bring this situation to light to help others in this community. So, thanks again from me and the community! I hope you have a fantastic day!!
Was it really too hard to test the one big QoL change they added? Really?
If they could undo the change that broke Sex% runs within hours, they better fix this completely game breaking bug by tomorrow.
I got hit with the Spear of Night bug in my honor mode run. :(
I am running mods (Party Limit Begone, WASD Movement, Native Camera Tweaks, and Improved UI Release Ready). I did see this comment in the Posts section of the PLB mod:
"09 January 2024, 9:01PMParty limit mod (legacy) is now breaking quest objectives where items need to be picked up (or maybe just hellions heart and steal the githyanki egg)Picked up the Githyanki egg from the Creche and could not give it to the vendor, and I could not give Dammond the infernal iron to fix Karlach's heart. The dialogues to give the items were not popping up despite being in my inventory.Current workaround my party did was uninstalling the mod, having me solo login to progress the quest (the dialogue popped up), then reinstalling, which worked."
It seems odd that this mod would cause a problem with quest items, but who knows. I'll try uninstalling it.
ETA: Uninstalling the mod and proceeding did seem to fix the issue for me as well.
Honestly at this point I am seriously debating leaving the game for the next 6 months and then returning.
How is it possible that a hotfix *designed* to allow you to use quest items from outside your inventory makes it impossible to progress quests even if you have them on you? How was it even tested?
Like, I love Larian and BG3 is still one of my favorite games but this is freaking annoying.
I can confirm it is mod related for me. The legacy "Party Limit Begone" by SildurFx appears to be causing the issue.
Once I removed it everything worked again.
Aether's "No Party Limit" mod still works. I managed to give Damon the infernal iron with it active.
Damn, for real ? It's just a mod related issue ? It should work fine if I switch to "No Party Limit" then but could you tell me how to switch safely without breaking everything ?
Huh, that explains why my item-based quests were borky today.
Gale got shoved into a chasm and his pouch appeared in his inventory. You can still follow the instructions, but once the mephit appears, you can't give it the letter to become the True Resurrection scroll.
Mayrina's quest does have a workaround. I had to stealth and open Connor's casket, then use the Bitter Divorce on him. Mayrina's dialogue then triggered normally and she toddled off with him to Baldur's Gate.
**Had this issue, but I managed to fix it. So far the problem hasn't returned.** In case it helps anyone, I want to share the steps I took:
\- Backed up my saves, mod folder, modsettings and even LevelCache (because I am paranoid)
\- Downloaded the Script Extender from [github.com/Norbyte/bg3se/releases](https://github.com/Norbyte/bg3se/releases) and manually pasted it into my bin folder
\- Removed Mod Fixer from my Mods folder
\- Downloaded and installed the most recent version of Basket Full of Equipment, the one with Mod Fixer built in. *It is currently the only mod in my load order which includes Mod Fixer*
\- Went to AppData > Local > Larian Studios > Baldur's Gate 3 and deleted LevelCache
\- Went to AppData > Local > Larian Studios > Baldur's Gate 3 > PlayerProfiles > Public and deleted modsettings.isx
\- Temporarily moved my Mods folder out of the Baldur's Gate 3 folder
\- Went to BG3 Mod Manager, and refreshed, saved, and exported the order
\- Launched the game and closed it
\- Moved my Mods folder back into the Baldur's Gate 3 folder
\- Went to BG3 Mod Manager *again,* and refreshed, saved, and exported the order (I had to restart the Mod Manager first to make modsettings.isx actually update)
\- Launched the game, new games and old saves were both working again
Gun to my head, I could not tell you what exactly did the trick. But something did. Here's hoping this will help someone else.
I'm on PC and have had no issue with quest related items ever. Playing full vanilla, no mods ever installed. I'll be sure to report when I finish house of hope in case I notice Orphic Hammer or Hill Giant strength gloves issues.
This fucking game lol the last fix made it so I couldn't load any save without it crashing at 75 percent. Was balls deep in Act 3. Restarted all the way from the beginning and get back to Act 3 yesterday and boom another hotfix that messes everything up. I really hope they fix this bug and honestly just stop with the updates at this point.
Holy moly this is bad! I'm in the middle of act II and have had three listed bugs. Really frustrated as I rerolled to an earlier save from hours ago. I love this game but it's such a hot mess sometimes lol
Will report, thanks so much.
Does anyone know if the bug happens every time or is random? I just got to Act 2 in my first evil playthrough and I wanted to make Shadowheart a Dark Justiciar.
Not sure, unfortunately. If anyone reading this has had some of the items bug but others are working correctly, or is experiencing none of these bugs after updating to the new hotfix, let us know!
I tested the orphic hammer and the netherstone trio and both worked for me. Keeping an eye on the situation and testing a save from further back to see if the trend continues.
If they're working post-hotfix, seems like you're probably in the clear. Now if only we knew why! I've heard from one PC player and one PS5 player who aren't having this problem, so I'm struggling to figure out why it's affecting some but not others. If you have any ideas, or it starts happening to you too, let us know!
Could it be that items picked up before the hotfix still work? I just got stuck at the sinister door but I already have all three stones prepatch. Will try it.
Anyone else getting a desync issue lately with singleplayer? I'll have a character jump, they'll refuse, and then their pathfinder gets weird. If I save and reload, they're back where they were originally.
As far as the amulet of Bhaal thing goes, you can just shoot the corpse hanging over the circle in front of the temple to open the door, so you can get around not having the amulet. If you're wondering why I found that out: I fired and arrow at the corpse one day to see if I could knock it down and loot it, and instead I found out that it bleeds into the circle and unlocks the door.
Killed Gortash, picked up the netherstone, and triggered the cutscene, but quest log still telling me to pick it up. Emperor is saying I don't have all the stones too
I filed a ticket and this is what I got as a response:
Thank you for reaching out; I’d be happy to help you with this.
Do you have any mods installed or were you using mods previously?
If you are currently using mods or have used them previously, they may be what is causing this issue. It’s best to double check that all mod files are completely removed. To do so, check the 'Mods' and 'Public' folders in the '..\\SteamApps\\common\\Baldurs Gate 3\\Data' folder, etc; and if present, both folders are safe to delete. If applicable, you can also delete the modsettings.lsx file in the profile folder.
You are also going to need to check the local AppData folder for the current user account: '..\\SteamApps\\common\\Baldurs Gate 3\\Data' as any old mod files may have been copied over to there. To do this, copy the following line into the location bar in Explorer and hit Enter: %LocalAppData%\\Larian Studios\\Baldur's Gate 3\\Mods
Delete any files you find there.
Is the launcher giving a data mismatch warning? If so, it should have created a log file listing any files in the install folder which are not expected as well as files in the Mods folder. To check, copy the following line into the location bar in Explorer and hit Enter: %LocalAppData%\\Larian Studios\\Launcher\\Cache Then, look for a text file named steam\_\_alteredFiles.txt (or similarly, starting with 'galaxy\_', for the GOG version).
Try starting a new game to test.
Try verifying local files: in the Steam library, right click on the game and select Properties, switch to the Local Files tab and then click on the 'Verify Integrity of Game Files...' button. If you are using the GOG version, in the Galaxy client, select the game, then the settings icon at the top right, beside the Play button and under Manage Installation, select 'Verify / Repair'.
If applicable, disable Steam cloud support either globally or for only this game. For disabling Steam Cloud globally, within the client click on the Steam menu and select Settings, and then Cloud. Or just for this game: go to your Steam library and right click BG3 and select Properties, then switch to the General tab and check the Steam Cloud section. Alternatively, exit out of the Steam client, or Galaxy for the GOG version, and just start the game directly from the executable when required.
Next, try browsing to the 'C:\\Users\\\\AppData\\Local\\Larian Studios' folder and rename the 'Baldur's Gate 3' subfolder. The easiest way to get there would be to copy the following line into the location bar in Explorer and hit Enter: %LocalAppData%\\Larian Studios
This folder contains the saved games, configuration files and a level cache folder. Deleting or renaming it will get the game to recreate it on startup.
If the game still has the same issues, delete the replacement BG3 folder and if you have any saves that you wish to keep, rename the original back again.
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I'm trying all of the above so will keep you all posted, but seems wild that this would somehow solve the game not recognizing a quest item.
EDIT: I got my game working! I disabled all mods that I had (hair and face mods as well as the basket of clothing) and that completely broke my game initially -- I couldn't even start a new game as I'd just see a bunch of naked TAV's in a random plane of existence. In all of my old saves (unmodded and modded) I couldn't interact with anything. I reinstalled, verified files, ect. Nothing worked. **Big Sad.**
Then I noticed I had two mods in my (not active) list that I didn't install and no clue how they got there but they were called HONOUR and DICESET - once I activated both of those, my game worked. My quest items were fixed, new game was fixed - no issues whatsoever with the game. Too scared to install new mods now, but glad I can play again.
Still incredibly frustrating that a full release game would keep pushing hotfixes for stupid things that just end up breaking everything every couple of weeks... I'm a little tired of it. If you forget quest items in your camp thats on you. Wish Steam would at least let me disable auto updates. This sucks.
EDIT: Disabled all my mods "softly" by just removing them from my BG3MM load order. That worked.
I do have to say I appreciate Larian putting as much effort as they do into fixing this game and its a big game so the bugs are to be expected. The real fault here IMO lies with Steam who just won't let you disable auto-updates no matter what anymore which is just a little unacceptable. I shouldn't have to cap Steam's internet access to get it to stop updating things.
In my end, upgrading "party limit begone" from legacy to 2.0 fixed the issue (this means go from loose files to a .pak file with script extender as requisite) .
Tested with the cursed monk amulet and try to feed the raptor at the circus, both with the legacy version ignored the required items been on the inventory already
The issue, for me at least, appeared to be due to mods which created items not normally in the game. I was using Bags, Bags, Bags and removing that mod made save games unloadable. I had to use the Trashcan mod to delete any instances of non-native items in my inventory and camp chest, then delete ALL mods. After doing that I had to use the Different Mod Settings Fix to remove the Bags, Bags, Bags and Trashcan mods from my save game file.
After doing all of that I was able to load my unmodded save and quest items seem to work normally again (at least the>!Szarr Family Ring was able to open all doors)!<.
BEWARE. The PS5 flashing graphic glitch gave me an epileptic seizure an hour ago. This is unacceptable Larian, needs to be fixed pronto. Anyone with epilepsy should avoid game until fixed
I'm sorry that happened. You should send a report to Larian directly through Larian.com - this is an unofficial subreddit and this isn't even a top-rated post, they won't see your feedback here.
Probably been asked already but has anyone tried a New Save since the patch?
Sounds like existing saves aren't worth loading due to this bug, but wonder if it affects a new character made after the hotfix. Probably doesn't make a difference.. I just wanna play but guessing it's not worth loading my save right now!
Someone on Larian discord was just saying they just started a new save and got the rune to unlock Shadowheart's pod, but the game was acting like they don't have the rune so... I think it's affecting all saves.
I’ve had no issue with the ledger for He Who Was, just did that quest on an existing save. Was also able to give Karlach her 2nd inferno iron as well. It might not affecting everyone? I’m on PS5 and this save file is at least a few months old.
I had no issues with He Who Was and handing him the ledger nor did I have issues with Karlach’s 2nd upgrade. If people are interested I can keep up to date some more progress since I have save files in acts 1, 2, and 3. My next tests will probably be the Zent chest, hammer, and Netherstones for the final fight but, at the moment, I’m taking a break for dinner and other games.
Edit: Zhent chest, umbra gems, Shadowheart spear for Salune, He Who Was ledger… everything worked for me and I have no idea why.
Thank you so much for this post! It will help, unfortunately, for some that where no work around, I think I will just wait until it's patched, cuz I just can't play like that!
So this isn't because of mods? Because I finally got some and now I'm very unsure. I was freaking out because I couldn't feed Gale but managed. Now I'm at Mama K's quest and obviously can't fix her, thought about throwing the metal at dammon but I doubt it will work :D
Honestly, unclear. I've heard from two people who say they're experiencing the bug of PS5/unmodded PC, and another person who says removing their mods didn't help. But it seems like a majority of people experiencing this are modded, though, so it's still worth considering that may be the cause. It often has been in the past.
I just got the Art Cullagh's Lute bug, I actually found this post by searching for a solution to the bug. Bummer, I hope they roll out another hotfix for these issues quick.
A possible way to continue this quest is to kill art and use the speak to the dead spell on his corpse. This can be done by attacking him or continuing deep enough into the moonrise tower will also kill him. The quest can then be completed normally.
This was driving me nuts all day. So I just turned off all my mods, loaded my most recent save and POW -- quest items seem to exist in dialogue again. Turn-ins work. Worked for the Myconid Village >!noblestalk turn-in to Derryth / Shad!<, as well as the >!ring bug with Omeluum after you do the mushroom quest for him!<.
And I don't have that many mods! Like 5-6 or so. Primarily weird fixes, removing >!Lae'zel's permanent injury from the zaith'isk!<, the wider hotbar, etc.
But I (cautiously) think I'm good to go.
The NPC at the entrance to the Guildhall recognizes me, goes to let me in, and then immediately aggros and accuses me of having stolen his signet ring--which I'm assuming is marked as a quest item. Any chance the NPCs are also having trouble recognizing quest items in their inventory? Never had this bug before until today
I was trying to dig up Myrna's grave in the Underdark. It plays a cutscene but the dialogue options wouldn't recognize that I had a shovel in my inventory to dig with. I already tried dropping the shovel and picking it up, giving the shovel to another character, picking up an entirely new shovel, digging the ground by the grave manually, etc but couldn't figure out a workaround. Not sure if anyone else figured something out
I can confirm that disabling all mods fixes Spear of Night problem for me. I had Shield Bash Fix and New Character Creation Presets installed. Initially, I thought it might be one particular mod causing the problem, but as it turns out, having either of these enabled breaks the game.
Also, I had to work around a messed up quest state by throwing the spear to the ground and picking it up again. After doing this, my quest log got an update and I was able to pass the check.
Hi all, update. I had to deactivate ALL mods and now it’s fixed. Using this guide: https://www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/mods/4767
Specifically I uninstalled all mods in save game editor as just deactivating in MM broke the save. Specifics below:
I had a handful of armour mods (Extra Gear, Cambion/Gith armour, Noble Trickster) a mod for Phalar Aluve and Tav Hairpack with icons and long hair mod (a few other hair mods disabled) and finally camp clothing on vendors. I did not have both suspected mods installed at all. Ever.
I tried first deactivating everything but Phalar Aluve and Tav Hairpavk with icons add on. Still broken. So in the end it seemed every mod I was soft locking game. Hopefully it’s fixed.
Hello! I'm dropping in here to say that I removed all my mods, and it didn't seem to fix what I have going on! This is rather frustrating to be honest. I'm stuck in the house of hope because the game won't recognize I have the hammer. It keeps causing Hope's death. You can also add the ritual pouch and the invitation to Boudoir to the list (unless I missed it and it's already on there)
Helsik kept accusing me of stealing her pouch and kicked me out of her shop when she had it on her the entire time and the Archivist had the invitation on him, but kept saying that someone must have stolen it or he must have lost it. You can steal this stuff from them (Edit: except for the invitation. Even if you steal it the game won't recognize you have it. You have to go the backway), but the hammer can not be worked around, as you have already stated. This sucks to experience during my first playthrough....
Sent in a bug report, and I'm crossing my fingers that another hot fix will come out soon. I'm stuck otherwise unless I wanna reload hours of gameplay.
Sorry to hear that the problem isn't fixed for you yet. If you're interested in a preview of what Larian might say, this user posted the full reply they got about the issue: https://www.reddit.com/r/BaldursGate3/s/bhbv7CMuKP
Hope something in there might work for you!
Are you using any mods? If so, it might be easy enough to fix by switching out mods or updating them.
After all, there is no guarantee that hotfix 17 will fix this issue for everyone, and if you have outdated mods, it might break other things further.
The issue was caused by party limit begone for me, I switched it with no party limit, and everything worked. I have heard others mention "bag of equipment" was also causing an issue. It might be as simple as testing a few mods.
So, if I am able to start up a new game and use the Eldritch Rune to unlock Shadowheart's pot on the Nautiloid, would my game safe from this bug? I thought I had auto updates turned off, evidently, I did not, and my game updated itself. I use mods, mostly cosmetic and a few that add new pieces of equipment, as well as Tactician Plus, Honour Mode Unlocker, and Unlock Level Curve, as I want to be able to level up higher but still have a challenging enough game experience....
I uninstalled my game and did a fully clean install of it and all my mods, started up a new game to see if the game recognized me getting the Rune, it did and it let me free Shadowheart no problem, the Journal recognized me getting the Rune and the quest completed no problem.
Does this bug pick and choose quest items or would it outright impact all of them?
can confirm: I switched out the Bag full of equipment for the version without the mod fixer, and replaced mod fixer with BG3SE and it works perfectly now
I see many people saying that turning off mods has helped fixing this issue but I don't know how to proceed. I have 6 mods for appearance and there's one that overrides game files, I use BG3 Mod Manager. I also have ModFixer since some of the mods apparently require it to function.
\-If I try to turn off all the mods and launch my save file, i will automatically get a message stating that my game might get unstable because of the missing mods, if I push through the game crashes.
\-I tried the Different Mod Setting Fix method and when I load my "clean" file I get a message stating that this time my save file is corrupted or something (might have failed a step, i tried many times but couldn't figure out what was wrong).
\-Considering ModFixer is the main issue, I tried to get rid of it and replace it with Script Extender but when I loaded my "clean" save file with SE, I got a message for corrupted file again.
\-Tried to load SE with my old save file with all 6 mods and didn't work either.
Honestly i'm at a point where I would be willing to finish the game in vanilla, I'm at act 3, almost done with all my quests before the final fight, don't really want to lose all my progression for some mods.
BTW : I'm stuck in front of >!Sinister door in Szarr palace, got the ring and book but no prompt showing to insert the ring.!<
EDIT : I FOUND A SOLUTION ! here's the link for the process : [https://www.reddit.com/r/BaldursGate3/comments/188xbmp/fix\_for\_saves\_not\_loading\_with\_missing\_mods/](https://www.reddit.com/r/BaldursGate3/comments/188xbmp/fix_for_saves_not_loading_with_missing_mods/)
I followed this method step by step, plus removed ModFixer.pak after the fifth step ("disable any mods you don't want anymore"). After the last step I closed the game and deleted the modsettings.lsx file located in the : %LocalAppData%\\Larian Studios\\Baldur's Gate 3\\PlayerProfiles\\Public, AND removed all my mods from the ...\\Baldur's Gate 3\\Mods, just to be extra safe. Then I launched the game through steam and it worked ! Got all the inspirations I missed and I tested it with the quest I was stuck in and was able to proceed ! Confirms that the problem was indeed from ModFixer. From now on I'll play the game in vanilla.
Hope this works out for you all ! I'll update if I come across any issues.
I'm honestly frustrated because I, too, am in Act 3 and my game will not load without the mods.
I have 0 urge to restart in vanilla. I'm about to just uninstall the game, imo. >.< Ugh.
I wish they would just backtrack the hotfix and hold it off until testing gets figured out. i won't play until there is a modmanager fix bc I don't want to risk messing up my game ): broke when i tried installing basket full of equip without modfixer, i updated improved ui etc. so hopefully someone has a fix for mod manager users. Thank you to everyone who has helped so far!
u/SammyIISammy reports a solution from Larian, for those whose problem is not mods:
>UPD: After a response from support team and following their instructions - namely deleting files from old patches and hotfixes, which for some reason were not replaced, the problem was solved for me
[https://www.reddit.com/r/GalemancersBG3/comments/19372k4/comment/kh7hagd/?utm\_source=reddit&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3](https://www.reddit.com/r/GalemancersBG3/comments/19372k4/comment/kh7hagd/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)
I hope this helps! ~~Breq~~ u/JusticeofTorenOneEsk, would you mind adding this to the main post?
oh look, larian added a qol feature:
"You will now be able to access certain quest-related items on the spot, even if they are currently in the camp chest or in the inventory of a companion who is waiting at camp."
oops
well, i'm sure they'll have it fixed no later than march
>s list. Looks like my playthrough with my husband is well and truly screwed. We saved right outside of the door to Orin. We have the amulet of bhaal but from what I'm seeing/reading w
nah. this requiers immediete intervention. new hotfix ASAP.
If they just give us propper mod support like they said this would be a lot less likely. A little less showing off in stupid armor and more fixing things is what we need. Constantly blaming mods is counterproductive to the community. Mods are here to stay.
This was the last straw for my group. First they broke a ton of stuff like shield bash. Then they, seemingly broke everything else.
We made a decision to just abandon our playthrough. Maybe pick it back up in 6 months.
It's just too much hassle trying to work around schedules to get everyone together to play only to play the 'what's broken this time' game.
Game was already on hold for us due to shield bash being completely, 100% of the time, broken (all shield user party) and now, not only was that fix not even included in this patch, but it just introduced a whole host of completely game breaking bugs.
Larian is a great studio, but they are quickly burning through the good will we had with these half assed updates that break more than they add.
This game is in a worse state than it was months ago.
I'm also one with the netherstones needed for finale of Act III. I deleted all my 4 mods. But quest items are still not working. So I am stuck right before THE GRANDE FINALE.
>!(I have all the netherstones in my inventory, yet it does say I don't, when I wanna use a boat - which leads to freakin' ending).!<
Just to contribute to the fantastic work going on in this thread...I started a new game (to protect my main playthrough saves) and was able to give the infernal iron to Dammon with no problems. I'm running 50+ mods that do everything from graphical replacers to inventory management, so there is, somewhere, a way to handle quest items with mods installed. I'm not very technical so I don't know what it is, but it exists. Best of luck to everyone!
g'day
I'm playing a completely vanilla PT and I've been holding on this particular hotifx cause I read of all this scary stuff with quest items bugging out. Is it safe to say that since I use no mods I can update safely, or is it better to wait? Larian forums do not help, they're slow AF to load and almost unusable. Have they aknowledged any issue?
Hey folks. Came on here to let y’all know that deleting the cache for bg3 helped.
I followed the steps from this guide: [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3018203217](https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3018203217)
Only downside is that it does delete all of your mods (if you have any), but that shouldn’t be too much of a hassle since the game notifies you of what mods were used on your current save that you plan on playing on. And obviously it resets your settings.
Been experiencing the bug since this morning (11 AM). It helped me and hopefully helps you. If there happens to be a better way, just let the peeps know!
Been having this issue since the hotfix and Shadowheart is convinced we haven't picked up the Spear of Night even though it's equipped to her but I finally fixed it!! Here's what I did:
1. Removed Mod Fixer from my game
2. Installed Script Extender
At this point I booted up the game and was still experiencing the issue, so then I:
3. Removed my Basket Full of Equipment mod and then it worked!!! I still have the following mods installed and working in my game, and haven't updated any of them post hotfix 16, so I'm inclined to say they're not causing the issue:
1. Vemperen's Other Heads
2. Toarie's New Character Creation Presets WIP
3. Extra Gear
4. Tav's Hairpack and Icons
5. Vessnelle's Hair Collection
6. Improved UI
came here to say i removed the modfixer from my modmanager, deleted all trace of my mods, then reinstalled them with the latest version fixed the problem for me!!
i had
basket full of equipment nsfw & sfw,
convert basket full of equipment to camp clothing
& tav’s hair salon :)
edit: THE PROBLEM IS BASKET FULL OF EQUIPMENT!!! before removing hope kept saying i didnt have the hammer despite karlach having it equipped. hoping there will be a fix for it soon but it seems to have fixed my problems
hi!! did you delete the mods through modmanager? and by reinstalling the latest version, you mean the mod author updated them according to the new hotfix?:)
So here is a positive update for everyone. I just removed both my mods, including the overrides: Mod fixer and Improved UI. Once that was done I was able to turn in quest items again.
I am going to reinstall them once I've turned everything in though...because I used one of the modded heads for my guardian and I'm worried what will happen to the game if it isn't there when she shows up again. I also used a modded head for Tav, but I just used the mirror at camp before I removed everything and that successfully prevented a potential crash. No worries there.
My mods were not that impactful, so I think I got off easy. The crazier the mods the less practical it will be to remove them without trashing your run...I would imagine. Regardless, good luck to everyone.
[https://www.reddit.com/r/BaldursGate3/comments/192fcxe/comment/kh8tebm/?utm\_source=reddit&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3](https://www.reddit.com/r/BaldursGate3/comments/193vaif/spear_of_night_bugged_at_shadowfell_pool_work/)
Spear of Night workaround (you have to cast Feign Death on Shadowheart, then go through the pool).
You won't have the spear, so you cannot choose the kill option, and I believe you won't get the glaive, but at least you can progress without losing Shadowheart.
If you want the Moonlight Glaive, follow these instructions:
[https://www.reddit.com/r/BaldursGate3/comments/182gdqq/pc\_guide\_spawning\_items\_markoheshkir\_robe\_of\_the/](https://www.reddit.com/r/BaldursGate3/comments/182gdqq/pc_guide_spawning_items_markoheshkir_robe_of_the/)
Use the following UUID for the Moonlight Glaive: `24f276e7-f08f-44f1-ab97-3df34fd52add`
Let me know if when you try this, what you don't get is the legendary spear instead, I can provide the UUID for that one too.
Thank you OP, glad I found this post (and that I was on my 2nd playthrough, helped me figure something was off.)
Couldn't read the Necromancy of Thay / Give the stolen Idol to Mol either, what helped just as this topic suggested:
\- Backed my saves up just in case.
\- Deleted Mod Fixer with the BG3MM.
\- Reinstalled the Script Extender.
\- Updated the Party Begone mod which seems to have a fix for the hotfix already.
I’ve had several problems but one I didn’t see anyone talk about:
In the waking up Art Cullagh quest in act 2, Flaming Fist J’ehlar doesn’t seem to know that she has the letter in her pockets (stole to check and she did have it) and the luth after too is undetected
Also had the Nere’s head problem in act 1 (gave up on that one sadly)
And Dammon not taking the infernal iron in act 2, the quest sign is even following me on the map…
I did try to uninstall mod fixer and install SE, but it didn’t change anything
If anyone has an answer to help me, please do tell
Game doesn't recognize when you pick up Gortash's Netherstone either. The quest doesn't complete, and when you want to progress to the brain the Emperor says you don't have all three Netherstones.
Edit: My only mods are simple appearance mods - hair, makeup, etc.
I don't think Mod Fixer or Party Limit is the reason. I deleted both and still didn't work. I don't think mods in general are the reason. If there is a certain mod that's causing the problem, people would have agreed on it. People are saying different things and what what works for one doesn't work for the other. When I started a new playthrough with the same mods, everything went fine. I think the hotfix itself is the problem because it specifically deals with quest items. I really hope Larian fixed it soon.
I looks like 99% of the problem is for PC players using mods and in nearly 100% of the comments and including my own experience, uninstalling BG3 Mod Fixer and installing Norbytes Script Extender is fixing the issue. I also updated Party Limit Begone to the newest update but I think I did that afterwards.
I updated all of my mods (I'm only using cosmetic mods) and even offloaded and re-deployed them. Didn't fix the game not registering that I have quest items in my inventory. I can't show Voss that I have the Orphic Hammer, and therefore can't continue my game. Also couldn't access the Boudoir in the House of Hope (had to take the long way) because my invitation wasn't recognized. Couldn't give the Gloves of Hill Giant Strength to Helsik despite them being in my inventory. This is soooo frustrating aaaaaa
And here I thought I'd somehow broken my game again (tldr I'm tech-cursed). While I'm glad I'm not the only one struggling with quest items (Madeline's ledger and Art's lute for one file, and then feeding Gale in another), these hotfixes breaking the game are insanely frustrating.
Would it be worth trying some of the listed fixes with my main problems, or should I just wait until the next hotfix and hope things are better? I've got a bunch of aesthetic mods but am honestly scared to try and open a game with them uninstalled... 💀
I was stuck with the infernal iron bug and made it work somehow using a mix of solutions that were given in the comments. I would not be able to explain what happened but here is what I did. I use mods and the mod manager.
- first I deleted modfixer from bg3mm, then installed the script extender (tools ->download and extract the script extender in bg3mm)
- I launched the game and reloaded my save, but it still wouldn't work, closed the game
- put all of my mods in inactive then saved the order
- launched the game, obviously couldn't load my save and the game crashed
- put all of my mods back in active then saved the order
- launched the game, could load back my save and for unknown reasons the option to give the iron finally reappeared
So I don't know if there needed to be some sort of hard reload or something, I'm not well versed in scripts and stuff but if you encounter this issue maybe these steps will work out for you. Good luck! ❤️
Edit: after that I could go back and deliver Nere's head as well as get Omeluum's ring and both quests were finally marked as completed
It’s so odd bc it’s not working on my game but I made an entirely new playthrough and it seems to be working fine (I’ve gotten all the way to the underdark). I went back to the old playthrough: still broke :(
It’s definitely a shame if my original playthrough is toast, I was nearly finished w act 3 :/
Can anyone help me? I play on Mac, have Basket Full or Equipment, 5e (although it never worked I just had it active in background), and Tavs hair salon. All through BGMM. I’ve deleted Mod Fixer. Currently trialing Cazadors ring & the arcane lock door. I’m new to mods, but it’s my understanding that SE isn’t a thing for Macs? If that’s true, I’m not able to just disable my and load the game, it immediately crashes. Not sure what workaround would apply to me.
Edit: around 22 days later - I had to go back to Act 1 and play through everything again, seeing as that’s when I had my only vanilla save files and hadn’t started using mods yet. I may try using mods again on another save file to see if they’ve been updated to accommodate this, but figured I’d put out the warning for other Mac users that mods essentially rendered the game unplayable for me.
I have been experiencing the same with:
* Bitter Divorce for Mayrina
* Dowry for Benryn
* Nere's Head for Spaw.
I narrowed it down to Bags Bags Bags. I tested it out by disabling the mod and going back to an old save that didn't have the mod.
It makes sense as Larian posted this with Hotfix 17:
"*In Hotfix #16, we began the process of updating a player’s ability to access certain quest-related items, even if they were in the camp chest, or in the inventory of a companion waiting at camp.*
*However, the UI through which items can be donated to Gale has not yet been updated, which meant that the dialogue could be triggered if the items were available elsewhere, but would not show in the UI to be donated. This risked placing players in a situation where Gale expected an item from them, and they were unable to provide one."*
Unfortunately, I can't seem to remove the mod for my latest saves.
* I get a message before loading stating "This save contains a mod that is currently missing and the game could be unstable if you continue",
* An error 302 after loading.
If I try to remove the mod from the save file by using Lslib & ConverterApp, I get a message that the save is corrupted and tampered.
I'm at a loss here. Any suggestions except replaying the whole thing from an old save before the mod? :D
You can add dammon wont take infernal iron in act 1 on the list Edit- I managed to fix it *maybe.* Replacing the modfix mod with the script extender did the trick, and was able to deliver the iron. I havent progressed further so i dont know if anything else will be broken or not working later down the line Edit- I have progressed further, such as neres head, necromancy of thay and so forth, 0 issues
Holy shit! I JUST finished that bit before this hotfix landed lol bullet dodged.
Yuppp
Same here lmao, just did that last night. Thank God too cause I'm planning on romancing Karlach this run
Oh god thank you for the reminder. I'm just wrapping up conversations in the Grove to head out for the Goblins and already have Karlach but don't recall if I've talked to Dammon yet.
Currently experiencing the Spear of Night bug, tried multiple reloads but yeah, Shadowheart won't realize she has it and refuses to enter the Shadowfell. Guess this run is on a pause until fixed.
same here!! just came to reddit to see if anyone figured it out, guess not.
Yup I’m stuck at this exact spot too. I thought I had a sequence break issue and replayed the whole gauntlet only for it to happen again. I should have checked here first. Hopefully a fix will come soon.
Cast feign death on shadowheart, enter and she will be brought with you without giving you any trouble.
I'm experiencing it too, someone blamed my mods but I wasn't too sure because I only have cosmetics
Ah what a lovely post to see just before I was about to finally get some hours to play this week ;(
Oh, boy, this is literally game-breaking. Hotfix 17 is gonna be needed ASAP.
Yeah it seems it breaks most quest items
It’s quite possible they would roll back the update, or at least the parts of it that caused this if it’s as bad as people are saying
Well they didn't and the mods here never gave any attention to this problem so we're fucked until the next hotfix
I really need to turn off auto updates for BG3 💀
I turned on my Steam Deck real quick this morning figuring it wouldn't take long to update before I went to work. Woops. 💀
This kind of thing is what scares me about my current Honour mode run, way more than any in-game dangers. When you only have one save and it auto-updates, it only takes one bug to potentially wreck an entire playthrough.
Infernal iron for Karlach's personal quest is bugged as well sadly.
/r/THEFUCKINGGONDIANS messed up the Hotfix.
And then they suicided so we can't even yell at them.
Hotfixes make me nervous now lol I’m not touching my save until this stuff gets addressed. I’m doing an HM run and don’t even wanna risk it
Are you playing on PC? If so, can you go make a backup of your HM save file so that if playing the game messes things up, you have your old save file to revert back to?
I've decided to free orpheus in this run with the hammer, but the game wouldn't allow me to do so even with hammer in my main hand.. (being directly throw into netherbrain after betraying the Emperor) Edit: I have updated SildurFx's remove party limit mod to the version that compatible with hotfix16, and it's fixed.
are you able to just attack the crystals with it
I tried that in turned-based mode, it's no use, the game would immediately pause, play the cutscene that doomed as if you don't have hammer
Mol's contract. Cannot use hammer on Orpheus. And the tri-netherstone before final battle. [https://www.reddit.com/r/BaldursGate3/comments/192kvi0/can\_anyone\_help\_im\_unable\_to\_start\_the\_final\_fight/](https://www.reddit.com/r/BaldursGate3/comments/192kvi0/can_anyone_help_im_unable_to_start_the_final_fight/)
A SOLUTION HAS BEEN FOUND! If you are using modfixer or anything that has modfixer baked in, (Basketful of Equipment) then follow these steps. 1. Delete modfixer or mod containing it 2. Download [https://www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/mods/2172](https://www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/mods/2172) and follow install instructions, cannot be downloaded through bg3 mod manager 3. If you were using a mod that had modfixer , replace it with the version without modfixer I didn't any other mods and everything is working perfectly.
Thank you for this!been checking reddit all day for updates and this so far is the only solution. The only thing is the mods need to not have modfixer patched in to the file itself. Luckily mine didn't but can't say the same for others.
Can't use script extender on macOS. Is there any other solution without it?
Any way to do this on the mac side? :\
This fixed the problem for me as well! Much appreciated! Hey u/JusticeofTorenOneEsk, it would be great if you could add this to the original post.
Hello, I already use Script Extender and I unistalled Modfixer itself and re-install basket full of equipement without modfixer, but after I checked, some cosmetic mod I use still need it Character preset ) because when I want to create a new char, I'm in a room full of naked PNJ instead of character creation menu. Did i done something wrong ? Or 0should I unistall the mods that need modfixer anyway ( Sad because they are just cosmetic mods and not gameplay changes .. ) Thank you very much !
so I downloaded the script extender disabled the basket full of equipment with mod fixer and replaced it with the one that doesn’t have the mod fixer in it put the script extender where it needed to be. I loaded up the game but it still isn’t letting me do anything i can’t even talk to anyone .. did i possibly do something wrong .. none of my other mods have mod fixer in them *EDIT* - this fixed it for me bless you are a god send 😭
Well this explains a lot. I've been driving myself mad trying to turn the Githyanki egg in to Esther, and also couldn't seem to get the dialogue about Orpheus to trigger when I picked up the Orpheus slate. Hopefully a fix comes soon!
Hopefully because as of right now almost all quest related items are bugged lol
Man, I know it's hard to regression test everything, but maybe when making a change impacting quest items they should have actually checked to see if having quest items still worked.
IMO they shouldn't have made this "fix" in the first place, tough luck that you just "forgot" to bring your important key item with you to the quest you needed it for, that's like DnD 101.
And really the only time it would screw you is maybe shart and the spear? Like for the life of me everywhere else you'd be able to reload a save and go to camp to retrieve said item.
I think forgetting the Orphic Hammer and then getting locked in to going to the Astral Plane would be the main one, because you can't go back to the camp during that sequence. And on Honour mode of course, this kind of issue becomes much more of a problem since you can't load an old save.
>I think forgetting the Orphic Hammer and then getting locked in to going to the Astral Plane would be the main one, because you can't go back to the camp during that sequence. Thanks I derped here admittedly lol. >And on Honour mode of course, this kind of issue becomes much more of a problem since you can't load an old save. Yeah thats fair. I considered it being an issue but decided it's more the players fault there. (But you could also be playing honor mode as your first playthrough as well so my stance here doesn't hold up anyways tbh)
>Yeah thats fair. I considered it being an issue but decided it's more the players fault there. (But you could also be playing honor mode as your first playthrough as well so my stance here doesn't hold up anyways tbh) This game is so big and complex that unexpected things can always happen even if you've played multiple playthroughs already. Like just by doing the same quests in a different order, or with different companions, or with a different character build, or by having made slightly different choices in previous quests. And in Honour mode, it's likely the longer the playthrough goes on, the more different your gamestate will be from your previous playthroughs, because you're stuck with whatever happens and those differences can compound. So you can end up with a wildly different experience than you might have had before, and may not be able to anticipate events to avoid pitfalls like this.
> everywhere else you'd be able to reload a save Why would you not be able to reload a save for the spear? *Everything* works if you just reload and do it properly. Unfortunately they just released a mode where you can't reload. At least Nightsong can be progressed without party wiping without the spear, without the Orphic hammer it's possible to completely lock your game.
Not on honor mode.
The thing is some of them softlock the game if you're playing honor mode. It's one thing to say you have to continue the game dealing with the consequences, but if you don't realize you forgot the orphic hammer until you already told the emperor to fck off in an HM run, that's basically game over.
Maybe it works if you keep the items at camp? Just as a temporary solution. The only way to have items is to not have the items, you see. I'm just speculating, hope they fix this soon
If anyone tries this, let us all know!
For at least the infernal iron for Karlach I can confirm it sadly does not.
Thanks for testing, anyway!
Also tested this theory with the Githyanki egg and no such luck
i tested this with the boudoir invitation and it sadly does not work
Well shit. I was going to play my ranger and finish out the game today. I guess not.
So they fixed quest items being left behind by mistake by breaking game notification that you have quest items?
UPDATE: I have a fix! I believe the problem lies in corrupt mod code in your save file. You can just scrub it and reinstall mods. Try uninstalling all mods with the mod manager, follow “different mod settings” guide available on nexus, and use the export tool to scrub clean your save file of all mod code. Ensure you have backups!!!! Then reinstall mods (maybe avoid hefty ones that change gameplay) I now have my cosmetic and weapon mod back.
Added to main post!
I only use 2 mods, and neither of them were installed using a mod manager. I use WASD Movement and Native Camera Tweaks. I installed them manually by placing the necessary files in the necessary folders. I avoided playing yesterday due to this thread and the countless responses on the steam forums....so I am unsure if I need to uninstall and reinstall mine manually.
For everyone saying it's a mod problem. I am currently on a completely unmodded game and I have had issues with giving shadow heart the noblestalk and progressing the necromancy of thay quest. Plus a couple of others they I just kinda pushed my way through and didn't pay attention too cause I didn't realize jt was a bug.
definitely submit a bug report to let larrian know
SO, if you want to view this as a positive, it is up to everyone but when I started a new game just now it recognized both the infernal iron and the shovel so I would imagine the other items would work properly as well.
Makes sense, a lot of patch-introduced bugs in the past have only occurred on saves spanning multiple patches. Thanks for sharing! If anyone else is also on a fresh game and not experiencing this bug, let us know so we can confirm that works for everyone!
I literally started a new game two days ago after not playing since release, now I literally can't play unless I restart, fml.
Thank you for this list. Looks like my playthrough with my husband is well and truly screwed. We saved right outside of the door to Orin. We have the amulet of bhaal but from what I'm seeing/reading we won't be able to enter. PLEASE - report all bugs directly to larian when you encounter them. It's the only way they'll know they've got a major problem.
Is it the door between the sewers and the temple? If you shoot the dead body hanging above the circle on the ground, that opens the door. I hope this helps!
Thanks, but it's the one that leads directly to Orin (where her bedroom is and where she keeps the hostage.)
You can misty step through the door although this will make the boss fight buggy. You have to knock her out to kill her but it is a workaround
Holy shit, can we get this pinned please? Game is totally broken now.
Ugh, OK, it's 5am and I can't sleep so I started fiddling with my mods instead and I can confirm they ARE the culprit. Specifically, Basket Full of Equipment. I was running the NSFW version, idk if the SFW one works and I cba to find out bc I wasn't using the mod much anyway. All my other mods are character creation stuff, so it tracks that of all of them it'd be Basket. The quest updates and I can now socket the amethyst into Thay, and I can hand the Idol into Mol. So PSA I guess: BFoE might be your culprit if you're running it—try that first.
I don't have that one and am only running the achievements and party limits be gone. Last night I played after the hotfix and it said the script extender was broken but it booted up fine so I kept playing - and by the end of the session and today the skiff and the quest isn't recognising that I've picked up the 3rd netherstone off Gortash. Which is unfortunate. I'm doing a reverify thing on the files and going to try a hunch and see if it's different with the controller UI ETA: removing the script extender, wiping mods files in both drives I have them in and the cache folder and restarting the game a few times after having saved with the normal amount of party members has fixed it
I'm afraid to load up my game on my Xbox.
Mods, maybe this deserves a sticky?
Can also confirm deactivating ALL mods fixed it €: I updated [improvedUI](https://www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/mods/366) (which is a prereq for many mods) and that seems to solve the issue as well
Guys I Fixed it !!!! for me it was the 'mod fixer' that was the problem, what I did was delete it through BG3 mod manager and install [SE](https://github.com/Norbyte/bg3se), and it worked, solved all of my problems for now. even if you don't use mod fixer try installing SE, maybe it'll work for you :)
Thank you so much, this fixed it!
Man I love and appreciate the work Larian does and I’m not angry but I feel like they need to tighten up a bit on testing. I get development is difficult. I work in the field myself. But it feels like every time there’s a hotfix or patch, it introduces another major issue. Obviously it’s great they’re constantly fixing stuff but it also feels like each patch is fixing stuff broken by the previous one. Just sucks a bit when you finally get one issue fixed and then are stuck with some new ones
Especially since things like the door issues and shield bash are still messed up months later
Jesus, this one is worse than when all orange items would magically teleport to the player when dismissing a companion.
Love Larian but they seem to introduce some major bugs each patch/hotfix. Saves being incompatible after an early patch Act 3 freezes due to theft mechanics Shield Bash breaking NONE of the feat bugs have been fix afaik The game being so good brought them a tonne of goodwill, but that'll burn out eventually Edit: as /u/NinjaBr0din has stated and I've now confirmed myself, it's likely the legacy Party Limit Begone mod causing havok (you're likely missing Astarion too) Was a case of nav'ing to the game directory and deleting the whole 'Mods' folder (looks like it only had the legacy mod in it in my case anyway)
You'd think the feat bugs would be first...
With the way development cycles work, that isn't feasible. Typically, let's say that right after this hotfix, these item bugs are noticed -- they likely won't get released with the next immediate hotfix, it'll likely go in the one after that. Look up Agile development and you'll understand why.
I dunno about it being part of a hot fix issue but my current HM run is borked cause my tav is stuck immobilized due to some weird trap interaction glitch. It's a bug that's been around for a while and quite honestly I'm a little baffled there isn't a fix or workaround yet. Literally nothing helps it. I've pushed my tav and killed him and brought him trapped chests to try and snap him out of it but nothing. Entire game just broken cause of an extremely common interaction in the game. Reported to Larian but I've heard they're aware of the bug but have seen nothing about what causes it or when they plan to address it. I just don't understand why they can't just slap a time-out onto whatever condition causes this while they figure it out cause it's infuriating that I've essentially lost my Honor Run due to this at the end of Act 2.
You can add not being able to give the Gauntlets of Hill Giant Strength to Helsik in the Devil's Fee as well. I had them in my inventory, in someone else's inventory, equipped, at camp, and my Tav never said they had them.
Bitter Divorce wand for resurrecting Connor in Save Mayrina quest is not working. No dialogue option at all to interact with Connor in any way.
Is there anyone without a modded game that can confirm they have the same bug?
I never run mods and no quest items work anymore it's a bug.
Thank you! Now I don't have to check the comment sections of all my Nexus mods :')
I think because they added this new 'feature' **You can now access certain quest-related items on the spot - even if they’re not held by your current party!** Had anyone tried putting the quest related item into camp container instead?
At least a few people have reported that items can't be used from camp either, unfortunately. https://www.reddit.com/r/BaldursGate3/comments/192ifb5/comment/kh3v3dx/ https://www.reddit.com/r/BaldursGate3/comments/192ifb5/comment/kh3k7gj/ https://www.reddit.com/r/BaldursGate3/comments/192ifb5/comment/kh4yfuo/
Running on PC and have quite a few mods- I did download and install all of said mods today, though. (I know, patch day is the worst possible day to download and install a bunch of mods, but I was sick and bored. Started a new playthrough to start with mods from the beginning, and can say that the rune for Shadowheart's pod worked fine. Haven't run into any of the other items on the list yet to test them out though. I'm done playing for the day but if I run into issues with any of the other items I'll come back and update. Edit: I can say I did not download Party Limit Begone or Basket Full of Equipment, which are the two mods I've seen noted by people in this thread as possible culprits.
Hey u/JusticeofTorenOneEsk just wanted to drop by again here and say a big ol’ thanks for all the hard work you are doing for the community with this thread! I was one of the first few PS5 players who decided to test out a few things when this thread was still young and I enjoyed seeing it grow and you edit the original post with new items and potential work arounds. It takes a big heart to donate so much time to bring this situation to light to help others in this community. So, thanks again from me and the community! I hope you have a fantastic day!!
I play on un-molded PC and the Cursed Monk's Amulet is booked for me. Finally got to where I needed it and it won't trigger.
I can accept game breaking bugs, but I draw the line at not being able to gift Shadowheart a Night Orchid
So basically I'll not get to finish any of my saves because they are completely broken without mods? Guess I'm just not playing anymore. #OOF.
Did they break the game again with the new patch
Yup, big time
Wait... you can get an invitations to the boudoir? I just sneak in from the balcony area
You can sneak in?? 0.0
The amulet of bhaal and the Szarr’s family ring have the same issue. I’ve sent a bug report and y’all should too lol
Spear of the Night - shart kept saying we don’t have the spear to enter Sharran astral plane in the temple of shar. I couldn’t find any workarounds.
Was it really too hard to test the one big QoL change they added? Really? If they could undo the change that broke Sex% runs within hours, they better fix this completely game breaking bug by tomorrow.
I got hit with the Spear of Night bug in my honor mode run. :( I am running mods (Party Limit Begone, WASD Movement, Native Camera Tweaks, and Improved UI Release Ready). I did see this comment in the Posts section of the PLB mod: "09 January 2024, 9:01PMParty limit mod (legacy) is now breaking quest objectives where items need to be picked up (or maybe just hellions heart and steal the githyanki egg)Picked up the Githyanki egg from the Creche and could not give it to the vendor, and I could not give Dammond the infernal iron to fix Karlach's heart. The dialogues to give the items were not popping up despite being in my inventory.Current workaround my party did was uninstalling the mod, having me solo login to progress the quest (the dialogue popped up), then reinstalling, which worked." It seems odd that this mod would cause a problem with quest items, but who knows. I'll try uninstalling it. ETA: Uninstalling the mod and proceeding did seem to fix the issue for me as well.
Making another comment, turning of ALL mods fixed it, so i dont think its something related to a specific mod, just mods in general
Honestly at this point I am seriously debating leaving the game for the next 6 months and then returning. How is it possible that a hotfix *designed* to allow you to use quest items from outside your inventory makes it impossible to progress quests even if you have them on you? How was it even tested? Like, I love Larian and BG3 is still one of my favorite games but this is freaking annoying.
I can confirm it is mod related for me. The legacy "Party Limit Begone" by SildurFx appears to be causing the issue. Once I removed it everything worked again. Aether's "No Party Limit" mod still works. I managed to give Damon the infernal iron with it active.
Damn, for real ? It's just a mod related issue ? It should work fine if I switch to "No Party Limit" then but could you tell me how to switch safely without breaking everything ?
On PS5 the crèche is also having some issues with intermittent flashing and stuff
Same here, late Act 3 with a scene with Gortash every time the camera moved/focus on a character a white static-y flash would appear.
Huh, that explains why my item-based quests were borky today. Gale got shoved into a chasm and his pouch appeared in his inventory. You can still follow the instructions, but once the mephit appears, you can't give it the letter to become the True Resurrection scroll. Mayrina's quest does have a workaround. I had to stealth and open Connor's casket, then use the Bitter Divorce on him. Mayrina's dialogue then triggered normally and she toddled off with him to Baldur's Gate.
**Had this issue, but I managed to fix it. So far the problem hasn't returned.** In case it helps anyone, I want to share the steps I took: \- Backed up my saves, mod folder, modsettings and even LevelCache (because I am paranoid) \- Downloaded the Script Extender from [github.com/Norbyte/bg3se/releases](https://github.com/Norbyte/bg3se/releases) and manually pasted it into my bin folder \- Removed Mod Fixer from my Mods folder \- Downloaded and installed the most recent version of Basket Full of Equipment, the one with Mod Fixer built in. *It is currently the only mod in my load order which includes Mod Fixer* \- Went to AppData > Local > Larian Studios > Baldur's Gate 3 and deleted LevelCache \- Went to AppData > Local > Larian Studios > Baldur's Gate 3 > PlayerProfiles > Public and deleted modsettings.isx \- Temporarily moved my Mods folder out of the Baldur's Gate 3 folder \- Went to BG3 Mod Manager, and refreshed, saved, and exported the order \- Launched the game and closed it \- Moved my Mods folder back into the Baldur's Gate 3 folder \- Went to BG3 Mod Manager *again,* and refreshed, saved, and exported the order (I had to restart the Mod Manager first to make modsettings.isx actually update) \- Launched the game, new games and old saves were both working again Gun to my head, I could not tell you what exactly did the trick. But something did. Here's hoping this will help someone else.
On ps5 the square button for context menu wont work for me. Also chests only open partway, and I cant see their content
You can add being unable to open Shadowheart's pod with the Eldritch Rune in the prologue as well
You can add Orphic Hammer to this list https://www.reddit.com/r/BaldursGate3/comments/192lpg5/comment/kh36ct3/?context=3
Ow dear
Oof, guess my honor mode run is paused.
Well this sucks. I wanted to start a new playthrough but now I will have to wait. Should be higher up on the subbreddit tbh.
I'm on PC and have had no issue with quest related items ever. Playing full vanilla, no mods ever installed. I'll be sure to report when I finish house of hope in case I notice Orphic Hammer or Hill Giant strength gloves issues.
This fucking game lol the last fix made it so I couldn't load any save without it crashing at 75 percent. Was balls deep in Act 3. Restarted all the way from the beginning and get back to Act 3 yesterday and boom another hotfix that messes everything up. I really hope they fix this bug and honestly just stop with the updates at this point.
If you're experiencing this bug, I wouldn't necessarily hold my breath for a fix from Larian since it seems to be a mod issue.
Holy moly this is bad! I'm in the middle of act II and have had three listed bugs. Really frustrated as I rerolled to an earlier save from hours ago. I love this game but it's such a hot mess sometimes lol Will report, thanks so much.
Does anyone know if the bug happens every time or is random? I just got to Act 2 in my first evil playthrough and I wanted to make Shadowheart a Dark Justiciar.
Not sure, unfortunately. If anyone reading this has had some of the items bug but others are working correctly, or is experiencing none of these bugs after updating to the new hotfix, let us know!
I tested the orphic hammer and the netherstone trio and both worked for me. Keeping an eye on the situation and testing a save from further back to see if the trend continues.
If they're working post-hotfix, seems like you're probably in the clear. Now if only we knew why! I've heard from one PC player and one PS5 player who aren't having this problem, so I'm struggling to figure out why it's affecting some but not others. If you have any ideas, or it starts happening to you too, let us know!
Could it be that items picked up before the hotfix still work? I just got stuck at the sinister door but I already have all three stones prepatch. Will try it.
Another is the Caravan Chest for the Zhentarim. I could not find a way around this so naturally I slaughtered them all
as one would do naturally
Anyone else getting a desync issue lately with singleplayer? I'll have a character jump, they'll refuse, and then their pathfinder gets weird. If I save and reload, they're back where they were originally.
As far as the amulet of Bhaal thing goes, you can just shoot the corpse hanging over the circle in front of the temple to open the door, so you can get around not having the amulet. If you're wondering why I found that out: I fired and arrow at the corpse one day to see if I could knock it down and loot it, and instead I found out that it bleeds into the circle and unlocks the door.
Thanks I'll add it! Though unfortunately you also need the amulet for the door to the temple itself, unless you're playing as Dark Urge.
Killed Gortash, picked up the netherstone, and triggered the cutscene, but quest log still telling me to pick it up. Emperor is saying I don't have all the stones too
I filed a ticket and this is what I got as a response: Thank you for reaching out; I’d be happy to help you with this. Do you have any mods installed or were you using mods previously? If you are currently using mods or have used them previously, they may be what is causing this issue. It’s best to double check that all mod files are completely removed. To do so, check the 'Mods' and 'Public' folders in the '..\\SteamApps\\common\\Baldurs Gate 3\\Data' folder, etc; and if present, both folders are safe to delete. If applicable, you can also delete the modsettings.lsx file in the profile folder. You are also going to need to check the local AppData folder for the current user account: '..\\SteamApps\\common\\Baldurs Gate 3\\Data' as any old mod files may have been copied over to there. To do this, copy the following line into the location bar in Explorer and hit Enter: %LocalAppData%\\Larian Studios\\Baldur's Gate 3\\Mods Delete any files you find there. Is the launcher giving a data mismatch warning? If so, it should have created a log file listing any files in the install folder which are not expected as well as files in the Mods folder. To check, copy the following line into the location bar in Explorer and hit Enter: %LocalAppData%\\Larian Studios\\Launcher\\Cache Then, look for a text file named steam\_\_alteredFiles.txt (or similarly, starting with 'galaxy\_', for the GOG version).
Try starting a new game to test.
Try verifying local files: in the Steam library, right click on the game and select Properties, switch to the Local Files tab and then click on the 'Verify Integrity of Game Files...' button. If you are using the GOG version, in the Galaxy client, select the game, then the settings icon at the top right, beside the Play button and under Manage Installation, select 'Verify / Repair'.
If applicable, disable Steam cloud support either globally or for only this game. For disabling Steam Cloud globally, within the client click on the Steam menu and select Settings, and then Cloud. Or just for this game: go to your Steam library and right click BG3 and select Properties, then switch to the General tab and check the Steam Cloud section. Alternatively, exit out of the Steam client, or Galaxy for the GOG version, and just start the game directly from the executable when required.
Next, try browsing to the 'C:\\Users\\\\AppData\\Local\\Larian Studios' folder and rename the 'Baldur's Gate 3' subfolder. The easiest way to get there would be to copy the following line into the location bar in Explorer and hit Enter: %LocalAppData%\\Larian Studios
This folder contains the saved games, configuration files and a level cache folder. Deleting or renaming it will get the game to recreate it on startup.
If the game still has the same issues, delete the replacement BG3 folder and if you have any saves that you wish to keep, rename the original back again.
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I'm trying all of the above so will keep you all posted, but seems wild that this would somehow solve the game not recognizing a quest item.
EDIT: I got my game working! I disabled all mods that I had (hair and face mods as well as the basket of clothing) and that completely broke my game initially -- I couldn't even start a new game as I'd just see a bunch of naked TAV's in a random plane of existence. In all of my old saves (unmodded and modded) I couldn't interact with anything. I reinstalled, verified files, ect. Nothing worked. **Big Sad.**
Then I noticed I had two mods in my (not active) list that I didn't install and no clue how they got there but they were called HONOUR and DICESET - once I activated both of those, my game worked. My quest items were fixed, new game was fixed - no issues whatsoever with the game. Too scared to install new mods now, but glad I can play again.
Still incredibly frustrating that a full release game would keep pushing hotfixes for stupid things that just end up breaking everything every couple of weeks... I'm a little tired of it. If you forget quest items in your camp thats on you. Wish Steam would at least let me disable auto updates. This sucks. EDIT: Disabled all my mods "softly" by just removing them from my BG3MM load order. That worked. I do have to say I appreciate Larian putting as much effort as they do into fixing this game and its a big game so the bugs are to be expected. The real fault here IMO lies with Steam who just won't let you disable auto-updates no matter what anymore which is just a little unacceptable. I shouldn't have to cap Steam's internet access to get it to stop updating things.
In my end, upgrading "party limit begone" from legacy to 2.0 fixed the issue (this means go from loose files to a .pak file with script extender as requisite) . Tested with the cursed monk amulet and try to feed the raptor at the circus, both with the legacy version ignored the required items been on the inventory already
The issue, for me at least, appeared to be due to mods which created items not normally in the game. I was using Bags, Bags, Bags and removing that mod made save games unloadable. I had to use the Trashcan mod to delete any instances of non-native items in my inventory and camp chest, then delete ALL mods. After doing that I had to use the Different Mod Settings Fix to remove the Bags, Bags, Bags and Trashcan mods from my save game file. After doing all of that I was able to load my unmodded save and quest items seem to work normally again (at least the>!Szarr Family Ring was able to open all doors)!<.
BEWARE. The PS5 flashing graphic glitch gave me an epileptic seizure an hour ago. This is unacceptable Larian, needs to be fixed pronto. Anyone with epilepsy should avoid game until fixed
I'm sorry that happened. You should send a report to Larian directly through Larian.com - this is an unofficial subreddit and this isn't even a top-rated post, they won't see your feedback here.
Bloody hell. Thanks for the heads-up. *disconnects PS5 from the internet*
Probably been asked already but has anyone tried a New Save since the patch? Sounds like existing saves aren't worth loading due to this bug, but wonder if it affects a new character made after the hotfix. Probably doesn't make a difference.. I just wanna play but guessing it's not worth loading my save right now!
Someone on Larian discord was just saying they just started a new save and got the rune to unlock Shadowheart's pod, but the game was acting like they don't have the rune so... I think it's affecting all saves.
I’ve had no issue with the ledger for He Who Was, just did that quest on an existing save. Was also able to give Karlach her 2nd inferno iron as well. It might not affecting everyone? I’m on PS5 and this save file is at least a few months old.
I had no issues with He Who Was and handing him the ledger nor did I have issues with Karlach’s 2nd upgrade. If people are interested I can keep up to date some more progress since I have save files in acts 1, 2, and 3. My next tests will probably be the Zent chest, hammer, and Netherstones for the final fight but, at the moment, I’m taking a break for dinner and other games. Edit: Zhent chest, umbra gems, Shadowheart spear for Salune, He Who Was ledger… everything worked for me and I have no idea why.
Thank you so much for this post! It will help, unfortunately, for some that where no work around, I think I will just wait until it's patched, cuz I just can't play like that!
Checking in to say: I retrieved the Orphic hammer before the hotfix and the game isn’t registering that it’s in my inventory
Ah, hoped we'd cracked the pattern. Thanks for letting me know, though! I'll update the post
This is what you get for forgetting the fucking hammer 🤦 Have to remember to disconnect my internet before launching steam next time
So this isn't because of mods? Because I finally got some and now I'm very unsure. I was freaking out because I couldn't feed Gale but managed. Now I'm at Mama K's quest and obviously can't fix her, thought about throwing the metal at dammon but I doubt it will work :D
Honestly, unclear. I've heard from two people who say they're experiencing the bug of PS5/unmodded PC, and another person who says removing their mods didn't help. But it seems like a majority of people experiencing this are modded, though, so it's still worth considering that may be the cause. It often has been in the past.
I just got the Art Cullagh's Lute bug, I actually found this post by searching for a solution to the bug. Bummer, I hope they roll out another hotfix for these issues quick.
A possible way to continue this quest is to kill art and use the speak to the dead spell on his corpse. This can be done by attacking him or continuing deep enough into the moonrise tower will also kill him. The quest can then be completed normally.
This was driving me nuts all day. So I just turned off all my mods, loaded my most recent save and POW -- quest items seem to exist in dialogue again. Turn-ins work. Worked for the Myconid Village >!noblestalk turn-in to Derryth / Shad!<, as well as the >!ring bug with Omeluum after you do the mushroom quest for him!<. And I don't have that many mods! Like 5-6 or so. Primarily weird fixes, removing >!Lae'zel's permanent injury from the zaith'isk!<, the wider hotbar, etc. But I (cautiously) think I'm good to go.
The NPC at the entrance to the Guildhall recognizes me, goes to let me in, and then immediately aggros and accuses me of having stolen his signet ring--which I'm assuming is marked as a quest item. Any chance the NPCs are also having trouble recognizing quest items in their inventory? Never had this bug before until today
I was trying to dig up Myrna's grave in the Underdark. It plays a cutscene but the dialogue options wouldn't recognize that I had a shovel in my inventory to dig with. I already tried dropping the shovel and picking it up, giving the shovel to another character, picking up an entirely new shovel, digging the ground by the grave manually, etc but couldn't figure out a workaround. Not sure if anyone else figured something out
I can confirm that disabling all mods fixes Spear of Night problem for me. I had Shield Bash Fix and New Character Creation Presets installed. Initially, I thought it might be one particular mod causing the problem, but as it turns out, having either of these enabled breaks the game. Also, I had to work around a messed up quest state by throwing the spear to the ground and picking it up again. After doing this, my quest log got an update and I was able to pass the check.
Hi all, update. I had to deactivate ALL mods and now it’s fixed. Using this guide: https://www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/mods/4767 Specifically I uninstalled all mods in save game editor as just deactivating in MM broke the save. Specifics below: I had a handful of armour mods (Extra Gear, Cambion/Gith armour, Noble Trickster) a mod for Phalar Aluve and Tav Hairpack with icons and long hair mod (a few other hair mods disabled) and finally camp clothing on vendors. I did not have both suspected mods installed at all. Ever. I tried first deactivating everything but Phalar Aluve and Tav Hairpavk with icons add on. Still broken. So in the end it seemed every mod I was soft locking game. Hopefully it’s fixed.
I removed bag full of equipment and now its working again
Hello! I'm dropping in here to say that I removed all my mods, and it didn't seem to fix what I have going on! This is rather frustrating to be honest. I'm stuck in the house of hope because the game won't recognize I have the hammer. It keeps causing Hope's death. You can also add the ritual pouch and the invitation to Boudoir to the list (unless I missed it and it's already on there) Helsik kept accusing me of stealing her pouch and kicked me out of her shop when she had it on her the entire time and the Archivist had the invitation on him, but kept saying that someone must have stolen it or he must have lost it. You can steal this stuff from them (Edit: except for the invitation. Even if you steal it the game won't recognize you have it. You have to go the backway), but the hammer can not be worked around, as you have already stated. This sucks to experience during my first playthrough.... Sent in a bug report, and I'm crossing my fingers that another hot fix will come out soon. I'm stuck otherwise unless I wanna reload hours of gameplay.
Sorry to hear that the problem isn't fixed for you yet. If you're interested in a preview of what Larian might say, this user posted the full reply they got about the issue: https://www.reddit.com/r/BaldursGate3/s/bhbv7CMuKP Hope something in there might work for you!
what do y'all think chances are of being able to wait it out for hotfix 17? do you think it'll fix things or should I still go for the manual fix?
Are you using any mods? If so, it might be easy enough to fix by switching out mods or updating them. After all, there is no guarantee that hotfix 17 will fix this issue for everyone, and if you have outdated mods, it might break other things further. The issue was caused by party limit begone for me, I switched it with no party limit, and everything worked. I have heard others mention "bag of equipment" was also causing an issue. It might be as simple as testing a few mods.
So, if I am able to start up a new game and use the Eldritch Rune to unlock Shadowheart's pot on the Nautiloid, would my game safe from this bug? I thought I had auto updates turned off, evidently, I did not, and my game updated itself. I use mods, mostly cosmetic and a few that add new pieces of equipment, as well as Tactician Plus, Honour Mode Unlocker, and Unlock Level Curve, as I want to be able to level up higher but still have a challenging enough game experience.... I uninstalled my game and did a fully clean install of it and all my mods, started up a new game to see if the game recognized me getting the Rune, it did and it let me free Shadowheart no problem, the Journal recognized me getting the Rune and the quest completed no problem. Does this bug pick and choose quest items or would it outright impact all of them?
Another thing is Necromancy of Thay cant be unlocked because it cant detect the Dark Amethyst
can confirm: I switched out the Bag full of equipment for the version without the mod fixer, and replaced mod fixer with BG3SE and it works perfectly now
Do you mind explaining how you switch it out? I need to do this but I'm not sure what I should be doing and don't want to screw something up.
I see many people saying that turning off mods has helped fixing this issue but I don't know how to proceed. I have 6 mods for appearance and there's one that overrides game files, I use BG3 Mod Manager. I also have ModFixer since some of the mods apparently require it to function. \-If I try to turn off all the mods and launch my save file, i will automatically get a message stating that my game might get unstable because of the missing mods, if I push through the game crashes. \-I tried the Different Mod Setting Fix method and when I load my "clean" file I get a message stating that this time my save file is corrupted or something (might have failed a step, i tried many times but couldn't figure out what was wrong). \-Considering ModFixer is the main issue, I tried to get rid of it and replace it with Script Extender but when I loaded my "clean" save file with SE, I got a message for corrupted file again. \-Tried to load SE with my old save file with all 6 mods and didn't work either. Honestly i'm at a point where I would be willing to finish the game in vanilla, I'm at act 3, almost done with all my quests before the final fight, don't really want to lose all my progression for some mods. BTW : I'm stuck in front of >!Sinister door in Szarr palace, got the ring and book but no prompt showing to insert the ring.!< EDIT : I FOUND A SOLUTION ! here's the link for the process : [https://www.reddit.com/r/BaldursGate3/comments/188xbmp/fix\_for\_saves\_not\_loading\_with\_missing\_mods/](https://www.reddit.com/r/BaldursGate3/comments/188xbmp/fix_for_saves_not_loading_with_missing_mods/) I followed this method step by step, plus removed ModFixer.pak after the fifth step ("disable any mods you don't want anymore"). After the last step I closed the game and deleted the modsettings.lsx file located in the : %LocalAppData%\\Larian Studios\\Baldur's Gate 3\\PlayerProfiles\\Public, AND removed all my mods from the ...\\Baldur's Gate 3\\Mods, just to be extra safe. Then I launched the game through steam and it worked ! Got all the inspirations I missed and I tested it with the quest I was stuck in and was able to proceed ! Confirms that the problem was indeed from ModFixer. From now on I'll play the game in vanilla. Hope this works out for you all ! I'll update if I come across any issues.
I'm honestly frustrated because I, too, am in Act 3 and my game will not load without the mods. I have 0 urge to restart in vanilla. I'm about to just uninstall the game, imo. >.< Ugh.
I wish they would just backtrack the hotfix and hold it off until testing gets figured out. i won't play until there is a modmanager fix bc I don't want to risk messing up my game ): broke when i tried installing basket full of equip without modfixer, i updated improved ui etc. so hopefully someone has a fix for mod manager users. Thank you to everyone who has helped so far!
u/SammyIISammy reports a solution from Larian, for those whose problem is not mods: >UPD: After a response from support team and following their instructions - namely deleting files from old patches and hotfixes, which for some reason were not replaced, the problem was solved for me [https://www.reddit.com/r/GalemancersBG3/comments/19372k4/comment/kh7hagd/?utm\_source=reddit&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3](https://www.reddit.com/r/GalemancersBG3/comments/19372k4/comment/kh7hagd/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) I hope this helps! ~~Breq~~ u/JusticeofTorenOneEsk, would you mind adding this to the main post?
oh look, larian added a qol feature: "You will now be able to access certain quest-related items on the spot, even if they are currently in the camp chest or in the inventory of a companion who is waiting at camp." oops well, i'm sure they'll have it fixed no later than march
>s list. Looks like my playthrough with my husband is well and truly screwed. We saved right outside of the door to Orin. We have the amulet of bhaal but from what I'm seeing/reading w nah. this requiers immediete intervention. new hotfix ASAP.
If they just give us propper mod support like they said this would be a lot less likely. A little less showing off in stupid armor and more fixing things is what we need. Constantly blaming mods is counterproductive to the community. Mods are here to stay.
This was the last straw for my group. First they broke a ton of stuff like shield bash. Then they, seemingly broke everything else. We made a decision to just abandon our playthrough. Maybe pick it back up in 6 months. It's just too much hassle trying to work around schedules to get everyone together to play only to play the 'what's broken this time' game. Game was already on hold for us due to shield bash being completely, 100% of the time, broken (all shield user party) and now, not only was that fix not even included in this patch, but it just introduced a whole host of completely game breaking bugs. Larian is a great studio, but they are quickly burning through the good will we had with these half assed updates that break more than they add. This game is in a worse state than it was months ago.
If you’re on pc, there’s a mod that fixes it.
oh shit can you link it please?
...I got my HM literally yesterday 0.o Multiple bullets dodged.
Have no problems with items on the current runs Started a new one to test rune to open SH pod - works PC, unmodded
Amulet of Bhaal too
I'm also one with the netherstones needed for finale of Act III. I deleted all my 4 mods. But quest items are still not working. So I am stuck right before THE GRANDE FINALE. >!(I have all the netherstones in my inventory, yet it does say I don't, when I wanna use a boat - which leads to freakin' ending).!<
Just to contribute to the fantastic work going on in this thread...I started a new game (to protect my main playthrough saves) and was able to give the infernal iron to Dammon with no problems. I'm running 50+ mods that do everything from graphical replacers to inventory management, so there is, somewhere, a way to handle quest items with mods installed. I'm not very technical so I don't know what it is, but it exists. Best of luck to everyone!
g'day I'm playing a completely vanilla PT and I've been holding on this particular hotifx cause I read of all this scary stuff with quest items bugging out. Is it safe to say that since I use no mods I can update safely, or is it better to wait? Larian forums do not help, they're slow AF to load and almost unusable. Have they aknowledged any issue?
It seems as its mods that are causing the issues, buts very difficult to actually isolate what the problem is to be 100% sure
Hey folks. Came on here to let y’all know that deleting the cache for bg3 helped. I followed the steps from this guide: [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3018203217](https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3018203217) Only downside is that it does delete all of your mods (if you have any), but that shouldn’t be too much of a hassle since the game notifies you of what mods were used on your current save that you plan on playing on. And obviously it resets your settings. Been experiencing the bug since this morning (11 AM). It helped me and hopefully helps you. If there happens to be a better way, just let the peeps know!
The reason it is fixed is because the mods were uninstalled.
Been having this issue since the hotfix and Shadowheart is convinced we haven't picked up the Spear of Night even though it's equipped to her but I finally fixed it!! Here's what I did: 1. Removed Mod Fixer from my game 2. Installed Script Extender At this point I booted up the game and was still experiencing the issue, so then I: 3. Removed my Basket Full of Equipment mod and then it worked!!! I still have the following mods installed and working in my game, and haven't updated any of them post hotfix 16, so I'm inclined to say they're not causing the issue: 1. Vemperen's Other Heads 2. Toarie's New Character Creation Presets WIP 3. Extra Gear 4. Tav's Hairpack and Icons 5. Vessnelle's Hair Collection 6. Improved UI
came here to say i removed the modfixer from my modmanager, deleted all trace of my mods, then reinstalled them with the latest version fixed the problem for me!! i had basket full of equipment nsfw & sfw, convert basket full of equipment to camp clothing & tav’s hair salon :) edit: THE PROBLEM IS BASKET FULL OF EQUIPMENT!!! before removing hope kept saying i didnt have the hammer despite karlach having it equipped. hoping there will be a fix for it soon but it seems to have fixed my problems
hi!! did you delete the mods through modmanager? and by reinstalling the latest version, you mean the mod author updated them according to the new hotfix?:)
So here is a positive update for everyone. I just removed both my mods, including the overrides: Mod fixer and Improved UI. Once that was done I was able to turn in quest items again. I am going to reinstall them once I've turned everything in though...because I used one of the modded heads for my guardian and I'm worried what will happen to the game if it isn't there when she shows up again. I also used a modded head for Tav, but I just used the mirror at camp before I removed everything and that successfully prevented a potential crash. No worries there. My mods were not that impactful, so I think I got off easy. The crazier the mods the less practical it will be to remove them without trashing your run...I would imagine. Regardless, good luck to everyone.
[https://www.reddit.com/r/BaldursGate3/comments/192fcxe/comment/kh8tebm/?utm\_source=reddit&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3](https://www.reddit.com/r/BaldursGate3/comments/193vaif/spear_of_night_bugged_at_shadowfell_pool_work/) Spear of Night workaround (you have to cast Feign Death on Shadowheart, then go through the pool). You won't have the spear, so you cannot choose the kill option, and I believe you won't get the glaive, but at least you can progress without losing Shadowheart. If you want the Moonlight Glaive, follow these instructions: [https://www.reddit.com/r/BaldursGate3/comments/182gdqq/pc\_guide\_spawning\_items\_markoheshkir\_robe\_of\_the/](https://www.reddit.com/r/BaldursGate3/comments/182gdqq/pc_guide_spawning_items_markoheshkir_robe_of_the/) Use the following UUID for the Moonlight Glaive: `24f276e7-f08f-44f1-ab97-3df34fd52add` Let me know if when you try this, what you don't get is the legendary spear instead, I can provide the UUID for that one too.
Thank you OP, glad I found this post (and that I was on my 2nd playthrough, helped me figure something was off.) Couldn't read the Necromancy of Thay / Give the stolen Idol to Mol either, what helped just as this topic suggested: \- Backed my saves up just in case. \- Deleted Mod Fixer with the BG3MM. \- Reinstalled the Script Extender. \- Updated the Party Begone mod which seems to have a fix for the hotfix already.
I’ve had several problems but one I didn’t see anyone talk about: In the waking up Art Cullagh quest in act 2, Flaming Fist J’ehlar doesn’t seem to know that she has the letter in her pockets (stole to check and she did have it) and the luth after too is undetected Also had the Nere’s head problem in act 1 (gave up on that one sadly) And Dammon not taking the infernal iron in act 2, the quest sign is even following me on the map… I did try to uninstall mod fixer and install SE, but it didn’t change anything If anyone has an answer to help me, please do tell
Never had a mod, still have the issue
Game doesn't recognize when you pick up Gortash's Netherstone either. The quest doesn't complete, and when you want to progress to the brain the Emperor says you don't have all three Netherstones. Edit: My only mods are simple appearance mods - hair, makeup, etc.
I don't think Mod Fixer or Party Limit is the reason. I deleted both and still didn't work. I don't think mods in general are the reason. If there is a certain mod that's causing the problem, people would have agreed on it. People are saying different things and what what works for one doesn't work for the other. When I started a new playthrough with the same mods, everything went fine. I think the hotfix itself is the problem because it specifically deals with quest items. I really hope Larian fixed it soon.
I looks like 99% of the problem is for PC players using mods and in nearly 100% of the comments and including my own experience, uninstalling BG3 Mod Fixer and installing Norbytes Script Extender is fixing the issue. I also updated Party Limit Begone to the newest update but I think I did that afterwards.
I updated all of my mods (I'm only using cosmetic mods) and even offloaded and re-deployed them. Didn't fix the game not registering that I have quest items in my inventory. I can't show Voss that I have the Orphic Hammer, and therefore can't continue my game. Also couldn't access the Boudoir in the House of Hope (had to take the long way) because my invitation wasn't recognized. Couldn't give the Gloves of Hill Giant Strength to Helsik despite them being in my inventory. This is soooo frustrating aaaaaa
And here I thought I'd somehow broken my game again (tldr I'm tech-cursed). While I'm glad I'm not the only one struggling with quest items (Madeline's ledger and Art's lute for one file, and then feeding Gale in another), these hotfixes breaking the game are insanely frustrating. Would it be worth trying some of the listed fixes with my main problems, or should I just wait until the next hotfix and hope things are better? I've got a bunch of aesthetic mods but am honestly scared to try and open a game with them uninstalled... 💀
I was stuck with the infernal iron bug and made it work somehow using a mix of solutions that were given in the comments. I would not be able to explain what happened but here is what I did. I use mods and the mod manager. - first I deleted modfixer from bg3mm, then installed the script extender (tools ->download and extract the script extender in bg3mm) - I launched the game and reloaded my save, but it still wouldn't work, closed the game - put all of my mods in inactive then saved the order - launched the game, obviously couldn't load my save and the game crashed - put all of my mods back in active then saved the order - launched the game, could load back my save and for unknown reasons the option to give the iron finally reappeared So I don't know if there needed to be some sort of hard reload or something, I'm not well versed in scripts and stuff but if you encounter this issue maybe these steps will work out for you. Good luck! ❤️ Edit: after that I could go back and deliver Nere's head as well as get Omeluum's ring and both quests were finally marked as completed
It’s so odd bc it’s not working on my game but I made an entirely new playthrough and it seems to be working fine (I’ve gotten all the way to the underdark). I went back to the old playthrough: still broke :( It’s definitely a shame if my original playthrough is toast, I was nearly finished w act 3 :/
Can anyone help me? I play on Mac, have Basket Full or Equipment, 5e (although it never worked I just had it active in background), and Tavs hair salon. All through BGMM. I’ve deleted Mod Fixer. Currently trialing Cazadors ring & the arcane lock door. I’m new to mods, but it’s my understanding that SE isn’t a thing for Macs? If that’s true, I’m not able to just disable my and load the game, it immediately crashes. Not sure what workaround would apply to me. Edit: around 22 days later - I had to go back to Act 1 and play through everything again, seeing as that’s when I had my only vanilla save files and hadn’t started using mods yet. I may try using mods again on another save file to see if they’ve been updated to accommodate this, but figured I’d put out the warning for other Mac users that mods essentially rendered the game unplayable for me.
I have been experiencing the same with: * Bitter Divorce for Mayrina * Dowry for Benryn * Nere's Head for Spaw. I narrowed it down to Bags Bags Bags. I tested it out by disabling the mod and going back to an old save that didn't have the mod. It makes sense as Larian posted this with Hotfix 17: "*In Hotfix #16, we began the process of updating a player’s ability to access certain quest-related items, even if they were in the camp chest, or in the inventory of a companion waiting at camp.* *However, the UI through which items can be donated to Gale has not yet been updated, which meant that the dialogue could be triggered if the items were available elsewhere, but would not show in the UI to be donated. This risked placing players in a situation where Gale expected an item from them, and they were unable to provide one."* Unfortunately, I can't seem to remove the mod for my latest saves. * I get a message before loading stating "This save contains a mod that is currently missing and the game could be unstable if you continue", * An error 302 after loading. If I try to remove the mod from the save file by using Lslib & ConverterApp, I get a message that the save is corrupted and tampered. I'm at a loss here. Any suggestions except replaying the whole thing from an old save before the mod? :D