If you have taken a look at the early access of Hades 2 and Baldur's Gate 3, here is a very interesting new feature on the latter which should please you very much.
While waiting for the arrival of the ultimate feature in the next and final patch of Baldur's Gate 3, it offers a brand new game mode that will certainly please fans of Hades 2 and other games of the genre. A refreshing experience for the masterpiece of Larian Studios that is clearly worth the detour.
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Baldur's Gate 3 goes roguelike with a brand new game mode
Even though mods are not yet officially supported on Baldur's Gate 3, GOTY 2023 is already benefiting enormously from the creativity of its community. This is particularly the case with Trials of Tav, a mod created by Hippo0o which offers an innovative and very refreshing experience on the much-acclaimed RPG from Larian Studios (only on its PC version, however). Focusing solely on the game's excellent turn-based combat, it incorporates a nice layer of roguelike that fans of titles in the genre like the recent Hades 2 or The Rogue Prince of Persia will certainly not deny.
This one offers us to face waves of enemies that are always more powerful, based on the level of our group. After each wave, we receive more or less rare loot, as well as a currency to spend to obtain powerful bonuses. The mod includes more than 250 enemies, 38 maps and promises more than a hundred hours of play alone… but also with friends! For the more seasoned, a New Game+ is also integrated.
How to play this mod as ambitious as it is intriguing
If you want to try out this new unofficial Baldur's Gate 3 game mode, you can download Trials of Tav on Nexus Mods. To make it work, however, you must use the mod Norbyte's Script Extender. Once both are installed, Hippo0o recommends launching your creation via a fresh backup. Going through a save that is already well advanced risks causing big problems in your progress.
When starting a new game (the modder recommends doing so in Honor mode, the highest difficulty level in the game), Trials of Tav will ask you if you want to play it. If you click “No”, the game will start as normal, the mod will not be installed. Only by launching it will the game mode be fully active. Hippo0o also recommends building your group of recruitable characters, and not Origin characters like Astarion, Karlach or Shadowheart, which seem not to work properly. You are now armed with the knowledge necessary to make the most of the experience, if the prospect of playing Baldur's Gate 3 roguelike style tempts you.
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