Many Tips For Act 2 That You (Probably) Don't Know | BG3 Honor Mode Guide

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  • čas přidán 19. 06. 2024
  • For this Baldur's Gate 3 Honour Mode Guide, I really dug deep. There are tips, tricks, and strategies for every part of Act 2. And you'll see that you don't need the most powerful build or extra worms in your brain to breeze through. Even doing a solo run won't seem so daunting after watching this detailed walkthrough. I hope you find it useful.
    Act 1 video: • Uncommon Tips, Tricks ...
    0:00 Intro
    0:54 Drider Moonlantern
    4:27 Ruined Battlefield Ambushes
    6:47 Shambling Mound
    8:52 Meazels & Shadow Mastiffs
    12:40 Last Light Inn & Isobel
    17:08 Moonrise Towers
    30:07 Mason's Guild
    32:28 Thorms
    47:54 Shadowfell Portal
    54:22 Oliver
    56:15 Gauntlet of Shar & Balthazar Prep
    59:07 Yurgir & Lyrthindor
    1:05:18 Gith Ambush
    1:09:10 Trials of Shar
    1:11:37 Balthazar
    1:16:37 Moonrise Assault
    1:18:42 Mind Flayer Colony
    1:20:52 Ketheric & Myrkul
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Komentáře • 181

  • @SlimXG
    @SlimXG  Před měsícem +29

    At long last, it's finally done. Thank you for the patience. If you missed the Act 1 video, you can find it here: czcams.com/video/f05dWdewzpw/video.html and an extra trick that I cut from this video here: czcams.com/video/dI17zxI0dyM/video.html

    • @sleyana_
      @sleyana_ Před měsícem

      Watched a third of the video and I thought i have seen everything but there is still 2/3.
      I’m impressed how much research you did

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před měsícem +1

      @@sleyana_ I appreciate you settling in to watch the whole thing; I figure most people probably just skip to certain fights and then close it hahah.

    • @Doppel95
      @Doppel95 Před 16 dny

      Hey man, I loved this. Are you going to make a video for Act 3 aswell?

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před 16 dny +2

      @@Doppel95 Yes, indeed. I'm working on a shorter video, first, that should be done soon. And then Act 3 will come next. Will take a bit to make, I'm sure (but not as long as Act 2 did . .)

    • @Doppel95
      @Doppel95 Před 16 dny

      @@SlimXG Nice! You have my sub :D Looking forward to it. Do you really think it'll be less work? Aren't there way more fights that are harder (like Raphael, Ansur, etc.)?

  • @kerl_cats
    @kerl_cats Před 6 dny +6

    1:03:50 You can do the Rat method for Yugir without making Astarion threaten to leave - but you'll still miss out on the loot and XP.
    Before entering the Gauntlet of Shar, sneak up to Raphael without triggering his dialogue and damage him in some way. He will teleport away and your quest log will update that Raphael left without helping and Astarion will need to learn more about his scars in Baldur's Gate. Since Raphael doesn't tell you to kill Yugir, Astarion doesn't have a deal so there is no penalty for killing the rats first and then talking to Yugir - you're not doing anything against Astarion from what he knows

  • @andrewgoldkamp5374
    @andrewgoldkamp5374 Před 14 dny +26

    Algorithm needs to bless you, this is easily one of the best BG3 guides that are actually original, I’ve never even heard of most of these tips

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před 14 dny +4

      Well, Act 1 had mostly stuff I'd just picked up here and there up until that point, without a lot of personal ideas and testing. For this Act 2 video, it was the other way around, where I tried to come up with new ideas as much as I could (with some tried-and-true tips, too, of course).

    • @xhy720
      @xhy720 Před 2 dny

      @@SlimXG Re: new ideas, you have made me a believer when it comes to Silence; I didn't even look twice at this spell before, and now I use it ALL THE TIME.

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před 2 dny

      @@xhy720 Hahah nice. It has a surprising number of uses in and out of combat. For example, in the goblin camp, there are some goblins sleeping near the breakable wall that leads into the Shattered Sanctum. If you bust down the wall, they'll wake up. But if you cast Silence on them first, they can't hear it and will stay asleep.

  • @ellydhasacamera
    @ellydhasacamera Před měsícem +50

    My wife and I are going to start a multiplayer honor mode run and we were just saying earlier today how much we hoped that you would continue this series. Seriously, your previous two videos were some of the only "bg3 secrets" videos that contained any actually useful secrets as opposed to just stuff copy/pasted from the bg3 wiki. Thanks so much for all the time and effort you put into these!

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před měsícem +10

      Thank you very much! Yeah, I spent a long time just digging into the game and testing tons of ideas for this one. I figure the farther into an honor run, I'm covering, the more important it is that I test everything very thoroughly before asking people to trust that my tricks will work consistently. I'm probably crazy for spending so much time on one video like this, but I'm glad you appreciate it hahah.

    • @ellydhasacamera
      @ellydhasacamera Před 28 dny +1

      @@SlimXG Just an update, my wife and I BREEZED through Act 2 thanks to this video! Thank you so much again for all the research and testing you did, I've literally never had an easier time fighting Myrkul, even on lower difficulties, lol.

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před 28 dny +1

      @@ellydhasacamera That makes me happy to hear. I'm really glad the effort actually helped someone hahah. Wait, you AND your wife? TWO people!

    • @ellydhasacamera
      @ellydhasacamera Před 25 dny

      @@SlimXG We're making our way cautiously through Act 3 now! Also, I don't know if you take suggestions, but one thing we found really helpful for the Cazador and House of Grief fights was to cast globe of invincibility before the fight starts and chuck a rune powder barrel (stolen from the Ironhand gnomes) right in the middle of the map. For both fights, it really softens up/sometimes completely eliminates some of the weaker enemies, and in the case of the Cazador fight it doesn't kill any of Astarion's siblings. Once in tactician my wife was able to make it so that Astarion never even got grabbed by Cazador, but we weren't able to repeat it for honor mode. We managed to get a few turns in before the scene triggered, but it did once Astarion got close to Cazador. Not sure if it's random or if you have to keep him in a certain spot to not trigger the scene.

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před 24 dny

      @@ellydhasacamera Barrels?! How dare you! But fighting Cazador without triggering the conversation is one of the things on my list to test and create a consistent method for. Will probably have a heavy focus on tips for that that fight, in general.

  • @silentascari2180
    @silentascari2180 Před měsícem +13

    This video gives me "How its Made" vibes. I love it!

  • @graysonyancey4352
    @graysonyancey4352 Před měsícem +24

    Legitimately one of the best pieces of content surrounding BG3. Very grateful for the time you put in man

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před měsícem +1

      Thank you. I'm happy to help.

  • @thisisausername9356
    @thisisausername9356 Před 9 dny +3

    I really love just how many alternatives you include, especially if you want tips that aren't _too_ exploity, just helpful to get you out a tough situation

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před 9 dny +1

      Thank you. Yeah, I try to cover a range of solutions from just simple tips all the way to full cheese hahah.

  • @1sparkyj
    @1sparkyj Před 29 dny +6

    Wow, this is brilliant! One method I found for bringing Mrykul down fast is with a combo of create water and call lightning. Also love that choke point on the undead room

  • @iwanmanders34
    @iwanmanders34 Před 10 dny +2

    This video is hella underrated. It accounts for everything.
    Good video good sir!

  • @envelopedbyoblivion176
    @envelopedbyoblivion176 Před 17 dny +2

    This video is so incredibly helpful! Not only that, it’s super entertaining! Great job, this is hands down one of the best Baldur’s Gate tips videos I’ve seen

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před 17 dny +1

      Well thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

  • @rahulraghu4928
    @rahulraghu4928 Před 2 dny +1

    How is this only 30,000 views?!?!? This is the best BG3 guide I've seen bar none

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před 2 dny

      Why, thank you, though it seems CZcams doesn't think it's too interesting. But if you wanna show it to 100,000 of your friends, I'd certainly appreciate it

  • @micahisonYT
    @micahisonYT Před 9 dny +1

    This is seriously such an awesome video. Absolutely love the depth.

  • @catfishon2143
    @catfishon2143 Před měsícem +1

    Let's goo!!, so happy for your videos 😍

  • @xhy720
    @xhy720 Před 2 dny

    These videos are so good, I can't wait for Act 3. You've made my honor mode run go so smoothly thus far.

  • @mvalesmvales7096
    @mvalesmvales7096 Před měsícem +4

    No way! First vid is one of the best I’ve seen, with Svartlebee’s Woundseeker, Smuggler’s Ring and others you’ve permanently improved all my future runs!

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před měsícem +4

      Well I hope this one improves them a little bit more!

  • @ashureg1354
    @ashureg1354 Před 28 dny

    Just wanted to say that I really appreciate your work. Im trying to figure things out by myself generally, but I cant help but watch, the videos are hilarious. Looking forward to act 3 :)

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před 28 dny +1

      Thank you very much. Makes the effort worth it.

  • @stevenstone307
    @stevenstone307 Před 13 dny +1

    Amazing resource bro!! Wow!

  • @TheIncognitive
    @TheIncognitive Před měsícem +5

    Welp, I was actually able to complete my first honour mode run between this and your act 1 video, but I'm still very excited to watch and see what neat tips you've got in store for us!

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před měsícem +1

      Yeah, with how long it took to make, I've been wondering if there's anyone left to watch it . .

    • @TheIncognitive
      @TheIncognitive Před měsícem +1

      Also, to anyone reading this, don't forget the killer's sweetheart ring from the top of the room after completing the self same trial. Free crit per long rest can be... critical :)

    • @annsu7935
      @annsu7935 Před měsícem

      @@SlimXG at the very least, me. i've also finished an honor mode (big thanks to your first video) but later lost my save and thus the golden dices so im going for it again i think.. but since im VERY lazy about it i might even catch an act 3 part (if you plan to make it) ongoing. these vids are fun to watch regardless tho!!

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před měsícem +1

      Much appreciated. I would like to make an Act 3 video, but I'm starting to think making it more like the Act 1 video when it comes to detail/duration is probably the way to go. >.>

    • @micahisonYT
      @micahisonYT Před 9 dny

      @@SlimXGluckily this niche is full of more party guides than anyone could ever need but very few cohesive things to prep you for an act. I think this game and your guides could bear relevance for quite a while.

  • @gnrlwst8960
    @gnrlwst8960 Před měsícem +1

    Just got my golden die yesterday, second try. Your Act 1 video was tremendously helpful in tackling the first steps.
    Started a new run so I'll be sure to watch this one as well.

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před měsícem +1

      That's awesome. Glad to know it helped. I hope this one has at least a few useful tidbits.

  • @Bardilus
    @Bardilus Před 17 dny

    I love your guides man ! You are saving my honor run with your guides :)

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před 17 dny

      I'm happy to help!

  • @Jonas_Fox
    @Jonas_Fox Před měsícem

    This was a fine watch. Thanks for all your help and excellent content creation. ♥

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před měsícem

      And thank you for the excellent watching.

  • @GrandSnow
    @GrandSnow Před měsícem +1

    Sometimes I wonder how I completed BG3 on honour mode without these tips. Now my future playthroughs will be even better 😅 Thank you!! ☺️

  • @paulakafish
    @paulakafish Před měsícem

    Amazing video, greatly appreciated!

  • @purplephoenix5779
    @purplephoenix5779 Před 4 dny

    Thank you for making this video. I've gotten through Act 1 and half of act 2 with ur tips.

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před 4 dny

      Thank you for watching. I'm happy to help.

  • @catfishon2143
    @catfishon2143 Před měsícem

    I really appreciate you creating these amazing guides ❤️

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před měsícem

      Thank you. I really appreciate you watching them!

  • @notusingmyname4791
    @notusingmyname4791 Před měsícem

    yay I've been waiting for this!

  • @mango4329
    @mango4329 Před měsícem

    Thank you so much for making this, i'm so glad it's finally here! The tips have been so interesting and i watched the whole thing through haha. I really hope it gets the response it deserves, your channel is so criminally underrated

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před měsícem +1

      Thank you very much! I appreciate you actually watching the whole thing hahah, and I'm glad you liked it.

  • @gabrigamer00skyrim
    @gabrigamer00skyrim Před 11 dny

    You are a lifesaver sir, helping me a lot in the road for that achievement

  • @campusbunny
    @campusbunny Před měsícem +2

    thank you so much for making this! i like how you always include gear information and where to find them whenever you mention them. i never knew you could kill the convoy followers first before killing karniss so i always faced them all head-on, but following your tips makes it better! looking forward to act 3!

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před měsícem +1

      I'm glad it was helpful!

    • @campusbunny
      @campusbunny Před 27 dny

      @@SlimXG Hello! I just wanna let you know that I got the golden dice today thanks to the majority of your tips from your Act 1 video and this video. I don’t think I could ever complete it without the guide, so thank you again for putting in the hard work to help us gamers out there :D!

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před 27 dny +1

      @@campusbunny That's awesome. Thank you for letting me know, and I'm glad I was able to help. And sounds like you don't need an Act 3 guide, now . . >.>

    • @campusbunny
      @campusbunny Před 26 dny

      @@SlimXG I do want to see how you do it so I can copy for my next runs bc Act 3 for me was just yeeting Orin off the temple and barrelmancy’d the brain XD XD

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před 26 dny

      @@campusbunny Yeet will probably be included, though I'd hope to find some other interesting stuff. Brain is tough to come up with anything new, since it's such a restricted space to work in. So unless I can work a miracle on that one, it'll probably be pretty boring :/ (still no barrels, though)

  • @thedude5193
    @thedude5193 Před 14 dny

    Damn dude, this kind of video takes a ton of work. Well done!

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před 14 dny

      It does, indeed. And thank you!

  • @cocobear285
    @cocobear285 Před měsícem

    Amazing work!!!

  • @thefirstspartan1
    @thefirstspartan1 Před 24 dny +1

    can't wait for part 3!

  • @MasonPeatross
    @MasonPeatross Před měsícem

    Your videos are absolutely fantastic and it's a crime you don't have more subscribers. I look forward to the next one!

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před měsícem

      Thank you very much for the kind words. I'll see what I can come up with, next . .

    • @MasonPeatross
      @MasonPeatross Před měsícem

      @@SlimXG Any fun builds? Also obv Tier 3 video like this one. :D

  • @fredschaves
    @fredschaves Před 9 dny

    I've currently completed about 25% of the video on my run and can honestly say: this deserves way more recognition. Absolutely amazing guide and I'll simply not continue onto act 3 before your guide comes out 🙏🏻

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před 9 dny

      Hahah well now the pressure's really on. And what if the Act 3 video stinks!

    • @fredschaves
      @fredschaves Před 8 dny

      @@SlimXG you're being too humble my man! 😂 I'm sure it's gonna be incredible 🙏🏻

  • @Parkjoonho18
    @Parkjoonho18 Před 15 dny

    What i like are all the alternatives for things that might fail. Sooo helpful. Thank you. :))))

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před 15 dny

      And thank you. Yes, that's one of the things I that I consider important to include. When you can't just reload a save, you need to be prepared for Plan A to fail hahah.

  • @cocobear285
    @cocobear285 Před 12 dny

    Trying out solo and used the evard tip on the save the portal challenge. Worked beautifully. That combined with the many targets arrow was just chefs kiss. I was able to kill everyone off with time to spare!

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před 12 dny

      Excellent. Very glad to know that strat worked out well, even solo. I tested it a bit solo, and it was mostly just maintaining concentration while wrangling the shadows that could turn out troublesome.

  • @FancyDoughnut
    @FancyDoughnut Před měsícem

    Beautiful video brother

  • @sleyana_
    @sleyana_ Před měsícem

    You did it! I‘ll watch it with pleasure.
    Hope we see an act 3 and thanks for your work :)

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před měsícem +1

      Thank you! Act 3 happening kinda depends on how well this video does. I'd really like to complete the set, but with how long it takes for these full act videos, BG3 popularity may be gone by the time I'd finish it hahah.

    • @sleyana_
      @sleyana_ Před měsícem

      @@SlimXG It is already gone i think, but you still fill gap in my opinion.
      And good to see you improved your audio quality as well. :)

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před měsícem +1

      @@sleyana_ Hahah yeah, thanks. It could still be better, but I'm continuing to work on it.

  • @TheTwober
    @TheTwober Před 7 dny +1

    I am having so many head->desk moments listening to your video. Like the solution to a problem is so dead obvious, but I just never considered using the most obvious solution available until I you said "Hey, so if you do this very obvious thing, then the problem is obviously solved, and you have a much easier time!" :D
    Ty for the great videos!

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před 7 dny

      Hahah well I'm happy to help, and I hope your head feels better

    • @TheTwober
      @TheTwober Před 7 dny

      @@SlimXG I think the major issue is that we have been fed with so many bad RPGs that we don't even consider that the devs might have put in reasonable interactions between things.

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před 7 dny

      @@TheTwober Yeah, I mean, the main reason this video took so long to make was because I would try out many different ideas for each encounter. Often, I would have already spent a couple days on one boss, have a strategy I was happy with, and then right before moving on, decide to try one more thing and it'd lead to something totally new. Balthazar being a good example.

  • @nizahe2731
    @nizahe2731 Před 13 dny

    You are BG2 genius, sir. I'm truly impressed.

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před 13 dny

      So you're saying I should make Baldur's Gate 2 videos, next?
      (And thank you)

  • @shaadowzzz
    @shaadowzzz Před měsícem

    insane vid man

  • @WolfgangRP
    @WolfgangRP Před 20 dny

    Extremely high quality video. Worthy of a 100k sub channel :)

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před 20 dny

      Well, then I guess you should tell 98k of your friends about it

    • @WolfgangRP
      @WolfgangRP Před 20 dny

      @@SlimXG I'm afraid I don't have a single friend. Shall certainly share the videos around if I ever make any :)

  • @_potatodude_542
    @_potatodude_542 Před 24 dny

    Thank you so so much for all the effort behind this and last video!! It all has worked out flawlessly and seriously helped! That was until the Ketheric fight where, for who knows what reason, a bug spawned in a *second* Kethric at full health, and he even walked off his main platform and started attacking and so everything to hell :) After having gotten away with most fights relatively easy (as per the guide), this sure was a way to get me back up on my seat lol
    Was a very very close call in the end, which was kinda nice for a change to be honest, but I'd rather not take 3 bosses at once again

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před 24 dny +2

      Hahah ok, in all my testing on that fight, I have to admit that I never encountered a second Ketheric. The game musta figured that things were going too easily and bumped up the challenge. Now I just gotta figure out how to spawn a second Netherbrain . .

    • @_potatodude_542
      @_potatodude_542 Před 24 dny +1

      @@SlimXG Well count me out, because I am NOT doing that again! :D

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před 24 dny +2

      @@_potatodude_542 How about two Ansurs? Or two circuses?

  • @carlossuarez254
    @carlossuarez254 Před měsícem

    Thank you so much! You are my savior 🙏

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před měsícem

      Happy to help!

  • @mantis3669
    @mantis3669 Před měsícem

    top notch editing. you need more subs

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před měsícem

      Thanks a bunch. Hopefully some more people stumble onto this one.

  • @giovanniromero1950
    @giovanniromero1950 Před 9 dny

    My wife and I are doing a duo Honor mode run with just our 2 characters, and your videos have been amazing for us. We just finished Act 2 and are waiting for your Act 3 video to help us, lol. Amazing content. Also, the gith fight in Act 1 was probably the most hilarious tip. Yeet. 😊

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před 9 dny +1

      Hahah I'm glad you enjoyed it. Act 3 is gonna take some time to finish, though hopefully not as long as Act 2 did >.>

    • @giovanniromero1950
      @giovanniromero1950 Před 9 dny

      @SlimXG Take your time. You have great content. It's digestible and easy to follow.

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před 9 dny

      @@giovanniromero1950 Thank you. I hope more people have the same patience that you do hahah

  • @jimbojv75
    @jimbojv75 Před měsícem

    Truly another great video. To the point and with a lot of content i havent seen before.
    Though i am curious how you first found out about woundseeker in act 1. Its not the first thing in ones mind when trying to save people from a burning building😅

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před měsícem

      I first found out that sword existed at all when I was trying to get Voss's silver sword, and tried running away from the gith to get out of combat. I couldn't run far enough away to flee, so I ended up running all the way to Waukeen's Rest and got the Flaming Fist to join in the fight. The gith ended up killing Yeva, and I saw the sword on her corpse.
      So my next step was to try to find a way to kill her for the sword without having to fight all the fists, which you can do by saving Florrick and then following Yeva out of Waukeen's Rest until she's split up from the other fists.
      But because she doesn't always go in the same direction, it's not always as easy to get her alone, so I wasn't satisfied with that method when it comes to the video. Further research led to Command Drop, and I just kept experimenting to find all the different nuances of that method.

  • @corvigae
    @corvigae Před měsícem

    Absolutely perfect timing, I JUST got up to Act 2 on my Honor Mode run, and was wishing you had a video like your last one for Act 2. With this now I might actually have a chance at surviving, lol.
    Edit: I should mention that when I did the first method to kill the Drider, he did still cast Sanctuary on himself a couple times.

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před měsícem +1

      And this one's got way more detail (probably too much detail . .) I hope it ends up useful.

  • @Avengedtenfold
    @Avengedtenfold Před 4 dny +1

    Extra point on the Drakethroat Glaive I just found out: Apparently, you can twin cast the buff as a Sorcerer. A nice little accuracy buff to mitigate your favorite Sharpshooter or Great Weapon Master.

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před 4 dny

      Hah, that's great. Hadn't heard that one.

  • @twoshu8940
    @twoshu8940 Před měsícem

    I need you to make an act 3 version of this, SPECIFICALLY because I’ve done almost everything in it but I’m terrified to fight ansur. This series has been amazing and has taught me so many things about the game that I had no idea were possible

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před měsícem

      I plan to make an Act 3 video, though I think it's probably gonna be more like Act 1, focusing on specific problem fights and out of the way stuff, rather than spending two straight months digging into every part of the act hahah.

    • @LaztheLax
      @LaztheLax Před 16 dny

      He isn't too bad, but he can quickly turn a fight around if you aren't prepared in the slightest.
      Cannot stress prep with Ansur is kinda your best bet to beating him unless you plan on 1-2 turning him with massive damage (possible)
      Since convo starts the fight and he has a low Initiative, you can stack barrels/smoke powders at his corpse before talking to him. You can use elixirs of lightning resist to half the damage he does, and also stick near the crystals with HP if you don't have enough for your party. Once the crystals actually break, they provide a buff for your defense and help you tank some of his damage.
      High enough AC helps, and after a while he has a huge AOE move he charges that hits pretty much the main area he will be around. Make sure when he does that to try and get away as far as possible, and
      The biggest thing is you basically have to surround Ansur on all cardinal sides of you plan on taking him on with just these few methods and aren't using too much magic. Reason for this is because Ansur every turn will Fly and land somewhere, and cause enemies to go prone around him, so it's best to space your team out before the fight. To start the fight initially, you HAVE to start a conversation to get Ansur to notice you, so this gives you plenty of prep time. You can even sneak and grab the Baldurian Helmet before this fight and give someone a nice equipment piece beforehand. If all else fails, you can keep at least one or two scrolls of Blink, a Globe of Invulnerability, Gaseous Form Potions/Scrolls, Mirror Images. Anything to keep you evasive helps with him.
      Plan:
      Position Party before fight
      Stay moving during
      Consider preset explosives
      Use elixirs/potions/scrolls
      Keep the highest damage dealer healthy until either Ansurs first big AOE or make sure to have them close initially to burst him as quick as you can.
      On higher difficulty he has a reaction on the first person who hits him physically with a lightning breath and it hurts, be sure to bait it out for your melees or be able to tank it.

  • @user-cj3rk1fr2y
    @user-cj3rk1fr2y Před měsícem

    This is really helpful, since I died recently during act 2. Question for the future: do you have any tips on how to pickpocket merchants in the moonrise tower? Specifically the ones in the hall?

  • @davidgraham338
    @davidgraham338 Před 14 dny

    looking forward to act 3

  • @thebelones8284
    @thebelones8284 Před 27 dny

    Your guides are absolutely awesome, you should show us the party / builds you used to do it, it'd be nice,

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před 27 dny +1

      I could, but they're pretty basic builds. I intentionally keep the power of my characters low in these videos to show off techniques that can be used by a wide variety of classes.

    • @thebelones8284
      @thebelones8284 Před 27 dny

      @@SlimXG yeah they don’t seem to be that op, but they have a great variety of spells/skills

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před 27 dny

      @@thebelones8284 Right, I used a variety of classes to show different useful abilities. And did some class switching occasionally if I wanted to show off something specific, like cleric or druid spells

  • @alienperson4497
    @alienperson4497 Před 9 dny

    For the shambling mound Oliver trick if you multi class a Light Cleric with Druid for Moonbeam you can cheese it really easily by casting moonbeam and then casting sanctuary, since moving the moonbeam doesn’t count as attacking an enemy

  • @bertalankovacs8322
    @bertalankovacs8322 Před 2 dny

    This is really niche, but if you happen to be playing as an oathbreaker paladin (or have one in your party), you can use Control Undead on Malus.
    It's a bit tricky to land, because the spell's range is only 6m and that is close enough to trigger his cutscene. You can avoid this by targeting him from the platform that is behind him. It gets you about 5.5m from him, without triggering the cutscene.
    Nothing happens if he saves the spell, but be warned if you land it, the sisters will attack you.
    He is apparently prone to being a little buggy when it comes to navigating around the map, and his damage is not very impressive, but he is still a 358HP tank that can come in handy to distract enemies, or just slowly kill them. Could be a useful asset for clearing out the rest of the shadow cursed lands

  • @nathanielh.6711
    @nathanielh.6711 Před 12 dny

    Look inside the hardest game "difficulty"
    It's all meta knowledge and careful planning
    Extremely useful video btw.
    Thank you.

  • @shockingraichu4578
    @shockingraichu4578 Před měsícem

    perfect timing i got an honor mode run thats about to enter act 2

  • @joshforthsorare7871
    @joshforthsorare7871 Před 27 dny

    Having just completed Act 2 on my latest HM run I'm going to watch all the things I should have done now...

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před 27 dny +1

      Hahah perfect timing

  • @JessicaEnglish325
    @JessicaEnglish325 Před měsícem

    This video has helped me so much! Im currently trying to clear moonrise before the big fight and ive followed all your tips so far. I have the main room with the vendors and the room you first see ketheric and zrell left. Can i aggro those rooms separately or is it one bigger fight?

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před měsícem

      That'd be the extra clearing that I skipped in the video because it's more complex than the parts I showed. You can carefully pull each of those cultists, usually only getting one at a time, but it has to be done in a certain order and from certain positions to not aggro a larger group.
      One quick tip I can give if you want to try it is to close as many doors between the rooms as you can, to cut off sight lines. Standing at the top of the stairs that lead down to the prison and pulling Adept Nola through the doorway works, allowing you to escape down the stairs to break combat. But there are also patrolling Scrying Eyes to worry about . . You can see why I didn't include it in the (already too long) video hahah.

  • @congruentcrib
    @congruentcrib Před 4 dny

    Not sure if anyone else looked into this, but Ne’er Misser is great for anyone who has piercing resistance or piercing immunity.
    Currently at 8:54 and it is such a great weapon for things like this. Makes the fights a lot easier.

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před 4 dny

      Yep, I make several mentions of it throughout the video, both for its Force damage and even for the free Magic Missile. I wouldn't have suggested it for the cheese strat on the Shambling Mound, just due to the shorter range, but I probably should have given it a quick mention during the first part of that fight.

  • @christinehede7578
    @christinehede7578 Před měsícem

    You missed an area underneath the prison in Moonrise Towers. After you clear all the guards you can exit the door where the cell door openers are. There is a large hole in the floor that you use feather fall on. Once down there if you turn left you will find a corpse with a larvae. Then go right and follow the path and you get to the back of the cells where you can break the walls and release the tieflings and Wulbren

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před měsícem

      Yeah, but I had to leave out some stuff. I already included way more than I should have hahah.

  • @cadamon1
    @cadamon1 Před měsícem

    These are all fantastic tips!
    Though it has been a while since I did that part, isn’t there an issue with Halsin? If you go into act 2 and return to act 1 early, in the past Halsin left your camp/disappeared. So people doing exactly like you do Drider->Back to Grymforge->Harper patrol might get a bad surprise. Or has this been fixed by now?

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před měsícem +1

      He was still in my camp and I was able to do the Thaniel quest just fine, while making the video. The only thing I noticed is that every time you go back to Act 1, Halsin's backpack appears in your bags, but he just gets a new backpack each time.

  • @xssmega
    @xssmega Před 16 dny

    49:40. Spirit Guardians is also pretty insane. I just run through enemies with it and they die…those shadows never saw it coming.

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před 16 dny

      Very true. I considered including Spirit Guardians, but with how long that section already was, and it being a Cleric-only spell (well, other than Lore Bard), I decided to trim it.

  • @jakeklaver5054
    @jakeklaver5054 Před 28 dny

    Great video! Much appreciated. BUT! After convincing ketheric to off himself, finishing Myrkul with a backpack full of bombs is 👌🏼. ACT 3 out?

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před 28 dny +1

      Psh, bombs are just miniature barrels! I have one shorter video that's a bit of a follow-up to Act 2 first, then Act 3 as soon as I can. Though it'll definitely take a bit of time to make.

    • @jakeklaver5054
      @jakeklaver5054 Před 28 dny

      @@SlimXG the orin and house of grief fights gave me some trouble. Definitely interested into seeing how you navigated these(besides just tossing orin off).

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před 28 dny +1

      @@jakeklaver5054 Won't really know until I get there and start testing ideas. Though I do try to include some already proven effective methods, so tossing her will probably get a mention hahah.

  • @micahisonYT
    @micahisonYT Před 9 dny

    Just a consideration, if the CTR for this isn’t what you’d like, trying a TN for this that mirrors the layout of your part of the act 1 video could be something to try.

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před 9 dny

      The CTR on the Act 1 video is lower hahah it just gets a lot more impressions. The issue with this video is that most people just skip to the few fights that they want help with and don't watch the rest. AVD of ~15 minutes on a 90 minute video kinda makes it seem like I should have focused more on just the big fights and not gone into so much detail (which is a shame, since I love detail).

  • @cannyvalley8522
    @cannyvalley8522 Před 20 dny

    Do you need to win Hide and seek game with Oliver in order to progress shadow-curse questline? What if you just fight "Daddy" and "Mommy" in their house, will it mess up things? Thank you for awesome content!

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před 20 dny

      You don't actually need to play Hide and Seek with Oliver unless you want the ring that he gives. And even if you fight and defeat Mummy and Daddy during the game, they will still show up again, later, during the normal fight with Oliver. Thank you for the awesome watching!

  • @Avengedtenfold
    @Avengedtenfold Před 14 dny

    I've never heard of being marked as an enemy of the absolute for act 3. Does it change all that much or only certain encounters?

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před 14 dny +1

      Most players end up flagged that way without knowing it and are just used to it. It affects what happens when the Steel Watcher scans you at the checkpoint going into Baldur's Gate. If no Scrying Eye has ever seen you commit any violence, the Watcher will say you're clean and let you right in.

    • @Avengedtenfold
      @Avengedtenfold Před 14 dny

      @@SlimXG I've also gotten so used to sneaking around the Watchers to get to Gortash's coronation that I completely forgot that can even be an obstacle! Do you avoid it by destroying the Eyes before combat can start? Or is it enough if you destroy an Eye before it can call for help? As an example in my current run, I crit missed on a chromatic sphere which started combat with an Eye but did still kill it before it got a turn to do anything.

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před 14 dny

      ​@@Avengedtenfold It's actually very picky. Going into combat with one at all will flag you as an enemy. Even if you kill them instantly by tossing them. The only way to avoid it is to one-shot them from out of combat (like with Chromatic Orb, as I showed in the video). Now, if you saved Wulbren from Moonrise, the Ironhand Gnomes will help you if you resist arrest, so it doesn't usually matter.

  • @Nivomandasrail
    @Nivomandasrail Před měsícem

    This video made me sure my items were disappearing from my camp stash. I remember looting the cloak of elemental absorption in Ketheric's room but it disappeared from my inventory before going into the fight against him. I don't have it anywhere now and I know I've literally never sold a cape before to a vendor, and I never drop items either. The same thing just happened again with the Steelwatcher Helmet in Act 3. I right clicked it and selected "Send to Camp" and it just disappeared forever. I didn't want to reload an old save because it was insanely hard to keep all the Gondians alive before we blew up the foundry. There's no way I'm going through that again so I just don't get to have that helmet now. Fckin bugs man.

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před měsícem +1

      Afraid I don't have a trick to help with that . .

  • @Goodpsychiatry
    @Goodpsychiatry Před měsícem

    YESSSSSS

  • @Darkmenon
    @Darkmenon Před měsícem

    How is your nier misser doing only force dmg ?

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před měsícem

      That's just how it works. Its damage type on attacks is Force rather than Piercing.

  • @MalteHaushcultzWit
    @MalteHaushcultzWit Před měsícem

    you can defeat the tree boss' minions by standing at the bottom and just shooting them, then the boss won't enter combat.

  • @keg8129
    @keg8129 Před 20 dny

    Your voice is just like the mythbusters voice guy

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před 20 dny

      I don't know if that's a compliment or an insult . .

    • @keg8129
      @keg8129 Před 18 dny

      @@SlimXGit’s a great compliment

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před 18 dny

      @@keg8129 Oh, well, ok, then good! I'm glad I'm not a chore to listen to hahah.

  • @ManuhhMoreira
    @ManuhhMoreira Před měsícem

    WHAT ARE NIGHTSONG POINTS please my curiosity will kill me

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před měsícem

      Hahah I originally planned to include an explanation of it in this video, but it was going on for too long, and in the end, it wasn't necessary to spare the Nightsong for free. But I still find it interesting, so I may make a separate video just about Nightsong Points.

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před 10 dny

      And I made the Nightsong Point video, just like you wanted! Now, you can learn everything you ever wanted to know (and probably a lot that you didn't want to know) about how they work.

  • @barneybetsington7501
    @barneybetsington7501 Před 5 dny +1

    1:15:52 unironically funny

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před 5 dny

      Well, it seems at least one person enjoys my corny jokes!

  • @ironbar2009
    @ironbar2009 Před 12 dny

    Let him cook…

  • @cocobear285
    @cocobear285 Před měsícem +7

    Seriously, you need to clip this and your last video and make shorts. That will bring more deserved traffic to your videos.

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před měsícem +6

      Hmm, I've considered that, but I've also heard that mixing audiences from shorts and long form often doesn't go well.

    • @cocobear285
      @cocobear285 Před měsícem +2

      ​@SlimXG you could try to test it put and see how it goes. If it works it is exposure, if it doesn't you just go back to doing what you're doing already 😊

    • @micahisonYT
      @micahisonYT Před 12 dny

      @@SlimXGfor what it’s worth most people who make shorts don’t make good long form content or the long form content isn’t relevant to people who saw the short. People really care about their honor mode runs surviving so if they liked one tip of how to get through act 2, they’ll probably like multiple.

  • @wsrtwetr
    @wsrtwetr Před 4 dny

    Where is act 3? I need act 3 lol

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před 4 dny

      I'm workin' on it! Act 3 is such a mess, I gotta get stuff like circuses and teddy bears outta the way to get to the important parts.

  • @rubendario3301
    @rubendario3301 Před měsícem

    My fight with katheric was going amazing I was doing prep for myrkul but Aylin fucked me over by finishing Katheric in the most inconvinient turn Myrkul proceds to spawn and one shot my paladin everything went downhill after that

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před měsícem

      Maybe I shoulda included a tip to start by killing Aylin before moving on to Ketheric >.>

  • @edoardocaneschi5215
    @edoardocaneschi5215 Před 20 dny

    Bro i don’t know what to do in act 3 now ahah 🥲

    • @SlimXG
      @SlimXG  Před 20 dny +1

      I think there's a brain you're supposed to kill, somewhere. Try looking around for that.

    • @edoardocaneschi5215
      @edoardocaneschi5215 Před 19 dny

      @@SlimXG i’ll try that ahah