Sorry, it turns out it wasnāt that there was just something irresistible about you. Instead it seems that Baldurās Gate 3 shipped with a bug that meant all the companions were way hornier than intended.
I thought something felt odd. Having played enough BioWare games over the years to know that all my companions would inevitably find me impossibly alluring at some point, I kind of shrugged when they began throwing themselves at me almost from the off. I figured Baldurās Gate 3 developers Larian just wanted to get it out of the way, have Gale and Karlach and try to get in my pants sooner rather than later, but it certainly seemed hasty.
It turns out, as discovered by TheGamer, that this wasnāt meant to be the case. A bug slipped through that meant the requirements for companions to be unable to resist your illithid charms were set way too low.
Speaking to the gameās director and Larian boss-guy, Swen Vincke, TheGamer learned that āapproval thresholdsā were set too low, meaning the buddies you gather into your gang were ready to have special cuddles far sooner than planned. āThatās why they were so horny in the beginning,ā explained Vincke.
This has already been fixed for a bunch of the gameās companions, but some still have their libido set to 11, awaiting cold showers in forthcoming patches. Gale was the most affected, as you probably noticed if you played the game, the thirsty wizard ready to make magic happen from the moment he meets you. Vincke told the site that he āwasnāt supposed to be, like, instantly there.ā
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Itās interesting that Larian has stuck to this being a bug, not a feature, given that being ready to go isnāt exactly abnormal human/tiefling/drow behavior. āIt was supposed to simulate how real relationships are,ā Vincke told TheGamer, adding that behaving like this would be āproblematicā in real life. Well…to some, certainly. But, you know.
It also seems less immediately untoward given Baldurās Gate 3‘s laudable conversation options to make it clear to your NPC chums that sex isnāt something youāre interested in, even if you do want to roleplay being in love with them.
Even to my old fuddy-duddy British ways, it seems rather quaint, seeing sexual relationships as something only feasible after enough time and approval, as if an instant attraction is so unlikely or impossible. Of course, thatād be kind of weird if it were every companion, as was the case at launch. But this more conservative approach is already going to be in place for many companions for those starting the game today. Sorry, PS5 players
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