Baldur's Gate 3 | How To Play Co-Op With Friends

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Baldur's Gate 3 is a role-playing video game developed and published by Larian Studios. It's a huge game with plenty of hours to sink into and lots of overwhelming systems. So if you're wondering how to party up with friends or how shared progression works, you're in the right place! #baldursgate3 #coopgaming
0:00 Intro
0:43 How To Play Online
2:25 How To Play Locally
3:09 How To Play Combo Co-Op
3:33 Shared Progression
3:22 2nd Player Agency
5:22 Difficulty Scaling
5:39 Cross Play/Cross Save
5:46 Closing
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@Zhyreph 8 ай бұрын

all questions got a quick and simple answer and the video wasnt even stretched out to 8 minutes for more ads, impressive.

@LelloDalamiq 8 ай бұрын

UPDATE: Larian confirmed that Cross-Play IS on the way and it'll likely be done by the time the other ports are completed by the end of the year.

@colecampbell1906 5 ай бұрын

Will it only be ps5 or will they have it for xbox too?

@Morte287 3 ай бұрын

Nope, this won’t come until the end of 2024

@MarshTheYoutubeChannel 9 ай бұрын

With Diablo 4 not having splitscreen on pc, I thought my days of playing fantasy games splitscreen with my dad were over. So glad to see this game has it, even if it's not very well explained, lol. He's been very interested in this game, so it's cool that I can play it with him instead of just telling him about it

@TheCoOpBros 9 ай бұрын

Love it! Hope you’re both having fun!

@actionmarco8556 8 ай бұрын

Awesome

@35Universe33 6 ай бұрын

Can I play more than 4 people ? @@TheCoOpBros

@skidaddleskidoodle 4 ай бұрын

@@35Universe33 nope, party has a 4 people limit

@papichulo9887 4 ай бұрын

this is sooo sweet. You just gave me an idea to play it with my mom since she’s also been interested in what it’s about

@MattyP650 9 ай бұрын

Concise and thorough explanation as always!

@clearlynotahobbit5318 9 ай бұрын

Wow that was extremely helpful and thorough, thank you!

@johnsmall4571 8 ай бұрын

This covered every question I had about co-op, thank you :)

@TheCoOpBros 8 ай бұрын

Glad we could help!!!

@mrbojangles4155 4 ай бұрын

Short and sweet video, EXACTLY what I was looking for

@lylinbloom2095 9 ай бұрын

Thank you! Seems to be a really great coop game!

@williamkeith9865 9 ай бұрын

Great video, thanks for all the info!

@1watchall 9 ай бұрын

this helped a ton! u mentioned exactly what i was wondering about.

@TheCoOpBros 9 ай бұрын

That’s great! What exactly was it? Just so we can keep making these videos helpful!

@Shouten707 9 ай бұрын

@@TheCoOpBrosYou mentioned there's no cross play between pc and ps5, but what about ps5 to Xbox? Thanks for the video 👌🏾

@ClassicCo-op 9 ай бұрын

Can’t wait to play this! Thanks for the info!

@TheCoOpBros 9 ай бұрын

Totally!! Y’all are going to love it!!

@BradStrickland777 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the intel. It has been very useful for me and my friends.

@stevethemudlarker 8 ай бұрын

thanks mate , im playing coop tonight cant wait / cheers

@Heartbreakkish 9 ай бұрын

This channel is so important keep going!

@Growler57 9 ай бұрын

Kiss ass

@ampinghard111 9 ай бұрын

As soon as I saw the name of your channel I instantly subscribed…. The fact that a brilliant game like It Takes 2 can win GOTY, means this channel should BLOW UP.

@MattyP650 9 ай бұрын

Agreed, I love this channel

@jonathanhopkinson9220 4 ай бұрын

This was exactly helpful, thanks

@Zanroff 5 ай бұрын

This is how you make a game. This is dope.

@BearsDenOneinVain 8 ай бұрын

Great video thanks!

@tasteedonut2819 8 ай бұрын

This is super helpful y'all

@mrsteeleftw 9 ай бұрын

Didn’t know this was coop so picking it up tomorrow w

@RtBuccos 9 ай бұрын

Awesome Def helped me decide if I purchase this for me and the wifey, she's not a hardcore DnD but loves playing together.

@theapathetichispanic3621 4 ай бұрын

same except the wifey is hardcore dnd and we both love playing together lol

@ChronoChristian 9 ай бұрын

I’ll get with you guys on my 438th play through

@Soloking1990 6 ай бұрын

I swear we need more games that support splitscreen Developers should know it😢

@LostWallet 9 ай бұрын

I wonder why cant you just left the unavailable player at camp. it make you unable to have a companion on their quest while have 4 player character. why cant the player character be left at camp and act like a hireling. it make more sense imo.

@bumfist88 9 ай бұрын

Fixed now

@LostWallet 9 ай бұрын

@@bumfist88 yeh, Im surprised they address this so fast. love it

@thefarious688 8 ай бұрын

So I won't be stuck with the person in my group now? Can I invite a buddy that only gonna play a few times?

@bumfist88 8 ай бұрын

@@thefarious688 yeah, you can. And then when your buddy leaves you can send your character to the camp and they get out in a wardrobe of heroes

@the_well-known_stranger2275 6 ай бұрын

You can now, they’ve fixed it so you can swap out the player for a different party member

@Wavecoastkennels 4 ай бұрын

I love this. Now I could play with my kids

@RichardFalkner 9 ай бұрын

Local Co-op ftw! Can't wait for ps5 drop

@houdiniabracadabra6180 9 ай бұрын

Thank youuu!!!

@NUT_15 9 ай бұрын

Absolute Legend

@echo-hotel 4 ай бұрын

I’m very excited to play split screen over the Internet with someone else doing split screen!!!

@PartNinja 8 ай бұрын

If you're playing with just 2 people do they each control 2 players or are there two companions you can't control ?

@dantejohnson8994 5 ай бұрын

Hey great review! im looking to play split screen on one system then have two others join online. I see that combo co op is possible but I didnt see you explain how, could you help? thank you

@LilBakaBaka 9 ай бұрын

Just curious guys (because this is my first time playing a game like this and I’m still waiting for it on ps5 so idk anything about baulder’s gate), but when you make a character in a single player campaign, do you carry that character over for a multiplayer campaign? Or do u make an entirely new character? Idk what an origin character is and I’m also wondering if these online campaigns are something that will last a long time, because I’m trying to convince my friends to buy this game, but I don’t know if they wanna buy it if the multiplayer campaigns are super short and repetitive. Sorry for the long paragraph, but I just want to know some stuff before going into this game! (I’ll be playing the crap out of single player regardless, but I’m just wondering if the multiplayer will be worth it for my friends since idk if they’ll play single player, which ik is a huge disservice for this awesome game)

@novacombatarts 9 ай бұрын

Have to make a new character. And yes its a long game. Super fun

@laquonwesley7740 4 ай бұрын

i hope with this that developers will try to intergrate 4 player co op or multiplayer more and locally included.

@ivanponce4826 9 ай бұрын

Nice, now I just need friends...

@ryandegorter4555 8 ай бұрын

On PS5 are you able to start a split screen couch coop and then move to online on separate systems?

@SlayerSeraph 9 ай бұрын

So can you share or give your Skills Checks Proficiency Bonuses to other members of the Party even if you didn't initiate or manage the conversation or interaction? For example, if you are good at Dex checks, but bad at Charisma roll, but you need to Persuade or Intimidate someone - can I use my coop friend/Partner's Skills mid conversation? Or maybe the game uses automatically the best player for the job? Please answer

@HONESTWISDOM 5 ай бұрын

I have no idea but that’s a good question, sorry I couldn’t help m8.

@TheCoOpBros 5 ай бұрын

No you can’t use your co-op partners Skill mid convo or interaction. If you have a character with you that has the Guidance spell (which lets you add a D4 to an ability check) then in the interaction/Roll you do get the option to add that to your modifier. There may be similar spells like that but that’s really the only time a friend can help you during a roll/interaction. Otherwise, you have to work together to make sure you have the right person doing the right task.

@idkwhyihave3itseemedright 5 ай бұрын

thank you. could you please explain the "the can join LATER, and make a character." One simply starts a private multiplayer campaign by themselves, and I can join at any point in their progress? I'm amazing this is possible.

@silasrael5 9 ай бұрын

I got a question... so I try to avoid the spoil, but, imagine if the host take a decision that change the skills.. and I want to take the same... How do I do that?

@keiran0009 9 ай бұрын

So you will make 2 characters if you play one playthrough solo, and then join a friends game for full co op campaign with a 2nd characters?

@ratowar 5 ай бұрын

How do you split the characters so one controles half and the other controls the other half ?

@Sprucemuse 5 ай бұрын

So here's my question, and this was probably covered but I'm not terribly bright. I have two friends I want to play this game with, can we have three players and no fourth party member? We want to play as three with no bots, just us. Is this an option?

@lbpiercy 9 ай бұрын

I will be playing next weekend with 3 friends on PS5. Should we play with 4 created characters or 4 origin characters? I heard origin characters get special story and items?

@joesmith8530 2 ай бұрын

Is the part about being able to play split screen as well as online in a matchmaking game for PS5 as well or just PC?

@jcmw 9 ай бұрын

can u use the local split screen to create a second customer to then use singleplayer?

@oliviergirard1362 9 ай бұрын

I wonder if you start a online multiplayer game with a friend, if you can continue it in couch coop and vice versa according to your mood? If i understand correctly, if you can choose who's in possession of which character each session, it would be logic that you can do that. Someone can confirm please?

@azizcekic896 9 ай бұрын

Is the coop and multiplayer online for ps5 as well, as in can it be split screen and play with someone online for ps5?

@kevinlachance669 5 ай бұрын

Game of the year!

@ryanm.9396 9 ай бұрын

I may have missed it but if you start a split screen campaign on one console can you play your character on your own console together with that other player to continue the campaign on separate consoles?

@xRuanne 9 ай бұрын

I would like to know this too

@AndyGarcia82 7 ай бұрын

Will the Party Limit Begone add on work with PC co-op if both players have the add on?

@stevenharper7118 9 ай бұрын

Players no longer take up companion slots as Withers has upgraded his wardrobe now.

@DoobieTanner 8 ай бұрын

Finally a real split screen

@itsMARTIKAI 7 ай бұрын

On split screen co op can I start a campaign with them. Continue without them until they return, then continue when they return?

@AmroDK 5 ай бұрын

I have one question. If I start a new game solo (no Multiplayer) and played for hours, can my friend/partner join me later on this save?

@kasbearvfx 4 ай бұрын

Is it possible to play locally with only one controller and the other person is using the keyboard ? Or even without controllers at all?

@jamesanddanielthiel 9 ай бұрын

I am trying to play a mlti game on a lan, have not be able to, was hoping you would have a suggestion?

@Pikagreg 9 ай бұрын

Didn't realize about the whole custom PC being a permanent addition thing. I hope they add a slot or two in the future meant for custom characters that maybe you just can't talk to or something. We already have the authentic D&D experience having to schedule when to play with friends. It would be funny to continue this having someone's PC being stuck at camp dragged by the party constantly only to finally be relevant again when the player can make the game lol

@TheCoOpBros 9 ай бұрын

Word is they are going to add this feature eventually!

@Vexrais 4 ай бұрын

Hey Larry and studios just added baldur's gate 3 crossplay co-op cross saving this morning on January 9th 2024

@TheStefahn 7 ай бұрын

will i be able to play co-op on PC without controllers or do we have to use controllers for it?

@MrDuds101 8 ай бұрын

The wardrobe wasn't an option before was it? brand new player trying to figure it out

@thiagolopes2330 8 ай бұрын

Hey folks, Are the achievements working for non host players? I saw some people complaining online. was it fixed?

@palsoltesz9967 8 ай бұрын

I have a question, can my wife control a custom character in my group, while im progressing with the full team while she s away?

@WanderfromSOTC 9 ай бұрын

Thanks

@bryanchattin1775 5 ай бұрын

I’m new to franchise if you’re playing with friends and they die but. They want to make a new character then join back in. It wouldn’t let them play as the new character any tips?

@bradfedick 9 ай бұрын

So for couch coop if I the host create the room and my wife creates a new character can that character with stats / enhancements be used in her solo game, Or require and new character. abasically is all coop created characters locked to the coop requiring new solo characters to be built for solo games? I don't think I like the idea of have 3-4 different characters just for me alone before I even play the game in depth.

@TheCoOpBros 9 ай бұрын

I think I’m understanding this right? Characters are locked to the campaign they’re on. So if you and your wife create a game, you can both choose to create a custom character or use a pre-existing character (origin character). Regardless of what you choose, your characters will be locked to that single campaign. If your wife creates her own campaign, she won’t be able to use her character from the campaign she shares with you. She’ll have to start fresh. Hopefully that answers the question 👍

@giorgosnakos2728 5 ай бұрын

I have a question.... The main protagonists on the story that are shown in the trailer the guy with the gray hair etc. these are supposedly amazing characters but i understand they are your companions... But if your companions are "filled" with your friends's character are they not in the game? It sound stupid but i was wondering

@urbo1kyle36 9 ай бұрын

So if I have a party of three and somebody drops out what happens to their character as I play the game? Do I gain their character as an extra member that the host can control or do they go back to camp and get replaced by an origin character?

@TheCoOpBros 9 ай бұрын

They’re stuck with you in your party and cannot be replaced! But the good news is you can still control that character without them.

@marcd8576 9 ай бұрын

Sorry just to confirm...if me and my mate buy this game start it together same day creating our custom characters we cannot finish the story together ? So if he always joins my game when we finish the game only i technically have finished it, meaning he gets no story trophies/achievements or story progression nothing ? And if i can't play cause im busy he can't continue and do side quests or explore alone, then when I come back we just continue the main story? For example is it like the borderlands games where you do main story together and I (the host) leave to go bed, other players can continue playing side quests leveling up and that not doing story missions, then when I come back we continue the story. Or is it like we do 10 story missions together I go off-line, does he lose all those 10 missions we did together, so if he wants to go do side missions in his own game while im not there, all those missions we did are gone for him in his game if he decides to play alone...if so that's shit as and we won't be getting it...could anyone please confirm for us ? Thanks

@TheCoOpBros 9 ай бұрын

The best way to look at it is you, as the host, have the save. So he’ll be able to play through the whole story with you as long as you don’t play without him. But he doesn’t have access to the game without you.

@marcd8576 9 ай бұрын

@@TheCoOpBros cheers for the reply man...that's very disappointing, we won't be getting it then, thank you for confirming for us. This channel also saved us from getting dying light 2 due to no shared progression...don't understand why no other youtubets mention this during coop reviews it's a very important point.

@135Jaeger531 9 ай бұрын

Note for local co-op: There are issues such as not being able to rename character, so you will both be Tav. Also controller doesn't feel great

@zachoryfostor7368 8 ай бұрын

Do you have to use a controller? What if two ppl in one house both have a computer, couldn't they just play side by side?

@135Jaeger531 8 ай бұрын

@@zachoryfostor7368 you can do co-op with 2 systems of the same type. But that is considered online co-op. Local is for 1 system. If you have 2 PCs you can do online co-op with mouse and keyboard. Or maybe LAN with MnKB but I haven't tried that

@alexanderchivu2966 6 ай бұрын

How to play coop in the same pc like you? or is possible to connect via LAN 2 PC for play but the game is pirated

@Dylamn 3 ай бұрын

I can't understand if this was already addressed in the video, but I want to ask. If I started a campaign as a duo of custom characters, is the host still allowed to make progress when I'm not available to play? Will my character just wait in camp until I'm playing? Also, for the sake of curiosity, what happens in the reverse? Like if I'm wanting to play, but the host isn't available? If it's just the two of us from the start, will the game demand us both to be present at all times?

@TheCoOpBros 3 ай бұрын

The host can play without you, and either bring your custom character with him or leave him at camp. You can’t play that campaign without the host.

@koshnarnarek5910 9 ай бұрын

Would love to get your insight into how trophies are handled in coop play. Are non-hosts completely excluded from earning them?

@TheCoOpBros 9 ай бұрын

So far I’ve noticed achievements on Steam popping for all of us!

@koshnarnarek5910 9 ай бұрын

Woo hoo! ☺@@TheCoOpBros

@Varyon 9 ай бұрын

So I'm a little confused. If I start a campaign with 4 people all making custom characters, but then next session one person can't make it and doesn't log on, will I be able to swap their character out of the party and replace them with an Origin character? Or will they be stuck in my party as a custom NPC?

@TheCoOpBros 9 ай бұрын

For now, they’ll be stuck in your party. They recently posted they’re working on a fix!

@Anorak03 7 ай бұрын

They fixed it wooo I love lavartion

@kayleighbaker5864 8 ай бұрын

Does anyone know how to get a new character on multiplayer? Played with a friend online and when I try to play local, the only option is for someone to play my friend’s online character?

@XlxKris22xlX 9 ай бұрын

can u finish the campaign with a friend with separate accounts?

@csabakiss2184 4 ай бұрын

Did they fix the issue with the gamertag covering the minimap?

@nottenaciousjoel1 4 ай бұрын

So i have a problem that i have no clue how to fix. Im playing on xbox series s and whenever i start a new game and get to character creation and connect that second controller, ill press A and nothing happens. Ive tested multiple controllers and having multiple accounts signed in and everything i could think of but nothing works. Is it a console problem? Software problem? Im lost.

@Marnie205 8 ай бұрын

What about romance? Can my buddy and I romance different characters while in co op mode?

@jasegibson5929 3 ай бұрын

Answered nearly every question about co-op for me. Only one remaining. How much of an effect on the world state do the non host characters have? For example, romance. Obviously the host has a ton of option when it comes to romance, at least that's what I've heard from friends who played it. However, will the non host characters be able to engage in romances as well? Or can they simply talk and gather information?

@TheCoOpBros 3 ай бұрын

Non-host characters can romance any character as well! There’s really very little the non host characters can’t do honestly

@jasegibson5929 3 ай бұрын

@TheCoOpBros That's amazing!!! I've wanted a game like this for me and my friends for so long. We're huge dragon age fans, so I can't wait to actually sink my teeth into this beast.

@billbaggins1688 7 ай бұрын

Coop with Freddie! 5 Stars!

@TheGabriel6465 4 ай бұрын

@TheParkourFencer 9 ай бұрын

You mentioned no cross platform. Is this just currently the case or have they said they intend to keep it that way moving forward? I'm really looking forward to playing with my friend but he's on PS5 and I'm on PC.

@TheCoOpBros 9 ай бұрын

They’ve said they do not have plans for cross-play between PC & PS5. And there’s no plans for Xbox release right now.

@giuseppevela9763 9 ай бұрын

@@TheCoOpBrossince today, there is😁 Xbox launch will be in 2023

@Shouten707 9 ай бұрын

@@giuseppevela9763Will there be xbox and ps5 crossplay?

@giuseppevela9763 9 ай бұрын

@@Shouten707 I dont think so, was talking about the Xbox Version, guess there is no Cross Plattform at all, except between Series S and X

@wolfozzy 29 күн бұрын

why is this so complicated

@Linkario86 14 күн бұрын

Wait so... whatever the gost does, doesn't affect non-host players?

@zachoryfostor7368 8 ай бұрын

So do you have to have a controller to do two player? Why not just use KBM. Better yet if I'm playing and my wife is too but on Separate computers, couldn't I join her world and work as a follower, couldn't she join mine as the same?

@manuelcadena2736 5 ай бұрын

does anyone know if you can do split screen and multiplayer at the same time

@tannervanbaale1893 8 ай бұрын

Girlfriend and I started our first campaign together a few nights ago. Great fuckin’ game! So excited!! However…. Can I take the character I made when I was with her and import it to play with random people online?

@oshingi 9 ай бұрын

So theoretically I could start a game split screen with a friend, and then continue that game online later with the same friend?

@TheCoOpBros 9 ай бұрын

Yes!

@urbanciruela5642 9 ай бұрын

i need help. i had an ongoing campaign (singleplayer) and my boyfriend joined it via local play and created a new character. i am the host. but in the camp, the travellers chest says: "cant use the chest of another player". it doesnt matter if i play as my origin character or as the new character. only when he logs out and i am alone, i can use that chest. however, theres a second chest now, in which all items went after choosing "send to camp". how... and why? the new character also spawns in a different camp than mine.

@Vengeful_666 8 ай бұрын

There should be 2 chests in camp one for host and the other for the player who joins If you have 4 people in your game then 4 chests should appear

@urbanciruela5642 8 ай бұрын

@@Vengeful_666 yeeees, we figured it out :) thank you so much

@DisabledBeann 3 ай бұрын

When playing online co-op, can the non host players play while host is offline?

@roastbeefmahony6560 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the Video, the fact that u got no Shared Progresssion in a Game being released in 2023 is just ridiculous. Forces People to play Solo once more

@isong0703 6 ай бұрын

I think I'm misunderstanding, but if someone wants to play in my current game and I'm about 50% through the game in singleplayer can they join and keep there progression custom character when they leave?

@TheCoOpBros 6 ай бұрын

No, your character can’t move from one campaign to another. It will stay in the campaign you created it in.

@VIn-mx7ke 7 ай бұрын

can it be keyboard and controller for split screen

@smokyx 9 ай бұрын

thx

@mergingreaction 9 ай бұрын

What happens when two players want to take the same romance path? Do they both get to trigger the cutscene or does the companion choose?

@madlarkin8 8 ай бұрын

Host handles dialogue.

@genbrien 8 ай бұрын

if you're not host, even if you dont make the choices, do you still see the cinematics / conversations, as if you were host?@@madlarkin8

@louisfrederick6512 4 ай бұрын

@@madlarkin8explain pls? Wdym host handle the dialogues?

@madlarkin8 4 ай бұрын

@@louisfrederick6512 the "main" character is the person who hosted the game. Once a player has started a romance with a character it locks it put for other players. It plays any cutscenes only for them, unless you uncheck the "private dialogue" box. Thats only for romance though. In general any player can advance the main story and the other players and tune into the cutscene from wherever they are in the game world. Its a really good system. You can split up to searchand do errands or work close together and it doesnt punish you.