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Some of my own tips: 1) In the interface settings, you can disable items being added to the radial menu automatically. That helps with the clutter. You can do this on an item type basis, so can choose what kind of item you want added automatically or not 2) You can assign equipable items to the radial menu, for quick switching. For example, I have a necklace that helps in combat and a necklace that let's me recover a spell slot. I have them both on the radial menu. When the combat is over, I switch to the spell recovery necklace, recover a spell slot, and switch back. Note that you need to unequip the item you want to add to the radial first, or it won't show up. Once it's added you can equip it and it will still be there on the radial menu, but greyed out. Also, equipping items costs an action, so usually not a good idea to do it in combat. 3) Clear the 'jump' and 'help' slots. You can jump by pressing 'up' and help just by clicking on a downed enemy. 4) Don't be afraid to clear slots if you think you're never going to use that ability. You can put it back, though it can be a little finnicky as setting a slot will show you all the abilities and spells you know, whether or not they are prepared or already on a radial wheel. For example, I removed guidance, as I never cast it except directly in the dice roll menu. It doesn't need to be on the radial menu for that. I also removed holy rebuke, because it's terrible. Another candidate is stuff that would trigger on attack anyway. Like sneak attack or divine smite. Though I think using divine smite like that does cost a reaction (edit: it doesn't), and there are some benefits to use sneak attack directly (you can tell whether or not a sneak attack is even possible). 5) Add containers to the radial menu. I have a pouch for potions and a backpack for throwables. You could do another one for arrows, or anything else you fancy. Though sadly you do need to manually fill those containers. No custom auto-filling pouches in the game apart from keyring, alchemy pouch and supply pack. 6) By default, when you open the radial menu, it opens on the leftmost menu, and you can then switch to the others with R1. However, if you have a toggle added by some weapon or ability, the menu often opens on the radial that has that switch on it. That can be either annoying or helpful. One such example is the light of Lathander, added by a unique weapon. 7) Remember that spells and weapon attack are added by default to the leftmost default radial you start with. So if you move you're weapon attack to a new radial you made, but then equip a new weapon (even switching to a torch), those new weapon attacks will go to the default radial. The same happens when you change your prepared spells. 8) Following up from the previous point, I recommend putting stuff that isn't subject to change in a new radial on the left. Stuff like cantrips, spells that are always prepared, class/racial abilities. I also put my containers there. Stuff that is specific to a weapon, or spells you replace often, put them in the default wheel (so the one just left of the wheel that has throw, disengage, sneak,... on it) Of course, no need to do this if you still have plenty of room on the default radial. 9) Don't put javelins in the radial menu for throwing. Clicking them will just equip them as a melee weapon.

I wish we got a Copy and Paste function for radial wheels. I want a "universal" wheel for all my characters basic actions instead of having to manage them ALL individually.

This is FANTASTIC! Super well spoken, easily digestible, and both button layouts said each time. Exactly what I was looking for, thank you so much!!

Subscribed because you actually produced a practical and efficient guide to make this game more fun on PS5 .

Omg. Thank you. I’m brand new at this and it’s so overwhelming, I’ve played about 15 hours so far and struggled so much with trying to my head around randomised spells and attacks 😂😂 THANK YOU your videos are such a life saver. Every other video on this damned platform is for PC and makes me wanna cry 😂😂

I’d add, that it’s very helpful to Add a new radial, as a “Flex” spot while you move and separate your other radials. Also great for organizing, say you want all your ice spells on one wheel but want another just for utility spells. As a Druid I’m changing mine to have all of my ritual spells on 1 radial for ease. This vid was super helpful!

Thank you ao much for this. Lol. Been playing this game with the wife and we both are always stumbling around the menu. The only thing that lit up for me when i tried to customize was the "add or remove" menu. I didnt realize how to make the other options pop up. Now.. time to customize and clean up them menus... kinda got used to them the disorganized way. Lol Thank you sir. Subbed!

Lol just d:os 1and 2, I spent the most time organizing my hot bars!!! Now I spend hours customizing my radials!! Cheers. Thx for the help!!

“The best CRPG since BG2” I enjoyed hearing this, and I think there is a good case to be made, even if best is subjective. BG3 is an absolutely great successor to BG1&2. The BG series does an amazing job of giving you the feeling of playing in a really epic DND campaign. It does not live in your head the way a great TTRPG campaign does, but in its league it is absolutely at the top. The elder scrolls games were always an interesting counterpoint to the old Bioware BG & IWD games. BG & IWD were campaign simulators. TES games were fantasy world simulators.

Looked up your controller vs keyboard comparison a while back when I picked up the game. Finally completed the first playthrough and now I'm back here for the second run... with customized radial in-mind. I had enough tolerating with my skills and items are all over the place, especially when i change spells and weapons. 😂

Thank you sooooo much, this was driving me bonkers. Greatly appreciated.

You got yourself a sub and viewer brother!! Deeply appreciate the controller guides especially to a brand new player like me.. keep it up brother and again thank yoi😎😎👍

I appreciate these videos. I no longer can tolerate gaming with mouse and keyboard, and these controller tricks are helpful.

id like to add, there are selections in Menu settings where we can turn on/off which items that we want to automatically slot in our radial hotbars.😊

Thanks for tips, more need to be made for new players, because nobody needs to miss one of the best games ever made i feel.

There is a Hotbar Options under the Interface Tab in the Options menu. Turn ALL OFF by doing so only the actions you put will stay. This is one of the first things I do when creating a new game. I hope this helps. ✌

These radials are already overwhelming me. 😵 Thanks for the video!🌻

I've _never_ enjoyed using a controller for CRPGs and similar. *But* Larian figured it all out! I'm surprised to find that I actually mostly *prefer* using a controller with this game. Which is great because I love using my Steam Deck hand held.

thanks for this much needed guide!

Thanks for the guide bud 👍 now im gonna put down starfield for a couple of days and play this i started as a monk but im gonna play a warlock instead

Thanks for this video.

Just started my first ever run of Baldur's on ps5, got roughly 5 hours in and I hadn't noticed that I could customize the radials...silly I know... anyway thanks for the info, I can finally manage it 😅😅😅

Having fun so far. My brother decided to be the rogue Ranger. So I decided to be a warrior so I can hit stuff. Half human half elf so I could have the fire ball spell for range.

omg thaaaaank you! I have 5 radial menus and it's the most frustrating thing ever.

I wish it would automatically structure the spells in a tier. Cantrips on one wheel, leveled spells grouped by their levels.

So I just moved into my new house and got a new big TV and wanted to finish BG3 by playing in my living room on the couch. So I decided to buy it for the PS5 and try the controller. So I loaded up my cross save from Act 3 and wow. I have like 50 radials automatically set up. I'm thinking of deleting them all and recreating the stuff that was just on the hotbar on PC because this is wayyyy too much. I hope I can get used to the controls after playing with the keyboard for so long.

I have a question. My berserker barb, Karlach's radial wheel is all screwed up. I drunk added like 4 blank wheels. I managed to get rid of them, but her class abilities like Rampage/frenzy us gone, along with her attacks. I can only use regular wespon attacks. How do I get the wheel back? And or add abilities? I must have removed the radial wheel with her class and special attacks.

Great video! Do you know if there is anyway to customise the radial with keyboard and mouse? I spent ages doing this with my controller but lost the progress so am hoping I can do it again but faster with keyboard and mouse! 😅

Thanks for this. I'm still only at Level 4, and the radial menus have already been driving me crazy. Also, from one of your earlier videos, I picked up the D-pad shortcuts for the jump and hide abilities, so thanks for those, too. Much appreciated. Speaking of the D-pad, is there a way to assign different abilities to the up and down buttons? (Not sure I want to at this stage, but discovering them has made me wonder!)

woud love to add action , bonus action and spells shown on the screen when using controllet

When using a keyboard and mouse, you can hit Alt to highlight lootable items. Is there a controller function to do that?

Is there a way to lock the radial menu once you got it set how you want? I have all the auto add items in settings off. However when I throw a weapon or shape shift a ton of spells I don’t want on my menu reappear. I even switched to keyboard and hit the hot bar lock then changed back to controller but doesn’t help.

You're Awesome

Quick question - when I use up on the dpad to bring the torch out my character doesn’t his shield out so when I swap it back he’s now two-handed which is not ideal. Any way to fix this?

Does anyone know how to move Hunters mark using controller, seems to use a spell slot once hunt completed to move it, is there a different slot for moving it or is it a bug?

I enjoy using the controller as a mouse pointer.

This video was/is useful. I'm already making changes to my first BG3 playthrough on Xbox with information I learned. There's something missing however, sometimes when I select a thing in my R-menu, a little dot appears below it. What is that? Do I want it? Further information please.

I'm playing Baldur's Gate 3 with a controller. I'd like to know if there's a way to check which spells are already in the radial menu. When I get new spells, I don't know which ones I've already added to the radial menu and which ones I haven't. I have to go through all of them and sometimes I end up with duplicates, thinking a spell isn't present in my radial menu list.

Is there a way to move an entire Radial wheel around (shifting it’s orders)? Every time I create a new Raidal, it automatically becomes the new first in the order (which I don’t like) :/

So conceivably, I can clear out all radials, and then go through the list and place everything where I want, one item at a time...

I'm baffled that you never see a need to add radials. How are you casting spells then? On my wizard, I have a radial for my spells of each level and a few for the out-of-combat spells, otherwise finding them is a pain. Is there something I'm overlooking for how to access spells without them being on radials?

I need to get better at understnaidng when to use spells /cantrips / etc. Right now i find myself just basic melee or range attacking because im not sure when to use my spells. Or i cant use them at all for some reason.

Can you just remove a filled redial menu without clearing every slot in it first ?

The remove radial doesn't seem to be an available option for me. I have cleared the radial entirely and the clear radial option is still dimmed out. Any suggestions?

How do you move/ recast spells like Moonbeam on the PS5?

We really should have been allowed to customize option for a traditional menu. Radial just seem whimsical. You don't know how many time I've lost track of something because of the wheel shift of the radial.

The radial Menzies are driving me crazy! Once you get more than level 3 spells, it becomes a hot mess! I wish there were customisable categories for each radial menu e.g. level 2 spells, bonus actions,

But how do you prevent the game from ruining your radials after every battle or new equip?

This game needs some sort of intuitive logical auto generate system for radials. Spending like 1 hour just for one character's radial setup and knowing I have to do 3 more times in my party was so demoralizing I just quit the game. Hoping they add some feature at some point that makes it better.

Nice video, I've found the wasd movement mod is the best of both worlds for me. I just cant stand the controller in combat.

How do you know if a tog gable slot is on or off

the primary radial change randomdly that I dont know why

omg, 500 hours of game later i discover that, thank you world, i'm the dumbest

you gotta be from MD, right?

Tried controller. Couldn't figure out a way to swap between my ranged and melee weapons.

Nice video but...even as a controller guy...honestly this seems like way more trouble than it's worth...lol..

I REALLY wish there were a way to lock the radials. Redoing them after a respec is super annoying.

Controller was much better in Divinity 2

Video starts at 3:32 .

Game is far too difficult for people who have not played D and D or turn based games. Not intuitive at all. If it was on a disc I would be selling it now. Is my life so meaningless that I have to continue this boredom and hell.

Shouldnt be this complicated. Rare L for larion.

The radial menus are a fucking mess. I hate combat in this game so much because of it (Xbox series X)

The radial menus are neither quick nor easy. Try changing spells or gear and it messes up very very quickly. However this got past QA is beyond me. What makes it's even more annoying is when you set a slot, the menu it gives you to find the skill is perfectly organised. So they have the means to sort the menu, they just didn't feel like linking those two systems. The worst bit of the game by far. Skill management is a huge admin task that didn't need to exist. One flaw in an otherwise near perfect game.