Lose the launcher

[Ytsuhen]

Really. Not a single laucher should be on Steam beyond Steam. It's so lame and unnecessary. Even the companies that had it had removed it)

[Gaius]

Just direct launch the game or choose it in steam launch options. This is not a second mandatory launcher like Origin or the Ubisoft one.

[kannibal25]

I don't mind the launcher itself, especially if they have any plans to add Mod Support to it at a later date/official release. My question is why does the launcher need to be open while you're playing?

Most in-game launchers, Stellaris for example, close after the game is launched. Not sure the reasoning BG3 needs to have theirs running?

[Crimsomrider]

Originally posted by kannibal25:

Not sure the reasoning BG3 needs to have theirs running?

I believe because they're collecting in-game data to improve the game and it most likely goes through the launcher.

[MistuhG]

Originally posted by kannibal25:

My question is why does the launcher need to be open while you're playing?

Does it? I typically hit play, wait a few seconds so the game starts loading, close the launcher and then the game loads up. The launcher doesn't stay open while i play. But i agree they could make the process easier by automatically closing the launcher after hitting play.

[Heu, Iterum Id Feci]

Quite honestly...the launcher uses less then 200mb ram and doesn't even show up on cpu usage for me...I couldn't care less, but as has been said just use the option to skip the launcher, or manually close it, after you started the game...no biggie...

[Ronin Gamer]

The launcher is just a collection of their games that you may wish to play. It's not another store and doesn't do anything like other store launchers.

[Tuco]

I'm all in favor to say "♥♥♥♥ it" to every extra launcher in existence (and I don't give a damn if it's another store or not, I just don't like them), but on a positive note you can skip this one entirely by entering a command string in Steam, under the game's proprieties.

[Ytsuhen]

Originally posted by Tuco:

I'm all in favor to say "♥♥♥♥ it" to every extra launcher in existence (and I don't give a damn if it's another store or not, I just don't like them), but on a positive note you can skip this one entirely by entering a command string in Steam, under the game's proprieties.

what is the command?

[SnarkOne]

Originally posted by Ytsuhen:

Originally posted by Tuco:

I'm all in favor to say "♥♥♥♥ it" to every extra launcher in existence (and I don't give a damn if it's another store or not, I just don't like them), but on a positive note you can skip this one entirely by entering a command string in Steam, under the game's proprieties.

what is the command?

--skip-launcher

[Ytsuhen]

Originally posted by SnarkOne:

Originally posted by Ytsuhen:

what is the command?

--skip-launcher

thanks!

[sick duck]

Originally posted by kannibal25:

I don't mind the launcher itself, especially if they have any plans to add Mod Support to it at a later date/official release. My question is why does the launcher need to be open while you're playing?

Most in-game launchers, Stellaris for example, close after the game is launched. Not sure the reasoning BG3 needs to have theirs running?

Every game that ever had a good and sustainable mod user community has done things their own way and one of the first things modders will do is create their own mod manager. It is likely that modders are one of the main reasons why baldurs gate as a series got recognized enough for BG3 to be developed today, and none of the baldurs gate games were made with the expectation that thousands of people through 20+ years would be tweaking it and changing the game.