Larian launcher required?

[DerpyCo-opGamer]

I'm kinda hoping we get steam cloud saves and we have the option of not having the Larian launcher.

[breadman]

uhm this game had steam cloud for nearly three years now and the launcher is optional

[Knightspace]

I'm pretty sure there will be some minor to useless additions for using their annoying launcher, besides being able to crossplay with folks from different storefronts.

[Razorblade]

Just add "--skip-launcher" to your launch options. This has been possible since day 1.

[hannibal_pjv]

If you want to crossplay with GOG version of the game, you need the launcher...

[Ettanin]

Originally posted by hannibal_pjv:

If you want to crossplay with GOG version of the game, you need the launcher...

No you don't. Crossplay with GOG works via server words (and will require a dedicated IPv4 address and working UPnP or proper port forwards), even if you launch without Steam from the bg3.exe or bg3_dx11.exe directly. The game is DRM-free and the server word system is account agnostic.

[cire87]

i greatly dislike games having there own launcher but its a very minor gripe compared to all the goodness in the game

[Syynx]

Originally posted by Loopfree:

Just identify as the launcher not being required. Problem solved.

Trans people living in your head rent free, eh?

[Arani]

Originally posted by DerpyCo-opGamer:

I'm kinda hoping we get steam cloud saves and we have the option of not having the Larian launcher.

I hear you... One click design used to be a thing, like idk 15 years ago.

Now everywhere you go, no matter what you do, web designers, game developers, random software on PC and phone are as far removed from that idea as can possibly be. A typical browsing experience is going into a page and then being slammed with massive GPDR popups with scrolling and 50 clicks to remove the trash. Then you have to remove the 2+ massive ad banners to use more than 20% of your screen size for actually viewing the page. Then there will be delayed popups spamming more trash later. And of course, every single game comes with their own launchers, compulsory registrations, sometimes several clicks within the launcher to boot the game up. Then in the game you have to spam buttons to skip 10 different logos and intros to get to the title. But instead of the title being the game menu? It's just another extra step you need to click some specific button on, wait for some arbitrary delay while it loads the menu, and then do a few more clicks from there to finally get into the game.

I have no idea how or why companies and developers decided as a group to place the user experience as the last, lowest priority of all things. And how they are still in business without users getting up in arms over it.

[Penitent Pilgrim]

I think the launcher is required for MP. When I start the game without using the launcher I get the message: Not connected to the online community servers.