Stuck underleveld for Act 2 - what am I missing? (possible act 1 spoilers?)

[Brufus]

I'm sure there is content that I missed somehow, but the game tells me I'm "brutally" underleveled (level 4 right now) for act 2, and the only quests I have seem to be for act 2.

I have gone through the main quests, got Halsim, Karlach, done the underdark, and have tried to explore all the outdoor map I can reveal (although much of it seems to be inaccessible).

If someone could lead me in the right direction, or just tell me that I'm fine to start act 2, I would appreciate it. I would rather not be underleveled for act 2, as I personally find the combat fairly difficult, so any advantage I'll take!

Thanks!

[Darx]

can somebody tell me what the riddle for the arcane tower is? i mean how do i use the elevator?

[Daganev]

Ursprungligen skrivet av Brufus:

So I just ported back to the Grymforge, wandered around...there's nothing here from what I can see - PLEASE tell me where to go to get content. I fought 3 mimics, found Nere's body but there's nothing else here. All my quest directions lead me to the Act 2 elevator.

Did you find the old temple in grymforge?
Did you destroy the myconids or finish helping them?

[Daganev]

Ursprungligen skrivet av Darx:

can somebody tell me what the riddle for the arcane tower is? i mean how do i use the elevator?

Read all the books in the tower

[.Master Jiren, The Strongest]

Ursprungligen skrivet av Brufus:

So I just ported back to the Grymforge, wandered around...there's nothing here from what I can see - PLEASE tell me where to go to get content. I fought 3 mimics, found Nere's body but there's nothing else here. All my quest directions lead me to the Act 2 elevator.

in grymforge did you misty step across the lava to the next area and fight all the undead? eventually you'll find a massive adamantine golem thats worth lots of experience and some adamantine items for your party.

the Gith patrol is worth some exp as well as plenty of gold too

and then theres the entire goblin camp which has 2 ogres and then theres the 3 ogres in the first goblin village, all of which are plenty of exp

Those are the 3 areas that lead into the rest of act 1, which will take you to the gith creche which is worth an unbelievable amount of gold and exp if you survive (you wont). act 2 is the shadowcurse so theres still plenty for you to do before you get to the shadow curse.

i dont know where the grymforge elevator takes you, i havnt gone there yet myself as im doing a good guy playthrough.


unfortunately, you get more exp by killing everything in sight, not dialogue options to bypass fights. its very sad as im a charisma character like most people did for their first playthrough but it is what it is. you want to level up you gotta kill things, you dont get much reward by talking your way passed problems, rip.

i'd suggest getting to level 5 before you proceed into the rest of act 1 because theres going to be so many enemies that you're just going to get obliterated if you cant cast fireball or something. people saying oh no its super easy never mention the steps required to make those fights easy, which includes a combination of meta gaming (already knowing what the fight has so you prepare for it ahead of time) and exploiting mechanics that the AI cannot handle (like explosive barrels on their faces killing them before the combat even triggers)

theres a hag in the swamp if you want a big boss fight for exp, a spider under the first goblin camp for more exp, theres some harpies on the beach beside the druid grove, and a bunch of gnolls around where you found karlach.

thats all the sources of exp you can get in this part of the game, you said you already did the under dark so im not counting any of that.

[Unimax]

2 playthroughs (one with friends and one solo) i am doing, I reached lvl 5 asap I finished Goblin camp without Underdark and without out few fights on the top half of the map wilderness.

I think you are just missing our quest exp, try to talk to all people to get as many quests as you can. Currently almost 6 in underdark before touching Act 2 or the Grymforge.

spoilers - can try to use map form here could give you some hints - https://mapgenie.io/baldurs-gate-3/maps/wilderness (does not look very updated though)

[LinkToReality.ttv]

Ursprungligen skrivet av Darx:

can somebody tell me what the riddle for the arcane tower is? i mean how do i use the elevator?

Make your way to the bottom of the tower. You can jump on the mushrooms on the left side of the tower, starting near one of the turrets. At the bottom you can find a book explaining what you need, but since you'er asking staight out, just grab one of the flowers from outside, the ones that absorb all your magic, and put it in the generator.

[Sir Texas Sir]

Ursprungligen skrivet av foxes:

level 4 is correct for act 2, a lot of people hit level 5 in EA but thats if they did literally everything

I made 5 before I left act one and I think I level 6 just as I got to act 2 and the only thing I really haven't done was the Gith fight. Playing a Good Ranger/Rogue type so did most of the good options in play. For them to be 4 and getting to act 2 they must of skipped a lot of things.

I think if you clear most stuff in Act one and not do evil murder hobo you will still prob hit rank 6 right as you go to act 2

The issue with act 2 is a lot of the cretures in the dark are high level. I just had to save scum against a level 9 creature with a bunch of level 3-6 lesser creatures. So I don't think your meant to straight off wonder around off the beaten path.

[Sneaky⸸Blunders]

Ursprungligen skrivet av foxes:

level 4 is correct for act 2, a lot of people hit level 5 in EA but thats if they did literally everything

level 4 for sure is not the correct level for act 4, unless you mean correct in the sense you did literally nothing but push main story and ignored every optional encounter and sidequest. If you "clear" act 1 you will be 6

[yoot]

This is what skipping dialogue and not exploring looks like lol... the game is pretty simple if you just listen or read the dialogue and open your map occasionally.

[Azraella]

Warning: LONG LIST, some spoilers might be in here.

Check off the following and make sure you did them all:
1. Found Shadowheart & Astarion on the beach.
2. Found Lae'zel & freed her.
3. Found Gale and recruited him.
4. Cleared the Forgotten Chapel and found Withers.
5. Fought the first Goblin encounter at the Grove & met Wyll.
6. Recruited Wyll.
7. Dealt with the Tiefling Children (the fake seller).
8. Saved the Tiefling Child from Kagha
9. Interacted with multiple people at the Grove and helped with their issues, if they had any (the bickering siblings, the Bard, the Astronomer with her telescope, the "trader" who wants to make a bet with you, the tiefling with the soup, the potion seller, the forge trader..)
10. Helped train the Tiefling Child
11. Saved the Tiefling from the Harpy at the Beach
12. Talked to Sazza, the Goblin prisoner. (May've chosen to save her)
13. Talked to the animals in the Grove (this is only important for a couple of moments, one including finding someone in a locked barn in the Grove).
14. Helped Pandirna. Got the treasure.
15. If your belongings were stolen, you recovered them.
16. Found, entered, and solved the Guardian Statue Puzzle in the Underground Passage.
17. Saved Findal, Killed the Goblins
18. (Outside the Grove): Found Scratch the Dog & recruited him.
19. Found the Owlbear Cave and dealt with the issue there.
20. Finished the Selunite puzzle in the Owlbear Cave
21. Found the Harper camp and the spider hole
22. Found Blighted Village & dealt with the Goblins there (you may not have killed them)
23. Dealt with Lump and the other 2 ogres (May've killed them or made a deal).
24. Found the Blacksmith blueprints and the forge.
25. Found the sleeping bugbear (and may've killed him)
26. Saved the Deep Gnome at the Windmill (and you may've fought the goblins there).
27. Found Karlach and Recruited her
28. Killed the Fake Paladin of Tyr and the Cultists
29. Killed the bloated hyenas on the road
30. Killed the Gnolls
31. Found the lost shipment. Saved the people there.
32. Returned the unopened shipment to the Zhent hideout.
33. Killed off the Goblin Camp (Killed the 3 leaders); Killed off the Grove (whichever you chose). When I killed off the Goblin Camp, I killed every single one of them inside and out (guards), the Ogres, the Wargs, the Loviatar priest, and the Spiders.
34. Saved or Killed Halsin.
35. Saved Liam.
36. Saved Volo.
37. Freed/Helped the Owlbear Cub; Recruited it.
38. Found the Necromancer Tome
39. Got into the Whispering Depths, fought the Ettercaps, the phase spiders
40. Fought the Phase Spider Matriarch
41. Found the Dark Amethyst (and used it)
42. Progressed your companion stories by talking with them at camp. (More than one time; had several long rests & convos with them)
43. Freed the Artist from the Zhents.
44. Went to Waukeen's Rest and saved who you could.
45. Found the Gith Patrol (and either talked them down or fought them. I talked them down. It didn't seem to affect my level all that much).
46. Went to the Underdark (multiple ways in).
47. Found the Forgotten Selunite Temple.
48. Shot out the Moonstone.
49. Killed the 2 minotaurs
50. Killed the Spectator
51. Killed the Bulette
52. Found the Sussur Tree.
53. Killed the drow at the tree and the hook horrors.
54. Helped the Myconid Colony with the Druegar.
55. Helped the Deep Gnome and got the Boots back from her.
56. Picked up the quest to help the lost mushroom hunter.
57. Helped the Mushroom Hunter (Saved him from the Bibberbangs). Gotten the Noblestalk mushroom. Either gave it to the trader who wanted it, or gave it to Shadowheart
58. Found Festering Cove
59. Helped the Kuo-Toa (or killed them). Aligned with Booal, or killed him.
60. Went to Grymforge (if you took the boat, you can kill the patrol for some treasure and XP)

Oh...and after doing the Sussur tree and getting the bark, I went to craft a masterwork weapon at the Blacksmith Forge (in Blighted Village).

You could, also, have fought the Hag, saved Mayrina. I hadn't done that and I was at almost level 6 when I went to Grymforge by doing everything else listed above. I may be missing a few things, but I'm pretty sure I got most of it. Look over the list and see what things you missed. If possible, go back and do them. Some of the quests are no longer able to be done after the Goblin Camp/Grove fight.

Then, return to Grymforge.

Good luck!

[Tomir Savreno]

Haha, i was a couple of hundred xp away from lvl 8 before moving to act two and im halfway to lvl 11 at the end of act two.

This isnt even a scourged earth playthrough, i left plenty of xp alive in last lights inn and the grove.

One has to explore and look carefully. 😁

[MKO-]

Ursprungligen skrivet av Fauxes:

level 4 is correct for act 2, a lot of people hit level 5 in EA but thats if they did literally everything

I was actually level 6 when I got to the shadow lands. But I consider the mountain pass act 1.5 so that was including that zone