Can I go back to act 1 if I go forward to act 2?

[Senkoau]

I'm well into the shadowlands and just realized I missed an area back in act 1. However if I go back now at least one quest fails and Halsin leaves the party. I go forward and complete quests will I have a chance to nip back to act 1 before entering act 2 or will changing regions fail quests from now on and those are all locked off forever?

[Behemmoth]

It's been quite some time since i played BG3, but i do think you can go back to Act 1 (after going to Act 3 you cannot go back to any other Act). However, i think that if you advance to Act 2 you won't be able to finish the Act 1 quests..

Someone else may correct me though, in case i'm wrong.

[Firecam]

You can return to act 1 after entering act 2 but if some stuff are unfinished it'll broke the quest (like npc's leaving). At a certain point in act 2 you won't be able to go back but the game will tell you before.

[Senkoau]

That's good. Its not a quest just an area I missed with some loot, if it were a quest I'd reload. As it is I'm just hoping I go back to Rosartymon monastery from the shadowlands once I clear out the quests that will fail and cause Halsin leaving. Basically I'm at a point where going back breaks quests but I'm hoping if I resolve them I can go back grab this stuff then resume heading forward.

[RamboRusina]

Early in act 2 you can go back to most act 1 areas, but as you progress eventually you can't go back at all as I recall(after completing temple). By the time you complete Halsin's quest you've generally explored almost all of act 2 areas if you didn't streamline it.

[psychotron666]

Originally posted by Senkoau:

That's good. Its not a quest just an area I missed with some loot, if it were a quest I'd reload. As it is I'm just hoping I go back to Rosartymon monastery from the shadowlands once I clear out the quests that will fail and cause Halsin leaving. Basically I'm at a point where going back breaks quests but I'm hoping if I resolve them I can go back grab this stuff then resume heading forward.

How far are you in act 2? I got to shadow lands through the underdark, then did the inn quest to defend it. Then I walked over to act 1 and did the monastery and creche, I had no quests fail or halsin leave (he technically hasn't joined me yet, he's in my camp but I can't take him as a party member). I was able to do that and go back to act 2 fine to continue progress.

But it's possible you went too far in act 2 before going back.

[Senkoau]

Originally posted by psychotron666:

Originally posted by Senkoau:

That's good. Its not a quest just an area I missed with some loot, if it were a quest I'd reload. As it is I'm just hoping I go back to Rosartymon monastery from the shadowlands once I clear out the quests that will fail and cause Halsin leaving. Basically I'm at a point where going back breaks quests but I'm hoping if I resolve them I can go back grab this stuff then resume heading forward.

How far are you in act 2? I got to shadow lands through the underdark, then did the inn quest to defend it. Then I walked over to act 1 and did the monastery and creche, I had no quests fail or halsin leave. I was able to do that and go back to act 2 fine to continue progress.

But it's possible you went too far in act 2 before going back.

Went into Shadowlands, betrayed the drider, explored last light and defended the people from flying ghouls as well as a few fights in the shadowlands. Right now if I go back Rolan dies and Halsin leaves. It doesn't sound like much but its five and a half hours of playing.