3 player co-op

[mihanu]

Is there a good way to get the most out of story with playing 3 player co-op campaign or should know especially should be using 4th character in the party or not.

[droggen]

I would say play origin characters instead of custom, This way all players have a major stake or some stake in the story that could build some interesting encounters between all the players.

If the host plus three are all in a full lobby there wont be any interaction between the story characters anyway really, This way you can all have a characters personal story which could possibly intrude on other players stories which could lead to some pretty fun moments, Unless your group doesn't like that kind of tension then a full custom party will do just fine you just wont get any story from the origin characters really not much anyway.

[Espadrile]

install "party limit begone" mod and play that way. normally game is hardlocked into 4 player parties. meaning if you and your 2 friends are playing coop, you guys can only pick 1 npc with you. considering npcs are pretty quality content, you are missing out on a lot that way.

if you install the mod, it means you can max the party size at 8 instead of 4. meaning each of you can take 1 npc under their wing and play that way. and this way each of you can also romance a spesific npc by playing/controlling that npc, so you can grind sympathy and romance; unlocking even more quests and interactions.

also depending on the romance progression, also download and install "approval cheat" mod and give approval to left behind (progression wise staggered) npcs. that way all of you guys can progress the approvals at the same tempo.

vanilla game can also be enjoyed coop without any mods. but compared to singleplayer experience, you lose a lot. by installing these 2 mods, you circumvent and fix that problem.

[Edgewalker]

I've had a pretty miserable time trying to make 3 players work well. The game isn't scaled for 3, and can be pretty hard. I hate having one person who gets to play two characters, or having an NPC we hand around. Allowing a party of 6 would be better in a lot of ways, provided the game could still be challenging.

[Edgewalker]

Originally posted by Espadrile:

install "party limit begone" mod and play that way. normally game is hardlocked into 4 player parties. meaning if you and your 2 friends are playing coop, you guys can only pick 1 npc with you. considering npcs are pretty quality content, you are missing out on a lot that way.

if you install the mod, it means you can max the party size at 8 instead of 4. meaning each of you can take 1 npc under their wing and play that way. and this way each of you can also romance a spesific npc by playing/controlling that npc, so you can grind sympathy and romance; unlocking even more quests and interactions.

also depending on the romance progression, also download and install "approval cheat" mod and give approval to left behind (progression wise staggered) npcs. that way all of you guys can progress the approvals at the same tempo.

vanilla game can also be enjoyed coop without any mods. but compared to singleplayer experience, you lose a lot. by installing these 2 mods, you circumvent and fix that problem.

Mods get broken by patches, and usually disable achievements. I'll consider this when the game is patch rate has settled.

[Very cool guy]

Me and my friends played as group of 3 on tactitian difficulty. It was smooth.

[yahboi1988]

3 is probably the best Co-Op size if you intend to further any of the side characters story. Just switch them out every day for a specific one so you can further their story and have them follow whoever is gonna romance them if that's a thing your group is into.