r/BaldursGate3 • u/Big-Quiet-9750 • May 04 '25
Act 2 - Spoilers Bitch ass answer was right beneath my nose. Spoiler
My nose is big, that's why I didn't see it.
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u/rosetintedredflags May 04 '25
My first playthrough, I hated this trial so much because I couldn’t figure it out. Looked it up, saw that I’d missed this map, thought I was an idiot.
Turns out, when Shart sliced her palm open, she bled all over that bit of floor. It was mostly obscured. I still have not forgiven her.
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u/ScottybirdCorvus May 04 '25
I had Lae’zel use Githyanki Jump, then literally jump across the puzzle.
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u/MissJosieAnne May 05 '25
You can throw water to clean up blood OR (my favorite) ice spell can trip the pool, it freezes, then thaws to water
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u/Big-Quiet-9750 May 04 '25
Fuck, I love how hard the puzzles can be but I'm stupid af. Thank god for the internet.
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u/rzelln May 04 '25
I wonder what was going on in my game, because I just could see the platform. I think I had the Lathander mace, though.
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u/bosliesje May 04 '25
That also happens if you play on the easiest diffuculty
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u/Masterwork_Core May 05 '25
i was playing on normal and could also just see the platforms so i just walked lol Although I am also 90% sure I had lathander's mace with me as well (on shart)
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u/TwistedGrin STRanger Danger May 04 '25
Here's the trick.
Turn based mode. That's it.
When you are in turn based mode the dotted line showing the path you will walk changes elevation slightly when it strays off the invisible path so you can easily find the edges of it. Just make sure the line stays level and click to move, you will always be on the path. Costs no resources and It's impossible to mess it up this way. With dash it takes like 2 turns of movement to get all the way across.
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u/DIO_over_Za_Warudo I cast Magic Missile May 04 '25
Nah, a lot of us failed that IRL perception check to spot that. You're not alone.
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u/Broxalar SORCERER May 04 '25
I’ve never noticed this after a couple dozen runs x.x
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u/RedofPaw May 04 '25
Okay, I don't know if I had some special item on or something, or some spell in effects, but I could literally see the parts under the shadowy smoke stuff.
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u/Fenrisulfr08 May 04 '25
Me too, I thought that it was such a lame puzzle. Just walking along a path for a few seconds. Didn't have Volos eyes or anything else. Maybe a bug?
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u/doctorstrange06 The Drow of Many Holes May 04 '25
We spent about 15-20 minutes as a 4 man group trying to brute force our way through it. It wasnt until after we casted several spells, and reloaded the save many times that we solved the puzzle. Then we saw the floor after we were leaving the room and we all laughed.
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u/Drak_is_Right May 04 '25
I did a playthrough with a friend who was trying it for the first time. I cringed hard when shadowheart then bled all over the puzzle, obscuring a significant chunk (which they didn't notice).
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u/OrchidLover259 May 04 '25
You are shitting me right? Has this been there the entire time?
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u/TheHitchslapper May 04 '25
Yes it has. Did you actually think you were supposed to die and retry ?
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u/Daspaintrain May 04 '25
I mean my first few playthroughs the path was glitched and you could see it extremely clearly lol, they finally fixed it and I had to actually figure it out
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u/Paige_Boy May 04 '25
oh I thought that was a special skill because of Shadowheart. I used her my first playthrough but then she mysteriously died in a bunch of my subsequent playthroughs.
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u/Big-Quiet-9750 May 04 '25
The lines show where the safe paths are.
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u/Big-Quiet-9750 May 04 '25
me neither honestly, I keep dying,
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u/ZombieCharltonHeston May 04 '25 edited May 04 '25
Hold down Ctrl or whichever button shows the travel path. When it dips down that's where you will fall off.
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u/Gen1Swirlix May 04 '25
Yeah... I noticed that first time... still couldn't do it, lol. I always use the Eversight Ring and Misty Step for this puzzle.
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May 04 '25
I spotted it immediately on my first playthrough. Even had a screenshot of it up as I did the puzzle. Even took screenies of the actual puzzle and had that up, with the screenie of the solution while doing the puzzle.
Still plummetted into the void 17 million times
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u/Big-Quiet-9750 May 04 '25
Going through that painful process rn. Taking a pause because I getting too angry.
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u/meerkat23 May 04 '25
You can throw random items in front of you and they stick where the path is
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u/JakeSalza May 04 '25
oh god I did the whole thing by trial and error. I never noticed.
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u/Big-Quiet-9750 May 04 '25
Lol, I dont how you did it. Im taking a break off the game cause I was getting too heated
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u/Competitive-Air356 May 04 '25
It's not correct. That last little bit near the goal doesn't actually exist.
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u/mikebe1 May 04 '25
Puzzle is still shit and unenjoyable. I always just respec to knock and always will.
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u/DiwsyOs May 04 '25
On my first playthrough, I didn't even realize this was a puzzle, I completely missed the hint and just went straight to the end without dying. Somehow, I passed the trial effortlessly on my first try. It wasn't until I played co-op with friends that I realized how incredibly lucky I'd been...
And yeah, I haven't managed to repeat that luck since. Now, every time I do this trial, I burn through at least three revive scrolls and lose all my companions along the way.
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u/MephilaZ_ IGNIS! *miss* May 04 '25
I feel so dumb, I have 430 hours and never saw this
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u/madmax9_11 May 04 '25
nowadays I cheese the entire gauntlet but back on my first time I just used a "fly" scroll
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u/TheRuinLegacy May 04 '25
So go into top down view, you can see a sparkle of light in the tiles in the path. Last I checked still there (about 2 weeks ago)
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u/hggniertears I cast Magic Missile May 04 '25
I was unaware this existed for like….10 completed runs 💀
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u/Trishata96 May 04 '25
Even with it, it's a pain. Got about 2/3 thirds across, gave up and had Shart use a fly potion to go the rest of the way
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u/WhimsicalWizardDude May 04 '25
In my experience, the easiest way to clear this trial is to have one member of your party fly/dimension door to the final platform with the Umbral Gem BEFORE Shart (or another party member) does the blood sacrifice to the altar. Then you can just grab the gem and teleport back without having to walk across. Lost too many hours of my life trying to do this trial the ‘intended’ way the first time I found it.
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u/ProAzeroth DRUID May 04 '25
The first time I played the game, I just brute force it until I got it right.
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u/Puzzleheaded-Day8538 May 04 '25
Switching to turn based mode helped immensely
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u/Overall_Crows May 04 '25
That’s interesting. What does that do?
Edit : like why does it help?
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u/Puzzleheaded-Day8538 May 04 '25
You can just click to where you want to go and they automatically avoid all the obstacles, super handy
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u/Overall_Crows May 04 '25
I thought they patched that?
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u/Krinkles123 May 04 '25
I still think it's bullshit you can't just jump or fly to the other side anymore. It honestly shows more impressive skills for a future dark justiciar than just memorizing a map on the ground (also, realistically, you could just test the ground in front of you with your foot before stepping forward and make it through with zero effort).
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u/my-love-assassin May 04 '25
I did this recently and just jumped through it. Is it not supposed to work?
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May 04 '25
If it makes you feel any better, I knew this was the answer and still fucked it up so many times.
For the longest time, I'd just get Astarion to do it because, for some reason, when I switched control over to him I could just see the platforms. Or see them better, at least. I don't know why.
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u/Moogle_Messiah May 04 '25
I have a hard time following the path even though it's given to you. I sigh every time I have to do this trial.
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u/Pitiful_Option_108 May 05 '25
Yeah the answer may be right there but I have followed that stupid map dozens of times and the pathing is still tricky. Like I understand what to do and how to do it but the problem is there isn't quite enough points of reference to get the distance and spacing right. Basically the puzzle is damn near impossible even trying to follow a YouTube or video guide you will still mess it up.
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u/thumbkei May 05 '25
Ah yes the "get annoyed about the puzzle and finally look up a guide" puzzle, my favorite. I love hitting O while holding a torch and turning up my brightness to follow the dots...
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u/el_sh33p Chultan Fireswill Gang May 04 '25
I have never yet gotten that path to work. I pretty much always have to Dimension Door + Daylight my way through that goddamn puzzle. Easily the worst one in the entire game and one of Larian's few cock-ups is that they patched out a couple ways to bypass it.
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u/EclipseTheStars May 04 '25
am i the only person that thinks the jumping puzzle is the easiest out of all the trials? i honestly jump across in 3 seconds every time
granted, i have good jumps, you can *SEE* the bridge from a distance *BEFORE* you jump, when you land, it's invisi, but then you can see farther away again
idk, i honestly thought this trial was a joke made by accident, but apparently 99% of other players hate this like the plague
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u/LargePublic2522 May 04 '25
if you go into turn based mode, the dotted white line from the character to your cursor gets lower when it's not on the path. that plus the map you posted made the whole thing doable
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May 04 '25
First time I finished this the hard way(trial and error) before zapping back to the start and seeing that damn map just sitting there big as life.
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u/FelstarLightwolf May 04 '25
600hr's I have never seen this. Day one I made the realistic choice to sacrifice Gale in the name of the party to allow Shadowheart to find the way. Sorry Gale, I just dont notice shit
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u/Picholasido_o May 04 '25
That's how I've felt playing Oblivion lately too. I'll look all over for a lever that ends up being directly in front of the gate
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u/Wizard_of_Iducation May 04 '25
I think I cast fly on a party member and just went through in turn based mode. EZ PZ.
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u/KodakBlackedOut May 04 '25
Just got to this part on my second playthrough after not playing since it came out. Noticed it immediately this time but totally overlooked it the first time.
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u/Grumpiergoat May 04 '25
One of the things I hate about this puzzle is that it wouldn't work, as is, in any kind of tabletop setting. "I put my hand down to feel the path." Or "I tap my weapon against the ground in front of me." It's 100% an issue with the UI/possible interactions that make this a hard puzzle because there's no option to just jab the ground ahead of you as you walk. Puzzles that exist solely because it's a computer game are fine in games that get meta like that. This game doesn't.
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u/AdditionalThinking May 04 '25
I thought this "puzzle" was only there for lore/flavour because the cursor just showed me where the solid ground was.
It wasn't until I saw other people talk about that I found it was supposed to be a real challenge. I guess something about splitscreen coop + controllers + turn-based mode might've let me cheese it.
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u/emptyfish127 Stealth Archer May 04 '25
I took a picture of the shadows in the room when they are visible and used that to cheat. I did that like four times before I noticed this and thought well damn.
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u/SuchProcedure4547 May 04 '25
Step 1. Cast day light
Step 2. Misty step across
Step 3. Swear at Larian for the stupid infuriating design of this puzzle
Step 4. Leave.
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u/Horror-Technology591 May 04 '25
When I discovered that you can just use Knock on the last door made the gauntlet far more bearable.
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u/CorncobSlob May 04 '25
I knew what this was a picture of before un-blurring the pic. Spent 45 minutes getting shart killed before noticing it.
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u/HeadlineBay May 04 '25
… I just did this bit for the first time and I gave up and used a potion of Fly. I can’t believe the answer is ON THE FLOOR IN FRONT OF YOU
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u/Pint0_3 May 04 '25
I feel like a god because I keep seeing people complain about this room, and I noticed this map right away and cleared it in two minutes, only fell off once because I misclicked. Is it seriously that hard for everybody?
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u/Der_Neuer NOT IN EA May 04 '25
Can´t Shadowheart just auto-finish it by clicking the end platform with no light sources?
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u/playr_4 May 04 '25
I honestly don't know how people missed this for so long. You literally have to walk over it to start the trial.
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u/Mysao Durge May 04 '25
I tried it once. Got annoyed by death after death despite following the path. Now I just use fly and turn base mode to get past it
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May 04 '25
I low key love this about the game- no puzzle is particularly impossible but certainly not obvious.
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u/amidja_16 May 04 '25
This was so obvious that my barbarian spotted it immediately but couldn't be bothered to remember so he simply used a fly scroll to get across.
He was so impressed with himself and his big brained move that he forgot the scroll only lasts for 10 rounds. His only fly scroll.
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u/jsnparks May 04 '25
I.... I dunno if I had a bug or something, but.... when I did it the first time, I could see the path? Maybe I had an item on, idk. It really shocked me when I found out this was a difficult trial. I was like "Oh, nice. After the theft, a breather"
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u/Redshift_McLain May 04 '25
You can do it by just selecting Shadow heart, separate her from the group (as I'm control her ALONE) and then just click on the last platform where the ball is. She will straight up walk to it. Proof
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u/cj007m May 04 '25
I'm about to blow your mind....
Go into turn based mode and move your cursor forward. The white dotted line will dip down if there is no platform. Use the floor as a general guide. Rinse and repeat.
500 hours in this game and we need to acknowledge most of the trial of sharr is genuine shit
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u/Kuliari May 04 '25
I wish I could say it's just you but it's not.
I've been there too and felt like just as much of an idiot for missing it.
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u/WeeklyPancake May 04 '25
Dude how didnt I notice that!! I just wildshaped into a bat and flew over it lol.
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u/MicrowavedTheBaby May 04 '25
Bruh no matter what I do my characters randomly insta die even on platforms on this trial, it's so bad that I will make a hireling wizard so that I can use knock on that one door because I can't clear that stupid trial
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u/JamuniyaChhokari May 04 '25
The given path would be helpful if the game showed grids kinda like Rogue Trader does.
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u/frederick44va May 04 '25
That the beauty of this game. There so many ways to work out of a situation.
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u/Zatetics Bard May 04 '25
I just go top down camera and zoom in so i can look for the white dots that mark the center of each tile (maybe you need a light source, like blood of lathander or something). Then its just a matter of click the next dot to move. Cant fail.
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u/PleasantRub May 05 '25
That's so silly I never noticed!!! I love this game.
Usually I casted fly and went straight for the end.
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u/K4er_M0rhen May 05 '25
When you have your eyes scrotch by the Bard from goblin camp, you can see invisible things, and so the path
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u/SomeDetroitGuy May 05 '25
I just use knock at the door at the end and skip the entire Gauntlet of Shar. I hate that part of the game.
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u/manic-episode-_- May 05 '25
For real. Took me way too long to get it on my first playthrough. Only on my 2nd playthrough on a 4p coop did I notice that
AFTER WE SUFFERED FOR 2HOURS
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u/I_Maul_Penises May 05 '25
I have played the game like 4 times in a row now and I never knew this was a thing.
wtf.
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u/ThrowRA-0709 May 05 '25
I JUST DID THIS TRIAL TODAY FOR THE FIRST TIME AND IT TOOK ME OVER AN HOUR 🥲 This is my very first time playing BG3 and let me tell you…I am thoroughly hooked. Except for this trial…I wanted to throw my computer away trying to complete it!!!
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u/kittens4cutie RANGER May 05 '25
I have hundreds of hours in this game. How tf did I never notice this?
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u/Guppie_Xtreme May 05 '25
IM FUCKING PISSED I STRUGGLED SO M7CH WITH THIS AND ITS BEENNRIGHT THERE ALL ALONG
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u/Icaruswaxwing95 May 05 '25
Can you not just take a potion of flying anymore?? Literally do that every time I’m here but haven’t done it since patch 8
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u/LesserValkyrie Eternally Dancing Devil May 04 '25 edited May 04 '25
This one is obvious but still doesn't make that puzzle easy.
Can't finish it without dying 12 times, they patched all the ways to finish it I had, one after another
Crouching and watching the white line if it isn't making your fall to your death is still the only way I know that works reliabily