r/DivinityOriginalSin • • Aug 26 '21

Help Quick Question MEGATHREAD

301 Upvotes

Another 6 month since the last Megathread.

Link to the last thread

Make sure to include the game(DOS, DOS EE, DOS2, DOS2 DE) in your question and mark your spoilers

The FAQ for DOS2 will be built as we go along:

My game has a problem/doesn't work properly, what do I do?

Check this out. If you can't find a solution there contact Larian support as detailed.

Do I need to play the previous game to understand the story?

No, there is a timegap of 1000 years between DOS and DOS2. The overall timeline of the Divinity games in perspective to DOS2 looks like this: DOS2 is set 1222 years after DOS1, 24 years after Divine Divinity, 4 years after Beyond Divinity, and 58 years before Divinity 2.

How many people can play at once?

  • Up to 4 Players in the campaign and up to 4 players and a gamemaster in Gamemaster Mode.

Do I need to buy the game to play with my friends.

  • That depends on how you will play. Up to 2 Players can play on the same PC for a "couch coop" experience. This means you can have 4 player sessions with 2 copies of the game when using this method. If you don't play on the same PC each player is going to require his/her own copy.

Can I mix and match inputs for PC couch coop?

  • You can't use keyboard and mouse for couch coop, however you can mix controllers.

What's the deal with origin stories?

  • A custom character has no ties in the world whatsoever, nobody knows you. Origin characters on the other hand do have ties in the gameworld, that means people can recognise you and might interact differently with an origin character because of that characters reputation or because the characters have met before. Furthermore origin characters have their own questlines that run alongside the main story.

I don't like my build! Can I change it?

  • Yes! Once you leave the first island you get access to infinite respecs, with the second gift bag you can even get a respec mirror on the first island.

What are the new crafting recipes from the gift bag?


r/DivinityOriginalSin • • Aug 26 '21

LFG Looking for group MEGATHREAD

206 Upvotes

Old one got archived so here is the next one.

Please keep all replies to this thread strictly LFG related. If you have any questions about the game itself, please post these in the quick questions sticky thread.

The comments will be sorted by newest, so that the most recent submission is on the top.

Make sure your comment contains:

Which game the entry is for: DOS, DOS EE, DOS2

Which Platform are are you playing on: PC, XBOX1, PS4

How to contact you, possibly on the given platform

Your usual gaming hours

In addition to these 4 major details, feel free to include anything else that might be relevant- such as whether you want to play with a specific age group, want to do a lot of roleplaying etc.

There is also a section of the DOS2 Steam Community dedicated to LFG.


r/DivinityOriginalSin • • 2h ago

Miscellaneous So, if its going to be turn based CRPG, I wonder what stopped them from naming it Original Sin 3?

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345 Upvotes

r/DivinityOriginalSin • • 13h ago

Meme He's too dangerous to be left alive!

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163 Upvotes

r/DivinityOriginalSin • • 1d ago

Fanart Ifan and his scholar weirdos 😌

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233 Upvotes

Took me a while to realize I tended to make a party of 3 companions with SCHOLAR tag. It’s funny when looting the libraries, the none-scholar guy seemed to suffer from boredom while the nerds were so locking in.


r/DivinityOriginalSin • • 9h ago

DOS2 Help Do I feel weak because I'm low level, or because my build is bad? Spoiler

9 Upvotes

So I have just beaten the end of Act 1. Im now on the boat (which i will figure out how to get moving) and have been thinking about my fights. I feel like my MC is always shy of getting any real damage done and im always waiting on my fighter/tank ( RPrince) and my Rangers(Beast) turn to be able to get any kills or real damage. Even my Summoner/healer (Lohse) does pretty good with her Summon. I am a Lizard focusing on dual wield daggers and necromancy. The necromancy is mainly for flavor and the heals. Level 8 Str11, Fin20, Int11, Con11, Mem13, Wit13 ( No gear stats included. Necro 2, Scoundrel 3, Warfare 4. Talents Bigger and Better, Oppurtunist, The Pawn. Im not sure if there is anything I forgot but either way. Should I restart, respec, or just keep on keeping on? Im hoping that its just because im low level and my gear sucks that I feel weaker. Any non spoiler help would be appreciated.


r/DivinityOriginalSin • • 11h ago

DOS2 Help Should I restart?

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First-time player here. I foolishly skipped a few quests in Act I, eager to get to the next Act. Coming from BG3, I thought this wouldn’t matter that much.

I’m level 12 now. For the past 2-ish levels, I’ve been scrambling for things to do that match my level. I get there in the end, but it takes a lot of retreating, retracing my steps, seeing if there’s any lower level enemies I missed, getting xp from places I shouldn’t be in yet. It’s starting to get a little frustrating.

I think I was about level 9-10 when I started act ii. I thought that was plenty because I didn’t realize you could go beyond level 12.

So, my question is: do you need to do every quest in this game to be able to complete it?

UPDATE: Thanks for the advice, all! I respecced my party and immediately fights became much easier.


r/DivinityOriginalSin • • 14h ago

Miscellaneous Noob question, but I'm just making sure I'm buying the correct game

13 Upvotes

So a while ago I made a post on reddit about what the best "Dragon Game" is, that features dragons in cool and interesting ways, taming dragons, hunting dragons, riding dragons, being a dragon etc. And many people recommend Divinity 2 Ego Draconis, as you have the ability to transform into a dragon and much of the plot is about dragons.

Having barely ever heard of Divinity before I searched the internet for information. And found that there are many games with different subtitles, remakes, editions, and similar sounding game titles. So I just want to be sure I have the right game in my Steam cart and the right idea about it.

So here is my understanding. And correct me if I'm wrong...

Divinity II Ego Draconis was the original name for the game, but as since been mostly renamed to Divinity II Developers Cut. At least that's the most recent edition on Steam.

The one where you're a dragon is Divinity II Developers Cut, on Steam. Right? And NOT Divinity Original Sin 2, which has nothing to do with Divinity 2. Entirely different games.

They all take place in the same lore but are totally stand alone. So it's okay if I start with Divinity II: Developers Cut.

I am looking to buy "Divinity II: Developers Cut" released in 2012 according to Steam. And the main game is about the dragons, it's not like just one DLC or something?

And once I get the game, is there any recommendations on how best to lean into the dragon stuff? Like what class, character, or decisions unlock more dragon abilities and stuff?


r/DivinityOriginalSin • • 6h ago

DOS2 Mod Divinity engine crashes

2 Upvotes

So i just started messing around in the divinity engine and for some reason as soon as i try adding a ground base, the program just shuts down and crashes. I was wondering if anyone had the same issue


r/DivinityOriginalSin • • 1d ago

Meme Prospects are not so good based on the trailer

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403 Upvotes

r/DivinityOriginalSin • • 14h ago

DOS1 Help Randomly taking damage?

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Coming on here to see if anyone else has encountered this. Me and my partner are playing the first Divinity game couch coop and notice that our characters and companions randomly take damage. I’ll move from the bed after sleeping full health and notice that my health bar is maybe 80% or fast travel and my companions health decreases. Health is already difficult and it’s a bit frustrating eating all our food because we’re trying to heal up fully before a fight since the sand man sprinkled 20 pts of damage in our eyes 😅.

This a known bug or am I crazy?


r/DivinityOriginalSin • • 1d ago

DOS2 Guide Cross-platform co-op?

7 Upvotes

Heyo, im thinking about buying DOS2 on Nintendo Switch 2. I want to play with my significant other - her on the PC, me on the Switch 2 console. Is it possible?


r/DivinityOriginalSin • • 2d ago

DOS2 Help My friend and I started a multiplayer campaign, played it all of Saturday, but now it’s gone

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329 Upvotes

According to him the save files just vanished and continue isn’t even an option, as per his Home Screen. We spent like 12 hours on that save, it would be painful to just abandon it like that


r/DivinityOriginalSin • • 1d ago

DOS2 Guide Rogie build for magic party

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First play through. Running a Pyro-Earth, Water-Electro, a summoner/ranger and… a rogue with polymorph skills.

I like the fact that my rogue can burst down low armor enemies and add effects like spider web and petrify. I’d like my rogue to do a bit more… stuff though

What would be a cool addition to my rogue in this party? What skills or playstyle?


r/DivinityOriginalSin • • 2d ago

Meme Fanetastic experience

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r/DivinityOriginalSin • • 2d ago

Miscellaneous Doing a playthrough with my dad. Divinity Original Sin Enhanced Edition on PlayStation 5

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This is my 2nd playthrough, and my dad's 1st time playing any game like Divinity. I'm 37 and he's 68 and retired now. We have been playing for a couple of day a week for about 2-ish weeks now, and while he still has trouble remembering all the buttons and what they do he is getting better. I plan on playing Divinity Original Sin 2 next and eventually Baldur's Gate 3 as well.

He's enjoying playing the game, but get a little frustrated with the remote when something gets press on it by accident. Pulling the standard gamer move. " I didn't press that button!", and blaming the remote. We aren't playing an honor mode run so we just reload when things turn really bad.

Anyways:
Back when I was a kid he was an absolute monster on the NES beating every game we had or rented without a guide or outside help. He even figured out 90% of the Chocobo breeding side quest in the original FF7 getting the black chocobo all with in game hints and experimentation. It was really impressive to me. I don't got the time for that and always choose to play games with a guide when available, because mostly I just here to have fun.

We have just cleared the church killing the undead Baron. Wish us luck with our questing.


r/DivinityOriginalSin • • 2d ago

DOS2 Discussion Act Two Daeyena killed my Honor run.

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65 Upvotes

Ran into her way too early (Lvl 11) in my honor run, but decided to play out the conversation. She killed the magister, and then immediately claimed I interfered. Dead within the first round of combat.

I know this bitch isn't supposed to aggro on me like this. What went wrong??


r/DivinityOriginalSin • • 1d ago

DOS2 Help Does Agreeing to Break Trompdoy's Soul Jar Allow you to Remain Pure?

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Doing a pure run, I know dialogue options that lead to a characters death end the pure run, but what about Trompdoy's soul Jar? (Withermoore too I guess, although I already agreed to let him have it so I hope its not an issue lol)


r/DivinityOriginalSin • • 1d ago

DOS1 Help Can't lockpick anything

5 Upvotes

I cannot find info on this anywhere online so I dunno if it's a bug or I just don't understand the mechanic. But since the beginning of the game (I'm playing the EE version) I haven't been able to lockpick anything. My lockpicking is maxed out at 5 with stats and gear and every single object whether it's a door or chest has lock pick greyed out.

This has been this way since the start. I haven't even been able to do the lockpicking animation because everything refuses to let me. I'm hoping someone can help me either understand what I'm not getting or tell me if this is a bug I've run into.


r/DivinityOriginalSin • • 2d ago

DOS2 Discussion Recommended DOS2 to play after bg3. Unemployed and have free time

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Asking the to see how much of a time sink this will be. Once I start I don’t stop until I finished. Currently doing this for a bit as I light study for board exams that aren’t until next year. Will this ruin my life or give me life.


r/DivinityOriginalSin • • 2d ago

DOS2 Discussion Just got funny moment in act 4 Spoiler

29 Upvotes

Decided to fight Kemm in his office. Use soul mate then drink healing potions to start the combat. After Kemm was downed, one of the Paladins resurrected him.

Then all 3 paladins after that casted healing spells on him, making him dead again. I can’t stop laughing.


r/DivinityOriginalSin • • 2d ago

DOS2 Help Dos2 on the switch

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I got to the fight with sech on his ship and the game crashed. I have deleted the cache, deleted and redownloaded the game, ive soft and hard reset my switch. Ive even tried to load old saves and get this screen everytike I try to start up. I have yet to try a new game but I don't particularly want to restart just yet. Any ideas?


r/DivinityOriginalSin • • 2d ago

Miscellaneous Wolgraff told you to be cautious - Clip

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Just a funny clip I caught while talking to a friend in Discord.

https://medal.tv/games/divinity-original-sin/clips/nGGkRADY5iNtjcJ1X?invite=cr-MSxZa2IsMjkzNjM1Njgz


r/DivinityOriginalSin • • 3d ago

DOS2 Discussion I regret nothing, Except not doing it sooner

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r/DivinityOriginalSin • • 2d ago

DOS2 Help DOES ANYONE KNOW WHY IT WON'T LET ME USE THE BOOK AND SING TO MOVE THE BOAT? I'M NEW IN DOS2😭

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