Q: What is the issue with the non-lethal attacks feature in Baldur's Gate 3?

A: The non-lethal attacks feature in Baldur's Gate 3 seems to be glitched in certain situations. When players knock out a hostile enemy using non-lethal methods, the game sometimes considers the NPC to be dead. This can be problematic, especially for paladins with oath subclasses, as they are committed to protecting the innocent and not causing harm, risking becoming oathbreakers if they unintentionally kill.

Q: How can players address the non-lethal attacks not working bug in the game?

A: To avoid the bug, it's advised not to use the toggle for non-lethal attacks unless the enemies are in a "temporarily hostile" state. In regular fights with enemies you wish to spare, there's a risk that using non-lethal methods may still mark the enemy as dead in the game. It's better to either sidestep these characters or employ crowd-control abilities, like Hold Person to paralyze them, knocking them prone, or stunning them, instead of trying to knock them out with non-lethal methods.

Q: How does the game handle "temporarily hostile" NPCs when using non-lethal attacks?

A: If NPCs become "temporarily hostile" due to actions like being hit by the player or catching the player stealing, using non-lethal attacks on them will correctly give them a temporary KO status. After a long rest, these NPCs will wake up, and this aspect of the non-lethal feature is functioning as intended.

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Baldur’s Gate 3 Non-Lethal Attacks Bug: Is Knocking Out Enemies Not Working?

August 14, 2023

By Nicholas Tan

The Baldur’s Gate 3 non-lethal attacks feature is not working as it should in some instances. Unlike other glitches in the game, this bug can appear in many places where a hostile enemy that you knock out instead makes the game think that the NPC is dead. Ideally, the non-lethal attacks passive ability is meant…

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