BG3 Mod Showcase: No Illithids or Orb Required for Ending

Описание: Mod.io: https://mod.io/g/baldursgate3/m/no-il...
GitHub: https://github.com/Liskomato/BG3-Ring...

FAQ can be found on the Mod.io page.

SPOILERS FOR ACT 3 AND THE END OF BALDUR'S GATE 3!











This mod allows you to skip the mind flayer requirement for the endgame, allowing you to proceed past the Astral Prism after the events at the Morphic Pool without anyone undergoing ceremorphosis, provided you have the required buff and/or item with you along with the Orphic Hammer.

There are two ways to get the Unbreakable Will passive needed to cast Karsus' Compulsion without ceremorphosis:

Destroy the Astral-Touched Tadpole while not having any illithid powers at all.
(Make sure you have the Astral Tadpole still available to use when loading this mod in a save for the first time.)
Obtain the Ring of Karsus from Karsus' vault in Sorcerous Sundries. It is located in the invisible chest that contains the Foebreaker weapon.
(You need to install the mod before you enter Lower City for the first time for this to work.)

Once you have the passive, when you liberate Orpheus, a Supreme Tadpole is temporarily added to your inventory during your conversation with the Prince of the Comet. Agree to bear the burden of transforming yourself, and you should be able to proceed without anyone transforming to a mind flayer, even if some cutscenes treat you as having done so. After Orpheus departs in the aftermath of destroying the Netherbrain, the game proceeds as normal in an ending where you didn't become a mind flayer.





If you have any questions or have bugs to report, please tell me about them as soon as you can!

I will do my best to fix any bugs you or I might come across with this mod. I haven't had the chance to test this mod in every possible scenario (including multiplayer)

Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:50 Earning the Unbreakable Will passive
2:23 Finding the Ring of Karsus
3:00 Astral Prism
7:21 Freeing Orpheus
11:12 Entering High Hall
18:01 Climbing the Brainstem
22:44 Final Battle
33:38 Destroy the Brain ending
48:28 Epilogue
1:01:14 Dominate the Brain ending

Attributes
No Mindflayers Needed to Defeat the Absolute (https://www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate..., the original mod by FirmDesigns that inspired this current mod in the first place.
Your Friend the Dragon, a good friend of mine who helped inspire the creation of this mod with our mutual co-op playthrough.
BG3 Modding / Moonglasses discord for helping out in figuring out some bits with this mod.