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=== Honour ===
=== Honour ===
{{hatnote|For balance changes exclusive to Honour mode, see [[Guide:Undocumented Patch 5 updates#Honour mode|Undocumented Patch 5 updates]].}}
{{hatnote|For balance changes exclusive to Honour mode, see [[Guide:Undocumented Patch 5 updates#Honour mode|Undocumented Patch 5 updates]].}}
* 30 tweaks to boss fights, giving bosses Legendary Actions (actions that the boss can take at the end of another creature's turn).
* 30 tweaks to boss fights, giving bosses Legendary Actions (actions that the boss can take at the end of another creature's turn).
* Stricter action economy and damage bonuses as the game progresses.
* Stricter action economy and damage bonuses as the game progresses.
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*** The player quicksaves.
*** The player quicksaves.
*** The game autosaves.
*** The game autosaves.
* PC only: To revert to a previous version of a save file in Honour Mode you can do the following:
Keep in mind that this defeats the purpose of Honour Mode and is considered a "cheat", but can be used to fix a bugged run.
** Turn off cloud save
** Move the save file ({{em|AppData\Local\Larian Studios\Baldur's Gate 3\PlayerProfiles\Public\Savegames}}) to a different folder
** Before loading your save, replace the current save file with the old save file
*** Do not press {{em|Continue}} in the menu, load your save file via the {{em|Load Game}} button. Replace the save file once the menu is open
** Note: This has to be done before a total party kill.
** This might be possible on Console by using USB Storage Devices {{verify}}
* Should the party die, the player is presented with two choices:  
* Should the party die, the player is presented with two choices:  
** Continue the campaign in Custom mode, which ends Honour mode.
** Continue the campaign in Custom mode, which ends Honour mode.
** End the campaign, which deletes the save.
** End the campaign, which deletes the save.


'''Note:''' It's possible to cheat the ''single save file'' system by manually backing up the save file between play sessions. If something goes wrong in Honour mode, one can close the game, restore a previous save file, and launch the game again to continue from the backed up save. This is particularly easy to achieve on MS Windows, {{nobr|GNU/Linux}}, and MacOS, where save files can be accessed easily with a file manager or shell commands.
==== Rewards ====


==== Rewards ====
Players who beat the game in Honour Mode receive several rewards:
Players who beat the game in Honour Mode receive several rewards:
* An in-game [[die designs|D20 skin]], "Shining Honour", with a golden appearance.
* An in-game [[die designs|D20 skin]], "Shining Honour", with a golden appearance.
* The Foehammer [[Achievements|achievement]].
* The Foehammer [[Achievements|achievement]].
==== Circumventing save file restrictions ====
It's possible to cheat the ''single save file'' system by manually backing up the save file between play sessions. If something goes wrong in Honour mode, one can close the game, restore a previous save file, and launch the game again to continue from the backed up save.
This is particularly easy to achieve on MS Windows, {{nobr|GNU/Linux}}, and MacOS, where save files can be accessed easily with a file manager or shell commands. It may be possible to achieve on gaming consoles as well if the save files can be accessed and overridden.{{verify}}
Although using this trick to regularly load old game states would defeat the purpose of Honour mode, a legitimate use-case may be to restore a run that went bad due to something outside the player's control, such as a bug in the game, or an accidental button press due a cat walking on your keyboard.
Exact instructions are as follows:
* Make sure cloud saves are turned off.
* Before starting the game, copy the current Honour mode save file to a different folder.
* Continue your Honour mode run and play as much as you want.
* To reload: Close the game, delete the new Honour mode save file, and put the previous copy in its place.
** '''Note: This has to be done before a total party kill.'''
If cloud saves are turned on, one can still restore a backed up Honour mode save file as follows:
* After launching the game, click the ''Load Game'' button.
* While the game is in this menu, override the current Honour mode save file with the one you had backed up.
Save file locations are as follows:
* MS Windows: <code>%LOCALAPPDATA%\Larian Studios\Baldur's Gate 3\PlayerProfiles\Public\Savegames</code>
There are also methods involving other kinds of manipulation of game files, such as:
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/BaldursGate3/comments/18d3fks/how_to_fix_a_failed_honour_mode_save/ How to fix a failed Honour Mode save (Reddit)]
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