How to create a custom party in Baldur's Gate 3
To create a custom party in Baldur's Gate 3, start a multiplayer session. You don't need other human players to join; You are only cheating the game by letting you create custom companions. After creating a multiplayer session, you need to start another instance of the game. To do this, go to your installation directory and run bg3.exe while the game is already running.
Then, join your hosted multiplayer session using the new Baldur's Gate 3 window that you just opened. You'll be able to create a second custom character just like joining a friend's game, although they'll become controllable party members when it's all over. Repeat this process a third and fourth time if you want additional custom characters.
When all of your characters are created and ready to go, launch the game on your main instance of Baldur's Gate 3. Once you are in the game with all of your custom characters, save the game and close other instances of the game. With windows closed, you'll end up with your character and three other custom party members that you can control.
This method is naturally very taxing on your hardware, so be sure to lower your graphics settings before trying it. Lower the graphics as low as possible and lower the resolution if your computer is not a high-end device. The more you try to create custom members, the more computing power you will need, as each custom character requires its own instance of the game. Also, this method does not work on Google Stadia because you cannot open multiple instances of the same. game on this platform.
Baldur's Gate 3 is now available on PC and Google Stadia. The game is currently in Early Access with a full release planned after at least a year of Early Access development.
