Let There Be Tooltips!

Description

Let There Be Tooltips! BG3 Edition displays missing world tooltips for thousands of objects, including: crates, barrels, ingredients, junk, and other interactive objects. If you can pick it up, move it, or search its contents, you can now see what it is!

As of Version 5, tooltips for empty containers and corpses will not be shown; however, empty corpses will continue to receive outlines as normal.

The DOS2 Edition was listed by Kotaku as one of The Best Mods for Divinity: Original Sin 2 and has more than 330,000 Steam Workshop subscribers.

[!] You must still press the highlight objects key/button to show tooltips.

Quick Install

1. 1. Required: Baldur's Gate 3 Script Extender [Note: Although this mod does not use scripts, the extender fixes story recompilation, which allows story-dependent mods to work properly. The extender also enables achievements.]
   2. Extract the 7-Zip archive to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Larian Studios\Baldur's Gate 3\Mods.
   3. Edit %LOCALAPPDATA%\Larian Studios\Baldur's Gate 3\PlayerProfiles\Public\modsettings.lsx (example) to activate the mod and configure its load order. Alternatively, activate the mod in BG3 Mod Manager and export the load order.

Version History

• Version 14 – Updated for Larian's Patch 7.
  • Removed out-of-scope UI tweaks that were intended to hide tooltips for empty containers
    • Commentary: Larian frequently changes the tooltip behavior logic and/or location of said logic – and these changes are never backwards-compatible. Keeping this functionality updated is like playing downstream whack-a-mole as a mole. I'll leave hiding tooltips to other mod authors willing to put in the time.
• Version 13 – Updated for Larian's Patch 6. Continuation of work started in Version 12.
  • Significantly pared down and optimized due to improvements in tooltip algorithm
  • A total of 664 item tooltips set to hover only and 1,297 item tooltips set to world
• Version 12 – Updated for game version 4.1.1.4425968.
  • 30% of 3,563 modified items set to hover only – mostly "broken" and "destroyed" objects but also most kitchen utensils.
  • Many candlelight objects – Candle, Candles, Candlestick, Candelabra, etc. – have been set to hover only. Some "Candles" will still show world tooltips; it's a work in progress.
  • Some low-value, high-frequency containers have been set to hover only, specifically Wooden Barrel, Wooden Crate, and Vase.
  • Animal Carcass, Skeleton, and Viscera containers now have world tooltips.
• Version 11 – Updated for game version 4.1.1.4251417.
• Version 10 – Updated for game version 4.1.1.4061076.
• Version 9 – Updated for Larian's Patch 5.
  • Resolved issue where tooltips continued showing for empty containers and corpses.
• Version 8 – Updated for Larian's Patch 4.
• Version 7 – Updated for Larian's Patch 3 Hotfix 2.
• Version 6 – Updated for Larian's Patch 3.
• Version 5 – Updated for Larian's Patch 2.
  • Nearly complete coverage of missing world tooltips.
  • Tooltips no longer show for empty containers.
• Version 4 – Further coverage refinement. Reduced inconsistencies.
• Version 3 – Updated for Larian's Hotfix 4. Increased coverage while reducing root template count. Enhanced curation.
• Version 2 – Added 600 more root templates, including many containers and switchable lights.
• Version 1 – Initial release. Some noninteractive objects may have tooltips; some interactive objects may not have tooltips.

Compatibility

Not compatible with root templates altered by other mods

Reporting Issues

Please report issues on Discord.