Goon's Companion Protection

baldursgate3 — Mods & Enhancements

Goon's Companion Protection is a gameplay mod for Baldur's Gate 3 that buffs potential companion characters before they join your party, preventing them from being killed by difficulty mods or suicidal AI. It's for players who use difficulty mods and want to keep companions alive until recruitment.

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Syntax

Gameplay

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Downloads: 169,909

💡 Notes

By BaldursGoonsack and Nzx

🎯 Tips & Tricks

If you're using a mod manager like Vortex or BG3MM, install

If you're using a mod manager like Vortex or BG3MM, install this mod through the manager to avoid load order issues.

Make sure this mod loads after any difficulty mods that alte

Make sure this mod loads after any difficulty mods that alter companion stats, so the buffs apply correctly.

Test with a new save or before a critical fight to see if th

Test with a new save or before a critical fight to see if the buffs are active on your target companions.

🔧 Troubleshooting

Mod conflicts

Check load order. Disable conflicting mods one by one.

⚠️ Common Mistakes

Installing without checking requirements

👍 Pros

Community-approved with 173 endorsements and nearly 170k downloads — clearly fills a need
Directly addresses a common pain point for difficulty mod users: companions getting obliterated before you can recruit them
Lightweight and focused — no bloat, just buffs to keep companions alive

👎 Cons

No detailed feature list or install instructions provided by the author — you're on your own for setup
Only affects pre-recruitment companions; once they join, the buffs may not apply (unclear from description)
Last updated June 2026 — could be outdated if the game has received patches since then

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