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How to Hide Armor, Helmets, and Cloaks in Baldur's Gate 3 BG3
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How to Hide Armor, Helmets, and Cloaks in Baldur’s Gate 3

Did you find a shiny new piece of armor only to have your excitement crushed when you equipped it and saw how ugly it makes your character? Here’s an easy-to-follow guide on how to hide armor, helmets, and cloaks in Baldur’s Gate 3.

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How to Hide Your Armor and Helmet on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S in Baldur’s Gate 3

PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S owners will have an especially easy time when they want to hide their helmet or armor in Baldur’s Gate 3. Just do the following:

  1. Hit RT/R2 to open the Radial Menu
  2. Tilt your left stick up and select the Character Sheet option
  3. Select your Helmet or armor piece and move to its block to the right in your equipment
  4. Press ‘Y’ or ‘Triangle’ to hide the Helmet during dialogue, or again to hide it entirely
    • If you move to other spots on your equipment menu, you can press ‘Y’ or ‘Triangle’ to toggle your overclothes to show instead of your armor
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I especially enjoyed this addition because I hate many of the early-game helmets but will never hate them so much to leave them unequipped.

How to Hide Helmets in Baldur’s Gate 3 on PC

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Here’s how to hide the helmet in Baldur’s Gate 3 on PC:

  1. Open your Inventory or Character Sheet
  2. Hover your mouse over your Helmet slot
  3. A small box will appear above the Helmet slot
    • The toggle box won’t be visible unless you hover your mouse over the Helmet slot.
  4. Toggle until you find the option you want:
    • Hide Helmet: This option will hide your helmet 100% of the time.
    • Hide During Dialogues: This option only hides your helmet during dialogue scenes.

It is essential to know that the Toggle Armour Set Visibility setting will override your Helmet visibility settings, so if you can’t get your helmet to come back, check the Toggle Armour Visibility settings, which we will discuss below.

How to Hide Armor in Baldur’s Gate 3 on PC

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Unfortunately, outside of your helmet, it is only possible to hide all your armor simultaneously. There is no way to hide individual pieces of armor.

Here is how to hide armor and cloaks in Baldur’s Gate 3:

  1. Open your Inventory or Character Sheet
  2. Click the Toggle Armour Visibility square above the Overclothes slot.
    • For instance, my character started the game with Homely Clothes
  3. Toggle until you find the option you want:
    • Default: The default option is what you want if you want all of your armor to show.
    • Camp: The camp option will remove your armor and leave you in your character in their Overclothes only.
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If you want your character to be naked, you need to toggle to the Camp option and then unequip your character’s Overclothes, Shoes, and Underwear (marked in the red box above). Remember that you will see your character’s genitalia if that option is enabled in the in-game settings, making your character NSFW. Otherwise, your character will still look naked but have their bits covered up.

Author’s Note: I wrote this guide while playing Baldur’s Gate 3 on my Lenovo gaming laptop and the Xbox Series X.

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