Someone on Reddit posted a screenshot from post-patch that shows after the choice in Act 1 it now says in the branching story notification: “After the blighted dragon attack devastated Treviso, Lucanis no longer has time for a romance with you.”
If anyone else can confirm, so it’s not just that one Reddit post, I’d appreciate it very much.
I actually restarted my game because I was locked out of the romance, found out when Lucanis romanced Neve. But I also have to say that I didn't always use the romance option, and you do have to consider all of your responses in conversations. You can look them up, because responses that look 'okay' might actually lock you out. I think that is what happened to me.
I can confirm the notification you mentioned, it just showed after arriving in Treviso and helping Minrathous. I'll continue playing and try better conversation choices next to using every possible romance response possible. because 'no longer having time' doesn't have to equal 'forever'. We all know Lucanis does return to you.
I'll update when I know more.
UPDATE:
I'm very dissapointed saying this, but I tried to make all the right choices, got every possible romance dialogue option before I had to make the choice regarding Treviso/Minrathous. Having chosen the latter (best choice) and helping in Treviso wherever I could, I have been locked out of a possible romance with Lucanis. I'm certain at this point, a sliver of hope remains for final companion quests with him. but none of the romance dialogue options appeared during the Weishaupt quest or his personal quest Bloodbath. But some remain. A message did appear and Lucanis stated himself that everything is okay again between him and Rook. Though I am quite devastated to miss so much of the romance when at every possible moment Lucanis says that he knows Rook made an impossible choice.
Will update if anything actually changes from this point onward.. fingers crossed.
UPDATE 2:
Well.. for me it's official. Locked out. I just had the scene where you are supposed to commit to a romance with Lucanis, but did not get the dialogue options. This officially sucks and now I'm off to romance Neve out of spite (hehe..).
Seriously though, they better fix this.
UPDATE:
Just read this article: https://screenrant.com/dragon-age-veilguard-hardened-characters-reverse-status/
It states that it is still possible to romance, but only if you reverse the hardened state? Might just be possible, because in my two tries to romance Lucanis I've never been able to reverse the hardened state.
