What changed in Baldur's Gate 3 in 2021

Prevented spells and abilities from being dragged off the hotbar.

Fixed issue allowing Turkish-language players to join sessions with users in other languages.

Fixed issue where NPC corpses would slide away after death.

Fixed performance issue triggered by knocking out and then killing multiple NPCs.

Performance drop during cinematic dialogue at the Tiefling Den is no more.

Triggering Wild Magic: Turn Magic no longer skips your turn in FTB or combat.

AI no longer take Attacks of Opportunity when they shouldn’t.

A black square no longer appears in the middle of the screen when crossing the bridge to the Blighted Village with NPOT resolution and lensflare enabled.

Nere’s Shield of Screams now automatically activates as soon as he enters combat, and lasts for the duration of the fight.

Fixed crash that would occur during a saving throw if an item was equipped that improved your proficiency in an ability.

Fixed rare crash that occurred when previewing a jump.

AI now use their full arsenal of spells and items during combat.

Fixed shields from disappearing at the start of sheath animation.

Character portraits now display correctly in the Twitch Extension during multiplayer.

Fixed issue preventing romance with Lae’zel regardless of your approval rating.

Characters no longer walk around causing Bludgeoning damage to everyone around them.

Includes revamped lighting system, new color grading, and support for DLSS 2.3 and AMD FSR.

A new region called Grymforge has been added, featuring new questlines and characters.

New Sorcerer class with two unique subclasses: Wild Magic and Draconic Bloodline.

New tactical weapon actions have been introduced for melee and ranged combat.

Better distinction between base AC, ability modifiers, and bonus AC.

Fixed issues related to the Mobile feat.

Fixed an issue where NPCs would react poorly to a Druid's Wildshape form.

Players can now adjust the frequency of character dialogue through a slider.

The high ground rule now provides a bonus on attack instead of advantage/disadvantage.

Shadowheart's CHA has been reduced and STR increased.

Options to increase font size in dialogues and a semi-transparent background.

Players now receive a bonus on attack instead of advantage/disadvantage.

An ancient Sharran fortress featuring new content, quests, combat, and mysterious NPCs.

Substantial graphical improvements including lighting, color grading, and visual effects.

Includes Horrific Visage, Enlarge/Reduce, Chromatic Orb, Cloud of Daggers, and Crown of Madness.

Fixed an issue where Scratch the Dog could not be petted.

A new Sorcerer class with unique abilities and spells has been added to the game.

New lethal signature moves for ranged and melee weapons.

Added an option for a semi-transparent text background and increased font size for dialogue.

Goblins will now start dialogue with Wyll instead of attacking on sight.

Imps' crossbow is now a light crossbow.

Detailed steps provided for updating to Patch 6 and managing save files.

Introducing a new playable class for players attending EGX.

Players are advised to remove mods before updating to avoid issues.

Instructions on how to back up save games before updating.

Players can now equip and dual wield Salami as a new item.

Patch 6 will require approximately 60GB of space.

Saves from Patch 5 or earlier will no longer be compatible after updating to Patch 6.

Resolved an issue that prevented players from progressing due to a savegame issue related to the blighted village.

Resolved issues with the launcher not fitting on certain display resolutions and scaling.

Addressed a crash that occurred when loading and unloading textures too quickly.

Improved launcher performance for slower connections, allowing quicker game launches.

Players can now skip the launcher entirely by adding a launch option in the game properties.

Addressed issues with the launcher not functioning correctly on network mapped drives or symlinks.

Characters now have secret miniquests based on their Background.

Option to run the game at ARM64 performance on M1 machines.

New magic items available in loot and quest rewards.

Enemies can no longer land critical hits during the tutorial.

Food now provides Camp Supplies for long rests.

Players at maximum encumbrance can no longer perform certain actions.

Improved display of bonuses and double dice for Advantage/Disadvantage.

The bottom logo now adds interactivity and clearly indicates it leads to larian.com.

Selecting a game using RMB no longer causes the player to be stuck on one game.

Players can now load their most recent save directly from the launcher.

Resolved an issue that caused the game to crash when examining entities like the Bulette that had disappeared.

Loaded dice will now only bend RNG in the rolling character's favour, preventing misses to compensate for lucky hits.

Fixed an issue where double clicking via LMB on the game selection section would make the launcher details disappear.

Fixed crash when riding up the elevator in Druid Grove after a bear eats a fish.

Fixed crash when the Flaming Sphere erupts after player fails the Ornate Mirror riddle.

Fixed occasional crash during the cinematic that happens after tutorial / using the transponder.

Added a dedicated button for party members to escape combat.

New spells include Entangle, Flame Blade, Moonbeam, and more.

New corpses and cinematics added for the Speak with Dead ability.

Future patches will be smaller in download and install size.

Changes include adjustments to spells, actions, and item interactions.

Druids are now a playable class with Circle of the Moon and Circle of the Land subclasses.

Added cross play through direct connect with Mac version.

Dice rolls are now weighted to avoid streaks of success or failure.

Resolved issues with NPCs not reacting correctly to attacks.

Trading prices now show both original and adjusted values.

Druids can transform into various animals, each with unique abilities.