What changed in Baldur's Gate 3 in 2023

Japanese language is now available for PC on Steam and PS5 (in Japan only).

Resolved a crash occurring in certain spots in the game when speaking in specific conditions to Cazador or Thisobald Thorm.

Addressed a crash that could occur when joining with a second controller and activating split-screen in certain places.

Honour Mode increases game difficulty and introduces new Legendary Actions for bosses.

Many performance improvements, particularly in Act III.

Shadowheart will always be the owner of the artefact during the tutorial if she is a follower.

Basic Action variations that share a hotkey by default will now gain a hotkey according to a certain priority order.

Fixed the screen going black during Astarion's endgame romance scene.

Fixed a bug where party members would sometimes not change back into the armour set they were displaying before entering camp.

General performance improvements benefiting all platforms.

Added dynamic resolution for PS5.

Added a brand new fight in Ramazith’s Tower if you betray Nightsong there.

Two new play modes added to the game.

Made cinematic tweaks to restore sections of Astarion's Act III Ascendant sex scene.

Quality of life update allows inventory management of companions not in the active party.

Added some additional audio and cinematic work to the intimate scene with the drow in Sharess' Caress.

Players can now access and manage the inventories of companions who aren't in the active party while at camp.

Origin characters receive new outfits for the final party scene.

Credits updated to include a dedication in memory of Jim Southworth.

Improved the physics of characters and walls to prevent NPCs being able to shoot through ceilings inside houses.

Becoming half-illithid will now also visually affect your eyes.

Transformation now visually affects the character's eyes.

Fixed an issue where Gale's scene with Mystra after the final combat only played if you had no one else in your party.

Continued work on improving animations for romanceable companions.

Orin’s outfit now drops as loot and is wearable by anyone.

Baldur's Gate 3 now available with Korean-language subtitles.

The loading screen art now unlocks gradually as you progress through the game.

An entirely new section at the end of the game after the defeat of the Netherbrain.

Players on machines with low VRAM/RAM should see improved performance.

Two new game modes introduced, enhancing gameplay with new challenges and customization options.

New epilogues allow players to reflect on their journey six months after the main story.

Improved companion reactivity when making the decision before the Netherbrain.

A romanced Minthara can now refer to her bond with you using a drow word for deep, unbreakable love.

Gave Jaheira her own scene with Danthelon if she approaches him alone.

Withers will resurrect any dead companions that fell before the final battle so they can join the ending cinematics.

This solves the DEVICE_LOST error upon minimising the game window.

Shoes were appearing as big blueberries.

This occurred if they were trying to fly from a lower floor to reach players on an upper floor.

Fixed some NPCs being able to shoot through floors and ceilings.

Added new dialogue options for Minsc regarding the Dark Urge and Gortash.

Halsin will no longer spontaneously turn into a bear before talking to you in Act I.

Scratch will now fetch pretty much everything.

Updated to AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.2 for improved visual quality.

Nature Domain clerics will now correctly gain 'Dampen Elements' at Level 6.

Combat rounds are now displayed under separate headings in the Combat Log.

Archfey warlocks now get a choice of cantrip at Level 4 as intended.

You can now customise which solution is selected in the second slot of the Alchemy panel.

Trickery Domain clerics will now correctly gain 'Channel Divinity: Cloak of Shadows' at Level 6.

Fixed an issue where assaulting someone while Invisible would still cause a guard to spot you.

A setting for protanopia, deuteranopia, or tritanopia has been added to the Accessibility tab.

Knowledge Domain clerics will now correctly gain 'Channel Divinity: Read Thoughts' at Level 6.

You can now customise hirelings' appearance when recruiting them.

Fixed the Enemy of Justice condition sometimes applying when it shouldn't.

Added icons for individual skills and improved tooltips in the Skills section.

Added more autosaves in the Shadow-Cursed Lands and several locations.

Fixed a geometry stretching bug introduced in Hotfix 8 on Vulkan.

You can now use the Magic Mirror on hirelings to change their appearance.

Fixed the previews not working correctly in the Accessibility options.

Fixed the Adamantine Splint Armour sometimes making your legs transparent.

Fixed characters showing up in their underwear in some intimate scenes even if you have nudity enabled.

You can now change your name through the Magic Mirror.

Fixed prices in dialogues not displaying correctly in savegames that were made while the price was on screen.

Fixed the Guardian Statue repeatedly falling into a chasm, causing the server to stall.

Fixed Feign Death causing an infinite leave–join combat loop in certain circumstances.

Fixed buffs being removed by unpreparing spells if the buff came from a different source (e.g. a scroll).

Fixed a splitscreen issue on PS5 that could cause a black screen when listening in on a dialogue.

Fixed an issue causing Minthara's romance to unreliably trigger.

Fixed some character positions and animations breaking if you skip lines in certain dialogues.

Fixed unpreparing spells not removing their buffs if the spell was upcasted.

Fixed Minthara's dialogue after you kill Orin not triggering properly when you talk to her.

Optimised the line-of-sight system for entities with no sight range, like items.

Addressed an issue where invalid savegames were being created.

Resolved an issue where reaction popups sometimes displayed no text descriptions.

Resolved an issue with Splint Armour causing unnecessary psychedelic visual effects.

Resolved issues with Raphael's portraits following the restoration of his hair colour.

Addressed a crash that occurred when listening to a dialogue after an active roll in multiplayer.

His Majesty is now a Sphynx again, with adjusted eye colour for Steelclaw.

Addressed an issue where Twitch drops were not claimable on PS5.

Restored Patch 2 behaviour where companions will not give players their important items when dismissed.

Resolved an issue where the Weapon Master Feat showed as incomplete for players proficient with all weapons.

Eavesdrop will not activate during any Character Creation sessions, including level up or magic mirror.

Fixed an issue where Skeletons created using Animate Dead were missing their ranged weapons.

Resolved a visual issue related to volumetric fog and materials generation.

Resolved a bug in Vulkan that was causing DEVICE_LOST crashes.

Addressed a crash that occurred when re-assigning characters in splitscreen mode.

Restored the appearance of Raphael, making him fashion-forward again.

Fixed crashes caused by corrupted item stacks that could occur when unloading a level or moving to a new region.

Removed duplicated characters and items caused by items being taken across two different cached levels.

Fixed a crash that would occur when loading savegames with potentially invalid items in the inventory.

Fixed a savegame issue when loading into a new region while Withers' Wardrobe was still loaded in an old region.

Fixed a crash that would occur when listening in on some dialogues during a multiplayer session.

Fixed the preview for the text background option not changing height after you reduce the Dialogue Text Size.

Fixed a savegame issue relating to traps.

Resolved an issue that locked players out of many of Minthara’s lines of dialogue.

Fixed characters sometimes disappearing on splitscreen when the client reconnects after disconnecting.

Fixed not being able to talk to Minthara at camp if you dismissed her outside of camp.

Fixed button prompts getting cut off on the Multiplayer Settings screen on splitscreen.

Fixed dismissed avatars not showing up properly in Withers' Wardrobe if the host is at camp.

Fixed sometimes not being able to talk to NPCs or party members due to the game thinking you were still in a dialogue.

Fixed Hag's Bane not having an effect on Auntie Ethel.

Fixed the Emperor not dying and therefore not triggering the Game Over flow if you bring him to 0 HP outside of combat.

Fixed graphical issues on HDR TVs when the HDR black level calibration was set to 0.

Fixed a rare crash that would occur when faraway characters got close to the party.

Clients rejoining a multiplayer game can now pick up their dismissed avatar instead of creating a new one.

Fixed the tadpole count in the Radial Menu on controller.

Fixed a crash that would occur if a guard responding to a crime created a summon and you fled or were incapacitated.

Fixed Level Up not working as expected if you level up while the game is saving.

Fixed text being cut off in the title of tutorial pop-ups.

Trader NPCs will now retain their Approval Rating of avatars and companions even after being dismissed.

Fixed splitscreen not working correctly when a client with splitscreen already enabled joins a multiplayer game.

Improved performance when cycling through Character Sheet tabs in splitscreen.

Fixed a memory leak when creating and destroying many objects.

Fixed an issue causing the game's audio to stop working on PS5.

Moved Withers' Wardrobe in the crèche camp to avoid clipping with Shadowheart's tent.

Added nipple covers to Cazador's spawn for when the nudity filter is enabled.

Fixed a crash that would occur when opening the onscreen keyboard.

Fixed characters getting stuck when the Analog Stick Selection setting is set to Left Stick.

Fixed some UIs not updating when saving, causing inventory issues.

New option for each campaign to regain storage space.

New moments added for Karlach to reflect on her infernal engine in Acts 1 and 2.

Improved performance and made optimizations across the game.

Fixed an issue causing players to get stuck in dialogue with Angry Mar'hyah and Oyster Boy Dringo.

Fixed memory leaks when opening the inventory with a controller and streaming textures.

Added new icons to indicate if items are equipped by the selected character, one of your characters, or another player's character.

An additional scene for Karlach's ending where she decides to travel to Avernus.

Multiple crashes fixed including issues with saving, character creation, and loot generation.

Fixed potentially getting stuck in combat because a player character cannot be selected to end their turn.

Optimizations made to reduce the size of savegames.

Players can now dismiss co-op party members from their campaign.

Upcoming feature to remove co-op party members from campaigns.

Working on a feature to change character looks during campaigns.

Addition of a new optional ending for Karlach in Patch 2.

Substantial performance enhancements, particularly in Act 3.

Addressing bugs causing companion reactions to events not triggering.

Over 1000 bugs fixed to improve gameplay experience.

Increased players' HP bonus in Explorer Mode from +50% to +100%.

Bringing back Short King Summer with better kissing contact for short races.

Fixed dialogue notifications, like approval ratings and roll results, disappearing too early.

Fixed earrings on tiefling female strong character models.

Fixed the modesty filter not working on dragonborns.

Improved the performance of the minimap when new map markers appear or old ones disappear.

Fixed a bug causing you to get a Game Over screen after helping Downed party members.

Fixed the conclusion to Shadowheart’s romance scene not triggering for some players.

Made gold bounties more generous in several containers across the game.

Fixed items like mugs and newspapers floating in the air during dialogues.

Updated the credits and reformatted them into two neater columns.

Fixed a bug with NPCs sometimes spotting you even if they're not supposed to be able to.

Fixed an issue where characters could get stuck in an infinite falling loop.

Changes made to ensure all future version candidates go through a comprehensive QA pipeline to prevent similar issues.

Hotfix 4 was redeployed after a rollback due to a rare compiler issue that caused crashes.

Hosts must now grant approval before new players join.

The size of savegames was increased to accommodate players' personal stories.

A roadmap is in place for upcoming hotfixes and patches, with Patch 1 featuring significant changes.

Gave him the Shield spell.

Available to all players.

Statistics highlighting player choices, actions, and deaths during the launch weekend.

Restored intended balance.

Fixed an issue with save games that could occur if a save file grew too large.

Made the size of personal 'story' databases infinite to accommodate player actions.

Players can choose between Balanced, Explorer, and Tactician modes, each offering different gameplay experiences.

Players can pet some of the dogs in the game.

Modding support will be available sometime after launch.

Baldur's Gate 3 is officially released on PC after six years of development.

Baldur's Gate 3 supports 4 player online multiplayer and split-screen co-op.

Players can choose from Origin characters: Astarion, Gale, Lae’zel, Shadowheart, Karlach, Wyll, and The Dark Urge.

Players can create a custom character with options for race, class, and appearance.

Cross-play is supported between Steam and GOG on PC.

Players are recommended to install Baldur's Gate 3 on a solid-state drive for better performance.

Players are advised to delete Early Access saves, uninstall the Early Access version, and remove incompatible mods before the full release.

A FAQ will be accessible from the launcher to assist players with potential launch issues.

Players should update their graphics card drivers to ensure compatibility and performance.

Players can upload saves to the cloud and continue on different platforms.

Baldur's Gate 3 will be playable on Steam Deck with optimal graphics settings.

Introduction of new voice actors and characters, enhancing the narrative experience.

Players can form relationships, including polyamorous options, with NPCs.

Earn exclusive loot by watching Baldur's Gate 3 on Twitch from August 3rd to August 17th.

A hidden skill tree featuring 25 mind-flayer-inspired abilities, enhancing gameplay with new powers.

Players can review dialogue history during conversations to aid decision-making.

Players can respec their protagonist and companions' classes for new playstyles.

The game supports 4K resolution and ultrawide monitors for enhanced visuals.

Players can now create hybrid classes without Ability Score Prerequisites, allowing for diverse character builds.

A new playable Origin character with a customizable background and dark narrative elements.

A new antagonist with shapeshifting abilities and a dark history of murder.

Players can recruit mercenaries as temporary party members, allowing for unique party compositions.

New customization features including age slider, body types, and additional cosmetic options.

Introduction of two-player split-screen couch co-op alongside online multiplayer.

Players can now craft potions, poisons, and oils using ingredients found in the game world.

Unveiling the city of Baldur's Gate with familiar and new locations to explore.

Introduction of a next-gen city with over a thousand individual characters and dynamic environments.

Plans to release Baldur's Gate 3 on multiple platforms based on readiness.

Players can explore the Outer City, Upper City, and Lower City with various locations and stories.

Announcement of upcoming information regarding playable races and classes in July.

Baldur's Gate designed as a living, changeable city with factions and stories.

Commitment to avoid spoilers while releasing new video assets and information.

Players can transfer their saves between PC, Mac, and PS5.

Includes items like the Mask of the Shapeshifter and Cape of the Red Prince inspired by the Divinity series.

The Digital Deluxe Edition includes new songs, paintings, camp supplies, a digital OST, artbook, and character sheets.

Meet General Ketheric Thorm, a necromancer leading an army of the dead, one of three main antagonists.

Baldur's Gate 3 will feature full controller support and split-screen co-op for local play.

Baldur's Gate 3 releases on August 31, 2023 for PC, Mac, and PS5.

The minimum system requirements for Baldur's Gate 3 have been raised to reflect the realities of the launch version.

Mac users can now download and play Patch 9, which includes new features like Paladin, Level 5, and the new Reactions system.

Rebalanced the Spider Companion's Entomb action to be a little weaker.

You no longer get stuck in a Long Rest if you agree to go to camp as you enter a dialogue.

Fixed Shadowheart walking in the wrong direction to get the artefact from her pod on the nautiloid.

Fixed the background and animations for the paladins when interacting with the hag's talking door.

Fixed the placeholder icon for the Poor Performance condition.

Fixed a crash that would occur when loading a savegame made after killing Gekh Coal while controlling one of his zombies.

You can no longer interact with nearby objects while listening in on another player's dialogue.

Fixed several issues with how Dror Ragzlin and his lackeys react to crimes and other questionable business.

Fixed several characters' portraits - including Krolla's, which showed off her hip instead of her face.

Playing an instrument badly in front of NPCs no longer makes them refuse to speak to you ever again.

Fixed a crash that would occur when carrying out an action immediately after having prepared another one.

Fixed projectiles looking like they materialise out of thin air when you shoot them.

Fixed screenshot previews not uploading to Steam Cloud, which resulted in missing savegame images when syncing on a new PC.