What changed in Baldur's Gate 3 in 2024

Patch 8 will feature the addition of 12 new subclasses for players to explore.

The upcoming Patch 8 will introduce cross-play functionality, allowing players on different platforms to play together.

A new photo mode will be introduced in Patch 8, allowing players to capture their adventures.

Players can now register to participate in the Patch 8 stress test available on Steam PC, Xbox, and PlayStation.

A new Photo Mode will allow players to take customizable in-game photographs with various settings and options.

Players will be invited to stress test the new features in Patch 8, including the new subclasses and photo mode.

A holiday event featuring puzzles and rewards will be available in December.

Patch 8 will introduce one new subclass for each existing class, enhancing gameplay with new abilities and features.

Addressed an issue where Shadowheart’s hair dye would wash away when she entered water.

Baldur’s Gate 3 will soon feature full cross-platform progression, including cross-play, allowing players on different platforms to join each other.

Mods exceeding the 100-mod limit will be automatically uninstalled on console.

A limit of 100 mods has been introduced for console platforms to maximize stability.

The team is testing and approving new mods for console that meet guidelines.

Resolves stability and performance issues when using mods on console.

Console players won't be able to load saves with more than 100 mods enabled; a fix is in the works.

On PS5, the Mod Manager now correctly reports the amount of remaining memory after uninstalling a mod.

You can no longer add items to your wares that cannot become wares, preventing a trade exploit.

Updated the 'Explicit Content' filter's name to 'Mature Content'.

Updated the name of the Mod Issues window to 'Mod Verification Window' and updated its description.

Improved loading times for players with many mods installed.

Fixed the animated downloading bar not appearing in the Mod Verification Window after you click 'Download'.

On PS5, fixed a potential crash when going full disco on the DualSense lightbar.

The mod browser scrollbar now resets to the top when you navigate to a previous or next page.

Resolved an issue where clients in a multiplayer game were caught in an enable–disable loop in the Mod Verification Window when trying to disable a mod that the host doesn't have.

Fixed a crash that could occur when loading a savegame.

Resolved an issue with Wyll opting for negative greeting nodes even when he does like you.

Fixed a bug preventing players from opening the Mod Manager on PC when using a controller.

Fixed the horizontal scrollbar on the Mod Details page not being vertically centred between the arrows that flank it.

Fixed Honour Mode features, like Legendary Actions, carrying over to non-Honour-Mode games if you'd previously loaded an Honour Mode save.

Fixed the filter tags in the Mod Manager not appearing in localised languages and ensured the English string is shown as a backup.

Fixed a crash that occurred when trying to load into a playthrough rather than a particular savegame within that playthrough.

Fixed the character models becoming offset in the Trade UI when switching between trade and barter when using a controller.

The Shattered Flail's description now indicates it doesn't trigger other healing-related passives.

Fixed an issue preventing immediate start of a modded multiplayer game after installing required mods.

A new Verification Window feature helps synchronize mods when loading modded savegames or joining multiplayer sessions.

More than 60 community-made mods are now available for download on console and Mac platforms.

Fixed a potential soft-blocker caused by falling beneath an elevator.

Addressed the 'Connection Failed—Error' when joining a multiplayer game through Steam.

Fixed an issue on controller preventing loading a modded game after disabling the mod.

Fixed various UI issues in the Mod Manager, including button prompts and alignment.

Cross-saves are now compatible with curated mods on console and Mac.

Patch 7 is now available for console and Mac players, allowing them to join the modding community.

Fixed a crash related to missing equipment for new modded classes.

The 'Trending' filter now correctly shows the trending mods.

Hotfixes #26 and #27 are now live on all platforms, addressing various issues.

Fixed various camera and visual bugs in cinematics involving Wyll and His Majesty.

Fixed a crash when disabling a mod that adds a weapon with an OnEquip passive.

Fixed the Memory Used element sometimes displaying incorrect values.

Resolved some issues with mod filters not working as intended.

Honour Mode enemies should no longer retain their Legendary Actions when switching from an Honour Mode save to a non-Honour-Mode save.

Resolved an unexpected crash when navigating the in-game Mod Manager.

Toolkit for creating mods specifically for Baldur's Gate 3 now available on Steam.

Fixed bug where resurrecting Lae'zel caused her to not appear in the world.

Introduced 13 new cinematics for villainous playthroughs.

Efforts made to ensure third-party mods remain compatible with Patch 7.

Added new Legendary Actions for various characters in Honour Mode combat.

Player character's name no longer reverts to 'Custom' during Character Creation.

Split screen gameplay now dynamically merges and splits based on character proximity.

Reactions UI now allows toggling desired reactions without multiple selections.

New mod manager allows browsing, installing, and using community mods directly from the game.

Refinements to Gale's donation UI and fixes for dialogue triggers.

Players can now merge split screens into a single screen in co-op mode.

Fixes for Lae'zel's recruitment timing and idle animations.

Fixes for Karlach's reactions and visual bugs in her final scene.

Enhanced facial animations during kissing cinematics with Astarion.

Fixes for triggering romance scenes and dialogue reactivity for Wyll.

New cinematics added for evil playthroughs.

Multiplayer parties now support banter between characters assigned to different players.

Fixes for quest issues and animation bugs for Shadowheart.

Various bug fixes for Dark Urge players, including combat triggers and character responses.

Official modding toolkit to create and edit game content.

Additional Legendary Actions for various creatures and a new spell for Dror Ragzlin.

Improvements to cinematics, dialogues, and quest triggers for Origin characters.

Patch 7 is set to be released in September, following community feedback during testing phases.

The toolkit will allow players to create mods, upload them, and manage them through mod.io.

Official modding tools will improve compatibility and stability for mods across platforms.

Registration for a closed beta testing phase for modding tools will open in July, limited to 1,000 players.

The upcoming Patch 7 will introduce officially sanctioned modding tools for Baldur's Gate 3.

Modding support will be available across all platforms, starting with PC.

The closed alpha stage for testing the modding tools begins today with selected community mod authors.

Continued focus on bug fixes, performance enhancements, and stability improvements.

Patch 7 will add improved evil endings for darker conclusions to sinister playthroughs.

Patch 7 will address the mysteriously disappearing Narrator lines during the Gortash and Dark Urge confrontation.

Patch 7 will begin introducing official modding tools for visual, animation, sound, and stat changes.

Active development of Crossplay and a Photo Mode, expected to be released further down the road.

Patch 7 aims to fix Jaheira’s unwillingness to follow the group and jump into combat.

Fix for Wyll’s less-than-romantic greetings in the game.

A closed beta on PC will allow select players to test the latest update.

Fixed an issue preventing players from taking a Short Rest after dismissing a companion and loading certain savegames.

Fixed Us appearing at camp and near other waypoints when that didn't make sense.

Fixed an issue introduced in Hotfix 21 that caused reduced performance on Mac.

Fixed a rare crash related to VFX material loading.

Fixed a bug causing Nightsong to continuously gain and lose the Soul Caged condition if she had a condition that provided Immunity to being Incapacitated.

Fixed a bug where a civilian would call for help and a group of Flaming Fists would appear, but instead of moving to the crime scene, they would just stand where they were spawned.

Fixed some characters missing their spell SFX when going from camp to the world.

Fixed a bug preventing you from equipping items and using spells because an item kept being equipped.

Fixed equipped items blocked by shapeshifting being tradable, allowing you to get paid even if the items don't transfer to the trader's inventory.

Fixed a crash that could occur during Character Creation.

Fixed a bug causing party members to be wrongly ungrouped and fixed savegames in this broken state.

Fixed a potential rare crash related to our particle system.

Fixed Balthazar not finishing his turn when he is too far from the Colony ritual spot to reach it in one turn.

Fixed randomly occurring issues with dialogues, like repeating lines and options not showing up correctly.

Fixed the bulette getting permanently stuck under the ground when you passed by in Turn-Based Mode.

Fixed a bug letting you 'buy' a stack of items for free when dragging the stack into a container and using the item splitter.

Fixed a crash that could occur when selling a container with items in it, buying it again, and then selling it again.

Fixed a crash that occurred when throwing the Black Pudding Platter.

Fixed a bug causing you to get stuck in Lae'zel's recruitment dialogue if you saved halfway through and then loaded that save.

Optimised Poltergeist auras to reduce memory usage and prevent an out-of-memory crash.

Fixed clubs from the Moonrise Towers Prison getting automatically equipped when you picked them up.

Fixed a bug letting you generate gold by buying multiple items but only paying for one of them if you dragged the items into a container.

Fixed an issue where selling all wares didn't remove the proper gold amount from the trader inventory.

Indicates when a cross-save sync has failed and adds an option to try again.

If players found a way to sneak into the Mind Flayer Colony.

Potentially preventing the client from joining while the host has a panel open.

Prevents issues with game state loading.

Quality-of-life feature restored.

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Also fixed a money exploit related to this issue.

Resolved VFX artefacts on faces at certain angles.

These will be reintroduced in a future update.

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Occurs with filter enabled in the hotbar.

Due to popular demand.

Fixed a crash when entering into bartering with a vendor.

Fixed an issue that would cause vendors to initially display their current gold amount as zero.

Enhanced AI pathfinding through dangerous surfaces and steep terrain.

Updated the trade interface for better clarity on bartering and inventory management.

Added new idle animations for companions at camp to enhance the atmosphere.

Addressed an issue causing quicksaves to fail to upload to cross-saves.

Introduced a new Hungover condition when resting with only alcohol as supplies.

Added an option to change the size of text in books and other legible items.

All characters now have unique kisses that reflect their personality, with variations for different body types.

Improved endgame cinematics and added new scenes to enhance intimacy and narrative flow.

Introduced new Legendary Actions for bosses in Honour Mode, including the Shambling Mound.

Resolved an issue that prevented travel between acts.

Fixed the Shield Bash and Rebuke of the Mighty passives not triggering Saving Throws.

Gale will no longer permanently leave the party if you don't offer him any magic items while talking to him.

Fixed characters getting stuck 'in a story event', preventing control after getting killed in the fight with Grym.

Black and colourful visual artefacts sometimes appearing for 1 frame on PS5 when switching scenes or opening and closing UI windows.

Fixed the ability to walk through open doors when clicking beyond them from far away.

Fixed the camera sometimes zooming in while jumping or casting projectile spells.

Increased the compression of savegames to fix issues caused by large savegame files, including Error 544.

Thieves' Tools in the camp chest or inventory of a companion who is waiting at camp are now accessible when lockpicking.

In Honour Mode, the aura of Cazador's Potent Mist Form now properly dissipates after he's no longer in Mist Form.

Guarded against crashes caused when certain character resources were added and later removed by a mod or cheat engine.

Safeguard Shield's Saving Throw modifier is now correctly reflected on the Character Sheet.