Larian Studio has just rolled out the first major update for Baldur’s Gate 3 and the least we can say is that it’s huge. Here’s what to remember.
Baldur’s Gate 3 has established itself as one of the most beautiful surprises of the year. Even those who had devoured early access were far from expecting such critical and commercial success. Larian Studios not only opened up the CRPG genre to a whole new fringe, but also kicked the anthill so much that some developers would worry about their future productions judging that the studio has set a new standard. in the matter. At its launch, the game was not flawless either, compiling a few bugs of all kinds. Larian Studios had promised a first big update with more than 1000 fixes and improvements and it just happened. Right before your big weekend sessions on Baldur’s Gate 3.
Baldur’s Gate 3 big patch is here
Baldur’s Gate 3 is quietly preparing its release on PS5. On September 6, the RPG phenomenon will let itself be approached by the few million orphan players of Starfield. Meanwhile, Larian Studios continues to polish the PC version which has already received many hot fix to correct many errors, some blocking progress in the main quest, others more outlandish like the exhibitionist gnomes. On the other hand, it was only a little warm-up, because the studio has finally just deployed the first big update for Baldur’s Gate 3 on this Friday, August 25, 2023. Larian had promised a substantial patch based on some 1000 corrections and the buggers hadn’t lied. So much so that the patch notes are too big for Steam.
Unfortunately, we won’t be able to have fun translating everything, but in general there are some changes requested by Baldur’s Gate 3 players, both in terms of balancing, bugs, optimization, cutscenes and more. Moreover. More concretely, we will note the concerns where the NPCs managed to detect the players when they should not, objects which float in the air during the dialogues and cutscenes like cups or newspapers. For the most romantic, the conclusion of the love affair with Darkheart will finally be triggered for all those who have managed to charm the follower of Shar.
Expected changes
And on the subject, Karlach will no longer embrace the void and will kneel down. Several players, especially those playing with dwarf races, had shared animations that had something to smile about. Now, Baldur’s Gate 3 will take into account the characters’ physics and race before their lips can finally touch. Love is beautiful. Gayle can also be friendzoned more easily. Many players have indeed unwittingly sparked a romance, thinking of having a friendly chat with him to finally flirt with the mage. From now on it will be much more explicit.
On the balancing side, Baldur’s Gate 3 will be more generous in gold, with the amount found in barrels now being greater. The game will also be easier for those who have opted for the Explorer mode, which is aimed at beginners in the field. Their characters will now benefit from +100% HP compared to 50% before. Even more practical, the launcher will finally remember if you have opted for the DX11 or Vulkan and will stop asking you for it each time you launch it. In terms of dialog notifications, dice roll results and approval notifications will stop fading at lightning speed. You will finally have time to read them.
Performance issues will wait
With this massive update to Baldur’s Gate 3, the minimap has also undergone some changes as Minthara “now remembers how to use her weapons”, jokes the studio in its patch notes, which can be viewed in their entirety here. In another register, the sellers who sell tints now systematically offer solvent, in case the applied color is not enough. fashion for you. And in reality, the stocks of many sellers have changed, being more fitting with the characters in question.
In short, a whole program and other changes are already underway. The second update is coming soon and “vYou won’t have to wait long for Patch 2, it’s coming very soon “, specifies the studio. It will tackle performance issues this time around, including Act 3 of Baldur’s Gate 3. More details will be released closer to its rollout.