You will officially be able to do anything in Baldur’s Gate III

Have you always dreamed of adding a mullet in place of a character’s beautiful horse haircut? Baldur’s Gate III ? Do you want to use an interface other than the one offered by default in the famous role-playing game? Or would you like your adventuring party to have not four, but five or six members — or even more?

Good news, you will officially be able to do all this from September. Larian published a message this Monday, June 3, 2024 to announce the upcoming release of an update for its RPG. Indeed, it is not because the studio did not wish to take care of the aftermath Baldur’s Gate III that he no longer cares about the game.

The arrival of this patch — the seventh — will be done in three stages. A first alpha phase has just started on June 3. It will be followed by a beta in July, then the general release in September. In doing so, the players will be able to “ give life to [leurs] craziest ideas! “. Frequently asked questions accompany this announcement.

For anyone who doesn’t yet know, modding in video games consists of modifying their functioning – hence the nickname mod. One of the games that has been most exposed to this practice is The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. On the reference site Nexus Mods, there are tens of thousands, and billions of cumulative downloads.

Thousands of video games are now affected by modding. We can mention, among the best known, Elden Ring, The Witcher 3, Starfield, Cyberpunk 2077, Fallout 4, Red Dead Redemption II, No Man’s Sky, Monster Hunter, The Sims 4, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Guitar Hero World Tour. And, of course, Baldur’s Gate III.

There is already a very vibrant community of modders around the Larian title – there are 7,748 results on Nexus Mods and millions of downloads. The mods offered are so numerous that they are able to change practically every element of the game — from textures to movements to the interface.

Not surprisingly, there is also a whole section of modding that is of a sexual nature. Here, players give free rein to their fantasies by installing files which mainly serve to undress the protagonists – mainly female – or to make them wear more or less erotic clothing.

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The question of NSFW mods on Baldur’s Gate 3

There remains a legitimate question: why provide official support when modding is already very active on Baldur’s Gate III? According to Larian, the aim is above all to guarantee good stability of the game, by promoting compatibility of mods. It is, in fact, a so-called “quality of life” update, to limit the risk of an unexpected crash during a game.

The studio declares that there is no question of prohibiting the creation of mods outside of the system it is preparing to put in place. This will be an alternative proposal. “ You will therefore have two choices to mod Baldur’s Gate III », summarizes the FAQ. However, only those linked to Larian’s tool will be officially managed.

As for knowing what the limits are of what can be accepted via the future modding tool, Larian still remains relatively evasive. “We want to support as much creative freedom as possible,” the FAQ reads. However, the studio also reminds that the game universe belongs to a third party (Hasbro) and that a framework exists.

“ Our goal […] is to find a balance that allows for extensive modding while keeping the guidelines in mind, and to open the door for mods to reach as many players as possible while ensuring they work seamlessly on different platforms », It is further explained.

Thus, Larian suggests that mods specific to adults (NSFW) or that involve scripts resulting in heavy modifications to the game may not be supported. If this happens, the studio insists: “ modding outside of our solution will always be an option. » In short, what the modding community knows today does not change.

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