Baldur's Gate Baldur's Gate 3 RELEASE THREAD

[Swen]

 

[A-Minish]

I am finaly going to try this half-abomination half-masterpiece once and for all, out of genuine curiosity.

Though I am already set on using Full Custom Companions(hirelings) and Party Limit Gone , I am still open to suggestions. Has anyone here a mod they would see as a "must have" ? Like new spells, UI reworks or camera fixes ?

 

[Robber Baron]

Has anyone here a mod they would see as a "must have" ?

Antiwoke mods are a must depending on your tolerance of nuage cringe even though all of them are essentially just flavour mods
I'd sure as hell install most of them if they were available at the time of my playthrough

 

[A-Minish]

Antiwoke mods are a must depending on your tolerance of nuage cringe even though all of them are essentially just flavour mods

Thanks but the woke and cringe stuff I will tolerate. Hell, I laugh at it half the time.

And from what I have seen already I am not going to take this game very seriously anyway. I will treat this version of the Forgotten Realm as a venting sandbox, as in : I am going to mess with or massacre nearly everyone I judge as cringe(Astarion) or retarded.

I am also considering starting as DURGE but I am not sure.

 

[Robber Baron]

I am also considering starting as DURGE but I am not sure.

I myself havent finished a DURGE playthrough but people do say he has more content and player agency than generic MC
And judging by a portion of Act1 that I played - it is the case

 

[Litmanen]

Guys, in our co-op Tactician mode playthrough, we're at the Mind Flayer Colony for the second fight against Ketheric Thorm. We were already pretty battered going in, but anyway, we managed to get through the various battles without too much trouble. However, we made a reckless mistake: we used the regeneration pod (my fault, I clicked it just to see what it did), and then we had the battle against the Mind Flayers to save Zevlor and the others.

Now we're low on HP and a few spells again, just before facing that bastard Ketheric. Ketheric himself isn’t too big of a problem, but the guy who shows up after him definitely is. Is there any way to reactivate the pod or heal/do something? Or are we softlocked in this spot?

 

[Lagole Gon]

Nice meme, but Larian has lots of americans on the team. Obviously.
IIRC half of writers are americans, nearly all of them are some kind of anglo, there's one Belgian.

Muh hot wahmen, based sven. Kind of pathetic how BG3 gets a free pass from most of internet anti-woke outrage farmers.

 

[Fedora Master]

I am finaly going to try this half-abomination half-masterpiece once and for all, out of genuine curiosity.

Though I am already set on using Full Custom Companions(hirelings) and Party Limit Gone , I am still open to suggestions. Has anyone here a mod they would see as a "must have" ? Like new spells, UI reworks or camera fixes ?

Why would you make a piss easy game even easier with an uncapped party?

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Why would you make a piss easy game even easier with an uncapped party?

To skip having to return to the camp to talk to people and to have one companion of every class, I guess.

 

[A-Minish]

Why would you make a piss easy game even easier with an uncapped party?

LMAO. Do not worry, my brain is not going to turn into mush if I play a party of 5 or 6. And even then, I have already other alternatives to avoid such a fate

Still, is it realy THAT easy in Honorable and Tactician ?

 

[Desiderius]

I am finaly going to try this half-abomination half-masterpiece once and for all, out of genuine curiosity.

Though I am already set on using Full Custom Companions(hirelings) and Party Limit Gone , I am still open to suggestions. Has anyone here a mod they would see as a "must have" ? Like new spells, UI reworks or camera fixes ?

Why would you make a piss easy game even easier with an uncapped party?

Old dudes get set in their ways and want to turn every game into Icewind Dale.

The usual

 

[A-Minish]

I have read the experience is evenly shared between each member of the party after each encounter. So I do not know if I will be lagging behind in term of level progression compared to a 4 man party. I can still restart or reduce the size of my party anyway, not a big deal.

I still cranked up the difficulty to Tactician though.

I settled on playing DURGE and I already could cut the hand of someone like a loony, I hope I will find the poor bugger just to finish the job

Old dudes get set in their ways and want to turn every game into Icewind Dale.

I am not old ! I am just... not young anymore

But yeah, you are right. Except you can replace ID1 by PoE and the fact I realy do not care that much about difficulty this time.

 

[KeAShizuku]

Look I have nothing against girl boss/strong women I'm not Muslim or Indian.

But at least make them fucking cute. Take Wandering Sword. MC GF is a martial artist who fights alongside him. She also makes him a nice coat to wear.

 

[Tuco Benedicto Pacifico]

Why would you make a piss easy game even easier with an uncapped party?

Because even if I could play this game blindfolded and with a single character and steamroll (almost) everything anyway, I STILL find a larger party more engaging and enjoyable to have, as it allows for the following advantages:

- it gives to the player the chance to play around with more classes.
- it allows to play with more diversified party compositions, without forcing anyone to give up on those classes one would consider "basically mandatory to have".
- it offers the chance to make proper use of a lot more equipment that would just become useless dead weight and/or vendor trash otherwise.
- it opens chances for a lot more character interactions/narrative driven moments during questing/exploration.

The downside, of course, is having to deal with the spastic control system with even more characters.

 

[Mr. Magniloquent]

When I get around to playing this (I'm still a bit backlogged), I don't think I will use anti-work mods, though I would really like to. I'm strongly considering removing the party cap limit and then maxing the difficulty to compensate. I doubt that will be enough since removing the cap will double your party size if you take everyone. My intent is to see as much of the content on one run as possible, since I typically only have time to dig into 2 or 3 games a year--especially if they're content dense. I suspect that removing the cap will break the game to the point of trivializing it though.

 

[Infinitron]

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1086940/view/782037674453106724

Community Update #32 Get Ready For The Patch 8 Stress Test!
Good news, everyone! It’s January. The world has finished another lazy rotation around the Sun, and as you’re gazing into the murky horizon of 2025 like a groundhog in search of Spring, we’re hard at work to bring you your next excuse to return to Faerûn.
Patch 8 is still moving along nicely, but before we let you in on the upcoming stress test to try your hand at breaking things, we’re adding some finishing touches and working with our partners to ensure you can fully test cross-play. We hope to let you into the Patch 8 stress test towards the end of this month.

Today’s community update is here to remind you of what’s arriving in our final major patch and uses the upcoming photo mode to celebrate some of the creations you’ve shared with us during our journey together. Someone grab the tissue, it can’t really be the end, can it?

Try Out Cross-Play With The Patch 8 Stress Test​

Imagine a world, healed from all its pain, where Xbox, PlayStation, and PC gamers can finally be free of the barriers that once separated them. Finally, in Patch 8, no matter what platform, we can all come together in BG3 and unite in what matters: kissing weird guys and heaving goblins off cliffs.

During the Patch 8 stress test, registered Xbox, PlayStation, and PC players will be able to test out cross-play by either creating or joining a lobby and inviting friends through the Larian Network. With such a large technical feature being implemented, we’re keen to see how you get on with cross-play during the stress test so that we can make any small changes before Patch 8 is released!

While cross-play with Mac will be available from launch, unfortunately, Mac players won’t be able to take part in the stress test this time.

Register Now​

If you’ve not yet signed up to take part in the Patch 8 stress test to help test things out, you can still register your interest by clicking on the banner with the handsome feller below!

Want to join the stress test from an Xbox? You’ll need to download the Xbox Insider Hub App to become an Xbox Insider and join the playtest from the app once the stress test begins to go live.

Please note: Access will be granted in waves throughout the testing period. Registering your interest through the web form does not guarantee you will be given access.

Arriving With Patch 8​

The final major patch for Baldur’s Gate 3 is right around the corner and will deliver several hotly anticipated features, including cross-play, photo mode, and 12 new subclasses, which you can read more about in Community Update #30.

Incoming Bug Fixes​

Along with the new features, we’re continuing to clean up animation pops, clipping, and have fixed bugs, including the likes of:

• Fixed a savegame issue where you wouldn't get the appropriate amount of Umbral Gems for the Gauntlet of Shar.
• Fixed an issue causing you to get stuck at a 0% loading screen when attempting to join a multiplayer session that uses mods.
• Your character will no longer think Shadowheart is dead if she isn't when talking to
  
  
• Halsin will now show up to your camp in Act II as long as you save him, even if you happen to skip the celebration with the tieflings at camp.
• Improved performance in the Adamantine Forge.
• Minthara will now comment on
  
  reveal.
• Cerys will stop getting involved in combats with Minthara from across the region. An eager beaver no longer.
• We’ve also reminded Minthara that 'knocked out' does not mean 'dead', so she'll more reliably appear in Moonrise Towers.
• Fixed companions' lines getting cut off prematurely after Gale
  
  at the end of the game.
• Fixed a bug preventing Wyll from commenting on Astarion holding a blade to your throat during Astarion's recruitment dialogue by the beach.
• Barcus is no longer Mike Wazowski'd by various items like cauldrons and bottles blocking him off from view when you talk to him at Last Light.

In-Game Mod Manager Improvements​

• Removed the third-party mods warning and replaced it with clearer messaging.
• The Mod Verification window will now trigger regardless of where the request to connect to a multiplayer game is coming from.

With plenty more fixes to be included! And don’t worry, this isn’t the end of our bug fixing.

New Subclasses​

Soon there will be 12 new ways to experience Baldur’s Gate 3 - a new subclass is being added for each of the 12 classes in the game, complete with new VFX and animations that we teased in Community Update #31.

You’ve got to try out all of them, right?

When they tell me not to touch the uranium.

Photo Mode​

Patch 8 also introduces photo mode, so get ready to smile for the camera, or if you’re like Karlach, stare into the middle-distance as you contemplate all your past mistakes.

While you’re adventuring around the Sword Coast, you’ll be able to toggle photo mode on or off and play around with a multitude of options for the party you’ve brought along with you, including during combat encounters. Position them to your liking, change facial expressions to fit the scene, and play around with the camera, lens, and scene settings.

During dialogues and cinematic scenes, you won’t be able to alter the camera or position your party, but you will have access to a whole bunch of post-processing effects, such as colour-grading settings, frames, and stickers, that can be used whether you’re tottering around Baldur’s Gate, or kissing your beloved.

To give you a taste of the poses available in photo mode, we’re paying homage to some of your finest memes, moments, and masterpieces. Check them out below, and be sure to drop by the original creator’s work to show your appreciation!

Get you a druid who can do both. Posted on Reddit by u/bwubwerr.

Blade of Frontiers by day, nap enthusiast by initiative order. Posted on Reddit by u/Sporshie.

Even the Astral Plane can’t save you from the midweek grind. Artwork illustrated by mintcrows on X.

This will look great over the fireplace in our pocket dimension. Posted on Reddit by u/NightwingMage.

Sweet dreams and all that. Posted to Tumblr by quacaserous.

While Patch 8 won’t allow you to romance a water elemental, you can do whatever is happening here.

The bearer of bad news. Posted to Tumblr by cyberth0t.

Thanks, Elminster. Posted to Reddit by u/grellskendyr.

Don’t worry, they’ll jump down as soon as you head on back up. Posted to Reddit by u/nyesther7

But at least she looked cute doing it, right? Posted to Reddit by u/urielopos

A true critical success. A frame from the iconic animation created by 예이헴yayhem.

We’re looking forward to seeing the creativity you’ll bring once you get your hands on Patch 8!

Minimum Specifications​

With Patch 7 introducing more features to Baldur’s Gate 3, and now with Patch 8 on the horizon, we have adjusted our minimum specification for Mac players. For your game to run smoothly, we recommend updating to macOS 14 (version 14.7.1) or later. If you’re running a system that cannot update to these specifications, you can continue playing Baldur’s Gate 3 up to Patch 6, by changing which game version you’re loading.

To do this:

1. Right Click on Baldur’s Gate 3 from your Steam Library and select Properties
2. From the left-hand side menu, select Betas
3. Use the Beta Participation drop-down option to change the beta branch to release_patch6_hf9

You will be able to continue playing saves made on Patch 6.

100 Million Mod Downloads​

We’re entering 2025 with more than 100 million mods downloaded! Give yourselves a pat on the back, because that is a very nice number.

The team is also back to our regular cadence of curating mods for console, so be on the lookout for more mods being approved soon!

 

[Quillon]

that knocking out alfira thing works?

 

[Haplo]

Well, it used to. Judging by the screen and comment, I guess it still does.

 

[Incognito]

Why would you make a piss easy game even easier with an uncapped party?

Because even if I could play this game blindfolded and with a single character and steamroll (almost) everything anyway, I STILL find a larger party more engaging and enjoyable to have, as it allows for the following advantages:

- it gives to the player the chance to play around with more classes.
- it allows to play with more diversified party compositions, without forcing anyone to give up on those classes one would consider "basically mandatory to have".
- it offers the chance to make proper use of a lot more equipment that would just become useless dead weight and/or vendor trash otherwise.
- it opens chances for a lot more character interactions/narrative driven moments during questing/exploration.

The downside, of course, is having to deal with the spastic control system with even more characters.

As a fan of parties of four, this is the best argument I've read for having larger groups.

 

[Swen]

Seriously only a matter of time now before EA will close down Bioware and offer Larian 10 billion dollars. (Microsoft and Sony also intersted)

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Seriously only a matter of time now before EA will close down Bioware and offer Larian 10 billion dollars. (Microsoft and Sony also intersted)

Not a snowflake's chance in hell that Swen will take the offer though.

 

[Aarwolf]

Nice meme, but Larian has lots of americans on the team. Obviously.
IIRC half of writers are americans, nearly all of them are some kind of anglo, there's one Belgian.

...and the artist in question is russian, named Konstantin Porubow.

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/JvnQ9Z

 

[Clockwork Knight]

I can't believe anon would just lie on the internet, what is the world coming to

 

[Lagole Gon]

Nice meme, but Larian has lots of americans on the team. Obviously.
IIRC half of writers are americans, nearly all of them are some kind of anglo, there's one Belgian.

...and the artist in question is russian, named Konstantin Porubow.

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/JvnQ9Z

Ugh.
What's up with russians and pretty-much-troon dykes anyway?
I thought it was only Owlcat thing.

 

[Cat Headed Eagle]

Nice meme, but Larian has lots of americans on the team. Obviously.
IIRC half of writers are americans, nearly all of them are some kind of anglo, there's one Belgian.

...and the artist in question is russian, named Konstantin Porubow.

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/JvnQ9Z

Ugh.
What's up with russians and pretty-much-troon dykes anyway?
I thought it was only Owlcat thing.

Under the half a ton layers of makeup that the average slavette uses on a daily basis, there's a face that looks very slav, and very much like a male slav but with softer features. It's the Thai vacation mindset, they see something different and go apeshit.