Summary
FollowingBaldur’s Gate 3’s major Patch 8 release in April, Larian Studios is now rolling out a hotfix to address some of the issues players have been experiencing in areas like the modding toolkit, gameplay, scripting, subclasses, and much more. Additionally, Larian is also fixing a “kaleidoscope of colours that appear when changing locations,” along with bugs and crashes, aiming for a smootherBaldur’s Gate 3gameplay experience.
Baldur’s Gate 3became massively popular following its 2023 release, mesmerizing RPG fans across the globe with its deep, branching storyline, engaging combat system, unforgettable characters, and addictive gameplay that keeps players wanting to explore every possibility in the game—with some even dedicating more than 200 hours of playtime. During the year and a half since its release, Larian has been rolling out updates to keep the game fresh by adding content and fixing issues, with the highly anticipated Patch 8 launching last month. Themassive update skyrocketedBaldur’s Gate 3’s player numbers, though it introduced several problems that Larian is now trying to resolve.
Hotfix 31 tackles a number of issues, starting with the modding toolkit, which was causing crashes when loading a level. More crashes and errors occurring afterBaldur’s Gate 3’s Patch 8 releasehave also been rectified, including one that happened when players hovered over certain items while trading, and high-saturation graphical artefacts that showed up when teleporting through waypoints.
Baldur’s Gate 3’s subclasses added in Patch 8have also seen many improvements, starting with the Hexblade warlocks, who can now replace a spell at level 2, much like other warlocks. Other subclass changes include the barbarian feature Vaprak’s Greed, which increases carrying capacity and now takes human versatility into account; the passive feature Fancy Footwork, which now works even if players miss; and a few bug fixes for Shadow Blade and Sneak Attacks, among many more changes.
Patch 8 accidentally mixed up some dialogue lines, which are now being rectified in Hotfix 31. Some fixes to the UI have also been implemented, including an issue where Cloudkill was mistakenly showing the wrong level (5 instead of 6), and a bug that was preventing players from moving corpses into containers.
The new photo mode was also addressed, tweaking the “Look at Camera” feature to make it work better, and fixing a “FileSystem error” that was sometimes triggered when players tried to save screenshots. While there may still bemore for Larian to polish inBaldur’s Gate 3’s Patch 8, the developer is committed to continuing to roll out the necessary updates to ensure that this “final major” update delivers on its promise.
