Baldur’s Gate 3 News, Tips, Tricks & Ideas

About a week since its 24th hotfix for Baldur’s Gate 3, Larian Studios has released its 25th, tackling persisting issues preventing players from taking Short Rests. Us, an Intellect Devourer that players can have as a follower, is again the cause. This time, the issue occurred due to it not leaving the party after the tutorial.

As it celebrates Baldur’s Gate 3 winning Game of the Year at the BAFTA Games Awards, Larian Studios is prepping for its next big patch. Patch 7 adds improved evil endings to the experience and promises “even darker conclusions” for the “most sinister playthroughs,” even if you’re not playing as The Dark Urge. It then posted two short GIFs of new cutscenes for the evil endings (be warned of spoilers).

Baldur’s Gate 3 won’t receive any paid expansions, and Larian isn’t keen on developing a sequel, but that doesn’t mean fans can’t look forward to more updates. Patch 7 is in the works, and alongside the improved evil endings, with new cutscenes and music, it also marks the arrival of official modding tools.

Baldur’s Gate 3 gets exceptional praise, winning multiple awards last year and selling “way over” 10 million copies (potentially even 15 million). However, it was also a calculated risk for Larian Studios, which grew exponentially over the years to accommodate the massive project. What would it have done if the RPG wasn’t a success?

It’s been a rather interesting Game Developers Conference for Larian Studios, with the developer confirming that Baldur’s Gate 3 won’t receive DLC, expansions or a sequel. Instead, it has two new games in mind, including a “very big RPG” that will dwarf its 2023 magnum opus. Since it doesn’t have the tech yet, this won’t be the studio’s next game.

Larian Studios has made headlines with its panel at GDC 2024, as founder Swen Vincke announced that Baldur’s Gate 3 wouldn’t receive any DLC, expansions or a sequel. He also revealed that the studio was working on DLC, which was cancelled due to not “really coming from the heart.” The acclaimed RPG is still a massive hit for Larian, with “way over” 10 million copies sold.

Larian Studios has confirmed that the physical Deluxe Edition of Baldur’s Gate 3, featuring a physical version of the game, has begun shipping for PC pre-orders. The console versions will start between April and May, with “production issues” causing a slight delay.

A new hotfix is available for Larian Studios’ Baldur’s Gate 3. It fixes some crashes and issues with Minthara, but more importantly, it also brings hotfix 20 and 21 to Xbox Series X/S players. That means any issues with cross-platform saves should be gone.

Larian Studios has released a new hotfix for Baldur’s Gate 3, available on PC, PS5 and Mac. Unfortunately, it’s still being tested for Xbox Series X/S alongside hotfix 20 due to an exclusive “crash bug.” The developer will investigate and resolve the issue, but until then, cross-saves from platforms with the latest hotfixes won’t be loadable on Xbox Series X/S.

Larian Studios has announced the release of Hotfix 20 for Baldur’s Gate 3, which brings Patch 6 and all of its hotfixes to Mac users. As for everyone else, it adds crash safeguards for those whose save games won’t load and fixes issues that could cause a 30-second black screen for a second player if split-screen is enabled.

Baldur’s Gate 3 has been a massive success for Larian Studios, but it hasn’t provided any sales figures following its exit from early access (having sold over 2.5 million during the period). However, Michael Douse, director of publishing, revealed that the acclaimed RPG went “way over ten” million players in a “very short space of time.”

Larian Studios’ latest massive patch for Baldur’s Gate 3 is now available, bringing quality-of-life features, improvements and Honour Mode changes. Patch 6 provides different kinds of kisses for one’s partner, which are new and randomized while differing depending on height.

Hasbro has announced that Baldur’s Gate 3 from Larian Studios has earned about $90 million for the company through licensing since its launch last year. This is up from the $63 million it made for Wizards of the Coast for the fiscal quarter ending September 31st, 2023.

Larian Studios has confirmed that Patch 6 for Baldur’s Gate 3 will launch this week, though an exact date and time is unknown. However, it did reveal that the patch is 21 GB on all platforms. Furthermore, PC and Steam Deck players will need “approximately” 150 GB of free space to install it.

Just when you thought Larian Studios was done with Baldur’s Gate 3, it announces another major patch. Patch 6 arrives next week and includes new camp idle animations, Legendary Actions for Honour Mode players and bug fixes.

Larian Studios has released a new patch for Baldur’s Gate 3, but instead of a hotfix for all platforms, it’s specifically aimed at PS5 players. Players faced Error 544, which would create invisible save files whenever it occurred. The issue is resolved, and the saves are now visible to those who want to delete them by heading into “Load Game.”

Critically acclaimed RPG Baldur’s Gate 3 arrived on Xbox Series X/S last month, but it wasn’t without issues. Players reported a bug that caused hours of progress to not save, which persisted for weeks. On further investigation, Larian Studios discovered it was due to an Xbox firmware issue.

Larian Studios has released a new hotfix for Baldur’s Gate 3, adding an excellent quality-of-life feature to the acclaimed RPG. You can now use quest items without carrying them, like Minthara’s lute. If you send it to the stash or a companion in camp without knowing when it would be required, it will be usable when the situation arises.

Before the holidays, Larian Studios released a new hotfix for Baldur’s Gate 3. It addresses the usual assortment of progression blockers, crashes and bugs, including an issue that, as the developer calls it, turned characters’ faces into “stretched eldritch horrors with pits of flesh in place of eyes.”

Larian Studios has released a new hotfix for Baldur’s Gate 3, which brings Patch 5 and its features – like the new Epilogue and Honour Mode – to Mac players. There are also fixes for various issues, starting with a potential crash that could occur in Honour Mode when trying to load a save file.

The critically acclaimed Baldur’s Gate 3 is available now for Xbox Series X/S after launching for PC and PS5. Of course, the question now is whether it would ever arrive on Game Pass at some point. In an interview with IGN, game director and Larian Studios founder Swen Vincke said it’s not happening.

After winning big at The Game Awards 2023, Baldur’s Gate 3 from Larian Studios is now available on Xbox Series X/S. The acclaimed role-playing game is set over 100 years after Baldur’s Gate 2 and concerns an Illithid invasion overtaking the world. Check out the accolades trailer to see the praise critics have given to the title.

After announcing that over 1.3 million players have completed Baldur’s Gate 3 since launch, Larian Studios has released several new stats for the acclaimed role-playing game. It reaffirmed Paladin as the most popular class, Gale as the most popular companion and Shadowheart as the top love interest (followed by Karlach and Lae’zel).

With how massive Baldur’s Gate 3 is, it’s incredible to see some of the stats from Larian Studios, like players spending over 8100 years in the Character Creator. However, thanks to Patch 5 dropping last week and adding the punishing new Honour Mode, there are even crazier numbers to glean, like 158,000 playthroughs started and over 34,000 players dying in the new difficulty.

The massive Patch 5 is now available for Baldur’s Gate 3, bringing a new playable Epilogue with over 3700 new dialogues and cinematics. It also adds modes like Honour and Custom, performance improvements and much more also available. Larian Studios also announced that over 1.3 million players have completed the acclaimed RPG since its launch.

Larian Studios’ latest patch for Baldur’s Gate 3 is rolling out, and it’s massive. According to IGN, Patch 5 adds a new playable Epilogue, which becomes available to all players with save data before the final boss. It occurs six months after the story in camp, where you meet “new friends and old, taking all the time they need to say their final goodbyes to the party.”

Patch 5 for Baldur’s Gate 3 is coming soon, with Larian Studios hyping some of the changes it will include, like a fix for late-game slowdowns, performance improvements and a potential new Epilogue feature. On Twitter, the developer confirmed that the update is roughly 30 GB, but the real kicker is that it needs “approximately” 130 GB to install.

Larian Studios announced that Patch 5 for Baldur’s Gate 3 would arrive later this week, fixing slowdown issues introduced with Patch 4. How does this affect the physical Deluxe Edition, which launches in Q1 2024 for Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC, and what patch is on the disc?

Larian Studios has confirmed that the next patch for Baldur’s Gate 3 will launch this week. It will fix slowdowns caused by “eternally-active acts of thefts and violence” along with Astarion’s kisses. But what are these thefts, and how did they cause such issues?

While attention is onBaldur’s Gate 3 for its nominations at The Game Awards and upcoming Xbox Series X/S release in December, it’s also receiving a physical Deluxe Edition in Q1 2024. It will be available for Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC, and include a collectible box, the OST on three discs, a double-sided map, two patches, 32 stickers and more.

Baldur’s Gate 3 from Larian Studios is a massive game and quite daunting for those who know nothing of Dungeons and Dragons. Thankfully, for those who want a taste of the gameplay before purchasing, a two-hour trial is available now for PS5.

Larian Studios has released a new hotfix for Baldur’s Gate 3, fixing several progression blockers and issues causing crashes. Those who found the romance scene with Gale seemingly occurring in the void should see it fixed.

Larian Studios is on a high right now, having won numerous awards at the Golden Joysticks for Baldur’s Gate 3, including the Ultimate Game of the Year. It’s also nominated in eight categories for The Game Awards, including Game of the Year, Best Direction, Best Narrative and more. That’s not all, as the developer is teasing some news for this week.

It’s no secret that in a year of incredible games, Baldur’s Gate 3 is arguably at the top. Not only is it the highest-rated game of 2023 on Metacritic and Opencritic, but of its 353,326 user reviews on Steam, 96 percent are positive for an “Overwhelmingly Positive” rating.

Larian Studios has released the fourth major patch for Baldur’s Gate 3, containing over 1000 fixes and some new features. Three Colorblind Mode settings are available – protanopia, deuteranopia, and tritanopia – which change the colors of portrait frames, character outlines, map icons and more. You can also now customize the appearance of Hirelings and dismiss dead avatars to Withers’ Wardrobe.

Larian Studios’ Baldur’s Gate 3 has received extensive acclaim since launching on PC and PS5. While the developer focuses on improving performance and adding other features, like cross-platform multiplayer, it’s also working to bring the RPG to Xbox Series X/S this year.

The RPG epic Baldur’s Gate 3 gained initiative for Players’ Choice of September. Congrats to Larian Studios!

Sony has revealed its top download charts for the PlayStation Store in September 2023, including paid and free-to-play games on its platforms. Though NBA 2K24 dominated the charts for PS4 and PS5 in North America and Europe, Baldur’s Gate 3 surprisingly ranked second for PS5 in both regions.

Just days after deploying hotfix 8 for Baldur’s Gate 3, Larian Studios has announced that hotfix 9 is now live. It features an array of fixes for bugs and crashes while extending the Magic Mirror’s functionality to Hirelings. If you want to adjust their appearance (within limits), that’s now possible.

Larian Studios has released a new hotfix for Baldur’s Gate 3, which fixes a bug that caused dismissed companions to leave their story items with the player. It could result in annoying amounts to carry, but the system has reverted to how it was in Patch 2.

Larian Studios’ latest patch for Baldur’s Gate 3 is now available for PC and PS5. It adds the Magic Mirror, an item in Camp that allows players to change their appearance, voice and pronouns and full support for Mac systems.

Patch 3 forBaldur’s Gate 3 is out today and promises to be a “big one,” adding performance improvements for Act 3. In a new tweet, developer Larian Studios also confirmed it adds the Magic Mirror for changing your character’s appearance, voice and pronouns.

Last week, we asked you share your original hero from Baldur’s Gate 3 using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s heroic illithid highlights: 

Larian Studios’ next major patch for Baldur’s Gate 3 arrives on September 21st, along with full support for Mac. There are no further details on Patch 3’s contents, but it’s expected to include “new technology” to improve performance in Act 3 (which many suspect to be AMD FSR 2.0).

Larian Studios’ Baldur’s Gate 3 was released last week for PlayStation 5 but made an even bigger splash last month when it exited Steam Early Access for PC. Somewhat belatedly, the developer has released a new animated short, which sees the party going from early access to the city of Baldur’s Gate in the final game.

Following its release on PlayStation 5, Larian Studios has a new hotfix for Baldur’s Gate 3. It’s pretty small and only addresses three issues, but considering how severe they can be – like one that stopped players from starting a new dialogue – it’s significant.

Baldur’s Gate 3 from Larian Studios is available today for PS5, having launched successfully on PC. It supports split-screen co-op and cross-platform saves, which extends to the Xbox Series X/S version when it launches later this year. However, Larian has confirmed that cross-platform multiplayer is also in the works.

Larian Studios has released a new hotfix for Baldur’s Gate 3, and as promised, it addresses a bug that removed a lot of Minthara’s dialogue. Now you get to hear what your other party members think about romancing her and discover more details on her backstory in Act 3.

Baldur’s Gate 3 is an expansive RPG – a game with a combined total of 600 spells and actions to experiment with, one that encourages you to navigate its environment in novel ways, to constantly interact with the world around you.

Baldur’s Gate 3, Larian Studios’ critically and commercially acclaimed RPG, is now available early for PS5 players. You need the Digital Deluxe or Collector’s Editions to gain access, though it’s out on September 6th for Standard Edition owners. Check out the launch trailer below, but beware of potential spoilers.

The next patch for Baldur’s Gate 3 is around the corner and promises several fixes and performance improvements. It will also mark the beginning of Larian Studios expanding on the epilogues of its Origin Characters, with Karlach receiving a new ending. However, another fix is on the way to address Minthara, a character in Act 1 who can become a companion based on your choices.

Larian Studios had much to discuss in its recent Steam Community post for Baldur’s Gate 3, from confirming major performance improvements with Patch 2 to discussing “cut content.” It also outlined its plans, which are to continue monitoring bugs and patch them “as fast as we can.”

As massive of a game as Baldur’s Gate 3 or any major role-playing game is, there’s always content left on the cutting room floor. Recently, fans who datamined the PC version discovered tons of content relating to Act 3 and the Epilogue that didn’t make it into the game.

Larian Studios’ next major patch forBaldur’s Gate 3 is coming soon. As promised, some new details are available. In a new Steam Community post, the developer revealed that the city of Baldur’s Gate is “ambitious” in scope, which led to some setbacks.

Larian Studios’ next patch for Baldur’s Gate 3 is “around the corner,” per a recent tweet from the developer. It offers “major” improvements to performance and several new tweaks and changes. More importantly, it “begins our journey incorporating feedback into Origin Character epilogues, among other major things.”

Larian Studios recently released a new hotfix for Baldur’s Gate 3 but reverted it due to a rare compiler issue that resulted in excessive crashes. Hotfix 4 is available again with the issue fixed, but the developer is changing its patch deployment to prevent the same thing from occurring again.

Larian Studios has released its third major hotfix for Baldur’s Gate 3, addressing over 200 bugs. Along with the Blue Behir Dice being available for all players permanently, Scratch’s ability to search for digging spots has improved. He’ll do so automatically and won’t require constant direction.

Larian Studios has released two hotfixes for Baldur’s Gate 3, its acclaimed Dungeons and Dragons RPG. A recent minor hotfix restored cross-platform saves ahead of the PS5 version’s launch, which the team is focused on, but will all these improvements reflect in the console version?

Larian Studios’ Baldur’s Gate 3 may have received significant acclaim from fans and critics, but it does have some issues. The developer has addressed the same in two hotfixes and is working on Patch 1 (which will add credits for the Brazilian Portuguese localization team).

Larian Studios has garnered plenty of acclaim for Baldur’s Gate 3, whether it’s becoming the second-biggest Steam launch of 2023 or ninth in all-time peak concurrent player counts. Critics have also praised the role-playing game (see our review here), but concerns have arisen regarding the credits. As it turns out, Altagram Group, who did the Brazilian Portuguese localization, didn’t credit its translators.

Larian Studios’ Baldur’s Gate 3 is doing fantastic numbers on PC, nearing almost 600,00 peak concurrent players on Steam. However, bugs are still a thing, even after nearly three years of early access and six years of development. Fortunately, the first hotfix is now available and addresses a nasty issue where players couldn’t save.

Baldur’s Gate 3 already did pretty well for Larian Studios in early access, selling over 2.5 million copies before its final release for PC. However, the response from players, particularly on Steam, has been overwhelming. It saw over 470,000 peak concurrent players on its first day and has since surpassed the half-million mark.

It’s a pretty big week for Larian Studios, with Baldur’s Gate 3 finally exiting early access and being available for PC. The studio prides itself on its role-playing games, as evidenced by theDivinity: Original Sin series and CEO Swen Vincke isn’t looking to sell out anytime soon.

After six years in development and three years in early access, Baldur’s Gate 3 from Larian Studios is officially available on PC. PS5 players will have to wait until September 6th, but in the meantime, check out the PC launch trailer below to celebrate the occasion.

A seasoned wizard who infects her foes with the irresistible urge to dance. A high-level sorcerer who sows the seeds of chaos in battle with strategically placed portals. A bard that wields the psionic powers of a mindflayer (a.k.a illithid). Who will you become at the pinnacle of your power in Baldur’s Gate 3? That’s completely up to you.