Patch 2 for Baldur’s Gate 3 is almost here. There are a lot of improvements and exactly what many players want.
Even though Baldur’s Gate 3 has received top ratings and is a clear candidate for Game of the Year, there are still many bugs. Several hotfixes could not fix them and even the first major patch only addressed a few painful issues.
Although the first major patch of Baldur’s Gate 3 was released a few days ago, the second one seems to be almost here as well, bringing a lot of innovations and improvements aimed at making the game a more rounded and better experience.
We present to you the highlights of the next patch.
The highlights of Patch 2 in Baldur’s Gate 3
Removing Multiplayer Characters: A major issue was that multiplayer characters had to remain permanently in your group. If you started a save with a friend and both created your own character, then both characters had to stay in the group. Even if the friend was no longer playing – you always had to have his character with you.
The next patch will fix this, as you can simply “lock up” unwanted multiplayer characters in a closet at Lazarus so you can take the right companions again. The character will only come out of the closet when you are back in multiplayer mode.
More Minthara: The “evil” companion Minthara has some bugs that prevent certain dialogues from triggering, making the romance with her impossible. After the first patch did not fix this, it is now expected to be addressed in Patch 2 – the fans have already demanded “justice for Minthara” here.
Better Ending for Karlach: Karlach is a special case as a companion, because players are not satisfied with her ending. This is mainly because so far there has been no “good” ending for her. The upcoming patch is supposed to fix this and give her a slightly modified ending. Whether this will indeed be a “good” ending remains to be seen.
Better Performance: The performance of Baldur’s Gate 3 is not so good for many, especially in Act 3, the large city of Baldur’s Gate, where many experience stuttering. The next patch is supposed to significantly improve the performance of the entire game, although the biggest improvements are mainly felt in Act 3.
Bug Fixes for More Content: In addition to the usual bug fixes, the developers emphasize that there are several bugs that cause certain events in the game world not to trigger. The failure to trigger these events means that certain companion reactions do not start, thereby making some dialogues and content seem faulty or unfinished. Here, they want to ensure that everything can really be completed.
The exact patch notes have not yet been released, but with these highlights, you already have a good impression of what the next patch will fix.
When will Patch 2 be released? There is no release date for the second patch of Baldur’s Gate 3 yet. However, the developers say that it is “just around the corner” – so not far away. That at least sounds like it will be released this week or next, perhaps even in time for the release of the game on PlayStation 5.
