With Patch 7, Baldur’s Gate 3 is more or less “complete”. The patch brings a ton of new content and especially: official mod support that thousands of fans have been eagerly awaiting. However, the changes are so extensive that your hard drive space may not be sufficient for the installation.
How big is Patch 7?
- Patch 7 is supposed to be the big farewell to Baldur’s Gate 3 and this is also reflected in the installation size.
- The download is only 11.6 GB on PC, according to the developers. However, you will need a whopping 160 GB of free space for the installation. Mac, PlayStation, and Xbox will receive the patch later.
- According to the info post on Steam, the developers recommend downloading the game again directly if you’re short on storage space. This would be easier. The patch is available now (September 5 at 3:45 PM).
By the way: Until Patch 7 is released on other platforms, multiplayer between PC and Mac will not be possible. Loading of cross-saves is also suspended during this time.
What’s in Patch 7: The two most important innovations in Patch 7 are the promised mod support and the new evil endings. Both are features that players have been looking forward to for months.
The official mod support comes directly with a proprietary modding toolkit and is supposed to make it easier to create and install mods. Third-party mods are still possible but will not be officially supported. The developers recommend reinstalling after the patch.
The evil endings are primarily aimed at players who want to fight their way through the game with the Dark Desire. There will be new and longer cinematics for the conclusion, among other things and there will be a new interaction with a certain bard.
Additionally, there are plenty of bug fixes and smaller new features. For instance, it is now possible to lead an army of fish people into the final battle if you became their god in Act 1.
The legendary actions in Honor Mode have been revised and new ones added – you can now also set the honor rules along with legendary actions in custom games. You can find the complete patch notes in English on Steam.
What’s next for Baldur’s Gate 3?
Larian CEO Swen Vincke has already stated that the development of Baldur’s Gate 3 is slowly coming to an end with Patch 7. Although the post states that a few more patches are planned, you should not expect detailed new features anymore.
Planned features include finally crossplay, a photo mode, as well as bug fixes and minor updates. The team wants to slowly “hang up the armor and return to the cave” to focus on new projects.
In the past, Larian has already hinted that the studio is working on two new games. One of them is already “ready for takeoff”, but concrete information about the projects is still missing.
However, after Patch 7, Baldur’s Gate 3 is likely told out and finally “complete”. You will probably still find enough content for a few hundred (more) hours – and at least a new evil run is now worth it, even if you’ve already had one. But if you’re looking for variety, there’s a stylish dystopian RPG as an alternative: An RPG based on Warhammer 40k is the best game at gamescom 2024
