The first proper update for Baldur’s Gate 3 is here. We reveal what the patch contains and which problems are now part of history.
Baldur’s Gate 3 has been on the market for several weeks now. While the first and second acts of the game generally run well, there were numerous bugs and issues in the final chapter. Annoying bugs that have now largely been fixed. The first “proper” patch is now live and fixes over 1,000 problems and errors throughout the game.
On Steam, the patch is a hefty 2.2 GB – there are really a lot of bug fixes.
What the first patch of Baldur’s Gate 3 improves
We summarize here the most important changes and improvements that are addressed with the patch:
- Some bugs that froze the game in the last 2 hours of gameplay have been fixed.
- Bugs were fixed where loot from enemies in multiplayer mode only appears after moving an item in the inventory.
- The possible romances with Shadowheart and Minthara should now proceed correctly.
- Many dialogues that were never triggered correctly should now activate.
- It is no longer possible to recruit Minthara and Halsin at the same time.
- It should now be obvious when starting a romance with Gale.
- Gold rewards in the game have been significantly increased.
- On the easiest difficulty, player characters now have 100% more health (previously 50% more health).
- The Warlock companions from the “Pact of the Chain” can now use their multi-attack more than once.
- You can no longer interact with other players’ inventories when their inventory is locked.
- The kiss scenes for small characters are now functioning correctly again.
If you want to read all the patch notes, you can do so in the official Larian forum. However, please note that some patch notes may contain spoilers due to their nature.
Is there more to come? Yes. The next patch is reportedly already in the works according to Larian and will mainly address performance issues that some players are experiencing. While there isn’t an exact date for the second patch yet, it is said to be “right around the corner” – in other words, “not far away.”
Did you suffer under these bugs? Or didn’t you even notice them?
