Hey everyone,
A minor update is now being deployed, featuring several cross-play improvements and resolving some crash issues. Our tentacle-adorned friends are now more photogenic – say cheese, petal!
Although Patch 8 marked the final major update for Baldur’s Gate 3, we will continue to release smaller hotfixes to address game bugs. Should you encounter any issues, please let us know.
Curious about what’s new in Patch 8? Discover all the details!
MODDING
- Resolved an incorrect ‘Missing XAML’ error in the main menu when deleting mods and switching from keyboard and mouse to a controller.
- Corrected Mod Manager reports that appeared as being from anonymous users, even when they were logged in.
- Fixed a scrolling issue on the Mod Details page for mods with extensive tags.
GAME
Gameplay and Scripting
- Adjusted the range of Divine Allegiance to correctly trigger within standard melee distance as indicated by the tooltip.
- Resolved an issue with how the Gloves of Battlemage’s Power interact with dual-wielded weapons.
- Fixed a bug where paladins would lose their Auras after a Long Rest.
- War Priest attack is no longer disabled if the character moves before attacking.
- Tavern Brawler now correctly refrains from adding a damage bonus to Elemental Cleaver’s elemental damage in Honour Mode.
- Fixed an issue with the cinematic when goblins at Moonrise Towers are instructed to sacrifice themselves.
- Addressed a bug preventing camera movement using WASD while holding Shift.
- Polearm Clout now properly receives bonuses to weapon damage from various sources.
- Weapons bonded through Pact of the Blade or Hexblade appropriately use the Charisma modifier for Polearm Clout attacks.
- Magical Ambush, Skilled Skullduggery, and Lethal Concealment no longer vanish while sneaking.
- Recasting Cloudkill after upcasting to Level 6 now functions correctly, with fixed visuals.
- Shadow Blade now only provides Advantage for melee weapon attacks when equipped.
Cross-Play
- Fixed a bug that caused the client to remain stuck on a loading screen when joining a cross-play lobby uninvited.
- Resolved a bug allowing cross-play activation and player invitations in non-cross-play sessions via the escape menu.
- Addressed an issue where users could attempt to join a lobby before the list was refreshed.
- Rectified a situation causing cross-play hosts to stall at 0% loading if a client joins during the cinematic post-Character Creation.
- Added a timeout that returns you to the main menu if joining a cross-play game fails.
- If your connection is interrupted on PC, the ‘Online features are disabled’ message now properly updates your online session settings, mirroring console behavior.
- Enhanced handling of network disconnections for cross-play.
- Standardized username character limits across platforms.
Photo Mode
- Fixed the ‘Highlights’ setting discrepancies on consoles.
- Corrected the ‘Mirror’ option in Photo Mode appearing in English in localized versions.
- Fixed a bug preventing the selection of Tavflayer or Karlachflayer in the Photo Mode settings.
New Subclasses
- Kills by a Way of the Drunken Master monk while intoxicated now contribute to the Punch Drunk achievement.
- Updated the Shadow Infusion condition tooltips to remove developer text.
- Normalized the chance of inflicting Hexblade’s Curse each time the Warlock uses Bind Hexed Weapon.
- Druids in the Circle of the Stars can now access additional Wild Shapes (Deep Rothé, Panther, Owlbear, Dilophosaurus).
UI
- Fixed missing Bonus Action icons on controller tooltips for some players with modded games.
- Resolved the ‘Choices Pending!’ alert during Character Creation after disabling a color choice mod.
- Delayed the cursor selection in the Mod Verification window until mods are fully loaded.
- Fixed missing Action Resource icons on pinned tooltips.
- Prevented input switching between controller and keyboard when the game is already processing a switch.
- Resolved the Spell Slot resource not displaying in the Prepare Spells tab during Level Up.
- Corrected a UI issue caused by simultaneous opening of the Action and Menu radials.
- Fixed Surge Accuracy tooltip errors linking to the Action Surge tooltip.
- Corrected the Quickened Mage Hand tooltip to link correctly to the Mage Hand tooltip.
- Fixed incomplete information in instrument tooltips.
- Resolved a controller bug where the tooltip selection box exceeded the tooltip size.
Performance
- Fixed input delays on PS5 split-screen when both players edit their Dream Guardian.
- Addressed stuttering in crowded areas on M4 Macs.
- Resolved game window freezing on Mac when launching without internet.
Launcher
- Resolved issue where submitting a report via the Larian Crash Reporter deleted saved settings files.
Audio
- Fixed looping issue with the Shadow Blade sound effects.
Animation and Cinematics
- Corrected Buthir’s arm animations that were sticking during gameplay.
- Fixed a dialogue bug with Kagha at the Emerald Grove that caused her to glide across the ground.
Crashes and Blockers
- Resolved a crash when switching from controller to keyboard after selecting ‘Venture Forth’.
- Fixed a potential blocker in savegames resulting from an unexplained Aura entry.
- Addressed a crash when dragging corpse portraits to the Party Line.
- Rectified a crash upon immediate controller activation during game startup.
- Fixed a potential crash in multiplayer.
- Resolved a crash when launching on Vulkan on Snapdragon devices.
- Fixed a potential UI-related crash.
- Addressed a potential crash related to the dialogue UI.