Hey everyone,
Are you ready to delve into darkness? Do you want to witness the aftermath of unleashing your inner antihero?
Excellent! Patch 7 is now live on PC today! It comes with fresh nefarious conclusion cinematics, enhancements to Honour Mode, new Legendary Actions, improvements to split screen, a brand new method to mod your game, and a plethora of gameplay improvements and bug fixes.
Mac and console users, this update is bursting with changes and novel features—including official modding support across all platforms. Therefore, it will take extra time to pass all the required technical checks before it reaches you. Although delayed from our initial plans, Patch 7 will arrive on Mac and consoles in October, and we will keep you posted on our progress!
Sadly, this means console players won’t be able to load cross-saves from Patch 7 on PC—and cross-platform multiplayer between PC and Mac won’t be possible either. We are still diligently working on bringing crossplay to Baldur’s Gate 3, which, like Patch 7, needs extensive work and testing before its release.
We have several more patches lined up for Baldur’s Gate 3, including crossplay and photo mode, as well as other updates and fixes. However, every tale has its conclusion. As Swen mentioned during our final live panel for Baldur’s Gate 3 at PAX West in Seattle, it’s time for our team to retreat, hang up our armor, and focus on our next venture.
If you missed it, you can catch the panel here for an in-depth look at the making of Baldur’s Gate 3, along with answers to your burning questions.
Patch 7 is significant, and we’ve been busy addressing feedback and bugs thanks to the assistance of mod authors who’ve been testing and populating the modding hub, as well as players who participated in the Closed Beta. We appreciate everyone who took part. The playtest has concluded, and we will carry forward the insights gained!
Patch 7 is approximately 11.6GB on PC and needs 160GB of free space to install. If you’re short on space, we recommend uninstalling Baldur’s Gate 3 and re-downloading the updated version!
As always, some third-party mods may become incompatible after this update. Please uninstall your mods to confirm if issues persist. If issues continue after removing all mods, please reach out to our support team. Please be patient as mod authors make necessary adjustments.
Many third-party mods use Script Extender, and as part of our patch and toolkit testing, efforts have been made to support compatibility with Patch 7, so mods needing Script Extender should continue to work.
A big thank you to Norbyte, the creator of Script Extender, and all the mod authors who contributed their feedback! Your support has been invaluable.
The Sword Coast is under your command, ready to be ruled like never before.
Whether you pursued absolute power, followed your father’s will, played as an Origin character, or caused general chaos, Patch 7 introduces 13 new cinematics with diverse endings for your most villainous playthroughs.
If you’re a streamer who is measured and mindful, and you use the ‘Show Cinematic Nudity’ setting, note that it’s now renamed to ‘Show Sexual and Violent Cinematics’ and updated to reflect its purpose. This setting toggles explicit content alongside select violent scenes that may be distressing. We might have leaned too much into corruption, as the new evil ending cinematics are included in this setting—they’re just that evil.
This setting does not affect your adventure, choices, or access to romance options; however, it does block scenes featuring nudity and significant violence.
Well, she got her dragon. But at what price?
Whether you’re starting anew or loading an old save to relive your battles with the Netherbrain, these new cinematics will reflect the choices you’d made.
We distinctly mentioned in Community Update #28 that if you are playing as the Dark Urge, a certain bard will join your camp as a controllable character temporarily if there’s a vacant slot.
It appears some missed that detail.
There are no new companions. Only death awaits.
The day the music died.
To add to the horror, we’ve enhanced Honour Mode combat with new features like Malus Thorm’s new Legendary Action called Grasping Appendage. It’s as unsettling as it sounds.
Note: The Baldur’s Gate 3 Toolkit will be live later today. Thank you for your patience!
We are introducing another way to mod your Baldur’s Gate 3 saves with Patch 7, which includes our in-game Mod Manager and modding Toolkit, downloadable for PC players on Steam!
This supported method to create and install mods should improve compatibility and accessibility, allowing your mods to work consistently across platforms, including consoles in the near future.
Explore Baldur’s Gate 3 mods directly from the game!
Mods created and uploaded via our Toolkit can be browsed and installed straight from the game.
Enable or disable mods via the Installed tab.
Ensure all players in your multiplayer parties have the same mods installed and enabled.
Monitor and manage your installed mods.
Baldur’s Gate 3 Toolkit – Project Selection.
The Baldur’s Gate 3 Toolkit is a separate, free application on the Steam store designed for creating mods specifically for Baldur’s Gate 3.
Scripting Changes using Osiris.
Baldur’s Gate 3 now officially supports some scripted mods using Osiris, our in-house scripting language. This allows mod authors to reload their scripts, handle build errors, and conduct basic debugging.
Publish a mod directly from the Toolkit!
Whether you prefer supported or third-party mods and mod managers, you have a choice. If you want to try our Toolkit and create a mod using our tools, visit: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2934770/Baldurs_Gate_3_Editor/
To download the Toolkit, ensure the DLC is enabled via the Baldur’s Gate 3 store page and check the ‘Tools’ option in your Steam Library to make the application visible once installed!
Steps to enable:
- Go to your Steam Library
- Right-click on Baldur’s Gate 3
- Select properties, then DLC
- In the Install column, check that Toolkit Data DLC is enabled
Ensure ‘Tools’ is shown via the dropdown above your Library search bar.
To help you begin with supported mods, we will release a Community Update soon with detailed guidance on creating and using supported mods, so stay tuned!
Meanwhile, we’ve prepared several guides to jumpstart your modding journey:
- Modding Guidelines – Understand the type of content you can upload!
- Getting Started – Your main resource for navigating our mod creation guides.
- Creating a New Mod – How to launch the Toolkit and begin planning your creations.
For more details on creating mods, don’t forget to refer back to the Getting Started guide!
As Swen also mentioned during the PAX panel, we want to showcase your creations on our new YouTube channel, Larian: Channel From Hell. Look out for regular mod features, and if you’d like to get involved, join the Larian Studios Discord server!
Bug Fixing & Gameplay Improvements
Patch 7 introduces a wealth of new features and improvements, alongside a slew of bug fixes!
As these patch notes are extensive, please visit the main Baldur’s Gate 3 website to read the full patch notes!
Check out some highlights below:
- Introducing ‘Evil Endings’: Brand new cinematic conclusions for villainous playthroughs.
- Added our in-game Mod Manager, allowing you to browse, install, and use community-created mods.
- Enhanced split-screen gameplay: When playing on split screen, the screen sections now dynamically merge when player characters are close and split when they move apart, along with other split-screen improvements.
- If Dror Ragzlin ends up in the spider pit, he will now try to ally with the spiders using a new spell called Arachnid Compulsion to combat you.
- The Bulette has a new condition called Diamond Scales and a new Legendary Action called Shredding Scales.
- Malus Thorm has a new Legendary Action called Grasping Appendage.
- Added a new aura and spell for Spectators: Panicked Sentinel and Ocular Nightmare, respectively.
- Ch’r’ai Tska’an, the leader of the githyanki ambush in Act II, has a new Legendary Action called Soul Sacrifice.
- Ch’r’ai Har’rak, the githyanki leader at the Knights of the Shield Hideout, has a new Legendary Action called Tu’narath’s Embrace.
- Ptaris has a new Legendary Action called Ptarian Dogma.
- Refined and reorganized the in-game video options for clearer navigation and robustness. There’s now an Upscaling Type drop-down, an Upscaling Mode drop-down, and an Upscaling Sharpness slider, followed by the relevant affected options.
- Updated the Reactions UI to only require toggling desired Reactions and confirming them, saving you from repeatedly selecting ‘Do not react’.
- Added a new Equipment Options menu to the Character Sheet on the controller.
- The panel to ‘Donate’ magic items to Gale will now show items in your Traveller’s Chest and indicate which items are equipped.
- Action for washing with soap and sponges is now called ‘Use’ instead of ‘Consume’—no more hiccoughing bubbles.
- Fixed a bug where the player character’s name reverted to ‘Custom’ during Character Creation when editing the player character after creating the Dream Guardian.
- Corrected the wrong spell Ability shown when selecting a Feat during Level Up.
- Added a new loading screen for Act III, depicting the lively streets of Baldur’s Gate.
- Fixed the Adamantine Splint Armor skirt missing for female dwarves.
- Fixed Adamantine Scale Mail clipping on large male characters.
- You can now start Custom Mode games using Honour Mode mechanics via the ‘Ruleset’ dropdown in a new playthrough.
- The kuo-toa, promising to build you an army, will now assist you in the final battle, provided they survived Act I.
- The Gondians’ promised help will now arrive as a friendly Steel Watcher during the final battle. Apologies from Zanner Toobin for the delay.
- Hair color options in Character Creation will remain accessible after choosing the bald hairstyle, enabling eyebrow color adjustments.
- Overhead dialogues supporting multiple player characters can now involve characters assigned to different players, increasing multiplayer game banter.
- Group Hide will no longer affect summons not linked to the group in the Party Line.
- Adjusted camp supplies selection for Long Rest to only take from a stacked selection as needed.
- Prevents characters from pathfinding through the Leap of Faith trial in the Gauntlet of Shar by simply clicking the final platform.
- Fixed a resurrection bug where Lae’zel failed to appear in-game after resurrection on the Act I beach.
- Patched savegames to remove Gale’s improperly retained Necrotic Aura on load.
- Fixed