Larian Studios still aren't yet finished with Baldur's Gate 3 seeing a huge new update out now, with a few more patches still to come. The developer said that more patches to come will add "both crossplay and photo mode, alongside other fixes and updates" which sounds exciting to bring platforms together.
This massive update to the game though adds in plenty for evil players with 13 new cinematics that offer varying conclusions to your most evil playthroughs. The biggest addition is their in-game Mod Manager and a new modding toolkit to download on Steam. So it has official modding support now, making it a whole lot easier.
Larian said that mods made via their own toolkit can be uploaded to the game, so people can browse and install them directly in the game itself. On top of that the game now officially supports " some scripted mods using Osiris, our in-house scripting language". So mod creators can reload their own scripts, handle build errors, and also carry out basic debugging.
Pictured - the in-game Mod Manager
They also revamped split-screen to have both sides dynamically merge together when characters are close, and split dynamically when you move apart along with various other improvements to split-screen.
Lots more has changed, including thankfully some performance improvements. The developer said there's been plenty of "performance and stability optimisations across the game" and in particular optimised performance for areas with lots of NPCs like Lower City.
And of course lots and lots more in the patch notes.
Seems like it might finally be time for me to actually go and complete it properly. Or maybe start again, because I've completely forgotten what I was doing. There's too many good games to play.
Baldur's Gate 3 is rated Steam Deck Verified and Gold on ProtonDB.
You can buy Baldur's Gate 3 on Steam and GOG.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
At first I was having an absolutely wonderful time in bg3 but then the ending happened ...
Spoiler, click me
Last edited by Jarmer on 5 September 2024 at 6:17 pm UTC
Quoting: JarmerAt first I was having an absolutely wonderful time in bg3 but then the ending happened ...I haven't played this game myself, but I think there are more than a hundred possible endings, plus minor ones... Was it just yours, or would it end in a similar way had you made different choices? (I've read your spoiler tag).
Quoting: MayeulCQuoting: JarmerAt first I was having an absolutely wonderful time in bg3 but then the ending happened ...I haven't played this game myself, but I think there are more than a hundred possible endings, plus minor ones... Was it just yours, or would it end in a similar way had you made different choices? (I've read your spoiler tag).
There were thousands (tens of / hundreds of?) of posts across the larian and steam message boards with people saying the exact same things I was. There were so many furious fans, Swen (head of larian studios) actually even came out and addressed some updates.
For my specific case, it was a combination of
1) no writing / completely unfinished sections of the game
2) not accounting for the player choosing certain combinations of main character and love interest
Both of those are unforgivable for a released game they charge a premium full price for, and then trick the player into thinking anything they do will actually make any difference at all.
They have done lots of updates since I played it, so I have no idea if these were addressed or not. I will never open the game again. Most likely won't ever play anything by Larian ever again.
One day I'll sit down and play it!
Last edited by sonic2kk on 5 September 2024 at 8:59 pm UTC
Quoting: JarmerThey have done lots of updates since I played it, so I have no idea if these were addressed or not. I will never open the game again. Most likely won't ever play anything by Larian ever again.
They've added endings to every party member as well as a reunion epilogue scene at the forest camp site so you can get some closure on how everyone turned out. If you have the time, it's worth trying it again. I'll be waiting a couple more months to make sure this patch is stable and then starting an evil run.
Arehandoro Sep 6
Regarding endings, when I finished it, there was already the reunion and the closure for my characters, so I can't comment on that.
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