Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 8 notes

Baldur’s Gate 3 once again proves its undying devotion to its fanbase as the stress test for the massive Patch 8 goes live. While that’s still not the final patch rollout, we can right away tell what awaits players when it finally comes out.

Baldur’s Gate Patch 8 Highlights

• Baldur’s Gate 3 photo mode
• Introducing 12 new subclasses
• Introducing Cross-play
• Introducing Xbox Series S split screen

Gameplay

• Succeeding a Perception check will cause the spotted item to ping on the mini map and be listed in the combat log
• Fixed issue causing special abilities of some allies no not be properly provided at the end of the dialogue at High Hall
• Scrolls and potions in unlocked containers in the party inventory can now be used when rolling in dialogues
• Neutral and friendly NPCs will no longer become hostile when they walk into surfaces created during combat that trigger passives when outside of combat
• Freecast is no longer reset when any condition is applied
• Characters no longer get stuck when pathfinding via a ladder in use by another companion
• Fixed a bug with the moving platform in the Gauntlet of Shar that would sometimes cause you to plummet to your death

Combat

• Neutral NPCs no longer trigger combat for seemingly no reason
• Cerys will no longer get involved in combats with Minthara from across the region

Modding

• You no longer get stuck at a 0% loading screen when attempting to join a modded multiplayer session
• The Mod Verification window will now trigger always
• The third-party mod warning now features clearer messaging

Performance and Options

• Fixed an issue that caused the ruleset selector not not appear on the “Alter Custom Mode” screen when accessing the ruleset settings.
• Improved server performance in Adamantine Forge

Scripting and Flow

• Fixed issue allowing players to tell Astarion that Gandrel has been looking for him even if they couldn’t possibly know
• Fixed a save issue that prevented players to get the right amount of Umbral Gems for the Guantlet of Shar
• Mithara now makes comments regarding the Emperor’s reveal
• Mithara now appears more reliably in Moonrise Towers
• Players can’t teleport out of Moonrise while controlling Mithara unless they tell her to stay put.
• Mithara now accepts talking to the player if they tell her to wait in the torture chamber
• Mithara no longer needs to stay behind babysitting Thaniel in Act II
• Players can no longer talk about Art Cullagh as though he’s alive when he isn’t.
• The character will no longer think Shadowheart is dead when she isn’t.
• Characters in a relationship with Gale will now receive a love-letter after *Spoiler redacted*
• Fixed an issue preventing Avatar Gale from talking about the orb.

UI

• Discovered and available traders are now shown on the world map at all times.

Cinematics

• Shadowheart no longer changes her hair color repeatedly.
• Some improved animations for the evil ending

Writing

Fixed a duplicated dialogue option and a dialogue option in Minthara’s main party dialogue.

There will be even more fi🐎xes when the final Patch 8 goes live.

Baldur’s Gate 3 Cross-play

No longer will PS5, Xbox and PC players have to play separately, as Patch 8 is finally making cross-play a thing. You can join your friends by either ❀joining their lobby or creating your own and having them join in.

If you want to try out cross-play with your friends who still don’t have access to the stress test, PlayStation and Steam users can to link their game accounts and request extra Patch 8 stress test keys.

Larian recommends console players to serve as the hosts if they are to cross-play with PC players. You can add friends via the Larian Network. Just click on the + icon from the Create Lobby screen during cross-play set-up, enter their name, and send your request. Once they have accepted your invite, you’ll be able to invite them to your lobby.

More details regarding cross-play below:

Using mods during cross-play

While Larian recommends console owners to host the cross-play lobbies, it’s also possible to join PC modded lobbies. The PC host can’t have more than 100 mods installed on their save and only have mods accepted by console and Mac. These mods are marked as “Available on Mac and Console” when browsing the mods. Alternatively, a mod mismatch will occur, and you won’t be able to join the game.

Baldur’s Gate 3 Xbox Series S Split-Screen Co-Op

The series S will be denied no longer, as Xbox Series S owners will finally be able to go on cozy couch co-op Baldur’s Gate 3 sessions with their friends.

Larian also addressed how some PS5 players accidentally stumbled upon Patch 8 a little earlier than expected. That was not intended on the studio’s part, but it’s not a problem. Players can rollback to Patch 8 by deleting and reinstalling the game. More details on that .

Baldur’s Gate Patch 8 Known Issues

Modding

• ImpUI users might find some issues with the UI. Larian recommends you do not use mods featuring a dependency on ImpUI.

Photo Mode

• Photo mode has visual problems with Vulkan.

Cross-Play and Multiplayer

• Some lines are yet to be fully localised
• Players can lose movement input after picking up an item while in a multiplayer lobby.

UX

• Keyboard hotkeys and controller buttons may sometimes stop working after conducting business with merchants.

Register For the Patch 8 Stress Test

The stress test for Patch 8 is currently liv🐷e. Anyone already registered on PlayStation or PC will receive the access details via email. Xbox players will need to downlဣoad the Xbox Insider Hub App to become an Xbox Insider and join the playtest from there.

Anyone who hasn’t signed up yet can do it .

You can now play Baldur’s Gate 3 on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and follow Larian via the studio’s new account for new updates, or , if you’re looking for the feisty stuff.

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