After a long wait, Patch 7 forBaldur’s Gate 3is out today on PC. The long-awaited update has been expected since April, and was revealed to be scheduled for the first full week of September during Pax West. This is expected to be one of the biggest and most game-changing updates yet, with a spate of new features and content for players to delve into.
In a post on the officialBaldur’s Gate 3website, Larian revealed thatPatch 7 is officially live for PC as of September 5, and will be available for download sometime today. However, it’s currently exclusive to PC, so Mac and console players still have a little while to wait.
How BG3 Patch 7 Is Changing The Game
Mod Support, New Durge Scenes, Evil Endings, & More
Patch 7 is one of the biggest updates released forBaldur’s Gate 3yet, including a number of new features. Perhaps most prominent isthe introduction of official modding support, which will be available on all platforms (i.e., on consoles and Mac as well as PC) once the patch comes to them.
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BG3’sapproach to official modding support consists of two tools: a toolkit for creators, and an in-game mod manager for players. TheBaldur’s Gate 3 Toolkitcan be downloaded for free later today via the Steam store. It’s designed specifically for creating and publishing mods forBaldur’s Gate 3, and will support some scripted mods using Larian’s own scripting language, Osiris. As for players, they’ll finda new user interface for downloading and managing toolkit-uploaded mods directly into the game. They can browse a list of available mods, install them, and enable or disable them at will without ever closing theBaldur’s Gate 3window.
BG3will still support third-party mods and mod managers like Nexus and Vortex.
As the community post implies, Patch 7 is all about evil, so players looking for new ways to do bad will find plenty in theBaldur’s Gate 3update. First and foremost,there’s a new set of “Evil Endings,” new cinematics for players who make consistently, irredeemably evil decisions throughout their runs. Exactly what these consist of isn’t yet clear, but with players' penchant for experimentation, they’ll likely be discovered before long.
Players can also expect to seewidespreadupdates to the Dark Urge storylinein Patch 7, including several new lines of dialogue. The Dark Urge will also have increased reactivity with other characters and events. Alfira will briefly, temporarily join the party during Dark Urge playthroughs, while the Dark Urge themselves will also have new interactions with Gortash and Orin, and a smattering of other dialogue options throughout the game.
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Patch 7 also brings the long-awaiteddynamic split-screen updatetoBaldur’s Gate 3. Players engaging in couch co-op will find that their screens dynamically merge when their characters are in the same area, then split apart again when they stray from one another. This makes for a much more immersive effect than the traditional split-screen mode, which has also received a new coat of paint.
Honour Mode playerswill also see some major changes in Patch 7: namely,new Legendary Actions for bossesthroughout the game. Malus Thorm has a new move called Grasping Appendage, the Bulette one called Shredding Scales, Ptaris one called Ptarian Dogma. It’s not just Legendary actions, though; Dror Ragzlin may attempt to get the spiders on his side during the battle for the Goblin Camp, and Spectators have a whole new combat arsenal.
Besides all that,Patch 7 also includes a host of bug fixes and balance tweaks too numerous to list here in full. Consult thepatch notes on the official websitefor a full account of all that’s new.
Patch 7 is an enormous file, and players will need 160 GB of free space to install it. However, with all the new features it offers, that’s understandable - it’ll forever change the face ofBaldur’s Gate 3.
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Baldur’s Gate 3
Developed and published by Larian Studios, Baldur’s Gate 3 is an upcoming role-playing game set to release in August of 2023. Players will create a character to embark on a large-scale journey and can do so solo or cooperatively with a friend. Combat is a turn-based style this time around.
