Baldur's Gate 3 News

Birdwatchers are bad-mouthing Baldur's Gate 3's blue jays

Of all the things Baldur's Gate 3 players could pick up on, I never expected they'd take issue with the game's feathered, tree-dwelling wildlife. But according to a flock of bird fans, Baldur's Gate 3 is much, much too kind with its portrayal of blue jays.

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Baldur's Gate 3 latest patch gives a lovely facelift to Karlach and Halsin's smooch scenes—but it's seriously soured kisses with Astarion

Baldur's Gate 3 received its fourth patch earlier this week, and while it's added some very important features like AMD's FSR 2.2, the ability to wash your companions with soap, and letting you erect a naked statue of yourself, it may have also done some damage to your character's love life...
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Baldur's Gate 3 speedrunners mourn the 'death' of sex% runs after sneaky tweak ruins their favourite strat

Baldur's Gate 3’s speedrunning community has suffered a great tragedy thanks to the game’s latest patch, with a sneaky tweak having nixed their favourite sex% strategy.

If you’re not familiar, sex% runs through Larian’s RPG have been seeing players compete to reach a romance encounter in the game as fast as possible, with the first sub-two minute run having been recorded just last week. In order to reach speeds that rapid, runners have been taking advantage of the fact that it’s pretty simple to convince Lae’zel to get down and dirty with you very early on in the game if you know exactly what to do.

Or, I should say, it was pretty simple to convince the Githyanki warrior to hop into bed. You see, nestled among the lengthy list of changes made to the game by its fourth patch is one which says: “For Lae'zel to decide to romance you, you no longer only need to gain high enough approval from her. You must also have proven yourself worthy through your actions.”

"For Lae'zel to decide to romance you, you no longer only need to gain high enough approval from her," reads one entry for Baldur's Gate 3's fourth major patch. "You must also have proven yourself worthy through your actions." Sounds reasonable enough, but there's a catch: an entire speedrun category has been irrevocably altered. RIP Sex%...
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Baldur's Gate 3 patch 4 is here, and it's got over 1,000 changes

Baldur's Gate 3 patch 4 has arrived, as developer Larian Studios continues to polish one of 2023's best games to a fine sheen. With over 1,000 changes in this latest BG3 update on Steam, it's clear that the team is still hard at work on making your in-game experience even better, and as someone who is still far from done with my multiple playthroughs including a full four-player run I'm certainly happy about that.