Baldur's Gate 3 News

The latest round of absurd Baldur's Gate 3 mods include a better Bing Bong and mankinis for the boys

Whatever the Baldur's Gate 3 modders have been drinking, I'd like a double. They've given us mods that make your entire party scrabble around on all fours, add an entire roguelike mode, and commit a war crime against Astarion's hair follicles. And they haven't slowed down yet...
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Baldur's Gate 3 dev says it's Larian's philosophy to 'fuel and reward' player creativity: 'They found a way to exploit the game, let them have it, it's awesome'

t a games conference in Sofia, Bulgaria earlier this year, Larian gameplay scripter Mihail Kostov gave a presentation outlining the philosophies and strategies the studio employs to ensure games like Baldur's Gate 3 stay playable even as players are actively tearing them apart. Recently made public on YouTube (via GamesRadar), Kostov's talk explains how Larian addresses "edge cases"—times when "player action may push a system to the extreme"—with solutions that reward, rather than stifle, creativity...
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UPDATE: Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 7's closed beta has been pushed back due to passive dice rolls going kaput during a bit of "bug-fix whack-a-mole"

UPDATE (25/07/24, 4:10 PM BST): Larian has confirmed that Baldur's Gate 3's Patch 7 Closed Beta is now live on Steam.

"If you were lucky enough to be randomly selected, check your Steam Library, and you should now be able to download the playtest," it writes, "Not everyone will have access, so we’d appreciate it if you could keep any spoilers to a minimum. We’ll be adding more players throughout the Closed Beta, so keep an eye on your Steam Library!"

If you've been looking forward to diving into Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 7's closed beta after securing your spot, there's some bad news. Unfortunately, Larian's had to delay it a bit, after the game's dice decided to stop working as intended while the developers were trying to resolve some other issues.

Baldur's Gate 3’s latest patch was due to launch in closed beta yesterday, but Larian have decided to give it a bit more time in the oven due to bugs. Namely, a bug that caused passive rolls - like those that detect traps - to stop working.

Happily, if you hadn’t already registered to take part in the beta, you now have more time to sign up. Scroll down a bit on the RPG’s Steam page and click the ‘Request Access’ button.

One thing that's really set Baldur's Gate 3 apart - other than it being an utterly stupendous RPG - is how developer Larian Studios has communicated with its audience. During its early access period right up to today, the developer has been as clear and open about what it's doing and what's happening with the game as possible. With the next big patch on the horizon for the game, that's still proving true even while the open beta for the update has had to be delayed.

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