Summary
Baldur’s Gate 3’s patch 8 continues to undergo stress testing, and the developer has now released a new update for participating players addressing gameplay changes, nerfs to abilities, and script fixes, among many other things.Baldur’s Gate 3patch 8 update 2 also tackles an issue with cross-play, which was preventing players from properly using this feature.
From the moment it hit the shelves,Baldur’s Gate 3became a major success, catching players' attention with its complex branching story and the ridiculous number of outcomes it offers. Despite its impressive performance, developer Larian Studios kept working on the game to make it even better. Now, the studio is working on the last major patch for the game, which is currently undergoing stress testing.
Update 2 forBaldur’s Gate 3’s patch 8 stress testtackles several areas of the game. One important fix introduced in the patch is related to the new cross-play feature, resolving an issue for Xbox players struggling to enable this functionality. PS5 players were also experiencing issues with cross-play, including a “Connection Error” message that sent them back to the main menu and a bug preventing the use of the Friends List to join a cross-play game. Both issues have been resolved in Update 2.
Additionally, changes toBaldur’s Gate 3’s subclassesare also part of this patch, addressing certain overpowered abilities such as the Booming Blade cantrip, which is now available only once per turn. The Swashbuckler rogue’s class action, Dirty Trick: Sand Toss, now uses the player’s Dexterity modifier when performing an attack, and issues with other Dirty Tricks have been fixed as well. Moreover, some missing and mistimed VFX for certain abilities were addressed, improving the game’s visuals.
Baldur’s Gate 3’s new photo modesaw some fixes as well, polishing different aspects to ensure it looks and works as it should. For instance, Larian removed the tutorial and notification pop-ups in the mode and addressed language issues for non-English speakers. Moreover, some errors in scripting have been corrected, including a bug affecting Alfira and a dialogue with Shadowheart that was available at the wrong moment.
Larian also tackled crashes that occurred while players were on split screen, as well as other UI-related problems and issues with modding. The Character Creation functionality has been improved for players using mods, and a bug related to the Mod Verification window has been addressed. As the developer continues to work closely with player feedback on the next major content update,Baldur’s Gate 3patch 8 promises to be worth the wait.
