Summary
The final major update forBaldur’s Gate 3has dropped, asLarianreleases thelong-awaited Patch 8. This adds features including cross-play and photo mode, while alsogiving players access to 12 new subclasses.
Thefull patch notesoutline all of the changes and additions, but also once again confirm that Larian iswinding down development. From now on, Larian says that it won’t be adding “any new narrative content or significant changes to storylines, Origin characters, or companions,” as itmoves onto its next project.
Oh, and before we dive into the patch, we have to note that the update comes with a new animated short.
Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 8 Is Live Now
And we even get a new animated short, showing off the new subclasses
“You’ve helped us make BG3 a bigger success than any of us could’ve ever hoped for, and that passion could keep us tweaking things and making changes until the end of time,” read the patch notes. “But then we’d never be able to create something new. Outside of minor bug fixing, Patch 8 will be the last game patch to introduce new content.
“We’ve told our stories the way we needed to tell them, and tried our best to make them impactful and engaging, and we’re continuing to get better at handling our own chaos so that we can continue to create more chaos in the future.”
As for the update, we have the features that were promised, alongside a host of bug fixes, scripting fixes, and visual upgrades. One that stands out to me is that Larian has improved “camera shots, mocap animations, character staging, and facial expressions” across the entire game, so a lot of work has gone into Patch 8 in every department.
There are some notable exceptions here, however.Despite cries from fans, I’m not seeing any increased companion reactivity to The Dark Urge’s story in the patch notes. There’s also no additional story content for Wyll, which fans have been after for some time since many feel thathe is lacking compared to other companions.
As for what comes next, Larian will continue to monitor bugs in Baldur’s Gate 3, so the game isn’t being left as is. Howevre, this will be the final major patch, so at long last, we should be safe to mod the game as much as we want.
