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Re: Baldur’s Gate 3
« Reply #15 on: November 25, 2020, 04:45:09 AM »
Pre-patch Announcement
Tue, 24 November 2020



Hello everyone!

Patch 3 (which hasn’t been named yet) is just around the corner, and with it comes the first changes that affect story. Unfortunately, this means Patch 3 will introduce the first save incompatibility, transitioning to the new version.


Fret not, however! Each patch will come alongside a secondary branch which will allow you to continue playing the previous version with your existing savegames, until you decide you’re ready to play on the latest version. Maybe you’d like to wait for a few patches to pass, for example, before you re-roll. Totally up to you!

It’ll work like this:

The secondary branch will be the previous version, but the primary branch (default download) will be the latest version. To access the secondary branch, do the following:

•   Right click on the game in your Steam library
•   Select properties
•   Click the BETAS tab
•   In the list under "Select the beta you would like to opt in to", select patch2
•   Close the properties menu


If you do the above steps, you are all set to continue your current playthrough.

If you are unsure whether you want to update to the new patch, we recommend disabling automatic updates now, so that you have the choice to manually update to the new patch or opt-in to the secondary branch once the patch arrives. To disable automatic updates follow the below steps:

•   Right click on the game in your Steam library
•   Select properties
•   Click the Updates tab
•   Select "only update the game when I launch it" in the drop down menu


You can already move to the beta branch now, if you’d like to protect your save file and continue on the current version. Note: save files are not ‘deleted’ from your computer; they’ll remain in your folder, but you’ll only be able to load saves specific to their respective versions.

We know that having to switch branches may be annoying, but this is part of early access. All the feedback we’ve been gathering from your adventures and posts will go right into these patches, so next time you play it’ll feel like an experience you’ve helped to create.

Note: Branching unfortunately won’t be available on Stadia for the moment.


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Re: Baldur’s Gate 3
« Reply #16 on: December 03, 2020, 01:25:22 AM »
Community Update 11 - Inspiration, Freedom & Pacifism
Wed, 2 December 2020



Hello everyone!

How are you? It’s been a little while. We’ve been very busy both reading feedback since launch, and implementing some pretty major tweaks & changes that represent your ideas. Today’s patch, which we’re calling ‘Inspiration, Freedom & Pacifism’ for reasons you’ll soon find out, is perhaps the first time you’ll see a lot of major changes to design and gameplay, inspired by your feedback and discussion.

Last week, we announced the fact that this patch would render prior save games incompatible once the update is applied, and you can read more on that here. There’s time both before and after the patch rolls out to set yourself up to continue your adventures on Patch 2, rather than today’s Patch 3.

For why all the hullabaloo you ask? Eagle-eyed readers may have spotted Swen’s chat with IGN where he openly reflected on a lot of the feedback from players since the release, October 6th. (Doesn’t it feel like such a long time ago?). That interview was conducted very much in the midst of the aforementioned design changes we’re going to talk about today. Fresh on the mind then, and fresh into the game today. Delicious!

What’s in Patch 3? Let’s get stuck in. Today we’re going to offer a Neat Factoid for every topic below. At the end there will be a quiz*, so make sure you don’t miss anything.

The road less travelled is now rewarding...
Our games have always been about rewarding creativity and exploration, but some people were disappointed with the lack of experience rewards for pacifism, and creative solutions that utilize the road less travelled. Patch 3 introduces rewards for avoiding combat situations, whether in dialogue or through exploration and environmental puzzle solving. Now, all you pacifists will be able to carve out a journey more true to your character’s identity. Or, it’ll just offer more options for specific circumstances.

Neat Factoid: 56% of players avoided combat with the Goblin Rooftop Ambush. Now those players will be properly rewarded without needing to kill the Goblins anyway.

                       

Companions will now feel more… companionable
On the topic of behaviour, we’ve certainly noticed your companions were perhaps a little negative at times. We’ve taken steps to move away from frequent nitpicking, so that they’ll start focusing more on the bigger picture. Companions will now be more tolerant. Not nitpicking about every single little thing they don't like but rather focusing on the things they do like while still maintaining their personality and having strong beliefs about certain things. In short, they’ll feel a little more like companions.

Neat Factoid: For all 204k of players who let Astarion chow down, you won't have to deal with SH's approval dropping in what should be a private moment between the two of you.

                       

Dialog skill checks will be less likely to ‘lock you out of content’
Dialogues with particularly harsh or dramatic skill checks have been rebalanced - instead of failing an entire situation based on one difficult roll, you'll have a higher chance of succeeding the roll. This is to stop dice from locking you out of content unless the situation really merits it. Ultimately, however, you’ll still have to flow with the will of the dice.

Neat Factoid: A little over half of all players who use Speak with Animals on the Owlbear still fail the overall encounter. These success numbers only vary by about 5% for those without Speak with Animals. We've tweaked the DC here to reward investing parts of your character in animal handling.

                   

No more micromanaging party jumping
Micromanaging gymnastics probably wasn’t something you thought you’d be doing in the Forgotten Realms, so now when you jump across a gap, for example, your party will automatically jump across it to follow you. Hooray!

Neat Factoid: Just over 200k players jumped the crossing to speak to a wayward and injured tiefling near the busy rapids of the river. No doubt making that jump alone. Now your companions will join you automatically.

More adventuring, and less resting
You now get 2 short rests after your long rest. Previously, you only had a single short rest. That’s twice the rest, for the same price! This means you have more uninterrupted adventures, and all the perks of resting.

Neat Factoid: 2 is exactly double the value of 1.

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Rebalanced cantrips & fewer surfaces
This was a wildly popular community request. Spells that cost finite resources to cast will now feel much more impactful, as cantrips are now less impactful than ‘true’ spells. This’ll make the management a lot more meaningful, and the ‘true’ spells a lot more rewarding to use. What’s more, we’ve made changes to surfaces, reducing them dramatically to avoid accidents as well as to address other feedback about how combat felt to the community. Fire Bolt, Ray of Frost and Acid Splash no longer create surfaces on impact. Fire Bolt still ignites flammable surfaces, and Ray of Frost still freezes water and blood puddles.

Neat Factoid: In the last week, players died 78,293 times by fire. Making up 28.6% of player death. Perhaps this will change as we expect surfaces to be a little less common now that cantrips are changing

               

UI improvements including spells & inspiration points
Inspiration points are now visible in the UI, so you can actually use them!

You’re now able to select upcasted versions of spells via a separate widget to declutter the hotbar UI, see today’s update video for how that looks. DnD allows a caster to cast the same spell at different ‘levels’, costing different resources and generally producing a stronger effect.

Previously, each level at which a spell could be cast had a separate icon. After a while, this led to tons of icons cluttering up the hotbar and players having to tediously rearrange it on level up. Now all the variations are neatly packed into a fly-out menu inside the single icon per spell.

Neat Factoid: 770k of you rescued the Fishermen Thralls in the crash site. Now, you'll clearly see that this also results in you gaining an inspiration point

Cross-save is finally here! And it’s finally activated!
Something we’re working very hard on in the background at Larian HQ(s) is our own infrastructure for different services that allow you more freedom in how you play (see, freedom, it’s in the title!) The launcher - which we do not yet have an official name for - is to you just a simple UI layer when you start the game, but behind this are a bunch of people at Larian working on things like today’s cross-save functionality.

It was partially functional between Steam and GoG but we didn’t really want to talk about it widely until we had it working across all platforms we’re currently released on. Now, your Larian account facilitates cross-save via the omnipresent ‘cloud’ the world is always talking about. The best thing is that we’re the ones running this cross-save service, so we’re totally in control of it. This means you’re able to share your saves across Steam, Stadia, Mac, and GoG. If you’re online, your save file will automatically upload to the cloud once it’s created, including all autosaves as you play. In an airport lounge on a laptop? Connect to Google Stadia and continue your adventure, for example. On your MacBook for work? Well… let’s briefly talk about that.



Baldur’s Gate 3 was heavily featured in Apple’s November 10 event. In this event, Apple announced a truly revolutionary new chip: the Apple M1. It’s early days for Baldur’s Gate 3 on the Apple M1 architecture, but native support for M1 is right around the corner. As of today, both Divinity: Original Sin 2 and Baldur’s Gate 3 run on the new range of Macs, but they currently run via Rosetta 2, which doesn’t really make use of the exciting features M1 enables.

Practically, what this means is that you can now play Baldur’s Gate 3 across the whole suite of Apple’s new hardware. Before, you would never have been able to play BG3 on a MacBook Air, and it would have struggled on a MacBook Pro, but even running via Rosetta 2 we’ve been toying around playing Baldur’s Gate 3 on the ‘high’ setting with very little noise, which we think is super cool because it means your experience - when combined with cross-save - is now a highly portable one, ready for when the world starts to behave itself.

If you're lucky enough to have one of Apple’s new Macs, give it a shot today and tell us what you think. Be aware that our friends at Elverils are working hard on M1 native support, which will really make the hardware shine (and the game with it), but this is just the first step in what looks to be a pretty interesting journey into the future of AAA games on ARM architecture.
 



That just about covers today’s major points of focus! Of course, Patch 3 comes with a whole host of bug fixes. Want them? Have them:

Improvements
•   Improved character follower movement.
•   Added an option to hide your helmet in the equipment screen.
•   Added trajectory preview for force application when using spells.
•   All characters now correctly stop running when forced turn-based mode is activated.
•   Companions will now jump to follow the main player character.
•   Fixed and re-enabled Larian Cross Save between all platforms.
•   Assorted tweaks to companion approval ratings.
•   The Combat AI now accounts for falling from jumps.
•   Changed AI behaviour archetypes for the Boar, Intellect Devourer, and Tiny Spider.
•   Combat music no longer ends when a character joins combat.
•   Audio configuration now updates on selection of an option.
•   In multiplayer, other clients can now hear the dice roll events of a player in dialog.
•   Decluttered the hotbar UI by allowing selection of upcasted versions of spells with a separate widget.
•   Improved look of toggle-able Passives that can be added to the hotbar.
•   Improved some skill tooltips in Character Creation.
•   Added a tutorial for Inspiration points.
•   Cinematics: Adjusted emotions and lookats in certain areas.
•   Cinematics: Camera tweaks and lighting improvements in certain areas.
•   Cinematics: A large pass of improvements on emotions and attitudes.
•   Cinematics: Improved fade timings.
•   Cinematics: Improved blending between poses.
•   Any dialog associated with a mask will play before equipping it instead of after.
•   Jumping down a hole now teleports any following characters as well.
•   Overhauled the sheath/unsheath weapon logic for more consistent behaviour.
•   Experience is now awarded for avoiding combat and completing smaller side quests.
•   Added a new sound for rolling initiative in combat.


Balancing Changes
•   Fire Bolt, Ray of Frost and Acid Splash no longer create surfaces on impact. Fire Bolt still ignites flammable surfaces, and Ray of Frost still freezes water and blood puddles. Fire Bolt's damage has been adjusted accordingly
•   Tweaked default ability distribution for Clerics and Rogues. Clerics start with more DEX to take advantage of medium armor; Rogues start with more INT to open them up for Arcane Trickster archetype.
•   It is no longer possible to perform infinite actions by moving in and out of a White Spore Cloud in a single turn; the status from a White Spore Cloud should now persist until the end of a character's turn.
•   Toned down camera shakes for spell prepare effects.
•   The Shatter spell now works properly with Sculpt Spells.
•   Melee Sneak Attack now requires a finesse weapon.
•   Invoke Duplicity now only works properly if the attacker is within 3m of the summon.
•   Surprised statuses can no longer stack.
•   Increased price of drow armor to 800 gp.
•   Allowed effects of multiple Hex spells to stack on the same character.
•   You can now use Dash while staying hidden (sneaking).
•   The party can now take 2 short rests per long rest.
•   The default action on a container's tooltips is now 'Open' instead of 'Pick up'.
•   Rebalanced difficulty of dialog skill checks.
•   Changed the melee skeleton's ability from Cleave to Slash to make it consistent with his weapon.
•   Fixed NPCs not reacting to Hunter's Mark as a hostile action.
•   Tweaked the AI archetypes of Goblins.


Performance and Stability
•   Fixed not being able to load some saved games.
•   Reduced long save times - better thread planning for 4-core CPUs.
•   Improved stability of the Vulkan version.
•   Fixed a random crash when removing a character that has followers.
•   Fixed a random crash when switching weapon set while dual wielding.
•   Fixed a crash when deleting a lot of saved games
•   Fixed a crash when lock-picking a heavy chest.
•   Fixed a random crash on passive roll fail.
•   Fixed a crash that can occur when items fall on top of each other.
•   Fixed a crash while loading, related to being in a jump state
•   Fixed a crash when looting several imp bodies in a sideroom in the tutorial.


Fixes
•   Resolved a multitude of cinematic staging issues.
•   Fixed incorrect flow in some dialogues.
•   Characters can now walk to positions even if blocked by an invisible object.
•   Automatic pathfinding has been fixed for a few specific items.
•   A weapon that can't be dual wielded will now automatically be equipped by double-clicking on it.
•   All Passives should now display on the Character Sheet.
•   In combat, the chance-to-hit preview should now be correct — even if your character still needs to move.
•   AI melee archetypes now properly calculate damage done to allies and neutral characters. This should reduce unnecessary friendly fire when characters use any area-of-effect attacks or abilities.
•   Incantation sounds have been restored to some spells.
•   Summoned guards will now patrol an area before leaving it.
•   Some dialogs got stuck after being prompted with a Persuasion check roll - these have been fixed.
•   You can no longer switch weapon sets when casting a spell or moving to cast a spell.
•   After loading a saved game, quest markers should now correctly disappear when objectives change.
•   Added input delay to prevent spamming through roll states.
•   Fixed a desync issue where client characters would move back to their previous positions after a jump.
•   Journal notifications should no longer get stuck on the screen.
•   Fixed a bug where visuals wouldn't show up in the Examine window.
•   Fixed a bug where the player profile would not be created correctly when using specific characters in the profile name.
•   Profile switching now carries over any changes made to sound settings.
•   Fixed animation issues when applying statuses to NPCs in forced turn-based mode.
•   Doors that have been opened now look like they're open.
•   Scroll of Invisibility now costs the same as scrolls of other 2nd-level spells.
•   Armor of Agathys now correctly deals 10 cold damage when using a 2nd-level spell slot.
•   The Life Domain Cleric's version of Cure wounds now heals for 2d8 HP when using a 2nd-level spell slot.
•   Great Weapon Fighting no longer triggers on ranged weapon attacks.
•   When wielded two-handed, the quarterstaff now does 1d8 base damage instead of 1d6.
•   Dissonant Whispers now shows the correct damage values at 2nd-level.
•   The Mother's Loathing potion now lasts until rest (as stated in the tooltip).
•   Some broken healing potions no longer display as Superior versions.
•   When loading a game saved during turn-based mode (on an NPC's turn), characters now have all of their equipment properly equipped.
•   Characters will now take fall damage when hit by an Eldritch Blast with the Repelling Blast passive feature.
•   Faithbreaker's weapon action (Absolute Power) now correctly triggers a pushback.
•   No more UI overlap when 4 players recruit Lae'zel and Us in the tutorial.
•   Removed trade & attack buttons from Lae'zel's recruitment.
•   When recruiting Lae'zel, you can no longer gain double XP.
•   Harpies should now be able to reach more spots in combat.
•   Journal entry is now correct when players leave without fighting the harpies.
•   In the Thayan Cellar, skeletons now destroy their caskets when spawning.
•   Music should now play and transition more cleanly in the goblin camp.
•   Minthara no longer vanishes after asking certain questions.
•   The moon puzzle no longer flips the moons after rotating adjacent disks in succession.
•   The stats of the companion bear no longer have ten times the intended weight.
•   The dialogue with Ethel and Mayrina's brothers no longer ends early if you side with no one.
•   Fixed a bug preventing you from picking up the letter to Kagha.
•   Removed an incorrect music trigger in the swamp.
•   Lae'zel no longer refuses to speak after the encounter with the Githyanki at the bridge.
•   When entering the aura of a Sussur Bloom, spells are now correctly disabled in the hotbar.
•   More general quest fixes and flag check improvements to make the story experience smoother.
•   Flags fixed in Kagha's denouncement scene to prevent nearly-identical nodes from repeating.
•   Fixed a custom crime flag when clicking the goblins' beer tub to make sure the right dialogue appears.
•   Fixed quest-giving and journal flags in the Zhent's shipment situation.
•   Ensured Arabella dies when she's meant to.
•   Flow-blocker fixed in Anders' dialogue - it now correctly checks the right flags.
•   The Thayan undead now has idle behavior.
•   Flags added to add reactivity to Shadowheart's part of the Arabella court scene.
•   Edits to Lae'zel's recruitment flags in the plains to better account for the flow leading up to it.


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Re: Baldur’s Gate 3
« Reply #17 on: February 12, 2021, 01:53:24 AM »
PANEL FROM HELL 2
Wed, 17 February 2021



Mark your calendars*, on February 17th at 10am PT we’re going back to Hell.

Following the success of last year’s live streamed event, the Panel from Hell is making its chaotic return. Featuring Principal Rules Designer of Dungeons & Dragons Jeremy Crawford, Creative Director Swen Vincke and guests Nick Pechenin, David Walgrave and more, next week’s stream promises to reveal a heaving assembly of news and updates for Baldur’s Gate 3 – including the biggest patch note ever forged in the fiery pits of Larian.

Panel from Hell 2 will also unveil the ways Larian is meeting the challenge of BG3, along with a peek at newly improved cinematics, Tieflings, spells and cows, oh my! And wrapping up the show, we'll be live streaming the latest content from Baldur's Gate 3's biggest update yet.

We look forward to having you join us next week! https://baldursgate3.game/

*An object of the pre-lockdown era, when the passage of time still had meaning and wasn’t simply the amorphous period between Netflix binges.

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Re: Baldur’s Gate 3
« Reply #18 on: February 12, 2021, 02:03:08 AM »
Pre-Patch Announcement
Thu, 11 February 2021



Hello everyone!

It sounds crazy, but we haven’t spoken since last year! My, how you’ve grown. Let’s hope this year will bring brighter cheer. You might have noticed the Larian Twitter handle mentions Patch 4 brewing, and it’s been that way since the launch of Patch 3. It’s taken a while, but we’re finally ready to talk about it… soon.

Patch 4 is right around the corner. We can’t be more specific than that at the moment, but look, today we announced the Panel From Hell 2! Mark your calendars, on February 17th at 10am PT we’re going back to Hell.

Following the success of last year’s live streamed event, the Panel from Hell is making its chaotic return. Featuring Principal Rules Designer of Dungeons & Dragons Jeremy Crawford, Creative Director Swen Vincke and guests Nick Pechenin, David Walgrave and more, next week’s stream promises to reveal a heaving assembly of news and updates for Baldur’s Gate 3 – including the biggest patch note ever forged in the fiery pits of Larian.

Panel from Hell 2 will also unveil the ways Larian is meeting the challenge of BG3, along with a peek at newly improved cinematics, Tieflings, spells and cows, oh my! And wrapping up the show, we'll be live streaming the latest content from Baldur's Gate 3's biggest update yet.

We look forward to having you join us next week! https://baldursgate3.game/

As for the patch itself, this amount of changes is invariably going to invalidate previous saves. That means saves prior to Patch 4’s release will not be compatible with Patch 4.

That said, we’re again branching out with the same solution as before. If you’re already accustomed to this as a hardened Patch 3 veteran, then simply follow the same steps as before and skip the text at the bottom of this post, because it’s not new text and it’s quite long.

Hopefully, once you’ve tuned into the Panel From Hell 2 you’ll have better clarity on what’s inside, but also a new yearning to re-roll. Hmmmmmmm!

How to keep playing on Patch 3:

The secondary branch will be the previous version, but the primary branch (default download) will be the latest version. To access the secondary branch, do the following:

•   Right click on the game in your Steam library
•   Select properties
•   Click the BETAS tab
•   In the list under "Select the beta you would like to opt in to", select patch3
•   Close the properties menu



If you do the above steps, you are all set to continue your current playthrough.

If you are unsure whether you want to update to the new patch, we recommend disabling automatic updates now, so that you have the choice to manually update to the new patch or opt-in to the secondary branch once the patch arrives. To disable automatic updates follow the below steps:

•   Right click on the game in your Steam library
•   Select properties
•   Click the Updates tab
•   Select "only update the game when I launch it" in the drop down menu


                           
You can already move to the beta branch now, if you’d like to protect your save file and continue on the current version. Note: save files are not ‘deleted’ from your computer; they’ll remain in your folder, but you’ll only be able to load saves specific to their respective versions.

Important note: If you want the option to go back to the previous patch, it’s best to make a new in-game profile and backup your local saves from the previous patch. You can do the following before or after updating to the latest version:

•   Before starting a new playthrough, create a new profile by clicking the profiles button on the top left of the main menu. All your progress in the new patch will then be saved under this profile while your old saves are safe in the previous profile.

•   As an extra safety measure, you can manually back up your savegames:
Go to /Documents/Larian Studios/Baldur's Gate 3/PlayerProfiles/
Find the folder that is named after the profile you used in the previous patch
Copy and paste this entire folder into a backup location

•   If you want to revert back to the previous patch, follow the instructions above and activate your old profile

•   If you have somehow lost your progress by overwriting savegames and want to restore your old backed up savegames simply copy over your old profile folder into its original location again: /Documents/Larian Studios/Baldur's Gate 3/PlayerProfiles/
Sync back to the patch2 beta branch with the instructions above and load your old savegames


We know that having to switch branches may be annoying, but this is part of early access. All the feedback we’ve been gathering from your adventures and posts will go right into these patches, so next time you play it’ll feel like an experience you’ve helped to create.

Note: Branching unfortunately won’t be available on Stadia for the moment.

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Re: Baldur’s Gate 3
« Reply #19 on: February 26, 2021, 02:42:45 AM »
Community Update #12 - Nature's Power
Thu, 25 February 2021



It’s been a busy few weeks here at Larian HQ. In between finalizing our transmogrification spells, sourcing cows for experimentation, and training them to sign extensive liability waivers with their hooves, we’ve been hard at work putting the finishing touches on Patch 4.

After much anticipation, today we awoke to the holy noise of bells chiming. It was our QA team in the hallowed Larian belfry, each of them clutching a bell rope in their face-tentacles to ring in the good news: Patch 4 ready to go live!

Before we get into it, a quick shoutout to everyone who helped Divinity: Original Sin 2 reach 100,000 reviews on Steam, where it sits with a 95% positive rating. What better way to celebrate that, than with a hefty patch for Baldur’s Gate 3!

If you watched the Panel From Hell 2 last week, you’ll know that this is our biggest Baldur’s Gate 3 patch yet. Thank you to everyone who tuned in. It was a big success, and that means we can think about doing more. (Alternatively, if you missed the livestream, or just fancy seeing Swen in armour again, you can watch it in full just below):




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Re: Baldur’s Gate 3
« Reply #20 on: July 02, 2021, 11:53:14 PM »
The Panel From Hell 3!
1 July 2021



Get ready for an interactive adventure live from Gravensteen castle, Belgium on July 8th at 11am PT!

We’re calling it the first inaugural LarPG. The Panel From Hell 3 - Twitch Plays: A Most Noble Sacrifice
will explore some of the changes you can expect to see with Baldur’s Gate 3’s upcoming Patch 5 and you’ll be able to take the reins as you direct our adventuring party through brain teasing puzzles and lethal traps as they quest to retrieve an object of incredible value.

Call the shots, and take the adventure home with you in our first ‘LarPG’. We’re coming to you live from Gravensteen castle… but we can’t guarantee everyone will leave. That’s up to you.

See you on July 8th, 11am PT

Upcoming Event Starts  Thu, 8 July 2021

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Re: Baldur’s Gate 3
« Reply #21 on: July 02, 2021, 11:56:53 PM »
Pre-Patch Announcement
Thu, 1 July 2021



Hello everyone! How are you doing?

It’s been a few months since we last spoke. Our lockdown hair is a little longer, our quarantine gut is a little rounder, and with every cubic inch that Adam Smith’s beard grows in volume we get ever closer to releasing our next patch. After calculating its weight and circumference, we can safely say that day is right around the corner.

Patch 5 is heading to you next week, and we’ve got an epic Panel From Hell planned to showcase all the updates coming your way. Make sure you join us
July 8th at 11am PT on Twitch
where our team of Baldurian devs and magic wielders will introduce all the new the contents of Patch 5, then vote on what happens next as they scour a wizard’s tower in search of an ancient artifact in:
Panel From Hell 3 - Twitch Plays: A Most Noble Sacrifice.


Of course, with Patch 5 imminent, we want to remind you that any saves made Patch 4 or prior will no longer be compatible when updated.

So we’re once again
branching out
with the same solution as before. There are options for you if you want to continue your Patch 3 or Patch 4 saves, or if you instead want to make sure you’ve got the most up-to-date content. Have a gander below and follow the directions for whichever solution suits you best.

1.
How to Update Your Game to Patch 5:
If you want to play the most up to date version of the game and have never opted into any beta branches in the past, then good news:
You don’t need to do anything!
When the patch releases, you will receive the most updated version of the game as long as you have automatic updates enabled. To enable automatic updates, please follow the steps below:
•   Right click on the game in your Steam library
•   Select properties
•   Click the Updates tab
•   Select "Always keep this game updated" in the drop down menu


               

2.
How to Update to Patch 5 If You’ve Opted into an Earlier Beta Branch:
If you previously opted into any beta for either Patch 2 or Patch 3 and want to ensure you get the most up to date content when Patch 5 goes live, then please follow the steps below:
•   Right click on the game in your Steam library
•   Select properties
•   Click the Betas tab
•   Select "None" in the drop down menu

       

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How to Continue Your Patch 4 Save:
If you want to continue your progress on Patch 4, then take the following steps. Alternatively, if you just want to update your game from Patch 4 then follow the very first set of instructions laid out at the top of the page.
•   Right click on the game in your Steam library
•   Select properties
•   Click the BETAS tab
•   In the list under "Select the beta you would like to opt in to", select Patch 4
•   Close the properties menu


                         

If you’d like to continue your save file on the current version, you can move to the Patch 4 beta branch now. Save files are not ‘deleted’ from your computer; they’ll remain in your folder, but you’ll only be able to load saves specific to their respective versions.

Important Note:
If you want the option to go back to the previous patch, it’s best to make a new in-game profile and backup your local saves from the previous patch. You can do the following before or after you update to the latest version:
•   Before starting a new playthrough, create a new profile by clicking the profiles button on the top left of the main menu. All your progress in the new patch will then be saved under this profile while your old saves are safe in the previous profile.
•   As an extra safety measure, you can manually back up your savegames:
Go to /Documents/Larian Studios/Baldur's Gate 3/PlayerProfiles/
Find the folder that is named after the profile you used in the previous patch
Copy and paste this entire folder into a backup location
•   If you want to revert back to the previous patch, follow the instructions above and activate your old profile
•   If you have somehow lost your progress by overwriting savegames and want to restore your old backed up savegames simply copy over your old profile folder into its original location again: /Documents/Larian Studios/Baldur's Gate 3/PlayerProfiles/
Sync back to the patch2 beta branch with the instructions above and load your old savegames

   
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Re: Baldur’s Gate 3
« Reply #23 on: February 24, 2023, 12:13:24 AM »
Community Update #18: Baldur's Date
Thu, 23 February 2023



Baldur’s Gate 3 releases on August 31, 2023 for PC, Mac, and PS5.


Hello and howdy, dear readers!
What’s it called when the long-awaited third installment in a beloved RPG series finally gets a proper release day announcement? That’s Baldur’s Date. 😌

Baldur’s Gate 3 releases on August 31, 2023 for PC, Mac, and PS5.


Earlier today we unveiled a brand new gameplay and story trailer during Sony’s State of Play livestream. Fret not, our PC-focused friends, as you will still want to see this trailer:




Meet General Ketheric Thorm, a seemingly invincible necromancer leading an army of the dead towards the city of Baldur’s Gate. Ketheric isn’t the antagonist, but one of three main antagonists that your party will need to contend with if you ever want to get those tadpoles out of your head (maybe even if you decide you don’t 😏).

Ketheric’s plans for the people of Faerûn are as complex as his motivations, and so we knew his role would benefit from the kind of depth and gravitas that renowned character actor J.K. Simmons could provide. One take at the recording booth and we knew we’d made the right call. Take a look behind the scenes:




We’ll introduce you to two more antagonists over the coming months, so keep an eye out (but close them if someone approaches with anything… wiggly).



Those of you who prefer to navigate the world using analogue sticks and buttons may have caught a glimpse at what full controller support for Baldur’s Gate 3 will look like for launch. With split-screen co-op, too, you’ll be able to experience the entirety of your adventures in Faerûn with another player on the same device!



Baldur’s Gate 3 will also support cross-progression between PC, Mac and PS5, allowing you to transfer your saves between platforms and continue your adventure wherever you purchase the game. Personally, we’ll be taking our experience on the road with the Steam Deck, and then venturing home to enjoy the cinematic experience of interrupting an ogre’s horizontal tango from the comfort of our sofa. Don’t forget the popcorn!



There’s more: Baldur’s Gate 3 is getting a Digital Deluxe Edition on launch. Here’s what you can expect to find within:

    Divinity Bard Song Pack
    - Astound audiences by performing this special set of new songs from the Divinity series
    Paintings from Rivellon
    - Discover a new collection of paintings across the Forgotten Realms
    Adventurer's Pouch
    - Receive a collection of camp supplies and potions to help get your journey started
    Digital OST
    - Enjoy the music of Baldur's Gate 3 from composer Borislav Slavov
    Digital Artbook
    - Explore the art and design of Baldur's Gate 3 in this digital artbook, written by Larian
    Digital Character Sheets
    - Peruse a set of four-page D&D character sheets for each Baldur's Gate 3 origin character



Bring a little bit of Rivellon to the Forgotten Realms with these Divinity-inspired artefacts:

    Mask of the Shapeshifter:
    Allows you to change race and appearance on the fly, inspired by Fane
    Cape of the Red Prince:
    Cloak inspired by the Red Prince
    Lute of the Merryweather Bard:
    Playable instrument inspired by Lohse
    Needle of the Outlaw Rogue:
    Dagger inspired by Sebille
    Bicorne of the Sea Beast:
    Headgear inspired by Beast



We’ll have more to share later, but here’s a little peek at the Mask of the Shapeshifter in-game. No faces were ripped in the creation of this mask! (Technology really has come a long way since DOS2.)



Do you already own Baldur’s Gate 3 on PC? Are you planning to purchase it in Early Access before launch? You’re going to get a free upgrade to the Digital Deluxe edition on launch day! Same goes for owners of our Collector’s Edition (available to pre-order via our website for both PC & PS5 while stocks last!) – here’s a reminder of all that’s inside:



Filled with tangible treasures we’re sure you’re going to love, and now it comes with the Digital Deluxe Edition – so even more value in that rather large box. If you want the full run-down of what you’re going to get with each edition, check out this handy chart.



With today’s news, we’re just over 6 months away from Baldur’s Gate 3’s release day. It's been quite the journey so far, and we still have plenty of surprises to talk about before we get there. Including [Redacted], [Redacted] being able to [Redacted] into a [Redacted]. Wow, it feels good to say those ones out loud, they’ve really been eating away at us!

A note on Minimum System Requirements
One last thing: Baldur's Gate 3's graphical fidelity and complexity has improved quite a bit as it's grown throughout Early Access. We've been keeping an eye on its minimum system requirements, and as the game nears release we've raised the minimum system requirements listed on Steam to better reflect the realities of the launch version.

Baldur's Gate 3 may be playable on systems below these minimum suggested specifications, but we believe this may hinder the player experience. Check our store page for the latest specs.

That's all from us, until next time!

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