Baldur’s Gate 3 console players, rejoice. As of today, you’re patch current. Larian Studios has finally brought Patch 7, which was delayed for just under a month for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Mac players after launching on PC at the beginning of September. Now, no matter where you’re playing, you can do some of the most heinous shit the studio has ever put into the game in the new evil endings.
The opportunity to commit awful war crimes is only one of the new things added in Patch 7. Also laid out in the patch notes are changes like giving you a new temporary companion in the Dark Urge playthrough, new challenges in the game’s extremely difficult Honour Mode, and official mod support, even for consoles. So it’s definitely one of the heftiest updates Baldur’s Gate 3’s got since it launched in August of last year.
This isn’t the final patch, however. Larian says it still plans to add crossplay support for cooperative campaigns and a photo mode sometime down the line. I’m still waiting on the latter before I jump back in. Given that both Metaphor: ReFantazio and Dragon Age: The Veilguard are coming out over the next month, though, Larian can take their time. I’m busy.
The full patch notes read as follows:
The Sword Coast is yours to command, to rule like no other.
Whether you embraced absolute power, carried out your father’s will, played as an Origin character or were generally a menace to society, you’ll find Patch 7 now introduces 13 new cinematics that offer varying conclusions to your most evil playthroughs.
If you’re a streamer who is very demure, very mindful, and you use the ‘Show Cinematic Nudity’ option in the game’s settings, it’s worth noting that we’ve now renamed this option to ‘Show Sexual and Violent Cinematics’ and updated its description to more accurately indicate what it does. This setting toggles explicit content plus a few select moments of extreme violence that may be distressing to some. We might have also embraced corruption a little too much because the new evil ending cinematics have been included in this setting. They really are that evil.
This setting does not affect your adventure, your choices, or your access to romance options; however, it does block sexual content with nudity and particularly violent scenes with gore.
Well, she got her dragon. But at what cost?
Whether you’re starting a new game or loading an old save to relive your battle with the Netherbrain, you’ll get to see these new cinematics depending on the choices you make.
We remember clearly stating in Community Update #28 that if you are playing as the Dark Urge, a certain bard would now be able to join the party as a controllable character at camp if there’s an empty slot, TEMPORARILY.
It would seem some of you didn’t pick up what we were putting down.
There are no new companions. There is only death.
The day the music died.
To add to the nightmare fuel, we’ve also made some improvements to Honour Mode combat, like giving Malus Thorm a new Legendary Action called Grasping Appendage. Gross.
Please Note: The Baldur’s Gate 3 Toolkit is not currently live, but will become available later today, thank you for your patience!
We’re also bringing you another way to mod your Baldur’s Gate 3 saves, with Patch 7 introducing our very own in-game Mod Manager and modding Toolkit, which can be downloaded on Steam for PC players!
With this new and supported way to create and install mods, you should see improvements in compatibility and accessibility, and can rest more assured that your supported mods work wherever you’re playing Baldur’s Gate 3, which will include consoles a little down the line.
Browse Baldur’s Gate 3 mods straight from the game!
Mods that are created and uploaded via our Toolkit can be browsed and installed directly from the game itself.
Enable or disable mods from the Installed tab.
Manage your mods for multiplayer parties by ensuring you have the same mods installed and enabled.
View and manage your installed mods.
Baldur’s Gate 3 Toolkit – Project Selection.
The Baldur’s Gate 3 Toolkit is a separate application on the Steam store that you can download for free that allows you to create mods specifically for Baldur’s Gate 3.
Scripting Changes using Osiris.
Baldur’s Gate 3 will also now officially support some scripted mods using Osiris, our in-house scripting language. This means mod authors will be able to reload their own scripts, handle build errors, and also carry out basic debugging.
Publish a mod straight from the Toolkit!
Whether you want to mod Baldur’s Gate 3 with supported or third-party mods and mod managers – you’ll always have that choice, but if you would like to give our Toolkit a go and try your hand at making a mod with our very own tools, head on over to the Steam page.
To download the Toolkit, you’ll need to make sure that DLC is enabled through the Baldur’s Gate 3 store page, and check that ‘Tools’ is checked in your Steam Library to make the application visible once installed!
You can do this by:
To make sure Tools is selected as showing, use the dropdown navigation above your Library search bar.
To help you get set up with supported mods, we’ll be posting a Community Update in the not-so-distant future that’ll go into some more detail on both creating and using supported mods, so make sure to keep an eye out!
In the meantime, we’ve prepared some further guides to help kickstart your modding adventure:
For more helpful information on creating your own mods, don’t forget to refer back to the Getting Started guide!
As Swen also mentioned during the panel at PAX, we want to spotlight your creations on our new YouTube channel, Larian: Channel From Hell, so make sure to keep an eye out for regular mod features, and if you’d like to find out more or get involved, join the Larian Studios Discord server!
Bug Fixing & Gameplay Improvements
While Patch 7 brings a deluge of new features, improvements, and more, it’s also delivering plenty of bug fixes!
Take a look at some of the highlights:
SPOILERS – Please bear in mind some of the entries below might contain spoilers, proceed at your own risk