Hotfix 16 for Baldur’s Gate 3 has arrived, and it brings a reasonably beefy bunch of tweaks and revisions as per typical, considered one of which might be music to the ears of those that’ve had their honour mode runs fall on the dumbest remaining hurdle attainable.
For individuals who haven’t been grinding their manner via the uber-tough problem setting added to Larian’s RPG alongside the epilogue by the humongous patch 5 or studying about others endeavours to take action on Reddit, some gamers have managed to softlock themselves proper on the sport’s climax. How, you ask? Nicely, by by chance leaving the hammer they should carry alongside so as to not get caught within the Astral Realm again at camp.
Fortunately for these forgetful BG3 masters, considered one of this newest hotfix’s headline modifications solutions their prayers. “You’ll now be capable of entry sure quest-related objects on the spot,” reads one bullet level of the replace’s patch notes, “even when they’re at present within the camp chest or within the stock of a companion who’s ready at camp.”
So there you go, no extra will providing The Orphic Hammer to Shadowheart as a romantic reward she undoubtedly appreciates after which giving her the week off backfire on you.
That’s removed from it in terms of the hotfix’s key tweaks although. A lot of the fixes it’s issued are associated to the sport’s finish, with one making it in order that: “Karlach will now get her scene in Avernus no matter whether or not she’s an avatar or a companion”, whereas one other ensures that Wyll will (haha) handle to comply with her there if that’s how his story performs out.
In wackier information, having a wee chat with Scratch and the Owlbear Cub when you attain the sport’s epilogue simply received quite a bit simpler, due to the addition of some additional Potions of Animal Talking and Gale ought to now not randomly break off dialogue with you in the event you begin pestering him to present you a kiss.
In the meantime, battle-hardened Baldur’s Gaters might be blissful to study {that a} recent problem awaits them on their subsequent tactician problem run, with Cazador now with the ability to flip “into a singular mist kind that threatens his foes with a necrotic aura” whereas the setting is engaged. Gortash’s struggle, then again, ought to now be freed from bugged grenade launchers that had been raining down real-time hellfire on folks.
These are the large headlines, however you’ll want to take a look at the hotfix’s full notes by way of the hyperlink above.
In different Baldur’s Gate 3-related information, Xbox has issued some steerage to assist folks keep away from getting banned for recording lewd in-game footage and director Swen Vincke has been busy engaged on the first act of his subsequent mission, however sadly he received’t let slip what it’s.