Summary
Hoftix 25 has been released by Larian Studios forBaldur’s Gate 3. This small update seeks to provide solutions for a few issuesBaldur’s Gate 3players may be experiencing while they wait patiently for Patch 6 to arrive.
Since its full release in August 2023,Baldur’s Gate 3has received critical acclaim, winning Game of the Year and other such coveted awards many times over. The game has also been a hit commercially, reportedly earning the owners of the Dungeons & Dragons IP, Hasbro, over $90 million as of February 2024.Baldur’s Gate 3also continues to fare well in the eyes of its fans, with the game boasting nearly 600,000 daily players even months after its release.
Hotfix 25 arrives only a few days afterBaldur’s Gate 3Hotfix 24, and at a comparable size, containing six fixes as opposed to the four in Hotfix 24. The update mainly focuses on preventing rare code crashes when trading, hovering over enemies, or when loading Act 1. Also contained in this update is a fix for an apparent issue some players experienced following the game’s tutorial with the pet Us remaining in the party, which prevented players from taking short rests.
While Larian’s updates forBaldur’s Gate 3are, of course, welcomed by the game’s fan base, updates to the game are expected to cause issues for mod users. Earlier this year, Larian Studios announced it was working on implementingmod support forBaldur’s Gate 3after finding itself in a few tense social media exchanges with the fan community. Since the announcement of mod support, Larian Studios' official Discord has set up a channel devoted toBaldur’s Gate 3mod creators and continues to acknowledge that official support is in the works, with a tentative start date towards the end of 2024.
Recently, Larian Studios announced thatBaldur’s Gate 3will not see any DLC, nor will it be working onBaldur’s Gate 4. Larian Studios has already set its sights on its future postBaldur’s Gate 3, and is working on its next title. While players are certainly sad to hear of that development, the studio will continue to provide updates toBaldur’s Gate 3by way of patches and hotfixes, though the scope of what these updates will contain may be limited.
Baldur’s Gate 3
WHERE TO PLAY
Abducted, infected, lost. You are turning into a monster, but as the corruption inside you grows, so does your power. Forge a tale of fellowship and betrayal, sacrifice and survival, and the lure of absolute power. Caught in a conflict between devils, deities, and sinister otherworldly forces, you and your party will determine the fate of the Forgotten Realms.THE ULTIMATE D&D EXPERIENCEChoose from a wide selection of D&D races and classes, or play as an origin character with a hand-crafted background. Adventure, loot, battle, and romance as you journey through the Forgotten Realms and beyond. Play alone or as a party of up to four in multiplayer – and select your companions carefully.A CINEMATIC STORYTELLING EPICForged with the new Divinity 4.0 engine, Baldur’s Gate 3 gives you unprecedented freedom to explore, experiment, and interact with a world that reacts to your choices. A grand, cinematic narrative brings you closer to your characters than ever before, as you venture through our biggest world yet. Romance, deceive, aid, obstruct, and grow alongside your friends thanks to Larian’s next-generation RPG engine.
