Summary

  • Larian Studios has released Hotfix 10 for Baldur's Gate 3, addressing bugs including Shadowheart not following the party.
  • The hotfix largely focuses on visual issues and bugs, including a fix for an audio-related glitch with Astarion and addressing visual issues with sliders and textures.
  • The game has seen 10 hotfixes and 4 larger updates, improving the game with quality of life improvements and new features.

Larian Studios releases Hotfix 10 for Baldur's Gate 3 which addresses numerous bugs and community reported issues including one with Shadowheart not always following directions. Even after a lengthy early access period for Baldur's Gate 3, Larian Studios continues to keep the game updated between hot fixes and larger updates. Considering the game's popularity, Larian is no doubt trying to keep fans happy and prepared for whatever is coming next.

With today's update, Baldur's Gate 3 has seen 10 hotfixes as well as 4 larger updates which served to not only address additional bugs, but added in quality of life improvements as well as new content on occasion. The most recent update for Baldur's Gate 3 included a highly requested accessibility feature for color-blind individuals, adding a setting to select from protanopia, deuteranopia, or tritanopia. While the latest hotfix doesn't include any new features or content, it does further improve the game by squashing a few bugs.

Announced over social media, Larian Studios released Hotfix 10 for Baldur's Gate 3, which primarily addresses visual issues and bugs. Some of the more annoying issues players have been running into lately involved an audio-related glitch which caused the popular companion Astarion to desync resulting in the voiced lines no longer matching the captions. Shadowheart also received a fix that sought to address a puzzling issue where she sometimes wanders off from the party.

The Baldur's Gate 3 hotfix also adjusts numerous visual issues including sliders for eye makeup and tattoo intensity and male dwarf barbarian shoes which were missing texture. A potential game crash related to Vulkan has been fixed as well as Ramazith's Tower enemies getting stuck during combat. Larian also mentioned that it is looking into more recently reported issues from the community and that Hotfix 10 is going under further tests before it is released soon for Mac players.

Recently, there has been plenty of talk surrounding the imminent arrival of the Xbox version of Baldur's Gate 3. Seemingly beset by endless amounts of speculation and rumors, Larian has maintained that the XBox version is still on track for a 2023 launch, though an actual date has not been set as it continues to go through tests to ensure the studio can be confident in the release version.

Baldur's Gate 3 Hotfix 10 Patch Notes

  • Fixed Shadowheart not following the party.
  • Fixed the sliders for eye makeup and tattoo intensity not working on controller.
  • Fixed a potential crash relating to Vulkan. This solves the DEVICE_LOST error upon minimising the game window.
  • Fixed an issue causing a desync between Astarion's voiced lines and subtitles.
  • Player characters will no longer be on literal fire in the scene with SPOILER in the crèche.
  • Fixed male dwarf barbarians' shoes, which were missing their texture and looked like big blueberries.
  • The waypoints menu now opens correctly when triggered from the Character Sheet on controller.
  • Fixed items always being picked up as wares after you picked up at least one as a ware.
  • Fixed enemies in Ramazith's Tower getting stuck during combat if they are trying to fly from a lower floor to reach players on an upper floor.
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Baldur's Gate 3
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RPG
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Systems
PlayStation-1 Xbox-1 PC-1
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Top Critic Avg: 96 /100 Critics Rec: 97%
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Released
August 3, 2023
ESRB
M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Partial Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Violence
Developer(s)
Larian Studios
Publisher(s)
Larian Studios
Engine
Divinity 4.0
Multiplayer
Online Co-Op, Local Co-Op
Cross-Platform Play
Full cross-platform play.
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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 EXPERIENCE
Choose 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 EPIC
Forged 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.

Franchise
Baldur's Gate
Number of Players
1-4
Split Screen Orientation
Vertical Only
Genre(s)
RPG
How Long To Beat
100+ Hours
Metascore
96