In case you didn’t know, Larian is currently working on providing mod support for Baldur’s Gate 3, but it seems that – when it comes to mods – it has had to deal with some unpleasantness lately that game developers and community workers shouldn’t have to deal with The behavior of some people within the community must be tolerated.
Yes, following late last week’s reveal that the studio is working on “a robust cross-platform plan” [BG3] Larian hopes to release “mod support” later this year, but Larian’s publishing director Michael Douse has had to deal with the problem that Larian may have to change the way it communicates if people don’t play well.
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“We’ll be discussing in depth what our mod support will look like soon. We’ve been working on this since launch,” Douse said. “As always, we’ll discuss it with the community in our own way. For our development Threats and ill will from people and community teams only hurt the conversation. Please stop this behavior.”
He went on to add: “99.9% of the people in our community are the absolute best, and thankfully it’s because of them that my community team is able to persevere. But I think when you have a city, a few Bad guys start fires, that’s inevitable.
“Until then, BG3 has no mod support. Don’t be angry with the modders, support team, community, or developers. Our focus is on patching the game while working on future mod support. I understand why this is frustrating , so all we all need to do is focus on the future.”
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If you’re wondering what exactly the developers are trying to address here, according to a post in the Baldur’s Gate 3 subreddit, Douse’s post is likely a reaction to several recent incidents on Larian’s Discord server. If you want the full context, it’s worth reading the summary provided in this review.
The main problem, however, seems to be that after a few recent updates to the game – which has caused issues with some mods, since updates to the game almost inevitably happen immediately after deployment – there have been some very unpleasant exchanges Between players, modders, and Discord moderators.
It looks like things may have been brewing for a while regarding frustrations with how Larian runs its servers, and after exploding with the game’s popularity, it’s naturally become more difficult to manage. That said, Larian appears to have acknowledged the issues and is actively working to resolve the issues in the server.
After completing his post, Douse stated that Larian will likely eventually have to change the nature of how it interacts with the BG3 community going forward.
“Finally, and again, we can only get closer if we can work closely together,” he wrote. “If we can’t do that, we have to distance ourselves, and that’s really bad for everyone, especially It’s us, and of course you. Please help us work for the greater good for the millions of people involved.”
While you’re here, you might be interested in the fact that one of BG3’s voice actors is starring in a massive upcoming Fallout mod. Oh, and you should read the story about a speedrunner who beat Honor Mode in less than 20 minutes.
