Good news for those of you who enjoyed watching your Baldur’s Gate 3 companions chew their lips on Tav (we’re not judging, by the way), the game’s patch for version 6 is now live, There’s enough teasing behind it to kill someone.
It’s been a while since we last had a strong patch for Larian’s RPG, with the late November patch bringing a new ending to the game and its fearsome Honor Mode becoming the game’s latest non-patch update. To be fair, Larian has had some save and ban issues to work out on Xbox since then, so it’s been pretty busy.
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But forget all that, here are the complete notes for the 6th edition! Highlights include now being able to “dismiss a recruited companion from your party while talking to the companion you want to replace,” a bunch of new camp idle animations, and a bunch of new kissing options.
“We’ve made improvements to lip kisses with your chosen romantic partner! All characters now have unique kisses that reflect their personality, with emphasis on the plural. These kisses are randomized and range from incredibly romantic to… Uh, a little more. “Intense. Kissing has also been improved for shorter and taller body types, so hug now,” Larian said of the latter.
Some of the game’s endgame animations have also been tweaked “to better reflect the connection between players and their partners,” which is cool. Would love to be able to watch the very nice animations of Halsin sharpening his dagger, Minthara contemplating the skull, or Shadowheart (check notes) polishing her spear as something fresh from what you see in camp Part of the idle animation will also bring you closer to your crew.
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In addition to these additions, Larian says it “fixes a ton of player-reported issues (rejoice, Shield Bash fans!) and makes some tweaks and improvements to the game. If you’re playing in Honor Play the game in mode and expect some extra features to surprise bosses in the form of new legendary moves and maybe some extra trouble from a certain mound.”
The developer also states: “If you are experiencing issues after installing our latest update, please check if the issue persists after uninstalling the mod.” So, yes, if you are experiencing issues like some PC users have after the release of Hotfix 16 Please do consider doing this if you encounter new issues (obviously, this does not apply to console players).
If you have a spare day or two, be sure to scroll through the massive full notes for this BG3 patch. Oh, and the ad read about a speedrunner beating Honor Mode in less than 20 minutes.