Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 2 Brings Story Fixes, Optimization, More - Hardcore Gamer

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A little under a month ago Larian Studios fully launched the highly anticipated Baldur’s Gate 3 that had been in Early Access since 2020. As with most modern titles, the game has seen its fair share of bugs and sub-optimal gameplay post-launch — with subsequent fixes to follow. The title is rich with content, indulgent in all the best ways and has received critical acclaim. Yet for a fair share of players, the game has also been incredibly unplayable in certain areas. From game breaking glitches to hardware issues, Baldur’s Gate 3 has unfortunately stumbled out of the gate.

Larian, being a developer studio for the people, has been hard at work slinging hot-fixes and patches — with the latest patch going live today. Taking feedback found on forums throughout Steam, Reddit and other social medias, Larian has released a large number of fixes in the past month since release. It’s an incredibly commendable, albeit curious, feat to see so many patches release for a game in a row. Players will be happy to know this new patch hopes to solve a lot of hardware concerns with improved CPU load and performance optimization. There even appeared to be various bugs fixed that had caused memory leaks when interacting with certain hardware and software.

This patch is quite hefty, as it also includes fixes to story content and gameplay as well. To keep spoilers at a minimum, it can be said there was a general disappointment with an Origin Character’s ending. Having heard the players’ laments, Larian Studios also introduces new ending options for this character — a rather surprising (yet awesome) move since the studio didn’t have plans for additional content and DLC. Regardless, it’s a fix players may be excited about as their request for