Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 5 adds a new epilogue, new game modes, and more today
destructoid.comIt’s a big day for Baldur’s Gate 3 fans as Patch 5 arrives, bringing with it both welcome and surprising new updates. From an expanded conclusion to the adventure to new ways to kick off the journey, Larian is shipping a pretty big patch today.
Patch 5 is rolling out today for Baldur’s Gate 3 on PC and PlayStation 5. As Larian Studios has been teasing, it’s a pretty big one. In fact, you’ll want to clear out a hefty amount of space—130 GB to be exact—to download and install it, though the update only chalks up to 30 GB.
The most notable inclusion is a new epilogue. This playable section happens after the final fight of the game and before the credits. Any players who have already rolled credits should be able to load up a prior save and head there.
Taking place in camp, at a party six months after the events of Baldur’s Gate 3 hosted by Withers, players will have the time to say proper goodbyes to all their adventuring pals. In a release, Larian says this has been some of the most complex writing in the game thus far with new writing and cinematics to manage across all the possible permutations.
The epilogue is only one piece of the Patch 5 pie in Baldur’s Gate 3, though. Also arriving today are two new modes for gameplay: Honour Mode and Custom Mode.
Honour is something akin to a classic “Ironman” mode. No save-scumming, and you only get one life (if you die, you get the option to continue as a normal playthrough). Not only does Honour make Baldur’s Gate 3 more difficult inside and outside combat, but Larian has removed some “unintended exploits”, though those have been left open for exploitation in other playthroughs.
To add onto it all, Honour Mode also gives BG3‘s bosses new actions, with a new Legendary Action
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