Baldur's Gate 3's latest and biggest update, Patch 5, releases today and adds a ton of new content to the game, including new epilogue scenes, a harder difficulty called Honour Mode, and a Custom Mode that lets hide the required roll to succeed dice checks.
Over the past few weeks, Larian has been teasing that Patch 5 for Baldur's Gate 3 will be the biggest that the game has received so far, teasing that it includes an extended epilogue alongside "labors of love and some surprises". After just announcing that the update will be a whopping 30GB, Larian has now revealed what's included in the patch and confined that it actually releases today.
The first big thing coming to Baldur's Gate 3 as part of Patch 5 is the "final goodbye" scenes as part of some brand-new epilogues, which Larian says will bring "closure to each player's unique journeys". This epilogue, which takes place 6 months after the events of the main game, can be accessed by loading the game before the final fight. In the epilogue, players will be able to say goodbye to the party and meet "new friends and old".
Alongside the long-awaited epilogue scenes are two new game modes. The first is Honour Mode, a harder difficulty mode that was actually leaked earlier this month. Honour Mode makes the game more difficult in and out of combat, as well as introducing 30+ tweaks to the boss battles, and a Legendary Action system that lets bosses perform a bunch of new moves.
Save scumming has also been disabled, which will make Inspiration Points a much bigger deal this time around as each action and roll will seemingly be final and irreversible. Players who beat Honour Mode without dying will be rewarded the Golden D20, which is nice reward for beating such a big
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