Baldur’s Gate 3’s anticipated kissing patch is finally out
polygon.comLarian Studios has its priorities straight. It’s newly published patch improves a fan-favorite activity in Baldur’s Gate 3: kissing. Baldur’s Gate 3 already had a bevy of potential lovers — like everyone’s favorite, Shadowheart — and offered plenty of opportunities for kissing. It’s important! But the studio’s been hyping up improved smooches for days now, and on Friday, players got a look at what that actually means.
The short of it: No more generic kisses! All characters have their own unique kissing animations, Larian said in its published patch notes. “These kisses are randomised and vary from the incredibly romantic to… uh, a little more intense,” Larian wrote. “Kisses have also been improved for shorter and taller body types, so embrace without delay.”
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Larian published two examples of the kisses — one passionate, and one tender and sweet.
Beyond kissing, Larian said its improved endgame cinematics “to better reflect the connection between players and their partners.”
But look, there’s more to the patch than just love. Baldur’s Gate 3’s patch 6 is absolutely massive. (You might even have to remove the game and reinstall to save space — it comes it at around 20GB and requires roughly 150GB of free space.) Even the patch notes come in at novel-length. Running down the highlights, Larian has improved and added camp animations for companions, so folks won’t just stand around. (The notes also warn against interrupting Shadowheart’s spear-polishing sessions.) Elsewhere in camp, the studio’s added the ability more quickly replace companions: “You’ll now be able to dismiss a party member while speaking to the party member you want to replace them with — so no more going back and forth like a Machiavellian party planner!”
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The list of improvements and fixes is where things get dense. There’s a lot to get through! Larian said it fixed a “deluge” of issues reported by players. That’s stuff like fixing Shield Bash, new Legendary boss actions in Honour
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