Larian Studios wants YOU to playtest Baldur’s Gate 3’s next big update
Larian Studios has lifted the veil on Baldur’s Gate 3’s next big update, revealing new details of previously announced features, as well as unlooked-for improvements to the game’s split-screen multiplayer. Players can playtest Patch 7 by signing up for a closed beta test set to begin next week.
The biggest factor in the new patch is Larian’s long-awaited official modding toolkit, currently in closed alpha. The new tool gives mod creators what they need to craft cosmetic changes like extra hair options, dice skins, or UI tweaks — as well as substantial additions to the game, like new species and classes as options at character creation.
The patch preview also details numerous tweaks and bug fixes for companion behavior, animations, and dialogue triggers, brand new cinematics for the finales of “evil” playthroughs, and a more dynamic split screen option in multiplayer.
Larian credits this change to the power of friendship, which “transcends all obstacles, including screen partitions.”
Given the magnitude of adding mod support to an already hugely complicated game, the studio has been conducting a closed alpha with mod makers. And now Larian is ready to open that testing pool quite a bit wider, to really kick the tires on Patch 7 “at scale, with a variety of different systems and savegames,” according to their update.
Baldur’s Gate 3 players can register for the closed beta of Patch 7’s features at the Baldur’s Gate 3 page on Steam, with the beta period going live on July 22. You can read the full details on the Baldur’s Gate 3 Steam community page.
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