Summary
- Larian Studios released Hotfix 11 for Baldur's Gate 3, addressing over a dozen bugs in the game.
- This patch largely focuses on fixing bugs caused by Update 4 in early November, including crashes and scripting issues.
- The patch also improves some NPC animations and fixes select cutscene triggers, but it does not address a known bug affecting Astarion's kissing animations. However, Larian confirmed that this particular issue is now on its radar.
Larian Studios rolled out the Hotfix 11 update for Baldur's Gate 3, addressing more than a dozen issues in its hit role-playing game. This release arrives just eight days after Baldur's Gate 3 received its tenth Hotfix.
Like their name suggests, Larian treats Hotfix patches as smaller revisions intended to address bugs it deems critical. And while most such issues from the day-one version of Baldur's Gate 3 have already been ironed out, the RPG's large-scale updates that Larian introduced since early August habitually produced new bugs in need of fixing, as is customary for software development. The latest such release happened in early November, when Baldur's Gate 3 received its massive Update 4 packing over 1,000 changes.
Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 4 Removes One Of The Game's Best Memes
The Patch 4 update to Baldur's Gate 3 removed an unconventional method of defeating one late-game boss that had become a popular meme.
Baldur's Gate 3 Hotfix 11 Addresses 14 Bugs
The second Hotfix release since that ambitious update and the game's 11th overall just rolled out on Friday, November 17, and is now available to download on both PC and the PS5. The patch contains fixes for 14 Baldur's Gate 3 bugs, including a peculiar interaction that could have crashed the game whenever a character used a reaction to attack a dead enemy. An unspecified issue that occasionally caused the game to get stuck in select dialogues has also been eliminated as part of this update, as was a game-breaking blocker that sometimes resulted from an attempt to initiate a Long Rest.
Hotfix 11 also adjusts the Cursed Skulls that can be found in the first act of Baldur's Gate 3, making them vulnerable to both Radiant and Force damage, like the developers originally intended them to be. Some minor NPC animation improvements are also part of the package, as are fixes for select cutscene triggers.
Astarion's Kissing Animations in Baldur's Gate 3 Are Still Broken
As for the things missing from Hotfix 11, the patch doesn't do anything to address the strange bug that broke Astarion's kissing animations in Baldur's Gate 3. However, the changelog attached to the new update confirms that Larian is aware of that issue and is currently working on a fix. The developer hasn't shared a specific time frame for when the problem is likely to be resolved. In the meantime, Larian has once again thanked its fans for their continued feedback and bug reports, labeling them as a crucial component of its ongoing efforts to keep refining Baldur's Gate 3.
Behind the scenes, the studio has also been hard at work optimizing the game for Microsoft's current-generation consoles, particularly the Xbox Series S. In a recent social media update, Larian CEO Swen Vincke suggested that the company's Xbox Series S optimization efforts will benefit Baldur's Gate 3 players on all platforms. The porting process itself is now also nearing completion, as Larian just revealed that the Xbox version of the game will be given an official release date on December 7.
Warning! The final item in the following changelog contains a spoiler about one minor character in the Dark Urge playthrough.
Baldur's Gate 3 Hotfix 11 Patch Notes
- You can now use soaps encountered in savegames before Patch 4.
- Fixed the game sometimes freezing indefinitely after a reaction to a spell that hits you with multiple projectiles.
- Fixed a crash after using a reaction that causes an attack against a dead creature.
- Fixed an issue causing you to get stuck in certain dialogues unable to continue.
- Fixed a blocker that could occur when trying to Long Rest.
- Dominated followers will now follow the party as expected after loading a savegame.
- Fixed Gale's romance scene playing in what looks like a black void.
- Fixed a Dark Urge flashback accidentally teleporting you to the Lower City.
- The Cursed Skulls in Jannath's Estate are now vulnerable to Force and Radiant damage.
- Fixed an issue that prevented certain characters from executing their behaviours.
- Fixed citizens and refugees in Baldur's Gate sometimes jittering about the place or not using their proper animations.
- Wyll and Minthara should now properly kiss a second time without the need to retrigger the dialogue.
- Fixed an issue where a companion's camp night dialogue could be replaced by a different dialogue that couldn't trigger during a previous night.
- Fixed some visual artefacts appearing at camp in relation to Dark Urge and Karlach dialogues. This also solved the bloodstain under Alfira suddenly becoming larger after loading a savegame.
Baldur's Gate 3
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 96 /100 Critics Rec: 97%
- Released
- August 3, 2023
- ESRB
- M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Partial Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Violence
- Developer(s)
- Larian Studios
- Publisher(s)
- Larian Studios
- Engine
- Divinity 4.0
- Multiplayer
- Online Co-Op, Local Co-Op
- Cross-Platform Play
- Full cross-platform play.
WHERE TO PLAY
Abducted, infected, lost. You are turning into a monster, but as the corruption inside you grows, so does your power. Forge a tale of fellowship and betrayal, sacrifice and survival, and the lure of absolute power. Caught in a conflict between devils, deities, and sinister otherworldly forces, you and your party will determine the fate of the Forgotten Realms.
THE ULTIMATE D&D EXPERIENCE
Choose from a wide selection of D&D races and classes, or play as an origin character with a hand-crafted background. Adventure, loot, battle, and romance as you journey through the Forgotten Realms and beyond. Play alone or as a party of up to four in multiplayer – and select your companions carefully.
A CINEMATIC STORYTELLING EPIC
Forged with the new Divinity 4.0 engine, Baldur’s Gate 3 gives you unprecedented freedom to explore, experiment, and interact with a world that reacts to your choices. A grand, cinematic narrative brings you closer to your characters than ever before, as you venture through our biggest world yet. Romance, deceive, aid, obstruct, and grow alongside your friends thanks to Larian's next-generation RPG engine.
- Franchise
- Baldur's Gate
- Number of Players
- 1-4
- Split Screen Orientation
- Vertical Only
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC, macOS
- Genre(s)
- RPG
- How Long To Beat
- 100+ Hours
- Metascore
- 96
