Baldur's Gate 3 Hotfix Allows Players to Utilize Essential Quest Items from Camp

The most recent hotfix for Baldur's Gate 3 now allows players to access quest-critical items from anywhere, even if they are not in the inventory of any current party members. Certain items will always be available during their relevant quests, whether they are in the party's inventory, held by a companion elsewhere, or stored in a camp chest.

A fix for Xbox save issues is also on the way. Since the release of Xbox Series X, players have experienced occasional loss of save games. Director Swen Vincke addressed the issue on X (formerly Twitter), stating, "Got good news from Xbox- they found the firmware issue that could cause save games to go missing and a fix is incoming." The timing for when the fix will go live was not specified.

The hotfix has been implemented to prevent modded saves from syncing to consoles, as the console versions are unable to access modded content for obvious reasons. Additionally, the patch introduces more categories to the waypoint list, grouping them by location. Furthermore, a visual bug that caused lower resolution textures to appear on longer save files has also been addressed.

In other Baldur's Gate 3 news, Xbox has decided to reverse bans related to the recording of explicit clips from the game.

Baldur's Gate 3 Hotfix #16 Full Patch Notes

HIGHLIGHTS

The complete patch notes can be found below and on Steam.

Baldur's Gate 3 Hotfix #16 Full Patch Notes

HIGHLIGHTS

Cross-save functionality will no longer synchronize modded saves, as console players are unable to access them.

The Waypoints list now includes categories, organizing Waypoints by location. This allows for immediate access to quest-related items, even if they are stored in the camp chest or the inventory of a companion at camp.

Added a couple of Potions of Animal Speaking to the Epilogue.

Karlach will now get her scene in Avernus regardless of whether she's an avatar or a companion.

Wyll will now follow Karlach correctly.

Fixed the Hide Helmet option resetting for companions after saving and loading.

Cazador's Legendary Action now has 3 variations based on the number of Ritual charges he has. The more charges he has, the more powerful his Vampiric Swarm becomes. Additionally, we have resolved several issues with low resolution textures that were appearing after extended playtimes.

Fixed a visual bug where certain doors would reappear briefly when destroyed.

Fixed Gale's dialogue ending abruptly when asking him for a kiss. Enjoy the moment.

CRASHES AND BLOCKERS

Fixed a potential crash related to quickloading.

Fixed a crash that would occur when unloading and then loading a region.

Fixed a crash when changing VSync settings.

Fixed a crash when destroying the spiderweb under the Spider Matriarch.

Fixed the potential cause of not being able to save the game (Error 701, crashing the game).

Fixed a crash that could happen when showing a pop-up message after lockpicking an item.

Resolved an issue where grenade launchers in Gortash's fight were bypassing Turn-Based Mode, causing them to deploy grenades in real-time and potentially resulting in a crash. We consider this cheating.

Also addressed a crash that occurred when removing condition-based auras from modded savegames.

Fixed a possible crash when getting the available party gold during a trade.

Fixed some issues that could prevent savegames made under rare conditions from loading up.

COMBAT AND BALANCE

The Spectral Form passive is no longer hidden.

Fixed Balthazar's Spectral Form not triggering when Balthazar succeeded in a Saving Throw but still got damaged.

Auntie Ethel will now use Weird Magic Surge when struck by Repelling Blast in Honour Mode.

The damage mitigation mechanic for scrying eyes in Tactician Mode now works the first time they are damaged.

In Tactician difficulty, Cazador now transforms into a unique mist form that threatens his foes with a necrotic aura.

Ability Drain will not be able to reduce a target's ability below 1.

Improved the functionality of Legendary Resistance, now activating only when it serves a purpose.

GAMEPLAY

Fixed the issue of Astarion not appearing in the companion menu at camp if sent directly during the recruitment dialogue.

In Honour Mode, the Eggbearer condition now applies even when the mummy owlbear is dead but the daddy owlbear is alive.

An issue in Honour Mode has been resolved where the damage from Smite spells did not trigger items that activate when damaged.

You cannot initiate a trade with Grukkoh the bugbear using the dialogue button until you have attracted his attention. When using a weapon that utilizes your Spellcasting Ability Modifier instead of the standard Ability Modifier, the Spellcasting Ability with the highest value will now be selected.

Fixed Group Hide not working properly when a party character is Downed.

Myrmidons' weapons cannot be looted from their bodies after Long Rest anymore.

Elemental Weapon, Magic Weapon, Heat Metal, and Daylight conditions will no longer persist on the weapon after a Long Rest.

Resolved an issue affecting players controlling multiple avatars, which caused several naked characters to appear after the first Dream Visitor dream.

Fixed a bug that would assign an avatar from Withers' Wardrobe to a player when reconnecting to a multiplayer session without removing the avatar from the wardrobe. The issue with the game becoming unresponsive after stealing a large number of items has also been addressed, although there may still be a brief freeze during the inventory transfer process.

The NPCs on the lower floor are unable to see you looting corpses above them. When returning stackable stolen items, like healing potions, you will only lose the amount that you stole, instead of losing all of them.

FLOW AND SCRIPTING

Resolved a problem that was stopping certain players from progressing to Act III, causing them to be stuck in Act II.

Barcus Wroot will now appear properly at Last Light Inn if you have rescued him from his previous challenges.

Adjusted the trigger conditions for Lae'zel's initial romance dialogue so that it only activates if the player controlling her has a single avatar, preventing accidental triggering with unintended avatars when multiple are present.

Fixed some wrong character behaviours likely introduced in Patch 4.

Fixed an issue preventing some dialogue options with Alfira and Nadira from showing up.

Auntie Ethel will no longer teleport to Act III prematurely if you pick up her corpse in Act I.

Gale is now more truthful about returning the Crown of Karsus when making his decision in the endgame.

Raphael's surprise appearance in the Epilogue will no longer occur if you made a deal with him and then decided to kill him. Additionally, Wyll will now appear during the initial Epilogue scene if he is the Blade of Avernus and does not have a partner.

Fixed a couple of issues with Mizora's dialogue getting stuck.

Fixed a blocker in the House of Hope in which Raphael wouldn't appear if he was Silenced in Sharess' Caress.

Resolved an issue where it was possible to banish Hope while she was chained, thus preventing you from saving her.

The avatar dismissal dialogue will now automatically close if the user rejoins the session while it is still active.

Duke Ravengard is no longer passively standing by in his cell at the Iron Throne, but will now hold the bars of his cell door while imprisoned. Additionally, characters who are attacked while disappearing out of sight will now resume their disappearing after combat ends. They will return to the shadows once more.

PERFORMANCE AND OPTIMISATION

Fixed an issue where switching between party members would cause performance to drop.

Fixed a texture issue in Character Creation at Low and Medium settings.

UI

Proficiency bonuses on Explorer difficulty are now accurately calculated during Character Creation.

Resolved a problem that was causing the Level Up screen to show incorrect HP gain when increasing Constitution.

Some instances of selecting incorrect items when dragging in the Trade menu have been corrected.

An issue that prevented respeccing into a Draconic Bloodline Sorcerer if a spell that was already available from the Draconic Bloodline was chosen has been fixed.

The values in the Skill tooltips on the Level Up screen will now update when you add Expertise.

Fixed the 'Can't control' warning not disappearing under certain circumstances.

An issue has been resolved that temporarily prevented interaction with an item in the inventory after it had been unequipped or equipped using the X button. Additionally, tutorial pop-ups will now highlight the option in the shortcuts radial menu on the controller.

Sometimes, '(Empty)' briefly appears next to an item's name when highlighting it on Xbox.

Descriptions for the various difficulty levels have been included in the Additional Combat Mechanics options on Custom Mode.

Resolved a caching issue that was causing certain Disguise Self options to not appear in the radial menus after cancelling and returning to the spell. Additionally, the dark veins that appear on the face when becoming part-illithid now display accurately in the Magic Mirror.

Fixed surface names sometimes appearing above characters on controller.

Increased the opacity of certain text boxes in the Reactions UI on controller to improve visibility.

Resolved the issue where UI pop-ups were not closing when the window behind them was closed first. This issue could occur, for instance, when a cinematic dialogue closed the map while the user was still naming a custom marker.

Resolved the issue causing the loading screen to not display an image when joining a multiplayer session.

Fixed the damage type in the Crushing Fist spell tooltip.

The Legendary Resistance: Incapacitation tooltip now mentions that it can only be used 3 times.

Made sure the grid shown in inventories is correctly drawn if the grid becomes smaller.

Removed a low resolution version of one of the loading screen images.

Some Video Settings such as VSync and Refresh Rate were fixed to no longer reset upon game startup. The option to confirm or reset options in the Alter Custom Mode menu has been removed for non-host players.

In barter mode, the total party gold is no longer visible.

An issue with the radial menus on the controller has been resolved, which was causing the same items to be repeatedly added to the same submenu. Additionally, the Action radial menu will no longer appear empty at times.

LEVEL DESIGN

Eliminated unnecessary world labels that mistakenly suggested the accessibility of a pair of dice in Withers' chapel at the Epilogue camp. Also, replaced a cutting board.

ART

Enhanced the visual presentation of platforms featuring chains in Grymforge.

Fixed some minor visual issues with weapons.

Fixed impact VFX/SFX not working for some projectiles.

ANIMATION

Fixed a zombie that would T-pose when dragged from your inventory.

Fixed some destruction animations that weren't working properly.

SOUND

Corrected the incorrect ambient sounds playing in the Last Light region and Wyrm's Rock Fortress.

WRITING

Wyll now expresses appropriate celebration upon the defeat of the Netherbrain.

Added text to the tooltip for Cazador's Misty Escape ability on Tactician Mode.

Fixed Gerringothe Thorm's Sublimation ability tooltip incorrectly stating that it should kill the target instantly.

Wyll now has a new line in the ending scene after realizing the tadpoles are missing.

An additional dialogue option has been added when speaking to Shadowheart in the Epilogue to provide a solution for a path that previously only offered one choice.

Fixed the Wrathful Spirits condition saying the affected entity is Immune to all damage instead of Vulnerable to all damage.

Editor's P/S

As a dedicated fan of Baldur's Gate 3, I am thrilled with the latest hotfix that allows players to utilize essential quest items from camp. This greatly enhances the gameplay experience by eliminating the frustration of having to constantly manage inventory and ensuring that crucial items are always accessible during quests. The developers' attention to detail and commitment to improving the overall gaming experience is truly commendable.

Furthermore, the news that Xbox is reversing bans related to the recording of explicit clips from the game is a welcome development. It demonstrates the developers' understanding of the community's concerns and their willingness to listen to player feedback. This positive step fosters a sense of trust and appreciation among fans, strengthening the bond between the developers and the gaming community.