Unlock the Power: Baldur's Gate 3 Hotfix Boosts Multiplayer Experience and Supercharges Hero's HP
Larian Studios rolls out a game-changing hotfix for Baldur's Gate 3! Experience bug fixes, enhanced multiplayer features, and a significant boost to one character's health points Dive into the immersive world with Hotfix 4 Patch Notes
Highlights
Larian Studios has released the fourth hotfix for Baldur's Gate 3, addressing bugs, multiplayer issues, and combat adjustments, including an increase to Isobel's HP.
Baldur's Gate 3 has achieved both commercial and critical success, yet it necessitates bug fixes and balance adjustments.
The hotfix incorporates resolutions for softlocks, enhanced multiplayer visibility, and script issues, guaranteeing a more seamless gameplay experience for players.
Larian Studios has released the fourth hotfix for Baldur's Gate 3, which brings numerous bug fixes, multiplayer improvements, and combat adjustments. Notably, Isobel's HP receives a significant bonus. Additionally, Larian is diligently working on a more extensive update for Baldur's Gate 3, encompassing over 1000 patches and adjustments.
Baldur's Gate 3 made its debut on PC on August 3, with ports scheduled for Mac, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. The turn-based RPG achieved tremendous success in the commercial realm, quickly ascending to the top of Steam's sales charts. The game has also garnered critical acclaim, earning the seventh-highest rating on Metacritic. However, even with its achievements, Baldur's Gate 3 is not without its fair share of bugs and balance issues that require resolution.
Larian issued its latest hotfix for Baldur's Gate 3 today, addressing multiple areas of concern such as preventing softlocks, enhancing multiplayer functionality, resolving scripting glitches, and fine-tuning combat mechanics. One notable alteration involves a modest boost to Isobel's HP. Isobel, a prospective companion within the game, is a crucial Half-Elf character who assumes a pivotal role during the second phase of the game. Her demise in battle possesses the potential to significantly disrupt gameplay progression. By granting her a few additional hit points, the risk of such an occurrence is diminished, provided the player is not actively attempting to eliminate her. Apart from these gameplay adjustments, the update primarily focuses on resolving various bugs.
The patch addresses a problem in Baldur's Gate 3 where characters would vanish in split screen mode. Additionally, it improves the visibility of multiplayer servers in the GOG release. Now, hosts are warned when additional players join during character creation and they have the authority to approve drop-in players.
Furthermore, the hotfix resolves several bugs that could potentially cause the game to become unplayable. Companions no longer risk remaining asleep after a Long Rest. The issue of the portal disappearing after a Long Rest in the Astral Prism has also been fixed. Other resolved softlocks include ensuring an important NPC remains in the correct location and fixing a scripting error that previously prevented players from loading a saved game.
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Baldur's Gate 3 Hotfix 4 Patch Notes
hotfix addresses several other scripting issues. These include resolving the problem encountered in the "Enemy of the Absolute" quest, where players were incorrectly marked as criminals. Additionally, a bug preventing players from interacting with NPCs after they changed locations has been fixed. In Act 2, players' resources will now be properly restored, and the hotfix also resolves issues related to dead party members in the Astral Prism.Crashes and Blockers
Fixed players getting stuck mid-Long-Rest due to companions not waking up.
The issue of being able to Long Rest in the Astral Prism, which could potentially lead to the disappearance of the portal, has been resolved.
Orin will no longer be pulled from her location in the Temple of Bhaal if the door is opened before Gortash is killed in Wyrm's Crossing.
Fixed a script issue preventing some players from loading savegames.
Multiplayer
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Resolved the issue of fixed characters disappearing when disconnecting and reconnecting in split-screen mode.
Implemented a warning for hosts in multiplayer when clients join through drop-in during the process of creating their characters. Hosts are now required to approve new players before they can join.
Fixed the visibility of multiplayer servers on GOG.
Combat
Slightly increased Isobel's HP so she doesn't die as easily.
Fixed a bug that would make Gortash join the combat taking place in Wyrm's Rock's Audience Hall while he was in his office upstairs.
Fixed Cruel Sting adding infinite additional Psychic damage to attacks.
Flow and Scripting
The issue with the 'Enemy of the Absolute' crime not being removed from player characters has been resolved. This problem was causing a hinderance when interacting with the Steel Watch.
The game no longer considers the Emperor to be deceased in the Astral Prism when healing a fallen teammate.
Player resources are now correctly restored at the end of Act II.
Having dead party members no longer prevents you from entering the Astral Prism.
Fixed a bug preventing you from talking to Ravengard if he gets moved to the camp in a certain case.
Hostages in the Iron Throne will no longer be stuck if you turn back and return again.
Players with modded or cheated savegames with characters at Level 13 or above can now travel to the House of Hope.
Killing Anders will no longer make the other paladins leave the Tollhouse.
Baldur's Gate 3 is available on PC. A PS5 version releases on September 6th, 2023, and an Xbox Series X/S version is in development.
Source: Larian Studios
