Just a few days ago, Larian Studios released the first major update for Baldur’s Gate 3 called “Patch 1.” While that title update focused on bug fixes, the second major update will add more than that, as Larian has confirmed that Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 2 will even touch on the game’s narrative somewhat.

Update (Aug. 31): The BG3 Patch 2 update is here! Read on for here for the complete patch notes.

According to Larian, BG3 Patch 2 will include not only performance improvements, but a “better closure to the story’s finial act in the form of a more fleshed-out ending for Karlach.” This will come in the form of  a new optional ending with Karlach, and will give her the ending “she deserves” Larian says.

In addition to that, the Baldur’s Gate 3 Act 3 issues that have been prevalent since launch hasn’t escaped the attention of Larian, either.

Here are some of the topics discussed regarding Act 3:

Performance. The city of Baldur’s Gate itself is ambitious. Technically, narratively, and in scope. One of the biggest issues with creating games is that technology is always trying to keep up with your ambition, and here we’ve been hit pretty hard by some setbacks. We know that Act 3’s performance isn’t as good as the first two acts, but the good news is that Patch 2 is bringing major performance improvements to the entire game, but more specifically to Act 3 where you’ll feel it the most. We’ll also be working throughout September to improve performance in Act 3 further with new technology that’s been taking a bit longer to release than we expected.

Bugs. We’ve seen your reports about Act 3, and we are as frustrated as you are by bugs spoiling the experience. So we’re dedicated to solving these quickly. And as you’ve noticed by our Hotfix and Patch rollout, we’re getting pretty fast.

Per Larian, Patch 2 looks to further exterminate more of the major issues found in Act 3. Some things that are currently being associated with “cut content” are actually stuff like companion reactions to events in the world that didn’t trigger, and these are being fixed.

The studio has also shared details on what players can expect from them in the future for BG3:

First:  we’ll keep on monitoring what bugs you encounter and we’ll make sure to patch them as fast as we can.

Second:  We’ll start making improvements based on the feedback you’re giving us. Baldur’s Gate 3 means so much to a great deal of you, and in turn that means the world to us. We love this game and we’re not done with it yet. We welcome your feedback, your threads, and also your words of encouragement.

Withers’ Wardrobe of Wayward Friends  – which we hope to launch very soon – is an example of us integrating your feedback. This feature allows you to get rid of co-op party members who join your campaign, so you can continue on without them. We’re also working on the ability to change your characters’ look once you’ve started a campaign, though we don’t have a release date for that yet. There will be more and you can expect us to come with modding support at some point too.

No release date for Patch 2 has been set just yet, but once it’s live, we’ll be sure to let our readers know.

Source: Steam