Baldur’s Gate 3 update 1.005.601 has been released by Larian Studios on all platforms this January 23, and this is for a specific error fix! Read on for the complete BG3 new update patch notes below.
Baldur’s Gate 3 Update 1.005.601 Patch Notes | BG3 New Update Patch Notes for January 23:
Size: 536MB (PS5)
Here’s the announcement from Larian Studios about today’s patch:
1⃣Update your game with the new patch
2⃣Navigate to 'Load Game' on the game menu
3⃣Review old saves that may have been invisible
4⃣Delete these old saves
5⃣Launch your main game saveIf you run into any further issues, please create a support ticket here: https://t.co/hLIO9wwFB2
— Baldur's Gate 3 (@baldursgate3) January 23, 2024
Unlucky enough to have run into Error 544 on PS5?
Invisible save files that generated when the error popped up previously have now been solved.
We’ve pushed a patch on PS5 that will make these saves visible. Here’s how to delete them
- Update your game with the new patch
- Navigate to ‘Load Game’ on the game menu
- Review old saves that may have been invisible
- Delete these old saves
- Launch your main game save
In addition to the patch, Hotfix 17 was released last week, which you can read about below.
PERFORMANCE AND CODE
- [Fixed] Black and colourful visual artefacts sometimes appearing for 1 frame on PS5 when switching scenes or opening and closing UI windows.
- [Fix Submitted] Error 544We have increased the compression of savegames, which should fix several issues caused by large savegame files, including some instances of the Error 544 message. We have also reduced the size of save files by removing summons that don’t exist in the game anymore.
- Guarded against crashes caused when certain character resources (Actions, Bonus Actions, Superiority Dice, etc.) were added and later removed by a mod or cheat engine.
GAMEPLAY AND COMBAT
- [Fixed] In Honour Mode, the aura of Cazador’s [spoiler]Potent Mist Form[/spoiler] now properly dissipates after he’s [spoiler]no longer in Mist Form[/spoiler]. Sorry!
- [Fixed] The camera sometimes zooming in while jumping or casting projectile spells.
- [Fixed] The ability to walk through open doors when you click beyond them from far away.
- [Fixed] Thieves’ Tools in the camp chest or inventory of a companion who is waiting at camp not being accessible when lockpicking.
UI
- [Fixed] Safeguard Shield’s Saving Throw modifier is now correctly reflected on the Character Sheet.
FLOW AND SCRIPTING
- [Fixed] Gale will no longer permanently leave the party if you don’t offer him any magic items while talking to him – unless you’re abundantly clear that you don’t plan on ever doing so.This is a temporary bug fix that aims to avoid Gale immediately leaving the party when players are unable to hand over an item. In Hotfix #16, we began the process of updating a player’s ability to access certain quest-related items, even if they were in the camp chest, or in the inventory of a companion waiting at camp.However, the UI through which items can be donated to Gale has not yet been updated, which meant that the dialogue could be triggered if the items were available elsewhere, but would not show in the UI to be donated. This risked placing players in a situation where Gale expected an item from them, and they were unable to provide one.
With this initial fix, closing the UI or using any line other than “I’m not giving you anything. Not now, not ever” will prevent Gale from immediately abandoning your party, until the UI logic has been updated.
If you’re keen to give Gale the boot, and don’t have an actual shoe to share in your inventory, selecting “I’m not giving you anything. Not now, not ever”, will still cause Gale to leave your party, permanently!
- [Fixed] characters getting stuck ‘in a story event’, preventing you from controlling them, after getting killed in the fight with Grym.
If there’s another patch released, or if a new expansion is teased, we’ll be sure to let our readers know.
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