Baldur’s Gate 3 New Update 1.800.502 for Hotfix 34 Applies Gameplay and Technical Fixes
Larian Studios might already be working on their next project, but that doesn’t mean the studio is leaving Baldur’s Gate 3 behind just yet. Today, Hotfix 34 is now live on the platform, which console players will see as Baldur’s Gate 3 update 1.800.502.
Alongside Steam Deck optimization improvements, this title update also brings technical and gameplay-related fixes.
For everything new that got changed today, read on for the patch notes.
Baldur’s Gate 3 Latest Update on Sept. 23 Brings Fixes to All Platforms via Patch 1.800.502
Here are the changes made to improve the experience on all platforms, with the Xbox version getting platform-specific fixes.
Crashes and Performance
- Fixed a potential crash related to the Slow condition during combat.
- Fixed a potential crash related to using the Find Familiar spell on Scratch and Boo during combat.
Xbox
- Fixed a crash that could occur when suspending and then resuming the game mid-cinematic.
- Fixed a crash when loading a save while playing an Honour Mode game.
- Fixed an issue that could cause the game to hang and become unresponsive when exiting to the Main Menu from an Honour Mode game.
- Selecting View Xbox Live Profile via the Larian Friends list will now correctly show the user’s gamercard.
- Fixed a Cross-Play issue where, if one player had their cross-network privileges blocked on Xbox and was then invited to a multiplayer session by a friend, they wouldn’t get notified of the conflict in their settings telling them why they couldn’t proceed to the lobby.
- Fixed a bug where creating a new game in Honour Mode after having loaded a previous savegame would cause the game to get stuck at 33% or 83% loading.
Gameplay
- Fixed the Hound of Ill Omen and the Accursed Spectre’s HP being affected by difficulty modifiers for enemy characters.
- Fixed a bug causing the Apostle of Myrkul to regain Hit Points every time you load a savegame mid-combat in Tactician and Honour Mode.
Audio
- Fixed a bug causing the sounds that djinn summons make when they follow you to loop continuously, creating an uncharacteristic metallic thrum.
- When you’re on the ground floor of Felogyr’s Fireworks, the smokepowder explosions going off on the floor above will no longer sound like they’re happening right next to you.
- Fixed the audio levels for a rat in the Lower City that you, tragically, couldn’t hear squeak when it squoke.
- Fixed missing SFX when preparing to cast Wind Walk.
- Fixed an issue causing the SFX to play longer than they should when preparing to cast the Way of the Drunken Master’s subclass-specific actions.
- Fixed missing SFX when preparing to cast Booming Blade.
- Fixed the SFX for preparing a Starry Form continuing to play if you cast the spell quickly after selecting it.
- Fixed missing SFX when Astarion taps Woe on the ground during a cinematic.
- Fixed missing SFX in the overhead dialogue between Minthara and the questioners in Moonrise Towers Prison.
- Fixed a sound resource for Photo Mode not being generated correctly.
- Fixed the rattling Moonlantern SFX continuing to play after you unequip it.
- Recovered some missing SFX when casting Speak with Dead on the mind flayer in the Shattered Sanctum.
- Reminded Halsin to actually yell when he gains barbarian Rage instead of silently miming it.
- Fixed the SFX during Vlaakith’s appearance at camp getting cut off prematurely.
Cinematics
- Told one of the imps on the nautiloid to stop looking in the wrong direction.
- Fixed a super-mega-ultra-close-up shot during the dialogue with Raphael at Last Light.
- Removed a static pool of blood hovering mid-air in the cinematic with the gnolls on the Risen Road when playing as a short Dark Urge character.
- Fixed Karlach’s line about Gale being a hero getting cut off prematurely.
- Fixed a bug causing party members to appear as floating torsos (or simply floating hair) when talking to Ketheric’s dog, Squire.
Alongside the fixes, this also greatly improves the Steam Deck experience. After applying Hotfix 34, players on Steam Deck will have the game on native graphics settings by default.
The TL;DR version is below, with the full technical explanation available via Larian.
Baldur’s Gate 3 Hotfix 34 Adds Native Steam Deck Build
What’s the difference between the Steam Deck Native and Proton version?
Our Proton version runs on the Steam Deck via the Proton compatibility layer, which requires extra CPU processing power. Running the game natively on the Steam Deck requires less CPU usage and memory consumption overall!
Savegames
Where are my saves located currently (before using the Steam Deck Native version)?
Before the Steam Deck Native version becomes the primary version, your saves will be in the compatdata folder:
/home/deck/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/1086940/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/Local/Larian Studios/Baldur’s Gate 3/PlayerProfiles/Public
Where are my saves located when I use the Steam Deck Native version?
After the Steam Deck Native version becomes the primary version, your saves will be in the following folder: /home/deck/.local/share/Larian Studios/Baldur’s Gate 3/PlayerProfiles/Public
Why are my saves in different folders?
When Baldur’s Gate 3 runs on the Proton compatibility layer, the Proton version will store the saves in the compatdata folder, which is a mirrored version of the Windows file storage system. On the Steam Deck Native version, the saves are stored natively on the SteamOS file storage system.
Will my savegames be transferred over to the new version when I use the Steam Deck Native version?
If your Steam Cloud saves are turned on, your most recent saves will be synced to the Steam Deck Native savegame folder automatically.
For more on the Steam Deck improvements, head on over here.
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