Larian Studios has released the Baldur’s Gate 3 update for August 16, and this is for what the studio calls Hotfix 4! This once again brings technical fixes, gameplay tweaks and more! In addition to that, the studio also shared details on what’s coming next, which is Patch 1!

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Baldur’s Gate 3 Update for August 16 Patch Notes | Baldur’s Gate 3 Hotfix 4 Patch Notes:

Update: Larian announced that they are rolling Hotfix 4 back, as it was causing crashing issues.

Due to a build error causing new crashes, we’ve rolled back Hotfix 4 for the time being. We'll re-release it as soon as we’ve fixed the cause.

If you’ve saved since updating, you won’t be able to load those saves until we’ve re-published Hotfix 4. Sorry about the inconvenience.

— Larian Studios (@larianstudios) August 16, 2023

CRASHES AND BLOCKERS

• Fixed players getting stuck mid-Long-Rest due to companions not waking up.
• Fixed being able to Long Rest in the Astral Prism, potentially causing the portal to disappear.
• Fixed getting pulled from her location in the Temple of Bhaal if the door was opened before killing Gortash in Wyrm’s Crossing.
• Fixed a script issue preventing some players from loading savegames.

MULTIPLAYER

• Fixed characters disappearing when disconnecting and reconnecting in split-screen.
• Added a warning for hosts in multiplayer when clients join through drop-in during Character Creation.
• Hosts must now grant approval before new players 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

• Fixed the ‘Enemy of the Absolute’s crime not clearing from player characters, resulting in a soft block when speaking to the Steel Watch.
• Fixed the game thinking the Emperor had died in the Astral Prism when you healed a downed ally.
• 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.

As for what’s next, Larian mentions that Patch 1, which is considered a larger update, will house over 1,000 fixes! This will be followed by Patch 2, which will incorporate some of the “bigger requests” the team has received from the community since launch.

Once we know more about Patch 1, we’ll let our readers know.

Source: Steam