Baldur’s Gate 3 Modding has arrived for PC gamers. After a closed alpha in June and an open beta in July, the long-awaited Patch 7 – which could be the game’s last major update – is now available. It lets you play with user-created weapons, armor, classes and subclasses, spells, dice skins, and anything else you can imagine.
Mods are available through the official (mod.io powered) in-game Mod Manager and external channels. “We will never block mods outside of our official pipeline,” said Larian Studios he wrote. But the developer says that its officially approved mods are designed for stability and cross-platform compatibility. “It will also provide a smoother experience due to more script-oriented modding that can be done outside of our pipeline,” the studio said.
Larian said earlier this summer Baldur’s Gate 3 mod support will come to PC first, with Mac and console support “shortly later.” But the developer revealed in today’s update that console (PS5 and Xbox Series X/S) and macOS players can expect Patch 7 in October.
This presents some short-term compatibility issues. If you want your game save files to work on PC and console, you should stop installing Patch 7 on PC. However, cross-platform save compatibility, the update will return in October on PlayStation, Xbox and Apple devices.
Larian says in Patch 7 Baldur’s Gate 3‘s console versions will include an “additional curation process” to determine which mods will be available on which platforms. “While not all PC mods are available for console, we’ll be sure to post guidelines to help you understand what content will pass due diligence without blocking creative mods that aren’t supported on PC. modding community both inside and outside of our official pipeline,” he said he wrote.
Mod support isn’t just a fun bonus for players; it’s also a way for Larian to keep the game alive as it directs resources to new projects. CEO Swen Vincke said in June that opening the doors to modding would allow a developer to say, “Okay, now it’s all yours.” according to Eurogamer. Of course, the studio will still push updates to fix critical bugs, but today’s arrival of Patch 7 is likely the first step in calling it a wrap. One of the best games of 2023.
If you want to roll up your sleeves and dive in Baldur’s Gate 3 mods have created a handy set of tutorials for Larian modification rules, start with mods, create mods and browse the creations of others.
