Summary
- Larian has released the first Baldur’s Gate 3 community update of 2025.
- The community has been hard at work testing the upcoming photo mode.
- There’s still time to register to stress test the upcoming Patch 8.
Larian Studios has graced us with 2025’s first Baldur’s Gate 3 community update ahead of the game’s final major patch, Patch 8. The community update, as the name suggests, provides an update on the progress the studio is making with the upcoming patch.
Along with a couple of bug fixes, the post also details some of the specifics of Patch 8’s photo mode. You’ll be able to toggle photo mode anytime you want while freely roaming or in combat. However, there are limits to how much you can operate the mode during cinematics. You won’t be able to adjust the positions of the characters or the camera during cinematics, but you’ll be able to apply post-processing effects to the scene.
Photo Mode Shenanigans
Larian used the opportunity to show off some community creations, many of which are well-known exploits or memes within the community. There’s the Baldur’s Gate 3 version of ‘Distracted Boyfriend’ for one, with Halsin’s elf form being rejected in favour of his bear form. Then there’s a picture of Lae’Zel dropping a mean squat while she berates the viewer.
An image of Dark Urge laughing with an unconscious Alfira in the background is a reference to the fact that if you knock out Alfira in the Emerald Grove then she won’t come to your party camp and wind up being a victim of the Dark Urge’s… urges. Nobody spares a thought for Quil Grootslang though, do they?
There’s also a picture mocking the tendency of companions to be left behind by the rest of the party due to their unwillingness to commit to jumping. It’s completely understandable as jumping is quite scary and Gale is a wizard, not an acrobat.
The update continues with the picture of Withers and his… assets that celebrate over 100 million mod downloads for Baldur’s Gate 3. There are still opportunities to sign up for the new patch’s stress test, with invites being offered in waves by Larian. There’s no official word on when Patch 8 will be released to everyone, but it’s expected to be in the first quarter of 2025.
Larian Studios has announced that it’s wholly focused on its next big project, whatever that may be. The studio is currently working on two unknown major projects.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is the long-awaited next chapter in the Dungeons & Dragons-based series of RPGs. Developed by Divinity creator Larian Studios, it puts you in the middle of a mind flayer invasion of Faerûn, over a century after the events of its predecessor.