Summary
- Baldur’s Gate 3’s Mask of the Shapeshifter changes based on race, adding depth to gameplay.
- The item was originally from Divinity: Original Sin 2, surprising some BG3 players.
- Baldur’s Gate 3’s attention to detail keeps players discovering new things long after launch.
An eagle-eyed Baldur’s Gate 3 player online has noticed an extremely well-hidden detail about a popular item in the game. This Baldur’s Gate 3 detail may seem obvious with the benefit of hindsight, but most agreed that they’d never realized this before.
While Larian’s extraordinary attention to detail in Baldur’s Gate 3 was immediately obvious at launch, it has only been in the time since that gamers have discovered the actual extent of it. Over a year after launch, there was one Baldur’s Gate 3 player who found a strange detail that added tons of combat complexity, and there have been plenty of others, too. It’s games like this that tend to live on far beyond their initial release, and the signs are there that Baldur’s Gate 3 will be one such title where players will be finding new things for years to come.
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Redditor The-Crafty pointed out that the Mask of the Shapeshifter’s appearance will actually change based on the race that players are pretending to be. The item is only available as part of Baldur’s Gate 3‘s Digital Deluxe Edition, but is a convenient option for players who want to disguise their character for a unique playthrough experience. In hindsight, it seems fairly obvious that the Mask of the Shapeshifter would have this trait, but plenty of players in the thread were shocked to discover this for themselves, with one even claiming it slipped them by after hundreds of hours of gameplay.
Baldur’s Gate 3’s Mask of the Shapeshifter Changes Face Depending on Chosen Disguise
Some were even shocked to find out the item existed in the game at all. This is because Baldur’s Gate 3‘s Mask of the Shapeshifter was originally featured as a key tool for the character Fane in Larian’s previous game, Divinity: Original Sin 2, and some players were not aware that it made the jump to the newer title, too. One user in the thread even confirmed that the changing face detail depending on race was also present in Divinity: Original Sin 2.
The upcoming Patch 8 for Baldur’s Gate 3 will seemingly mark Larian’s last major update for its critically acclaimed CRPG. While the studio has yet to reveal exactly when players will be able to get their hands on Patch 8, stress tests are currently ongoing for the massive update, which will see Photo Mode, cross-play, and 12 new subclasses be added to Baldur’s Gate 3. It should be a fitting send-off as Larian prepares to go full steam ahead on its next projects.
- Released
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August 3, 2023
- ESRB
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M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Partial Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Violence