Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 6: New, Random Kisses & More

Larian has unleashed Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 6, a massive update now live on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, with a Mac release to follow. This expansive patch introduces a plethora of enhancements and fixes based on community feedback, alongside the long-awaited new features.

Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 6 patch notes:

IMPORTANT: Some entries below may contain spoilers. Proceed with caution.

HIGHLIGHTS

Gameplay

• Custom Mode Access: Switching to Custom Mode from any difficulty (except Honour Mode) is now possible.
• Companion Dismissal: Dismiss recruited companions during camp interactions, streamlining party management.
• Avatar Priority: The game prioritizes your avatar as the primary speaker in automatically triggered dialogues.
• Randomised Kisses: Enjoy new, personalized, and randomized kiss scenes with every romantic partner, with improvements for diverse body types.
• Camp Revitalization: New and engaging idle animations for companions, adding depth and dynamism to camp life.
• Improved Resource Management: Enhanced camp supply management, more efficient allocation of resources during Long Rests, and improved inventory access.
• Group Hiding: Group Hide now works for all player-controlled characters, including summons and followers.

Combat

• Honour Mode Bosses: New Legendary Actions and abilities for bosses in Honour Mode, offering fresh challenges.
• Tactician Mode Enhancements: New Sanctuary and Aura debuffs for the Drider and Dror Ragzlin in Tactician Mode.
• Improved AI Pathfinding: Enhanced AI pathfinding, allowing smoother and more intuitive combat interactions.
• Condition Fixes: Resolved issues with conditions like Frightened, ensuring consistent and accurate combat behavior.

Flow and Scripting

• Dialogue Improvements: Various dialogue improvements, fixing inconsistencies and enhancing character interactions.
• Quest Enhancements: Several quest updates and adjustments addressing specific situations and ensuring smooth progression.
• Journal Updates: Quest and journal entries reflecting updated in-game mechanics and character interactions.

UI

• Overhauled Trade Interface: Complete party inventory view, simplified Persuasion score display, and improved feedback during trades.
• Customizable Text Size: Option to adjust text size for books and other readable items.
• UI Design Updates: Revised visuals for Options, Difficulty, and Lobby screens.
• Improved Log Clarity: Enhanced XP display, now showing the combined total when multiple party members gain XP at once.

Writing

• Improved Epilogue Cinematics: Enhanced and personalized cinematic encounters for players with romantic partners during the epilogue.
• Writing Polishing: Enhanced writing consistency and dialogue flow across numerous scenes in the game.
• Journal Entry Refinements: Improved journal entries to reflect various character interactions and outcomes.

Cinematics

• Romance-Specific Cinematics: Enhanced intimate cinematic scenes focusing on romantic relationships.
• Improved Visuals: Polished scenes with better camera work, character staging, and facial expressions.

Sound

• Sound Effect Fixes: Fixed missing or inconsistent sound effects in various dialogues, scenes, and menus.

CRASHES AND BLOCKERS

• Stability Improvements: Numerous crash fixes and stability enhancements, significantly improving game playability.
• Regional Travel Fixes: Addressing bugs preventing travel between different acts and regions.

COMBAT AND BALANCE

Across Acts

• Buff Prioritization: Improved buff prioritization in combat, ensuring you receive the most effective ones.
• Enemy AI Adjustments: Improved AI behaviour for better and more natural combat engagement.

Act I

• Fixes to Grym Encounter: Improvements to Grym’s combat interactions and challenges.