Baldur’s Gate 3 update adds much requested name change ability

Baldur’s Gate 3 patch notes have arrived for BG3 hotfix 9, and this newest replace to Larian Studios’ chart-topping Dungeons and Dragons RPG consists of some very welcome additions. You’ll now be capable to change names on the Magic Mirror, if you happen to determine your Tav’s chosen one not feels proper, and you’ll even create customized seems to be in your hirelings to create the get together of your desires.

The Baldur’s Gate 3 hotfix 9 patch notes kick off with the power to alter your title. BG3 is sort of the prolonged RPG game, so maybe you’ve determined after a number of dozen hours that the foolish title you adopted in your Tav isn’t fairly as humorous because it appeared at the beginning.

Conversely, perhaps you’ve realized that ‘Handsy McSparkles’ would really be a a lot cooler moniker in your gnome bard than merely ‘Sally’ or ‘Jeff.’ Or maybe circumstance affords up an ideal probability to regulate your title for lore causes, similar to adopting a brand new title in your Paladin after breaking their oath, when altering your character’s gender, or when transitioning to one of many different Baldur’s Gate 3 classes.

Regardless of the motive, you’ll now be capable to change title in Baldur’s Gate 3 on the Magic Mirror in camp. That’s additionally the place the place you’ll be able to change appearance in BG3, and now that performance has been prolonged to your hirelings as effectively, permitting you to craft a full get together of colourful characters (or, if you happen to want, a gaggle of stunningly attractive adventurers liable to convey complete camps to their knees just by strolling by means of the door).

There’s additionally plenty of bug fixes, together with one which triggered companion Minthara’s romance to set off unreliably. Your characters also needs to not mistakenly seem of their underwear throughout ‘intimate scenes’ when you’ve nudity enabled, and – in barely unhappy information – the bug inflicting a dance-worthy infinite loop when utilizing Feign Dying has been resolved.

Baldur’s Gate 3 patch notes – hotfix 9 replace – Friday October 6, 2023

Listed below are the total Baldur’s Gate 3 hotfix 9 patch notes, which is reside now as of Friday October 6, courtesy of Larian Studios:

• Now you can use the Magic Mirror on hirelings.
• Now you can change your title by means of the Magic Mirror.
• Mounted a uncommon crash that would happen when unloading or quickloading a sport.
• Mounted a difficulty inflicting GPU crashes on PS5 Vulkan.
• Mounted the Guardian Statue repeatedly falling right into a chasm, inflicting the server to stall.
• Mounted a splitscreen difficulty on PS5 that would trigger a black display screen when listening in on a dialogue.
• Mounted unpreparing spells not eradicating their buffs if the spell was upcasted.
• Mounted buffs being eliminated by unpreparing spells if the buff got here from a distinct supply (e.g. a scroll).
• Mounted some character positions and animations breaking if you happen to skip traces in sure dialogues.
• Mounted the previews not working accurately within the Accessibility choices.
• Mounted a difficulty inflicting Minthara’s romance to unreliably set off.
• Mounted Minthara’s dialogue after you kill [major NPC] not triggering correctly while you speak to her.
• Mounted the Adamantine Splint armor typically making your legs clear.
• Mounted a geometry stretching bug launched in Hotfix 8 on Vulkan.
• Mounted characters displaying up of their underwear in some intimate scenes even you probably have nudity enabled.
• Mounted Feign Dying inflicting an infinite depart–be a part of fight loop in sure circumstances.
• Mounted costs in dialogs not displaying accurately in savegames that had been made whereas the value was on display screen.
• Optimized the line-of-sight system for entities with no sight vary, like gadgets.

Have you ever been profiting from Baldur’s Gate 3 crafting? It’s a strong instrument that’s typically neglected, so remember to brush up with our useful information. We’ve additionally bought solutions for a few of the most enjoyable and greatest Baldur’s Gate 3 builds to attempt in your subsequent playthrough – or if you happen to determine that title change is the beginning of an entire new life-style.