The final patch for Baldur's Gate 3 is finally out. We waited long enough! BG3 Patch 8 is pretty big and it offers a lot of new features, along with adjustments to the beloved companions. There's a lot to unpack in the article about the patch notes but in this one we'll be focusing on the updates everyone's favorite vampire-elf - Astarion. Well, there isn't much to talk about - only fixes - but some of them are quite important.
- Check out the full BG3 Patch 8 Notes here
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All Astarion Changes in BG3 Patch 8
- Fixed a bug that was preventing Wyll from commenting on the fact Astarion held a blade to your throat during Astarion's recruitment dialogue by the beach.
- Fixed Halsin repeatedly bringing up Astarion's relationship with him in overhead dialogues under certain circumstances.
- Lae'zel will no longer have trouble deciding whether she recognises Avatar Astarion in some greetings if he's disguised.
- Fixed your character dramatically whipping their head to the side at a dangerous speed in the dialogue with Astarion, Petras, and Dalyria in Wyrm's Crossing.
- Fixed Astarion sometimes casually reappearing beside the party again after he flees from the sun on the docks.
- Fixed some missing SFX when Astarion taps the bottom of Cazador's staff on the ground after the Black Mass.
- Fixed Astarion's forearms looking like they've detached from his body in the dialogue at High Hall.
- Fixed the placement of characters when you skip through an endgame dialogue with Astarion if he was your romantic partner.
- Fixed an issue where you could tell Astarion that Gandrel has been looking for him even if Gandrel refused to tell you the name of his prey.
- Fixed companions talking about being in the swamp from Act I even if they're not. It's rude to call people's homes 'stinking swamps', Astarion.
Patch 8 Highlights
Baldur's Gate Patch 8 is huge and it has three important features:
- Full cross-play across PC, Mac, Xbox, and PlayStation 5;
- Expansive Photo Mode with over 300 built-in stickers and mod support;
- New subclass for every class in the game.
Modding gets a serious upgrade in this patch too, with partial level editing now possible via the updated BG3 Toolkit—giving creative fans even more control over Faerûn (no more spiders mod, please?).
Yeah, that's pretty much it. No new content but at least you'll have a smooth experience when romancing the Internet's boyfriend! Shadowheart's article has way more fixes, so you might wanna check it out.
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