“We had more than a million mods installed in less than 24 hours” — Baldur’s Gate 3 players are having a blast with mod manager
Players are making Baldur’s Gate 3 their own with mod manager making it easier than ever to customize their game
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What you need to know
Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 7 just landed and it’s a chunky 11GB update that adds mod tools — and oh boy, players are having fun with it. According to Larian founder, more than a million mods have been installed in less than 24 hours. “Modding is pretty big.”
Modding is pretty big - we had more than a million mods installed in less than 24 hours.September 7, 2024
Of course, people have been using mods on PC for Baldur’s Gate 3 since launch, but the integrated mod manager added with Patch 7 makes it easier than ever for people to pick and choose mods through Steam. It’s a separate application downloadable for free that lets you create and install mods to your game directly from an in-game menu.So far, players have been making doing everything from making all their characters teeny weeny… to changing Astarion’s in-game name to ‘Twinkastarion’ and Karlach to ‘Mommy Karlach.’ Important stuff.
My first time with mods and I made all my companions shortthanks @larianstudios pic.twitter.com/0s4SwNZdcpSeptember 5, 2024
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2023’s Game of the Year is currently on sale, and with all the new things to enjoy in Patch 7 as well as mod support, now is the perfect time to jump into this epic fantasy turn-based RPG based in the Dungeons and Dragons universe.
How to install Baldur’s Gate 3 mods
The mod manager itself is now in game, and once you’ve updated to Patch 7 it can be used straight away for installing mods. However if you want to have a go at creating mods of your own you’ll need to download the Baldur’s Gate 3 Tookit, which is a seperate application on the Steam Store.
Will Baldur’s Gate 3 mods come to console?
The mod manager is currently only available on PC, but it will be available on console soon, as the developers have said they were working on a “robust, cross-platform plan for mod support.” Note that Baldur’s Gate 3 is cross-save, but your mods in your PC save will not sync over to your console save.
Everything else added in Patch 7
Patch 7 wasn’t all about mod support; there’s also been a bunch of new stuff added to Baldur’s Gate 3; we’ve got new ‘evil’ endings, new Honour Mode Legendary Actions, and even a new temporary companion. Here’s the top stuff from the Patch notes and you can read thefull and extensive notes here:13 new Evil ending cinematics
One night companion
New Honour Mode Legendary Actions
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