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Baldur's Gate 3 Surprisingly Gets a New Update

Here's some good news for Baldur's Gate 3 players: Larian Studios has released Hotfix #36, bringing bug fixes and stability improvements to enhance gameplay and address critical issues like frame rate drops and crashes!

Carlos Mendoza · 1 min read

Larian Studios has released Hotfix #36 for Baldur's Gate 3 across all platforms. While the studio has shifted major resources to its next project (a new Divinity, expected by the end of 2025), this update shows their commitment to addressing player issues. Hotfix #36 is a small patch focused on bug fixes and stability improvements. The update addresses critical issues such as frame rate drops and crashes when loading save files, as well as other general crashes. The update also includes platform-specific corrections, resolving an error on Xbox that prevented the proper display of text boxes (tooltips) in the Inventory and Swap menus and correcting a bug for Mac users that halted player progression after character creation if they started the intro cinematic in Honor Mode. According to the official update notes for Hotfix #36: Frame rate drops and potential crashes when loading a saved game have been corrected. Multiple general crashes have been corrected. (Xbox) An error where tooltips in Inventory and Swap windows were not displayed correctly has been corrected. (Mac) An error preventing progression past Character Creation after initiating the intro cinematic in Honor Mode has been corrected.

Baldur's Gate 3 Receives Final Hotfix Before Patch for Bugs and Stability Enhancements

Although Larian has stated that no more large content updates are planned for Baldur's Gate 3, the studio released one final update just before yesterday's patch on February 16th. This hotfix demonstrates that Larian continues to refine the existing experience and address technical issues.

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