Larian Studios has unveiled a Stress Test update ahead of the highly anticipated Patch 8 for Baldur's Gate 3. This preparatory measure ensures a smooth rollout of what promises to be a substantial update. Dive deeper into the details of the stress test and what Patch 8 has in store.
Patch 8 Stress Test Update 1 Arrives With Bug Fixes
Only Available To Testers
Larian has released an update to the Patch 8 Stress Test build, focusing on squashing several bugs, crashes, and scripting errors. This update also ensures that Gale correctly consumes magical items as intended. It's important to note that this update is exclusively available to those participating in the Patch 8 stress test, and will be ready for download on their designated consoles. Players not involved in the testing phase will need to wait for the full, polished patch to access all the new improvements and content.
Notable enhancements include ensuring containers within inventories retain their contents when destroyed, simplifying screenshot capture in Photo Mode for Steam Deck users, adjusting poses for more responsiveness, enhancing cross-play functionality, updating the Booming Blade tooltip's values, and resolving several crash issues. For a detailed rundown of all the updates, visit the official Baldur's Gate 3 website's news section.
As one of Larian's final feature-rich updates before transitioning away from the world of Faerûn, Patch 8 is poised to be a significant release, justifying the need for extensive stress testing. The patch introduces platform cross-play, over 12 new subclasses including a Death Domain Cleric, a Path of Giants Barbarian, and an Arcane Archer Fighter, along with the much-awaited Photo Mode.
Photo Mode Is As Customizable As It Can Be
While awaiting the official release of Patch 8, players can explore a detailed sneak peek video showcasing the full capabilities of the upcoming Photo Mode. Larian aims for players to extract the "Absolute most out of Photo Mode from the start."
Photo Mode is accessible almost anywhere and anytime—during adventures, in combat, and even in multiplayer sessions controlled by the host player. You can arrange companions and characters into your envisioned poses, with or without party members, and add other elements like a jumping frog to fill the frame. The free-moving camera enhances the ability to capture the perfect shot from any angle.
Once your shot is set, you can enhance it with post-processing effects, stickers, and frames to make it uniquely yours. However, during dialogues and cinematic cutscenes, you're limited to adding post-process effects and cannot alter poses.
This sneak peek is just the beginning, as Larian plans to release additional tips and tricks videos to inspire and guide the community's budding photographers in maximizing their creative potential with Photo Mode.
