Larian dropped a surprise patch yesterday for Baldur’s Gate 3, but players have been reporting performance issues, and in some cases, entire saves being lost after the update. The 200mb patch was aimed at improving VRAM consumption on PC, optimization on Mac and Steam Deck, and stability and crash prevention on consoles. However, it seems to have caused a few problems.
Multiple players across platforms have reported performance issues, with frames dipping significantly after the update. Some even saw their saves getting corrupted. While the update was aimed at ironing out the few remaining issues, it seems many players have begun facing problems that weren’t there before.
Yesterday’s Patch Is Causing Problems In BG3
“After the patch, my game progress (241 hours) is no longer playable,” said a post on the Steam community forum. “What an achievement, Larian. Now I have to keep checking all my files over and over again. I’ve played for 241 hours with only one crash so far, and the game has loaded without any problems every time.” Several other comments also noted that their saves were no longer accessible.
Elsewhere, players have been complaining about stuttering and a sudden drop in frames. “New hotfix reduced my stable 60-75 FPS experience to 18-25,” said another Steam forum post. “I’m heartbroken. Act 1, nothing intensive and only rocking medium settings.”
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Even on Reddit, fans have reported facing performance issues. “I am for the first time since I bought this game having poor performance. Yesterday I was achieving a crisp 60 fps with occasional dips to 45-50 when loading new areas,” said one player. “Although now I’m getting 10 fps when standing still & dropping to 5 or lower when moving.”
Hopefully, Larian will be working towards fixing these issues as soon as possible. I can’t imagine how it must feel to lose an entire playthrough of Baldur’s Gate 3.
- Released
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August 3, 2023
- ESRB
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M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Partial Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Violence
- Engine
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Divinity 4.0
- Multiplayer
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Online Co-Op, Local Co-Op
- Cross-Platform Play
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Full cross-platform play.
