Baldur's Gate 3 patch 6 finally fixes the RPG's second-biggest party management sin after 6 months of waiting (2024)

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What are the biggest changes in Bg3 patch 6? ›

The main updates include: Brand new cinematics and animations. New animations have been added for kisses and key romance scenes (notably at the Elfsong Tavern), and new cinematics have been added for story elements like the Sorcerous Sundries scene. There are some new idle animations which will display at camp, too.

Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 6 has introduced bugs, causing frustration for players. Some issues include aggressive characters, and progression halts in Honour Mode. The game's complex patches may lead to inevitable bugs despite community-focused support.

The best party composition in Baldur's Gate 3 is Battle Master Fighter as the front tank, Evocation Wizard to defeat many enemies at once, Life Cleric for healing, and Thief Rogue to help you open all locks and deal single target damage.

If you're a big Halsin fan, you're going to need some serious patience. Halsin will only join your party for real once you finish a major quest for him in act 2 — apparently, rescuing his entire grove and solving a refugee crisis isn't good enough for the First Druid.

Normally, you can either get Minthara or Halsin as your BG3 companions – but not both. Minthara only joins if you destroy Emerald Grove and facilitate the Tiefling refugees' murders. Halsin, head druid of said grove, naturally takes a dim view of those actions and refuses to join. The reverse is true as well.

Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 7 Content

The main feature of the new content coming in Patch 7 for Baldur's Gate 3 is improved evil endings. Of course, when it comes to evil endings, many of the Dark Urge choices are beyond the pale. Indeed, the ominous clip above gives us a glimpse of what Larian has in store.

1: Yes, going evil will have some companions leave you (specifically Karlach, Wyll, and Gale... though I think you can persuade Gale into staying.). In return you do get a couple evil companions. 2: While it is entirely possible to do an evil playthrough, doing so cuts out a massive portion of the game's content.

Just a heads up in case you are running mods: Patch 6 breaks Script Extender and there a lot of mods that don't use SE that also need updates to function after Patch 6.

But let's talk romance: while Baldur's Gate 3 has a number of intriguing romance paths, Shadowheart's is easily the most popular, with 51.3% players completing her romance arc (which you can find a walkthrough of here). It turns out she really is God's favorite princess and the most interesting girl in the world.

Can You Romance Jaheira in BG3? Although there were previous statements saying that all companions would be romanceable, Jaheira is a non-romanceable option in BG3. Being a well-established lore character, it makes sense as to why this would be the case.

What is the perfect party in BG3? ›

To create a balanced party in Baldur's Gate 3, consider having a combination of Wizard, Fighter, Cleric, and Warlock classes for versatility in tackling encounters. For thorough exploration, you'll want to include a Rogue for their skills in finding traps and opening hidden doors.

Ketheric Thorm is responsible for the curse and sending Thaniel into the Shadowfell. Halsin is going through the portal to rescue Thaniel. If Halsin dies at the portal and therefore doesn't rescue Thaniel, the curse can't be lifted.

Halsin is a powerful druid and a worthy companion. Although you get him quite late into the game, he should prove useful as a powerful frontline unit with spellcasting utility, similar to Shadowheart as.

Halsin will still be where you left him. Speak to him and let him know what's happened. He'll thank you profusely and then tell you to meet him back at the Grove in order to progress. If you have a fast travel spot that you want to use, open up your map and fast travel to speed up the process of returning to the Grove.

Patch 6 for Baldur's Gate 3 brings a massive amount of changes, bug fixes, and improvements, but players need to make sure they have enough hard drive space to download it. The patch introduces new features like dismissing party members and unique, randomized kisses for characters.

While update 6 weighs in at a massive 21GB on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, it's nothing compared to the size of the Steam and Steam Deck download. Indeed, according to Larian, Steam users will need to set aside a whopping 150GB of free space to make room for the patch.

To access all of these Patch 6 fixes, players will need to have 150 GB free on their hard drive despite the download itself consisting of only 21 GB. The X post suggests deleting Baldur's Gate 3 and downloading it again from scratch if finding that free space is an issue.