Baldur’s Gate 3 got its first big patch only a few days ago, but it seems like players won’t have to wait long for another big update. According to Larian, Patch #2 is “just around the corner,” and while they’ve previously promised it will include various performance updates, this isn’t going to just be a list of bug fixes and technical improvements – players can expect new and updated story content as well. Specifically, Patch #2 will “begin the journey” of adding Origin Character epilogues.
“Patch 2 is around the corner. It features major performance improvements, many new tweaks & changes, and begins our journey incorporating feedback into Origin Character epilogues, among other major things. Details coming soon.”
It remains to be seen what form these character epilogues will take. Past Baldur’s Gate titles typically let you know what your party members got up to after the conclusion of your adventure, but Baldur’s Gate 3 comes to a more abrupt end. This has caused some frustration, particularly given evidence has emerged that Larian cut a lot of late-game content in order to ship BG3 on time. So, hopefully, this is the beginning of Larian adding a more substantial ending to the game.
Speaking of adding more content to Baldur’s Gate 3, Larian is teasing they are planning some sort of additional DLC. Perhaps not a full-on expansion, as Larian has said continuing the story would be difficult given how high-level adventures work under D&D rules, but in a recent interview with IGN, Larian’s Tom Bulter says they “want to do more.”
“We’ll carry on patching for a while and then we’re all going to take a holiday and then we’ll figure out what we do next, But at the moment, we genuinely have discussions. We want to do more. We don’t know what yet.”
No specific word yet on when Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch #2 will arrive, aside from it being around the corner, but Larian is promising it will be just as “chonky” as the first.
Baldur’s Gate III is available now on PC. The PS5 version of the game arrives on September 6, and the Xbox Series X/S will launch sometime before the end of the year. You can get more details on the game’s big first patch here.
