Larian Studios has released Baldur’s Gate III‘s “Path 8”—the final patch—which adds cross-play, a photo mode, 12 new subclasses, and more to the game.
Get the details below.
Patch 8 highlights include:
- Cross-Play – Introducing cross-play between PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Mac, so players can party up with friends no matter what platform they play on. Watch the video guide here.
- Photo Mode – Adventurers can snap photos of their escapades during cutscenes, dialogue, and combat, and edit them to their hearts’ content with a slew of post-processing effects (and stickers). Watch the video guide here.
- 12 New Subclasses – Brand-new subclasses; new abilities, VFX, animations, summons, and Oathbreaker Knight voiced dialogue; each class has a new way to play.
- Modding Toolkit Update – Patch 8 brings partial level editing and quality-of-life updates to Baldur’s Gate III‘s official Modding Toolkit.
Today’s patch delivers some of the most-requested community features for Baldur’s Gate 3 since launch in the form of cross-play and photo mode, while throwing in 12 new subclasses, as a treat. Patch 8 also adds Steam Trading Cards, allowing those playing on the platform to craft badges and unlock exclusive profile backgrounds and emoticons to use there.
Each of Baldur’s Gate III‘s 12 playable classes gets a new subclass following today’s update, featuring new abilities, animations, VFX, unique summons and powerful cantrips. In the case of the new Paladin subclass, the Oath of the Crown Paladin, new voiced dialogue for the Oathbreaker Knight is also included.
The full list of new subclasses and their corresponding class are:
- Bard – College of Glamour (video)
- Barbarian – Path of Giants (video)
- Cleric – Death Domain (video)
- Druid – Circle of Stars (video)
- Fighter – Arcane Archer (vide0)
- Monk – Way of The Drunken Master (vide0)
- Paladin – Oath of the Crown (vide0)
- Ranger – Swarmkeeper (vide0)
- Rogue – Swashbuckler (vide0)
- Sorcerer – Shadow Magic (vide0)
- Warlock – Hexblade (vide0)
- Wizard – Bladesinging (vide0)
As the final major content update for Baldur’s Gate III, Patch 8 passes the torch for future additions to the community. To aid them in this endeavor, the official Modding Toolkit Update is launching today, bringing with it quality-of-life updates, partial level editing for existing items, characters, and triggers, all of which will allow increasingly ambitious projects to be realized. For instructions on how to get started modding, and for tips and tricks, those interested should visit the Official Baldur’s Gate III Toolkit Documentation.
Full patch notes for Patch 8, including various quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes, can be found here.
Baldur’s Gate III is available now for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam and GOG.
Watch a new trailer below. View a new set of screenshots at the gallery.